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When I worked at Kaiser, what I call my Dog Years (7:1), they would give us a balloon anchored by a candy bar for our work “anniversary.” Mine was, ironically, Labor Day. I phoned the admin secretary the next day to thank her for my balloon, and to let her know that I had just won the M&Ms $1,000,000 prize on the attached snack, so I probably wouldn’t be coming back. I enjoyed the silence for a few seconds before she came back to consciousness. I can be fun that way.

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You are my kind of guy John!

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I always bought that junk from friends’ kids because I was a sucker for helping them meet their goal. Ditto Girl Scout cookies, but at least those were tasty.

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I do to. But really, I would just give them the $20 or so and be done with it.

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We did too at my HS. A couple of weeks ago I was at a local businesd that had them for sale. They are a lot smaller than I remember them being.

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We sold World's Finest Chocolate as a fundraiser when I was in high school in the mid 1970's. What horrible stuff it is!!!

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Yes, but at the time we thought they were great! I was always my own first customer! 😂

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I admit I thought they were pretty good at the time. Guess I wasn't exactly a connoisseur of chocolate.

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Shhhhh…. As an ad person, I’m here to tell you that the superiority claims we make are yours to prove wrong! 😂😂

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I can assure you that "The World's Finest Chocolate" tastes like ass

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😂😂😂😂

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Another probable case of misleading advertising are the metal signs that say "Coldest Beer in Town" meant to be displayed outside of a bar. When I lived in Wisconsin, I saw a LOT of these signs, even on two different bars across the street from each other.

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😳

That kid could clean up at a MAGA rally, tho. The world’s finest chocolate! Let me open my wallet.

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I like the way you think!

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