Has it ALWAYS been like this, or is this a new thing? I’ve never noticed it before, and it sorta creeps me out! I had to get a picture of it and here it is:
oh my. :eek:
Dude! This is the perfect opportunity to start an urban legend of your very own!
This is a lot more obvious than the Proctor & Gamble logo!
Of course, with the pointy end there it kinda looks like a sword…
Proctor & Gamble owns potato sticks?
ProctEr, not Proctor. And no, they don’t. They do own Pringles, though.
It says on the can that the company is owned by Pik-Nik Foods USA, out of Pleasanton, CA.
Interesting. I may just email the company and see what they have to say about it.
That’s not an upside-down cross. It’s actually on a slant, and the two pieces aren’t at right angles to each other. It’s more like an X with a stiffy.
How, exactly, does it “creep (you) out”? The random placement of potato pieces? Are you trying to imply that the company is anti-religion? If so, have you seen a therapist?
Chefguy, I’m just saying that it creeps me out! How does that offend you?
I was just making an observation regarding how seeing it made me react. There’s really no reason for it to creep me out, but it does.
I come to the Dope for enjoyment, not for arguments or to justify anything that I might say or feel.
I’m kindly asking a mod to please close the thread. I’m sorry if I offended anyone.
Offended? Who’s offended? Not me, I assure you. My questions were tongue in cheek, me lad.
Chefguy, ok. Sorry I took it the wrong way. I’m female, by the way. Far from a ‘lad.’ An old female, even. 
Reminds me of a woman at the local 711 who used to get completely squicked out every time I purchased a pack of cigs and a large coffee. Total price, with tax: $6.66.
Considering it happened about 2 or 3 times a week, for months, I eventually commented that it was just a number and there was no reason for her to be bothered by it.
The very next day a cup o’ joe went up a nickel. Coincidence? Or mayyyyybeeeee… SATAN?!
It means that George Crum fryed for your sins.
It’s WORSE! - it isn’t an upside down cross, it’s a TOPPLED cross, BROKEN off at the base, INDICATING that the MANUFACTURERS want to OVERTURN CHRISTIANITY!!! OBVIOUSLY manufacturing and DISTRIBUTING potato SNACKS is a very effective WAY to ACHIEVE this GOAL!!!
YOU may be WONDERING why I am rendering RANDOM words IN CAPITALS. I’m wondering THAT myself, ALSO!!!
Hey, I remember the time when Count Chocula depicted Bela Lugosi’s Dracula on the box and he was wearing a medallion with a six-pointed Star of David instead of a five-pointed pentagram. I wish I’d bought a box now.
I was blocked from your link. Coincidence? I think not.
The thread sounds like it’d be a line from Beck’s Soul-Sucking Jerk.
I emailed the company, told them how well we enjoyed the product and then asked about the label. I got a response already. Here it is:
Hi ----,
First of all, thanks for the kind words about our product.
I checked with our label designer and she says that she laid out the shoestrings in this criss-cross fashion simply for the sake of appearance, and she didn’t intend any hidden symbolism. Frankly, I had never noticed this until you brought it up.
Thanks for taking the time to contact us, and don’t hesitate if you have any other questions or concerns.
Best regards,
Bob Reynolds