I found something odd in my Cheerios this morning

[nuxvomica]

It's either supposed to be a spade, like on a playing card, or a little Christmas tree, and it's made of the same stuff as a Cheerio. Can anybody figure out what it's doing mixed up with all my donut-shaped Cheerios? :shrug:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Christmas Cheerios?

They might've accidentally started the christmas cheerios run a little early... cross contamination?

[nuxvomica]

4. I didn't know there were Christmas Cheerios

But I don't get out much. Maybe it was an experiment and they just dumped the results in the normal Cheerio bin. :-)

[HysteryDiagnosis]

I didn't know there were Christmas Cheerios

I didn't know there were Christmas Cheerios<<

That's me just playin around again... trying to bring a smile now and then... round and round we go... where we stop, nobody knows....

[Rhiannon12866]

30. I love that spinning kitty, LOL!

That made me smile!:D

[northzax]

2. it;s a message from the good people at General Mills

that God is watching you. And you better shape up, cause God hates liberals. and he knows about that O you gave yourself last night, dirty, dirty. so he's taking one back.

got it?

[nuxvomica]

5. That's what I thought

But I wanted someone else to say it first cuz I don't want to appear paranoid.

[northzax]

8. you're not paranoid

everyone really is out to get you. we agreed at the seventeenth weekly nuxvomica meeting last week. Didn't you get the minutes?

oh, that's right, you wouldn't, right? :)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Probably a mistake

that got through the O making machine.

[nuxvomica]

9. Yeah, probably

Hmmmm... What if I've stumbled on a trade secret? Might'nt General Mills have me killed if a tell anybody? Do'h!

[rooboy]

6. It's the cereal equivalent of finding a horse's head in your bed...

be afraid... very afraid....

[nuxvomica]

18. I have never deliberately disrespected the General

How can I make things right? Oh, I suppose it's too late.

[MidwestMomma]

7. I found a gummy fish-like creature in my gummy bears once...

Machine malfunction? Or insidious food infiltration? But before I could question further, my daughter destroyed the evidence!

[7th_Sephiroth]

12. sounds like a piece from lucky charms

most likely made in the same place and one probably got mixed up with it

[nuxvomica]

14. I think we have winner

I don't eat Lucky Charms but I think they have that shape. Now it all makes sense and the world has been put aright. Thanks. :-)

[7th_Sephiroth]

23. just doing

my civic duty

[Wilber_Stool]

45. What he found is a

Leprechaun dick. Belongs in another box. What ever you do, don't eat it.

[IronLionZion]

10. It's like the Kiss of Death

you have 24 hours left to live so enjoy them!

[nuxvomica]

11. The first thing I'm gonna do is tell my boss off

Thanks for explaining this. I am forever in your debt, at least for the next 22 hours, anyway.

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. It's a Lucky Charm that lost its way!! Think of it as a good thing!

:hi:

[nuxvomica]

16. Yeah, it should've been obvious to me

Good Ol' Lucky Charms. :hi: back to you.

[Khephra]

15. It's the Cheerio Spade! I means you win a trip

to the fabulous and magical Cheerio factory! You'll even get a chance to meet Chip Cheerio! You'll also have a chance to swim in streams of pure Cheerios and try out their new Everlasting Cheerios!

Bone up on your singing, as it will be required for you to sing any significant plot developments.

Just watch out for the Ompa-serios. They're a pain in the ass.

:evilgrin:

[nuxvomica]

17. Hooray!

This is a lot better than the disastrous hidden-razor-edged-metal Cheerio promotion back in the '60s.

[eaprez]

19. Riviting...simply riviting.

[nuxvomica]

20. Don't forget to nominate this thread

For the homepage. ;-)

[indigobusiness]

21. A mouse fell into the batter

its wiggling tail created spade shapes as the Os are made. Happens frequently.

(I called Kellogg's 800#.)

sp-edit

[testing123]

22. They probably didn't clean the machine out

You got the sludge from the machine by accident.

[m-jean03]

24. I found a large-potato chip size cornflake

in my bowl once.

[The empressof all]

25. Sue them for the trauma they have inflicted upon you

Support the trial lawyers!

[Rhiannon12866]

26. What I want to know is if you ate it

Or did you save it to send back to the company? If you do, they may send you a whole case of Cheerios as an apology. That's what happened to a friend of mine who once found a bug in a candy bar.:-)

[nuxvomica]

27. I have saved it

I didn't want to consume it before checking with the DU brain trust. Being an object somewhat foreign to the concept of a Cheerio, I didn't want to assume it was edible. Besides it's kinda pointy.

I have emailed the manufacturer (see post #15) but they have no one in customer service until Monday. Even if I never get to meet Chip Cheerio, I fully expect a large truck with a year's supply of Cheerios will appear at my door in six to eight weeks. When I was a kid, a neighbor found a ring in a loaf of bread and the bakery delivered an entire truckload of the same bread as some sort of contrition for the mistake.

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Was it made of Cheerios-type material?

If so, you must really peruse your cereal more than most people do to have detected it, LOL!:D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. Cheerios: The Bridge Mix

They left out the other suits because spades was trump that morning.

[nuxvomica]

32. So like this gets better

I got a nice response back from GM saying,

Based on your description, it is possible the puffing guns did not attain the proper temperature and pressure. This may result in the condition you described. We appreciate that you have taken the time to contact us and will share your comments with the product team.

I didn't know the creation of breakfast cereal was such a violent act: puffing guns! LOL! I still think it's a Lucky Charms incursion. Anyway, they're mailing me a coupon. :D

[Rhiannon12866]

47. There is nothing "puffy" about this cereal piece

They are full of it.:shrug:

[Generic Other]

31. Got mixed in with the communion wafers!

That was the body of christ cheerios mix.

[styersc]

33. Arrrrrr..................

Someones been stealin' me Lucky Charms.

[Canuckistanian]

34. I found a big greasy piece of fabric in my Triscuits once

Complained to the company and it turned out to be a piece of a conveyor belt.
Another time I was eating a sausage at a restaurant and chomped down on a hard object. It was a large PIECE of GLASS. Luckily, I didn't cut myself, but I got a free meal and all the beer I could drink that night.

[nuxvomica]

35. I found a grubworm in a bowl of won ton soup once

It was at an otherwise very nice Chinese restaurant. Not only did they make nothing gratis, they tried charging me for the soup!

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Gross!!!

That would put me off on won ton soup for life! And probably Chinese food, as well!:puke:

[m-jean03]

37. Is this thread STILL going??

This is the most inane thread I've seen on the front page for over a week. LOL! :D

[nuxvomica]

38. Inane?

I think you're missing the subtext here. ;-)

[m-jean03]

39. Don't get me wrong

I think it's pretty cool. I'll even kick it up again by responding to this. :D

[nuxvomica]

40. no offense taken

In fact, "inane" is pretty high praise relatively speaking. :D

[Rhiannon12866]

41. I have finally seen this Cheerio-like wonder!

And, IMHO, it most resembles a tiny Christmas tree with a cut-out center.:shrug:

[slutticus]

42. Can someone...

... please post a pic?

pretty please?

I must see this thing

[nuxvomica]

43. Maybe tomorrow

If you're good. :-)

[nuxvomica]

44. A picture

Not a very good one cuz I haven't figured out how to work my new camera. But this should give you an idea:

The object on the right is an ordinary Cheerio; on the left is the foreign object, which I now believe to be an errant Lucky Charm. I think this photograph pretty much blows away the General Mills spokesperson's "cold puffing gun" theory. :D

[Rhiannon12866]

46. Thanks! I am kicking this for slutticus, since I have actually seen it

There is only one way to find out if it is an errant Lucky Charm, but I seem to remember them as more puffy.:shrug:

[slutticus]

48. Thanks!!!

It looks like an arrowhead or something. Maybe you won a prize.

You should taste it. I can't remember what cheerios OR lucky charms taste like.


Oh well