A while ago, I participated in a little contest sponsored by the fine folks at Mint, and for some strange, cosmic reason, I was selected to be the recipient of 20 pounds of mints. I was trying to move, yet people still wanted to send me boxes. I’m not complaining, though; the mints came in the form of Wint-O-Green Life Savers.
Here is what 20 pounds of mints looks like, in addition to an unshaven, tired-from-moving-boxes Flexo.
Updated July 8, 2010 and originally published June 26, 2007. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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well, at least your breath won’t stink for a while
Dee: True, and the beautiful women I kiss are most delighted.
heh heh… Sugar lasts forever with proper storage. I wonder how long it will take for you to get rid of them all with trick or treaters and a candy bowl at your desk.
Does this mean another ConCom contest is in order? You can start the trend of “re-prizing”.
Doob: I’m already behind on my contests; I need to come up with something for the latest book I reviewed.
Well, looks like you’ll have a lot of opportunities to experience with triboluminescence.
And look at those pretty bloo ize!
Oh hell. That should be “experiment.”
Oh man… I LOVE wintergreen Lifesavers. Right now you’re like the luckiest man in the world in my book.