[Milsurplus] Re: "They're giving them away on cereal boxes these days"

[Barry Hauser]

I was a bit groggy when I read Bruce's post and he had me going for a 
few seconds there.

Reminded me of when I was a kid and Nabisco or whoever was the sponsor 
of "Sargent Preston of the Yukon" -- if anyone else remembers that one.

They had an offer on the shredded wheat (or whatever) box -- 25 cents 
and a box top for a deed to land in the Yukon. 

I sent the 25 cents and got the dead -- along with an offer to send me 
my land for only 25 cents more.  Y'see, the deed was for a square inch 
of land and "mineral rights" only went an inch down.  I sent another 25 
cents and the sent me a simulated leather pouch with a rawhide 
drawstring.  It had about a cubic inch of dirt in it.  But the good news 
is that there was some shiny specks in it --  pyrite, I guess.  
Altogether, it was probably the best four bits I ever spent. 

Soooo.... I had a bit of a flashback on that one, and the ham ticket 
deal didn't seem so unrealistic by comparison.

Mush!



Joe Foley wrote:
> Nah, nah, nah,
>
> That's the old version!
>
> Too many people got cut with the scissors! Now all
> they have to be able to do is open the easy-open box
> and wrestle with the liner bag,.... well, no, they
> don't even have to do that, the license is between the
> box and bag.
>
> And if they can manage to send in four box-tops they
> can receive a Morse Code De-coder ring in the mail!!
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> --- BSugarberg <bsugarberg at core.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Dave <n7af at juno.com>
>> Date: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:00 am
>> Subject: Kellogg's & FCC Sign Pact
>>
>> Washington D.C.-
>> It was announced today that Kellogg's and the
>> Federal
>> Communications Commission have signed a pact to
>> issue Amateur Radio Licenses on specially marked
>> boxes of Corn Flakes.  In this unprecedented move
>> the FCC believes this will not hurt amateur radio
>> but
>> allow all individuals to receive an amateur radio
>> license
>> without having to demonstrate any skills with the
>> exception
>> of being able to use a pair of scissors to cut out
>> their
>> operating permit from the breakfast cereal box.
>>
>> Kellogg's spokesperson commented that they were
>> proud
>> to have been selected by the government to be the
>> issuer
>> of licenses for amateur radio in the US and hope to
>> soon
>> make an agreement with other cereal loving
>> countries.
>> They also expect they will be issuing certificates
>> of
>> achievement for DXCF for confirmed contacts with 100
>> corn
>> flakers.
>>
>>
>> 73, Bruce WA8TNC
>>
>>     
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