Mentos and Coca Cola (No. That combination was completely coincedental)

Yo Web Minions,

How are you? Did you catch the 'Wizard of Oz' themed TAYG this week? I'm only trying to make polite conversation. What is the point of having a topic if you don't address it? Let's do so.

You (like me) may have chosen to immerse yourself in the world of chewy dragees. (I don't know what that means either.) Whether you prefer mint, spearmint, cola (the obvious choice), fruits, tropical, berry, cinnamon (imported from the US), rainbow (with a taste every fruit in the salad), or maybe the 'limited time only' fruity flavours like: watermelon, strawberry and orange, the king of the breath freshener world is joy for your jaws. Mentos (for those who hadn't yet guessed what I was talking about from either my clever intro or the post title), like gum but edible (,less likely to become a bubble and harder), may seem unproblematic (other than having to decide what flavour to buy and when they melt into a gloopy blob at the bottom of your bag) but, these mints are the topic of a quiet world-wide debate! Here's the problem: pronunciation.
 It's 'Men-toss' vs. 'Men-toes'. (Poll oppurtunity!) Before you choose yur side, hear me out. Not long ago when I was with me friends, we were all eating Mentos and they all mocked and ridiculed my way of pronouciation, 'Men-toes'. (They used the Aussie slang version, 'Men-toss'.) But it turns out I'm right! At first my reason for saying it that way was that in a packet of Mentos there is more than lolly (mint, dragee, whatever). Other packets of lollies like Skittles, M&Ms and Smarties have their product names in plural form. So, that means that Mentos is just the plural form of the singular, 'Mento', which we assume is pronounced 'Men-toe'. Therefore the plural is pronounced the same way with an 's' on the end. (Apologies for boring you.) I also saw one particular episode of 'The Simpsons' that night that used the word Mentos (pronounced 'Men-toes) and they probably would've required legal permission from the Mentos company and would've been required to use the correct pronunciation. (So... Haha! I'm right :P) (Wow, that was more boring than I intended it to be) Wbs, I order you to say 'Men-toes' (when necessary).

Moving on, let's talk about cola (Coca Cola, not Pepsi. I hat Pepsi) If you watch TV (like most) you have probably seen that Australian (apologies for our international readers [pshaw, yeah right! What would someone outside Aus. be wasting their time reading this lame{I meant awesome} blog for?!?]) ad for Coke where some people in boardies and bikinis are being shot out of a giant inflatable Coke bottle by jet of air from a dangerous looking industrial fan. (If you haven't seen it, it's looks a lot better than I've made it sound.) If you have (seen that ad) you would have noticed there is a song playing in the background (no duh! I'm trying to bring that particular song into the topic. I wasn't trying to sound stupid [although it came across that way]! [For those concerned {for my health!}.]) That song is the official promotional song for Coca Cola, which I have always liked (the song). Now I know why I am so fond of that tune... it is an actual, real, proper song with it's own film clip and sung by famous musicians like Cee Lo Green, Travie McCoy, Patrick Stump (FOB[Fall Out Boy]) and BRENDON URIE (he being why I like it), lead singer (and pianist, keyboardist, back-up guitar, organist, back-up bass, back-up drums and accordian[ist?]) of Panic! At The Disco (Panic At The Disco, 2008-2010). Cee-Lo sings the first verse which is most of what you hear on the Aussie ad, Urie sings the chorus (purely because he is the best out of all of them),which also makes in into the Aus. ad. On the full track, Travie McCoy (Billionaire) can be heard in the rap. (When I said 'Billionaire' I meant the song by Bruno Mars.) The music video is definitely worth a watch. It has a whimsical, magical theme and stars a zebra who transforms into the mayor (Cee-Lo), a very cool teacher (Janelle Monae [who I forgot to mention is also in the song]) the pilot of a helicopter fish (no joke) (Patrick Stump), a hip hop robot guy (that could've been worded better)(McCoy) and features some epic dancing from an ever quirky and nerdy news reporter (Urie:)). Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxfkg3RaRjs

Enjoy.

Err...Um...run out of things to say...

Remember: 'Men-toes' (that sounds unappealing) and 'Open Happiness' with Coca Cola (Parent: You can't buy happiness sweetie, Child: I just bought a bottle of Coke for $2.95 [lolz{I hate people who laugh at their own jokes (hypocrite)}]) Four brackets! That's a new record! No! As appealing as the idea to cause an entertainingly explosive chemical reaction is sounding (metaphorically [unless you are reading this post out loud]), it's a waste two wonderful products. Coke and Mentos are best enjoyed separately (unless eating Cola Mentos [which I do recommend]). I can not believe I'm not getting paid for all this marketing! While we're at it, let's add a few more advertisements. Shall we? Yes we shall (TAYG reference [hi-five!])! Go out and buy Panic! At The Disco's new album, vices & virtues (purposely grammatically incorrect. It is written without capitals on the ablum cover [not that P!atD have ever cared about grammar {'!' and, in the absence of the exclamation point, the full stops in 'Pretty. Odd.'}]) ; it's wonderful! Also, don't forget to grab some Baby Lips lip balm by Maybelene and some 'Natures Organics, Natural Skin Expert, Sorbelene Cream! (Oh boy.)

Well farwell thy Web Minions. Apologies, if you found this post as boring as I did whilst reading it back. I myself will deem it boring in the little poll vote box thingy directly below the post. Sayonara (TAYG reference [hi-five{no-one has given me a high five in the comments yet}]) WBs. Sleep well, be happy (openly), never look back and buon appetit!