Pillsbury Doughboy
Dear Friends,
It is with the saddest heart I pass on the following:
Please join me in remembering a great icon - the
veteran Pillsbury spokesman. The Pillsbury Doughboy
died yesterday of a yeast infection and 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. As long-time
friend, Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy, describing
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-baked schemes.
Despite being a little flaky at times, he even still,
as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for
millions. Toward the end it was thought he would rise
again, but alas, he was no tart.
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 twenty minutes.