Friday, April 18, 2025

Good morning. Today's Wolmania wasn't really supposed to have a theme, but you can find one if you squint.

Item 1: a link

I was reminiscing about the candy cigarettes I and all my friends used to buy from the Good Humor truck and was wondering about the history but you know what? It's just what you would expect - lots of adults used to smoke cigarettes, so candy companies started making candy versions of them. They even used real tobacco company trademarks on some boxes, but tobacco companies looked the other way because they figured it might turn a generation of kids into smokers - and it did.

They're no longer prevalent, probably because the entire concept is insane, but you can still buy them if you really want to.

Item 2: a list

Original Super Mario Kart playable characters, ranked:

1. Toad
2. Luigi
3. Bowser
4. Princess Toadstool (now Princess Peach)
5. Yoshi
6. Mario
7. Donkey Kong, Jr.
8. Koopa Troopa

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: word of the week

Marquetry

You'll pay a premium for it, but there's something quite satisfying about real artistry performed by talented craftspeople. Good luck finding a coffee table with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed marquetry at Ikea.

Item 5: a photograph

See ya!

Did you catch the theme? I bet you did. Thanks for reading - see you again next week, in all likelihood.