We knew there were Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean varieties left to be dreamed up, but we didn't know how many -- or how bizarre and disgusting they could be. The candy beans, for those who have not read any Harry Potter books, come in every flavor imaginable, but the eater is never sure what flavor he might get. Our favorite idea comes from the Monaco siblings of Raleigh. Catherine, 11, Claire, 7, and John, 5, suggested wet dog.

Here are the other ideas readers conjured up. Don't expect Jelly Belly, which makes its own version of the candy, to come out with these any time soon.

owl droppings

THERESA SWANSON OF RALEIGH

cat's salmon fur ball

turpentine teardrops

pimple pus

ALEXANDRA, 10, AND CAROLINE ZUCKERMAN, 12, AND THEIR MOM, CYNTHIA CAMPBELL, OF RALEIGH

ice

mayonnaise

couscous

CITHARA PATRA OF CARY

hair

mud

leather

ALEX SHERMAN, OF FLEETWOOD, PA., WHO HEARD ABOUT OUR QUERY FROM HIS AUNT AND UNCLE, WHO LIVE IN CARY

toe jam

puppy breath

caterpillar

LEANN HIRT AND HER DAUGHTER, MELANIE, 6, OF FUQUAY-VARINA

Duke puke, in a lovely shade of Duke Blue and horribly tasting (Yes, we admit to being Carolina fans.)

MARY, 13, AND KEITH, 9, MARKOVICH AND THEIR MOM JULIE OF RALEIGH

compost

sewage

dirty finger nails

NATE, 8, AND ABBY, 5, AND THEIR PARENTS KIM AND JASON PRIEBE OF RALEIGH

lightning bolt: a lemon-lime tangy flavor that makes your mouth pucker

BROOKE SMALTZ, 9

Boerewors "farmers' sausage," a food from South Africa that is made of various meats and cooked on the braai, or grill

ELIZABETH JAMIESON, 14, OF RALEIGH

shirt

beach towel

dragon, any part of it, and it tastes really good

blast-ended skrewt, again, any part of it, and it also tastes really good

JOE JEWETT, 10, OF CHAPEL HILL

macaroni and cheese

salt

onion

garlic

COOPER HOWE, 14, OF RALEIGH

tofu

swatted fly

sweat

CATHERINE, 11, CLAIRE, 7, AND JOHN, 5, MONACO OF RALEIGH