Some things never change. Some things should never change.

Someone just left a bag of these on my office table Friday afternoon, so of course I opened it to enjoy one. As I opened the bag, there was a completely familiar feeling. It’s been years since I last had one, I can’t remember exactly when, but whatever.

All of the original flavors were there, chocolate, raspberry, cheery, grape and orange (my favorite). They haven’t even changed the packaging since I was a kid. All the pops came wrapped in the printed wax paper with all the original art work. I remember there being the rumors over the years about the Indian shooting the star yielding free candy. Man this brings back memories.

I love it when candies are left alone in their original state. Of course they have come out several new flavors over the years. But the fact that they still make the original flavors and package them in the original wrappers is nothing short of awesome.

Good:

• Its Candy lol, always a plus.
• The original flavors are all still there.
• The original wrappers.
• They are keeping with what is good and not fucking with it.
  

Bad:

It will NEVER take 3 licks to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop. EVER. I don’t care who you are.

Also, along with the original flavors, there is the chocolate flavor. Now don’t get me wrong, I will still eat it, it tastes pretty damn good. It was their original flavor. But, it still creeps me out just a little. For some reason, I cant get the solid candy chocolate flavor past my mind lol. When I think chocolate, I think a milky semi-solid texture, not hard candy lol.

Verdict:

Always has been and always will be an original candy. If you liked it as a kid, it will still be great now. So go buy a bag of them.

I’m giving it 4 out of 5 ROFLs based on the fact that they have kept to their original idea and have only changed slightly over the years. But, the chocolate flavor is still a little freaky.

This weekend I was in Virginia Beach visiting some friends. It was Saturday evening around 5:30 and my buddy Michael and I had just polished off a game of firefight on Halo ODST. It's ironic that we were playing firefight, because little did I know, I had my own firefight coming up. So we hit up this place called AJ Gator's. Seemed like your average sports bar: TVs everywhere, pool tables, a bar, the works. Michael informed me that they had what was called the "gator challenge" where you were given six chicken wings and 1/4 pound of gator tail. You had to eat every bit of the food in under six minutes. What's the catch you ask? The food was absolutely drenched in what I believe was pure capsaicin. Okay, maybe not, but it was definitely the hottest sauce I have ever tasted in terms of scoville units. Oh yea, and no drink until you finished or tapped out.

On Michael's suggestion, I started with the wings because the gator tail was chewy and would allow the feiry mix to soak up in my mouth. The first bite was utter hell, but I was determined to finish. Three minutes and fifteen seconds later, the chicken wings and gator "nuggets" (as I would describe them) sat not so happily in my stomach. My forehead was pouring sweat, and before the waitress had returned with my t-shirt I had finished my drink and everyone else's at our table. I honestly don't want to talk about the aftermath, but suffice to say it was extremely unpleasant.

If you're a hot food freak, and there is an AJ Gators in your neck of the woods, go try the Gator Challenge.

Eating it: 1 out of 5 ROFLs
Watching someone else eat it: 5 out of 5 ROFLs

So it's been about a year since my last post. Here at TRS we have been contemplating a comeback. So today, I am bringing back the reviews with something we have never done before. Food and drink!

Monster. My love. I recently found this behemoth of a can (24 ounces to be exact) in my local corner store. Once I tried these I became instantly addicted. Nevermind the fact that this drink provides 300% of every B vitamin, it also boasts 2500mg of shit that is probably giving me cancer. But guess what? Only 30 calories per can! Plus they give you a nifty screw top so you can save some for later.


To go with my monster, the clerk offered me a pack of these coconut m&m's for just .49 cents. I totally couldn't refuse. These limited edition coconut M&M's are a surprisingly delicious twist on the old time favorite. The size of these candies is about the same as the peanut variety, however the center contains chocolate (no nuts) that has added coconut flavour (artificial). There is nothing too overly exciting to say about these, because they are very simple: sugar, chocolate, and artificial coconut flavor. Just awesome.

The drink: 4.5 out of 5 rofls
The candy: 3 out of 5 rofls