The Suggestion has been made to me (by persons who shall
remain unnamed) that I seem to take an unholy delight in the tormenting of
bewildered Americans via the insidious pinkness of the Musk Stick sweetie.
In my defence I must protest that my very first sending of
the infamous MS – back in mid 2010 – was as simply another odd Australian candy (aka sweet / lolly)
to send to my adopted soldiers. It was
reported back to me by the nice young Military Police trooper “C” as
"I finally know what the colour pink would taste like -
let's never do THAT again!"
Wondering if this was a simple aberration of
taste (after all He IS from the same nation that thinks combining Jam and
Peanut paste is a delicacy), I sent off some more MS’s in the next troop treat
parcel to go out (to Pv2 J of the USA Army). J's response to it made me laugh so much that
I made THIS blog post.
J never did explain what he meant by the “priceless reaction” from his
battle buddies – but it marked the real start of the “supply to as many of my
unsuspecting American friends / Soldiers’ Angels adoptees as possible” plot.
Wait! Did I say Plot?
No no – NOT a plot!
It is a scientific
experiment I swear!
And I now have hard data from my research that 9 out of 10 USA troops have
THIS reaction
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| Airforce guinea pig... lovely lad! |
There is of course that 1 in 10 that is obviously a misplaced
Australian at heart (happy beaming smile at the thought) – these brave souls are then moved
on to the Vegemite part of the taste experiment and the Hard data compiling
begins all over again.
Oh and notice that I pinpointed mid 2010 as the start date
of my MS generosity? – well it seems that Izzy (one of my very first 2009
adopted soldiers via Soldiers’ Angels) is feeling left out of the fun. We’ve remained friends over the years and as
he has a birthday very soon (next week even) one of the items in his “Fun
Aussie treats” birthday box are a pack of the Pinkness. I’m rather hoping there are action shots as
he “shares” his bounty with his family and friends.
Why yes... I AM a sharing caring sort – thank you for
noticing!
(Hmm... maybe I should drop
Minnesota OFF the “places I plan to visit” list?)
Sadly, however, my research is incomplete – so far I have only
received scientific data from troops of the USA Army; the USA National Guard, and the USA
Airforce. Can you name the two USA Military Forces missing
from this list?
However all is not lost - there are still two “experimental’
Packets of the Pink out in the wild – and so far uneaten (I believe).
One pack is held by our illustrious America’s First Sergeant of the United States Marine Corp. I begin to
suspect that A1S may be hoping that the Pinkness will succumb to his
steely-eyed stare of doom before he is required to taste any (Hah!).
The other is in the possession of Navyone
who has been kind enough to offer up his sea-going taste buds for the test .
The fate of my experiment is
now in your hands, Oh Gentle Readers, – So just drop over to their web-blogs
and “encourage” them to participate.
Just a simple remark left on their latest blogs - something polite and to the point would work...
"Hey *insert blog name* so what about those Musk sticks?"
Do it for SCIENCE!
Do it for the Pink Stuff!
Do it for Queen and Country!.. .whoops.. you USA guys are a
Republic, right?... okay do it for MY Queen and Country!
Oh and don’t forget to tell them that PAX sent you (sweet
angelic smile)
*** If you would like your very own Military person to send
treats and friendship to, then please
consider becoming a member of Soldiers’ Angels
For the cost of one parcel a month; one letter a week and
the opening of your heart to a person deployed – you too can reap the benefits
of knowing that you CAN make a difference in another persons’ life.
