Monday, January 31, 2011

4 THINGS I’M 72.8% SURE YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT GRUEL


#1– Traditionally made gruel (with milk) has 247 calories per serving.


#2- The ancient Greeks used to eat gruel after their ritual sacrifices (animals or virgins – didn’t matter).


#3 – True, Charles Dickens wasn’t quite fond of gruel as presented in Oliver Twist. However in Jane Austen’s Emma there was much love for the cereal.



#4– The Simpsons lampooned gruel in season 4 episode 1.



BTW…if you want me to eat an Oreo® / Velveeta® sandwich while wearing a baby bib, I’m afraid you might not accomplish that goal. I had said I'd fulfill the bet only if Bloggerdise's “blog following" totaled 150 by the end of Feb 1st.  Right now we are just shy of that tally. I'm happy and sad. 

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41 comments:

  1. Never had gruel, and I never will...

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  2. This disheartens me. Those of us that tried to get you to that number should still get to see something for our efforts. How about the cookie and cheese sans bib?

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  3. damn you dickens for making gruel seem like dog food!

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  4. Ha! The joke is on you, sir. For only yesterday I read the Wikipedia article on gruel.

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  5. is this post perhaps a hint that, if you don't make 150 followers, you'll be smearing yourself in some sort of gruel as a consolation prize?

    well??? IS IT???

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  6. gruels wack buday

    following n supporting
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  7. I will be honest in saying that I didn't know ANY facts about Gruel. So you were right!

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  8. Yeah I signed up with Bloggerdise...get the bib on already!

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  9. I think I used that stuff to put up some tiles that fell in the bathroom! Gross.

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  10. that stuff looks nasty i'm sure not even tons on sugar could help

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  11. ive never heard of gruel lol...looks like oatmeal


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  12. lol I remember that episode of The Simpsons 'imitation gruel'

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  13. Gruel schmuel, what matters is the scary second picture. We should be suspicious of ANYBODY who lies sideways while eating!!

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  14. why the fuck would you post about gruel? its not even good.

    gruel tastes like shit.

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  15. I'm glad I've never had to eat gruel!

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  16. oh im sorry about bloggerdise man
    keep on

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  17. Gruel just sounds like it would be delicious. I am not a prisoner or a hobo so I never had the pleasure of trying it though.

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  18. Interesting that I have never heard of it.

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  19. I signed on too...I'm waiting for the video :0)

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  20. Really? I am sorry! :( 150 is a great number, so I understand why you are happy and sad. Thanks for the gruel info. I will make it for my family tonight. They will hate you. From tonight forward, they'll look into the pots on the stove while I'm cooking and will start singing, "Uh, don't be gruel, 'cause I would never feed that gruel ta you, no-oh-uh-noooo".

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  21. Sir, may I have some more, please!

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  22. Gruel is gross - you forgot that fact!

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  23. Yum! I can't wait to hit the local McDonalds in the morning for my daily McGruel...

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  24. Wow,didn't know abou this. Yum, Gruel. I guess.

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  25. If gruel is oatmeal, then I like it. I'm sorry you didn't get the 150. I f____d up so much when I put that I lived in California instead of Canada the site doesn't know what to do with me.

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  26. i will never eat gruel *shudders*

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  27. Gruel is cool not cruel...just registered on bloggerdise!

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  28. I dunno, I think gruel has some tasty potential...

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  29. Nice interesting facts here, hehe

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  30. Knew about the Simpsons fact. I imagine gruel wouldn't be THAT bad if you covered it in sugar. But then again, anything would be good covered in suger.

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