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- gotcheaprice, on 02/18/2009, -17/+441A bit slow
Dear, Kellogg’s.
I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana.
I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest.
First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most ***** up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription drugs. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.
That’s it.
Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children - it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.
The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society.
I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial.
This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing.
It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no ***** way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves.
THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely ***** un-American.
I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol.
Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless *****.
I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted.
I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful.
Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my ***** all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for pot smokers?”
And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your *****, *****.
Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your *****.
I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?
Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their ***** minds.
Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched ***** that’s horrible for your body - in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than pot - and you market this ***** specifically to children.
You ***** go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it.
Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products.
There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around.
All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you ***** respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb ***** like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it.
I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest ***** swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT ***** for a second..
So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the ***** up.
I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and ***** 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about pot you might want to do a quick google search on the facts.
It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg’s products: Eggo waffles.
I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving ***** out of them.
Good day, sirs.
Yours truly,
Joe Rogan. - dudestuff, on 02/18/2009, -9/+212I'm gonna tell you something you might not know about me, Joe Rogan. I smoke rocks.
- ThePoofyChicken, on 02/18/2009, -8/+201Dugg for ending paragraph.
- SuperiorKarsch, on 02/18/2009, -17/+185/bows at ending
It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg’s products: Eggo waffles.
I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving ***** out of them.
Good day, sirs.
Yours truly,
Joe Rogan. - Lagstorm, on 02/18/2009, -13/+174You better listen up kids! You keep smokin that pot and you'll wind up like that Michael Phelps guy!
- inactive, on 02/18/2009, -1/+137I can not wait for Carrot Top's open letter on baseball's on going steroid scandals.
- benologist, on 02/18/2009, -12/+115I read a draft that leaked, it went something like this:
Dear Joe,
We don't care about marijuana, or you.
Love,
Kellogs - billraydrums, on 02/18/2009, -19/+111I just became an even bigger Rogan fan. I'd love to see the official response....
- inactive, on 02/18/2009, -1/+92Dear Joe,
Thank you for your question/comment. We at Kellogs take great care to make sure each of our customers questions/comments are considered. We are working hard to make sure our products exceed the satisfaction expectations of consumers and will be looking into ways to bring you even better products in the future. Keep an eye out for Kellogs products on your local grocery shelf.
Signed,
Kellogs CEO
[Digital signature here] - arsonun, on 02/18/2009, -0/+83Thank you for not making me wait until the server worked again.
- Bense, on 02/18/2009, -25/+108Who is Joe Rogan and why should I care?
-Kellogs CEO - geoffg, on 02/18/2009, -7/+77Why isn't anyone attempting to organize a grass roots ban against Kellog products? This could backfire in their face with a host of negative press.
- hokeywebb22, on 02/18/2009, -15/+82And this is why I love Joe Rogan.
- virtorio, on 02/18/2009, -6/+72Joe Rogan is a lot better when he's doing something not in Fear Factor.
- gregatron, on 02/18/2009, -5/+70well said Mr. Rogan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/sparkley_du ... - gossumx, on 02/18/2009, -3/+67Or like Obama, the president of the United States with all his power and fame and nice shoes.
or.....
# John F Kennedy. Politician.
# Steve Jobs, co-creator of the Apple computer.
# Queen Victoria.
# Bruce Lee.
# Aaron Sorkin, creator of ”The West Wing”.
# Art Garfunkel , singer, Simon and Garfunkel.
# Abbie Hoffman, Activist.
# Al and Tipper Gore Politicians
# Aleister Crowley, Author and Famous Satanist.
# Alexander Dumas, Author - “The Three Musketeers”
# Ali Campbell, Singer with UB40
# Alice B. Toklas. Famous Cook - Wrote recipe for Hash Fudge Filmed as. ‘I Love You Alice B. Toklas’
# Allen Ginsberg, Poet. Andrea Corr, musician, “The Corrs”. Anjelica Huston, Actress. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Actor. “I did smoke a joint and I did inhale.”
# Art Garfunkel. Singer of, “Simon and Garfunkel” fame.
# Arthur Rimbaud.
# Balzac.
# Beatles.
# Bill Gates. Not confirmed, just very strongly hinted at in his Playboy interview.
# Bing Crosby. Famous crooner of “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas”. Now the Film “High Society” makes sense!
# Bix Beiderbecke Jazz musician.
# Black Crowes, musicians
# Bob Denver, Star of “Gilligan’s Island”.
# Bob Dylan, musician.
# Bob Marley, musician
# Burt Reynolds, actor. He left his first wife because of her drug use. But he has been seen in Cannabis Cafes.
# Cab Calloway, Jazz musician. Claimed he only used it once.
# Carl Sagan, Scientist - SiFi writer - film “Contact” More info here.
# Carlos Santana musician.
# Carrie Fischer, Actress
# Charlie Sheen, actor.
# Charlize Theron, Actress.
# Charles Beaudelaire, Author.
# Cheech Marin, Actor
# Chris Conrad, Author and expert on Cannabis Hemp
# Chris Farley. Comedian.
# Chrissie Hynde, musician.
# Chris Rock, Actor, Comedian, Producer, Screenwriter.
# Chubby Checker, Musician. Sang; “Lets Twist Again”.
# Cilla Black, Musician and presenter.
# Claire Rayner, Agony Aunt.
# Cody Kasch Actor. TV series Desperate Housewives
# Conan O’Brian TV Host
# Count Basie, Jazz Ban Leader
# Dame Margot Fonteyn, Prima ballerina.
# David Bailey, Photographer .
# Dan Quayle . Politician.
# David Hockney, Artist.
# Diego Rivera Mexican Artist
# Dion Fortune Welsh occultist.
# Dionne Warwick, Famous singer of “Walk on by”.
# Dioscorides Pedanius, 1 st cent. AD. Greek physician. Wrote ‘De Materia Medica’, used for 1,500 years.
# Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz musician
# Dr Francis Crick. Nobel Prize winner.
# Dr Lester Grinspoon.
# Dr R.D.Laing
# Dr W.B. O’Shaugnessy Re-introduced cannabis to European medicine.
# Drew Barrymore, actress.
# Duke Ellington, Jazz Band Leader.
# Elliott Gould. Actor.
# Eminem, musician.
# Emperor Liu Chi-nu, made medical recomendation for its use.
# Emperor Shen-Nung, made first known medical recommendation for its use.
# Errol Flynn, Actor
# Evelyn Waugh. Author.
# Francis Ford Coppella, Film Director.
# Frances McDormand , Actress
# Fats Waller, musician.
# Fitz Hugh Ludlow - wrote ‘The Hasheesh Eater’.
# Francois Rabelais. 16 th French author
# Friedrich Nietzsche, Used it as a medicine.
# Gary Johnson. Governor of New Mexico - Reformer.
# Gene Krupa, Jazz musician.
# George Gurdjieff , Russian Mystic.
# George Melly, Jazz musician.
# George Soros, Financier and reformer.
# George Washington , grew it and there is evidence that he prepared it for smoking.
# Gerard de Nerval French writer
# Graham Greene, Author.
# Grateful Dead musicians.
# Harrison Ford, Actor.
# Howard Marks. Ex-smuggler and Raconteur.
# H R H Prince Harry, Third in line to the British throne.
# H R H Princess Margaret, sister to Her Majesty the Queen.
# Howard Stern
# Hua T’o Medical use as anaesthetic .
# Hunter S. Thompson, Author
# Isabel Allende, Chilean author. Mentioned in her book “Paula”.
# Jack Kerouac, Author
# Jack Nicholson, actor.
# Jackie Gleason, actor. Another whom the DEA kept on their pot files.
# James Brown, musician
# Janis Joplin, musician.
# Jane Fonda, Actress.
# Jennifer Aniston, actress.
# Jennifer Capriati, Tennis champ.
# Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota.
# Jim Morrison, musician.
# Jimmy Dorsey, Jazz musician,
# Jimmy Hendrix, musician
# Joan of Arc, was accused of using witch herbs (another name cannabis).
# John Belushi, actor.
# John Denver, musician. He recorded a song about it.
# John Kerry . Politician. US Senator
# John Lennon. musician.
# John Le Mesurier. Actor.
# John Wayne, Actor, “I tried it once but it didn’t do anything to me.”
# Jonathan Miller, Theatre Director.
# Johnny Cash, musician.
# Jon Snow, Channel 4 News presenter. (UK)
# Julia Roberts, Actress,
# Kary Mullis, Nobel Laurate, Biology.
# Ken Kesey, Author
# Kenneth Tynan, Playwright.
# Kurt Cobain, musician.
# Larry Hagman, actor, of “JR” fame.
# Led Zeppelin, musicians.
# Lenny Bruce, Comedian.
# Lewis Carroll, Author
# Lewis Wolpert, biologist.
# Little Richard, musician.
# Louis Armstrong, Jazz musician.
# Luke Perry, actor.
# Louis Hebert, French Botanist
# Macaulay Culkin. Actor, Home Alone.
# Mark Stepnoski. two-time Super Bowl champ, Dallas Cowboy.
# Mick Jagger, musician
# Mike Bloomberg. New York City Mayor.
# Mike Tyson, Boxer.
# Miles Davis, Jazz musician.
# Milton Berle, Actor
# Mo Mowlam, Minister
# Modigliani. Sculptor.
# Montel Williams Chat show host.
# Montgomery Clift, actor
# Neil Diamond, musician.
# Neil Young, Musician.
# Newt Gingrich Speaker of the US Senate.
# Norman Mailer, Author.
# Oasis, Noel Gallagher
# Oliver Stone, Film Director.
# Oscar Wilde, Author.
# Pablo Picasso, Artist.
# Pancho Villa, Revolutionary Leader.
# Peregrine Worthstone, former editor of the Sunday Telegraph.
# Peter Fonda, actor.
# Peter Sellers, actor.
# Peter Tosh, Poet.
# Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Former Prime Minister of Canada.
# Pink. Musician. Mentioned in Playboy interview (11/02).
# Pink Floyd, Musicians.
# P. J. O’Rouke. Author.
# Ram Dass, Philosopher.
# Ray Charles, musician.
# Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize Laureate physicist.
# Richard Pryor, actor.
# Robert Anton Wilson. Philosopher .
# Robert Mitchum, Actor, was jailed in the 40s for possession of marijuana.
# Rolling Stones, musicians.
# Ross Rebagliati, first ever snowboarding Gold Medallist, 1998 Winter Olympics.
# Rudolf Nureyev, Ballet dancer. Also see entry for Margot Fonteyn.
# Rudyard Kipling . Author.
# Ryan Farrell, Australian Sprint Car champion.
# Salvador Dali, Artist.
# Samuel Beckett, Author.
# Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Author.
# Sinead O’Connor, musician.
# Sir Paul McCartney, Musician.
# Sir Mick Jagger, Musician.
# Snoop Dogg, musician.
# Steve Martin , Actor.
# Stephen King. Author.
# Steven Soderbergh, Film director.
# Stephen Sondheim. Broadway composer and lyricist.
# Sting / Gordon Sumners, musician.
# Ted Turner, of CNN fame.
# Terence McKenna.
# Terry Pratchett. Author of the “Diskworld” books.
# The Who, musicians.
# Thelonious Monk, Jazz musician.
# Timothy Leary
# Tomas Enge, Formula 3000 World Champion.
# Tommy Chong. Actor
# Tommy Lee, Musician.
# Tony Booth, the father-in-law of Britain’s Prime Minister.
# UB40, Band.
# Victor Hugo. Author ‘Les Misérables’
# Walter ‘Stumpy’ Brennan actor.
# Walter Benjamin, Philosopher.
# Wesley Snipes, actor. Has been seen in Cannabis Cafes.
# Whitney Houston, musician. William Butler Yeats. Famous Irish Poet and Occultist.
# William S. Burroughs, Author.
# William Shakespeare. Dramatist. More here.
# Willie Nelson, musician.
# Woody Harrelson, Actor and reformer. - mehan, on 02/18/2009, -0/+57good question, why aren't YOU doing it?
- w3rdn4, on 02/18/2009, -6/+58"Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest ***** swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT ***** for a second.."
-Joe Rogan - mugicha, on 02/18/2009, -5/+55I think that "Error establishing a database connection" is a very subtle, yet profound pro-marijuana statement.
- HappyScrappy, on 02/18/2009, -2/+51Official response? Why would Kellogg's respond to Joe Rogan?
- revolution60, on 02/18/2009, -0/+47i like this part
"I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?
Pop tarts? Are you kidding me?" - regression, on 02/18/2009, -3/+46He would just rip off Joe Rogan, and then claim it as his own.
- pryoee4, on 02/18/2009, -1/+43So you're telling me that Dr. Dre, Bob Marley, and Snoop Dogg all smoked weed? I am going to need to see some sources for this list before I start believing rumors like that!
- idc5, on 02/18/2009, -2/+44I wish I could double digg this.
- joerogandotnet, on 02/18/2009, -2/+42Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate the kind words.
I'm filming a Spike TV comedy special March 5th and I've committed to writing a new blog every day until then.
Having one put up here on Digg is really cool to me, because I go here every day. - arcticwookie, on 02/18/2009, -0/+31Hold on, lemme get high first.
- mbraynard, on 02/18/2009, -0/+29Well, first he would have to wait and see what George Lopez's take would be.
- russdogg, on 02/18/2009, -1/+28Another question is why they chose to endorse him when he had a DUI, which is far more dangerous and endangers other people's lives, as opposed to smoking weed which just effects him? Really driving under the influence is far worse than smoking weed, yet the public has this built-in stigma about how evil weed supposedly is.
- DatVillain83, on 02/18/2009, -7/+33FWD: DEA@change.gov
- Chirp08, on 02/18/2009, -2/+24Or like Joe Rogan, that successful comedian and TV host with all that money.
- WiretapStudios, on 02/18/2009, -1/+23You know, Joe Rogan, this is not the first time I've tasted penis. I've had several! In my line of work, you taste penises all the time!
- CalgaryJohn, on 02/18/2009, -6/+27How many people do you honestly think will stop purchasing Kellogs products because the company is associated with Michael Phelps? Cmon.
- DrewG7, on 02/18/2009, -7/+26*****. Yes.
- Chirp08, on 02/18/2009, -2/+20I like Joe Rogan but I'm sure Kellogs received this message and said "Who the ***** is Joe Rogan?"
- itinerantspectr, on 02/18/2009, -2/+20I like the part where the guy wrote the words, seriously though, he has a point about Kellogg's products being "sugar drenched *****" marketed "specifically to children."
- inactive, on 02/18/2009, -0/+16how did this man even host fear factor and not blow up or cuss out the entire cast and crew. he is a funny dude.
- shaelen, on 02/18/2009, -2/+18It's about a stupid law and not about the stupid person breaking the stupid law.
- ldkronos, on 02/18/2009, -2/+17You know you could switch to generic brand poptarts, right? They taste pretty much the same, and you'd have more money left to spend on pot.
- MisterFifths, on 02/18/2009, -2/+17Have you ever watched NewsRadio, on weed?!
- willnicoll, on 02/18/2009, -0/+15Dmilla16: That's a common misconception about Dave. Watch the Inside the Actor's Studio with him on it and stop perpetuating those assumptions.
- NickFrenzy, on 02/18/2009, -2/+17Dear Kellogs, Eat All the Dicks.
- Swellin, on 02/18/2009, -0/+14Something along the lines of "Copy and Paste"
- WiretapStudios, on 02/18/2009, -2/+16Dude lets plan that...later.
- Nicksname1, on 02/18/2009, -1/+14Mirror: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:A3Fsb394CCIJ:b ...
- Charlotte_Web, on 02/18/2009, -5/+18Ok, I just read the letter. It's way too emotional and profane. No corporate executive would ever take that seriously.
- UltraMegaFilms, on 02/18/2009, -2/+15Are most of your friends from... church?
- rbk303, on 02/18/2009, -1/+14"Think about THAT ***** for a second.."
lmao - j3rm1981, on 02/18/2009, -5/+18I commend Rogan for taking a bit of time to vent his frustration on something he clearly fees passionately about. But I also agree with above posts...there will be no reply.
Put yourself in Kellogg's shoes; you own a multi-billion dollar global corporation, and you make a decision(be it a stance on marijuana, abortion, homosexuality, whatever) for your company that, however unpopular it is with the public, you believe will ultimately protect your company's interests.
In steps Joe-somebody (yes, I know Rogan is a celeb, but realistically, that doesn't matter to Kellogg's. Joe might as well be Joe-nobody) and not only tells you you're wrong for protecting your company's interests, but does it in such a way that is arguably quite vulgar.
Are you going to respond? No. You don't need Joe's approval, and you don't care about their approval. You care about one thing...your bottom-line. That's doubly true in the current economy.
I worked for Schawk, a brand-promoting company, for a few years. We exclusively held the Kellogg's account for the US and Canada and were based in Battle Creek literally across the street from the big K. It was and still is Schawk's business to work closely with Kellogg's helping them put promotions on their cereal boxes, frozen waffles and Cheez-Its.
Trust me, there's always another promotion 'round the corner, (EDIT: see here - http://www2.kelloggs.com/Promotion/Promotion.aspx) and another celeb waiting in the wings to plant their face on some Corn Flakes. Phelps, for all his olympic glory, was just another source of income for Kellogg's. When that source of income, in Kellogg's eyes, felt threatened by parents who feel they're protecting their children, and young adults and adults less "open-minded" than Mr Rogan...well I for one don't blame them for dropping Phelps. It's just business, and if it was your business, you'd do the same thing. - evilregis, on 02/18/2009, -0/+13"There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops."
The man has a point... other than it being a Chuck Norris flick. - hoist0that0rag, on 02/18/2009, -1/+13stimulant?
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