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An old but unsettling story.
http://finance.sympatico.msn.ca/investi ... id=6083590

Quote:The Hershey Co. (HSY.N) is halting production of Ice Breakers Pacs in response to criticism that the mints look too much like illegal street drugs, the company's president and chief executive officer said Thursday.
Quote:"I will not buy a Hershey's product again," she said. "I think they were really irresponsible in marketing the product."
Quote:Bill Katzel, a community activist who lives near Tucson, Ariz., and worked with Wagner in fighting Ice Breakers Pacs, said the product remains widely available at stores near him.

"A better solution would have been a total recall of this product," said Katzel, a retired medical administrator for the federal government.
People are too paranoid nowadays.
05-04-2008 11:18 AM
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indeed

I dont mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am,so thats how it comes out.- bill hicks
05-04-2008 11:29 AM
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Soccer moms= Epic Fail. Noo

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Some people are just fucking crazy man.

I know I'm one to talk, but come on, people wanting candy taken off the shelves for resembling drugs? It's just stupid.
05-04-2008 03:20 PM
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Holy shit, these people desperately need to get laid.

I highly suggest Mobb Deep's albums The Infamous and Hell on Earth, if you have not listened to it yet.
05-04-2008 10:16 PM
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Here's an idea for drug manufacturers: exploit these morons, and keep designing drugs to resemble "normal" sweets and things so that they recall everything. That'd be fun.

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