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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
@ Voss, the fruit flavored ones are pretty good, but I don’t understand the appeal of OG tootsie rolls. They make Hershey’s milk chocolate taste like real chocolate.


I.. don't eat tootsie rolls expecting them to taste like chocolate? After a few chews its more a weird gooey mix that's mostly pure sugar, with slight overtones of caramel, cola and maybe the barest hint of chocolate.
I don't expect Skittles to taste like actual fruit, either, but I like those too.

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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

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 Super Ready wrote:
 A Town Called Malus wrote:
Maoam's of any description are best, for me.
They are legal crack, especially the pinballs.

Oh gods, yes. I'm so glad Haribo saw fit to bring them over here, they've been around in Germany for so much longer.
Not sure if you can get them in the US, or if they're known by a different name...? I get the feeling you guys'd love 'em too.

Hi-Chew? Those are pretty great.

They're not exactly the same - but Hi-Chews are very similar to 'standard' Maoam blocks, mind. So yeah, if you like Hi-Chews, you'd like Maoam too.

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Best: 100 Grand
Worst: Candy corn


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No one has mentioned halloween peeps?

Peeps are the worst thing ever intended to go into a human mouth.

As for good stuff, I like kitkat bars, even the rare orange ones.

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A Town Called Malus wrote:

Maoam's of any description are best, for me.
They are legal crack, especially the pinballs.


Oh gods, yes. I'm so glad Haribo saw fit to bring them over here, they've been around in Germany for so much longer.
Not sure if you can get them in the US, or if they're known by a different name...? I get the feeling you guys'd love 'em too.


MaoAm sounds like food for communists, so it was rebranded to FreedomAm.


   
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 Moscha wrote:
A Town Called Malus wrote:

Maoam's of any description are best, for me.
They are legal crack, especially the pinballs.


Oh gods, yes. I'm so glad Haribo saw fit to bring them over here, they've been around in Germany for so much longer.
Not sure if you can get them in the US, or if they're known by a different name...? I get the feeling you guys'd love 'em too.


MaoAm sounds like food for communists, so it was rebranded to FreedomAm.




The sad thing is I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic.

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Toffee (or Candy) apples are usually pretty awful,

take an almost too old to eat apple, long since gone wooly, dip in molten sugar with some red or orange dye in then stick in a twist if cellophane on a shop counter without any refrigeration to sweat for a few months,

(I like fresh, home made toffee apples, but store bought ones are almost always an abomination)

 
   
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Candy Coffins, from when I was a mere snivelling lirrul Grot.

And yes, Candy, despite being very very British. Because that is what they were called.

Little plastic coffins, with a hinged lid and claps on the opposite side.

Open it up, and tip the contents out (gently). The sweeties formed a jigsaw Skellington, and if you were lucky, you could form an entire Skellington from the contents.

Man I crave those!

   
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Candy Pumpkin are the best, followed by Reeses pumpkins.
The worst has to be any candy the is dusty or dry, like pixie sticks or Tums that masquerade as candy, Smarties

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Voss wrote:
 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
@ Voss, the fruit flavored ones are pretty good, but I don’t understand the appeal of OG tootsie rolls. They make Hershey’s milk chocolate taste like real chocolate.


I.. don't eat tootsie rolls expecting them to taste like chocolate? After a few chews its more a weird gooey mix that's mostly pure sugar, with slight overtones of caramel, cola and maybe the barest hint of chocolate.
I don't expect Skittles to taste like actual fruit, either, but I like those too.


Perhaps I’ve been approaching them from the wrong direction. You’re suggesting they taste better if I’m mentally psyched for Sugar Daddys or something?

   
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I don't know how anyone can state that candy corn is the worst when black licorice exists.
   
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Upstate, New York

Ork-en Man wrote:
I don't know how anyone can state that candy corn is the worst when black licorice exists.


To be fair, both are very divisive candies.

I enjoy black licorice, but candy corn is just over-sweetened wax.

Opinions, obviously, vary.

   
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Worst: Candy Corn by far. Next up would be licorice/twizzlers, taffy, and lolypops. Basically anything you'd find as product placement on an Our Gang/Little Rascals short.

Best: Snickers, Payday, Almond Joy, M&M (most any kind). In the non-choconut category, I'd personally rank Nerds highest up on my list.

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Worst: Apples or Toothbrushes. Who gives those out on Halloween? Satanists!


Best: Flavored Tootsie Rolls, Starbursts, and 100 Grand Bars

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Talking about giving Halloween candy out... I have yet to try what I'm convinced is one of the funniest pranks to date. The Toffee Onion.

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 Super Ready wrote:
Talking about giving Halloween candy out... I have yet to try what I'm convinced is one of the funniest pranks to date. The Toffee Onion.


This one right here mods. This one needs banned.

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This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.

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 ZergSmasher wrote:
This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.

Thats the best thing about candy corn,
Theres always some for me.

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there is no good Halloween candy man ! not nay that i have yet seen in my entire life

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Ork-en Man wrote:
I don't know how anyone can state that candy corn is the worst when black licorice exists.


I don't associate black licorice with Halloween specifically, but it is awful as well.

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United States

Worst? pennies

Best? Crunch Mini Bars

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 ZergSmasher wrote:
This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.


I wouldn't eat it too fast. All that wax is bound to stop you up.
   
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 Dreadwinter wrote:
 ZergSmasher wrote:
This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.


I wouldn't eat it too fast. All that wax is bound to stop you up.


That's why you also buy a massive bag of sugar free gummy bears off amazon.

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Best: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Worst: Those tiny round gum balls with 5 seconds of chewing flavour before turning into a glob of flavourless chewing tobacco.

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 A Town Called Malus wrote:
 Dreadwinter wrote:
 ZergSmasher wrote:
This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.


I wouldn't eat it too fast. All that wax is bound to stop you up.


That's why you also buy a massive bag of sugar free gummy bears off amazon.


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 chromedog wrote:
Hersheys anything is the worst.


I've yet to try any US candy that would qualify as "good", though.


Grab some Red Vines, get your mind right. Bonus points if you can nab the giant bag of mixed licorice types. You get your cream soda tasting ones alongside the good old fashioned Jaegermeister candy we all know and love.

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Which company does the licorice ropes with chewy fruit-flavored filling? Is that a type of Red Vines?

Those are good.

   
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 A Town Called Malus wrote:
 Dreadwinter wrote:
 ZergSmasher wrote:
This one's to really jerk all the candy corn haters' chains at once: the store I work at is selling all their Halloween candy at half price now that the holiday's over, so I just bought myself 5 POUNDS of candy corn really cheap. It should last a while if I can discipline myself.


I wouldn't eat it too fast. All that wax is bound to stop you up.


That's why you also buy a massive bag of sugar free gummy bears off amazon.


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