Things I never knew...

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:09 pm

Do you know why Kellogg's Corn Flakes have a cockerel on them?

It's all thanks to the Welsh language!

During a tour of America, Welsh harpist Nansi Richards met the king of cereal, W.K. Kellogg. She told him that his name sounded like the word ceiliog - the Welsh for cockerel - and he liked it. Soon after, there was a cockerel on the box and, according to legend, he even coloured the bird to match the flag of Wales.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:14 pm

I always thought it was because they were a breakfast cereal and were eaten in the morning when the rooster crowed. But your story is much more entertaining, and I don't recall ever seeing a green rooster, so it wouldn't surprise me.

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:19 pm

The morning connection was there, too - I just looked the story up online. They marketed the cockerel as needing his corn flakes to get crowing in the morning.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:30 pm

That makes sense; if I recall correctly, the cartoon roster used to say something like "wake up to breakfast" in TV commercials, then it changed to have him just crowing, and later he was just silent.

So, both stories are true?

dales · Post by **dales** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:39 pm

Kellogg had some "interesting ideas about sex and masturbation:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/320 ... on-crusade

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:40 pm

dales wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:39 pm
Kellogg had some "interesting ideas about sex and masturbation:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/320 ... on-crusade

I suspect corn on his cob would act as a good deterrent.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:56 am

What would life be without flakes?

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:52 pm

Flakeless.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:32 pm

Flake news.

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