Fragments From Floyd

So Tuesday, one of my students made me eat my words. I'd been using JellyBellies in our discussion of the sensation of taste.

"Oh, you need to try the Harry Potter jelly beans." The last lecture before spring break, they told me the disgusting flavors available.

I swaggered. "I'd eat an Earthworm-flavored jelly bean!"

And so guess what: there they were, laid out on the front desk. And the class insisted: eat that one. Can you tell what flavor it is? as they watched my face for signs of impending emesis.

T'wern't so bad, really. I couldn't imagine any repeat customers for this product if EARWAX beans or BUGGERS tasted too very disgusting. I mis-guessed DIRT, GRASS and PAPER. I got VOMIT right. (And I'll confess to you that I washed that one down quickly with a swig of water. It stayed down.)

So I guess now I'm in the club. Right?