Sweet Memories of Childhood

A co-worker offered me a stick of Dentyne gum. And off my mind goes, not just wandering but doing it at a run.

I'll just name some things... see what it does for your memories.

Blackjack


Clove

Beemans 

Boston Baked Beans 

Chick-O-Stick

peanut butter logs

wax lips

wax bottles with sweet syrup in them 

pixie stix

Bazooka bubble gum (and the Bazooka Joe comics)

red vines

Milk Duds

Whoppers (long before Burger King)

Good and Plenty

candy cigarettes

candy corn



The sound of the ice cream truck on a hot summer day... nutty buddies, sidewalk sundaes, dreamsicles, pushups, ice cream sandwiches...

When reading this, my wife told me that our teeth would fall out. I pointed out that at our age, at least we can put them back in.

*SIGH*

GM Continues to Blur the facts

Prior to the Bailout... the CEO of GM made over $20 million in "other compensation" each year in addition to his salary. So promising to reduce his salary to $1 per was no big deal.

Of course no mention is THIS story about that. "Oh look! He promised to do it and did. What a great sacrifice!"

GM's ousted CEO eligible for $20M retirement package - CNN.com: "Wagoner said late last year he would accept a $1 annual salary if the federal government would come through with billions of dollars in loans for GM. The loans came, and Wagoner's $1 salary commenced January 1, according to a filing with the SEC."

(Via CNN.)