why is William Penn on the oatmeal box

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Question by ryu
Submitted on 1/27/2004
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why is William Penn on the oatmeal box

Answer by Riotblade
Submitted on 2/22/2004
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Actually, I found this on the site. Who is the man on the Quaker Oats box? Is it William Penn? The "Quaker man" is not an actual person. His image is that of a man dressed in the Quaker garb, chosen because the Quaker faith projected the values of honesty, integrity, purity and strength.

Answer by Hutcher
Submitted on 4/15/2004
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oh dear not the oats again! The man on the box is not William Penn but he is dressed iont eh quaker dress of the 1600 which is not and has not been worn by quakers since then.

Answer by becca
Submitted on 10/3/2004
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omfg, leave the god damn oatmeal man alone before he come out the grave and snatch your kids, and rape them!

Answer by Greenie
Submitted on 11/18/2004
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It indeed is William Pen a great quaker!! He was put on the oatmeal box b/c of his beliefs. He was a good man and deserves it. I found this answer on www.google.com

Answer by kat
Submitted on 2/16/2005
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He ummmmm...... Kind of scares me

Answer by Sam
Submitted on 3/19/2005
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William Penn is on the oatmeal box. He belonged to a religious group called the Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.

Answer by boo
Submitted on 4/26/2005
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Answer by xxx
Submitted on 6/3/2005
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No, it's not him you idiots! It's just a random Quaker guy.

Answer by crazy nuts
Submitted on 9/21/2005
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hello it has to be willam penn in the quaker grab. it was around the time of 1652 that he founded penn. for the quakers

Answer by Tranaya
Submitted on 11/6/2005
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is william penn the man on the oatmeal box.

Answer by lexi
Submitted on 3/3/2006
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I think it is him

Answer by Raven
Submitted on 3/7/2006
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He is William Penn because Pennsylvannia was land of the wheat. William happend to create it. So that proves it is him or it was made after him.

Answer by maddie
Submitted on 4/16/2006
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William Penn is the guy on the Oatmeal Quaker Box! He looks exactly like him! I know that because I have a biography on him, the book, and it says so! Everything in there is real!Believe me that is him even my teacher says so!!!!!!!!

Answer by Pally
Submitted on 10/11/2006
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i think he is william penn. but if you think he is not youre a idiot!

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Answer by chanta Lovett
Submitted on 12/5/2006
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William Penn is real.