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[zoetrope]

Last day of work today for two weeks! I'm very excited about this. And in the spirit of excitement I've been eating chocolate and thinking about RayK in the shower. What?!

The office, 9:30 this morning:
The Boss: Would it be terrible if I had a piece of chocolate now?
Me: As a person who has already eaten a Kinder Surprise and a Toblerone, I'd have to go with 'no'.

Kinder Eggs! (Do you have them in the US?) I was so disillusioned this morning when I opened up my little plastic egg, looking forward to brightly coloured incomprehensible assembly diagrams and, if I was really lucky, sticker decorations... and you know what they had in there? A mini, pre-assembled 'Smart' Car. No kidding. The leaflet described it as a Ford Coupe and gave the Ford website. How disgusting is that?! Using children's toys to market adult products? Why not just stick a packet of fags and bottle of whiskey in there?! Apart from anything, it's rather incomprehensible. I mean, is a six year old going to approach their parent and say "Hey, there was this wicked car in my Kinder Surprise. Get one of them. It was a Coupe Ford Smart Car, Model C-140." And if this does happen, will the parent then reply: "Oh, ok, I'll get one now. I needed a new car anyway. Why not that one?!" I think not. It's product indoctrination, is what it is, and I don't like it one itty bitty bit.

In other news, I thought how great it would be if there was a story in which Fraser stayed over at RayK's one night, and in the morning walked in on RayK in the shower. Doing that thing that sometimes men do when they're in the shower. So I'm told.

If RayK also happened to be a fireman, that would be all good too. I'm just saying! ;)

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[dsudis.livejournal.com]

KINDER EGGS!!

They're illegal in the US (no non-food items inside of food items, lest wee children choke trying to eat it in one bite, I guess), but you can get them in Canada. We used to buy the whole box at whatever convenience store was handiest before we came back over the border, so I have a whole row of Kinder Surprise toys on one of my bookshelves.

*wanders off to contemplate that one bunny where Kinder Eggs actually became a plot point*

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

They're ILLEGAL?! Wow! Hehehe

I got the cooooolest toy once, which was an assemble yourself vampire standing beside a streetlight, and the streetlight actually *lit up*. It was so cool. *glares at stupid car thing*

Also, am very intruiged by Kinder Egg plot point :D

[plumsnickety.livejournal.com]

I've heard that you can get them shipped in from Mexico into the US, but I was also able to buy them at this little "international chocolate" kiosk in that giant South Florida mall shaped like an alligator.

The Mexican eggs are sadly nowhere near as cool as the German, Hungarian, etc. eggs.

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

Lol, just the idea that you'd need to covertly import kids chocolates! *g*

[lalejandra.livejournal.com]

They're illegal? I didn't know that. I've bought them lots of times inside the US - there used to be a German import store that sold them in Manhattan, and there are a bunch of little bodegas in Greenpoint (an old Polish/Italian neighborhood) that sell them too.

[dsudis.livejournal.com]

huh. Well, that's what I was told as to why they're not actually marketed here - so maybe the import shops are, technically, bringing in contraband. ;)

[lalejandra.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I should buy more, in that case. ;)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

I opened up my little plastic egg, looking forward to brightly coloured incomprehensible assembly diagrams and, if I was really lucky, sticker decorations... and you know what they had in there? A mini, pre-assembled 'Smart' Car.

Product placement is taking over! Noooo!
And also, pre-assembled surprises are bad surprises, because most of the fun is in putting it together. You were robbed. :(

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

I was so robbed. I was really looking forward to putting it together! *wah*

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

I feel so sad that I don't know what a Kinder Egg is, dammit! Illegal candy?? *boggles* That sounds almost too good to be true!

And yes. We need that story you described, oh yes we do. mmmmmmm

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

It's an egg shell of chocolate (milk chocolate on the outside and white chocolate on the inside) and inside it is a small plastic ball. When you crack open the ball there is - usually! - a self-assemble funky little toy with instructions and sometimes stickers to decorate it. It's the coolest thing ever!

And, yes, Ray in the shower. I have a weird thing about his upper arms... *sigh*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ray's upper arms. *swoon*

[dsudis.livejournal.com]

*makes mental note to buy a dozen to bring to ConneX*

[seraphina-pyra.livejournal.com]

A mini, pre-assembled 'Smart' Car. No kidding. The leaflet described it as a Ford Coupe and gave the Ford website. How disgusting is that?!

That's just wrong, I haven't had a kinder egg for a while but that...*shakes head*

*looks up* illegal?! lol

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

I know, I was *so* disappointed!

[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

mm, chocolate good.
Advertising: not good.

Kinder eggs: sound fascinating - never heard of them before.

Ray in shower, Ray as fireman, Fraser walking in: greatness! You're writing this, right? ::g::

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

Kinder Eggs are wonderful things. Maybe I should save up and mail some over to you guys :D

Am I writing Ray-in-the-shower porn? No no no! I have too many projects! Wah!

really wants to write damn shower porn*

[khaleesian.livejournal.com]

Tara-

Excuse me butting in, but I have one non-assembled clever little Kinderei something (WITH stickers) that I will trade you at some future date for your Smartcar. 'Cause me=car obsessed and surely you should not be forced to forgo the pleasure of teeny-tiny plastic thingy assembly. Is it a deal?

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a fair trade :)

And butt in whenever you like! *g*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I didn't know about them being illegal as I have a mate who seems to acquire them by the box, which would explain a lot.

If RayK also happened to be a fireman, that would be all good too. I'm just saying! ;)

::snicker:: Indeed. Now I have something to think about over holiday.

[zoetrope.livejournal.com]

Now I have something to think about over holiday.

Oh, me too ;)