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Topic: Haribo wrappers cause outcry
sarcasticmuppet
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posted September 17, 2004 08:09 PM
quote: Spokesman Marco Alfter said: "The new wrapping is certainly fruitier than the old. But we have not had any other complaints. O.o
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Elizabeth
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posted September 17, 2004 08:12 PM
Oh my. And those cherries, what in the name of Pete are they doing??
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 17, 2004 09:14 PM
Uh, whatever it is, they're sure liking it.
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Alcon
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posted September 17, 2004 09:43 PM
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Elizabeth
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posted September 17, 2004 11:19 PM
Ok, here are a couple of questions. What is the green guy? Is he a he? What, in fact, ARE the genders of the fruits?
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Elizabeth
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posted September 17, 2004 11:33 PM
Well, Speed, you must go nutsover all the smilies on this message board. Do you prefer a rolling yellow head, or an annoying grinning one? Geez, now that I see them in this light, I think the yellow smilies are ALL a bunch of floozies. I am surprised the Cards allow them here.
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TMedina
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posted September 18, 2004 02:15 AM
It's not as bad as the obviously phallic-shaped container for Powerade sports drinks. -Trevor
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Yozhik
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posted September 18, 2004 03:55 AM
Well, that IS what they seem to be doing.
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Raia
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posted September 18, 2004 04:41 AM
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punwit
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posted September 18, 2004 09:50 AM
Hmmm, my first thought was that seeing as how they are fruits they must, by definition, be male.
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miles_per_hour
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posted September 18, 2004 09:57 AM
Well, fruits, by definition, are ovaries, IIRC, and therefore female. Too many commas!!!!
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 10:30 AM
The two cherries are female. Not sure about the lemon. The green dude is one kinky cartoon character.
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ae
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posted September 18, 2004 11:21 AM
That's hilarious. I'm blogging that.
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TMedina
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posted September 18, 2004 12:25 PM
Well, being a fruit has a certain appeal. -Trevor
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 18, 2004 05:33 PM
Those wrappers make me want to don a habit. I've lost several points of virtue just by looking at them again.
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 06:26 PM
A bad habit, Sara?
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 18, 2004 06:30 PM
A minimalist habit. Black and white, the classy colours for the chic chick. Although fruti candies ... nah, not to go there. Stick with the habit of virtue. *grin
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Bob_Scopatz
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posted September 18, 2004 06:40 PM
This puts a whole new face on the phrase "be fruitful and multiply." And let me just say, you do NOT want to see the banana candies.
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 18, 2004 06:42 PM
(I cannot make this joke on Hatrack.)
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Foust
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posted September 18, 2004 06:45 PM
(another joke that cannot be made on hatrack)
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punwit
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posted September 18, 2004 06:59 PM
Is there any way to stem the tide of fruit proliferation. I think it is quite unbecoming, seedy at best.
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 18, 2004 07:00 PM
More along the lollipop line.
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punwit
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posted September 18, 2004 07:09 PM
Can you imagine the fun we would have had with the old M&M's campaign?
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 08:47 PM
The frightening thing for me is that I am oddly attracted to the green guy. Did I actually WRITE that? It was the Yellowtail Shiraz talking. Darned grapes.
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 08:54 PM
Pooka, I have been biting my tongue on that one. It was the first thing that crossed my mind, though, and I will say nothing more than that.
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TMedina
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posted September 18, 2004 08:55 PM
You people are just...wrong . -Trevor
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 08:58 PM
Trevor, you are so right about that.
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Sara Sasse
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posted September 18, 2004 08:58 PM
Man, I knew I'd seen "Haribo" somewhere recently. They do say the biggest sex organ is in the head. (I didn't know it was Kama's nose, but hey, it's a cute one.)
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TMedina
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posted September 18, 2004 09:02 PM
Edit: Deleted for good taste. So to speak. -Trevor [ September 18, 2004, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: TMedina ]
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Elizabeth
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posted September 18, 2004 09:38 PM
You think you are so puree, don't you?
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TMedina
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posted September 18, 2004 09:39 PM
Bah, that wasn't as smoothie as you might like. -Trevor
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Elizabeth
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posted September 19, 2004 09:07 PM
Yo!Gird your tongue!
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