Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Fact-U-Like of the Day - Breakfast of Champions

'Breakfast of Champions' was the slogan of the US Wheaties cereal... but it's more famous as the title of the 1973 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. For why? Find out after the jump.

Simple. In the fantastic novel, liberally illustrated with Vonnegut's own crap/brilliant felt-tip illustrations, a waitress character drawls 'Breakfast of Champions' every time she serves a martini. And who are we to disagree? (Hic!)

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