obituary

[mervin]

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment

community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-bakedschemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the

occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with

someone else that may be having a crumby day and kneads it.

[ANDYROSE]

I'm very sad to read this .

Had I heard in time I would have sent 'flour's' , but at 'yeast' I can pay my respects on here and not attend a 'half-baked' memorial service which always seem a bit of a 'doughnutty' idea to me but I am glad he was buried and not 'cremated' which is a fate too common for many of his kind .

He was a bit of a 'mixed up' character , but not many people know that he covered several songs by a variety of artists including the Move's "Flours in the Rain", Free's "Flour and Water" and Gerry Rafferty's " Baker Street.

Cheers,

Andy

PS One has to say on reflection.....

...Doooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh