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Posted by RaJ on August 9th, 2007
Earlier this year I wrote Reflections of an addict, a post about some new-found caffeinated (and inscrutably mirrored) vojo energy mints. Imagine my surprise when I saw this comment yesterday morning, from one of the vojo energy co-founders:
Hi RaJ-We reformulated the recipes and are launching a new line, VOJO EXTREME in three new flavors. One box of the new VOJO EXTREME Energy Mints has the caffeine equivalent of five 8 oz energy drinks. You’re going to love them! If you send me your mailing address, I’ll send you some samples. Cheers-Ashley
That is so! Cool! I’m totally psycho psyched about getting samples. Rest assured I will share this experience with you, my feiends. And while it might be premature to start talking about corporate sponsorship, hey. I’ve always said I’m nothing if not premature!
Or was it immature? I can’t remember; maybe I’m caffeine-addled confused…
Meh. Premature, immature - tomato, tomahto.
Speaking of vegetables - specifically Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group aka the Brussels sprout - I see the current most popular choice in this week’s caffeine-related poll toy is… Belgium, France. Oh the irony!
Anyway. As your Radioactive Overlord I hereby wheedle cajole beg command you to visit vojoenergy.com, and if you’re interested in a tasty little jolt, try some vojo energy peppermints. I didn’t much care for the citrus flavor; your monkeys may vary of course. 
One more thing: you might notice a few (short-lived) cosmetic changes around the site; not to worry my feiends! Just think of them as premature.
Or immature. Possibly.
Probably.
Er.
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Update Is this energy mint “sweeps” month* or something?
Little i also makes energy mints and gum and they are for real! It is no joke - no bull - the stuff works! Way better than any other crap on the market.
Apparently, the Little i people really do make their own stuff and care a lot about their product. Look at all the press and worldwide acclaim.
The above quote is from a comment left on a different mint post in which I reviewed the über-pink high maintenance® mints from Little i.
Let the bidding war begin.†
* “Sweeps” month, like when TV networks compete against each other for advertiser’s budgets viewer appreciation. Get it?
† In my dreams. 
August 9th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Is this your first blogging-related freebie? It’s so exciting! I can’t wait for the update.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Well, I had enough caffeine to figure out what was going on in your post, but it took the words to enlighten me to the cosmetic changes around your site. I like the colour of the highlight lettering. I think I need some more coffee, or maybe a vojo energy mint. Going over there right now to check it out.
Okay, I am back before my edit time ran out. They are good for you too! Well, they won’t cause the headaches and nervousness associated with caffeine. Maybe I will get rid of that tick, or not, or not, or not…
August 9th, 2007 at 10:46 am
very kewwll indeed.
A word of caution. Someone (EWBL) sent me some Fresh Blast Energizing gum.
I’m not sure about the added energy but it did give me, explosive gas- even more than usual. proceed with caution my feiend.
August 9th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Luisa - I think yes. Unless you count– but no, we won’t go there.
Dawn - “or not, or not, or not…” - you crack me up. Thank you for that. As for the changes, I expect they’ll be temporary. Unless “sponsorship” but I’m thinking no.
Jean Knee - thank you for sharing that with us. I can’t imagine EWBL would be anything except thrilled to learn of the effect. And ‘caution’ is my middle name! Okay not really.
August 9th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I notice every once in a while when I mention names of products in my posts, I get hits from that product’s manufacturer (for example, I mentioned “Cheerios” and got a couple of hits from General Mills; when I went on my rant about Panasonic, I got some hits from the panasonic.com namespace). Not once have I been offered freebies or corporate sponsorship, though. You’re on the brink of making it big time, RaJ. Just don’t let them take creative control away from Dr. Enstine or the monkeys.
August 9th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Many, many years ago, when I was 23 . . .
No, I mean, many, many years ago, the year that I was born - I was premature. A whole two weeks!
Anyhow, that is highly cool. But then, I always knew you were. My only corporate recognition was nowhere near anyone offering me free stuff. I can’t wait to hear about the new mints - I assume we’ll be hearing about them ’round about 4 am?
August 9th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I’m sure you’ll be sprinkled with some fairy pop tart dust via email soon too… you know, for endorsing that delectable feminine treat that you seem to love so much.
I think the company might be looking for an adult male to to endorse that product so they can capture that critical 40+ year old male consumer group.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
How about sprinkling some vojo mints onto a snarkleberry pop tart? Consume abundantly. I will if you will.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
All this time blogging about Diet Coke and not even a free bottle cap with 1/1000 chances to win….
August 9th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Hey, I found some awesome energy gum at Target on clearance and shipped it out to my Good Mail Girls swap- advertising it as ‘Super Bloggy Energy Gum….Guranteed To Cure All Manners Of Blogstipation And Write Perfect Posts With No Effort.’ It was a hit! I saved some for you in case you ever have a slow blog day, RAJ.
August 9th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Hey, jean knee knows. She was a lucky recipent of my generosity. The gas is just a trivial side effect to creative genius. I bet Mozart never complained about his uncontrollable farting. How ungrateful, jean knee.
August 10th, 2007 at 5:23 am
Aw shoot.I keep mentioning Playstation and I haven’t even been sent a picture of one.
**Sulks**
August 10th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Wow. Who knew the competition among energy mints was so fierce?
August 10th, 2007 at 7:57 am
Omar - as hydrogen is to the sun, caffeine is to the Doctor. I’m sure the monkeys will make this abundantly clear. Unlike this so-called thought.
Lia - you were a preemie? I think I was too, though I really don’t remember… mom? Are you still out there?
Angel - score! Also ouch!
Cissy Strutt - I don’t know if you did it on purpose but snarkleberry is an awesome typo.
Glo - can you believe the injustice? I can’t.
Elasticwaistbandlady - you crack me up. And I’ll try to remember your offer on my next blogstipation day, currently scheduled for later this month.
Anaglyph - Sony = imponderable. Still, you should keep trying. I would.
Luisa - in all honesty I’m a little scared. But hey since self respect is pretty much a non-issue, what have I got to lose?
August 10th, 2007 at 10:51 am
i can’t wait to see all the cool stuff you’re going to get as they each try and court your official endorsement!
August 10th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Oh definitely on porpoise.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:53 am
>inscrutably mirrored< Marketing is playing off the cocaine culture. Mirror. . .box just big enough for razor blade. . .burst of energy.