{"id":222,"date":"2005-06-01T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2005-06-01T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2005-07-08T21:59:01","modified_gmt":"2005-07-09T07:59:01","slug":"which-of-the-five-will-stay-alive-june-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2005\/06\/01\/which-of-the-five-will-stay-alive-june-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the Five Will Stay Alive!!! (June Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you could step into my bedroom, you would probably think to yourself:<\/p>\n<p>1.  Why is there a rug with the famous painting of dogs playing poker on it?<\/p>\n<p>2.  Is the strobe light on all the time?<\/p>\n<p>3.  Are the eyes in the poster-sized picture of Marvo on the wall following me?<\/p>\n<p>4.  What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s with all the pairs of fuzzy handcuffs?<\/p>\n<p>5.  Holy crap!  There sure are a lot of empty bottles and boxes on that shelf.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are a lot of empty bottle and boxes of unreviewed products on my shelf and every so often I need to whittle it down.  Thank goodness for these product elections, which is an opportunity to get rid of old stuff to make room for new stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Damn, I sound like a car salesman.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, for this product election, you will be able to choose from FIVE candidates:<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n1.  Lay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pizza Stax<\/p>\n<p>2.  Mini Swirlz Cinnamon Buns Cereal<\/p>\n<p>3.  Nabisco Kid Sense Smilin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Ritz Bits<\/p>\n<p>4.  Rip It Energy Fuel<\/p>\n<p>5.  Bubblicious LeBron\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lightning Lemonade Gum<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/0506productelection.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The candidate with the most votes will be declared the winner.  The winner will be reviewed and the other candidates will be considered the winner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bitches.<\/p>\n<p>To vote, just leave a comment for this post with your choice.  Or you can email me with your choice in the subject line.  Only one choice and vote per person.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be accepting votes until Sunday, June 5th.  Sometime shortly after that, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll post the review of the winning product.<\/p>\n<p>Now go vote like it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the finals of American Idol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you could step into my bedroom, you would probably think to yourself: 1. Why is there a rug with the famous painting of dogs playing poker on it? 2. Is the strobe light on all the time? 3. Are the eyes in the poster-sized picture of Marvo on the wall following me? 4. 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