Monday, April 21, 2008

I wish I'd written this

Passed along the internet by my sister-in-law Sharon:

Death of an Icon

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the hostess Twinkies and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he is still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 350 for about 20 minutes.

If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Karen,

Our son Kevan really liked this one.

Soon our whole family will be hooked on reading your blogspot.

Janice

Anonymous said...

OK! What a cute story! Love the "Blog"-- I don't know any different since this is the first blog I have ever visited. What a wonderful site-- as usual, excellent writing and your birthday tribute to me made me cry. I'm proud of you:) Thank you for being you. Nance

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