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FRONT PAGE arrow WORLD NEWS arrow Post’s Alpha-Bits Under Fire for “Spoonful of Obscenities”
Post’s Alpha-Bits Under Fire for “Spoonful of Obscenities” E-mail
Written by Buster Lymon   
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Rickshaw, AL- It was just an ordinary day for Gary Bettles, a second grader at Greyshaw Elementary in Rickshaw, Vermont. After a “startling” wake-up call from his mother, young Gary sat down to the same wholesome, albeit tired bowl of Alpha-Bit cereal that had graced the Bettles’ breakfast table for nearly three years. But Tuesday morning would be far removed from the normally nutritious start to a day of spelling tests and smothering affection. It would only take one spoonful of whole grain goodness to set in motion one of the most incredibly frivolous lawsuits of our time. Serving as matriarch and “Baptist Bombshell”, young Babs Greyshaw has attacked perennial cereal powerhouse Post which she claims is providing the “necessary tools for creating a perverse culture” after noticing a “subliminal” message in a scoop of her son’s cereal. “ I almost fainted”, says an exasperated Babs. “ I look down and all I see is the f-word plastered all over his spoon. Gary is a good boy and I know he would never do anything as sinister as spelling out a word that is synonymous with damnation.”

Babs maintains that Post has been aware of the cereal’s potential to be harmful to the moral fiber of families for decades. “This isn’t just a sick joke,” claims Greyshaw attorney Jimmy Grapes. “We have seen this sort of damnable behavior from wicked corporations before. Whether it be the dirty dog tobacco companies or even the Cadbury Candy Company that invades homes every Easter with their sugary delights while enticing young children everywhere to worship their chocolate gods.”

Taking the high road, Post authorities have declined to comment on the situation, noting that a Baptist version of their Alpha-Bits cereal exists with all of the vowels omitted. “We aren’t in this for the money”, Babs contends. “We just want Post to understand that any product that let’s kids spell out vulgar words is unacceptable.”

Although hundreds of miles away, Greyshaw’s comments have many Ohio Art workers worried about the future of their fabled childhood product, The Etch-a-Sketch. The toy has always provided children with creative ways to spell out cuss words and draw previously unimaginable scenes of depravity. Many industry insiders are hoping that the Greyshaw lawsuit will end with the Post lawsuit and that the fiery sword of moral righteousness will be put down in favor of sanity and the fun of kids everywhere.

 
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