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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My guess is one of the employees took the doughboy
and don't want the store to close since their job will be gone.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hopefully they will give him a good home. If
they keep a kosher home he may be in real trouble. Perhaps he could stay
out in the back yard during the holidays. But, that could
be doughboy abuse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a mascot myself ...he is a seal
pup wearing a coke hat and carries a paint brush and a bottle of
coke. He sits on top of my monitor and smiles at me. He is
always happy and good company as he never says anything. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carla</FONT></DIV>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is a follow-up to
Doughboy's alleged funeral. This story is from AP, May 5.
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">Doughboy's Kidnappers
Keep Sending Notes<BR></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">PLAISTOW, N.H. (CBS)
-- A 4-foot tall Pillsbury Doughboy, which watched over a New Hampshire
supermarket for 20 years, has been kidnapped. His captors have been
chronicling his plight in a series of ransom notes and photos.<BR><BR>The
Doughboy stood atop the dairy aisle at the Market Basket in Plaistow, N.H.,
for decades, reports WBZ-TV.<BR><BR>Employees considered him their store
mascot. But, the store in Stateline Plaza is now closing, and the Doughboy's
captor claims to be a loyal customer trying to stop the shutdown.<BR><BR>How
somebody snatched the 4-foot tall Styrofoam statue is still a mystery. He
disappeared on April 15. Immediately, the pictures started coming in the mail,
complete with notes detailing Doughboy's daily doings.<BR><BR>In the first
note, the captors wrote, "If you close the store, the Pillsbury Dough Boy will
be baked." The accompanying picture showed the mascot wearing a
blindfold.<BR><BR>Since then the photos have arrived every couple of days.
Later images showed him at a Dairy Queen, at a local fire station, a hamburger
stand and a local strip club.<BR><BR>The most recent photo shows the Doughboy
at Hampton Beach. The notes have all been mailed from different places, typed
in different font sizes, style, and colors.<BR><BR>As for the Plaistow police,
they are not investigating. The store hasn't filed a report. But employees are
hoping that when the store closes for good on Saturday, they will be reunited
with their faithful friend.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">Image: The Pillsbury
Doughboy (AP)</FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">(© MMVI, CBS
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: [GCFL-discuss] To
give you a chuckle</FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please join me in
remembering a great icon of the entertainment </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>community.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Pillsbury Doughboy
died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>complications from
repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doughboy was buried in a
lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>turned out to pay their
respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack, the California
Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Captain
Crunch.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>The gravesite was piled
high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>eulogy and lovingly
described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>he was kneaded. Doughboy
rose quickly in show business, but his later </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>life was filled with
turnovers. He was not considered a very smart </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>cookie, wasting much of
his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>little flaky at times he
still was a crusty old man and was considered a </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>positive roll model for
millions.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doughboy is survived by
his wife Play Dough, two children, John Dough and </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jane Dough, plus they had
one in the oven. He is also survived by his </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>elderly father, Pop
Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>minutes.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Carla</FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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