Today's post is funny in a couple of ways,Cap'n Crunch aka Cap'n Horatio Magellan Crunch obviously isn't a real Navy captain as he is a cereal mascot/icon,but his uniform has only three stripes on the sleeve making him a commander,one rank below captain. It took over fifty years before anyone noticed the stripe discrepancy. The Cap'n debuted int eh 1960's along with his dog named Seadog and his crew of orphaned children :Alfie,Brunhilde,Carlyle and Dave. When the Cap'n was asked to explain the scandal he stated he is the captain of the SS Guppy and that made him an official captain...I can't help but wonder if PepsiCo whose Quaker Oats division produces the cereal will change the stripes on his uniform?
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