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In a message dated 3/16/99 2:17:50 PM, swann at PLUTONIA.COM writes:

<<There's probably no connection.  "Breakfast of Champions" was
originally the ad slogan of Wheaties breakfast cereal, but it then
became (in US pop culture anyway) a joking byword for having something
noxious for breakfast: anything from "cold pizza and beer", to
cocaine, to a 2-hour dose of hardcore punk music.  This kind of thing
happens all the time in the US - "Where's the beef?" was probably the
best known example of a phrase from a TV commercial invading everyday
speech.  But other stuff like "Uh-oh, Spaghettio", and "Calgon, take
me away" are probably familiar to any 'merican list members over
30yrs old.  ;-)

Without even having read the novel, just from what I know of Vonnegut,
I would guess he was just referencing the pop-culture joke.

Steve
swann at plutonia.com

well done!
larry b



































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