Unlocking the mysteries of candy corn

U-Wire ^ | 10-29-2001 | Rebecca Leffler/The Dartmouth

[Cagey]

The way one eats candy corn reveals a lot about his/her true personality. Pay attention next time you eat a kernel of candy corn.

Pay very close attention and report anything unusual.

[Eddeche]

Candy corn

Yuck.

The 1st indicator a candy is going to suck: It is named after 'corn'.

[Capt_Hank]

My favorite.... I will mess up a bag of candy corn.

[nevergore]

Last year I tried planting it and not a single candy corn stalk appeared....Did I have a bad batch of candy corn or did I use an improper technique???

NeverGore

[billorites]

Give me chocolate or give me death.

[LoneGOPinCT]

The 1st indicator a candy is going to suck: It is named after 'corn'.

Aw c'mon, how about Maisenettes and Three Maiseketeers?

Sorry, couldn't come up with any "corn" ones, but I'm sure someone here can.

[lds23]

Be reformed
Be reborn
Candy Corn
- Captain Beefheart's Candy Corn

[dead]

The only candy grosser than candy corn are those yellow, vomit-inducing marshmallow chicks.

[Jhensy]

Always hated candy corn, only one step up from Mary Janes, the Official Worst Halloween Candy Ever.

[LurkedLongEnough]

This thread is too corny for me.

[Atticus]

I'm partial to the harvest mix: pumpkis, chocolate cats, etc. I also get a kick out of the bags of candy corn labelled "fat free" -- like eating the stuff will help you lose weight.

[Sloth]

Yuck. The 1st indicator a candy is going to suck: It is named after 'corn'.

At least it's not as bad as those horrid puffy orange 'circus peanuts'.

[LoneGOPinCT]

Last year I tried planting it and not a single candy corn stalk appeared....Did I have a bad batch of candy corn or did I use an improper technique???

I believe it is an F1 Hybrid meaning that the seed reverts back to one of it's crossed parents, which in this case given the taste of Candy Corn, is $hit. And most planters wreak havoc on the seeds and you end up with a bunch of chaff, which I believe they use in the making of Elmer's glue.

[tacticalogic]

The only candy grosser than candy corn are those yellow, vomit-inducing marshmallow chicks.

Ah yes, Peeps. I hear they improve greatly if you stick them on a fondue fork and toast them over a gas stove. Circus peanuts, OTOH, are beyond redemption.

[Silly]

The way one eats candy corn reveals a lot about his/her true personality. Pay attention next time you eat a kernel of candy corn. Do you bite off the white bit first then slowly tackle the orange center and top it all off with a nibble of the yellow part on the bottom? If so, you are an organized, cautious person who thinks that "living on the edge" means renting a house on the beach. Or do you just grab a handful and shove it in your mouth? If this is more your style, you are an overachiever who lives life to its fullest and are never afraid to take a risk.

What does it mean when you break it in half and scream, "Stop staring at me!"?

[dead]

I gotta concede. As gross as Peeps are, I had blocked out the gut-wrenching horror that is Circus Peanuts.

[Neets]

Here ya go Silly!!!

[Catspaw]

The only candy grosser than candy corn are those yellow, vomit-inducing marshmallow chicks.

Peeps? I love Peeps. Of course, I always rip the head off first, then cram the rest of its body into my mouth while making dying Peeps noises.

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they eat Peeps. Peeps--pay special attention to the separation of the Peeps Quints.

[Rebelbase]

"Last year I tried planting it and not a single candy corn stalk appeared....Did I have a bad batch of candy corn or did I use an improper technique??? "

It was probably some of that genetically altered candy corn that will not sprout from seed.

[workerbee]

Anybody who gives out candy corn for Halloween is a cheapo loser. Same goes for Mary Janes (gag!), Dum-Dums, marshallow chicks, or those disgusting puffy "peanuts".

If that's the best you can do, don't. Just leave your porch light off and hibernate like the mean old cronies you are.