[GCFL-discuss] To give you a chuckle

Tue May 16 06:20:48 CDT 2006

RE: [GCFL-discuss] To give you a chuckleMy guess is one of the employees took the doughboy and don't want the store to close since their job will be gone.  
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.
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.  
Carla
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    Here is a follow-up to Doughboy's alleged funeral.  This story is from AP, May 5. 

    greenBubble 

  Doughboy's Kidnappers Keep Sending Notes

  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.

  The Doughboy stood atop the dairy aisle at the Market Basket in Plaistow, N.H., for decades, reports WBZ-TV.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  Image: The Pillsbury Doughboy (AP)

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  Subject: [GCFL-discuss] To give you a chuckle

  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 gravesite 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 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 3:50 for about 20 

  minutes.

  Carla

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