That being said, you put that in your mouth right now! It’s food, honey. Eat them and keep the package. You don’t let delicious things go to waste, especially licorice! You’re being the guy that won’t talk to the girl he’s dreaming about because she might say something stupid or mean and he’d rather have that perfect image. Well, she’s going to say something stupid, it’s going to happen. But she might say something awesome right after that. Sometimes you have to put having above wanting.

http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/17/kern-the-game-for-typography-nerds/

It’s a shame, too, because I love the idea of linguistics over time. Remember when Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves came out and everyone ragged on Costner’s accent. Granted, it sounded terrible but I enjoy how people don’t seem to understand that British people from the time didn’t even speak modern English, much less have English accents. So the idea of a “British” accent somehow being more accurate than an “American” is actually pretty silly. I think your museum could help understand how organic and dynamic language really is. But…it’s probably not meant to be.

While its items don’t have the same delicate aesthetics as the items you list, Spencer Gifts does groups together products based on themes (little green men, pro wrestling, bongs, black light affected, boob jokes, the grim reaper, etc.) with a wide variety of price, form, and use (if there is one).

That was so beautifully stated. Some day I’ll learn. I think what I appreciate about these things is the potential for joy. When I look at this box I can’t imagine that these bars aren’t the best thing I’ll ever taste in my life and I always want to keep that moment in front of me. Sometimes when I eat fruit in the summer I feel the same way. I think “how many more peaches will I eat like this before its too late? I want to remember this peach, not the one I’ll eat next week that is starting to show the end of the season. Its best if I stop here and forget about peaches until next year.”

I frequently think about the people who feel that the best has come and gone (the Jack and Diane effect, you might say). How upsetting it must be! If only we could forget and listen to our favorite records again for the first time or have another first kiss. Luckily I have yet to meet my first child or see the earth from outer space or hold my wife’s hand on our 50th anniversary.

Jeff, such a cynic. I can assure you, this was definitely made by Germans, its too weird to be otherwise. Although in printing, historically speaking, the Chinese are probably the only printers who really have the Germans beat. But just for you, today’s post will be made in China.