And he was so proud of his creation that he wanted to take it to the grave with him...literally. Before he died, Baur requested of his children that he be buried in the iconic container. His children honoured his request when he died in 2008 at 89, by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container. The rest of his remains were placed in an urn buried along with the can with some placed in another urn and given to one of Baur's grandchildren.
According to his son Larry, Baur’s children briefly debated what flavor canister to use before settling on original.
Hey, whatever makes you happy as you head over to the other side...
Well, the ashes are going to be fresh...
ReplyDeleteHahaha...yes, they are :)
DeleteHis children had to think about which cannister, of course, it had to be original!
ReplyDeleteI love people who can invent something either useful or beautiful. Both, ideally!
It only makes sense that it would be the original container. But it sure is an interesting way to be buried!
DeleteSomeday an archaeologist will find that Pringles can and deduce that in our time, Pringles chips were made out of people . . . OMG, Soylent Green come true!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...imagine that! Well, at least it'll make things interesting for future generations.
DeleteHahahahahahah! That is pretty funny in a dark way if you know what I mean, Martha. Where do you find these amazing little bits of info?? The comments today are really funny too!!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how I 'unearth' thse things, Francie! They pop out of nowhere as I travel through the internet!
DeleteOk, now I know who else always reads "News of the Weird"!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...yes, that would be me!
DeleteA bit creepy, but understandable....
ReplyDeleteYes, a little creepy, but also very original!
DeleteHilarious! Hm-m-m.....
ReplyDeleteIn a dark kind of way :)
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