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“The Melville of science fiction” had a hand in bringing 1968’s most technologically advanced potato chip to the world.Plenty of writers have made certain foods or drinks iconic: Marcel Proust had his Madeleines, Hemingway his namesake Daiquiri. C.S. Lewis made kids who’d never tried it crave Turkish Delight. But there may be only one writer who helped create an iconic snack available in grocery stores everywhere: Gene Wolfe. This largely unheralded genius allowed generations worldwide to enjoy the Pringles Potato Crisp. How Gene Wolfe helped create Pringles Before he became a critically acclaimed writer of the Book of the...

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando woman was arrested after attacking a man on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Her weapon of choice was a Pringles chip can. Orange County Deputy Adams said he responded to a physical fight at the 7-Eleven gas station on International Drive in Orlando. "I arrived at the 7-Eleven and eventually made contact with the victim, who was later identified by his Florida driver’s license as Martin Milburn," Adams said. Martin stated that the assailant, Shanika Serdahl, struck him in the eye with a Pringles chip can and took off running. "While speaking...

The Kidney Garden Spider bears some resemblance to Pringles’ mustachioed mascot, but it also already has a name.Like many modern brands, Pringles isn't afraid to try a bizarre promotion: Pringles Christmas candles, NFTs, and Thanksgiving-flavored chips boxed like a TV dinner. But this time, they may have gone too far by... trying to rename a spider? Now, in Pringles defense, the spider — currently named the Kidney Garden Spider — does look a lot like the brand's mustachioed mascot, Mr. P. The spider has a round white body with distinctive markings that look like two tiny eyes above a massive...

Pringles, the brand that has always embraced new and unique chip flavors, is offering up some comfort food amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their latest flavor, Chicken & Waffles, is a whole meal in one bite. Chip lovers began spotting the sweet-and-savory item at Dollar General stores. Instagram user @carbconnoissuer noted that the the flavor is “exclusive” to the wallet-friendly franchise. The packaging on the orange-yellow can also indicates that the chips won’t be around for long. If you want to get your hands on these “limited edition” chips, you have to act fast. The user gave the chips a taste-test...

You no longer have to be judged for drinking wine from a Pringles can. An Etsy shop is selling tumblers with the Pringles logo printed on them. After a woman in Texas made headlines for getting banned from a Walmart when she was accused of riding around their parking lot on an electric shopping cart, drinking wine from a Pringles can, the idea for a cleaner wine container came about... “Great for your friends or moms that endure long trips in Walmart and need to drink wine from a Pringles can,” it reads.

According to USA Today, employees at the store in Wichita Falls had asked officers to ban the woman after she had been drinking wine from a Pringles can for several hours as she rode around on an electric cart. The incident reportedly began just after 9 a.m., when officers received a call about a suspicious person in the parking lot. Police said they were told that the woman had been riding around the parking lot since 6:30 a.m. while drinking the wine.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Police were called to a Texas Walmart after a woman was reportedly drinking wine from a Pringles can and riding an electric cart in the parking lot.

On Monday morning, during a routine morning shift at the Qalandiya crossing in northern Jerusalem, an Arab woman arrived at the checkpoint. When she put her belongings in for inspection, the combat soldier from the "Erez" battalion, Sergeant Anton Goltzman, saw in the mirror that there was a sharp object in her bag that aroused his suspicion. Anton immediately reported to the war room and closed the crossing. When her bag was checked a knife was discovered inside a Pringles container. "When we opened the bag, we saw nothing but a few personal belongings and a box of snacks,"...

Original link: http://youtu.be/qDF1Mi3z4mI Just when you thought it was safe to grab some munchies in the cupboard, a new study warns of cancer in cans and bags—in cans of Pringles and in bags of a myriad of other potato chips. This disturbing truth about an all-time favorite snack may be forcing food manufacturers to change their processing methods. But can the changes really make a difference? Researchers find that potato chips, among other processed foods, are loaded with the cancer causing chemical, acrylamide (uh-kril-uh-mahyd). The substance forms when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at very high temperatures. Some of the worst...

More Videos: http://www.CleanTV.com Just when you thought it was safe to grab some munchies in the cupboard, a new study warns of cancer in cans and bags—in cans of Pringles and in bags of a myriad of other potato chips. This disturbing truth about an all-time favorite snack may be forcing food manufacturers to change their processing methods. But can the changes really make a difference? Researchers find that potato chips, among other processed foods, are loaded with the cancer causing chemical, acrylamide (uh-kril-uh-mahyd). The substance forms when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at very high temperatures. Some of the worst...

An appeals court in Britain said Wednesday that Procter and Gamble's snack treat Pringles were, technically, potato chips and subject to sales tax. The ruling has a potential to require the company to pay $155 million in back taxes and $31 million per year, but a Procter and Gamble spokesperson said prior arrangements with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs meant there were no back taxes due, The Daily Telegraph reported. Foods are rarely subject to sales tax in Britain, but potato chips happen to be singled out as an exception. The court heard arguments on whether or not Pringles, made...

CINCINNATI - The man who designed the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans. Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 at Vitas Hospice in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89. Baur's children said they honored his request to bury him in one of the cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave in suburban Springfield Township. The rest of his remains were placed in an urn buried along with the can,...

China blocks toxic US potato chipsArticle from: From correspondents in Beijing December 07, 2007 02:55pm CHINA has stopped the import of a batch of barbecue-flavoured Pringles potato chips from the US because they contained a carcinogenic additive. But a China-based Procter & Gamble spokesman blamed the Chinese importer and said the shipment had nothing to do with the US consumer goods giant. China has stepped up quality checks on domestic producers after a series of global scandals involving substandard food and drug exports in recent months, but has also named foreign companies that it says have failed its own quality...

I was completely shocked this afternoon while eating my lunch. I took a few chips out of the pringles can...and then did a double take! No it couldn't be? Pringles has begun adding alternative spanish ingredients and weight on the front of the can. You can take a look at it yourself. Pringles Can If you go to pringles.com you will first see a map of the world. Intending to portray an international feeling. I believe this is the doing of Procter and Gamble. The ultra liberal company. Procter and Gamble also make Pampers, Tide, Arial, Always, Whisper, Pantene, Bounty,...

NEW YORK – Mayor Curt Pringle, Anaheim's pitch man for bringing the 2008 Republican National Convention to Orange County, hit a bump in the road Wednesday. The governor didn't show for his party. And neither did the kind of influential Republicans Pringle needs to back the bid of the home of Disneyland to host the GOP in four years. Pringle had a lavish spread laid out late Wednesday afternoon at the Ritz-Carlton in lower Manhattan, a new hotel with a spectacular view of the New York Harbor. Carved meats, Caesar salad, pasta, an open bar and hors d'oeuvres. Beach Boys...

A Pringles snack chips prototype bears a printed trivia question in this undated photo provided by Procter & Gamble. Procter & Gamble to print messages on Pringles chips By JOHN NOLAN, Associated Press May 20, 2004 CINCINNATI — Hungry? Pringles has a few words for you. Procter & Gamble Co. soon will print trivia questions and answers on its Pringles snack chips, using ink made of blue or red food coloring. The first batch of the printed Pringles potato crisps set to hit select store shelves next month will display a series of jokes, "fun facts," "animal facts," for example,...