Apparently, the Obama DisappointMints that offended state Rep.Joe Armstrong after he found them on sale at the UT bookstore, have sold out. And now there’s a Joe Armstrong “Strong Arm Censored Mint.”(Hat tip to Michael Silence)
The maker’s website indicates they were selling the original Obama DisappointMints for $5 a tin. UT Bookstore was charging $2.99.
So you might say the maker made a mint thanks to having the product taken off the UT market. Now maybe UT could offer the seized and unsold mints as collectors items – or a bonus to the purchaser of the unsold UT president’s home. Or something.
The new mint: