Week of March 20, 2005

March 25 2005 -- My Ding Ding Dong..

So, this music video is what, a year old now? Who cares? It's so good it deserves to be posted again and again, and with me just finding out about it, it's new to me.

Ding Dong Song

Go watch it, groove along, and enjoy one of the most magical musical experiences in the past century.

What's that? You want more Günther? Well here you go, his home page!

Posted by LordJezo

March 24 2005 -- Flintstones Marshmallow Mania Pebbles, an introspective by a young male. (Still fixing the site folks.. please be patient. this review was also written by Archebalo but I am still working on getting the proper credit to the proper people in the postings)

Now that I've got at least a month before I start working weekends again I can take some of my much needed free time and review new products I've been interested in trying. First off will be Marshmallow Mania Pebbles (don't be confused like I originally was, this is NOT Fruity Pebbles w/ Marshmallows, this is an entirely new cereal). That's right folks, pebbles, which means its a Flintstones brand product which can only mean one thing...QUALITY!



Just so you know my bias, I've been a huge supporter of Flintstones brand
products since I was a youngin'. I took Flintstones brand vitamins as a kid to help me grow to the big, strong, bald man
I am today. Then throughout my life I ate Fruity Pebbles for breakfast quite often, all throughout college and even during my apparent adult life I am experiencing right now, so I attribute Flintstones brand products to many of my successes I've achieved along the way. Ok, back to the topic at hand. I discovered this cereal in the cereal aisle of
Giant (that's the local supermarket here in Virginia, for those who only know Shoprite) and I was instantly excited to buy this and try it out. On the box in big letters it says NEW!, well when any product uses explanation points I know its gotta be good...marketing. So the box stouts many different things; here is a sampling of them: "10 essential vitamins and minerals" (don't care) (10% mark again? - Lord Jezo), "Iron & Zinc for growth" (don't care, unless it's for growth in my pants), "Low Fat" (I heard that it's good to eat a certain amount of fat in the morning to get your metabolism running better for the day, so this might not that great of a thing to brag about, but it probably tricks most people or maybe it is good, I actually don't care either way), "Double The Marshmallow Fun!" (oooh, I'm only used to singular marshmallow fun via Lucky Charms so I look forward to the double fun), "Sweetened cereal with artificial vanilla-graham flavoring" (hmmm, well that sounds all right I guess, not really sure what vanilla graham flavoring is), "With Marshmallow Flavored Sprinkles Baked On!" (strange, if you look at the picture the sprinkles are quite tiny and unless they are very potent marshmallows those sprinkles are a worthless gimmick), and finally "Flintstones Marshmallows!" (there goes those exclamation points again, it gets me so excited to eat this, except looking at the box the marshmallows look nothing like the
supposed Flintstones; see picture below:




the red and blue one is supposed to be Dino, the orange one is supposedto be Fred, the green one is supposed to be Gazoo, and there's no explanation of what the other ones are supposed to be).



Ok, so let's get on with the actual review (holy crap I wrote a lot so far, it's my first one, I'll get better at this). So how does this actual cereal taste? Like complete poopy. It's worse than any cereal I've ever had before, although I refuse to try that Tony Tiger Power (or for a second review check out The Impulsive Buy) cereal. I've never tasted anything like it, the new invented flavor of vanilla graham basically tastes like stale slightly flavored vanilla
cardboard. Also, the cereal itself seems to absorb the milk quickly thus making it soggy to eat halfway through the bowl.



The
only saving grace of this cereal is the marshmallows in them. So kids, for your Flintstones cereal fix stick with Fruity Pebbles and don't be fooled by the inviting blue box of Marshmallow Mania Pebbles, you WILL be disappointed. This cereal deserves one cheese (just cause of the marshmallows) even though it tastes like dog food.


Review Summary: Marshmallow Mania Pebbles: Yabba Dabba Don't!

1 out of 5, because everything gets at least one.

Posted by LordJezo

March 22 2005 -- Skippy Snack Bars... OF PAIN!!!!!! Well, maybe not of pain, but it's cooler sounding then Skippy Snack Bars... OF PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!!

A week ago I was sitting somewhere in Las Vegas most likely drinking a good drink and looking at some of the most beautiful girls in the world. Now I am sitting here in pyjamas and a tshirt watching some dumb Bruce Willis movie and reaching the conclusion that my reviewing skills are about on par with a 7 year old. How do I know that? Well I gave this next product to a 7 year old and decided to let him do it for me. So, folks, here it is, a review done by a 7 year old. Well, sort of done by a 7 year old. He wrote down the main points of what he thought and I am going to tell you about them here.



Today we bring you Skippy Snack Bars, Peanut Butter & Jelly flavor! First off we must take a look at the box. What do we see? "Good source of vitamin E" If you have been a reader of this site you will have learned along with us that this means at least 10% of that vitamin or mineral, and what do we find here? The usual, the minumum 10%. Not really sure how that can be described as a good source, but hey, it must work if everyone out there is making those claims.

Onto the first thing Mr. 7 year old said. "I like the way the packaging looks. The colors look cool." Looks like Skippy has a good color scheme on their hands. Carrying over from their original Skippy Peanut Butter packaging the snack bars.



"The packaging opens easy" I guess that one is self explanitory and he was pretty much right. Packaging opened up nice and easy.

"It seems high in carbs. 23 carbs and only 6 protein" GAHHHH!!!!!! ATKINS HAS EVEN INFECTED OUR YOUTH! That makes me so sad. 7 years old and already worried about carbs. Pretty much unlimited sadness there.



"It tastes good. You can taste the strawberry jam. Not too peanutty. More like a snack for anytime of the day. Not like my dad's protein bars"

Well there you have it. The kids like it and I guess thats all that matters. By the look of the box and the kool (we use k's now because they seem to be hip) kid this is designed for someone of a younger generation, much like the 7 year old reviewing it. If I only were as hip as him, with my blue shorts and wild blue sunglasses.

Getting back to this thing one last time it's pretty much taking Rice Crispy's, putting "real Creamy SKIPPY peanut butter" on them, some jelly, and smothering it all in chocolate. Is it exciting? I didn't think so at first but over the course of a week and 6 bars later I actually started to like them. Now all I need to do is go out and try all the other flavors..

Getting back to this thing one last time it's pretty much taking Rice Crispy's, putting "real Creamy SKIPPY peanut butter" on them, some jelly, and smothering it all in chocolate. Is it exciting? I didn't think so at first but over the course of a week and 6 bars later I actually started to like them. Now all I need to do is go out and try all the other flavors.. Peanut Butter and Marshmallow, Peanut Butter and Fudge, and then just plain old Peanutbutter. Maybe they will come out with some new flavors as time goes by. Ooo.. I have an idea, in the comment section give me some ideas for a new flavor. The winner gets a prize.

Oops, seems I forgot the cheese rating!

I'd give this one 4 out of 5 cheeses. I finished the whole box, found myself snacking on them in the car, and the 7 year old liked them.




I'd buy them again if there wasn't so much else out there for me to buy.

Posted by LordJezo

March 21 2005 -- It's Over Johnny So, a quick recap of Vegas for all of the fans..

Number of women hooked up with: 3
Largest woman danced with: so round I couldn't get my arms around her
Oldest woman danced with: 36
Girls hit on who spoke no english: 2
Number of drunken text messages to ex-girlfriends: 3
Largest bribe involved with to get into a club: $150
Number of over the counter medications aquired and used on trip: 3
Most Red Bull and vodka drank in one night: 10+ (lost count)
Number of times waking up in clothes I went out in: 2
Number of times not knowing how I got back in the room: 2
Number of topless girls in bars: 1
Coolest club: Rain
Higest lounge: Voodoo (50 somethingish floor of The Rio)
Blisters formed from walking: 4
Money spent: $2000+ (I think. I lost all track of money)

What a great trip. A bit too long though, felt so burnt out by the end of it. Next time it will be for a long weekend. But now I am back here in NJ and all I have is Atlantic City. How depressing!

Posted by LordJezo