June 07, 2004

No Product Tie-In Too Weird

In the Harry Potter universe, there are these things called "Bertie Bott's Everyflavor Beans." When they say every flavor, they mean every flavor. These magical jellybeans have flavors ranging from orange to earwax; from licorice to dirt. There's no way to tell the beans apart by looking at them, so every time the user pops one in his mouth he's playing confectionery chicken. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this concept is being merchandised in the real world. Some of the more interesting flavors are booger, black pepper, earthworm, vomit, soap, sardine, and of course earwax and dirt.

Naturally, my neighborhood put its collective beer-fueled head together and came up with this possible list for the next series of beans:

  • Bleach
  • Feces
  • Drain Cleaner
  • Smegma
  • Menses
  • Paint Thinner
  • DDT
  • Motor Oil

Posted by Chris at June 7, 2004 08:26 AM

Category: Tales Of My Neighborhood
Comments

Chris - I can't seem to find an e-mail link - e-mail me.

Posted by: Bill from INDC Journal at June 7, 2004 12:28 PM

My more-or-less public email address is under "Other parking_god Stuff" on the right hand bar. You have to de-spam-protect the address, but it's there.

No need, tho - I've sent you an email from my sooper-seekrit email address.

Posted by: Chris of Dangerous Logic at June 7, 2004 03:52 PM

too funny. and hey NASTY. i'll stick with jelly belly.

Posted by: mlah at June 9, 2004 02:04 PM

what about "santorum?" ;)

Posted by: chess at June 9, 2004 07:55 PM

Oh, man, that's GROSS...

Posted by: Chris of Dangerous Logic at June 9, 2004 09:07 PM