Just this morning Tara and I were eating breakfast, Golden Crisp, and the thought occurred to me, is this it’s real name? Didn’t these used to be called Sugar Sugar Smacks? Or Honey Smacks? Or is that just the same cereal made by a different company? I simply can’t remember (no jokes about failing memories, please, I can still recall more of Brad’s life than he can!).
For real. I can sing the “Super Golden Crisp” jingle, and I know that Honey Smacks have a green frog mascot…but are they the same cereal? Crazy.
Now this is something I can speak authoritatively about, though I did have to google it to make sure I was remembering correctly.
This cereal used to be called Sugar Crisp. Then it was Super Sugar Crisp. Now it’s Golden Crisp.
The other cereal is from Kellogs. It does have a frog as a mascot. It was called Sugar Smacks, but is now called Honey Smacks.
Why are they so afraid of using the word “sugar”? I would think that would be a big selling point. I know it is for me.
Not to be indelicate, but an interesting thing about both of these cereals is that it has a definite effect on urine odor, much like coffee or asparagus. I spent a while trying to poll people about how different foods affected their urine, but didn’t get very far in my research. It’s a difficult subject to bring up in casual conversation.
Did they go with those names because ‘High Fructose Corn Syrup Crisp’ is just too much of a mouthfull?
I didn’t notice an odor so much as a color change when I switched from coffee to yerba mate stuff. Does that count?
Here’s an interesting human waste fact:
Nursing mothers and their babies urine and poop smell just the same. It’s weird.
And, thank you for the clarification. Sugar Smacks was a much more catchy name!
This from a guy who times his pee! For some reason I’m not surprised by your desire to research urine smells.
A cereal by any other name, would still smell the same,
(going in and coming out)
I will forever refer to them as Sugar Smacks!!!
HA! Yes, I might hesitate to buy High Fructose Corn Syrup Crisp.
“syrup crisp”? That’s a strange combination of words…
I have noticed that eating just plain beef roast cooked in a crockpot has the same effect.
This is a bit off topic, but I think this is the highest “combined total” of comments we’ve ever had (I only ever ate Honey Combs and my urine is a lovely shade of blue and always smells the same).
Peggy told me I had to take a peek over here, all I can say is TMI.
And to add some urine fun facts.
Many advocates claim that urine is a panacea. There is practically nothing it won’t cure. Urine is said to be effective against the flu, the common cold, broken bones, toothache, dry skin, psoriasis and all other skin problems. It is said to deter aging and is helpful with AIDS, allergies, animal and snake bites, asthma, heart disease, hypertension, burns, cancer, chemical intoxication, chicken pox, enteritis, constipation, and pneumonia. Urine is said to be effective against dysentery, edema, eczema, eye irritation, fatigue, fever, gonorrhea, gout, bloody urine, smallpox, immunological disorders, infections, infertility, baldness, insomnia, jaundice, hepatitis, Kaposi’s sarcoma, leprosy, lymphatic disorder, urticaria, morning sickness, hangover, obesity, papilloma virus, parasitoses, gastric ulcer, rheumatism, birthmarks, stroke, congestion, lumbago, typhus, gastritis, depression, cold sore, tuberculosis, tetanus, Parkinson’s disease, foot fungus, and diabetes and other endocrine related diseases.
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Boy, you are defective! Where’s that card…
Hello Curt – who are you?
Curt went to school with Beth, Brad and I, and now lives in Lincoln (the nearest city of consequence to Seward). He comes to Seward frequently, and just in the last year Curt and I seem to be involved in A LOT of the same things (Fantasy Baseball, Bad Movie Night, Lincoln Lutheran Choir). He’s also a heck of a Settler’s of Catan player, and a real hoopy frood.