Explanation: John Kellogg invented corn flakes, a popular form of breakfast cereal.
… one of the rationales of John’s culinary thinking was that a simple and bland diet would reduce sexual desire and masturbation.
Funny enough, his brother, William Kellogg (featured here, and the founder of the company which now bears the name), was actually the one who added other ingredients to it so it would actually have some sort of taste.
i’ve heard somewhere that the original idea was to put them in the mattresses of the dormitories at schools so that the boys couldn’t “move around” without making noise. no idea how true that is, but it’s a fun factoid.
a factish seems to be “something that’s believed to be immutable truth even though it isn’t necessarily”. like a fact fetish (the magical kind). so a bit like a microcosm of “scientism”.
Sounds like an effective way to get mice and roaches.
Also, I shift around a lot when I’m trying to sleep. This would be literal hell for me, especially with some creepy puritan rector out in the hallway accusing me of sin every time I roll onto my side…
Are you thinking of Shredded Wheat? That was terrible. It was like a little burrito hay bail. Frosted Mini Wheats weren’t bad though. They had like, well, sugar.
Explanation: John Kellogg invented corn flakes, a popular form of breakfast cereal.
… one of the rationales of John’s culinary thinking was that a simple and bland diet would reduce sexual desire and masturbation.
Funny enough, his brother, William Kellogg (featured here, and the founder of the company which now bears the name), was actually the one who added other ingredients to it so it would actually have some sort of taste.
John Kellogg was not thrilled about the addition.
Specifically sugar is what his brother added to make the taste more palatable
i’ve heard somewhere that the original idea was to put them in the mattresses of the dormitories at schools so that the boys couldn’t “move around” without making noise. no idea how true that is, but it’s a fun factoid.
Technically, if you don’t know if it’s true or not it’s a factish not a factoid.
a factish seems to be “something that’s believed to be immutable truth even though it isn’t necessarily”. like a fact fetish (the magical kind). so a bit like a microcosm of “scientism”.
good word.
Sounds like an effective way to get mice and roaches.
Also, I shift around a lot when I’m trying to sleep. This would be literal hell for me, especially with some creepy puritan rector out in the hallway accusing me of sin every time I roll onto my side…
a few good canings will put a stop to that
Corn flakes have a taste?
With a bit of salt, it tastes like some chips
Slightly sweet, yes.
True tastelessness is Wheat Thins, which are like chewing straw.
Frosted mini wheats, on the other hand 🤌
Rat vs. Rat with Ketchup
One is inedible; the other, a staple of any honest dwarf’s diet!
Small additions make all the difference
Weren’t Wheat Thins the cracker?
Are you thinking of Shredded Wheat? That was terrible. It was like a little burrito hay bail. Frosted Mini Wheats weren’t bad though. They had like, well, sugar.
Shredded Wheat, that was it!
I prefer bran flakes. More fiber, too.