mariellemanahan

Saturday, June 03, 2006

The YanYan days

You were definitely born sometime in the 1980s if hearing the syllables "Yan Yan" can cause you to reminisce about recess time in school.

My officemates and I, one time during our many lunch break chats, talked about how Cheese Curls, Pasensya, and most especially, Yan Yan evoked so many wonderfull childhood memories. So, we up and decided to walk a little less than a kilometer to Cost U Less in pursuit of that yummy, no-fuss, kiddie snack consisting of bread sticks and either a strawberry, vanilla, or chocolate (my fave) dip.

To our surprise, the manufacturers modified the packaging a bit. Written on each of the bread sticks, which used to be so plain mind you, were little snippets of err... information (?) for lack of a better word. Here's what they say (My comments are in red):

Giraffe - Tallest Animal
(Well, yeah, that's true.)
Octopus - Lucky Number 8
(Indeed, they have 8 tentacles.)
Owl - Active at Night
(I wouldn't disagree.)
Elephant - Jumbo
(Uhh... and?)
Whale - Biggesy
(Aside from the fact that it doesn't make much sense, it also screams "TYPO!")
Golden Egg
(Where's the piece of trivia there?!?)
Mole - In A Hole
(It just keeps getting better from here!)
Cow - Muuuuu
(I guess the snack is for kids who are still learning about the different animal sounds. Maybe...)

And our favorite:

Chicken - Kokekokko (It's hard to imagine chickens actually making that sound.)

I couldn't but liken all that to the typical grammatically incorrect quotes and phrases found in Japanese, Chinese, etc. stationaries, clothes, notebooks, and what not? We were all giggling about it in amusement at the office. I guess our favorite midmorning snack still has the same effect on us. It can still make our day on way or another.