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Reset_Tears t1_j28pndo wrote

And... they're tarts that pop out of the toaster.

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firthy t1_j291yi2 wrote

Excactly. Sounds like post-rationalisation

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mintmouse t1_j2a1vlp wrote

Just think what we could have had if Warhol made a deep fried art movement. We could be having deep fried toaster strudels.

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herbw t1_j2eg3dc wrote

Well most tarts "have the parts" which will make the men pop up and then pop off, likely. grin

Marketing of words was effective once again.

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Torley_ OP t1_j28gq1f wrote

Official source:

> "When Kellogg first introduced Pop-Tarts toaster pastries in the 1960s, the name was intended to be a play on the 'Pop art' craze of the time. So, who better to paint Pop-Tarts into Pop culture history than Burton Morris?" said Nicolas Amaya, associate director of marketing, Pop-Tarts(®). "Morris' signature-use of bright and playful colors, and his ability to inject energy and optimism into common objects, and elevate them to iconic status, make him the perfect artist to help celebrate the fun, creative spirit of Pop-Tarts."

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Zeppo_Ennui t1_j2bxyjj wrote

Aren't they breakfast tarts that pop out of the toaster. That's what they've always been.

This is marketing. You're reading an advertisement for a snack food and spreading it around. It's probably not even true or it's a retcon. It's a tie-in to an art project an agency is doing now with an artist doing a throwback to pop art.

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herbw t1_j2eghwx wrote

the whole rationalization is best termed a "Pop Fart" sorta baloney.

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herbw t1_j2egaeu wrote

because some unknown writes it makes it so? We have our doubts....

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5spd4wd t1_j29ru8v wrote

I've always thought it was because they popped up in the toaster.

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herbw t1_j2efs6i wrote

& you would be right. YOU get the Baloney Detector of the Month award for clear thinking.

Another OP has just been tossed into the toilet again. We doubt will survive the irrational streak in 'im.

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nocontextoffmenu t1_j2a323w wrote

I think someone may have listened to a recent episode of Off Menu?

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Stilcho1 t1_j2av9ci wrote

Now I have to go look up whatever happened to Peter Max.

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herbw t1_j2efgyu wrote

Or you just put them in a pop up toaster and then they pop up when ready. That's how they are to be used. As usual, the whole truth is ignored on TIL.

Or as the French Philo said about LA, the ignorance of the people here, gives meaning to the word, Infinity.

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balmury t1_j28i46c wrote

A perfect food to be associated with that idiot

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Old_timey_brain t1_j28ihvq wrote

When those came out I was young enough to not look too deeply into things, and came to believe they were named that way because you put them in the toaster, where they would "pop up".

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