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Key Points
n(Last Thursday of June)
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nPosted on June 27, 2019
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nI am not sure I’ve ever had a Bomb Pop – but apparently these red-white-and-blue popsicles have been really popular ever since they were invented in 1955, when I was just a baby.
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nIs it the size?
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nThe rocket shape?
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nThe multiple flavors?
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nThe patriotic colors?
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nThe fact that your tongue might not just get colored by eating the popsicle, but it might get multi-color colored?
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nThe fact that you might, on a hot summer day, get multi-color drips down your arm?
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Bomb Pops are SO popular, two other companies make pretty much identical looking popsicles – red-white-and-blue rocket-shaped popsicles – and are selling them under different names (Rocket Pop and Firecracker).
Bomb Pops are SO popular, two other companies make pretty much identical looking popsicles – red-white-and-blue rocket-shaped popsicles – and are selling them under different names (Rocket Pop and Firecracker). n
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nAnd I bet they all sell really well in early July, in time for the “rocket’s red glare” and fireworks shows associated with the United States’ Independence Day.
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By the way, I mentioned multiple flavors, but I neglected to mention WHAT flavors. The original Bomb Pops were cherry, lime, and blue raspberry. And that original flavor popsicle is still available, but the manufacturer, Blue Bunny, also offers:
By the way, I mentioned multiple flavors, but I neglected to mention WHAT flavors. The original Bomb Pops were cherry, lime, and blue raspberry. And that original flavor popsicle is still available, but the manufacturer, Blue Bunny, also offers:n
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nFruit Bomb
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nWatermelon Bomb Pops
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nHawaiian Punch Bomb Pops
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nBanana Fudge Bomb Pops
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nTongue Splashers Bomb Pops
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nJolly Ranchers Bomb Pops
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nSour Power Bomb Pops
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nExtra Sour Tear Jerkers Bomb Pops
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nand WARHEADS Bomb Pops.
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nOh, and Original Flavor / Sugar Free!
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nNotice that some of these flavors have different color schemes as well as different flavors.
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nAlso on this date:
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nAuthor and activist Helen Keller’s birthday
nDjibouti’s Independence Day
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nAuthor and activist Helen Keller’s birthday
Anniversary of the British invasion of Buenos Aires
Mathematician Augustus DeMorgan’s birthday
“Happy Birthday to You” Day
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nDjibouti’s Independence Day
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nNational Sunglasses Day
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nAnniversary of first solo trip around the world
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nBirthday of activist Emma Goldman
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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