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Offline DrDeal

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #105 on: September 30, 2024, 02:23:17 AM »
fun to see a Wacky becoming a real Halloween product

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Can Topps sue Kool Aid for using their concept without approval?  :)

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #106 on: September 30, 2024, 06:00:07 AM »

In a similar vein, I remember drawing up a gag about Cadbury Creme Eggs for Halloween back in the ANS days. It was Cadburied Scream Eggs. Some of my other designs got used that year, but as I prepared to resubmit it the following year I happened to see an advertisement for their new Halloween-themed creme egg. Yup! The Scream Egg had become a reality before my gag could poke fun at it! Argh!

Offline Swiski

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #107 on: September 30, 2024, 09:05:27 AM »
Surprised the Cool Whip people didn't market a green or black colored Ghoul Whip...or the Budweiser people market a red colored beer called Bloodweiser

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #108 on: September 30, 2024, 09:11:34 AM »
Surprised the Cool Whip people didn't market a green or black colored Ghoul Whip...or the Budweiser people market a red colored beer called Bloodweiser
Mtn Dew just did a mystery flavor this year called Voo Dew.

Offline JasonLiebig

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #109 on: September 30, 2024, 11:47:15 PM »

Can Topps sue Kool Aid for using their concept without approval?  :)

Good question! Though in this case, Kool-Aid got there a couple decades earlier. Back in the 1990s in fact!



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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #110 on: October 01, 2024, 06:14:52 AM »
Good question! Though in this case, Kool-Aid got there a couple decades earlier. Back in the 1990s in fact!




I thought I remembered these! In fact, i think they were producing these as late as 2004 or so.

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #111 on: October 01, 2024, 09:14:11 AM »
I thought I remembered these! In fact, i think they were producing these as late as 2004 or so.

They’ve definitely done a couple re-releases too.
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Offline Fanatical_and_Sickly

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #112 on: October 01, 2024, 11:36:23 AM »
GPK will start getting their Halloween goodies this week.
Hopefully we’ll see the Wackys as well.


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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #113 on: October 01, 2024, 10:04:26 PM »
GPK will start getting their Halloween goodies this week.
Hopefully we’ll see the Wackys as well.


I got an email from Topps about this latest GPK ^$%!!.    Dear Topps:  that is like sending an email about sunshine to a vampire.
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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #114 on: October 02, 2024, 04:49:47 AM »
Oct 2nd and no Halloween Wackys yet  :'(

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #115 on: October 02, 2024, 02:40:15 PM »
Plaster P!

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH - I agree 1,000,000 %


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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #116 on: October 02, 2024, 03:44:19 PM »


I got an email from Topps about this latest GPK ^$%!!.    Dear Topps:  that is like sending an email about sunshine to a vampire.

We all need to stay "O" Positive!

Offline lucidjc

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #117 on: October 02, 2024, 07:19:26 PM »
We all need to stay "O" Positive!

I'm sorry Neil if I "B" Negative. I'll try to cheer up.

Offline vahsurfer

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #118 on: October 02, 2024, 08:53:35 PM »
I PROMISE my Fellow Wackies - Halloween IS coming for you - I can SAY NO MORE!

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #119 on: October 03, 2024, 06:40:03 AM »
It is ofTEN the case that a TENtative release date gets pushed back, but if you read between the lines, you'll know that relief will be here soon! 'Nuff Said! Happy Wacky Halloween everyone!
Oops! Looks like my Caps Lock was a little sticky!
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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #120 on: October 03, 2024, 07:08:59 AM »
I'm sorry Neil if I "B" Negative. I'll try to cheer up.

Fangs a lot!

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #121 on: October 03, 2024, 06:28:27 PM »
Spooktacular!

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #122 on: October 04, 2024, 07:19:19 AM »
It is ofTEN the case that a TENtative release date gets pushed back, but if you read between the lines, you'll know that relief will be here soon! 'Nuff Said! Happy Wacky Halloween everyone!
Oops! Looks like my Caps Lock was a little sticky!

So, you're saying there will be ten of these cards, and they'll be available in the 10th month of the year for 10 cents apiece?  What a bargain!  I've got a dollar laying around somewhere.
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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #123 on: October 04, 2024, 07:27:40 AM »
So, you're saying there will be ten of these cards, and they'll be available in the 10th month of the year for 10 cents apiece?  What a bargain!  I've got a dollar laying around somewhere.

You've picked up on the salient hints, but you may be interpreting them incorrectly!

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #124 on: October 06, 2024, 07:25:46 AM »
Since I can't SAY anything, what if I asked questions? Do you think the set will be postcards or trading cards? How may do you think will be in the set? What artists will be involved? Anyone else curious?

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Re: Happy Labor Day, Now Who's Ready for Halloween?!
« Reply #125 on: October 06, 2024, 07:55:16 AM »
Since I can't SAY anything, what if I asked questions? Do you think the set will be postcards or trading cards? How may do you think will be in the set? What artists will be involved? Anyone else curious?
People ARE curious and these questions are being asked and discussed in the new thread dedicated to this set
http://www.wackypackagesforum.com/index.php?topic=7143.0

 

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