There are many reasons that Ted will never be one of the cool kids; I submit to you that caring which brand of popcorn is trendiest is just one of those reasons.
It’s funny how not watching commercials can make you feel like you don’t know what’s cool. It turns out that what you thought was careful social observation was really just good consumerism all along.
It’s kind of like how Two Steps Back is the hottest thing on the internet right now. There’s definitely no need to verify that in any way. just remember that people are talking about it. Trust me. It’s the cool thing.
As you'll recall, for a while at least, the popcorn would turn out to be a random color when you opened the bag, so in that sense there was an actual secret.
Also how is Greg speaking in the last panel?
we finally know why he took that ventriloquism class in college