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Silly conejo! Trix is for los niños!

Silly conejo! Trix is for los niños!

Jeff Giles August 11, 2005 0

So I’m pouring The Boy’s cereal this morning, and I notice something a little different about this week’s box of Trix: It seems our old friend the Rabbit has decided it’s finally time to

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the great cereal gross-off: peanut butter cookie crisp edition

the great cereal gross-off: peanut butter cookie crisp edition

Jeff Giles August 4, 2005 0

During their Biblical forty years of wandering in the desert, the Jews subsisted on a miracle food that fell from the heavens each night. Described as a grain tasting like “flour with honey,” it

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week boy-ar-dee: cheesy burger ravioli

week boy-ar-dee: cheesy burger ravioli

Jeff Giles July 28, 2005 0

This is it, my friends — the end of Week Boy-Ar-Dee: It’s been a bumpy road, to be sure, but an educational one nonetheless. We’ve learned, for instance, that it’s possible to can the

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week boy-ar-dee: chili cheese dog twistaroni

week boy-ar-dee: chili cheese dog twistaroni

Jeff Giles July 27, 2005 0

So. We meet again, my fat, toque-headed nemesis: I won’t lie to you — yesterday’s Boyarxperiment hurt me, and hurt me bad. Judging from the way my hands were trembling as I opened today’s

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week boy-ar-dee: pepperoni pizzazaroli

week boy-ar-dee: pepperoni pizzazaroli

Jeff Giles July 26, 2005 0

Yes. Fucking Pepperoni Pizzazaroli: You would think “Pepperoni Pizza Ravioli” would be good enough, or even “Pepperoni Pizzaroli,” but no. They had to add another Z in there, to make it a little more

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week boy-ar-dee: cheesy nacho twistaroni

week boy-ar-dee: cheesy nacho twistaroni

Jeff Giles July 25, 2005 5

Behold! Isn’t modern technology wonderful? They’ve taken cheesy nacho, combined it with pasta, and put it in a can. Convenience at its best! They’ve even given us an easy-off, no-can-opener-necessary lid! The Boy had

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the GREAT CEREAL GROSS-OFF: Kellogg’s Mini Swirlz Fudge Ripple edition

the GREAT CEREAL GROSS-OFF: Kellogg’s Mini Swirlz Fudge Ripple edition

Jeff Giles July 6, 2005 0

I realize it’s been a long time since I did an entry on some new piece of dumb junk food, but our nation’s beloved conglomerates seem to have put a freeze on that sort

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the GREAT CEREAL GROSS-OFF: Kellogg’s Mini Swirlz Fudge Ripple edition

the GREAT CEREAL GROSS-OFF: Kellogg’s Mini Swirlz Fudge Ripple edition

Jeff Giles July 6, 2005 0

I realize it’s been a long time since I did an entry on some new piece of dumb junk food, but our nation’s beloved conglomerates seem to have put a freeze on that sort

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safeway adventures

safeway adventures

Jeff Giles June 11, 2005 0

Benja described it as “the movie of the year,” and I have to confess I didn’t believe him, but then I saw this: And I figure, well, if they’re making cookies from the movie

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the soul is in the bowl

the soul is in the bowl

Jeff Giles May 16, 2005 0

Dear Smokey, Whether most people remember it today or not, you are one of the greatest songwriters in the history of American music. “Tracks of My Tears”? “Shop Around”? “You’ve Really Got A Hold

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