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I Can’t Stop Thinking About The Pop Tarts Mascot Sacrificing Himself On Live TV

I Can’t Stop Thinking About The Pop Tarts Mascot Sacrificing Himself On Live TV

It’s a metaphor for 2023, really

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Dec 29, 2023
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If you had told me I would be sat in the dark crying over a Pop Tart days before New Year’s Eve I wouldn’t have believed you—a cardamom bun, or a piece of carrot cake sure, but a Pop Tart—I don’t think. And yet, here we are.

If you are fortunate enough to not know what the hell I’m talking about, close this email now. Log out of this newsletter and continue your existence in ignorance of the Massacre of the Pop Tart, be blessed. However, if you are brave, and probably too curious for your own good—which, let’s be honest, if you’re reading this newsletter you are, read on.

Poppie just before his euthanasia Photo: Screenshot

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