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An oddly named ice-cream flavor is getting the cold shoulder from some supermarket chains.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls ice cream is too hot to handle for some supermarket chains. While the new limited-edition flavor has brought chuckles from fans of the “Saturday Night Live” skit on which it’s based, some supermarket chains aren’t laughing and have been giving it a cold shoulder.

The flavor featuring fudge-covered rum balls has been absent from some grocery freezers since it was unveiled. The title was inspired by an innuendo-laced 1998 skit featuring Alec Baldwin as baker Pete Schweddy, who promises, “No one can resist my Schweddy balls.”

Read more: Some stores freezing out Ben & Jerry’s new flavor

An odd recruiting regulation shows how messed up college sports have become, a writer says.

Hoping to correct one of the NCAA rulebook’s great injustices, the Big East has proposed a rule change that could go into effect as soon as next August.

No, the conference isn’t pushing for more consistent penalties for programs guilty of major violations or a later early entry decision date for potential NBA draft prospects. The Big East simply wants to ensure its student-athletes no longer have to endure post-workout dry mouth as a result of eating complimentary bagels with no spread.

Proposal No. 2011-78 would permit institutions to offer spreads such as “butter, peanut butter, jelly and cream cheese” with bagels they already may provide to student-athletes at any time. It’s by far the most inane of the 91 potential rule changes the NCAA legislative council will have to consider next January.

Read more: By 2012, cream cheese may no longer be an NCAA violation

Ryan Gosling has revealed that he was fired from Peter Jackson’s 2009 awards contender “The Lovely Bones” because his 60-pound weight gain did not sit well with the director and his fellow producers.

Gosling said his much-ballyhooed weight gain — fueled by drinking melted Haagen Dazs ice cream when he was thirsty — was all a part of how he saw the character of Jack Salmon, the grieving-father role ultimately filled by Mark Wahlberg.

Read more: Ryan Gosling fired from film after ice cream binge

When it comes to ice cream, experts say Canada is fairly PG13, but there are new and just plain weird flavours out there.

Ashley Chapman, vice-president of Chapman’s, one of Canada’s largest national ice cream brands, says his personal favourite is his company’s Mac Nut – frozen yogurt laced with caramelized macadamia nuts and shortbread chunks, which is perfectly family friendly.

Read more: The weirdest ice cream flavours

Cream of Asparagus and Spinach Soup: Dairy free, quick and easy, delicious vegetarian soup recipe, lovely as a light supper with artisan bread and hummus, or as the first course of a company dinner.

Read more here: Cream of Asparagus and Spinach Soup