Thank you, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. After my horrible failure with Reese’s Puffs, I’ve finally procured my very own Joker cereal toy. It’s the version that karate chops, which isn’t as life-changing as the version that karate kicks, but beggars can’t be choosers. And though I stand by my initial comment that Mr. Joker looks a tad too much like that demon boy from the end of Pet Semetary, I concede that any toy that looks that way is a fairly interesting artifact to yank out of a children’s cereal box.
Now, I have questions for YOU.
1) East coast folks: I really want to go back to Wildwood, but it’s been a while and I’m wondering what the current “climate” is like. Not in the weather sense. I know they tore down many of my beloved hotels, but has the boardwalk changed much? My brain’s been pretty mucky this week, and I need to reset it by browsing 99 cent stores and looking at the sad remnants of the Golden Nugget.
2) Everyone: Okay, I’m determined to find out what this is. At some point long ago, Good Humor came out with “Vampire’s Secret” bars, which as I understand it were a type of popsicle with “blood” cherry goo inside. Can anyone confirm or tell me more about these things? Were they ice cream truck fare or sold by the box in supermarkets? (I assume the former, because I can’t imagine anything that macabre next to a Flintstones Push-Pop.) I’m desperate to learn more.
3) Everyone: This morning, on the latest episode of the very aptly titled Good Morning America, they conducted this huge experiment to prove that people cannot eat six saltine crackers in under a minute without the aid of some type of drink. I take great issue with this, and I’m absolutely sure that I can eat six crackers in sixty seconds without the aid of liquids. Is it just me, or does this seem like a totally doable albeit mostly unpleasant thing to accomplish?
4) Everyone With A Wii: Owning a Wii (lol sounded dirty rofl) but being way, way outside gamer culture, I’m very curious to know which are considered the best characters to use in Brawl. I’m a Pikachu loyalist, but I’m starting to see the merits of Ikedom and maybe even Marthdom. I really want to see the merits of Pokemon Trainerdom, but they’ve yet to become clear. According to general consensus and not just errant opinions, which are considered the best and worst characters? I MUST KNOW. This is so important.
5) Would you rather get eaten by a shark, a squid, or a killer whale?
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I was just in Wildwood yesterday and for the most part, it’s the same as it’s been for the past 10 years or so. A few stores have changed and there’s a new indoors glow-in-the-dark golf course (you might wanna review that, Matt), but it’s really the same as ever.