Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Ick

Readers offer their wild, wacky and occasionally icky ideas for the Hostess treat: "the good, the bad and, yes, the ugly."

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Beef Beer

DoggieNews: Beer for Dogs: "Made with choice malted barley and filtered water, the new brew comes in a beef flavor, and is fortified with Vitamin E and glucosamine."

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Ice cream that's put out to pasture

Ice cream that's put out to pasture:

What happens when Ben & Jerry's flavors are no longer popular? They're, ahem, cream-ated.

Welcome to Ben & Jerry's flavor graveyard. Each year, the Vermont company creates as many as 12 new flavors. It's what customers have come to expect since Cherry Garcia was introduced to the world in 1987. But for every Neapolitan Dynamite and Vermonty Python that gets added to the lineup, a Lemon Peppermint Carob Chip or Ice Tea with Ginseng must be retired.

Ben and Jerry's Graveyard

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Flavored KitKats flop in Britain

Flavored KitKats flop in Britain: "For the summer months, it launched strawberries and cream, passion fruit and mango and even red berry versions. In the winter came 'Christmas pudding' and tiramisu, which contained real wine and marscapone. Even though Britons never fully embraced the Atkins diet craze, the company launched a low-carb version.

The experiments flopped."

The frightening list gones on and on ...

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Flugel Vodka Energy Drink

Bottle Watch: Flugel Vodka Energy Drink: "Fl�gel is a party drink that combines vodka with the taste of black currant and the energy boost of guarana, B vitamins, and caffeine."

Bleh!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Clamato Tortilla Chips

The Feed: "As a public service to Feed readers the world over, we're tasting disgusting snacks so you don't have to."

"tangy, cloying, tomato extract mixed with grave-dust"

Heee!