Talk:Lucky Charms/Archives/2012

Shapes of Cereal Pieces
It seems to me, as I casually look at a bowl of Lucky Charms, that all of the marshmallows (that ever were) have an oat-based version that sticks around even long after the marshmallows of the same shape are phased out. For example, there is still a tree shape, among many others that there are no longer marshmallows for. Am I the only one who's noticed this? Is this verifiable in any way? Marcberm (talk) 05:50, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Rainbow marshmallows are color inverted
The rainbow marshmallows in Lucky Charms have the colors inverted. They include a blue, a yellow, and a red color, with the blue on the outside of the arc and the red on the inside (yellow in the middle). In real rainbows, the blue/violet colors are always on the inside of the arc, with the longer wavelength red colors being found on the outside of the arc. Obviously there are also many more colors in a rainbow, with them commonly learned as R-O-Y-G-B-I-V. I can understand why the company might want to simplify these down to three, but it is bizarre that the colors are inverted in their progression from the inside to the outside of the bow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.57.211.210 (talk) 21:50, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

What about real lucky charms?
Why is this at "Lucky Charms (cereal)" if "Lucky Charms" just redirects here? Is there some other use of Lucky Charms that's more common than the cereal? -Branddobbe 17:27, May 23, 2004 (UTC)
 * It would seem that it used to be at Lucky Charms (cereal) but has become the main article for the topic. I suggest that this becomes (cereal) again and that a disambiguation page be created (see below). Ferdinangus (talk) 02:42, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "Is there some other use of Lucky Charms that's more common than the cereal?" - yes! (internationally at least). I'd never heard of the cereal until I came here to look up lucky charm in the sense of talisman, mascot or amulet. Brilliant advertising, btw. Danja (talk) 22:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, I'd never heard of the cereal before and don't care to know about it now that I have. I came here specifically to find a list of what's considered to be a lucky charm. For me there are rabbit's feet, four-leafed clovers, horseshoes and lucky pennies .. but what am I forgetting? And what about other countries and cultures? And throughout history? And.. and..? I've changed the Lucky Charm redirection page to be a stub article about traditional lucky charms. Ferdinangus (talk) 02:42, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

magic white clouds
How about adding some info on the magic white clouds that have symbols that appear when you pour water on them?

Lucky Charms in Ireland
Why did they stop selling them here. They are the greatest cereal I've ever had here, and they were really popular among me and my friends. --Richy 20:20, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not certain, but I read that one of the colourings used in the marshmallows (and also in Fruit Loops is it? like fruit flavoured Cherios) is a banned ingredient in the UK or EU, so they can't be sold here.

Maybe the Irish were offended on the use of a leprechaun! Haha just kidding. But seriously, this article needs work. 70.170.93.169 03:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Anachronism -- Language use?
In the discussion about conducting taste tests of Lucky Charms, the entry reads "The mothers loved the new cereal idea, responding to concerns about marshmallows with: "If it keeps the kids quiet and happy at breakfast, bring it on.""

It seems questionable that the phrase "bring it on" was in general use in the early 1960's in the United States. Is there a citation for this? Otherwise, I would suggest changing it to remove the anachronistic quote.
 * Much of the development section of the article was written by an anonymous contributor who has, unfortunately, not responded to my requests for a source citation. If I do not hear back in the next few days, I plan to revert to an earlier version of the article. — Amcaja 13:19, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Rutgers
How noatable is this, was it a funny little article in a college paper, or a real controversy? Probably the latter but I'll wait for input before removing it. FancyPants 20:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
There was a line under Taglines that said "because blahblahblah (I already forgot the name) is gay." i removed... thought you ought to know...

Possible Vandalism
"There was once a grudge match between Lucky Leprechaun and Trix Rabbit." Is this true? 24.63.3.115 14:06, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It better be... 210.50.100.182 14:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

It is true and it was in commercials and the website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bozo33 (talk • contribs) 18:26, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

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Redirect? Whuttt?!
Why would Lucky Charm redirect here? A lucky charm could be like something that you use to bring you luck....someone could look that up hoping to find info on luck-bringers but get the cereal. --24.160.222.253 21:42, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Back to Basics
I could have sworn I saw a commercial for Lucky Charms which claimed that half the marshmellow shapes would be replaced with green clovers. Did anyone else see this? I suspect that General Mills wants to get back to basics with Lucky Charms, thinning out the herd of marbits so that it more closely resembles the cereal we remember from the early 1980's. They did the same thing with Trix, giving the fruit shapes the old heave-ho in favor of more traditional (and probably easier to manufacture) puffed spheres. --M.Neko 01:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Who drew/animated Lucky
Who drew Lucky? For example, Mort Nodell drew and invented the Pillsbury Doughboy. He also created the Green Lantern comic book character. Also, who animated Lucky? Does anyone know? Similarlly, as the radio voice actor who voiced Lucky, once worked with Orson Wells, I'm likewise hoping that the artist may turn up something interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidWJohnson (talk • contribs) 00:44, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Um... Short jokes?
Not trying to be offensive to short people, but should we mention something about Lucky Charms often being referenced in short jokes? walkingonthesun  Say something to me  03:37, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

"They're after me (sic) lucky charms"
I inserted a "sic" in the quote to indicate that it is not a grammar error - as is standard practice - but someone sought to undo it. Can they please explain or put it back. In fact, the quote should actually be written "...after m' Lucky Charms...", since it's a regionalism, a case of accent, not a use of a personal pronoun. 82.10.108.49 (talk) 13:08, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The "sic" is usually only used if there's a chance of confusion, for example someone thinking that an error was on the part of the newspaper article writer rather than an accurate quote. Since this is a slogan and not likely to be a typo, it just looks pedantic to put in a "sic", not clarifying. --Delirium (talk) 04:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

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Evergreen Trees
I remember that they had some limited edition evergreen trees one time back around 1990 or so, but I don't know the exact dates. I just remember that General Mills was promoting either Earth day, or some sort of tree-planting or green event, so they temporarily added in Dark Evergreen Pine Trees to Lucky charms, only for a few months though. 68.111.228.139 (talk) 04:29, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

"Controversy"
Amazing that someone thought this was a good idea. Obviously O'Keefe was making a "point" and didn't actually want Lucky Charms to be banned, it's a very minor footnote in the context of his career and much less than that in the context of the Lucky Charms product.Prezbo (talk) 01:35, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. Good work.   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 03:02, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

villain?
Was there a villain that tried to steal his lucky charms ? I seem to recall there being one, but it's not mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.83.110.145 (talk) 02:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Only the damn kids! 68.62.233.226 (talk) 12:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)