I find myself intrigued by the various brand mascots and how some of them have complete families and back stories,however neither Julius Pringle (Mr. Pringle) nor the potato and wheat based snack chip have ever been a favorite of mine. Pringles were introduced in 1967 and were originally known as "Pringles Newfangled Potato Chip" but they had to change their name as other snack manufacturers complained that they were not really potato chips. Procter&Gamble eventually shortened the name to Pringles. One theory for that name is in reference to Mark Pringle who filed a potato processing patent in 1937. Another theory is two P&G employees lived on Pringle Drive,and yet another is Pringle was selected at random from a phone book. The logo itself has had subtle changes throughout the years,but I still find him slightly creepy for some reason.
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