Is the Whoozeewhatzit the Thingamajig?
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For those mourning the Thingamajig, the recent news from Hershey may be a blessing. In their press release for the Whozeewhatzit, they described its contents as follows: “an added peanut butter crème layer and delicious rice crisps, all covered in a chocolatey candy.”
Now, that might sound similar to the Thingamajig as described in the previous section. In fact, Take Out, in their review of the Whozeewhatzit, also notices this striking similarity: “I hope it lives and thrives and does better than Thingamajig, which had the exact same components, down to the cocoa crisp base and peanut butter creme.” Why Hershey would recreate a candy bar they have already sold with a new name is not known. Perhaps they simply prefer names beginning with an interrogative pronoun to the older name that deviates from the theme. Still, the Take Out review gives the bar a B, so between that and Hershey’s loss of interest in the Thingamajig, the Whoozeewhatzit is unlikely to remain long enough to finally shed light on this mystery.
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Hershey’s Thingamajig
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By Felix Behr/Feb. 8, 2021 9:13 am EST
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The Whatchamacallit, as Food & Wine lists in a timeline of chocolate bars, was released in 1978 as a chocolate-coated bar containing crisped peanut and caramel. The Thingamajig differed by being made from cocoa crisps and is layered with peanut butter, according to Candy Blog. More importantly, the blog also notes that Thingamajig was a limited-time offer.
Is the Whoozeewhatzit the Thingamajig?
Hershey
For those mourning the Thingamajig, the recent news from Hershey may be a blessing. In their press release for the Whozeewhatzit, they described its contents as follows: “an added peanut butter crème layer and delicious rice crisps, all covered in a chocolatey candy.”
Now, that might sound similar to the Thingamajig as described in the previous section. In fact, Take Out, in their review of the Whozeewhatzit, also notices this striking similarity: “I hope it lives and thrives and does better than Thingamajig, which had the exact same components, down to the cocoa crisp base and peanut butter creme.” Why Hershey would recreate a candy bar they have already sold with a new name is not known. Perhaps they simply prefer names beginning with an interrogative pronoun to the older name that deviates from the theme. Still, the Take Out review gives the bar a B, so between that and Hershey’s loss of interest in the Thingamajig, the Whoozeewhatzit is unlikely to remain long enough to finally shed light on this mystery.
Now, that might sound similar to the Thingamajig as described in the previous section. In fact, Take Out, in their review of the Whozeewhatzit, also notices this striking similarity: “I hope it lives and thrives and does better than Thingamajig, which had the exact same components, down to the cocoa crisp base and peanut butter creme.”
Why Hershey would recreate a candy bar they have already sold with a new name is not known. Perhaps they simply prefer names beginning with an interrogative pronoun to the older name that deviates from the theme. Still, the Take Out review gives the bar a B, so between that and Hershey’s loss of interest in the Thingamajig, the Whoozeewhatzit is unlikely to remain long enough to finally shed light on this mystery.
