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20 Pounds of Mints

by Flexo on June 26, 2007

in Software

Wint-O-Green LifesaversA 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.

Flexo and Wint-O-Green MintsHere is what 20 pounds of mints looks like, in addition to an unshaven, tired-from-moving-boxes Flexo.

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1 dee June 26, 2007 at 4:40 pm

well, at least your breath won’t stink for a while

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2 Flexo June 26, 2007 at 5:03 pm

Dee: True, and the beautiful women I kiss are most delighted.

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3 mapgirl June 26, 2007 at 5:10 pm

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.

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4 Doobie June 26, 2007 at 7:12 pm

Does this mean another ConCom contest is in order? You can start the trend of “re-prizing”.

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5 Flexo June 26, 2007 at 7:49 pm

Doob: I’m already behind on my contests; I need to come up with something for the latest book I reviewed.

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6 dimes June 26, 2007 at 9:54 pm

Well, looks like you’ll have a lot of opportunities to experience with triboluminescence.
And look at those pretty bloo ize!

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7 dimes June 26, 2007 at 9:55 pm

Oh hell. That should be “experiment.”

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8 Lise June 27, 2007 at 10:49 am

Oh man… I LOVE wintergreen Lifesavers. Right now you’re like the luckiest man in the world in my book.

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