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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Simulated on 22/03/2008 18:34:54
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CHICAGO - Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night for $1,350.
"We were biting our nails all the way up to the finish, seeing what would happen," said Melissa McIntire, 23. "There's a lot of relief involved."
The winner of the auction, which lasted more than a week, is the owner of a trivia Web site who wants to add the corn flake to a traveling museum.
"We're starting a collection of pop culture and Americana items," said Monty Kerr of Austin, Texas. "We thought this was a fantastic one."
Kerr owns TriviaMania.com and said he will likely send someone to Virginia to pick up the flake by hand, so it won't be damaged. This isn't the first corn flake that Kerr has tried to buy. He said he purchased a flake billed as the world's largest, but that by the time it was delivered it had crumbled into three pieces.
McIntire and her sister Emily, 15, listed the corn flake on eBay last week, but eBay canceled the auction saying it violated the Web site's food policy.
The sisters restarted their Ebay auction, advertising a coupon redeemable for their corn flake, instead of the cereal itself.
The McIntires said they'll likely use the money for a family vacation.
Copycat items have popped up on eBay, including corn flakes shaped like Hawaii and Virginia. There's also been a potato chip shaped like Florida, and Illinois corn flake paraphernalia, including T-shirts and buttons.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23756725?GT1=43002
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I've got a Rice Krispie shaped like an asteroid.
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I've got a Rice Krispie shaped like an asteroid.
starting bid $2.50
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SOLD! [:D]
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Haha.
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Thats not fair ,why didnt i see this one earlier. Ive always wanted a Illinois-shaped corn flake [>:(]
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SOLD! [:D]
look I'm a ringer.. employed by auction houses to simply hike up bids, I have immunity on payment...
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You've never seen beaver teeth up close, have you! [:(!]
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I'll trade you those teeth for these three magical beans...
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Is cutting cornflakes to shape cheating?
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Well um what are you going to cut them with cuz they are so brittle and small to start with. But I'd have to say no if you happen to get it just right no one will konw the difference and you will be 1,000 dollars richer. ha
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I'll trade you those teeth for these three magical beans...
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Well um what are you going to cut them with cuz they are so brittle and small to start with. But I'd have to say no if you happen to get it just right no one will konw the difference and you will be 1,000 dollars richer. ha
You could try cutting them with a laser.
But I'm sure that microscopic examination of the edges would show whether the piece was cut into shape for naturally formed on firing.
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Soak one in water, cut it to shape, retoast it and hope it doesn't change the shape much. Pray that the guy sold his microscope to pay for the cornflake.
Is retoast a word?
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Is retoast a word?
If not, it should be.
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I agree with Doc.