Obama Candies - A Sweet Way to Celebrate the Democratic Convention

Happy First Day of the Democratic National Convention!

It is easy to slap an Obama wrapper on a regular old piece of chocolate or candy. What's not as easy is to make a really original, unique, collectible piece of candy to celebrate the new face of the Democrat Party's nominee. But that's exactly what Kai's Candy has done with its Obama lollipops and hard candies. They are made with the traditional Japanese art of kumi ame (rolled candy), which gives each piece its own nuances and uniqueness. The flavors are similar to American hard candies, but with a more mild flavor. The small candies are mint flavored.

Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 Blog said it best...
"Now you can satisfy your [Obama] lust by wrapping your hands around the big B.O. and licking his sweet face... his lollipop face, that is."

Jar Jar Binks Lollipop - When good licensing goes bad

Yep, its true. There was, in fact, a Jar Jar Binks lollipop released back when Star Wars Episode 1 came out. Pretty weird, and a little creepy. Who the heck wants to French kiss Jar Jar??? No wonder it didn't sell very well.

Check out some of the other cool Star Wars licensed stuff in this WIRED video:

Caffeinated Candy Week - Javapops

Javapops come in 5 coffee flavors - French Vanilla, Chocolate Almond, Irish Crème, Cappuccino, and Chocolate Raspberry - these suckers are for adults.

They're larger than normal pops, and have 60mg of caffeine.

A little tip, use the wooden stick to swirl yoru Javapop in your regular liquid coffee. Because 60 mg certainly isn't enough, you need a regular cup of joe too.

Javapops are available at Think Geek's Caffeine section.

Caffeinated Candy Week: Buzz Bites Chocolate Chews - They Might Just Give You Heart Palpatations

OK...if you really need to wake up this badly...you might have problems.

One Buzz Bite Chew has as much caffeine as 1.25 Red Bulls or 3 cans of coke. Wowzers. The individually wrapped chews contain caffeine, ginseng, taurine, and five B vitamins. 100 milligrams of caffeine to be exactly.

Buzz Bite Chocolate Chews are available at Think Geek's Caffeine section.

Caffeinated Candy Week: Black Black Gum & Candy - Japanese sensation popular in US too

'Hi-Technical Taste' is what you should expect from this caffeinated candy. Black Black is made by Lotte and is all the rage in Japan. Besides the caffeine, it also has Vitamin B-3, ginseng and oolong tea in it.

Black Black Gum and Candy is available at Think Geek's Caffeine section.

Caffeinated Candy Week: The Headshot Gamer Bar - One Bar, One Kill

If you're a video game junkie, you know how annoying the need for sleep can be. So you need Headshot. Its a toffee flavored Guarana Infused Candy bar dedicated to the gamer lifestyle. These puppies have 100mg of Guarana and have no bitter caffeine taste.

The Headshot Gamer Bar is available at Think Geek's Caffeine section.

Caffeinated Candy Week: The Mega Caffeine Candy Sampler, v7.0

Falling asleep on the job and need a quick pick-me-up? Then you might want to check out this caffeinated candy variety pack, which claims to pack "enough caffeine to power a Imperial Walker" (for all you Star Wars fans).

Includes one of each:
* Bawls Mints
* Blitz Energy Gum - Original
* Foosh Energy Mints
* Jolt Gum - Icy Mint
* Jolt Gum - Spearmint
* Night Light Caffeinated Chai Mints
* Penguin Mints - Cinnamon
* Penguin Mints - Peppermint

The Mega Caffeine Candy Sampler, v7.0 is available at Think Geek's Caffeine section.

Vladimir Lenin Head Pops - Overthrow the tyranny of capitalist candy

Lenin once said, "No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses." But perhaps a whole lot of Lenin head lollipops will do the trick. Each cola flavored sucker is about 2-1/4" tall with a 4" plastic stick.

Check out Lenin lollies here.

Toxic Waste Candy Sponsors a Cleaner Planet

If you like sour candy, you might be interested in Toxic Waste's "Hazardously Sour Candy." The problem is that while you are enjoying your mouth-puckering goodness, your conscience may be saying "How can I be taking part in a candy whose name evoked anti-environmentalism? Al Gore will never speak to me again!"

Have no fear, Toxic Waste candy is bad for the environment in name only. You merely have to go to their Environmental page to see that they believe in a cleaner planet.

So pucker away, guilt free!

Thanks to boxvox

Gummy Haggis - No stomach casings...we promise

Haggis...favorite is William Wallace and the traditional Scottish delicacy.

It is made of sheep entrails and spices boiled inside a sheep's stomach. Yummy. In the unlikely case that you don't like this (yeah right), you can at least eat the gummy candy version. The candy is 3-1/2" long, and weighs 100 grams. As the image makes clear, it is an unappetizing brown color. It is butterscotch flavored.

Gummy Haggis is available here.

Sigmund Freud Lollipops - Now you can get inside Freud's head for once

We double dog dare you to pop one of these in your mouth next time you're meeting with your psychotherapist.

Each lolly is about 2-1/4" tall with a 4" plastic stick.

Check out Sigmund Freud lollipops here.

Uncle Oinker's Gummy Bacon - Strawberry, Bacon-y Goodness

Disturbingly realistic looking bacon strips from Archie McPhee. Fortunately (or not), each 20 gram slice is actually strawberry flavored gummy meat sealed in a plastic bag.

via Expired Foods

New Candies to Check Out

Some new, fun and novel candies we came across in our website perusals:

Big Bite Gummy Bear - Giant gummi bears, 'nuff said?

Caramel Cob - Soft and chewy caramel popcorn cob

Cold Stone Creamery Jelly Bellies - Apple Pie a la Mode, Birthday Cake Remix, Chocolate Devotion, Mint Chocolate Chip and Strawberry Blonde

Miller Lite Mints - The mints are spearmint in flavor and, sadly, do not taste like beer

Batman Dark Knight Pez Dispensers

If you're a comic book geek (which I admittedly am), you'll want to check out these pez dispensers, which are being released to coincide with the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Each box comes with an assortment of characters: Batman, Joker, Riddler and Two Face. I don't think Riddler is in the new movie, but who's counting?

Check them out

Photo via Bat-Blog