Halloween OT candy thread.
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If you had to live off of only three brands of candies and water for a month...what would you select.
I would go with Reeses peanut butter cups.
Red licorice. (they have flour in the mix)
Raisinets. (Goobers are way better but need some fruit in the diet)
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Raisins (you see this less today but I got the small box all the time)
Starburst
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Almond M&M’s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Almond Joy
Yes, I'll have anything that isn't tooty fruity.
As a kid i received 25 cents allowance per week.
You've already guessed it. Each Saturday throughout the late spring, summer, and early fall, it was a bike ride to the candy store and i selectively invested the money in baseball cards, Goobers and Raisinets. If i received a nice haul from the tooth fairy, that sometimes went towards comic books.
So i guess it would still be the Goobers and Raisinets. With the third choice being Slim Jims...is that a candy?
Sure, why not?
I worked in a drug store in the mid 1970's. Ran the liquor counter. Steady diet of slim jims, jerky and those spicy little hot dogs in the plastic wrapper.
Moved to the front register and switched to chunkies, butterfingers and peanut butter cups.
It was good to be 6 foot 2 and 155 pounds.
I like it. In this thread we can create our own damn rules, even when it makes no sense.
I was going to mention Bazooka bubble gum, the little approx one inch square gum that included the Bazooka Joe little comic in there, the comic which even as a kid always sucked.
Of course the problem is that swallowing gum as a food sustenance normally isn't a good idea. LOL
Loved the little bazookas and you had to remove the embedded comic from the gum.
That's right, i had forgot about that.
I wish I could enjoy a butterfinger. Everytime I try to eat one, it just seems like I'm chewing on rocks. There's too much of that stuff in the middle, and not enough chocolate.
Speaking of the little Bazooka Gum the Strawberry is delicious! Hard to find but worth it 👍
They could be kind of gritty. Zagnut was the better choice.
Just 3?? Blasphemy, I need 4 - sour, chocolatey, fruit, cinnamon
Rolos to cover choc/caramel
Tie: Red hots/fireballs, something cinnamon
Tie: Variety pack of blowpops or jolly ranchers for the fruit
Tie: The big Lemonheads/sour patch kids for sour
Now, if those old school Brach candy bins that used to be in the grocery store was still around I could make do with a mix bag I made myself (counting as 1, ha):
peppermint, the blue mint, cinnamon, caramel cubes, cherry balls, royals, lemon drops...etc
Gummy Bears
Snickers
Gum (health purposes)
Cherry Sours
When I run out of candy, I give the trick or treaters 1 piece of ham each.
Just chewing on some Hot Tamales while reading through this thread.
M&Ms w/nuts (almond preferred, will settle for peanuts if I have to, how about some cashews for their next 'flavor'?)
Ghiradelli 92%
Cinnamon (don't care if it's Red Hots, Fireballs, Hot Tamales, toothpicks, etc.)
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you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
This thread is going to cause me to go to the convenient store. As usual, when I get to the store the high school freshman kids will ask me to buy them a pack of smokes. Thanks a lot.
Hershey's Almonds
Jolly Ranchers
Kit Kats
I'd like to have some fruit in there, but the Jolly Ranchers will have to do.
If I had to live off it for a month, I guess I would throw out my favorite, Milky way,
and replace it with Snickers for the peanuts. Snickers has just the right amount of peanuts,
Snickers.
Peanut M&M's- if getting too much chocolate in the diet, peel off the candy shell
and just eat the peanuts. Gotta have peanuts to sustain your strength over a month's time.
Strawberry Twizzlers- Delicious!
Candy corn for my vegetable.
Baby Ruth
Chuckles
Mounds
Not my top 3 but all very good, and if I only get three I want as much variety as I can get.
5th Avenues are the bomb, followed closely by Mountain Bars (peanut butter version).
Dave
Baby Ruth only had to compete with Cracker Jack and Jawbreakers back then. Against Three Musketeers and Turkish Taffy, the Babe had no chance. Nik-l-nips too, but they were juiced.
A 100 Grand Bar is worthy of being mentioned
That's actually my favorite candy bar, but the combination of really sweet and really sticky would get old before the month was out.
M&M Peanut
Snickers
Mounds
I always give out quarters instead of candy to the trick or treaters, and they always seem to like it. The better the costume, the more quarters they get. A great costume can result in five or more quarters, especially a neighbor's kid. Anyone else, lousy costume around 2 quarters.
I tell them they can then buy whatever candy they want next time they're at the grocery store, and they always seem quite happy about that.
I wonder though with kids today if the quarter denomination is enough? I was considering switching to half dollars or even dollar coins. 🤔
For a little kid, 4-8 years old that is a cool treat, kids love money just because it’s something they don’t probably handle quite a bit. Good job Steve 👍👍
How many quarters for a Tom Brady costume?
Should that ever occur, i'll have to make a quick executive decision as to the value. LOL
But if Perkdog was using a Halloween costume award system, and a trick or treater came by his house with a Tom Brady costume, he'd be reaching for the $20 bills.
I will have this sitting on my porch tonight when the trick treaters come to my door. It will scare the hell out of them...
You know, on second thought, I think I will just go to the door in my Rosie O' Donnell costume. That will scare the hell out of the trick or treaters.
How many quarters for a Tom Brady costume?> @stevek said:
Au contraire...Paul hands out benjis for a Tom Brady costume.
You OTOH are wearing this tonight...hoping kids will run away...thus, you get to keep your 75 cents, taken from your piggy bank for tonight's cookie crushers.
No john candy jokes yet?
Lemme guess - You have a package of M&M's and hand them out to the Halloween kids, one M&M at a time.
Rosie O'Donnell truly is frightening.
On a dark Halloween night, i'd rather meet a werewolf. LOL
Trick or Treating was last night for my town, it’s pouring buckets today so it was a good call 👍
If Mama Cass would have shared that sandwich with Karen Carpenter ……. they would both be alive today.
Karen always went to the beat of her own drum.
I didn't realize until I just googled her that she played drums and was very good!
😉
I like nerds!
And the candy is pretty good, too.
Welcome to 1973, Jon.
galaxy27 will be distributing these tonight while supplies last
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
I remember 1973 and "The Carpenter's". I always saw her singing at the Mic...…..never behind drums.
Oh Well, as they say.....you learn something new every day.
It was tough to lead sing and play drums.
She was solid if not spectacular.
That Karen Carpenter sure is skinny in that video.
I would say she'd better eat something or she may starve to death.
First bucket mix, already had a couple kids....grabby
She kept asking for drumsticks and they brought her more instruments.
if anyone ever starts a top 5 singing voices of all time thread, i'll be mentioning Karen Carpenter
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Get it started, Galaxy. I have already reached my october quota.