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Joseph Brooks
Joseph.Brooks at GCCCD.NET
Wed Mar 17 12:05:02 EST 1999
Actually, I believe that Wheaties was the "Breakfast of Champions" as far
back as the 50's which is where Vonnegut got the phrase.
JB
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Gilham [mailto:Andy.Gilham at BTINTERNET.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 10:35 AM
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> > WMBR used to do a morning wakeup show called Breakfast
of Champions,
>
> that's the title of a Science Fiction book - one of
Vonnegut's I think?
> I wonder which came first?
Kurt Vonnegut's _Breakfast of Champions_ itself alludes to a
slogan used for
a breakfast cereal, iirc, so they may be no direct
connection between the
two...
- Andy
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