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From: yrdbrd@bmcg.UUCP (Larry J. Huntley)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Remember When??? (Snack foods)
Message-ID: <1698@bmcg.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-May-85 00:17:50 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 31 00:17:50 1985
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Reply-To: yrdbrd@bmcg.UUCP (Larry J. Huntley)
Organization: Burroughs Corp. ASG, San Diego, CA.
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Summary: 

In the late 60's Quaker Foods, riding on the popularity of "Captain
Crunch", marketed a cookie called "Sea Dog Biscuits".  These came in
two flavors, chocolate and 'brown', which were the exact shape and
size and near the same color as "Milk-Bone" dog biscuits for medium
size dogs.  I bought two cases at a grocery wholesaler's and friends
and I would take them to school in brown paper lunch sacks.  This was
high school in the era of dress codes; they looked at you suspiciously
if you "Always wore long-sleeved shirts; what is he hiding?"

Hanging out in the lunch area, munching on dog biscuits was a great
ice-breaker until the school nurse hove into view, accompanied by a
vice-principal.  I had to produce the damn BOX to convince them that
I was not eating dog-food (they declined when I offered to let them
taste one as evidence.  "Young man, I didn't just fall off the turnip
truck."  I doubt if she would have known what a real dog-biscuit
tasted like anyway.)  I remember that my parents were not overly amused,
either ...

"...And remember:  Chips Ahoy Cookies are better than anything, and
    Cookie Man.....well, he's better than nothing!"

'brd

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Larry J. Huntley         Burroughs -(B)- Corporation
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