NWingstop is putting Sour Patch Kids on chicken wings, and I need a minute.
JI saw that. Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch wings. That's a real menu item.
NDramaAlert posted it, and the word they used was 'gross.' I checked — it's true. Sour-then-sweet redberry glaze, topped with crushed Sour Patch Kids Bitz.
JSo it's candy on chicken. That's the pitch.
NStarts October 27, runs through November 5. Club Wingstop members get it two days early.
JI'm not gonna lie, I'm curious. Sour and fried chicken? There's a world where that works.
NThere's a world where it's a sticky red mess that tastes like a gas station slushie.
JYou're being dramatic. Wingstop does glazes well. The hot honey one is solid.
NHot honey is a flavor. Sour Patch Kids is a candy. You don't put Skittles on a burger and call it dinner.
JPeople put pineapple on pizza! We've been through this! Sweet and savory is a thing!
NPineapple is fruit. This is literally sugar-coated sugar bits on poultry.
JOkay, but the sour part — that's the hook. It cuts through the fat. I'm telling you, it's not as crazy as it sounds.
NI'll believe it when I see someone finish a whole order without a glass of water.
JThat's your bar? Hydration?
NThat's my bar. Anyway, the internet's already split. Half the replies are 'this is a war crime,' the other half are 'I'm ordering this tonight.'
JThe real question is whether it's a limited-time stunt or a permanent menu item. My money's on stunt.
NIt's a Halloween thing. They want the weird factor for the season.
JAnd it's working, because here we are talking about it.
NSpeaking of things that are going viral for no reason — there's a Bluesky post that just says 'this is gonna go viral.'
JThat's it? That's the whole post?
NThat's the whole post. From an account called 'poster to be named later.'
JI respect the confidence. No context, no image, just a prediction.
NAnd here's the thing — it's the kind of post that might actually go viral because people quote it to make fun of it.
JThe self-fulfilling prophecy. Post 'this is gonna go viral' and let the algorithm do the rest.
NIt's either genius or the laziest thing I've seen all day.
JBoth. It's both. That's the internet now.
NDifferent corner of the internet — a Bluesky account called Lich's Fart Crystal Phylactery posted about a viral custom drink order called 'oopsie tea.'
JI'm sorry, the account name is what?
NLich's Fart Crystal Phylactery. It's a Dungeons and Dragons joke, I think.
JOkay, so what's oopsie tea?
NThat's the thing — nobody knows. The post is just the phrase. No recipe, no photo, no explanation.
JSo it's a drink order that's going viral and we don't even know what's in it?
NThat's the whole bit. It's a meme about how vague viral food trends are.
JI mean, after the Sour Patch wings, 'oopsie tea' sounds almost normal.
NAlmost. But I'm not ordering either one.
JYou're no fun.
NI'm the one who fact-checks the wings. That's my contribution.
JFine. But if oopsie tea turns out to be, like, chamomile with a splash of regret, I'm trying it.
NAnd that's the show. We'll be back with more internet chaos in a bit.