PugJesus3d ago

"Your diet is too spicy; try eating bland foods and maybe you'll masturbate less, SINNER!"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1978410/your-diet-is-too-spicy-try-eating-bland-foods-and-maybe-you-ll-masturbate-less-sinner

Show threadPugJesus

Explanation: John Kellogg invented corn flakes, a popular form of breakfast cereal.

… one of the rationales of John’s culinary thinking was that a simple and bland diet would reduce sexual desire and masturbation.

Funny enough, his brother, William Kellogg (featured here, and the founder of the company which now bears the name), was actually the one who added other ingredients to it so it would actually have some sort of taste.

John Kellogg was not thrilled about the addition.

Apr 13 at 4:07amWeb
Show threadlime!3d ago
i’ve heard somewhere that the original idea was to put them in the mattresses of the dormitories at schools so that the boys couldn’t “move around” without making noise. no idea how true that is, but it’s a fun factoid.
Show threadPeppycito2d ago
Technically, if you don’t know if it’s true or not it’s a factish not a factoid.
Show threadlime!2d ago

a factish seems to be “something that’s believed to be immutable truth even though it isn’t necessarily”. like a fact fetish (the magical kind). so a bit like a microcosm of “scientism”.

good word.

Show threadwonderingwanderer2d ago

Sounds like an effective way to get mice and roaches.

Also, I shift around a lot when I’m trying to sleep. This would be literal hell for me, especially with some creepy puritan rector out in the hallway accusing me of sin every time I roll onto my side…

Show threadlime!2d ago
a few good canings will put a stop to that
Show threadjaybone2d ago
Corn flakes have a taste?
Show threadI Cast Fist2d ago
With a bit of salt, it tastes like some chips
Show threadPugJesus2d ago

Slightly sweet, yes.

True tastelessness is Wheat Thins, which are like chewing straw.

Show threadwonderingwanderer2d ago
Frosted mini wheats, on the other hand 🤌
Show threadjaybone1d ago

Weren’t Wheat Thins the cracker?

Are you thinking of Shredded Wheat? That was terrible. It was like a little burrito hay bail. Frosted Mini Wheats weren’t bad though. They had like, well, sugar.

Show threadwonderingwanderer2d ago
I prefer bran flakes. More fiber, too.
Show threadPazuzu2d ago
Specifically sugar is what his brother added to make the taste more palatable