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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

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

An ice cube tray might be the unsung hero of any household. As it turns out, there are tons of different ways to use one beyond ice making—and beyond the kitchen too. Chances are, you already have at least one lurking around your freezer, and if you don’t, they’re the sort of thing you can pick up for just a dollar or two. Here, I’ve compiled twenty-one of the most unexpected and ingenious uses for ice cube trays I could find. If you have anything to add to this list, please share in the comments below!

Read more: 21 alternative ways to use an ice cube tray

A sugar beet byproduct may be used to de-ice part of the Trans-Canada Highway in northern New Brunswick.

BrunWay, the company that built and operates the stretch of highway from King’s Landing to the Quebec border, is considering a pilot project in the St. Leonard area this month.

But company officials have declined to discuss the plan for their coldest, most northern stretch of road, saying it’s still too early.

Sugar beets are a big source of industrial sugar in North America, but the mash that’s left over once the juice is squeezed from the beets often goes to waste.

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