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Critters must look different in Sweden

  • Jul. 13th, 2005 at 8:59 PM
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I was shopping at my beloved IKEA the other day and came across a package of candy that I just had to have, because it sounded like something one might be able to buy at Honeydukes. When I opened the bag, however, I was disappointed. The label had said "Jellied ____s", but what lurked inside were odd, misshapen gummy thingies that bore no resemblance to the creature I was expecting to eat. (The one bonus is that they also featured what the children called "foreign-tasting" fruit flavors, so more for me.)

Take a look at the lurid orange object in the foreground and tell me what kind of animal/reptile/fish/bird you think it is. Image hosted by Photobucket.com

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[info]dzurlady wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 04:16 am (UTC)
Here via boredom and friendsfriends.
It's kinda hard to tell from a photo, 'cause I can't rotate it, but - is is a kookaburra, on its side? Or a platypus? Or a beaver? Ooh, it could be a sugar glider with its wing flap-y things tucked in. Or maybe it's a possum...
[info]kaiz wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 04:24 am (UTC)
My first guess was some kind of parrot/bird thing. Next guess is a mutant carp, a la "Swedish Fish". No third guess, sorry! :-)
[info]aubrem wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 04:45 am (UTC)
Parrot. A dead parrot.
[info]thistle_chaser wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 03:02 pm (UTC)
Upside down parrot was my guess, but a dead parrot works even better!
[info]aubrem wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 03:04 pm (UTC)
Perhaps a Norwegian Blue.

Pushing up daisys.

No longer nailed to its perch.
[info]thistle_chaser wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 03:04 pm (UTC)
P.S. While I hate hate hate hate shopping, I love IKEA. I could wander that store for hours! So much interesting stuff! I'd buy a ton more from them if their put-it-together-for-you and delivery services didn't cost an arm and a leg, so mostly I just get small things from them (though I did get a new kitchen table/chairs from them last time).
[info]aubrem wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 04:46 am (UTC)
oops, sorry Kai. I hit the wrong reply button. Don't you hate it when you do that? : )

But yes, I'm with you on parrot.
[info]nataliadarimini wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 05:10 am (UTC)
That's a quite passable parrot, that is. Unless that's just the angle.
[info]atdelphi wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 06:57 am (UTC)
Maybe my Canadian is showing, but I think that's definitely a beaver.

Though on reflection, 'Jelly Beavers' sounds more than a little obscene.
[info]iibnf wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 08:27 am (UTC)
Mouse? Wombat? Tasmanian Devels? Some kind of dinosaur thing?
[info]susanelizabeth wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 11:16 am (UTC)
My first thought was a dead parrot too. Then again, would they sell those in Honeydukes?
So a revised guess is jellied slug.
[info]isiscolo wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 02:14 pm (UTC)
Seahorse?
[info]lyricalnights wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2005 02:19 pm (UTC)
Radioactive Mutant Squid?

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