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Fwd: Sad news from Pillsbury
- To: vision2020@moscow.com
- Subject: Fwd: Sad news from Pillsbury
- From: Tim Lohrmann <timlohr@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 00:20:42 -0800 (PST)
- Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 01:33:49 -0800 (PST)
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And I'm in some ways sad about forwarding this.
I...I just felt the need to share.
Apologies, TL
> > > Sad news from Pillsbury:
> > >
> > > Veteran Pillsbury spokesman, the Pillsbury
> > Doughboy,
> > > died yesterday of a
> > > severe yeast infection and complications from
> > > repeated pokes to the belly.
> > > He was 71.
> > >
> > > Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin.
> > > Dozens of celebrities
> > > turned out, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry
> > Jack,
> > > Betty Crocker,
> > > Captain Crunch, Duncan Hines, Chef Boyardee and
> > many
> > > others. The graveside
> > > was piled high with flours as long time friend
> and
> > > confidant, Aunt Jemima,
> > > delivered the eulogy.
> > >
> > > She described Doughboy as a man who never knew
> how
> > > much he was kneaded.
> > > She said he rose quickly in the business but his
> > > later life was filled with
> > > many turnovers. He was not considered a very
> smart
> > > cookie, wasting much
> > > of his dough on half-baked schemes.
> > > Still, even as a crusty old man, he was a roll
> > model
> > > for millions and left
> > > his family with a lot of bread. Doughboy is
> > survived
> > > by his second wife,
> > > Play Dough. They have two children plus one in
> the
> > > oven. The funeral was
> > > held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
>
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