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March 18, 2008

Cornflake That Doesn't Look Like Jesus on Ebay

CornflakeBritish media report that bidding on eBay has surpassed $200,000 for a Cornflake shaped like Illinois.

Turn it on its side, and it looks like North Carolina.  Do I hear $250,000?

More (3/18/2008) Looks like eBay yanked it when it topped 200,$440.  Irrational exuberance thwarted.  Here's a discussion thread at eBay when it was only at $75,000...

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Actually, turned on its side, it looks more like South Carolina. And there's even some topographical relief there. Nice find.

If it doesn't accurately reflect the topography, it's not worth more than 125K.

Seriously, I need to check out the Kellogg's contents and potato chip bags before consumption; I probably could have made a fortune on the Edna May Oliver lookalike I found some years ago!

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