M&M’s
August 6th, 2008
Fun Fact: Jon Lovitz was the original voice of the red M&M
Recommended T.O.E.: The 1980’s, apparently
“As a critic, I’ve never felt more irrelevant.”
Fun Fact: Jon Lovitz was the original voice of the red M&M
Recommended T.O.E.: The 1980’s, apparently
“As a critic, I’ve never felt more irrelevant.”

Fun Fact: Ice Coffee is greater than or equal to Coffee Ice
Recommended T.O.E.: When you’re at Dunkin’ Donuts
“Best part of Double D’s ice coffee - aiming your straw at the ring of sugar at the bottom of the cup and sucking the grains through the cracks of my teeth (you read those pronouns correctly).”
Fun Fact: When originally introduced in 1978, Whatchamacallits had no caramel
Recommended T.O.E.: When your jaw is wired shut
“I call it a goddamn Whatchamacallit!”

To whom it may concern:
I’ve been asked to let you all know that on August 15, Snack You Silly will be moving to our own, dedicated server. My boss is making me tell you that this won’t change any permalink structure, but will allow for a better layout, content discovery bars, and a few other fun things.

Fun Fact: Euro Shopper Paprika Chips have the longest shelf life of any of the discount European snack chips
Recommended T.O.E.: When you’re bored on a train in Europe and you’ve run out of friends to email
“An unpretentious international package sure to satisfy”

Fun Fact: Two Bite Brownies are physically impossible to choke on.
Recommended T.O.E.: Critics will disagree, but after the salad and before the steak.
“What about the second bite, you might ask? What about that stain on your polo shirt, I’d respond.”

Fun Fact: The Every Burger is easy to steal if you don’t have money
Recommended T.O.E.: When real burgers just ain’t cutting it
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned through my years of snacking, it’s that people with dry mouths are idiots.”

No longer a screaming lobster in a pot of hot water, Kellogg’s appears to be on the rebound as it breaks its media silence to announce a new campaign. This is the first that we have heard out of the Kellogg’s camp since its debaucherous Pop-Tart Week press conference and the early conclusion of its disastrous North American Pop-Tart Week.
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Fun fact: Little Caesar was actually 6’2″
Recommended T.O.E.: When in Rome
“A five-dollar large pizza can’t be quality food, right? Right!? Wrong.”

Jill Skylab wraps up the first annual North American Pop-Tart Week.
To get where I’ve been in the industry as a woman, you can’t mince words. So let’s not slice or dice and just say it: Pop-Tart week was a manager’s worse nightmare, and a failure on so many fronts. When I took this job as a Brand Messaging Analyst/Acting Assistant Director of Branding at Snack You Silly, I was expecting a fresh perspective on an industry I had loved so much from the inside. Instead, my first assignment was sorting through the mess as Kellogg’s became a screaming lobster in the media’s pot of hot water.