Dough Boy Rises

Dough Boy Rises

Dateline: Doughville, Minnesota

In a dramatic announcement at Doughville City Hall, Mayor Jerome Yeast
informed the world that Mr. Pop N. Fresh, the recently deceased
Pillsbury Dough Boy, has risen from the dead and is recuperating in a
secret location under guard of the local police. "It must be the Second
Coming," declared the mayor.

The Mayor read a prepared statement issued by Mr. Fresh through his
long-time publicist Cracker Jack:

"It is true: I have risen from the dead. Do not be alarmed. I have come
to bring you the Good News. People of earth, my ministry begins!"

Mr. Jack went on to state that Mr. Fresh will found a new spiritual
movement and has already formed a not-for-profit corporation to lead
the way.

According to Mr. Jack:

"He told me that all the nations of the world must unite and form the
one and only true nation: the Dough Nation. Checks should be made
payable to the Hot Cross Bun Trust located in beautiful Doughville,
Minnesota."

Every Dough-Nor giving at least $100 will receive a commemorative set
of engraved Bakelite crockery.

Mr. Fresh was widely reported to have declared:

"Upon this crock I shall build my church."

When asked to comment on this extraordinary turn of events, long-time
Doughville resident Lila Ackerson commented: "That Mr. Fresh always did
have some crust, but this takes the cake. Then again, it could only
happen in Doughville. People in this town never did have anything
better to do than sit around watching the dough rise. Maybe it finally
paid off."

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