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	The Official Candy of Y2K By Declan McCullagh June 7, 1999 What is it with the Year 2000 and chocolate? First we saw M&Ms and Mars duking it out for the honor of beng the Official Candy of the Millennium (which we understand will be a rather plump one, as millennia go). Keeping with that theme was a package that Novell just sent to us in the mail. In it was a hefty helping of M&Ms. And a note. "Doesn't 200 seem like a pretty large number when referring to an unexpected sum of money? And 200 probably seems like just enough when fantasizing about the number of chocolate candies you can eat in one afternoon," it said. The kicker: "June 14 marks 200 days until the Year 2000. To date more than 33 million NetWare customers have successfully used Novell's Year 200 solutions..." Etc. Etc. We get the idea. Perhaps more clever, although when you think about it even more predictable, is the latest product (and, apparently, one of the only products) from the Silicon Valley Confection Company. This month the firm announced the Year 2K Bug, "a 1.9 ounce ladybug-shaped milk chocolate bar sporting raised Y2K letters on its back." At a suggested retail of $4.99 per bug, the candy isn't for everyone, particularly survivalists looking for a few hundred pounds of bulk rations. The inventors of the treat hope corporations will stockpile the stuff instead, not for TEOTWAWKI reasons, but for client gifts, promo items, or employee incentives.		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K