Cream of Consciousness

There has been a glut of crappy Star Wars merchandise released in conjunction with each of the last 3 films. Some of it still shows up in the clearance aisles of K-mart or in lot stores like Big Lots and Amazing Savings. As recently as March I saw some Darth Maul figurine at the Big Lots in Pleasantville, NJ. The most ridiculous item was this JarJar Binks lollipop thingy that consisted of a plastic head on a stick with a button mechanism that opened the mouth and extended a candy tongue (google "JarJar", "candy" and "tongue" to see it- I promise you won't land on some weird Star Wars fetish porn site). It goes way beyond the standard action figures and vehicles that many of us have tucked away in our basement. Most of it is crap, but a few choice items are downright cool, including: the lightsaber spoon.

Available in many Kellogg cereals, it is a clear plastic spoon (removable for washing) that connects to a battery powered lightsaber base. It is available in red, green or blue. I pulled a red one out of my Frosted Flakes this morning. My daughter promptly and corrected stated, "Wow, you got the Darth Vader one Daddy!"