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Did the Quaker Oats Guy Drop a Few Pounds?
Did the Quaker Oats Guy Drop a Few Pounds?
Did the Quaker Oats Guy Drop a Few Pounds?
In a sure sign of our plastic surgery-obsessed times, the Quaker Oats man -- who's known as "Larry" for some reason -- has been revamped to make him appear slightly slimmer and more youthful. But don't worry -- the oats themselves remain the same and are just as thick and gluey as you remember.
10 Movies That Aren’t Nearly As Tasty As They Sound
10 Movies That Aren’t Nearly As Tasty As They Sound
10 Movies That Aren’t Nearly As Tasty As They Sound
Movie titles can be a tricky thing. Sometimes they're so on-the-nose they're funny ('Snakes on a Plane') and other times they're so ambiguous they leave us scratching our heads after we leave the theater. (We're still not sure what an 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is.) But perhaps the trickiest genre of movie titles are the ones that promise a delicious experience and fail to deliver. Ye
Adorable Oreo School Board Commercial — What’s The Song?
Adorable Oreo School Board Commercial — What’s The Song?
Adorable Oreo School Board Commercial — What’s The Song?
This commercial for Oreos is set at a school board meeting which manages to be both contentious and boring. Not fun! But when the kids the parents are arguing on behalf of arrive with plates of Oreo cookies, suddenly the mood lightens, and everybody is able to "celebrate the kid inside." So what's the song which helps shift the mood  in the spot?
10 Gloriously Green St. Patrick's Day Foods
10 Gloriously Green St. Patrick's Day Foods
10 Gloriously Green St. Patrick's Day Foods
Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is the one day out of the year when we’re all Irish. And, apparently that translates into wearing anything green and silly we can get our hands on and having as much to drink as we can carry at one time. But, there’s another strange tradition that has developed in celebration of this day. We can't explain it. Are Irish people really that into unnaturally green
Celebrate Pi Day With Some Weird Pies
Celebrate Pi Day With Some Weird Pies
Celebrate Pi Day With Some Weird Pies
Today, 3/14, is Pi day. The celebration of everything 3.14159 . . . was founded by eccentric physicist Larry Shaw in 1988. Then, in 2009, the US House of Representatives passed a motion to officially recognize Pi Day. Of course, we recognize Pie Day every day.
‘Strasburger’ Might Be the Worst Food to Buy at a Baseball Game
‘Strasburger’ Might Be the Worst Food to Buy at a Baseball Game
‘Strasburger’ Might Be the Worst Food to Buy at a Baseball Game
If you happen to be at a Washington Nationals baseball game this year, you may notice the Red Porch concession stand selling a ginormous sandwich named after Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg called the “StrasBurger." But while it might look tasty, this may actually be one of the worst pieces of sports fare calorie-wise.
85-Year-Old Restaurant Critic’s Review of Olive Garden Goes Viral
85-Year-Old Restaurant Critic’s Review of Olive Garden Goes Viral
85-Year-Old Restaurant Critic’s Review of Olive Garden Goes Viral
An Olive Garden recently opened in Grand Forks, ND, and according to the Grand Forks Herald's 85-year-old restaurant reviewer Marilyn Hagerty, it had become the talk of the town. So, being a good journalist, Hagerty wrote a review of it. Almost immediately after her article was posted to the Herald's website, it started to get an unusual number of hits, and quickly became the most read article on
Vintage Culinary Gadgets Made Eating More Complicated
Vintage Culinary Gadgets Made Eating More Complicated
Vintage Culinary Gadgets Made Eating More Complicated
Inventing on an empty stomach yields some pretty odd results, as evident by a collection of weird and wonderful culinary gadgets that Life put together from their extensive archives. Flat eggs, a car that cooks, a device that protects your sleeve from butter and a doughnut dunker are all featured in the collection.

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