I stopped for a cuppa coffee at 7-Eleven on the way home and was struck by a package of Mr. Salty pretzels. After I threw it back at the cashier, I couldn't help but admire the name of the snack. The idea of naming your product after what it actually is seems refreshingly naive, and very un-2005. I'm kind of surprised that Nabisco hasn't changed the name to something like Mr. Not Quite as High in Sodium as You Might Fear.
I don't think we'll be seeing Mr. Trans Fats or Ms. This Cupcake Contains No Ingredients Found in Nature any time soon.
UPDATE: Did I just imagine this, or did 7-Eleven have a decade-old bag of pretzels on the shelf? I can't find any evidence of Mr. Salty still being produced.
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