Bertie Bott's Beans and Shining Stars

[kybearfuzz]

My work is nearly done, I'll be happy to get it finished.

My buddy Roy and I went to lunch at a little deli that was connected to bookstore. It's a pretty cool place, it has a very comfortable college-type hang-out atmosphere. There were board games and community sketchbooks for anyone to use, tables in the stack areas, and goofy hats you could buy. I love the place, I wish it were closer.

On our way out, amidst the pre-order area for the next Harry Potter book, we walked past this display for Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. I read the back and thought that the beans were likely good tasting jelly beans with bizarre names. Roy and I both bought a box to take back to the office with us.

We both took a sample jelly bean on our way out, Roy tasted the Booger flavored one, I grabbed the Dirt flavored one. Roy spit his out, I just made contorted faces. They were horrid! How cool is that? No false advertising, that's for sure. I pray they are simulated flavors.

Once back at the office later that afternoon, we went over to talk to Miss Republican and we each tried a few of the other flavors. We each were making some very foul faces, but laughing our heads off that three grown, educated people were doing this. The Soap flavor and the Sardine flavor actually taste as advertised. I was shocked. I spit the Sardine one out as I couldn't swallow it, it was so gross.

Our district director came over to see what we were laughing about. We started talking about the beans, work, and travel. The district director is a very cool person. The brightest point in my entire day is when she seriously referred to the three of us as her "shining stars." At first I thought it was just flattery, but (as much as my ego inflates by saying it) I realized that we are three of her most productive employees.

Comments

[mat-t.livejournal.com]

You have to love the contradictory packaging: it calls them Every Flavor Beans, and then there's the little bubble saying "More flavors". How can you have more flavors if you're already got every one? ;)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Ah, then it's misbranded! :)

I think in the book, they don't tell you what the flavors are. :)

[mat-t.livejournal.com]

In the book, they don't tell you ALL the flavors, just some of the more gross ones. *g*

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL.. well, I mean that I don't think the package in the movie gives you a flavor guide as most characters seem to eat them and then tell you what flavor they ended up with. Like Dumbledore eating one and saying, "Alas, earwax"....

[mat-t.livejournal.com]

*g* Too true! It sounds like part of the fun in them is seeing which weird flavors you come across next. *g*