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March 21, 2009
Smoking and snorting Smarties
The fad at Summit Middle School died down after a few days and some harsh words from the lunchroom staff. But at other schools and across the Internet, "smoking Smarties," as the activity has been labeled, is gaining popularity. Some children have even taken to snorting it, all to the horror of parents, teachers and the 60-year-old company that manufactures the candy.Through the years, other candies have endured misuse, such as a craze that began by mixing Mentos with Diet Coke to cause a frothy eruption. But few have involved such obvious mimicry of lethal adult vices.
The phenomenon of smoking Smarties -- a candy that has been around for six decades and is different from the candy-coated chocolates of the same name popular in the U.K. -- has led to dozens of how-to videos on video- sharing Web sites.
Just Say No....to Smarties? Faux Smoking Has Parents Fuming
Kids have been doing stupid stuff like this for some time. I recall some of the kids in my junior high snorting pixie sticks.
Posted by OneEyedMan at March 21, 2009 9:37 AM
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