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Begun, the potato-chip wars had…<\/p>\n

Inspired by the then recently published Lazlo Letters<\/cite><\/a>, I thought to try my hand at the game, and wrote to Procter & Gamble (using my Aaron Yodar pseudonym) with a modest request. Though it took P&G years to fulfill my request, it seems that, once the floodgates of “new flavor variations” finally did open, abominations like the Candy Cane Pringle<\/a> were the eventual result. If only I had known.<\/p>\n

For your pleasure, here’s the (not e)mail exchange:<\/p>\n

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