Blogs Mar 21, 2011 at 9:22 am

These Things Are Amazing

Dan Savage
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1
But we don't get Vanilla Coke. It's a trade off.
Charm on March 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM Report this
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Pepperidge Farm Geneva cookies are pretty great, but they don't have as much chocolate(y coating).

Put 'em in the microwave for a few seconds and you get Hot Daddies!
rob! on March 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM Report this
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...there was TIME now...
evilvolus on March 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM Report this
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Looks like a box of prunes to me.
decidedlyodd on March 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM Report this
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Also, ketchup flavored potato chips (don't knock 'em til you've tried 'em.)
bleedingheartlibertarian on March 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM Report this
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Are Mothers and Dads related???
Duvall-ite on March 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM Report this
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You keep coming to Canada, but you never call...sigh.
Canuck on March 21, 2011 at 9:37 AM Report this
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I bet he was right in your neighborhood, too, Canuck, but he passed right on by. Totally what Trailer Park Boys' Ricky would call a "worst-case Ontario".
gloomy gus on March 21, 2011 at 9:42 AM Report this
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What, what, gus?! Say it isn't so! I would've baked a cake, and put stale icing on it! Why am I always the last to know these things...
Canuck on March 21, 2011 at 9:43 AM Report this
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Ewww...I'm surprised at you, Dan. A "they have better junk food than us" QQ post! Really?!
LukeJoe on March 21, 2011 at 9:46 AM Report this
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Three words... All Dressed Ruffles.
atarukun on March 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM Report this
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Many, many children also have happy memories of their Dad's cookie purses, although I haven't seen one since the seventies.
saxfanatic on March 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM Report this
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Canadians also have Smarties and Aero Bars, while we get M&Ms and Hershey bars. Not fair.
BrownBear on March 21, 2011 at 9:54 AM Report this
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Canada loves you Dan, visit anytime. Nice talk on CBC'S Q today, by the way.
Puty on March 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM Report this
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@13 And Winegums!!
Canuck on March 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM Report this
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They also get Lay's curry chips, which are the only chips worth eating.
Sudden Nut on March 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM Report this
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Not much of a trade-off, actually. Canuckistan gets those Godawful dogshit-looking whatever they are, and I get to have all the guns and knives I want. I think I'll stay here, thanks.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on March 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM Report this
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BrownBear, if you live by an even remotely pretentious grocery store you can get Smarties and Aero Bars.
LukeJoe on March 21, 2011 at 10:01 AM Report this
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I don't know anyone who doesn't love those cookies!
Alea on March 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM Report this
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Here in the Netherlands, there are stroopwafels. They are the best.
Abby on March 21, 2011 at 10:22 AM Report this
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You're bringing back a bag each for all of us, right?
PaulBarwick on March 21, 2011 at 10:28 AM Report this
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What the hell!?! They can keep the "Turd-e-o's"!
Vince on March 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM Report this
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@20,

Trader Joe's has 'em here.

And, yes, they are amazing.
keshmeshi on March 21, 2011 at 10:32 AM Report this
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The maple leaf shaped ones with maple icing in the middle are great for dunking in your Timmy's. [Think Oreos, but maple all over.] Get thee to a sugar bush before you go back Dan!
Ubiquita on March 21, 2011 at 10:35 AM Report this
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I am sure they are delicious, but they look like charcoal briquettes. Or the kind of poop you have to see the doctor for.
Torchy Blane on March 21, 2011 at 10:42 AM Report this
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Why does the middle one look like it has a penis?
jhops on March 21, 2011 at 10:50 AM Report this
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@1 We have Vanilla Coke in Barrie.
on March 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM Report this
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Tomato sauce flavored chips are the best! They're my favorite flavor and the only place I can get them in the US is in specialty international shops. The closest one is something like 30-40 minutes away from me...but I drive it once a month to stock up on goodies
ladyrockess on March 21, 2011 at 11:52 AM Report this
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Yeah, those aren't even that good. Hold out for the Peek Frean's with the red sparkly stuff in the middle (I think they claim it's jam but it's the texture of jellybeans, so I call bullshit). Mmmm.
KayElle on March 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM Report this
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@15, I do miss the wine gums, but I love floral gums even more. Also Coffee Crisp bars, dill pickle chips and salt and vinegar popcorn seasoning. I'm heading up to B.C. next weekend and will be stocking up.
Compass Rose on March 21, 2011 at 12:37 PM Report this
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Ingredients: SUGAR, HYDROGENATED MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA, CORN STARCH, SOYA LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, ROLLED OATS, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING, COCONUT (TREATED WITH SULPHITES), GOLDEN SYRUP, RAISINS, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING, SALT), SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, SKIM MILK POWDER, SOYA LECITHIN, SPICES, CORN STARCH, COLOUR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR.


1 package = 2823 calories, 265g sugar, 105g saturated fat (529% daily value)

I'm pretty sure we have that here.
raku on March 21, 2011 at 12:39 PM Report this
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Gross...
John Horstman on March 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM Report this
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ketchup chips, salt and vinegar chips, and NANAIMO BARS.
Caralain on March 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM Report this
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All I know is that I could get very fat if I had unfettered access to Mallomars.
thecheesegirl on March 23, 2011 at 10:11 PM Report this

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