# Junior Mint in a Person

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-mint-in-a-person/167919>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-mint-in-a-person/167919 "2003-04-10T23:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![xvxdarkknightxvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/34f0e0/32.png) [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-mint-in-a-person/167919/1 "2003-04-10T23:16:24Z")

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Yep, you guessed it…Seinfeld. Would having a Junior Mint inside of a person, like next to your liver or something, be harmful? Just wondering…

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-mint-in-a-person/167919/2 "2003-04-10T23:18:54Z")

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If nothing else, it would likely lead to a severe infection. As tasty as they are, I highly doubt they are sterilized at the factory.