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Dear, Kellogg’s.
I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana.
I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest.
First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most fucked up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription drugs. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.
That’s it.
Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children - it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.
The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society.

I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial.
This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing.
It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no fucking way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves.
THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely fucking un-American.
I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol.
Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless bullshit.

I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted.
I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful.
Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my bullshit all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for pot smokers?”

And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your shit, ####.
Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your shit.
I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?
Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their fucking minds.
Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched shit that’s horrible for your body - in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than pot - and you market this shit specifically to children.
You assholes go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it.

Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products.
There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around.
All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you motherfuckers respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb shit like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it.
I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest fucking swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT shit for a second..
So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the fuck up.
I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and fucking 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about pot you might want to do a quick google search on the facts.

It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg products: Eggo waffles.
I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving fuck out of them.
Good day, sirs.

Yours truly,

Joe Rogan.

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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 02:00:20 PM »
Good for him!!!

I don't smoke that shit but still feel it should be decriminalized.

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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2009, 02:04:43 PM »
Joe Rogan is an idiot.  Michael Phelps or any athlete can smoke as much weed as they want, just don't be stupid and get caught like having your pic taken while doing it.  I don't blame Kellogs at all for dropping him. 

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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2009, 02:13:56 PM »
Joe Rogan is an idiot.  Michael Phelps or any athlete can smoke as much weed as they want, just don't be stupid and get caught like having your pic taken while doing it.  I don't blame Kellogs at all for dropping him. 

Joe is very intelligent...why should people apologize for smoking weed.the government should apologize for trying to enforce these outdated laws.
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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2009, 02:15:56 PM »
Something tells me Kellogs is saying to themselves "Joe who?"

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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 02:17:22 PM »
Something tells me Kellogs is saying to themselves "Joe who?"


HaHa.. My thoughts exactly...

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Re: joe rogan's open letter to kellog's regarding michael phelps
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2009, 02:18:28 PM »
I like Joe.

Especially after this, Oh man if all the dudes was as smart as this.
NO BITCH could ever manipulate that man.


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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2009, 02:19:53 PM »
look at Joe puttin this bitch in check
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2009, 02:21:29 PM »
Kellog's saying thanks for all the free publicity.  Anyone who knows products and demographics knows that pot heads do not make up 50% of Kellog's target consumer.  Kellog's target consumer is women 25- 54 and their kids.  Their target demo is who you see shopping a supermarkets.  Its mainly women with their children.

I was a harsh critic of those who wanted all of Phelps' sponsers to drop him, but Kellogs was one of them that absolutely did the right thing in canning Phelps.  Their target demo is moms....and moms are insane about shit like that.

All his other sponsers will see growth from this.

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« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2009, 02:23:34 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2009, 02:25:30 PM »
joe rogan is a stupid punk.  :D
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2009, 02:27:14 PM »
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Dear, Kellogg’s.
I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana.
I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest.
First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most fucked up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription drugs. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.
That’s it.
Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children - it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.
The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society.

I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial.
This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing.
It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no fucking way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves.
THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely fucking un-American.
I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol.
Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless bullshit.

I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted.
I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful.
Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my bullshit all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for pot smokers?”

And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your shit, ####.
Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your shit.
I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?
Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their fucking minds.
Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched shit that’s horrible for your body - in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than pot - and you market this shit specifically to children.
You assholes go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it.

Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products.
There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around.
All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you motherfuckers respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb shit like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it.
I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest fucking swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT shit for a second..
So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the fuck up.
I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and fucking 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about pot you might want to do a quick google search on the facts.

It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg products: Eggo waffles.
I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving fuck out of them.
Good day, sirs.

Yours truly,

Joe Rogan.
Translation: I'm a marijuana addict and coldn't quit if my life depended on it.  

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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2009, 03:46:11 PM »
WOW!!! He fucked that bitch up!  Nice!!!

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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2009, 03:49:50 PM »
WOW!!! He fucked that bitch up!  Nice!!!

Look when he actually goes and fight a hater  ;D


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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2009, 04:04:41 PM »
"I don't smoke that shit but still feel it should be decriminalized"

Same here.

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« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2009, 04:11:21 PM »
Look when he actually goes and fight a hater  ;D



damn!!! he's got some moves to back up his mouth!!! Shhhhweeet!

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« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2009, 04:50:44 PM »
who gives a fuck about Joe Rogan?

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« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2009, 04:53:14 PM »
who gives a fuck about Joe Rogan?

about as many that give a fuck about you.
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« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2009, 05:03:43 PM »
seems hypocritical when our president has admitted smoking it and snorting coke.

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« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2009, 05:22:19 PM »
Why the fuck am I even reading this. This thread has no more credibility than one entitled "Awesomo's open letter to kellog's" . Joe Rogan is a comedian yet I haven't heard a damn funny thing out of his mouth since newsradio. He is a little bitch that loves to whine and pretend he is important. I mean seriously Joe Rogan...seriously  ::)

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« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2009, 05:23:00 PM »
about as many that give a fuck about you.

so you identify with him..no big deal...just dont know what there is to identify with?

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« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2009, 05:58:54 PM »
so you identify with him..no big deal...just dont know what there is to identify with?

don't have anything to do with that.I just gotta laugh at haters that talk down other people's accomplishment's.

Why the fuck am I even reading this. This thread has no more credibility than one entitled "Awesomo's open letter to kellog's" . Joe Rogan is a comedian yet I haven't heard a damn funny thing out of his mouth since newsradio. He is a little bitch that loves to whine and pretend he is important. I mean seriously Joe Rogan...seriously  ::)

just like this..another hater.exactly why are you reading it if you don't care?Rogan's just throwing his 2 cents in.kinda like you right.
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« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2009, 06:24:04 PM »
OK, he may have been a little off with the Kellogg's statistics. But other than that, it's pretty fucking true. Alcohol kills thousands upon thousands legally, breaks up homes, and leads to violence, rape, etc. What does Marijuana do? And where are the facts to back it up? Not talking about the bs commercials that probably have never happened.
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« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2009, 06:32:21 PM »
OK, he may have been a little off with the Kellogg's statistics. But other than that, it's pretty fucking true. Alcohol kills thousands upon thousands legally, breaks up homes, and leads to violence, rape, etc. What does Marijuana do? And where are the facts to back it up? Not talking about the bs commercials that probably have never happened.

Totally agree with you, but think about this......Kellogs, targets 25-54 year old women with children.  They want super markets to embrace their products.  Supermarkets target 25-54 year old women with children.  Mothers around the country would be PISSED if Kellogs did not pull the plug on Phelps.  Check out my stance on Phelps and this whole situation on the sports board.  I believe that the sponsors who stuck with him are going to see increased sales from this, because in the end, marketing is all about touching upon consumers wants and needs at the point of purchase.  Do you know how many men could relate to what Phelps did?  Omega and Speedo made a smart move by sticking with their guy.  Kellogs had to bail.

Joe Rogan knows shit about shit and he ain't funny.  Chris Rock is funny!

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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2009, 06:38:08 PM »
I agree with you as well. I can definately see why Kellogg's had to drop him, no argument there. But everything else....
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