Submitted by David T, wintergreen

Anyone else have the sudden urge to sing this?

Submitted and Written by Sarah K, who likes to share

Not much to be said, but these were central to every one of my childhood summers. Sometimes my neighbour would keep a whole one to herself, rather than breaking it in half and sharing, and I thought she was horrible for that.

Anybody see the episode of Mad Men where Peggy comes up with an ad campaign for popsicles?

Submitted by Emily W, gum chewer

Powered bubble gum that came in orange, tropical punch, and watermelon punch flavors. From the creators of Bubble Tape, no less.

Submitted and Written by Josh H, chocoholic

I just saw a commercial on television for Kit Kat Bars, and I remembered the good old commercials they used to have with the very catchy song: “Give me a break, give me a break. Break me off a piece of that KIT KAT BAR!”

Neat fact: Kit Kats have become popular in Japan recently because it sounds so similar to kitto katsu, which translates to “You will surely win!” Apparently that makes them good luck charms.

Also, pretend that video stops at 0:30.

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As you guys can probably tell, I’m a sucker for great jingles. Mentos’s “The Freshmaker” campaign had among the best of catchy commercial songs. Forget the fact that adding more wet paint to his suit only makes it look worse. He’s eating Mentos: the pacemaker widowmaker haymaker freshmaker.

More people who overcome small wardrobe-related inconveniences by eating mints after the jump.

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