There’s a mac and cheese candle at Marshalls, and it’s all we can think about

Marshalls is selling macaroni and cheese-scented candles, and we need to know if it smells like the good stuff or if it’s going to be more along the lines of inhaling cheese powder. The mac and cheese candle is made by DW Home and has a burn time of 33 hours. The brand describes the scent as being “macaroni pasta layered with a cheddar, gruyère and parmesan cheese sauce,” which sounds great until you realize you can’t actually eat it.If mac and cheese isn’t really your thing, they also have candles that smell like mashed potatoes, a roll and “Thanksgiving Dinner,” all of which have been spotted among the shelves at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods.Imagine if invited your whole family over for Thanksgiving and then just had these candles burning instead of an actual meal? That would be a great way to get yourself uninvited to Christmas. Keep reading… Show less Get the latest from It’s a Southern Thing by subscribing to , where you’ll find the latest videos, stories and merchandise. Even if you don’t know exactly how angry it feels to be Bigfoot on a dry water slide, you can take a guess that, on a mad scale of 1 to 10, it ranks about a 20. You know the friction would pull at all that hair.And all Southerners understand how irritating it is to pour some tea at the church potluck only to take a sip and find it’s unsweetened. It ought to be illegal (take note, pastors). It’s our colorful turns of phrase that make the Southern language so entertaining. In these trying times, lot of us have gotten irritated with our quarantine partners or annoyed with every newscaster on television. To help you next time you need a phrase of annoyance, we made a list for you using our Just Like Mama Used to Say card game. The game generates thousands of Southern phrases, so this is just small taste of how much fun you can have. Be sure to go ahead and order one for your next family game night. Keep reading… Show less Real Life Horror Stories In the mood for something that’s a little bit spooky and a lotta bit Southern?Over the years, the “So True, Y’all” team has released several videos aimed to frighten even the bravest Southerners out there by sharing stories filled with mystery, supernatural occurrences and — dare we say it? — unsweet tea. Still, sometimes it’s fun to get a little scared so with that in mind, here’s a look at some of our scariest videos to date. They cover a range of fears including stink bugs, phone calls and turning into the kind of person who says “youse guys.” “The Most Terrifying Horror Movie for a Southerner”This one’s the trailer “The Unsweetening,” a horror flick that would have any Southerner clutching their pearls. “Real Life Horror Stories”There isn’t a lot that scares Southerners…except an unlabeled jar full of sweet pickles. “If Horror Movies Took Place in the South”When you have to survive snakes, stickers, poison ivy, fire ants and more on a daily basis, serial killers aren’t all that scary anymore. “Talking on the Phone is Torture”Talking on the phone might be awful, but getting stalked by a murder doll? Nope, talking on the phone is still worse. “If Unsolved Mysteries Were Southern”The mystery of how folks still haven’t learned yet that “barbecue” is not, and will never be, a verb. Keep reading… Show less Robert Dula While Venice may be known for its gondola rides, it turns out Southerners don’t have to go so far to enjoy a romantic ride on the water. NOLA gondola, in New Orleans, has us covered.Since March 2004, founder Robert Dula has been stirring up a little of that Venetian charm and romance by offering picturesque gondola rides in his own neck of the woods — New Orleans’ City Park. During the 50-minute ride, guests are able to relax with a glass of wine on an authentic Italian gondola, built in Venice, and enjoy gorgeous water views as Dula takes them for a tour around the park’s grounds. If that sounds all kinds of romantic to you, you aren’t alone. By 2019, Dula said he had witnessed more than 600 proposals over the years, according to verylocal.com. A ride for two is $100, but up to six people can ride the gondola should you prefer to make it a party. Admission is only $10 for each extra person. In addition, it’s BYOB, but Dula provides an ice bucket and drinking glasses. Keep reading… Show less