tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post918919495076239772..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: Because We Are So Stupid the Prizes in Cracker Jacks Are Now PaperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-15524426138600068212019-03-15T15:07:50.044-04:002019-03-15T15:07:50.044-04:00Coincidentally, here at the Place O' Witless L...Coincidentally, here at the Place O' Witless Labor, someone left two boxes of Crackerjack out on the counter in the area created for us to microwave food, and read messages about State and Federal Law governing employment. The expiration date on the two boxes was February 28 of this year, so I felt moderately confident that I would not become sickened or die if I ate either of them.<br /><br />The Crackerjack packaging has a truncated version of the same kid-in-the-sailor-suit and his Loyal Pooch as ever (and they have names: 'Jack', and 'Bingo'), but the box isn't as colorful as the treat I remember from long ago. Red, Blue and Yellow were the principal colors, and the prizes were actual small toys, working compasses, even small booklets. <br /><br />I opened one box (it's still difficult to push your thumb into the spot marked 'Push And Tear Off Top'); the Crackerjack at least tastes the same, but the prize referred you to a website for digital fun, and was not a toy or useful item -- looking at the box, I assumed it was because small items could become choking hazards for children, like Jack in his sailor suit, or even Bingo, his Loyal Pooch. And as an added benefit, I did not sicken or die, later -- though some are doubtless disappointed in that turn of affairs, while others may not.Mongo, At The Momenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973606827337262084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-32432687208577543632019-03-15T11:02:55.811-04:002019-03-15T11:02:55.811-04:00a)that's a good-looking cat
b)the prizes in ...a)that's a good-looking cat<br /><br /><br />b)<i>the prizes in Cracker Jacks</i><br /><br />our friends at wikipedia tell us<br /><br /><b>The prizes attained pop-culture status with the catch-phrase "came in a Cracker Jack box," particularly when applied sarcastically to engagement and wedding rings of dubious investment value. Under Frito-Lay, toy and trinket prizes were replaced with paper prizes displaying riddles and jokes, then temporary tattoos. In 2013, some prizes became codes for people to play "nostalgic" games on the Cracker Jack app through Google Play for Android-powered devices. The announcement was made in 2016 that these gameplays would replace tangible prizes. </b><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Jack#Toysmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com