Comments on: Get ready for Candy Corn Day http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: rickl http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131760 rickl Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:29:52 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131760 Oh, and Happy Halloween! I'm hoping to see the Phillie Phanatic dressed in a Yankee uniform tonight. As least that's what I would do if I had my druthers. Oh, and Happy Halloween!

I’m hoping to see the Phillie Phanatic dressed in a Yankee uniform tonight. As least that’s what I would do if I had my druthers.

]]> By: rickl http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131759 rickl Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:26:37 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131759 I'm not a real big candy eater, but the clue is in the name: Candy <i>Corn.</i> It's supposed to resemble a kernel of corn. Therefore, the fat part is the top. Duh. :) I’m not a real big candy eater, but the clue is in the name: Candy Corn. It’s supposed to resemble a kernel of corn. Therefore, the fat part is the top. Duh. :)

]]> By: Velociman http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131695 Velociman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:23:26 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131695 According to that Wiki entry you are correct: the yellow part is the top. Yet another building block of knowledge crumbles for me. According to that Wiki entry you are correct: the yellow part is the top. Yet another building block of knowledge crumbles for me.

]]> By: Lame-R http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131644 Lame-R Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:16:21 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131644 It's good to know I'm not the only one who HAS to have some candy corn every year at this time. It's not even a temptation the rest of the year, but Halloween would not be complete for me w/out this yummy treat! It’s good to know I’m not the only one who HAS to have some candy corn every year at this time. It’s not even a temptation the rest of the year, but Halloween would not be complete for me w/out this yummy treat!

]]> By: D. B. light http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131620 D. B. light Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:54:21 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131620 While researching a post for today I came across this factoid. According to Brach's they sell enough candy corn each year that, if the kernels were laid end-to-end, they would circle the Earth four times. While researching a post for today I came across this factoid. According to Brach’s they sell enough candy corn each year that, if the kernels were laid end-to-end, they would circle the Earth four times.

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131514 neo-neocon Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:38 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131514 csimon: Your father's remarkable self-restraint may be one of the reasons he's reaching the age of 87. Happy birthday to him! csimon: Your father’s remarkable self-restraint may be one of the reasons he’s reaching the age of 87. Happy birthday to him!

]]> By: csimon http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131506 csimon Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:13:20 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131506 Since last year's post on this subject, everytime I see someone eating candy corn, I feel a compulsion to ask them which end they consider the top and which end the bottom. In the interim, I've noticed that my father (who will turn 87 in 11 days) is an addict! He keeps this little Zip-Loc bag next to his "TV chair" which is filled with candy corn primarily, some Good N Plenty for variety, and usually a few of the really cheap sugar chewy jelly beans (no Russell Stover's divine beans for him!) Immediately after dinner, he settles in his chair, puts his little bag on his tummy, and has his "sugar shot" for the night. I'm always amazed at his self--control! He eats his self-alloted portion and the puts it aside for next day. And it ALWAYS goes to the movies with him! Best part is, his teeth long ago were gradually replaced with very expensive, non-rotting implants, so no more cavities! I'll be most ecstatic if he can keep re-filling up his little bag and enjoying his candy corn for many years to come! Since last year’s post on this subject, everytime I see someone eating candy corn, I feel a compulsion to ask them which end they consider the top and which end the bottom.

In the interim, I’ve noticed that my father (who will turn 87 in 11 days) is an addict! He keeps this little Zip-Loc bag next to his “TV chair” which is filled with candy corn primarily, some Good N Plenty for variety, and usually a few of the really cheap sugar chewy jelly beans (no Russell Stover’s divine beans for him!) Immediately after dinner, he settles in his chair, puts his little bag on his tummy, and has his “sugar shot” for the night. I’m always amazed at his self–control! He eats his self-alloted portion and the puts it aside for next day. And it ALWAYS goes to the movies with him!

Best part is, his teeth long ago were gradually replaced with very expensive, non-rotting implants, so no more cavities!

I’ll be most ecstatic if he can keep re-filling up his little bag and enjoying his candy corn for many years to come!

]]> By: vanderleun http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131481 vanderleun Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:27:31 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131481 Remember to ask your dentist to replace any teeth lost to candy corn with candy corn. The let a smile be your umbrella. Remember to ask your dentist to replace any teeth lost to candy corn with candy corn. The let a smile be your umbrella.

]]> By: Mrs Whatsit http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131473 Mrs Whatsit Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:55:38 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2009/10/29/get-ready-for-candy-corn-day/#comment-131473 Oh, no, not again! I am still carrying around some extra padding that resulted directly from this post last time it appeared. Oh, no, not again! I am still carrying around some extra padding that resulted directly from this post last time it appeared.

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