Wednesday, August 13, 2008

An Open Letter from a Citizen of the World

Dear Quaker Oats People,

Please dial back the maple aroma of Maple and Brown Sugar Life by at least a factor of ten, or add the phrase "Remarkably Cloying" to the front of the brand name. We are, however, cool with the current status of the analogous flavor of instant oatmeal.

Oh, and see what you can do about getting the Russians to ease off in the Caucasus.

Thank you.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Umm...

(Btw, the "word verification" word is "tmoygags," which I am pretty sure is Russian for "makes you gag.")

jjv said...

I will use this opportunity to quote Jim Geraghty:

JOHN MCCAIN, BARACK OBAMA

I'm a Citizen of the World Where Two Sides Are Fighting

Paraphrasing Campaign Spot reader John V., when a country like Russia invades a country like Georgia, the moment when you can stand up on a stage and proudly proclaim to be "a citizen of the world" has passed. You have to roll up your sleeves and become a partisan of a nation.

08/14 11:21 AM

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Dave S. said...

JJV, you have spammed your own blog.

Well played, sir.

Melanie said...

WORD. I blogged about this very nauseating, maple-scented issue once upon a time. (Also, my in-laws are Quaker. Maybe I can put something in the suggestion box.)