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Every time I purchase a Chick-O-Stick it is inevitable that the person I am with will make some HILARIOUS comment about how gross my candy choice is, something clever like “Chick-O-Stick? Gross!” HA HA HA! ZING!
Now, have these naysayers ever actually tried a Chick-O-Stick? Of course not and isn’t that the perfect way to formulate an opinion? Can you feel my anger and passion here people?
Let’s talk about how awesome my friend the Chick-O-Stick is. The candy has been produced by Texas based Atkinson’s Candy Company since the early 1930’s and is defined on the wrapper as “Crunchy peanut butter and toasted coconut candy.” The best way to describe the Chick-O-Stick is it’s like a Butterfinger if you were to strip the chocolate off. The Chick-O-Stick is not as sweet and buttery though and kicks serious ass all over its imitator the Butterfinger. It’s so flaky and crunchy and like many classic candies has a delicate salty note. Although I often choose them as road trip candy they are notoriously messy and you can plan on eating pieces off your lap over the next few hours. The gift that keeps on giving! It’s like a delicious treasure hunt.
Until recently the packaging included a cartoon chicken which often confused people who thought that maybe it was chicken flavored candy or crackers. Come on people, are we really that easily confused?
Still wondering what to get me for Christmas (or my birthday that you so rudely forgot) – Chick-O-Stick T-shirt size Large
I will leave you with this challenge: Please try one if you have not already done so and leave a comment praising my impeccable taste in candy. If you have tried one already, please leave a comment and let the world know what you think.
I’m walking to Walgreens right now to buy me a stick or two!
- KR
I kind of hate it when people say “so and so is a genius” but in this case I think we can all agree it’s not just an expression. This is not breaking news. I am not going to bother listing Michel Gondry’s resume or anything like that because I really just wanted to post this video I had forgotten about. Gondry filmed this video in 1993 for the song Lucas with the Lid Off and I remember at the time as a recent film school grad being obsessed with it. You see, as a film student I knew EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING. I was awesome and superior to other humans. Side note: I never made one film.
Anyway, this video is as beautiful to look at as it is fun to try and figure out. As far as I know it’s all one continuous shot.
And while I’m at it, can I just say that YouTube rules. I don’t think it has ever failed to deliver any random clip I had a whim to watch. – KR (I guess we are signing these now so Julia doesn’t have to be embarrassed when people think she is posting the crap I write about. She’s just jealous.)
Kent and I frequent (well, budget allowing) the Edgewater Antique Mall on Broadway in Chicago and I just feel like I need to shout to the heavens how great it is. So many treasures, so well priced. Any time I have ever been looking for a certain type of piece and I hit the many wonderful antique shops we have in this city, I ALWAYS end up scoring all I need and more from Edgewater. Take this “Gentleman’s Chest” for example. Flawless condition, completely fantastic and we got it during one of their amazing sales for only $350. Same day we picked up this crazy French oil painting, on sale, for $40 and to me it’s invaluable because it is for sure a portrait of my three babies; girl in the middle, long-haired boys on each side.
Another trip we came home with the three brass birds – can’t remember for how much but undoubtedly they were a steal.
This place isn’t super big which for me is part of the charm. You don’t get overwhelmed while browsing the well organized booths. It’s nicely edited, well laid out and the owners are awesome – very funny and of course very helpful. So if you live in the Chicago area, don’t already know about it and are in need of some cool stuff for your pad – get on over there. ~ JF
Poor us, we have the flu and do not have the energy to blog. Please accept this clip in lieu of actual content.
It’s the latest diet craze – spend the day in bed AND lose weight! It’s called the flu diet and it’s all the rage at Fooey!
Yes folks, the flu has its firm grasp on team Fooey. You will have to forgive us for the lack of new posts but rest assured we are on the mend and will soon be blogging our sweet butts off.
We’ve been working like crazy to finish our spring line and we are happy to say it is coming soon! So what can you expect? We are really excited for everyone to see the new body styles, colors and designs. Our new T-shirt body is actually a pocket tee with a super cool slightly rolled bottom. But wait there’s more! We also have a brand new sun dress and some awesome shorts that you are going to love. As always you can expect custom, boutique style and quality at great prices. The other exciting news is that we have decided to do at least four lines each year rather than just two so you will be seeing many new designs throughout the year on our website.
As a little teaser, here are a few new T-shirt designs (please ignore the watermark). Don’t forget to join the Fooey Secret Saver Society to be the first to know when the new designs are available and for exclusive coupon codes.
Rock Paper Scissors Society
Ice Cream Sandwich
Tree House
I think you just need to see this.
We’ve got a special coupon code for adult T-shirts just for our blog readers!
Just go to LetsBeAwesome.com or Fooeyusa.com and use
coupon code “blog316” for 15% off any of the following shirts.
Hurry though, coupon expires 3/31/08
Hearbreaker – Women’s Short Sleeve T-shirt
Heartbreaker – Men’s Short Sleeve T-shirt
Seagull – Men’s Short Sleeve T-shirt
The Heat Is On – Men’s and Women’s Short Sleeve T-shirt
Want to know why our new spring ling isn’t finished? We’ve been spending too much time on YouTube watching the Radiohead webcast “thumbs_down.” You can see the full 50 minute version called “Scotch Mist” or you can just watch individual clips.
Our favorite clips of the moment…
Cover of The Smiths “The Headmaster Ritual”
From their new album “15 Step”
and the New Order song “Ceremony”
