Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Sneaky Dragon. Electric word Sneaky Dragon. It feels like forever and that’s a mighty long time. This week on the show: Dave is too loud; Ian remembers Canadian-only dessert treats; Dave solves the Cave Carson dilemma; Ian and Dave remember Prince: his motorcycle was purple; his appearance with the Muppets; his ruining Christmas; and, since the news was so fresh, a little death speculation (wrong, as it turns out). After Prince, there’s nowhere else to go but the Bible, so from the sacred to the profane, Ian and Dave discuss two new books: former guest Shannon Wheeler’s new book with Mark Russell Apocrypha Now! and Chester Brown’s newest Mary Wept Over The Feet Of Jesus so Dave can give a bumbling explanation of the Apocrypha and Ian can be confused by the Prodigal Son. And finally, Ian has a moral for us.
Let’s go crazy!
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According to Wikipedia, here’s the answer to the Ding Dong/King Don confusion…
The company marketed the snacks on the East Coast as Big Wheels, to avoid confusion with the Ring Ding, a similar and pre-existing treat by Drake’s Cakes. The names were consolidated in 1987, when a short-lived merger of Drake’s with Hostess’ parent company (then Continental Baking Company) briefly resolved the Ring Ding/Ding Dong conflict. When the merged company broke up, however, Hostess was once again forced to cease using the Ding Dongs name in areas where Ring Dings were available. The compromise sound-alike name King Dons lasted until Interstate Bakeries Corporation, which had recently merged with Hostess’ parent company, bought Drake’s in 1998. The Hostess product was then sold under the name Ding Dongs throughout the United States, although it was still sold as King Don in Canada.
My favourite Hostess product name is Ho Hos (juvenile snicker). You can compare and contrast Ho Hos and Ding Dongs here: http://hostesscakes.com/products/
Breaking news: Prince’s vault literally drilled open by the company entrusted with his estate since only Prince held the access code (of course).
http://www.avclub.com/article/princes-vault-has-reportedly-been-opened-236065
I love that there really was a vault – like a big bank vault full of the Purple One’s treasures!
I like to think he swam through it like Scrooge McDuck.