I want to thank everybody that came to our Plu-What? Thickens Party and made it such a success.  For those that missed it, you passed up on yummy drinks (the "Aprium" was a delectably sweet hit), tasty nibbles (the Fondue was Fon-Duper), and one of the most inspiring outpourings of creativity and imagination that I've seen since the White House tried to sell the Iraq Invasion.

If you're not "in the know", along with last night's carousing and goofiness, we played a fun little game called "Peel-a-thon", where party-goers were asked to invent their own Peeled Snack Mix using any ingredients that they wanted, and give the snacks a name.  Prizes are awarded for the Most Creative, for the "Most Likely Mix to be the NEXT Peeled Snack", and for the "Naughtiest."

Just a quick survey, which of those three prizes  do you think had the most entries, Hmm?  You think most people would want to be creative?  Do you think that all of our party goers would be really eager to help us with the next great Peeled Snack?  Well, if you were, perhaps, expecting our friends, clients, partners and party-crashers to mostly try to come up with dirty, dirty, naughty, filthy mixes, YOU'RE RIGHT!

Want proof?  How about BLUEBALLS, courtesy of Angie, with Blueberries, Boysenberries, Huckleberries, and Pecans.

How about "Great Sexpectations", a fallocentric mix which Catherine thinks should include banana, cucumber,  coconuts, and kumquats (what, no carrots?)

Or (and this one had TWO people dream it up), what would you call a mix of Durian, Starfruit, Coconut, Rambutan, and Longan?  How about "Me Love You Longan Time...." 

There certainly were some very family friendly mixes with clever names, like "Sour Power", "Pink Flamingo", and the VERY clever (though already taken by a booze brand) Southern Comfort (with its Pecans, Pumpkins, Persimmons, Dates, and Chocolate- Thanks May).  Some had clear but odd inspirations, like Rachel's Car-Talk inspired "Herasmus B. Dragon" (centered, naturally, around Dragon-Fruit).

But when it comes down to it, we have to tip our hats to the following SUPER-Yummy, mega-inspired varieties.... 

Most Creative: Kirsten Osur

Chowabunga! (hot peppers, chocolate, avocado, persimmon)

Most likely to be the next Peeled Snack: Bones Rodriguez

Spring Break (pineapple, bananas, coconut, walnuts, cashews)

Naughtiest: Christian Miller

Honey-Dew Me (Honeydew melon, lychee, mango, passion fruit, currant)

I want to point out some wonderful honorable mentions:

Most versatile Brand name: Sam's "Oh What a Peeling"

Most attractive to hypochondriacs: Chris's "Anti-Everything"

Most likely to get us into trouble with the law: Todd's "Chase the Dragon"

Oddest fixation: Matt's insistence that every one of his mixes (and he submitted several) include Peanut Butter

Most Inspired (and runner-up for Most Creative): Rachel's "Rock-a-Mole", with Tomato, Avacado, Jalapeno, Red Onion, and Pistachios

Most likely to get us sued for copyright infringement: Phyllis's "Fruit Loops"

Simplest: Jared's "Jerky Date", which consists of Jerky, and Dates

Lewdest: Jessie's "One Night Stand", with its Dates, Macadmia Nuts, Passion Fruit, and Kumkwats (what, no raw oysters?)

And finally, Oddest Name: Tara's "Tropical Totem" with its banana, Passion fruit (okay, both tropical), Almonds (not tropical) and Marshmallows (uh, not.... totems....?)

Thanks for everyone who played.  Prizes will be sent to the winners, but when you think about it, aren't we all winners?

Thanks to Rick and Soho Experiential for organizing it, all the great people at Honey for helping out, to Meryl for being a total bad-ass, and all of you for being so good to us! 

Keep Peeling, 

Peeled Skinny 

(P.S. Shock-olate is going to Antarctica this summer to research global warming and to keep its cool.  If you want some, you'd better buy it by May 15th.  It's scheduled to return from the land of many penguins in September.  So there)