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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Alien Drool Sour Liquid Candy



Sour liquid candy with an eye-dropper style dispenser. Varieties available are Red or Green with no mention on the label what flavors these colors might offer. We tried Red which had a scent I would describe as cherry-ish. The flavor was sort of a cherry or strawberry.

The label warns
DRIP ONLY in your mouth, or back in alien's nose..
Not the best design for sharing, it could be messy with kids.

This candy was not as haltingly sour as
Skitz-O-Frantic. Both are made by Generation Foods. Generation Foods' website is interesting only in that it shows more of their candies available. There are no games or downloads.
Our Bunny readers might find
this interesting.


Some Brainnn Candy Contest winners may find this in their prize pack.


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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Brainnn Candy Contest -- Round 3 aka Final Round

You kids are just too darn smart for your own good... Is this contest over yet...? Oh wait a minute! I think the last month has all been a dream and I'm waking up to find Bobby Ewing in the shower even though I thought he was dead... So the candy is mine all MINE ha ha! Erm, perhaps I haven't fully wakened from my dream after all.

The Answers From Round 2

1. Just as every Elvis fan longs to visit Graceland, SPAM fans worldwide now have their own pilgrimage to make. Name the place to visit the 16,500 square-foot Spam Museum (whew! That’s a lotta Spam). (1 point)
Answer: Austin, Minnesota (on Spam Boulevard!)


2. Barrett Hansen has spent the last 30 years introducing us to songs like, “Dead Puppies”, “Shaving Cream” and “Fish Heads”. By what moniker do we typically know Barrett? (1 point)
Answer: Dr. Demento


3. Dear old Dad. His wife was hacked to death in one film, and drugged and abducted in another. One daughter was one of the few not hacked to death in one classic film, and screamed her way through several other slasher flicks. Another daughter began as a model in Kotex ads. His photo was used on the cover of the Beatles Sgt Pepper album. In an early featured role he uttered the memorable line “Yonda lies da palace of my fadda da Caliph”. He is also quoted as saying, “The secret to a long and happy life? Young women’s saliva!” In keeping with the food theme, he is referred to by a would-be male lover as a snail (edible) in a classic movie. Who is this gift to food and horror movies? (2 points)
Answer: Tony Curtis


4. Jack The Ripper has appeared in a number of films, but only one rated 4-star. Name this silent-film classic. (2 points)
Answer: Pandora's Box
Some of you guessed Hitchcock's The Lodger. The Lodger featured a character referred to by some critics as a Jack The Ripper-type but the character in Pandora's Box is named Jack The Ripper. In The Lodger the killer's name is Jonathan Drew and he is also referred to in the film as The Avenger.


5. Speaking of Jack the Ripper, one of the worst rock singers of all time put out an album called “Hands of Jack The Ripper”. He was so bad that appearances by musicians, Ritchie Blackmore, Keith Moon and Noel Redding couldn’t salvage even mediocrity for this deadly album. Who is this artist? (1 point)
Answer: David Edward "Screaming Lord" Sutch (no relation to Screaming Jay Hawkins)


6. This fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odor, and its formidable thorn-covered husk. Its flavor could be described as a rich custard highly flavored with almonds, but there are occasional wafts of flavor that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, sherry-wine, and other incongruous dishes. And its odor best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia. (1 point)
Answer: Durian (nobody was fooled here and I didn't expect anyone to be, I just love the descriptions)


7. One of the scariest movies of all time spawned one of the worst sequals of all time. In it, Richard Burton belches out the oh-so meaningful line, “Kokumu, help me find Pazuzu.” (This film is just one of many to contribute to Burton’s receipt of a Golden Turkey Award for Lifetime Acheivement of Bad Acting.) That’s not descriptive enough? Okay, check out this [edited] description I found on IMDb: Please tell me that I didn't see James Earl Jones in a big locust suit. Why is Africa made of fiber-glass? Why is Richard Burton made of stone? Oh, God. They couldn't have made this worse if they had scripted it so. Oh, wait...they did. Well, for all its faults at least it's not a desperate attempt by a major studio to milk whatever money they can out of a pre-existing hit by combining a-list actors, and a controversial visualist director, with a hastily prepared screenplay that shares little of the spirit and intelligence of its predecessor, producing a boring, although often laughably pious bastardization of something far, far greater. Oh wait....it is. If you're a fan of bad movies, you have reached Zen here. If you're a fan of the original, run, just run and don't look back. Run with your arms flailing into the night as the preview audiences surely did in 1977. (1 point)
Answer: Exorcist II, The Heretic


Round 2 had a total possible score of 9 Points. Here are the scores so far:

JadeMage -- 20 points
mbabes -- 16 points
miss lapin -- 17 points
Taulah Bankhead -- 13 points
Coof -- 14 points
Food B*tch -- 20 points
Kadavar -- 17 points
Hauntedwoods/Adam -- 17 points
Rabbitch -- 18 points
AJTossie -- 1 point (and yes, you ARE still eligible for a prize so keep those answers coming!)



Get ready for Round 3

1. Name the cracker company who for years had a recipe for Mock Apple Pie on the box back. (1 point)

2. Name the movie from 1966. Horrible acting and laughable special effects elevate this story of a family ensnared by a satanic cult a notch above your average bad horror film. Highlights include a Satan-like character who can’t stop laughing; the dreaded hounds of hell (or are those mangy dogs with big ears glued on?); and Torgo the monstrous henchman, who you know is evil because he has giant knee caps (a sure sign of the devil’s work). Yes, there’s even a catfight between gals in sheets! (2 points)

3. Fudgie the Whale is a versatile ice cream cake in the shape of a whale and was originally decorated as such, over the years the shape was adapted for holiday uses. The Easter Bunny could be depicted by using the whale's body as the face and the tail decorated to be his ears. Other characters, like leprechauns and Santa Claus were depicted in much the same way. Fudgie the Whale was often promoted around Father's Day, using the slogan, "For a whale of a dad." Name the ice cream company that developed Fudgie the Whale. (1 point)

4. The first of these was built in 1936, and was 13 feet long. It cost $5000 to build, and was made in Chicago. The most recently built one is 27 feet long and seats 6. Its V-8 engine is definitely needed to power this thing, and looks like it not only needs lots of gas but could give you lots of gas too! What unique yellow and orange item is this? (2 points)

5. This West Point attendee is considered to have popularized detective fiction as well as creating poems and stories of a more macabre nature. A rose and a glass of Cognac are left on his grave every year by a mysterious fan. (1 point)

6. Name the cool ghoul TV personality who performed autopsies on Jell-O. He also hosted a weekly horror movie show and recorded a song which cracked the US Top 10 chart in the 1950's. (1 point)

7. This Hollywood legend plays a doctor brought back from the dead, kept alive by drinking human blood. This may be the first film character to pet white furry animals as an indicator of insanity. The white stripe in the hair was also a clue. Who is this actor/actress? (2 points)

8. Name the cartoon from the 1970's that featured Dracula, a Witch, a Werewolf and a Mummy living together in a haunted hotel cracking jokes and singing songs to warp little impressionable minds like mine. (1 point)




Do Not Post Answers in the Comments Section -- You must email me your answers. Use an email address you already have for me or you may email brainnncandy@yahoo.com . Answers posted in the comments section will be disqualified.

Questions are numbered and your answer must also have the corresponding number. Simply number each answer as such: 1. Licorice Nibs, 2. The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, 3. The Tournament of Roses Parade, etc. You may change answers later if you wish. You may Google answers but as some contestants found out, some websites contain incorrect information, so be careful! Your last answer will be counted as final. You may email your answers until the following Sunday when the next round of questions will be posted as well as the answers from the previous round and the points tally. Each question will be followed by a point value for each correct answer. Each correct answer emailed to me will be awarded points and the person (living or dead) with the most points at the end of the contest will win the fabulous prizes described here.




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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Big Stuff Lip Pops


Lollipops

Made by Flix Candy. The website says of Lip Pops, "After the candy is gone, the mouth remains as a toy"
No snickering from the adolescent boys!
Flix also makes Spooky Lip Pops with faces like a Werewolf, Alien or Monster. Many of the lip shapes are the same as the standard Lip Pops but some of the colors change to be more Monster-like.


Available in Wild Blue Raspberry and Watermelon Cooler. There are also lip-color choices of pink or red. We tried the Wild Blue Raspberry and the flavor was a decent blue raspberry; not too sour, not too sweet. The texture of the Lip Pops pop was not exactly like a Ring Pop, but similar. It was also about the same size as a Ring Pop but rounded rather than the jewel shape of Ring Pop.

This is what you'll look like when you eat a Lip Pop. Not a bad addition to that Gomer Pyle costume for Halloween.


I found tons of fun stuff on the Flix website and I hope to chance upon some projector pops. I bought my Lip Pops at my local Michael's Craft Store. They did not carry the Spooky Lip Pops or I would have brought them for show-and-tell.

Some Brainnn Candy Contest winners will receive Lip Pops.



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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Brainnn Candy Contest -- Round 2

You have done well, Grasshopper.

Congratulations to all our players! I thought this was going to be a tough round and it was for some (we had two contestants drop out) but others are driven by the want for weird candy.

I apologize for not having any additional candy reviews this week to add to the prize packs but it's been the week from hell around here and I foresee next week will turn out much the same. It's Girl Scout Cookie time, you know!

The Questions and Answers from Round 1
1.
Young Frankenstein travels to his grandfather’s castle and is greeted by Frau Blucher. Upon retiring for the night Frau Blucher asks if Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Frunkensteen!) would like a Brandy, warm milk or... this drink. (1 point)
Answer: Ovaltine

2.General Mills is cool because they make breakfast cereals featuring Count Chocula (a chocolatey Dracula), Frankenberry (a strawberry Frankenstein), and Boo Berry (a blueberry ghost). Name the cereal that General Mills once made that featured a Werewolf as the box icon. (1 point)
Answer: Fruit Brute

3.Mystery Science Theater 3000, a cult television comedy series featuring a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped on a satellite in space and forced to watch particularly bad movies, especially (but not limited to) the science fiction genre. The gimmick of the show is that the man and his robots make a running commentary on the film, making fun of its flaws and wisecracking their way through the film. Name both of the men who hosted the show at different times during its 11-year series run. (2 points)
Answers: Joel Hodgson (played by Joel Robinson) and Mike Nelson (played by Michael J. Nelson)

4.In Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Cary Grants’ character is forced to stay at work all night in an attempt to write an advertising slogan for what food? (2 points)
Answer: Wham! Ham (If you ain't eatin' Wham!, you ain't eatin' ham!)

5.Which ice cream company’s website includes a page dedicated to ice cream flavors that were not popular sellers called, The Flavor Graveyard? (1 point)
Answer: Ben & Jerry's

6.This flowering plant smells of rotting flesh to attract flies which pollenate it. (1 point)

Answer: I was looking for voodoo lily(Amorphophallus bulbifer). Jademage clued me in that there were other flowers that smelled of rotting flesh as well (aren't we lucky to have such variety of carrion flowers???) but I will only accept flowers that smelled of dead things AND were pollenated by flies. Those are: Stinking Corpse Lily, Dragon Arum, Skunk Cabbage (MrG's favorite, btw), Dead Horse Arum and Putrid Flowers of the Indian Almond. I will not accept Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus Titanium, or Titan) because it is pollenated by carrion beetles and not flies (despite what some websites might suggest).

7.William Shatner stars as Marc, a soldier of pure heart who has just returned home injured from the war. He becomes the target of Kia, a beautiful female demon, who has become bored with taking the lives of corrupt men. Kia sets out to seduce Marc, but ends up falling in love, angering her sister demon and forcing her to summon the master demon to wreak revenge. Name this movie, the only film shot entirely in the artificial language of Esperanto. (This is a toughie, we'll award 3 points for this)
Answer: Incubus (hey, *I* thought it was tough but most everyone got this one)


Round 1 had a total possible score of 11 points. Here are the scores for this round, in no particular order:

JadeMage -- 11 points
mbabes -- 9 points
Miss Lapin -- 10 points
Taulah Bankhead -- 7 points
Coof -- 9 points
Food B*tch -- 11 points
Kadavar -- 10 points
Hauntedwoods/Adam -- 10 points
Rabbitch -- 11 points
AJTossie -- 0 points, but still in the running!



Get ready for Round 2

1. Just as every Elvis fan longs to visit Graceland, SPAM fans worldwide now have their own pilgrimage to make. Name the place to visit the 16,500 square-foot Spam Museum (whew! That’s a lotta Spam). (1 point)

2. Barrett Hansen has spent the last 30 years introducing us to songs like, “Dead Puppies”, “Shaving Cream” and “Fish Heads”. By what moniker do we typically know Barrett? (1 point)

3. Dear old Dad. His wife was hacked to death in one film, and drugged and abducted in another. One daughter was one of the few not hacked to death in one classic film, and screamed her way through several other slasher flicks. Another daughter began as a model in Kotex ads. His photo was used on the cover of the Beatles Sgt Pepper album. In an early featured role he uttered the memorable line “Yonda lies da palace of my fadda da Caliph”. He is also quoted as saying, “The secret to a long and happy life? Young women’s saliva!” In keeping with the food theme, he is referred to by a would-be male lover as a snail (edible) in a classic movie. Who is this gift to food and horror movies? (2 points)

4. Jack The Ripper has appeared in a number of films, but only one rated 4-star. Name this silent-film classic. (2 points)

5. Speaking of Jack the Ripper, one of the worst rock singers of all time put out an album called “Hands of Jack The Ripper”. He was so bad that appearances by musicians, Ritchie Blackmore, Keith Moon and Noel Redding couldn’t salvage even mediocrity for this deadly album. Who is this artist? (1 point)

6. This fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odor, and its formidable thorn-covered husk. Its flavor could be described as a rich custard highly flavored with almonds, but there are occasional wafts of flavor that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, sherry-wine, and other incongruous dishes. And its odor best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia. (1 point)

7. One of the scariest movies of all time spawned one of the worst sequals of all time. In it, Richard Burton belches out the oh-so meaningful line, “Kokumu, help me find Pazuzu.” (This film is just one of many to contribute to Burton’s receipt of a Golden Turkey Award for Lifetime Acheivement of Bad Acting.) That’s not descriptive enough? Okay, check out this [edited] description I found on IMDb: Please tell me that I didn't see James Earl Jones in a big locust suit. Why is Africa made of fiber-glass? Why is Richard Burton made of stone? Oh, God. They couldn't have made this worse if they had scripted it so. Oh, wait...they did. Well, for all its faults at least it's not a desperate attempt by a major studio to milk whatever money they can out of a pre-existing hit by combining a-list actors, and a controversial visualist director, with a hastily prepared screenplay that shares little of the spirit and intelligence of its predecessor, producing a boring, although often laughably pious bastardization of something far, far greater. Oh wait....it is. If you're a fan of bad movies, you have reached Zen here. If you're a fan of the original, run, just run and don't look back. Run with your arms flailing into the night as the preview audiences surely did in 1977. (1 point)


Do Not Post Answers in the Comments Section -- You must email me your answers. Use an email address you already have for me or if you have not already registered, you may email brainnncandy@yahoo.com . Answers posted in the comments section will be disqualified.

Questions are numbered and your answer must also have the corresponding number. Simply number each answer as such: 1. Licorice Nibs, 2. The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, 3. The Tournament of Roses Parade, etc. You may change answers later if you wish. You may Google answers but as some contestants found out, some websites contain incorrect information, so be careful! Your last answer will be counted as final. You may email your answers until the following Sunday when the next round of questions will be posted as well as the answers from the previous round and the points tally. Each question will be followed by a point value for each correct answer. Each correct answer emailed to me will be awarded points and the person (living or dead) with the most points at the end of the contest will win the fabulous prizes described here.

You may now commence with the Googling.





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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Brainnn Candy Contest -- Round 1


So, you think you're pretty smart eh, punk?

Before I begin the formalities, I'd like to say, "Thank you" to all the nice folks who signed up for this goofy ride. You make this the E-ticket of blogging. (*sniff* ahem!)

Now to the boring stuff you need to know...

In the interest of fairness and fun, I have decided to change the system for answering the questions (I just like to keep you guessing).
Do Not Post Answers in the Comments Section -- I know, I went through a lot of rigmarole trying to acquaint some of you with posting in comments, but I realized that it will be more fun to keep everyone guessing the answers until next week. This also gives those late-sleepers an equal chance at winning.
Instead, you must email me your answers. Use an email address you already have for me or if you have not already registered, you may email brainnncandy@yahoo.com . Answers posted in the comments section will be disqualified.

Questions will be numbered and your answer must also have the corresponding number. Simply number each answer as such: 1. Licorice Nibs, 2. The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, 3. The Tournament of Roses Parade, etc. You may change answers later if you wish. Your last answer will be counted as final. You may email your answers until the following Sunday when the next round of questions will be posted as well as the answers from the previous round and the points tally. Each question will be followed by a point value for each correct answer. Each correct answer emailed to me will be awarded points and the person (living or dead) with the most points at the end of the contest will win the fabulous prizes described here.



Now for some really non-boring stuff you'll want to know...

We had quite a few late entries. Enough that it pushed us past the requirement to include a Third Place Prize Pack! So, here are the prize packs you'll be playing for (this does not include any candy reviews I may do before the end of the contest which will likely be thrown in for good measure later).
In The First Prize Basket: Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters, a Bug Factor Lollipop, sour Ear Wax Candy, and an Alien Glow Pop plus a Harry Potter Chocolate Frog [comes with a Collectible Wizard Card], Lightning Pumpkins Gummie Candy, Captain Muddy's Bug Tube and Tweezers, Mentos Sours, Bug City Candy Tarts, Skitz'o'Frantic Candy (you know you want to see how sour it really is!), Gummy Fishies, and Smarties (because you can never be too smart).
The Second Prize Basket now contains: Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters, a Bug Factor Lollipop, an Alien Glow Pop, Captain Muddy's Bug Tube and Tweezers, Junk Mouth Candy Spray, and Alien Drool Candy.
Third Prize Basket holds: Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters, a Bug Factor Lollipop, Lightning Pumpkins, H&R Block Tax-ing Mints, and War Heads Sour Candies.

We will also have one very special prize. The requirements for winning this prize will be known only to MrG and me until the end of the contest and the prize itself (if won) will be revealed at the end of the contest as well. The requirements for winning this prize are such that, they will be emailed and time-stamped from me to MrG prior to the contest so that no foul play can be called later-on.

And Finally, The Questions For Round 1

1.Young Frankenstein travels to his grandfather’s castle and is greeted by Frau Blucher. Upon retiring for the night Frau Blucher asks if Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Frunkensteen!) would like a Brandy, warm milk or... this drink. (1 point)

2.General Mills is cool because they make breakfast cereals featuring Count Chocula (a chocolatey Dracula), Frankenberry (a strawberry Frankenstein), and Boo Berry (a blueberry ghost). Name the cereal that General Mills once made that featured a Werewolf as the box icon. (1 point)

3.Mystery Science Theater 3000, a cult television comedy series featuring a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped on a satellite in space and forced to watch particularly bad movies, especially (but not limited to) the science fiction genre. The gimmick of the show is that the man and his robots make a running commentary on the film, making fun of its flaws and wisecracking their way through the film. Name both of the men who hosted the show at different times during its 11-year series run. (2 points)

4.In Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Cary Grants’ character is forced to stay at work all night in an attempt to write an advertising slogan for what food? (2 points)

5.Which ice cream company’s website includes a page dedicated to ice cream flavors that were not popular sellers called, The Flavor Graveyard? (1 point)

6.This flowering plant smells of rotting flesh to attract flies which pollenate it. (1 point)


7.William Shatner stars as Marc, a soldier of pure heart who has just returned home injured from the war. He becomes the target of Kia, a beautiful female demon, who has become bored with taking the lives of corrupt men. Kia sets out to seduce Marc, but ends up falling in love, angering her sister demon and forcing her to summon the master demon to wreak revenge. Name this movie, the only film shot entirely in the artificial language of Esperanto. (This is a toughie, we'll award 3 points for this)


Now, you know what to do, Dog... Bust a Move!
Email your answers anytime through next Sunday, 9/17 when answers will be revealed and points tallied.



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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Brainnn Candy Contest -- Last Chance For Sign-up



Tomorrow begins the first round of trivia for the Brainnn Candy Contest so drag out those skull caps... er, thinking caps and get ready. Look for the first round of questions to show up around noon, eastern.




The zombie is taunting you with it. He knows you want the brainnns.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Junk Mouth Candy Spray



Spray and Stay Tongue Stainer

Made by the same company as Skitz-o-Frantic. Available in Blue (Sour Cankerberry) and Green (Watermelon Wasteland). It had virtually no scent inside the bottle. We tried the Watermelon Wasteland and it was nearly the same flavor as Skitz-o-Frantic Apple, slightly sweeter (thank goodness!) and more liquid-y.

The more you spray, the more it stains the tongue but I wouldn't be particularly worried about staining with this. CheesePuff had 4 or 5 sprays (she didn't want any more after that) with almost no tongue staining. I had slightly more staining with 8-10 spays and the staining didn't remain more than a couple of minutes.

Like Skitz-o-Frantic, this is a good novelty candy and I would be more likely to buy Junk Mouth than Skitz-o-Frantic because I preferred the less-sour spray. Despite what the cartoon on the bottle shows, it left no bad breath.



Winners of the
Brainnn Candy Contest might find Junk Mouth in their prize pack.

Monday, September 04, 2006

Sour Skitz-o-Frantic Candy



Crazy Liquid Candy x2



Two separate but equally sour liquid candies in one tube. The one we tried was Green (Apple) and Blue (Tropical Punch). Red (Strawberry) is also available. The blue was only slightly less sour than the green but tasting the candy from the separate compartments is difficult.
CheesePuff's eyes watered when she tried this candy even though she was warned that it was sour.

This is a fun novelty candy but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it just to enjoy as a candy treat.



Some Brainnn Candy Contest winners may find this in their prize pack.