> > Ok, so, if they'd ditched the Buttered Popcorn *name* and served up the flavour on its own merits, would that be more acceptable?
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> Absolutely not. The name has no taste. As I said, the particular flavor of buttered popcorn doesn't belong with the texture and sweetness of the structural portion of a jelly bean.
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> > Because to tell the truth, I had no idea what that particular JB flavour was called until Kelly mentioned it and it rang a bell. I just knew I liked it, and it stood out, over and above a sea of overly-sweetened treats.
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> Well, you're not the only one. My wife loves that flavor, too.

I think the BP JB (don't you love acronyms?) is perhaps the most controversial flavor out there and is sort of a love it or hate it deal. Personally, I think they're pretty nasty, but for some reason I always eat a few. I don't like them, yet I'm strangely compelled to eat them... weird, eh?

Stephen