THE "M"PIRE STRIKES BLACK

It was news to me, despite being a reasonably-informed chocoholic: I somehow missed the fact that M&Ms have started making dark-chocy versions of their famous sweets: hence my puzzlement at receiving this 'date-sensitive' e-mail...

Fortunately, thanks to YouTube, I was able to track down this vintage (2007) cinema commercial that explains (sort of) M&M's defection to the 'Dark Side'!

It's quite a fad it seems...

When I left you, I was but the learner,

now I am the master... So pass the M&Ms!