I've had a seriously euphoric weekend between a divine date Friday evening, the last book of Harry Potter, and a lovely trip to Zern's where I got an odd assortment of toys, including 2 My Pretty Mermaids in good condition for $1 a piece. I had one last dollar tucked in my pocket and stopped by the candy stand to see if there was any kooky novelty candy I could pick up to fill a blog entry. I hit the motherload.




Candy Grillz. Complete with an icon that look every bit like a Bratz doll rip-off. I didn't realize it at the time, but they come in four different flavors, and I was lucky to get strawberry. The other available flavors are apple, orange, and watermelon. Grills, for the uniformed, aside from being the ugliest form of jewelry ever invented, are essentially caps you put over your teeth made of precious metals and gems. Originally made famous by 80s rappers like Public Enemy frontman Flavor Flav they've blown out of control in recent years, even being worn by Brooke Hogan in a ridiculous attempt to give her "street cred".



As expected, they look hideous. These sort of candies are purely for novelty, not because the candy is any good, and not because the toy warrants extended use They're meant to be worn by kids on the schoolyard so they can eat candy and strut around showing off their bizarre new discovery every time they flash dem teeth. For that, they get an A+.