> > > I have a question about the Smarties... are the pig and farmer regular 'spokesmen', or are there
> > > just a wide variety of different characters? Oh, and I noticed that the box opening is
> > > perforated right across each of their mouths. Is that so that you can open (let's say) the pig's
> > > head and let his smarts pour out of his mouth?
> >
> > I don't know about New Zealand, but the usual Smarties packet in Australia just has pictures of Smarties all over it, with the opening perforated across the curve of one of the smarties.
> >
> > Paul
>
> I received two little boxes (there's no weight printed on them; they must have come from a large bag). One box has a farmer who's face is essentially a nose and a piece of hay sticking from where the perforation crosses his face. The other has a pig who's snout is practically down to his chin, but the perforation runs through the tiny gap where a mouth would be. It's just too coincidental to have not been intentional.
> Anywho, it was just an observation.
>
> Tra "If Smarties are made by Nestlé, why don't we have them in the states? They're available in Canada, too, eh?." nio

Well, truthfully I was more worried about what was inside the boxes. I barely even noticed there were cartoon images on them, much less what they were doing. I kept the boxes though so I guess I need to go take a closer look at them.