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<title>What It Is</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2004/03/13/whatitis</biblioid>
<volumenum>7</volumenum>
<issuenum>42</issuenum>
<pubdate>2004-03-13T00:13:00Z</pubdate>
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      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
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      <year>2004</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
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<para>The answer to the question: what’s in the packet? If you haven’t
seen the question, look there first.</para>
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<phrase>Package of Frisk Mints</phrase>
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</inlinemediaobject>The answer to
<link xlink:href="../07/whatisit">my question</link> is “Frisk Mints”.</para>

<para xml:id="p2">The advertising campaign here, as far as I can tell, is
that these are extra strong mints and 
“one mint will freshen your breath, but two will kill you.” Hence the
diety reference.</para>

<para xml:id="p3">Irreverant and memorable. The mints are good too, I bought a package
in 
<link xlink:href="/2003/11/14/tokyo">Japan</link>. They’re not
<link xlink:href="/2004/02/22/mostlyMinty">Altoids</link>,
but they’re pretty strong, as I recall.</para>

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