popsicles [03 Aug 2005|08:53pm] i would like to share a story about popsicles. as those close to me know, i have a current addiction to popsicles, specifically popsicle® brand popsicles (on account of flavor, consistancy, and jokes printed on the sticks). well, last time i went grocery shopping, i found myself in the freezer aisle staring at all the delicious yellow popsicle® boxes comparing prices, flavors, and the amount i would get for my buck. the size of the box also was a factor, as i was on my bicycle. i decided on a kind i have never tried before called "Great White" and the box has a picture of a shark on it, along with three white popsicles flavored cherry, orange, and (this is what got me) the mystery flavor!!!! it's probably grape, i thought quite cynically. the box was relatively small and they were on sale, so despite my benevolence to cherry and orange popsicles, i bought them. later that day i was ready to suck on a cold tasty treat. like an child on christmas morning, the first flavor i reached for was the MYSTERY FLAVOR. to my pleasant surprise, it was pineapple!!! i thoroughly enjoyed it, and upon completion looked to the stick for a good kneeslapping joke. all the stick said was "The myster flavor is Pineapple." DUH, i said aloud, diappointed. i couldn't help but think: i hope the other flavors have jokes on them. given the font and the way "Pineapple" is capitalized, it appears that maybe there is more than one mystery flavor! what if the other flavors don't have jokes on them? that will sure suck. a few days went by and more interesting things have happened since that pineapple popsicle. i in fact forgot about popsicles for the past few days. today i got home and stuck my head in the freezer because it is really hot outside. of course i found myself face to face with...the Great White!! i decided it was a good time to have one. cherry was positioned at the front of the box, and i was ok with that, knowing that this box contained pineapple popsicles i could more thoroughly enjoy later. i sat in front of my computer giving head to my cherry popsicle, relishing the thought that it could drip and it would not even leave a trace (since it's white, remember!) then i looked to the stick for a joke. brace yourself... the stick read.... The mystery flavor is Pineapple. WHAT?! first of all, it killed my dream about there being different mystery flavors in the box. now it's still a possibility, but i doubt it. secondly, WHAT THE FUCK, what if i ate a cherry popsicle before eating a mystery flavor and it would totally have ruined the suspense!!!! maybe i just bought a faulty box, in which case i feel cheated and i want my money back. i went to the freezer and stared at the box for awhile, considering writing a letter to the good people at popsicle®, and then figured that i would first write about it in livejournal, as i find the story very amusing and wish to sort out my thoughts before composing a serious letter to a corporation. i hope they give me free popsicles!!!!!! 6 comments|post comment

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