Pringles can designer dies, buried in a Pringles can
source: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080531/NEWS0104/805310357/1060/NEWS01
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- TheRealEdwin
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Dr. Fredric J. Baur was so proud of having designed the container for Pringles... that he asked his family to bury him in one. His children honored his request. Part of his remains were buried in a Pringles can — along with a regular urn containing the rest... Dr. Baur, a retired organic chemist and food storage technician who specialized in research and development and quality control for Procter & Gamble, died May 4 at 89... He developed many products, including frying oils and a freeze-dried ice cream, for P&G... But the Pringles can was his proudest accomplishment, his daughter said. He received a patent for the package as well as the method of packaging Pringles in 1970.
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Hawkmang
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Baur Cremated and Onion?
- 3 years ago
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Hawkmang
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abbym0308
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hahah. burnt to a crisp. i get it. :o)
and richjm, i'm guessing that it's not that he's proud of stretching a can shape. i think it's that he's proud he thought of a way to sell crisps so they don't get all crushed in the bag.
- 3 years ago
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abbym0308
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richjm
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abbym0308:
Easy! Take them out of the bag and carry them in your cupped hands.
- 3 years ago
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richjm
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Callie2
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So he was cremated then if they put his remains in it. That means he was burnt to a crisp.
- 3 years ago
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Callie2
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richjm
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Callie2:
Heh!
- 3 years ago
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richjm
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richjm
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Great story - brought a smile to my face - but let me get this right... he's proud because he designed a tube? He took a can shape and stretched it!
- 3 years ago
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richjm
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abbym0308
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What flavour does that make?
- 3 years ago
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abbym0308
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AngelicEnforcer
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aww... That's sweet... *tear*
- 3 years ago
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AngelicEnforcer
