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Johnny Unusual Ate This - A near-weekly series of terrible mistakes

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
I don't think I ever met another person who actually liked the taste of a fun dip stick, but it was my favorite part. I would usually eat one separate and use my finger in lieu. The mild flavor is exactly why it was a personal fave. It definitely spoke to my Japanese side lol.
Yeah, I like what it is doing in contrast and I love contrast in mouth-feel, flavours, etc but I wouldn't want to eat it on it's own.

BTW, do you like banana runts? I don't mind them but a lot of people hate them and I feel like the taste is comparable.
It's 'fermented butter', not honey. What that means, I'm not sure, but it'll probably just taste like a very rich, buttery chocolate. Also the pretzel-sticks underneath the chocolate are advertised as using whole grain flower so those'll probably taste different too.
Oooh, this sounds good. As I get older, I do like heartier tasting carbs. Mostly it's texture.
 

Büge

Arm Candy
(she/her)
Combos Pepperoni Pizza
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Combos Pizzeria
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Ah, Combos. The only snack with a canon Marvel super hero.
 
BTW, do you like banana runts? I don't mind them but a lot of people hate them and I feel like the taste is comparable.
Haha oh noooo. I haven't eaten a banana runt in at least several decades but I can still taste them in my mind's eye. They do indeed have a mild, sugary flavor. But that flavor is tainted beyond redemption by icky artificial-banana flavor. Which might be the worst artificial fruit flavor there is next to artificial apple and artificial grape.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Gumball Machine Toy Bank
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Bought a cheap toy with some candy attached.
Oof, this is the worst gum I've had so far. The flavour isn't great but it then turns into bitter ooze with no chewability. It's real gross.

Pocky Tasty
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I don't know if this is just regular Pocky in some special packaging or not. It looks like it's some milk and honey flavour based on the packaging.
I liked this but I don't think I could tasted the fermented butter or if it was used in the chocolate or bread stick or both. Still, Pocky is good.
Kool-Aid Popping Candy
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I did the Christmas version of this but I think this is a different flavour.
I don't know what makes tropical kool-aid pop rocks "Eastery" but I guess it isn't bad. I like the kool-aid tart flavour but I hate getting to the part where it is just the plain sweetness of the sugar rocks.

Combos Pizzeria
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It's weird the flavour is a location. It looks like it is more cheese focused but also apparently the other one has a cracker shell (my mistake) and this is pretzel.
This is more cheese based than the other pizza ones and they just have a duller flavour. I can KIND OF parse some subtle pizza elements, I guess.

Lime Crush
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I love orange Crush but let's see what lime can do. Something, probably.
Appropriately, kind of tastes like half a 7-Up.

Hershey's Cookies and Cream with Graham Crackers
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Yum! Looking forward to it.
I like the cookies and cream bar and the graham crackers don't add a TON to it, still move the needle in adding something I like.

Jolly Rancher Green Apple Drink Mix
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I love green apple flavours.
Yeah, these Jolly Rancher drink mixes are everything I like in a Jolly Rancher in drink form. Good stuff.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Thursday...

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Hershey's Birthday Cake
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I like birthday cake but I'm kind of tired of birthday cake as a flavour and I'd rather just have chocolate.

Bazooka Bubblegum

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Wait, not Bazooka Joe? If this comes with comics, you will all get to read them.

Andes Mint Cookie Crunch Thins

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I have had this in stick form but not in little bitties.

Whole Toasted Hazelnut Toffee
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Crush Pineapple
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Going through some basic ass Crush flavours.

Jolly Rancher Blue Raspberry Drink Mix

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It's weird how often blue raspberry is a flavour. I've never had a real blue raspberry.

Kool-Aid Popping Candy 3-Pack
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This has two flavours I've yet to try.

Combos Buffalo Blue Cheese
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Asterisks on your flavour feels like I should be wary.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
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Herman is the fucking worst. I can already tell. Cut your losses, Guy Trapped in His Own Turtleneck.

I don't think the Fortune knows what a fortune is. Also, recycling could help the world but pales in comparison to massive systemic change. What about that?
 
Asterisks on your flavour feels like I should be wary.
There are typically very strict governmental guidelines that determine whether or not a product can say it has cheese in it or calls itself cheese, so I assume that's what's going on here. It can still taste good, but it probably doesn't have any actual cheese in it. The way 'buttery spread' doesn't actually have butter in it but still tastes aight.
 

Violentvixen

(She/Her)
There are typically very strict governmental guidelines that determine whether or not a product can say it has cheese in it or calls itself cheese, so I assume that's what's going on here. It can still taste good, but it probably doesn't have any actual cheese in it. The way 'buttery spread' doesn't actually have butter in it but still tastes aight.
Fun semi-related fact: Tutti Frutti is an actual FDA approved flavour. I don't know why that one always stands out to me as seeming weird to be on the list, but it does!
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Hershey's Birthday Cake
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I like birthday cake but I'm kind of tired of birthday cake as a flavour and I'd rather just have chocolate.
Not bad, per se, but yeah, it's a flavour I'm boring of.
Bazooka Bubblegum

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Wait, not Bazooka Joe? If this comes with comics, you will all get to read them.
I thought this would be too hard but it's actually just right. Will report comics as I make my way through them.
Andes Mint Cookie Crunch Thins

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I have had this in stick form but not in little bitties.
Somehow, despite being the same, I loved this more than the one in the shape of a stick. Just gobbled them up.
Whole Toasted Hazelnut Toffee
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Fine. Toffee is tough and the hazelnut didn't add much.
Crush Pineapple
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Fine but not an interesting flavour.
Jolly Rancher Blue Raspberry Drink Mix

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Good but none where as good as cherry, too be honest.
Kool-Aid Popping Candy 3-Pack
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They came in tiny pyramid-esque pouches and I feel like it's the best way to get them, really.
Combos Buffalo Blue Cheese
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I honestly couldn't tell the difference in flavour between these and pizzeria. I'm sure if I had them together I could but it's a strong, vague cheese flavour and some powerful pretzel salt.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
For next week, the last day of work before vacation (where I will be almost certainly totaled. It's gonna be a long week).

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Am I forgetting anything? Oh, yeah!

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Kitkat Blueberry Muffin
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I suspect I'll only kinda like these. I like all of the above but I feel like this is going to be in the same category as other non-chocolatey Kitkat; mildly interesting but not as good as the classic.

Hubba Bubba Max Sour Blue Raspberry
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The raspberries kinda look like bumpy blueberries.

Coris Whistle Candy
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Curious what is in the box....

Combos Garlic Parmesan
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I love garlic bread but I suspect even for a combo this is going to taste too salty.

Crush Strawberry
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I suspect I won't be that into this but I LOVE the container graphics, particularly the "1940s cartoon" font.

Glico Mickey Minnie Pops

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This one definitely won't taste like real chocolate.

Hollow Real Milk Chocolate
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I looked all over the box and that's the actual name of the product. Also, the box looks like it is for fireworks.
 

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
I generally like Combos (though yeah, they’re a bit saltier than necessary), but I’ve never seen that garlic parm flavor. Curious if it’s any good.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
I like the ones I had but the only one I specifically want to have is chocolate. Curious if we intersect here.

My wariness of garlic parm is I like garlic but I find some garlic flavoured things in general tend to be oversalted.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Kitkat Blueberry Muffin
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I suspect I'll only kinda like these. I like all of the above but I feel like this is going to be in the same category as other non-chocolatey Kitkat; mildly interesting but not as good as the classic.
Eh, I'm not a big fan of artificial blueberry flavour. Fine but a less interesting flavour to me.

Hubba Bubba Max Sour Blue Raspberry
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The raspberries kinda look like bumpy blueberries.
OK, but I am getting tired of blue raspberry as a flavour.

Coris Whistle Candy
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Curious what is in the box....
It was a teeny hair clip so I gave it to a young preschool kid. The candy really does whistle! Loudly! Blow in it and it whistles! The taste isn't bad but to make it whistle it breaks not long after sucking on it (the inside is hollow).
Combos Garlic Parmesan
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I love garlic bread but I suspect even for a combo this is going to taste too salty.
Fine but yeah, a bit salty for snacking on the whole bag.

Crush Strawberry
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I suspect I won't be that into this but I LOVE the container graphics, particularly the "1940s cartoon" font.
A fairly dull Crush flavour. The thing is, I love the tartness of strawberries and strawberry flavoured things rarely have that.

Glico Mickey Minnie Pops

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This one definitely won't taste like real chocolate.
I... was wrong. Like, it's heavily molded but if it isn't real chocolate, it's pretty close.
Hollow Real Milk Chocolate
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I looked all over the box and that's the actual name of the product. Also, the box looks like it is for fireworks.
For a no name bunny, this is good. The eye is just hard sugar but the candy carrots are closer to a sour candy. Neat.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Today...

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Pringles Scorchin' Chili and Lime
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I certainly don't need "Minecoins" but I'll happily take a nice spicy chip.

Bubly Lime
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I drink a lot of this stuff anyway but this is a good excuse NOT to drink a soda this week.

Arnold Palmer Half & Half Fruit Snacks
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This never happens but the lady behind the counter told me these "slap". High hopes here. I already love the Arizona Arnold Palmers.

Krabby Patties Colors
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There's still easter stuff left over. These have little easter gummies mixed in. And yet the peeps are still not on sale.

KitKat Cinnabon
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I suspect this is a good one but I am a sucker for KitKats.

Trident Island Berry Lime
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I feel like I'm having a lot of lime this week (I also got a raspberry lime gelato).
 

jpfriction

(He, Him)
My daughter brought home some of those krabby patties from a birthday party recently. She refuses to touch them after one bite so… good luck buddy.
 

Violentvixen

(She/Her)
Bubly Lime
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I drink a lot of this stuff anyway but this is a good excuse NOT to drink a soda this week.
Oh man we used to get these all the time at work and I miss them. Never seen the big can though.

Arnold Palmer Half & Half Fruit Snacks
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This never happens but the lady behind the counter told me these "slap". High hopes here. I already love the Arizona Arnold Palmers.
Oh damn I am pretty sure I would love these.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Pringles Scorchin' Chili and Lime
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I certainly don't need "Minecoins" but I'll happily take a nice spicy chip.
Decent but rather mild flavour.

Bubly Lime
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I drink a lot of this stuff anyway but this is a good excuse NOT to drink a soda this week.
Perfect refreshment after a hot jog.

Arnold Palmer Half & Half Fruit Snacks
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This never happens but the lady behind the counter told me these "slap". High hopes here. I already love the Arizona Arnold Palmers.
Slaps is strong but I did like it. Gummies with ice tea and fruit flavour. But I feel like while I love the texture and sweetness of gummies, I often find a disconnect between them and flavour which feels, and I might be articulating poorly, "distant"? Definitely there but somehow not entirely. Still, I downed them pretty quick.

Krabby Patties Colors
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There's still easter stuff left over. These have little easter gummies mixed in. And yet the peeps are still not on sale.
My daughter brought home some of those krabby patties from a birthday party recently. She refuses to touch them after one bite so… good luck buddy.
A bit strong but yeah these are lower tier gummies and the flavour is... sugar. A little too firm, too.

KitKat Cinnabon
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I suspect this is a good one but I am a sucker for KitKats.
Pretty good. And if you like the smell of cinnamon, it is pretty strong once the packaging is opened.
Trident Island Berry Lime
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I feel like I'm having a lot of lime this week (I also got a raspberry lime gelato).
It's a pretty standard fruit gum but still not bad at all.

I also forgot...

Skittles Original Punch Drink Mix
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I tend to put in more water than recommended, usually because I still find these things too sweet otherwise but the taste is pretty strong even with that. Also, pungent apparently as @JBear can attest during a car trip. It tastes like Skittle water, to be sure.

 
I'm curious how the punch flavor is, all I've tried are the individual skittle flavors. Which yes, they taste like skittle water lol. Can't help but imagine they'd taste better carbonated.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
For Sunday

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Goo Goo Cluster Pecan
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I've heard reference to Goo Goo Clusters in US media but never had one or even knew what they look like.

Skittles Wild Berry Punch Drink Mix
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The last one but wild berry. And probably also really fragrant.

Hubba Bubba Mega Long Snappy Strawberry
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Huh, Bubble Tape isn't on the packaging, despite it being that. Odd...

Froot Loops Cereal Flavored Milk
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I could see someone gagging at the sight of this but this is my jam.

York Peppermint Patty
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I do love chocolate mints. In all honest, I don't remember if I've had this specific brand or just a similar one. I think I have.

Peeps Filled Delights Caramel Mocha
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I finally caved and got the "never for sale" peeps. In forms both indulgent and

Peeps Hot Tamales Fierce Cinnamon
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Caliente.

And speaking of...

Pringles Hot Ones
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"How do we market our spice-themed interview show?"
"Mr. P's O-Face"
 

Violentvixen

(She/Her)
Goo Goo Cluster Pecan
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I've heard reference to Goo Goo Clusters in US media but never had one or even knew what they look like.
I have never heard of these before. I thought they might be the same as Turtles but those don't usually have nougat. Huh!

Froot Loops Cereal Flavored Milk
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I could see someone gagging at the sight of this but this is my jam.
LOL

York Peppermint Patty
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I do love chocolate mints. In all honest, I don't remember if I've had this specific brand or just a similar one. I think I have.

Oh, I love these. The mint filling is so good. I used to make brownies with a layer of these in the middle of the batter, decadent.
 

Daikaiju

Rated Ages 6+
(He, Him)
Edy's once did a York themed ice cream While the dark chocolate bits were nice, I'd kill for more of the peppermint ice cream base.
 
As an enthusiast enjoyer of Skittles, I don't say this lightly when I say that Wild Berry Skittles are the worst Skittles. So good luck on those. Even the novelty halloween ones with gross flavors sprinkled in are better Skittles.
 

zonetrope

(he/him)
I check out new varieties of Skittles for the novelty value, but none of them hold a candle to the balance of artificial fruit flavors of the original. I'm so glad they brought the lime back.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Goo Goo Cluster Pecan
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I've heard reference to Goo Goo Clusters in US media but never had one or even knew what they look like.
Pretty yummy. The pecans were crushed smaller than I expected.
Skittles Wild Berry Punch Drink Mix
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The last one but wild berry. And probably also really fragrant.
Fine but I don't think I'll get any of the skittle flavours after I try them all.
Hubba Bubba Mega Long Snappy Strawberry
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Huh, Bubble Tape isn't on the packaging, despite it being that. Odd...
I really like this. A nice flavorful gum. Though the taste weirdly puts me more in mind of apples.
Froot Loops Cereal Flavored Milk
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I could see someone gagging at the sight of this but this is my jam.
This was good. It tasted like a very sweet milk and feels like something I would have gotten when I lived in Asia. Froot Loops flavour is in there but it's subtler than I expected and is mostly present in the aftertaste.
York Peppermint Patty
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I do love chocolate mints. In all honest, I don't remember if I've had this specific brand or just a similar one. I think I have.
Perfect little after dinner mint.
Peeps Filled Delights Caramel Mocha
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I finally caved and got the "never for sale" peeps. In forms both indulgent and
The best peeps. More decedent than usual with stuff on the inside. It feels like it should be too busy, but it works.
Peeps Hot Tamales Fierce Cinnamon
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Caliente.
This is also one of the better peeps, too. The cinnamon flavour is basic but really does add something nice to marshmallows.
Pringles Hot Ones
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"How do we market our spice-themed interview show?"
"Mr. P's O-Face"
They really were spicy but flavour-wise... not BAD but not notable to me. I'm finding a lot of Pringles flavours rather subtle.

I also had this because I found myself outside the candy shoppe on a hot day...

Coke Cherry
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Refreshing but at that point, anything would be. Whew.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
On another short vacay but I brought cheat day with me.

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David
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Do the taste of sunflower seeds differ by company? I would believe it: different strains of the plant, different growing conditions... but at the end of the day, I suspect they all taste the same to me. Also it's weird that it's not possessive. Sounds like I'm just eating some guy named David.

Skittles Tropical Punch Drink Mix
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This is the last Skittles drink apart from the "each flavour in individual bags" box, which the store didn't have last time I went there. I haven't disliked any but while I like Skittles the candy, Skittles the drink doesn't work for me. There's something about this KIND of sweetness that isn't refreshing and I am drinking these things in hot weather.

Dr. Pepper Cherry Vanilla
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Sorry for the bad shot. What is this, bigfoot's cola?

Trident Watermelon Twist

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The twist is the doctor is a woman.

Corn Nuts
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I think I remember liking these. It's been a while.

Mike and Ike's Berry Blast
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It's not legible but... yeah, that's a peach on the box and they call it peachberry. Either they are liars or this is an interesting breed of fruit.

Fruity Pebbles Birthday Cake Candy Bar
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I don't hate birthday cake flavour but... I'm so tired of it.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
David
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Do the taste of sunflower seeds differ by company? I would believe it: different strains of the plant, different growing conditions... but at the end of the day, I suspect they all taste the same to me. Also it's weird that it's not possessive. Sounds like I'm just eating some guy named David.
Yep, it's sunflower seeds.
Skittles Tropical Punch Drink Mix
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This is the last Skittles drink apart from the "each flavour in individual bags" box, which the store didn't have last time I went there. I haven't disliked any but while I like Skittles the candy, Skittles the drink doesn't work for me. There's something about this KIND of sweetness that isn't refreshing and I am drinking these things in hot weather.
I mean, I guess this tastes different than the last stuff.

Dr. Pepper Cherry Vanilla
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Sorry for the bad shot. What is this, bigfoot's cola?
It doesn't taste hugely different than a regular Dr. P. I guess it is creamier but I bet if no one told me, it wouldn't register.
Trident Watermelon Twist

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The twist is the doctor is a woman.
Again, another decent, light flavour from Trident

Corn Nuts
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I think I remember liking these. It's been a while.
Sorry, the 90s ad campaign, these are not an extreme snack. They are good in a very basic way, though.

Mike and Ike's Berry Blast
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It's not legible but... yeah, that's a peach on the box and they call it peachberry. Either they are liars or this is an interesting breed of fruit.
I was thinking how much I used to like Mike and Ike's and suspected they wouldn't hold up but these were really good and "peachberry" was the best of the five flavours.

Fruity Pebbles Birthday Cake Candy Bar
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I don't hate birthday cake flavour but... I'm so tired of it.
I feel like birthday cake "flavour" has been codified and... this is really white chocolate with fruity Pebbles in it. And not very many.
 
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