Friday, May 24, 2013

How to NOT start a road trip right!

Follow these simple instructions to start a road trip in a not particularly pleasant fashion.
 
1.   Wake your person at approximately 3:12 am on the morning you are leaving.
 
2.   Ask them an extremely relevant question.  An example of which might be, "How do you suppose  someone figured out how to roll out corn kernels to make corn flakes?"
 
3.  Prepare for your person to be cranky for a hundred miles or so since you woke them up so early.
 
Sigh.
 
I am neither confirming or denying that I did, indeed, wake Mr. Jenny with this exact question.
 
But, seriously.
 
How do YOU suppose someone figured out how to roll out corn kernels to make corn flakes?
 
I mean, really.   Think how long it would have taken to make just one bowl of cereal.
 
Sigh.
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25 comments:

  1. Julie Kwiatkowski SchulerMay 24, 2013 at 3:52 AM

    They were probably inspired by tortillas? Also corn-based dough rolled out flat and made into various shapes, can also be baked into crispy bits.

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  2. TheresaMay 24, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Oh it is gonna be a long ride for you Ms. Jenny:) Have a blessed weekend, HUGS!

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  3. JennyMay 24, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    Hope you're farther along by now and everyone is awake. xo Jenny

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  4. Janie JunebugMay 24, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    I never thought about that. Now it will bother me all day. Thanks a lot.

    Love,
    Janie

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  5. SueMay 24, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    Umm...if you really did wake him up to ask that question...maybe an adjustment of your medication is necessary? LOL!

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  6. JoMay 24, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    ssssh, I'm still trying to get yesterdays lyrics out of my brain .... ;)

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  7. Maude LynnMay 24, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    I've always wondered!

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  8. Ms. AMay 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    Anyone daring to wake me THAT early, deserves what they get! LOL! Although I was rarely in bed at that hour, until recently.

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  9. HilaryMay 24, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    now I will be able to think of nothing else all day long...

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  10. BettyMay 24, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Next time try googling it. Tell Mr. Jenny it could be worse. He could have a bunch of cats like me. I'm up early every morning!

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  11. Linda @ A La CarteMay 24, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    Jenny I would be cranky if you woke me that early and asked me that question..just sayin! :)

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  12. Susan AndersonMay 24, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    Men. Where is their sense of curiosity?

    ;)

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  13. StefMay 24, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    The bigger questions is how do the make rice krispies talk??

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  14. Maureen WyattMay 24, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    I'm right with you, Jenny. I always wonder who came up with this stuff!

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  15. pasqueflowerMay 24, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    Ha.Ha. One of life's unanswerable questions!

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  16. PondsideMay 24, 2013 at 9:36 PM

    They use a giant rolling thingy.
    I'm pretty sure.
    Or maybe a big iron.
    I will call TGD in Denmark and ask him.

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  17. Eden House News and viewsMay 24, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nk0j5

    This link will take you too a program that investigated how cornflakes were made. It was a very insitedul series's . Enjoy your road trip

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  18. vivianMay 25, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    lol! Hey, I saw a whole tv show on exactly how they make cornflakes and similar cereals on "how its made" I am always amazed that someone has thought of how to make all the machinery that makes all the stuff we live with everyday.
    have a great day and dont wake up hubby up so early! it makes them miseable, which in turn ticks us off too! LOL!
    happy memorial day weekend!
    xoxo

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  19. AnonymousMay 25, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    Oh my. Such a difficult question and it's after eight in the morning here, not the middle of the night.
    Hmm...
    Anyone going on a road trip registers at the corn flake place. The tires on their truck is lambasted with kernels of corn. this serves two purposes: traction and later corn flakes. Ta da. No?

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  20. AnnesphamilyMay 25, 2013 at 5:56 AM

    Laugh Out Loud! You are seriously deranged aren't you?!? I think that is why I love you so much! Safe travels!

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  21. HMay 26, 2013 at 1:12 AM

    I'm with Mr Jenny here... WHO CARES?!!!! :)

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  22. Busy Bee SuzMay 26, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    LOL....I've never thought about that. I would love to know how they got my rice so krispie that it snaps, crackles and pops though.
    XO

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  23. KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFannaMay 26, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    ha!!! sounds like something i would ask.

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  24. AmyMay 28, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    That is a very good question and not irrelevant at all! Have fun on the road trip.

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  25. Splendid Little StarsMay 28, 2013 at 10:28 PM

    That is quite a momentous question!

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