Clearly not. It just made CNN.com. Yes, CNN.com. On the front page.
No, really.
Yeah, I’m serious. Go look!
UPDATE: Oh my f-in god!:
The folks in Algona, Iowa — a one-movie-theater town with 5,970 residents — can hardly wait to get their hands on the giant Chee-to. They plan to shellac it, lay it on plush velvet and put it under Plexiglas.
“This giant Chee-to could be a boon to our local economy,” said Tom Straub, owner of Algona’s Sister Sarah’s Bar. “Anything we can do to attract visitors to our town would be good.”
Karen, you’ll love this:
So how did this one Chee-to get to be a behemoth? Chee-tos Development Manager Kevin [Cogan] … believes that some of the cheddar seasoning in the company’s machines built up and plopped out in big blob. That sneaked past inspectors. … “If you love cheese, this is the Chee-to for you. It’s beyond dangerously cheesy. [emphasis mine]“
Could Frito-Lay have a new product line on its hands?





March 8th, 2003 at 3:22 PM
Lay off the Algonans!! If they want it, let them have it. I hope they don’t bite off more than they can chew!!