![]() ![]() Hey, they may be the greatest product to come out of Seattle since grunge rock and extortionist coffee. The makers, in a snide jab at Altoids, say their mints have no aftertaste because they are made with no animal products such as “horses’ hooves,” a reference to gelatin. The website FAQs also claim, sort of, that some say the mints have energizing properties a la Viagra and other romance-enhancing powers a la Monica. A 1979 episode of NPR s 'All Things Considered' discussed the science behind the spark after a caller discovered her children playing in the closet multiple times a day. I know a former Chicago beat cop who used to pop Penguins on long, lonely night shifts. The key is they have 15 milligrams of caffeine in each of them (the equivalent of one-third of a cola in each pellet), and they’re sugarless. You do know Penguin mints, don’t you? On the Penguin website (penguinmints.asp), the company claims they’ve “attained an almost cult-like status among coders, clubbers, adrenaline junkies and survivors of overly long meetings everywhere.” Read reviews and buy Life Savers Wint O Green Mint Candies - 44.93oz at Target. ![]() If you do it right, you should see bluish flashes of light. While keeping your mouth open, break the lifesaver up with your teeth and look for sparks. Put a Wint-O-Green or a Pep-O-Mint lifesaver in your mouth. The best, brightest and indubitably hippest, however, is the Penguin chocolate mint in its totally 21st-century brown-and-silver sunburst box. Wait a few minutes until your eyes get accustomed to the darkness. Reliable, not-precisely-cool Velamints, known for having mild, smooth texture and taste, offer pillow-shaped chocolate mints for about $2.99 a tin. ![]()
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