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

[Barry Hauser]

Funny thing is I remembered "King" right away, but thought again, so 
googled it.  Full name was "Yukon King" and his horse was "Rex".  There 
were 78 episodes and they were repeated into the 60's.  You can order a 
DVD with 10 of 'em for $21.  Ain't the Internet wonderful? 

But I was actually right the first time -- there was his famous line as 
he was doing his dog sled thing "On King!  On you huskies!"  -- more 
impressive than "mush", I suppose.

Oh well ... 'nuff OT nostalgia for now.  No telling where things will go 
after a ham-ticket-in-cereal-box post ;-)

Barry




ersmar at comcast.net wrote:
> Gents:
>
>      For those of you old enough to remember Sergeant Preston, what was his dog's name?
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
> (born in the last year of Harry Truman's second term in office.)
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Barry Hauser <barry at hausernet.com>
>   
>> 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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