This is the part of the blog where I call something stupid to make myself feel superior.
But in this case, I feel thoroughly justified, mostly because in my self admittedly not so humble opinion, it is stupid, and I am superior. 
In short, I just saw a television advertisement for breakfast cereal where a giant chicken runs around dumping fruit in peoples’ cereal.
“Surprise yourself. Mix it up.” is what they’re saying.
I wish it wasn’t true. No, wait, I wish it was true. I wish a giant chicken did appear with fresh strawberries for my cereal. But I wish it wasn’t true that I just saw an advertisement which straight up admitted, “Our product is soooo boring that you’ll find yourself wishing a guy in a chicken suit would show up. With strawberries. So that you can enjoy eating the strawberries. They may even make our product tolerable.”
Look, I’m willing to accept the picture on the box, the one with splashing milk and strawberries. That’s okay. That’s expected. It even has tiny letters that would read, “Serving Suggestion” if I could make them out. Everyone knows the picture on the box is supposed to look good and subliminally influence you to buy it. Even if you know there aren’t any strawberries in the box. And that’s okay.
But Big Cereal Company: don’t tell me that! Don’t tell me that in order to enjoy your food, I am required to go buy some other really exciting, enjoyable food. I don’t get it. Why would you ever do that?
9 out of 10 people love our sawdust when it’s served with caviar. Um… yay sawdust?
I never like to think of someone as stupid, but in this case… I’m just returning a favor. 