October 30 ... National Candy Corn Day

[Woodruff]

Also... Woodruff, salt water taffy is unbelievably wondrous, you goddamn communist.

The phrase "squirrel poo" resonates with me here...<smile>

[Woodruff]

I actually do consider the "cheap" US chocolate like Hershey's to be the best kind of chocolate, so Symmetry is probably right about the conditioning thing.

I didn't like Belgian, German or Swiss chocolate when I was in Europe, and as I understand things, those are supposed to be the top notch.

Kinderegg chocolate tastes like paste to me, for what it's worth, but my wife loves the stuff.

[Funkyterrance]

I actually do consider the "cheap" US chocolate like Hershey's to be the best kind of chocolate, so Symmetry is probably right about the conditioning thing.

I didn't like Belgian, German or Swiss chocolate when I was in Europe, and as I understand things, those are supposed to be the top notch.

Kinderegg chocolate tastes like paste to me, for what it's worth, but my wife loves the stuff.

Totally agree on the conditioning factor. I used to like cheap chocolate because of the association of eating it when I was very small. However, eventually after eating enough higher quality stuff you do get over this. I don't really have much access to high quality chocolate but I do like Toblerone and supposedly it's decent stuff. There is also some ingredient in Cadbury milk chocolate that gives it an awesome aftertaste but I have no idea what it is?

[AndyDufresne]

... There is also some ingredient in Cadbury milk chocolate that gives it an awesome aftertaste but I have no idea what it is?

Pure rabbit milk.




--Andy

[Funkyterrance]

... There is also some ingredient in Cadbury milk chocolate that gives it an awesome aftertaste but I have no idea what it is?

Pure rabbit milk.




--Andy

*choke*
Thanks for that, Andy.

[tzor]

It must be some kind of conditioning. With the exception of Tootsie Rolls, I love all of the candy under the heading "US" and hate all of the candy under the heading "British." Just to be clear, I'm indifferent to Tootsie Rolls.

Tootsie Rolls will always be near and dear to my heart. The Knights of Columbus in Florida have an annual Toosie Roll Drive. They give the local councils boxes of rolls; we "sell" the rolls and send the money to the state and in retrn get a nice check to give to the local charity of our choice.

The first thing is the bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED." If you think it said "HELP I'M RETARDED" you are not alone.

The second thing was the timing; right smack in the middle of Lent. Lots of people wanted to donate, but you couldn't give the damn rolls away.

We wound up giving them to the kids at the Fourth of July parade.

[Timminz]

bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED."

I need one of those... for science.

Edit: Wait. Are you sure it wasn't like this?



I don't want one of those.

[notyou2]

It must be some kind of conditioning. With the exception of Tootsie Rolls, I love all of the candy under the heading "US" and hate all of the candy under the heading "British." Just to be clear, I'm indifferent to Tootsie Rolls.

Tootsie Rolls will always be near and dear to my heart. The Knights of Columbus in Florida have an annual Toosie Roll Drive. They give the local councils boxes of rolls; we "sell" the rolls and send the money to the state and in retrn get a nice check to give to the local charity of our choice.

The first thing is the bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED." If you think it said "HELP I'M RETARDED" you are not alone.

The second thing was the timing; right smack in the middle of Lent. Lots of people wanted to donate, but you couldn't give the damn rolls away.

We wound up giving them to the kids at the Fourth of July parade.

How .....umm.....politically correct of you all. You guys are swell.

[Funkyterrance]

bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED."

I need one of those... for science.

Edit: Wait. Are you sure it wasn't like this?



I don't want one of those.

Yes and those look like very modern hairstyles they are sporting doesn't it? Political correctness has a way of changing over time.

[Timminz]

bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED."

I need one of those... for science.

Edit: Wait. Are you sure it wasn't like this?



I don't want one of those.

Yes and those look like very modern hairstyles they are sporting doesn't it? Political correctness has a way of changing over time.

You're right: "HELP THE RETARDED" is far more PC than "HELP RETARDED CHILDREN".

[Funkyterrance]

bright yellow aprons with the words "HELP THE RETARDED."

I need one of those... for science.

Edit: Wait. Are you sure it wasn't like this?



I don't want one of those.

Yes and those look like very modern hairstyles they are sporting doesn't it? Political correctness has a way of changing over time.

You're right: "HELP THE RETARDED" is far more PC than "HELP RETARDED CHILDREN".

The Knights of Columbus are OLD SCHOOL. They are products of their generations and don't know any better. You could argue that you are being prejudiced for not realizing this. The money is still going to the same place.

[2dimes]

P.C. was just starting up in the 1980s.

The money is still going to the same place help retarded children.

[Funkyterrance]

P.C. was just starting up in the 1980s.

The money is still going to the same place help retarded children.

A rose by any other name is still a rose?

[2dimes]

They need your money to buy iphones, not a fancy title.

[Symmetry]

P.C. was just starting up in the 1980s.

The money is still going to the same place help retarded children.

A rose by any other name is still a rose?

If roses were called "Iwanttobreakupwithyou" I think they would be less popular on Valentine's Day.

[Woodruff]

P.C. was just starting up in the 1980s.

Fucking Bill Gates.

[tzor]

Edit: Wait. Are you sure it wasn't like this?

That might have been a revised one after people complained about the wording. I was doing this back in the mid-late 1990's. Our aprons were probably from 1995. But otherwise that is the same apron.

[Funkyterrance]

Yeah so since the political correctness of the aprons has changed they've got to make a million new aprons. That money is coming out of the funds that could have been used to donate. This is just one reason why the changing of labels really annoys me.

[tzor]

Actually, those aprons are cheep and tend to wear out ... perhaps five years at the most.

And I don't know what the aprons of my former council are. They might still use them. I'll have to go back to Key West and find out.

[Funkyterrance]

Actually, those aprons are cheep and tend to wear out ... perhaps five years at the most.

And I don't know what the aprons of my former council are. They might still use them. I'll have to go back to Key West and find out.

I was under the impression you wore them recently and they were sturdily built...
If it's a matter of just choosing another more up-to-date phrase on the next batch of aprons I don't see any reason why not to change it.

[tzor]

I was under the impression you wore them recently and they were sturdily built...

Sorry about that, I sometimes forget to add "When I lived in Key West in the 90's" when I talk about what they did in Florida.

[Funkyterrance]

I was under the impression you wore them recently and they were sturdily built...

Sorry about that, I sometimes forget to add "When I lived in Key West in the 90's" when I talk about what they did in Florida.

Hehe, np.

[Tripitaka]

Symmetry's top 5 "why do Americans like that?" candies:

1) Candy Corn
2) Salt Water Taffy
3) Twizzlers
4) Tootsie Rolls
5) Hershey's kisses

No particular order.

Haven't tried Tootsie Rolls or Salt Water Taffy (and based on the descriptions I have no desire to!), but I agree with the rest of the list. I'd also add Peeps to it. I have my MIL to thank for introducing me to these vile sugar bombs - she gave me a couple of packets of them for my first Easter in the States. I tried one and that was enough - the rest stayed in the cupboard for months before they finally made it into the bin. I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't like them, so naturally I got another packet this year!

[Funkyterrance]

I'd also add Peeps to it. I have my MIL to thank for introducing me to these vile sugar bombs - she gave me a couple of packets of them for my first Easter in the States. I tried one and that was enough - the rest stayed in the cupboard for months before they finally made it into the bin. I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't like them, so naturally I got another packet this year!

Apparently some people prefer Peeps in their "aged" state. You should have tried one of those crusty ones before you threw them in the bin. I've always hated peeps, however, in any state.

[2dimes]

There's a peeps store in Mall of America. The chocolate covered ones are actually pretty good.