The song was an ode to, well, Hot Cheetos and Takis, two insanely spicy corn-based snacks that were all the rage among the schoolbus-and-pencil-case set. (There is some disagreement within the Code Switch team as to whether Hot Cheetos qualify as insanely spicy or Gene is just soft. ??? Ed.) It was a clever, delightfully catchy song that blew up on the strength of being both really cute and very