In Defense of...Candy Corn

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I actually love candy corn which is a big reason why I love this time of the year.

Ben, you're an awesome written to have been able to put so much thought behind your main point of "Candy corn's always been pretty shitty and that's why it's okay!".

Don't even think of trying to defend circus peanuts. They're the fucking devil.

The worst thing about Halloween is, of course, candy corn. It's unbelievable to me. Candy corn is the only candy in the history of America that's never been advertised. And there's a reason. All of the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911. And so, since nobody eats that stuff, every year there's a ton of it left over. And the candy corn company sends the guys to the villages and they collect out of the dumpsters all the candy corn we've thrown away. They wash it!! They wash it!

I'll never forget the first time my mother gave me candy corn. She said, "Here - Lewis, this is candy corn. It's corn that tastes like candy". [high pitched sound] This tastes like crap! And every year since then, Halloween has returned and I, like an Alzhiemer's patient, find myself in the room, and the room has a big table in it, and on the table is a bowl of candy corn. And I look at it as if I've never seen it before. "Candy corn", I think. "Corn that tastes like candy. I can't wait". Son of a bitch!!

-- comedian Lewis Black, from The Daily Show

I fucking hate candy corn!

I referenced that Lewis Black bit in the article.

Thanks for the comments, everybody. Please feel free to repost in the actual column...they make me happy.

I thought I was the only person that didn't care for candy corn. Everyone I know thinks I'm nuts.

And circus peanuts, fuck, I want to rip my tongue out just thinking about them.

Heytherejeffro wrote:

Joshua wrote:
And circus peanuts, fuck, I want to rip my tongue out just thinking about them.

This is just the first of many hurdles our love will have to endure.

I always thought Circus peanuts and packing peanuts were the same thing, just sold in different wrappings. I mean, they taste the same.

I think I would rather eat a packing peanut.

packing peuntuts disolve in your mouth and taste like paper. circus peanus must be chewed and taste like hate,

UltimateUltimacy wrote:packing peuntuts disolve in your mouth and taste like paper. circus peanus must be chewed and taste like hate,

Circus peanuts are horrid. I'm amused that this has generated more passionate rebuttals than my defense of the Ang Lee Hulk movie.

Joshua wrote:

UltimateUltimacy wrote:packing peuntuts disolve in your mouth and taste like paper. circus peanus must be chewed and taste like hate,

Big Gavin Cool. Eating things, so you don't have to.

UltimateUltimacy wrote:packing peuntuts disolve in your mouth and taste like paper. circus peanus must be chewed and taste like hate,

WIN!

I love candy corn and circus peanuts.

kidspider2099 wrote:I love candy corn and circus peanuts.

There's always one

Haters gonna hate. I'll eat the hell out some candy corn.

goatt wrote:Haters gonna hate. I'll eat the hell out some candy corn Jose's mom's ass.

Fixed.

haha

I like the candy corn pumpkins

I'm glad somebody eats this crap. Less for me to go through.

Its good.. :p