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The Cereal Incident
fuschnikt Posted on Sep 16, 2014 at 07:14 PM
Ah, yes. I had originally written this for my friends. I edited some, but left that in. It humored me that obviously nobody would know the place. Maybe should have nixed it. Still humored that you noticed. Thankfully, my Halloween submission is brand new and features nothing obscure like this. That one even has a picture..sort of.
Vaporman87 Posted on Sep 16, 2014 at 06:03 PM
You mention a mall and some place called Donatelli's near Century College, and say we probably know where that is. LOL. Can't say I do. :)
fuschnikt Posted on Sep 16, 2014 at 05:53 PM
Thanks for the feedback, guys. This was my first upload. In hindsight, I should have maybe staged some photos for illustration purposes. May have also made the story more visually inviting. When I wrote it, I could picture everything happening as it did, I guess I wasn't sure how to present it as an illustrated article knowing I couldn't transcribe the visual memories in my nostalgia lobe. -DG
Vaporman87 Posted on Sep 16, 2014 at 04:23 PM
LOL. Yeah, once it hits the ground it's all over for the wall crawler toys. I occasionally come across one that has been forgotten by my kids down behind a sofa or book shelf.
And yeah, pictures are recommended (as I found out the hard way over at Retro Junk, lol).
Hoju Koolander Posted on Sep 16, 2014 at 04:02 PM
Nice article. Pictures are always nice, but this is one of those unforgettable sensations you can instantly recall without them. Seeing the plastic bag poke out from behind the Rice Krispies or Cheerios was a real treat.
One of my favorite cereal prizes was a similar sticky creature, I think it was called a Wacky Wall-Crawler. This one was in the shape of an Octopus. I just remember the grossness mixed with coolness of that item and the joy that lasted all of 2 minutes until it got carpet fuzz all over it.
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