As to pixiefood (spectacular term, Joe), mine is the Swanson’s TV dinners – specifically the Salisbury “steak.”

It was my folks’ go-to treat when they were going out and we had a sitter. I tried one about ten years ago, and even the redfruitish cobbler was troubled (the “steak” inedible – no way was the recipe the same from the early 70s).

One more, though it’s a topping, and not a food: cake frosting, even good bakery-level. Once upon a time, I wanted the frosting flowers/balloons on my slice. Now, it makes my teeth hurt.

Whoever said food targeted at kids can’t be pixifood — well then we’d have to have a different name, because Pixie Sticks wouldn’t count.

As for my suggestions:

Candy Division — Fun Dip (god that stuff is horrid), candy buttons on paper, Peeps, and the wax tubes with colored and flavored liquid.

Beverage Division — Sunny D, Welch’s Grape Soda, Orange Crush, and for any of you who went to sumer camp — bug juice.

Fast Food Division — McDonald’s burgers. Seriously, within 5 minutes of my house in Vegas, there is In ‘n Out Burger, Fatburger, Sonic, Carl’s Jr., Jack in the Box and at least 3 casino coffee shops that make a terrific, cheap burger — why in the world anyone would go to Mickey D’s, I have no idea. Frankly, when there’s Fatburger available, all of the rest except In ‘n Out really can’t even compete.

Miscellaneous Division — American cheese, yellow mustard, Twinkies

Craig- your absolutely right, we need a word for post-cereal-milk, my favorite is fruity pebbles, maybe just PCMilk or MLK+ I’d rate Frosted Flakes a 100 MLK+ (industry average) and we can go from there or maybe PCMmmmmm.

and I still love PB&J with a glass of milk (I’m 30).

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/01/12/awards-jeter-at-midnight-you-tubing/

Mikey, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome post. Got a little dusty in the cubicle reading that and thinking back to everything that happened in those two games (especially the Paul O’Neill chants). “I think I’ll always remember 2001 as the World Series that the Yankees lost but New York won.” What a quote. Wow, man. Just wow. Thank you for posting that.

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“Pedro is leading the “Who Would You Pitch” poll. Pedro? Are you kidding me, Pedro? I think this site has been infiltrated by people who can’t see past their own red socks! I have seen all of these pitchers pitch in person minus Koufax, Seaver, and Gibson, and Pedro isn’t even in my top three!”
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I’m a Red Sox fan who was an impressionable 13 years old in 1967. I chose Gibson No. 1. That man was ANGRY. 3 CG, 3 runs in the Cards-Sox Series.

Digression: Does anybody else remember the cartoon in the Record-American — I think — after Game 7 in ‘67 showing the dejected kid with a Red Sox cap writing on a fence “Hulian Havier is a herk”?

Koufax is my No. 2 but that may be from hazy memories of the ‘63 series, the 4-0 Dodger sweep with Sandy giving up three runs in two CG. It was the first time I ever watched at least part of every game of a World Series, running home from school to catch the late innings of the two New York games.

Hard to believe that Seaver is getting so little support in the poll. I had him and Pedro battling for No. 3.

Joe: Superb column. Deadline stories. Can’t get enough of ‘em.

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Mikey, that was awesome. I bow to you, sir.

I have the exact same feeling. It’s like deja-vu all over again.

I agree that it’s a great story and it’s always fun to read it again, but I could swear I’ve read it before.

My wife and I got a bucket of strips two weeks or so ago, and it was very good. And I’m a REALLY picky chicken eater. It may just be that the KFC near you is going to hell.

If you’re going to eat fast food franchise food, make sure to try ALL of them in your town, because there will be a vast difference in quality.