08/17/2006 Entry: "August Megaparty #17: Bubblicious Bursts!"

I'm cheating...wait a little while for today's post.

EDIT: Okay, I'm ready now.

Whenever I wanted candy as a child, and I could always count on my mother to pull a piece of Freshen-Up gum from her purse. Such pieces were usually drenched in bits of tobacco from loose cigarettes, but I grew to overlook that. Freshen-Up was a collection of minty or cinnamonny "bubble gums for adults," each piece having a hollowed-out center filled with sugary goo that, I guess, helped people smell less like they smoked fifty packs of cigarettes a day.

Freshen-Up is still for sale, remarkably, and it managed to exist for ten centuries without too many other gum companies swiping its gimmick. Enter: Bubblicious Bursts.

They've been out for a while now, but with some recent additions to the flavor well, Bubblicious Bursts are enjoying an all-new marketing blitz that's affected me on such a personal level that I've tossed aside my very adult packages of Orbit and Dentyne Ice for a gum that squirts goofy crap all over my mouth.

Bubblicious Bursts buck bubble gum conventions in many ways. The flavors are in many cases overpoweringly strong, sour or sweet, and generally, the flavors are all named after terrible acts of nature and/or natural disasters. "Thunderin' Bubble Gum." "Sour Cherry Storm." "Green Apple Flood." The only one that doesn't fall into this category is called "Strawberry Bomb," and even so, that's no less rooted in pain and misery. I'd love to read the research report indicating that by and large, children are far more prone to buy a company's product if it's named after unpleasant events.

The gum pieces are oddly shaped, looking more like hard sucking candies than something you should viciously bite down on. Their shape requires an equally offbeat package -- Bubblicious Bursts gum is generally sold "by the roll." Like, Rolos or Mentos. Tack on the fact that they squirt slime once bitten, and you're dealing with a bubble gum that has no immediate family.

Ironically, the gooey gimmick means that Bubblicious Bursts are far less effective in helping us blow big bubble gum bubbles. A regular piece of Bubblicious works much better for that end, simply because each piece consists of more gum. The strong flavor of the goo only lasts a nanosecond, and while I admit that it's actually a little longer than a nanosecond and that I only said that so I could use the word "nanosecond," it doesn't actually "stick" to the gum itself. After a few hearty chews, you're left with a flavor far more subtle.

I don't know that I'd necessarily place Bubblicious Bursts ahead of traditional Bubblicious, but then, I've always been a traditionalist with everything except church.

Chestnuts roasted by gramsci @ 08/17/2006 11:49 PM EST

I hope this one is about Feito...I'm getting antsy

Chestnuts roasted by bren @ 08/17/2006 11:50 PM EST

Alright I guess, if I have too!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 08/17/2006 11:50 PM EST

Not cheating. You promised one blog post per day. This constitues a blog post. Therefore, you have fulfilled today's requirement.

But you can go ahead and post that article anyway..

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 08/17/2006 11:53 PM EST

Ladies and gentlemen, the over-eager bunch!

Chestnuts roasted by gramsci @ 08/17/2006 11:53 PM EST

Aww, I was excited for a new post. This was anticlimactic. However, waiting just ups the anxiety... I hope it's a good post. If it's not though, that's okay... No pressure! <3

Chestnuts roasted by Christine @ 08/17/2006 11:53 PM EST

I just finished a school assignment before the midnight deadline; I think, therefore, that I deserve a treat. Your article is that treat.

Chestnuts roasted by Toffeecake @ 08/17/2006 11:59 PM EST

Don't you all get it? That icon is clearly Matt trying to tell us to send help, because Jason is trying to kill him. Anyone with ideas for a plan of action?

Chestnuts roasted by Tim @ 08/18/2006 12:02 AM EST

I have to leave for work now. If the lack of a post distracts me so much that I sever a limb, I will be very angry.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 08/18/2006 12:02 AM EST

Lame man. Real lame.

Chestnuts roasted by Chris @ 08/18/2006 12:05 AM EST

Posting at 11:47 is the new black.

Chestnuts roasted by Hey I'm Jeff @ 08/18/2006 12:06 AM EST

I'm feelin a bit down today...my dad took my cat Yeti to be put down today. My mom & I just feel incredibly awful about it.

But I wish the next post would be here! I know!

Everyone repeat after me: Mekka Lekka Hi, Mekka Hiney Ho! Mekka Lekka Hi, Mekka Channy Ho! Mekka Lekke Lo Mekke Ho Makka Hey, Let's See The New Megaparty Blog For Today!

Long Live Jambi...doors on box close

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/18/2006 12:09 AM EST

Chris - Who cares? He did what he promised. Matt never said it was going to be anything grand or glorious. He could make a post on here that simply told us all to "Fuck Off." and that would count.

And besides...in Oklahoma, where I am...it's only 11:09pm. And in California it's 9:09pm. So it's all in the perspective, I suppose.

Chestnuts roasted by Frito @ 08/18/2006 12:10 AM EST

I'm sorry Norb- my friend had to have her cat put down last week, so at least you're not the only one. I've never experienced the same thing (Loss of a pet, yes. In this way, no.), but I feel your pain. It'll get better. Did you have Yeti for a long time?

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 08/18/2006 12:37 AM EST

I did, Rainbowfeet, had him for about 10 years, and he was roughly 16 years old. Still rough as hell. fortunately, I'm more cheered up now, thanks to Pee-wee, Kitten War, and Simpsons Season 8.

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/18/2006 12:47 AM EST

I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I love that you named it Yeti though, that is awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by dylan @ 08/18/2006 12:49 AM EST

my golden retriever had to be put down a few years ago. absolutely brokoe my heart in two. she was my baby... but had kidney failure and was in alot of pain and suffered quite a bit for a few days before we made the decision to let her go. also a vet killed one of my guinea pigs by taking his temperature anally. it literally killed him. he was sick anyway but the stress of that just wiped him out on the vet table. and they charged me for this SERVICE too... sigh. I had actually blocked that memory out and that reminded me of it. i came out of the office there just crying pathetically. I feel for you. *hugs*

Chestnuts roasted by Kittycatgirl @ 08/18/2006 12:54 AM EST

dylan, to be honest, I didn't give him the name, his original owner, my Aunt Vicky, did. She was the only one who knew his true age, and she passed away about 4 years ago from cancer.

And did anyone repeat the chant with me?!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/18/2006 12:57 AM EST

Norb- yes, I did!

That's pretty much the same situation that my friend went through, except her cat was not quite so old. At least you had a lot of years with him and he lived a long life. Even though it's just as hard, I always find that helps a little (the age thing, maybe not the length of the attachment.)

Kittycatgirl- oh, I'm sorry for your loss, too. The guinea pig experience sounds so terrible!

Hugs to both of you, as well as everyone else who I'm sure will post a pet loss story in this post. Losing a pet is hard.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 08/18/2006 01:11 AM EST

You know Norb. Last year I had to put one of my dogs down unexpectedly and it sucked ass, and I too was semi-comforted via a Simpsons boxed set(Season 5 to be exact). I offer my condolences. And if I may alter a line from Empire Records;

"We mustn't dwell..no, not today. Not on Snakes on a Plane Day!"

Chestnuts roasted by 9-Line @ 08/18/2006 01:26 AM EST

I hate to sound so cliche' but it really is better to have loved and loss, than to have never loved at all. I miss my dogs, (had to put both down in the same year ) but I am glad I had them.

Chestnuts roasted by Ed @ 08/18/2006 01:36 AM EST

Never seen it before, but I'll look for the gum.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/18/2006 01:37 AM EST

I vaguely remember Freshen-Up, only because I remember my aunt always having it in her purse when I was 8 years old.

Anyway, before Bubblicious' go at the gushing gum, did anyone try the Slurpee line that 7-11 tried to crack into 2 years ago/last summer? I think there were three flavors of gum, and inside was a gel-like candy that had the same falvor, but tasted more like the Slurpee. Cherry, Watermelon, and something else were the flavors...

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 08/18/2006 01:52 AM EST

That commercial is so wrong... And it makes me want to punch that woman right in the side of the head. I wouldn't really, but I thought about it.

There was some kind of gum when I was little that had goo in the middle, and gawd was that disgusting. I forget what it was called though. Something "wave" sticks in my head. I've never liked liquid filled anything from the moment I tried that specific gum. I remember begging for it in the checkout line at KMart. I am sure I ended up squeezing all remnants of goo out before I ate the rest of the pieces, because that part wasn't bad.

This Bubblicious stuff looks like revamped trading card gum with pinkish plasma seeping out of it... Sorry. :X

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/18/2006 02:01 AM EST

I had the slurpee gum, but it had to have been at least eight years ago, and I'm not sure it had anything gushing at that point. Maybe they've since revamped it, or I just remember wrong. One flavor was blue colored.

Chestnuts roasted by dylan @ 08/18/2006 02:03 AM EST

Whingers! A post is a post
A coyote got my mom's cat this weekend. You guys are bringing me down all over again.
I'm trying to quit the Newports (three weeks and counting, woo!) so I've been going through gum like mad, along with Red Vines. I may pick this up tomorrow, or maybe just regular Bubblicious.
Hooray for the Megaparty, still going strong!

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/18/2006 02:08 AM EST

Huzzah! My chant worked! As Jambi would say: The wish is granted, Long Live Jambi.

That's God from the Feito post holding up the Bubblicious! Did we find out WHO Feito was, anyway???

And thanks for the condolences, all, I'm feelin' better.

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/18/2006 02:13 AM EST

the guy who played Jambi was in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.

Sorry Norbs, I feel bad for you. Kitties are hard to let go of. I've lost a lot over the years, some made me cry more than losing a people relative. I always like to wait a few months before getting a new kitty.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 08/18/2006 02:27 AM EST

yeah I was wrong. the Slurpee gum I had was blue raspberry and it did have liquid inside.
also, didn't bubblicious used to have something with tornado in the name?

Chestnuts roasted by dylan @ 08/18/2006 02:49 AM EST

Fork! I have to try this gum, where can one buy it matt? Dwayne Reed? I must know-

Chestnuts roasted by Joker @ 08/18/2006 03:21 AM EST

You know, I bought that gum on a break at work a month ago, and I got pissed that the flavor lasted as Matt says - a nanosecond. I ended up giving a piece to one of my managers because I hated her. I'm hoping it's one of the reasons she relocated to another store.

I found the rest of the roll of gum in my car a few days ago. Ew.

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 08/18/2006 03:57 AM EST

ColonelCatsup...the third flavor was Cola. It was horrifying. It made my friends and I practically foam at the mouth in horror at what we had done to ourselves. Never again will I use the logic of well I really like Slurpees, cola and gum so combining them must be like super awesome, because it was really just super fucking disgusting.

Chestnuts roasted by Jackie @ 08/18/2006 04:26 AM EST

Right, I think it's official. We've all become addicted to blog posts. If one's an hour late, we all get depressed and start talking about deceased pets. I really don't think I want to be here come September 1st.

We used to chew this gum all the time in school, because the local gas station had individually wrapped pieces next to the cash register for four cents a pop. It had a very pleasing texture, I thought, and it was really fun to give to people who didn't know that it was full of gum-fluid. Unexpected goo=instant entertainment.

Going back a little further, did anyone else used to chew that Dr. Pepper gum in the late '80s, with the healthy squirt of cola syrup in the center? If so, what the hell was wrong with us?

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 08/18/2006 07:58 AM EST

Didn't 7-Up gum have goo in the middle? I specifically remember buying squirting 7-Up gum when I was little and lived in Allentown.

Look how sad the delayed blog post made everyone! Talking about their lost pets and what have you. Well, misery loves company, so I think I'll chime in as well. I recently found out this guy I was with for a while and madly in love with was only using me to cheat on his girlfriend. Sadly, it's not the first time a guy used me to fuck around on his gf. I must be eminating some sort of vibe.

I'm sorry about your cat, Invader Norbert. It took me a long time to feel better after having to put my dog down.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 08/18/2006 08:08 AM EST

That goop looks radioactive, I'm not going near it.

Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 08/18/2006 08:14 AM EST

I remember getting gum like that when I was a kid (Im the ripe old age of 30 Now)and it was AWESOME! Im pretty sure Bubbalicious was marketing it way back in the early 80s. The only two flavors I recall were Grape and Plain Bubble Gum. The packaging looks exactly the same! Thx for the memories once again Matt.

Chestnuts roasted by Greg @ 08/18/2006 08:24 AM EST

I remember chewing PEPSI flavored gum...it was brown, but I don't think it squirted. I like gum that squirts, and I will have to try this stuff- although the gum in Matt's picture looks kind of old and stale...

My dog was put down when she was 16. What a great dog she was. I was in university at the time, in the middle of exams, so my parents waited a WEEK before telling me about it! (didn't want to stress me out). I was pissed- I would have driven home to say goodbye to her.

Mystie- That sucks. Sometimes I have no faith in guys whatsoever. It's damn hard to find good, decent geek.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 08/18/2006 08:35 AM EST

I have to tell myself there's no such thing as coincedences....that being said. Here at work yesterday the topic of conversation for most of the morning was .... Freshen-up gum. I don't remember how we got on that topic, but I felt bad because I couldn't contribute anything to the conversation because I didn't remember it. Thanks to the comercial, and other notes of 7-up and Dr. Pepper gum, I fully remember all three items, and how special it made me feel, cuz I wasn't getting the unused half of my Grandma's gum (Wrigley's Spearamint...I wonder if she still chews it?).

Chestnuts roasted by random bob @ 08/18/2006 08:45 AM EST

Jedoc, I ate that nasty Dr Pepper gum, and my gag reflex is kicking in just thinking about it... They also had a Coke gum, but it wasn't nearly as good.

Mystie & Muppet Baby - Well, there's your problem, you SHOULD be looking for a good NERD, not a good geek. Totally different.

Chestnuts roasted by Dr Sketch @ 08/18/2006 08:50 AM EST

Long, long ago, there was a squirty gum called "Chewels." A play on jewels because the glistening goo was the secret treasure inside the gum. The outside actual gum part was very soft and good and the inside was...well, it was what it was.

In addition to the 7-Up and cola gums, I also remember A&W Root Beer squirty gum. The inside was horrible. It just tasted dark and nasty.

Speaking of nasty, I took a chance and bought a whole 12-pk of Diet Pepsi Jazz Strawberries and Cream yesterday. Has anyone tried this and LIKED it? I'm usually pretty keen on the berry flavored cola varieties, but this stuff tastes like old cough syrup. It is barely tolerable, and I still have 10 cans left. I cant even think of a booze with which to mix it.

I'm very sorry about your kitty, Invader Norbert. My guy just turned 15...not gonna be a fun day.

Chestnuts roasted by MaryJane @ 08/18/2006 09:31 AM EST

This is the gum with the retro styled sommercial, right? Just checkin'.
Matt My mother did the same thing with the freshen up and the tobacco bits, until she switched to Fredent gum.
Does anyone remember the hotdog gum? It was only shaped like hotdogs. Obviously didn't taste like it. My mother used to buy those and twizzlers for road trips cause they'd get tough as an eraser in about five minutes and our mouths would be occupied with something other than talking.
squee congrats on your 3 weeks!
Like others I have been enjoying the august blog dealy. Business is so werin summer, so I suppose when school starts and the party ends I'll have more work to do, right? Aw well. If anyone is like me, they think of fall starting right after labor day, which is like 2-3 weeks away. school=fall=haloween, right?

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 08/18/2006 09:44 AM EST

yeah, commercial, whoops

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 08/18/2006 09:51 AM EST

Matt -- Ahh, Freshen Up. I can't tell you how many times my mother shoved semi-wrapped pieces of this stuff, complete with small shreds of tobacco and usually a bit of her hot pink Wet-N-Wild blush on it. If I was real lucky, it had a whiff of Jean Natte to add that special little spice.

Norb -- My condolences. Putting an animal down is perhaps one of the worst decisions you'll ever have to make. I had to put my 17 year old orange tabbie cat down in 2000. (Opening Night of the Sydney Olympics no less. I'll never forget it. We left during Afganistan during the Parade of Nations and made it back in time for the US' entrance.) They're never really gone though, just kinda hiding. You'll be okay, just keep watching those Simpsons episodes.

Squee -- Congrats on three weeks. You're almost out of the woods, just hold fast and keep brushing and flossing. The worst thing I ever did for my teeth was switch from my pack-and-a-half a day of Camel Lights to a bag of Worthers.

kb -- My mother used to buy me hotdog gum at Woolworth's. I miss their novelty/impulse buy counters. Best collection of tie-in and bizarre candies ever.

Chestnuts roasted by LemurCat @ 08/18/2006 10:11 AM EST

kb-
They still have gum like that all over. That and hamburger and fries-shaped gum.
The strangest of all (that I've seen) was marketed as some kind of breakfast-shaped gum. It was made to look like eggs - sunny side up. I could be making this up and maybe I only imagined it, but I doubt it.

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 08/18/2006 10:18 AM EST

We called it "Cum Gum" in the '70s. I didn't know why until the '80s.

Chestnuts roasted by klatubaradanikto @ 08/18/2006 10:30 AM EST

That has to be one of the worst commercials I have ever seen on here, so so awesome!

Honestly, I don't really like anything with a liquid center, so I wont be trying these. And I was thinking, isnt there a new gum with some icy burst or something like that? I've seen a really odd commercial with a boy in a bubble. WTF is with that commercial? I just do not get it! Someone explain.

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 08/18/2006 11:07 AM EST

Thanks kb and LemurCat I'm actually starting to feel halfway human lately, though I'm still an emotional wreck at times. I just about lost it when I found out about my poor kitty.
Do we need to get the ball rolling on X-E Personals? Or is this just a good time to confess our secret blog crushes?
At this point, nobody's going to be naming products after tsunamis or hurricanes, right? I'm definitely oversensitive to that kind of thing, but I'd find it so distasteful. Thrashing Tsunami Blast Bubblicious is not something I would buy.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/18/2006 11:23 AM EST

Ack, you're leaking wonderful misery-named candy goo on what looks to be the second season DVD of the classic turtles cartoon! Nooo!

Also, the weird naming thing has spread to the smoothies we serve in the cafe in Borders. Strawberry is now "Strawberry Bomb", and we now serve "Extreme Peach". The others have yet to be named weird things yet.

Chestnuts roasted by Toad64 @ 08/18/2006 11:38 AM EST

Here's the hot dog gum Not sure if it's the same as you're thinking. But now I'm cravin' some.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 08/18/2006 11:53 AM EST

Doesn't anyone remember Tidal Wave Gum? "Ichybungawa - It's a Tidal Wave"!

Chestnuts roasted by Dave @ 08/18/2006 12:44 PM EST

Chewels
Tidal Wave
Freshen Up

I have experienced all three of the early goo-gums. And lived. I have a passing acquaintence with the others. What I really remember is the ads for Freshen Up: The Gum that Goes Squirt! "Love that Squirt!" Possibly one of The Joker's early Smylex products.

Sorry about the Kitty. May any cat deities, local and domestic, within earshot, bless you and yours.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/18/2006 01:08 PM EST

Mystie- I was going to post about the 7-up gum too, i remember chewing it a lot when i was younger although i cant remember if i actually liked it or not. I dont think all things with a liquid center are bad...gushers, those fruit snack thingies...those are pretty good.

Invader Norbert- Sorry about putting your cat down, having to do that really sucks, but at least you can think that your cat is in cat heaven now Anyways, same thing goes to anyone else who has lost a pet, I know the feeling, a question though in case anyone can make a suggestion, I just got a cat last year, Syd, and hes gotten into this habit of laying in the middle of the street...yeah not very bright, ive tried running at him and yelling but nothing seems to make him stop...what should i do?

Chestnuts roasted by Katella @ 08/18/2006 01:54 PM EST

Once again, thanks all!

And John Paragon (who played Jambi & Pterri), was also in UHF, as Richard Fletcher (RJ's son)

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/18/2006 02:24 PM EST

SNAKES ON A PLANE!

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 08/18/2006 02:27 PM EST

Snakes Who Missed The Plane!

Chestnuts roasted by Brett @ 08/18/2006 03:03 PM EST

Titdal Wave Action:

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1387/

Chestnuts roasted by ... @ 08/18/2006 03:04 PM EST

Katella -- I've found the only way to stop things like that is to just not let your cat go outside. We finally wised up after losing three young felines to the SEPTA R5 line that ran through my parents' backyard.

Chestnuts roasted by LemurCat @ 08/18/2006 03:23 PM EST

hey guys,
sorry to hear about everyones pets, ive had so many since i was a lil kid and i know the heartbreak of losin a furry best friend...

and mystie: ive been there too, people who do that should be shot, sorry to hear about it, we should team up and take our revenge out on the world!! MUUUUAAHHAHAHAHA!!!
AAAANNNNND
i'd also like to thank everyone for the kind birthday wishes yesterday, it was a horrible birthday with lots of unnessary drama, but you guys made it a bit better, dammit, i wish my real life friends were as rad and nice as my X-E blog buddies(you wouldnt be husband and wife you'd be 'blog-buddies') hehe southpark
anyway, in summation, sorry about your pets, sorry to mystie. and thanks for the happy birfdays!!

El-Josh-O

Chestnuts roasted by JoshC @ 08/18/2006 03:51 PM EST

I had a cat named Leo that I had for about 11 years. He was notoriously mean to everyone except me, which made me like him even more. One day about a year ago, I came home and found out that he had got out of the house and was killed by one of our dogs. Sad day for me. I took him out into the pasture and buried him next to our German Sheperd, which was named She-ra (Not kidding).

In short, I know how you feel Norbert, and I'm sorry to hear about your cat.

Chestnuts roasted by Deuce @ 08/18/2006 03:54 PM EST

People, people, I'm gonna cry here! Deuce, Leo and She-ra are awesome names for pets I have a dog name Leo!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 08/18/2006 04:09 PM EST

There was some big company that made gooey gum stuff just like Bursts during most of the '80s, don't remember if it was Bubblicious or not, but it was available. Maybe it was a regional thing here in the midwest (more specifically Illinois). I'm pretty sure it was the traditional rectangle shape, not the new wacky Easter Bunny turd-nugget. Never heard of Freshen Up. I feel left out now...waaahh.

I've actually got a wrapper here on my desk at work for Bubblicious Bursts, uhh...pink flavor...whatever it's called. The wrapper only says Bubblicious Bursts, so I'll have to wait untill my office manager offers me another piece to find out what the flavor is called. So, for now we'll just call it Pink Flavor.

Chestnuts roasted by Justin @ 08/18/2006 04:11 PM EST

Matt, you've really been making use of that Zodac figure recently. Nice. In case you haven't noticed, I LOVE MOTU!

Chestnuts roasted by Justin @ 08/18/2006 04:15 PM EST

i remember CHEWELS, another nasty 80s goo-filled gum.... It tasted kinda nasty but the novelty was so cool at age 7.

Chestnuts roasted by Bazooka Joe @ 08/18/2006 04:15 PM EST

Mmmmmmmm........BlackJack Gum!

Chestnuts roasted by Joker @ 08/18/2006 05:01 PM EST

1. I loved FRESHEN UP as a kid (still do). Personal favorite was Gator Gum the GATORADE gum. Does anyone know if they still make that? P.S. screw Orbitz and the adult gums, they suck.
2. The worst disaster themed food substance that I have heard are hot chicken wings title Chernobyl. That's just not right.

3. Watching GREMLINS right now. E. Claire sat for a few seconds (a rare event) to watch Gizmo.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 08/18/2006 05:33 PM EST

I'd love to read the research report indicating that by and large, children are far more prone to buy a company's product if it's named after unpleasant events.

I got it! Holocaust Red Hots!!! I'll be rich!! I'm on my way to the copyright office right now!!

(and then to hell... which might be similar.)

Chestnuts roasted by yooka @ 08/18/2006 05:38 PM EST

Did I really just spell Zodak with a "c"?! Durr...long day.

Chestnuts roasted by Justin @ 08/18/2006 05:46 PM EST

Do we need to get the ball rolling on X-E Personals? Or is this just a good time to confess our secret blog crushes?

Sounds like a good idea to me! Anyone in the Reading/Kutztown area need a date for Dracula's Ball? I am totally not going into Philly alone.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 08/18/2006 06:34 PM EST

I do beleive that Gator Gum exists today, try looking at 7 eleven or quik chek. I do remeber the Dr Pepper gum and 7 up as well. I was bummed because i wanted to post about it but y'all beat me to it!

I feel bad with everyone else losing pets and i'm celebrating my 2 month anniversary with my Shih tzu puppy Dottie Jean...she's 5 months old and SOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by mandy_Reeves @ 08/18/2006 06:40 PM EST

No 7-11s in my area and I have never heard of Quik Chek. I used to get it a SAM'S WHOLESALE but that was in the early 90's.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 08/18/2006 07:50 PM EST