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THE MENTOS FAQ V5.0

11/27/95 update

First Anniversary Edition

&copy; 1994 Heath Doerr, 1995 The Gathering

Maintained by The Core Six Pack of "The Gathering:"
Jeff (Way...@Mentos.com), Kevin (Kib...@Mentos.com)
Sean (Rada...@Mentos.com), Dave (Burg...@Mentos.com)
Brian (Mac...@Mentos.com), Stacey (Ge...@Mentos.com)

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Index:
[*=Updated sections; ^=New sections]

Section 1: Commercial Synopsis*
+ 1a: Commercial History, Origin, Explanation*
+ 1b: Mentos History
+ 1c: Jingle Lyrics*

Section 2: The Candies*
+ 2a: Packaging*
+ 2b: Ingredients*
+ 2c: Manufacturial Data
+ 2d: Imitations*

Section 3: The Proper Way to Eat Mentos^

Section 4: FreshSpeak^

Section 5: Flavor Considerations*

Section 6: Mentos Culture
+ 6a: Pop Culture Mentos Sightings*
+ 6b: Other Mentos Related Publications*
+ 6c: Other Appearences of the FAQ*
+ 6d: Other Mentos-related Net Features*

Section 7: Mentos Home-Brew

Section 8: Miscellaneous*

Section 9: Mentos Merchandise^

Section 10: Credits*

Section 11: History*



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Section 1: Commercial Synopsis

1. The Broken Shoe (or High Heel Treachery)

A sassy young lady sashays past an open air French style cafe,
gaining the attention of a business man, and at the same time
interrupting his newspaper enjoyment. As she glides past, a footwear
malfunction occurs, leaving her sans one heel. She reaches for her
secret freshness inducer, Mentos. After administering a piece of the
magic elixir of nuttiness, she breaks off the remaining spike,
proclaiming to the world her resourcefulness, and endless freshness.
The man in the cafe is undoubtedly impressed.

2. The Fake Photographer (or Those Crazy Kids I)

A young lad and his pals file through a mob of fanatics and
paparazzi, in order to get a closer look at their favorite star.
However, their adventure takes them over the legal boundaries of
said activity, which is then pointed out to them by the authorities.
After a bit of contemplation, and a hearty dose of freshness ala
Mentos, our hero cunningly disguises himself as a member of the
media, and breaks through the defesnses of the establishment.

3. The Airport Tram Ride (or Baggage Claim Blues)

A young woman finds herself in a bit of a pinch, as she discovers
that she has packed too much, and her bags are a most bothersome
burden. But she has no fear, it is a burden which is not
insurmountable, especially with Mentos on her side. She unsheaths
her glimmering blue tube of freshness, and holds it out stretched
like the mighty Excalibur, and although shortening it by 1/14 this
weapon has not lost its power. She consumes the pellet of perkiness,
and decrees that she and only she shall be the one to ride the
baggage cart, and all the other most unfresh patrons of the airport
shall bear the full weight of their baggage. Her friends cheer, and
dream of one day achieving a freshness such as hers.

4. The Car Movers (or Overalls and Mentos)

Only an unfresh person would park his car in such a way as to make
his fellow motorist unable to go about her merry way, but that's
just what our heroine is faced with in this episode of the Mentos
saga. After an exchange of dirty looks, and communication of the
parkee's need for promptness, the young girl contemplates her
dilemma with the aid of a freshmaker. She has a revalation, and
summons what looks to be the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line from
a construction site across the way. With surprisingly little
convincing, the barbarians lift her Fiat into the road, and as she
thanks them she glances in the way of her nemesis, only to add an
exclamation point to her freshness.

5. Evading Mom (or Psycho Mutant Killer Mom)

While enjoying a pleasant afternoon at the mall, a teen and his
companions suddenly spot one of their mothers. She raises her
umbrella, signifying that she has acquired her target, and means to
move in for the kill. Quickly searching his person, the teen removes
from his pocket the only thing to help him out of this bind, Mentos.
Thinking quickly, and now sporting fresh, clean breath, he seizes a
baseball cap from a nearby mannequin. The perfect disguise! Placing
it on his head in a diagonal pattern, he strikes a pose and avoids
his pursuer. She spots him again, but this time only after entering
the escalator. Knowing she has been vanquished, mom shakes her
weapon yet again, all the while thinking, 'My son is sooo fresh!'

6. Through the Car (or The 3 Second Car Jacking)

There is little peace in the land of Mentos, as yet another teen is
faced with a distressing problem. While crossing the street, he is
separated from his friends, and nearly from his legs by an over
anxious motorist. Finding himself needing to traverse the street,
but without a normal means to do so, he again thanks his lucky stars
he remembered the freshmaker. His supply is reduced by one, but his
freshness is increased exponentially. Opening the rear door, he
climbs through the auto, while the driver looks over his shoulder in
astonishment. Upon exiting, the youth shrugs at the motorist, Mentos
in hand. Although a bit shaken, the passenger acknowledges the care
free youths with an approving glance as he speeds away. "Wait till
the wife hears of my brush with freshness!"

7. The Backstage Crew (or Those Crazy Kids II)

In this episode, once again the establishment has prevented some
teens from achieving their goal. At the backstage door to a rock
concert, our friends are star struck and must find a way backstage
to meet their idols, demonstrate their freshness, and enjoy each
others minty clean breath. Musical paraphernalia is being unloaded,
and with the aid of a bandanna, one teen slips through the line
undetected. At the last moment, a security guard spots him, but
instead of pouncing on him and beating him to a bloody mess with his
nightstick, he lets him go showing an expression that could only
mean one thing, "Those crazy kids!". Bravo!

8. The Lunch Date (or A New Part-Time Job)

A nice young couple sit at a French style open-air cafe' (much like
the one used in HIGH HEEL TREACHERY) The couple are TRYING to order
drinks, but to no avail. The evil waiter will not allow it! He keeps
ignoring them and helping out the no doubt less fresh patrons. So,
as any young man would do in this situation, he pops a Mento in his
mouth, no doubt to give him the extra boost he needs to invent
something to impress his date. So, he stands up, with a fresh look
at life, takes the tablecloth from the still-empty table, and wraps
it around his waist. The perfect disguise! Now, he can pass for one
of the waiters! In his brilliant costume, he marches up to the
counter and gets he and his lovely date the refreshments they
desire. On the way back though, the waiter sees them. But just in
time, our hero pops a Mento into his mouth. The waiter shoots a look
of understanding at him and can only be thinking, "I wish I had the
power to be so fresh!"

9. The Wedding Woes (or Soccer Freshness)

Our 9th tale begins with our young hero, ignorant of life's darker
side, playing soccer on a beautiful, clear spring day. (This would
be football for the world outside the United States) However, even
the most beautiful days can turn ugly without much effort. With one
ill-aimed swoop of his foot, the young lad sends the ball soaring
over a finely crafted hedge and right into a beautiful wedding! Our
golden locked hero never falters, however, and bravely attempts to
regain his precious checkered bauble. Alas, as he tries to pass a
meticulously unfresh usher our Crusader of Freshness is denied! His
fighting spirit is never shaken. Held like the scepter of power it
truly is, the young lad displays his trusty pack of Mentos. He pops
a chalky pill of power and universal freshness and the
transformation begins. Our hero is rejuvinated and is totally FULL
OF LIFE! He deftly eyes some conveniently placed flowers, snags them
and approaches the befuddled couple. After rescuing his ball, he
gives the bride a fresh-breathed peck, hands her the
instant-bouquet, and shakes the lucky groom's hand, leaving them
speechless (yet very FRESH). Walking past the dismayed and
flabbergasted usher, he gives the classic thumbs up smile, proudly
displaying his inspiration and source of life, the Mentos. How Fresh
it is!!

Commercial History, Origin, and Explanation:

First an explanation:

Jan Setje-Eilers (j...@expert.cc.purdue.edu), tells us that the
characters of 'Psycho Mutant Killer Mom' are actors from a sitcom
taking place in Northern Germany. The mother, (incidentally, whose
last name is 'Teufel', which means Devil in German) is a crazy
character in the show, and one who would be avoided normally. Anyone
who has seen the sitcom, (i.e. Germans) would understand this, but
the American audience is understandably confused.

So one would normally conclude that these spots were all shot in
Germany, thus clearing up our national origin questions, right?
Wrong.

According to Chad Jones (cjo...@gse.ucla.edu), High Heel Treachery
was filmed on the Third Street Promenade, a shopping district in
Santa Monica, CA. Also, The 3 Second Car Jacking was filmed in
downtown Los Angeles. Joseph Hernandez (jth...@OCF.Berkeley.EDU)
says one of the buildings in the background is the First Interstate
Bank World Center.

Chick Peterson (chick.p...@Dts.Harris.COM) and Steve Abatangle
(sa...@enterprise.Dts.Harris.COM) both know the "Sassy young lady"
from High Heel Treachery. Yes, she IS American. Colleen Morris (who
also worked in a few early Michael Bolton videos) is a former Miss
Marin (a county in California, just north of San Francisco).

But wait! There's more! Daniel Spaulding (lam...@kaiwan.com) works
in commercial production in Los Angeles, and he met the actor who
played the Doorman in 'The Fake Photographer"! His name is Gene, and
he said that the spot was shot about three years ago at the
Universal Hilton in Universal City. It was a two day evening shoot,
from 6PM till 6AM. Gene also confirmed that the director and crew
were American.

And if that's not good enough for you:

Andy Brooks (ace...@netcom.com) argues that some spots had to have
been shot in California, or at least in the U.S. No where else in
the world can you find the 'Walk/Don't Walk' blinking sign that is
depicted in the '3 second Car Jacking'. Also, Germany doesn't have
the yellow center lines running down the middle of the streets (over
there they are white). Finally, lights don't go from green directly
to red. They are initially green, then are followed briefly by
yellow, and then red. It certainly doesn't seem like there is any
blatant insert editing or post production work involved here, all
the shots look as if they took place on the same street corner.

So we can honestly conclude that the Mentos commercials are without
a doubt, multinational. This was finally confirmed when we recieved
some most interesting details, straight from Van Melle...

Thom Forbes' (tfo...@panix.com) inquires found that as it turns
out, there is no advertising agency on record for Van Melle
according to Tricia Gold, the associate brand manager for Mentos in
Erlanger, KY. The U.S. company subsidiary of the Dutch company Van
Melle, consults with an agency named Pahnke & Partners, which is
based in Hamburg, Germany. Van Melle uses New York based Media
Buying Services International to buy airtime in the United States.
"We try to have an American focus but it's a global campaign,"
according to Ms. Gold. "As your correspondents have noted, several
of the spots were filmed in the U.S. Two or three new commercials
will be shot in January 1995", she said.

Secondly, the figures in the Ad Age story referred to by Bruce
Kasrel are correct, according to Ms. Gold. "In a recent article in
'Advertising Age', Bruce Kasrel (bka...@us.oracle.com) read that
Mentos advertising spending rose 34% from last year, to 11.9
million. Sales have increased from $20 million in 1991 to about $40
million today. We could be in for some more Mentos enlightened teens
solving the most perplexing of situations in the near future." The
story ran in the Oct. 3 issue. In the same issue, on a different
page, Ad Age asked readers to "come up with the next really stupid
but wonderfully kitschy Mentos commercial" for its weekly T.N.T.
(The Next Trend) contest. Two winners were announced in the Oct. 31
issue. First place went to a Los Angeles advertising copywriter who,
in short, has a guy tossing some Mentos to clear out a men's room
line at a concert.

SPIN Magazine also confirmed the suspicion that U.S. territory was
being depicted with Mentos-infected youths. Aaron Naparstek
(Nap...@aol.com) wrote: "I had the good fortune to speak with the
guy at Van Melle in Kentucky who designed those Mentos commercials.
I'll have to go through my old research files a little later to give
you more information on him. If I remember correctly, he told me
that the commercials were filmed in California and Florida. They
were not at all conceived for a Euoropean audience and he found it
amusing that everyone thought that. I also seem to remember that he
was from New Zealand but had lived in the U.S. for a long time."
Also, it was previously believed that the Mentos commercials were
aired in English throughout the world. That is true, except for
Russia! Steven Grimm (Kor...@hyperion.com) informed me that while
staying there, he was surprised to hear the relentlessly upbeat
Mentos theme music pouring out from the TV in the room across the
hall. Listening closely, he determined that the lyrics were all in
Russian. He was, to his utter dismay, too slow to reach the TV in
time to see which ad it was.

Isra Wongsarnpigoon (i...@umich.edu) notes that while in Thailand,
she's pretty sure she remembers seeing Ad #6, The 3-Second Car
Jacking. The undeniably fresh anthem was, indeed, in Thai. She
mentions that, although her Thai isn't quite up to speed to
understand song lyrics, she remembers the Thai word that basically
means 'Fresh' roaming through the song.

One Last Thing: I (MaintainerJeff) had the good fortune of taking a
video class in the Spring 1995 semester here at Temple. During one
class, we watched demo tapes from foriegn Ad companies. One in
particular was from Hong Kong, and they had (you guessed it) a
MENTOS commercial. It was nothing like the ones we've seen. It was
very high-tech and expensive looking. Featuring one kid looking at a
pack of what seemed to be orange Mentos through a magnifying
glass...no doubt trying to find out what makes him so Fresh and Full
of Life after eating one. The packs were small, maybe holding 5 or
so candies. Another commercial featured a man brushing his teeth
while little balls of Mentos were flying around as he tried to bite
them. Unfortunatley, there was no audio on the tape, so I can't tell
you if they played our new favorite song or not.


Mentos History:

We aren't sure exactly when Mentos came over to the States to grace
us with their presence, but we DO know that is was way before the
concept of The Freshmaker came along, thanks to a few good sources:

Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, drummer with "Weird Al" Yankovic, recalls
enjoying Mentos back in the early 70's. He tells us that before they
were widely distributed, he actually had to put effort into finding
them, usually at an import-type confectionary store.

He also mentions that, as a big fan of the Dr. Demento show, he used
to do some creative cut'n'paste, making the famous block lettering
say "DEmentos".

In about 1988, Hannah Meehan (hme...@gteens.com) recalls *RADIO*
ads for Mentos! She remembers them running on San Fransisco
stations. The ads featured a medieval princess being held hostage by
a talking dragon. The dragon is looking forward to eating the knight
who will undoubtedly try to rescue her, because knights are crunchy
on the outside and chewey on the inside. When the knight in shining
armor arrives, he informs the dragon that Mentos not only have the
same qualities, they are much easier to chew than armor, and are
less likely to irritate the local populous. The dragon eats a Mento,
the princess is rescue and they all live happily ever after.

Hannah mentions that, although the knight was undeniably fresh,
there was no mention of the word "Freshmaker".

Just Schimmelpenninck (ju...@luna.nl) says that his mother has been
carrying rolls of DropMentos in her purse for approximatley 25 years
in the Netherlands.

Jingle lyrics:

'Doo doo doo doo, doo-doo, do-Wah!'

It doesn't matter what comes, fresh goes better in life,
with Mentos, fresh and full of life.

Nothing gets to you, staying fresh staying cool,
with Mentos, fresh and full of life.

Fresh goes better, Mentos freshness, fresh goes better
with Mentos, fresh and full of life!

Mentos, the freshmaker!

Composed by John Groves

Thanks to a...@panix.com and cjo...@ucla.edu for spotting the
composer's name in the end credits to the movie Clueless


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Section 2: The Candies

The candies themselves come in five varieties; 'Mint', 'Mixed
Fruit', 'Cinnamon', 'Strawberry', and 'Spearmint'. Taste and color
are drastically different between them, but in every other way they
are quite similar.

The shape of a Mentos candy is disklike, with an ellipsical bulge in
the middle. (It has been suggested that they are 'lenticular'
meaning 'lentil-shaped'.) They measure 3/4" in diameter, and at
their largest point, 6/16" tall.

Net weight is reported as 1.3 oz/37.5 g, but this was impossible to
confirm at the time of this writing.

Coloring of the Mint candies is a chalky light hue, that extends
throughout the entire candy. The fruit variety contains three
colors, purple (grape), yellow (lemon), and orange (orange).
Cinnamon and Strawberry have a reddish/pinkish hue, Cinnamon being
the darker of the two. Spearmint Mentos have a light greenish
coloration, and like all Mentos, possess a chalk-like consistency.

The Mint flavor variety unsurprisingly taste like peppermint, and
could be considered to possess a breath freshening function as well
as a cool, menthol-like aftertaste. Mixed Fruit have none of these
properties, but are instead quite sweet. The differences between the
flavors contained in a mixed fruit package are small. Color seems to
be the only real distinguishable quality. Strawberry are also sweet,
but contain a light, and unmistakable strawberry flavor. Cinnamon do
indeed taste like cinnamon, possessing a semi-cinnamon burn feeling
often found in strong cinnamon gum. Spearmint are closely related to
Mint, and are lucky enough to serve as a freshmaker as well.

The Apple Mentos, which arrived in our mailbox from Australia are
yellowish/green in color and taste like apple juice. Very
impressive, I must say. We couldn't get enough of them!

One of the most interesting flavors (so far) has been 'Mint-
Licorice Mentos', also known in Europe as 'Drop Lakrids'. These have
the same texture and color as Mint, but when you chow down, hold on!
At first, the taste is of light mint, and you might suspect
Freshness trickery. However, then the taste of licorice pops up and
you feel O.K. And then, just as the unsuspecting taster is content
with the current state of Freshness, it changes again! A sudden
overpowering licorice flavor consumes you! Needless to say, this
flavor gives you quite a ride.

A Special Note: If you don't like black licorice A LOT, don'ttry
these. They are only for the boldest and Freshest to consume.

Mentos' texture is not uniform. The candies have a thin crunchy shell
and when chewed, disintegrate into a gum like consistency. If
appropriate, they then release their breath freshening
characteristics.

Packaging:

In the United States:

Mentos candies come in cylinder shaped 'rolls', with 14 included in
each roll. The label consists of 'mentos' written in block letters,
covering approximately 2/3 of the roll lengthwise. Next to this logo
is the flavor identification, (i.e. 'mint' or 'mixed fruit')
although flavor identification can be more readily obtained from the
background coloring of the label. Mint has a misty bluish white
photograph of many Mentos scattered about, while mixed fruit has a
more colorful representation of the same shapes, including purple,
orange, and yellow disks. Cinnamon wrappers are similar, but are
colored in a deep blood red. Strawberry wrappers are a lighter,
almost orangey red. Spearmint follows Mint's lead with a clouded
hue, this time more green than blue.

It is important to note that the colors displayed on the package are
actually much more vibrant and deep than that of the actual product.
Do not be misled, all Mentos have a very light hue to them, no
matter what the flavor.

As it turns out, Eric Johnson (pimp...@wam.umd.edu) discovered that
Mentos can also be found in 4 packs, which are sold for the bargain
price of 99 cents at the College Park CVS pharmacy near the
University of Maryland. (That works out to 24.75 cents a tube!)

In Arab Countries:

Mentos are typically sold in smaller rolls of 11 candies. These
packages weigh 30g or 1.06 OZ, although they do have "Jumbo Size"
rolls, which contain the standard complement of 14. The labels are
in Arabic and English, including the "Mentos" block lettering! This
is the first we've noted the Mentos logo in a different language
(and alphabet)! (Thanks to Isaac Zalpeter for this info!)

In Other Countries:

The packaging of the Apple Mentos from Austrailia had all the same
qualities mentioned in the US section, above. This time, though, the
package was light green in color.

The package of Mint-Licorice Mentos is much like the common
Mint-Flavor we all know and love. The powdery blue Mentos lay in the
background with the Mentos block lettering in front. However, where
the usual flavor is written at the end of the roll, on this package
it has a black sqaure around it, which extends about half way around
the roll. The word 'Drop' is written here with red surrounding the
letters. Written atop the word "Mentos", in three different langues,
is the product description: 1) Chewy mint-licorice 2) Drop-mint
dragees (which, we are told is Dutch for 'Licorice-Mint Pellets') 3)
Pebermynte-pastiller med, lakridssmag

The ingredients are listed in three languages as well. Also, the Van
Melle logo has bee reduced a little and moved to the left of the
bar-code, and a new logo appears: A circle in which black and white
arrows intertwine in a Ying-Yang type of configuration. Hmm...what
is Van Melle trying to tell us?

Helen Kittler writes:
I used to live in Toronto, Canada, and there in a German Deli-type
store called Kellens I saw a big clear plastic bucket of mini-Mentos
for sale. They were really small, less than 2 inches long, and
looked like the kind of thing you would give away at Halloween. I
believe they were charging 10 cents a roll. The flavours involved
were the ever-present regular mint, strawberry and mixed fruit.

Ingredients:

Mint: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, gelatine,
dextrin, natural flavor, corn starch, gum arabic.

Mixed Fruit: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil,
gelatine, dextrin, natural and artificial flavor, gum arabic,
coloring.

Strawberry: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, citric
acid, gelatine, dextrin, corn starch, artificial flavor, gum arabic,
coloring.

Cinnamon: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, gelatine,
dextrin, corn starch, cinnamon, natural and artificial flavors,
salt, gum arabic, artificial colors (yellow 5, red 3, blue 2).

Spearmint: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, gelatine,
dextrin, natural flavors, corn starch, gum arabic, artificial color
(blue 2).

Apple: (from Australia) sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable
oil, food acid (citric acid), apple powder, starch, gelatine,
dextrin, gelling agent (gum arabic), flavour, colours (E101, E140),
thickener (dextrin), vegetable gum (acacia gum).

Licorice: (from The Netherlands) sugar, glucose syrup, vegetable
oil, licorice-extract, ammonium-chloride, starch, gelatine, dextrin,
gelling agent (gum arabic), flavourings.

Tropical Fruit: (from Israel) sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated
vegetable oil, citric acid, starch, beef gelatine, dextrin, gum
arabic, flavours, colours (E101, E160e, E162)

Note: Mentos contain gelatine, not gelatin, the former made from
seaweed and not animal products. (Vegetarians need freshness too.)

For nutritional information, you can write to:
Nutritional Data
P.O. Box 18190
Erlanger, KY 41018 Once again, thanks to Mr. Jones, this is what
you'll receive:

November 15, 1994

Mr. Chad Jones
[street address]
Culver City, CA 90230

Dear Mr. Jones:

Following is the nutritional information for Mentos you requested:
Serving Size 1 piece (3 grams)
Calories 10
Total Fat* 0 grams
Total Carbohydrates 3 grams
Total Sugar 2 grams
Protein 0 grams
Sodium 0 mg

*Because most of our customers do not eat just one piece from the roll
of Mentos, we would like you to be aware that 100 grams of Mentos,
approximately 3 rolls, contain 2 grams of fat.

I hope this information is helpful and Mentos may remain one of your
favorite candy options.

Thank you for your interest in our product--it is most appreciated.

Sincerely,

Andrea Barth
Quality Assurance Supervisor


Van Melle USA / One Van Melle Lane / P.O. Box 18190 / Erlanger,
Kentucky 41019-0190
606-283-1234 / FAX 606-283-1316 / TWX 8105428541 printed on recycled
paper

"I expected to get a cheap xerox copy of a form letter. Instead, I got
a nicely-laserprinted, personalized letter on Van Melle's bond
stationery." -Chad Jones

Manufacturer:


Mentos were invented by a Dr. Van Mento who was a Dutch doctor and a
part time confectioner. [Ok, Ok, maybe not.]

Mentos are made by Van Melle, Inc. and manufactured for Van Melle
by: Van Melle
Breda / Holland Importers:



Australia

Stuart Alexander & Co. Pty. Ltd.
62 Rosebery Ave.
Rosebery, N.S.W. 2018 Australia

Canada

J.K. Overwheel ltd.
Toronto, Canada

Van Melle's corporate headquarters:

Van Melle, Inc.
Erlanger, KY 41018

Mentos Imitations:

The Anti-Mento (or the "Fake-Me-Out-Mento" as Zann & Mitch refer to
them as) is made by Lance Candies. They are called 'Mint Chews',
'Fruit Chews', 'Cinnamon Chews', etc. They are sold in rolls of
eleven candies of approximately the same size, shape, and weight as
the true confection. Mint Chews, made in Holland for Lance Inc.,
list exactly the same ingredients as Mint Mentos.

For their nutritional information, you can write to: Nutritional
Data
P.O. Box 32368
Charlotte, NC 28232 But they are not sufficiently fresh, nor full of
life, to make such an inquiry worthwhile.

Several alert folks have noticed strange similarities between the
Mentos ads, and the new Storck Chocolate Riesen ad campaign. They
have an upbeat little theme song, and the same video quality as the
true ads do. The Riesen commercials have people in various
situations (several different folks in one commercial) just
basically popping Riesen in their mouths. The ads are just not fresh
enough, because we can't sympathize with the characters, like we can
in the Mentos spots.

We have not yet figured out who designed this campaign, to see if
there is a correlation between the two. We will keep you updated.


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Section 3: The Proper Way to Eat Mentos:

Blah (mile...@nova.edmonds.wednet.edu) suggested that we include
rules eating Mentos. Blah had the following to offer:

Only eat the original Peppermint Mentos. You may occassionally find
a Strawberry Mento mixed in by mistake, but still colored chalky
white.

Never (ever!) tear the package of Mentos, or they will revolt, spill
out into your bag, or get lost in your car's glove compartment. Over
time, they will eventually attract dust bunnies that are trying to
be Fresh and Full of Life. The wayward Mento will eventually become
rock hard and when you try to eat it will hurt you.

Mentos must be "born", squeezed out of the wrapper and gently placed
in the palm of the hand. The only exception is the last Mento in the
roll, which may be squeezed out of the opposite end.


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Section 4: FreshSpeak

Because of new terms popping up daily regarding The Freshmaker, we
decided to add a new section dedicated to the language of the future.

FAFOL (acronym) Fresh And Full Of Life

Mentosis (noun) The state of being mesmerized by someone who has
just eaten a Mento.

Momentos (noun) A roll of Mentos obtained in another country as a
souvenir. (#2 & 3 by Richard )

Mentoite (proper noun) A person who achieves Freshness on a regular
basis. (Alex Gordon ) Mentophile (proper noun) A person (like
yourself) who understands the many entertainment aspects of Mentos,
and their all-important contribution to Western Civilization as we
know it.

Pluralization:

Richard also pointed out that there are currently three different
schools of thought on this subject:
a) The singular and plural forms are homonymous: Mentos (s.) and
Mentos

(pl.)

b) Mentos (s.) and Mentoses (pl.)

c) It may be that "Mentos" is the plural of "Mento". Once and for all,
we MUST put this debate to an end. Those of us who live a life of
Freshness must not be divided. What could divide us mentophiles you
ask? The issue at hand is a simple one, yet it rages forth controversy
whenever it is mentioned. Mento or Mentos? Which is the proper
singular usage for our favorite bit o'freshness? We, the maintainers
of the FAQ, after much deliberation, have finally reached a decision
that Mento is the proper singular form, but it is not up to us.

This is where YOU, the reader must get involved. This is your chance
to influence the future of Freshness! We want to know YOUR opinion on
this controversial issue. Please E-mail us and let us know your
position. We will keep track of all of your votes and make the results
available in the future.

As always, we appreciate all reader feedback and we thank you for your
support. --MaintainerDave
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Section 5: Flavor considerations:

Above I have described what I consider a normal, American selection
of Mentos flavors found at most drug stores and candy counters.
However, other flavors have been found at home and abroad.

Andrea (ap...@cas.org) found 'Tropical Mentos' while vacationing in
Jamaica. The candies come in orange, lime green, and lavender
varieties, and taste like orange, guava, and something
indiscernible, she writes. The packaging, like mixed fruit, has a
picture of the various colors found inside. One other interesting
note: The ingredients were printed in Greek as well as English.

Tara Prigge (ta...@bwc.org) gave us some more details on the
Tropical Mentos, as she finds them in Haifa, Israel. They're
labelled in French & Hebrew and are Kosher for Gelatine consumers as
decreed by the Chief Rabinate of Israel. ("Kascher sous
l'autorisation du rabbinat d'Israel pour consommeteurs de
gelatine.") She tells us that they include Orange, Mango, and Guava,
but she hasn't spotted the green in a while.

Isaac Salpeter (zba...@pobox.com) sent us even more info on
Mid-Eastern flavors. According to him, Strawberry Mentos are as
common as Mint (!), and appears to be the most popular among the
locals. In Israel, he too found the Tropical Mentos and agrees that
orange, yellow, green, and lavender are the colors depicted on the
package. Corresponding to the colors, the flavors are, Orange,
Grapefruit, Guava, and Passionfruit. He noted that Orange and
Grapefruit are most commonly found in these packages, followed by
Passionfruit and then Guava, which is extremely rare. Recently, he
hasn't been able to find Guava at all, but it still appears on the
package.

Isaac was lucky enough to find Orange in Amman, Jordan. As you
surely know, Orange is available here in the states, as part of the
Mixed Frut variety, and in Israel in the Tropical Fruit rolls. This
is the first time we've noticed them being marketed separately.

Richard P Meres (rme...@selway.umt.edu) was disappointed to learn
that Japan had only three flavors, these consisting of 1) Mint which
came in a light green (almost white) wrapper, 2) Green Apple housed
in a green wrapper (Richard consumed almost a pack a day of this
variety) and 3) Grapefruit sporting a yellow wrapper (an aquired
taste, he writes.)

Richard was later proven wrong by Erik Hinzpeter
(hinz...@badlands.NoDak.edu) who had the pleasure of hosting a
Japanese exchange student. The student, who called Mentos 'Japan
Candy', brought with him a roll of Grape. Erik described them as
being smaller than a normal mentos roll, possibly containing 11 or
12 candies, and the foil was purple. Obviously, the ingredients were
printed in Japanese, which would be hard to reproduce here.

However, Dave Leheny (s00...@ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp) discovered even
more flavors in the land of the Rising Sun. Without including the
aforementioned taste treats, he located Peach and Sour Apple.
(Possibly, the Sour Apple and Green Apple are one in the same, but
I'm willing to include both until someone tells me different.)

Isra Wongsarnpigoon (i...@umich.edu) also found Peach while staying
in Japan during the summer of 1995. Also available were the Grape,
Apple, and Grapefruit Mentos.

I think that Hudi (hu...@uclink2.berkeley.edu) said it best when
describing Japan as being "in a constant state of turbulent Mentos
revolution."

According to Jeffrey F. Brent (lo...@acpub.duke.edu), Mentos also
come in Licorice or 'Lakrits' flavor. Some Dutch friends apparently
possessed these beauties, and they have been spotted in the U.S. by
MLS (msc...@pobox.upenn.edu). They had a white shell, and a black
center. A black wrapper shielded them from the elements, and they
[you guessed it] tasted like Licorice.

Eric Sklar (esk...@astro.ocis.temple.edu) notes that while in Europe
(he thinks it was Prague) he discovered Eucalyptus flavored mentos.
They were green and tasted kind of minty but had a very unique
aftertaste. He also found the Grape flavor, as well as the Licorice.


Scott Whitmore (whit...@utw.com) says that while living in the
Czech Republic (In western Bohemia, in a town called Marianske
Lazne) he found Grapefruit Mentos. He says they are delicious, and
are the only Mentos he'll eat now, even though they are difficult to
find (even in the Czech Republic).

Tom Mathies (mat...@bucknell.edu) found Apple Mentos while visiting
Austrailia! The candies are a pale apple green color. They are
labelled as being "Chewy apple flavoured bonbons" in both English
and Dutch. ("Alma izu cukorka") They cost him about 65 cents (US).
Special thanks to Tom for bringing back a few packs to the States
for The Gathering.

Speaking of Apple Mentos, John Zmaczynski (j...@mcs.com) seems to
recall finding Apple Mentos in (of all places) the Big Apple. He
says he found them in the lobby of a New York City hotel, probably
about 10 years ago.

In San Francisco, back in the late 80's, Hannah Meehan
(hme...@gteens.com) recalls eating "Chocolate Mentos"! She notes
that they were "truly disgusting" and that is the likely reason why
they were discontinued. Does anyone else have repressed memories of
this mysterious flavor?

Steph Mandell (st...@newton.xs4all.nl) responded to our holler for
the elsusive Licorice Mentos. Dutch economic skills place each
individual Mento at $.02 US! Interestingly enough, they came in a
three-roll-pack. So, you can go and buy a three pack of Freshness
for a dollar! However, we got the Mint-Licorice Drop Mentos. Upon
our musings why the rest of the world doesn't get this variety of
fresh, Steph writes: "The Dutch don't think that anyone but them
likes black licorice." Well, we can only hope that not only "Drop
Lakrids", but more flavors will come out of the Netherlands.

In Holland, according to Just Schimmelpenninck (ju...@luna.nl) Drop
Mentos are as popular as the Mint Mentos. He warns: "People who
didn't learn to appreciate drop as a child will never like the
stuff."

It seems it's simply a crap shoot whether your area or country will
stock your favorite Mentos flavor.

PLEA FOR FLAVORS

We who have been entrusted with the Mentos FAQ, in order to provide
you Mentophiles with full and accurate descriptions of Mentos in all
forms, require your help.

If there is anyone out there with access to the flavors we have not
yet encountered, we would really appreciate a pack or two. This is,
of course, for research purposes only...not for the selfish reasons
you might think. We will, of course, reimburse you--pay you for
product and mailing, ete. We're even willing to trade something with
you. Confection for confection! Please let us know if you are
interested in trading!!

A very special thanks to Tom Mathies (mat...@bucknell.edu) for
sending us Apple Mentos from Australia, and to Steph Mandell
(st...@newton.xs4all.nl) for the DropMentos from the Netherlands!!



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Section 6: Mentos Culture

Pop Culture Mentos Sightings:

Christopher Heyn (ImO...@aol.com) tells us that he's the Script
Coordinator for the TV show Baywatch. He (among other things) works
with one of the co-producers in product placement in the show. In
other words, he makes sure certain products are in certain scenes of
the show. He says that in 1994, Van Melle spent "their entire TV
advertising budget for the 1994 season" on "Baywatch". So, if you
are lucky enough to catch reruns of the '94 season, keep your
eyeballs peeled for rolls of Mentos roaming around on the beaches.

Unfortunatly, we don't have an episode list to guide you on your
search. So if anyone is a fan of the show and can mark down which
episodes are Fresh & Full of Life, please let us know.

According to J.B. Nicholson-Owens (j...@mystery-train.msilink.com),
Jeanine Garafalo was on the "Conan O'Brien" show and they made a
spoof of "The Fake Photographer" (#2). Jeanine spoke of how odd the
ads were, and J.B. says that the spoof was quite funny.

Jeanine Garafalo must enjoy speaking of The Freshmakers because
FranLand (Fran...@aol.com) says that on Garafalo's recent HBO
special, she did an impression of someone watching a Mentos ad. It
starts off with her face completley deadpan, and then she gradually
looks more and more bewildered. Finally, she says, "Wha....? I
don't...is that his mother...What?..."

Several folks, including Alex (asu...@netcom.com), informed us that
Mystery Science Theater 3000 did a Mentos spoof on one of the
episodes. All that is known at this point in time is that Adam West
starred in the film. If anyone knows (C'mon Misties!) which episode
number, title, etc...please let us know.

Other mentos related publications:

In the December 21, 1994 edition of SF Weekly (a San Francisco based
magazine) Mary Elizabeth Williams (Mary...@well.com) wrote an
article on 'Hacker cuisine'. Among other things, the article
discusses a woman (Julie) who brought "Freshmakers" to a party.
"Freshmakers" are are Jell-o and vodka shots spiked with Mixed Fruit
Mentos. There is even a photo of them in shot glasses! In real life,
though, Mary Elizabeth says the Freshmakers came in paper
muffin-shaped holders for "easy slurping"

Sassy magazine's "Working our Nerves" column in the Dec '94 issue.
"Mike shares his personal and rather visceral opinions of the Mentos
commercials..."
- Susannah Str...@brown.edu

FVo...@aol.com let us know that USA Today had an article on Mentos
being #2 on the list of the 10 worst commercials of 1994 as chosen
by ad agency creative directors. (The last Week of December was the
date)

FVo...@aol.com then wrote a nice article for two Pittsburg weekly
papers: The Murrysville Star, and the Norwin Star. The date for the
papers was January 4, 1995. If you'd like to read the article, which
speaks up agains USA Today's survey, take a look at the Mentos FAQ
v4.0, or send us E-mail and we'll be glad to pass it along.

Spin magazine, January '95 "Flash" section - 'Mentos Deconstructed!'
which was (incidently) fact-checked by research editor Aaron
Naparstek (Nap...@aol.com)

Heath Doerr was interviewed in the New York Times, on June 12, 1995.
The article gives a glowing review of the FAQ, and features several
quotes from our hero, Heath.

Fran Pelzman Liscio (Fran...@aol.com) writes a humorous newsletter
called Hip Hop Housewife (or H3). In the July 25, 1995 (Vol 1, No 4)
edition, she mentions Mentos in one of the "Observation" paragraphs:
"As a nation, we may be divided on such diverse issues as the OJ
trial, NAFTA, and genetically engineered tomatoes. But isn't it
reassuring to know that we're all united in our contempt for the
Mentos commercials?"Fran would like everyone to know that, in
retrospect,contempt wasn't quite the word she meant: "Contempt is
something you would reserve for someone who does something
gratuitously cruel. There is nothing gratuitiously cruel about the
Mentos commercials"Newsweek featured a small article on Mentos on
their September 11, 1995 Periscope page. The article features a nice
photo of the elusive Mentos T-shirt.

Alex Gordon (a...@popmail.mcs.com) wrote a nice piece for the
September 1995 issue of INSIDER magazine. Included in the article is
our synopsis of commercial #8: A New Part-Time Job.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce THE MENTOS
JOURNAL. (hopefully) Every month, The Mentos Journal will feature
the best of the musings of you, the reader. Including: Real-life
Mento Moments, your own personal commercial parodies, fresh and cool
quotes, and much, much more! The Mentos Journal will be posted at
the end of every month on alt.tv.commercials, and rec.arts.tv, as
well as on Chad's web site. As always, any and all contributions are
welcome (and encouraged!)

Other Appearances of the Mentos FAQ:


HotWired, 'The World Wide Web cyberstation brought to you by the
same folks who produce WIRED magazine' http://www.hotwired.com The
Mentos FAQ was featured there for 2 weeks only, beginning Jan 30,
1995.

'NetSoup', HotWired's daily showcase of the best (most interesting,
amusing, eloquent, etc.) writing on the Net. c/o

The HotWired NetSoup Team, June Cohen, editor (net...@hotwired.com)


On the web, the Mentos FAQ can be found at:
The Official Mentos Site: Chad Jones'
http://www3.gse.ucla.edu/~cjones/mentos
which also is the home of the Mentos Journal.

You can also find it at:

http://www.mentos.com/ which has links to Chad's site and Dan's
Mentos Gallery.
http://www.best.com/~dijon/tv/mentos/
http://www.cyberspace.com/slab/mentos/mentos-faq.html
and various other places, that have as yet been undocumented. Other
appearences:

1) Wired magazine Feb '95 pg. 158, "Netsurf" c/o Dan Sicko
(Reve...@aol.com)

2) Blaster issue #2 Jan, 1995. c/o tja...@netcom.com

3) Thumb issue #? c/o Eric (em...@skidmore.EDU)

4) Henk Rijks (7266...@compuserve.com) recently wrote "A collegue
of mine is currently writing a story about your Mentos server for
Het Parool, one of The Netherlands leading dailys."

5) Agency, the publication of the American Association of
Advertising Agencies. Winter 1994 issue. c/o Thom Forbes
(tfo...@tforbes.com)

6) Baked and Crispy issue #? c/o Allanarose (Allan...@ao.com)

7) Hitch c/o Rod Lott (rl...@aol.com) [check out the original Mentos
article in the 10/94 issue of Hitch. Very groovy, thanks Rod.]

Other Mentos related net features:

E-mail auto server: mento...@fische.com. Send a message to this
address and version 2.0 of the FAQ will be emailed to you.

ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/as/asuter/coolstuff/mentos.faq

Mentos Image The Mentos Art Gallery: Dan Wood (dan...@pobox.com)
put up some *VERY* fresh graphic images, depicting the past,
present, and future of Mentos. Go to http://zocalo.net/~danwood/ and
take a look at these masterpieces. Fresh, indeed.

The Mentos Jingle: Alex Chaffe (al...@earthweb.com) sampled our new
favorite song, and now you can hear it anytime you want by going to
http://www.stinky.com/mentos.au There is one setback...due to an
unfresh editing glitch, the announcer is cut off at the end, so all
you hear is, "Mentos...The Freshma".

You can console yourself by going A...@panix.com's site to hear our
friendly announcer say that ever-so-pleasing tagline in its
entirety: http://www.panix.com/~ali. Click on the link that says
"Freshness".

Virus Internet Fanzine ( http://198.147.111.1/Virus) had an article
about Altoids in which Jen Garber (gar...@csulb.edu) mentions that
Mentos are indeed better. Click on Virus 2 and check out the
article.

Gil...@vv.com offered up his site for possibly putting in the MPEG
videos of the commercials. If anyone has any way of making Mento-PEG
versions of the commercials, please let us know.


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Section 7: Mentos Home-brew

Mentomania is ever-expanding, proof of which can be found at
SLOMOTION meetings according to Michael V Arnold
(mvar...@violin.aix.calpoly.edu). 'SLOMOTION' is a film club in
which the members have taken fancy to making their own Mentos
commercials. They only have two so far, but I'm sure that more are
in the works.

Joshua Nash (NEXT...@aol.com) described an interesting Mentos
related experience he had while attending the University of Michigan
last year: "One evening, I went to see an SNL-type comedy show.
Half-way through, the lights dimmed, and a screen lowered from the
top of the stage. I heard the beginning notes of the Mentos song. On
the screen, there was a man in a blue car at one end of an empty
parking lot. At the other end, was another man. The man in the car
flashes a roll of pepermint freshness and begins to drive at the
other man. He accelerates and we see him close the gap until we see
a shot of the grille. We then see a shot of the sky...all of a
sudden, a body crosses the camera's view. We then see the driver put
the car in gear again and drive toward the pedestrian. Feeling even
more fresh, he appears to run over the man (much in the fashon of
the Toxic Avenger). We then see the man's head (and aparently the
rest of his body) sticking out from under the car, his head approx.
1 1/2 feet behind the left front wheel. The driver then opens the
door (hitting the man on the head) and displays the Mentos to him.
We see the beloved orange bar and hear, 'Mentos, da freshmaker.'"


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Section 8: Miscellaneous

Mentos are $0.54 at the Purdue Student Union.

Heath, the beloved creator of the Mentos FAQ wrote: I am currently
negotiating with the Psychology department here at Purdue, in an
attempt to obtain a research grant for the purposes of studying what
I have termed 'the freshness effect' caused by consuming Mentos
brand candies. Although there seems to be no mind altering
substances contained in Mentos, individuals suddenly become aroused,
inventive, and lose all regard for the norms of society a short time
after using them. I've asked for $23,729. Jim Howard
(De...@cadence.com) writes: I've figured out the secret of the Mentos
commercials! They never made any sense to me until I made the
connection: The sword-like presentation of the Mentos tube to the
inevitable villian is actually a politically-correct substitute for
the one-finger salute! Think of the possibilities! Hey boss, check
out the Mentos! That jerk cut me off in traffic - have a Mentos,
buddy! You, the idiot with the attitude, Mentos this! Tim Verry
(ver...@taft.law.uc.edu) has confessed interest in hammering out
the details of 'the freshness defense' for criminal acts committed
while under the influence of Mentos. Good luck, Tim. [Say, isn't
that a roll of Spearmint in that white Bronco over there?]

In The Car Movers, the car being moved was previously reported as
being a "Morris Mini". Chris Charman (cha...@Inference.COM) has
taken issue with this. He says that the car is actually a Citroen
(which, incidentally has *two* horsepower), and that Morris Minis
are actually smaller. He also says that the same model car is
featured in the movie "Gotcha!" Can anyone confirm or deny?

The license plate on the car in The Car Movers is "DH-L 64 12"

The teen that 'Evades Mom' does so by donning a New York Yankees
cap. Ralph Berman (mkh...@prodigy.com) pointed out that the cap had
a different color scheme than the New York Yankees caps here in the
States. He says that the NY symbol is in a silverish color instead
of white, as is the visor of the cap, instead of being navy blue.

Tyler K. Wong (neo...@netcom.com) listens to Alex Bennett on Live
105 (105.3 FM) in San Francisco from 6am to 10am, and tells me that
during his show, Mr. Bennett receives and reads E-Mail on the air.
Tyler apparently came close to getting some of this FAQ read on the
air. Live 105 isn't as fresh as some of the other stations in the
Bay Area, however, because Tyler couldn't sell him, and Alex later
answered a phone call he wanted to put on the air instead.

At Florida State University, Isaac Salpeter (zba...@pobox.com) gets
to view 'Soccer Freshness' at the free movies show in the student
union. They apparently show it frequently before the feature. The ad
is an actual 16mm print of the commercial and is often received
better than the feature film itself, according to Isaac.

The United States is apparently very lucky--Just Schimmelpenninck
from the Netherlands (ju...@luna.nl) reports that the only ads they
have are The 3 Second Car-Jacking, Overalls and Mentos, and Those
Crazy Kids (parts 1 AND 2)

At the 'Steak and Shake' on Highway 52 here in Lafayette, they have
a candy machine that dispenses Mentos. The flavor was mixed fruit,
although I know this from my own experience, due to the fact that
the dispenser simply read 'MENTOS'. It charged 25 cents, and when I
turned the crank I got 7 candies, but your mileage may vary.

Also, Susannah Strang writes "In our student run coffee shop there
is a 'insert-coin-get-candy-through-hole' style dispenser that
grants a large handfull (probably 12-15) of Mentos (Mixed Fruit) for
only a quarter. As you know, this is quite a bargain, but there is a
catch; the Mentos are 'seconds'--deformed, shrivelled, discolored,
strangely crusty, sometimes to the point that it is difficult to
look at them."

Hmmm... 'Old Mentos never die, they just get dispensed.'

Van Melle sent the following text to the E-Mail autoserver back when
they had their AOL account:

"Please send all text pertaining to Mentos to VanM...@aol.com"


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Section 9:Mentos Merchandise!

Mentos T-Shirts

Ever since the Newsweek article came out, (see section 6) one of the
most Frequently Asked Questions of us is "How can I get me one of
them Mentos T-shirts?" Well, after much deliberation, we've come up
with the following: Find someone wearing the shirt, run them over
with your car, take the shirt off them, then flash your roll of
Mentos at them before they call the police.

Actually, Van Melle had offered Mentos T-Shirts a few years back.
Apparently, there was a sticker that came with Mentos saying "For
Free Mentos T-shirt, Call 1-800-33T-Shirt" A recording would tell
you to send 10 Mentos wrappers in to get your free T-shirt. Sadly,
this offer expired a number of years ago, and the 800 number has
since been disconnected.

Mentos - the Rocktrax (Yes, it's a CD)

(note: the cover has the guy with the bandana from commercial #7)

1: The Mentos Song: Fresh Goes Better
2: Cockney Rebel- Make Me Smile
3: Marc Almond- A Lover Spurned
4: The Specials (Feat. Rico, Dick Cuthell)- Ghost Town
5: The Proclaimers- I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
6: The Knack- My Sharona
7: Talking Heads- Blind
8: Pat Benetar- Love is a Battlefield
9: Runrig- News from Heaven
10: Sunny- Stop!
11: Blondie- Heart of Glass
12: Billy Squire- The Stroke
13: Moon Martin- Bad Case of Loving You
14: Mink DeVille- Cadillac Walk
15: Huey Lewis and the News- Power of Love
16: Frankie Miller- Darlin'
17: Peter Tosh- Johnny B. Goode

Compilation (P) 1994 Minos-EMI S.A.

Unfortunately, I haven't come across a copy of this CD here in the
States. This one from Greece cost Emmanuel Athans
(sp...@vesta.unm.edu) 5000 drx (about 20 bucks.)


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Section 10: Credits

Originator, Creator, and all around Neat-O guy of the Mentos FAQ:

Heath Doerr

Mainainers, Mentos FAQ:

The core SIX-PACK:
Jeff Nucera (WAY...@vm.temple.edu)
Kevin Kibelstis (KIB...@vm.temple.edu)
Brian Procopio (MAC...@vm.temple.edu)
Dave Bock (BURG...@vm.temple.edu)
Sean Quinn(RADA...@vm.temple.edu)
Stacey Leider (GE...@vm.temple.edu)

Submission credits:

Chad Jones (cjo...@ucla.edu)
Isaac Salpeter (zba...@pobox.com)
Doug Krause (di...@lido.com)
Just Schimmelpenninck (ju...@luna.nl)
William Hanlon (wha...@emerald.rutgers.edu)
Mary Elizabeth Williams (mary...@cnet.com)
Fran Pelzman Liscio (FranLand@@aol.com)
Jen Garber (gar...@csulb.edu)
Hudi (Hu...@uclink2.berkeley.edu)
Alex Chaffee (al...@earthweb.com)
Tom Mathies (mat...@bucknell.edu)
John Zmaczynski (j...@mcs.com)
Dan Wood (dan...@pobox.com)
Gilmore (gil...@vv.com)
Scott Whitmore (whit...@utw.com)
J.B. Nicholson-Owens (j...@mystery-train.msilink.com)
Scott Wenzel (scott....@s3abac8.ssa.gov)
Ali Lemer (a...@panix.com)
Chick Peterson (chick.p...@dts.harris.com)
Steve Abatangle (sa...@enterprise.dts.harris.com)
Isra V. Wongsarnpigoon (i...@umich.edu)
Ralph Berman (mkh...@prodigy.com)
Chris Charman (cha...@Inference.com)
Hannah Meehan (hme...@gteens.com)
Barry (barry...@aol.com)
Andrea (ap...@cas.org)
Mark Schnitzius (schn...@east.isx.com)
Susannah Strang (Susanna...@brown.edu)
JRH...@aol.com
Michael V Arnold (mvar...@violin.aix.calpoly.edu)
Ron Bauerle (bau...@crypt.erie.ge.com)
David (dfri...@usc.edu)
Ron Henyry (VGHO...@delphi.com)
Emmanuel Athans (sp...@vesta.unm.edu)
Bev (wedn...@tezcat.com)
Erik Hinzpeter (hinz...@badlands.NoDak.edu)
Kevin Bourrillion (ke...@bradley.edu)
Richard P Meres (rme...@selway.umt.edu)
7266...@compuserve.com Henk
Dave Leheny (s00...@ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp)
Jeffrey F. Brent (lo...@acpub.duke.edu)
Andy Brooks (ace...@netcom.com)
mile...@nova.edmonds.wednet.edu
David S. Cowen (es...@fische.com)
Emily Cox (ze...@gorn.iuma.com)
Figlet, the ASCII font creator.
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Section 11: History

9/2/94: V0.01 (beta)
9/6/94: V0..5
9/7/94: V0.9
9/14/94: V1.0 (final)
9/28/94: V1.1a (update)
9/28/94: V1.1b (.html version)
11/2/94: V2.0 (now even fresher!)
12/15/94: V3.0 (never publically released)
6/26/95: V4.0 (Under new Management, and twice as fresh!)
11/27/95: V5.0 (Severe Remodeling, to make it sufficiently FAFOL!)


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