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Sad News: NOTED DOUGH BOY DIES

Veteran Pillsbury spokesman Pop N. Fresh died Wednesday of a severe
yeast infection. He was 71. He was buried Friday in one of the
biggest funerals in years. Dozens of celebrities turned out including
Mrs. Butterworth, the California Raisins, Hungry Jack, Betty Crocker,
and the Hostess Twinkies.

The graveside was piled high with flours, as longtime friend
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy, describing Fresh as a man
who "never knew he was kneaded." 

Fresh rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled
with turnovers.  He was not considered a smart cookie, and wasted
much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Still, even as a crusty old
man, he was a roll model to millions. Fresh is survived by his second
wife. They had two children, and one in the oven.....