Every so often on this blog, I repost the tale of the Idaho Spud candy bar that one of my friends bought for another one of my friends once at a movie theater. It's not time to repost this story yet again but if you're not familiar with it, here's a link to its most recent posting here. If you're too lazy to click on that link, don't worry. I'll post it again here in a few years.
Every time I do post it, I get at least a few e-mails or in-person questions that ask, "Is that a real candy bar or something you made up?" I've made up a lot of silly stuff in my life but I couldn't come up with anything like that. It's a real candy bar…one I've never seen in any store, one I've never tasted and one I wouldn't eat if I did have one. I gave up all candy around 2007 and even when I did consume such items, my food allergies required me to avoid anything containing coconut.
But I swear it's a real product. If you don't believe me, watch this news story…