Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Downfall of Tic Tacs

It's time to ask the burning question: What's the deal with Tic Tacs? This is a highly contentious issue that has been bothering Little Smoot and me lately.

Here's the problem. We enjoy Tic Tacs, but only for the first 10 seconds or so. When you put a Tic Tac in your mouth, it tastes wonderful and highly refreshing, but only for a very brief period of time. It seems that after that first few seconds, all of the joy and the feeling of freshness just vanishes, and then you're left with this semi-minty thing to suck on for a while.

One strategy is to simply start chewing on them as soon as the short period of freshness goes away, but this idea has its own issues. For one, a new Tic Tac has the same solidity as gravel, so it's rather difficult to start crunching away at them instantly. So this can lead to some potential dental issues. It would seem like a waste to just spit them out after 10 seconds.

I don't know. I guess we're open to suggestions.

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