Gene Wolfe and Pringles
The Usenet list — 3 messages, 3 voices, 24 Aug 2012
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Eric S. Harris — 24 Aug 2012, 12:35

Important trivia for SF fans.

Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me.   -Eric

http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments

One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the 
science fiction author Gene Wolfe.

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Kip Williams — 24 Aug 2012, 14:16
  in reply to Eric S. Harris

Eric S. Harris wrote, On 8/24/12 8:35 AM:

> Important trivia for SF fans.
> 
> Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me.   -Eric
> 
> http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments
> 
> One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the
> science fiction author Gene Wolfe.

No wonder we started seeing so many stories about chipheads. They were 
-advertising!- NOOOOOOO!!


Kip W
rasfw

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David DeLaney — 24 Aug 2012, 16:54
  in reply to Kip Williams

> Kip Williams <mrkipw at gmail.com> wrote:
> Eric S. Harris wrote, On 8/24/12 8:35 AM:

> > Important trivia for SF fans.
> > 
> > Perhaps it's old news to others, but it's new news to me.   -Eric
> > 
> > http://www.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-1187598#comments
> > 
> > One of the designers of the machine used to mold Pringles was the
> > science fiction author Gene Wolfe.

> No wonder we started seeing so many stories about chipheads. They were 
> -advertising!- NOOOOOOO!!

PRINGLES ARE THE DREAMS OF CTHULHU

Dave

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