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A funny thing happened to me this morning at breakfast; I was opening my Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and out popped a bong pipe. In days gone by it used to be some mysterious plastic figurine that would hold your attention, for what seemed hours while you munched away staring at the cereal box. This was brilliant marketing on the part of Kellogg’s. In Ireland during the 80’s a Green Card would fall out causing a systemic exodus to the land of Uncle Kellogg.

In recent days we have witnessed rampant lunacy among the righteous who claim swimming superstar Michael Phelps smoking cannabis is leading all children to the gates of hell.
Kellogg’s in their infinite wisdom dropped sponsorship for the 14 times Olympic gold medalist.

‘He was a role model for the young and impressionable’ cried the serial cerealists.

A role model!! Perhaps the only role model should be ones parents, and that’s a stretch in most cases.

We can’t even get our Senators to pay taxes, our Judges to pay for nannies and Governors to stop working the prostitution ring. Talk about reaching for the impossible.
The level of hypocrisy makes me want to take up Water polo. Was there any outcry about the beers he was slamming down or the number of shots thrown back?

Apparently not, because that is acceptable and glorified, most advertising would crumble without having booze to promote; not mention how it’s promoted. Alcohol is just as disruptive as drugs and yet some people are still blind to this fact.

Michael Phelps is 23 and for the most of those 23 years he has sacrificed a great deal to reach his goals and dreams. To penalize him on behavior that most young adults do on regular basis is ridiculously unfair.

And let’s face it, what is frostie flake Tony the Tiger smoking when he beams ‘They’re Grrreat!!