CANDY: With the fast approaching Halloween, one must learn the intricacies of what they’re giving away to the kids, or maybe consuming yourself. Well, that’s not necessarily true, but I guess someone felt that there was a need to rank candy based on several factors. Its actually real, and very scientifically involved, so if you don’t want to know about the science, don’t click the link. But I found it fun actually, and it is a great way to bring up a little fun debating about where candy should rank along the hierarchy. I agree with most of them, but I grew up with Kit Kat, and I was sad to see where it was placed. To me, it will always be a top tiered candy.
Here’s how it looks now (via BoingBoing.com), and for more details and its ongoing discussion, please visit BoingBoing.com: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/22/the-candy-hierarchy.html
TOP TIER1
(caramel, chewy, oh my classy)
Caramellos — Milky Way — Snickers — Rolos2 — Twix
POST-TERTIARY
(not surprisingly, exclusively chocolate-based)
Hershey’s Kissables — Peanut M M’s — Regular M Ms — Junior Mints — Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups — Three Musketeers — regular old Hershey Bars — Reggie Jackson Bar
SECOND TIER
(also exclusively chocolate, after fending off a few intruders)
Kit-Kat — Nestle Crunch — Mounds — Tootsie Rolls — Whoppers3 — Dark Chocolate Hershey Bars — Fair Trade Chocolate — Butterfinger — Pay Day — Baby Ruth
THIRD TIER
(the chewy range or, in some circles, the Upper Chewy or Upper Devonian)
Milk Duds — Benzedrine — Jolly Ranchers (if a good flavor) — 100 Grand Bar
Almond Joy — Candy Corn?4 — Starburst
BOTTOM TIER
(the Lower Chewy and Gummy-Based, also the Middle Crunchy Tart Layer)
Dots — Lollipops — Nerds — Runts — Trail Mix —Swedish Fish — Mary Janes — Gummy Bears straight up — White Bread — Licorice — Anything from Brach’s5 — Hard Candy — Spree — Bubble Gum — Including the Chiclets (but not the erasers) — Black Jacks — LemonHeads — LaffyTaffy — Good N’ Plenty — Jolly Ranchers (if a bad flavor)6 — Bottle Caps — Smarties — “those odd marshmallow circus peanut things” — gum from baseball cards
Tier so low it does not register on our equipment7
Healthy Fruit — Pencils — Lapel Pins — Extra Strength Tylenol — “anonymous brown globs that come in black and orange wrappers” — Now’n’Laters — Hugs (actual physical hugs) — Whole Wheat anything
CRABS: Well, I guess in Japan they have a vending machine for everything, and I couldn’t help but be in awe that the Japanese are able to sell live crabs from one of those machines. Below is a link to a video, and its all in Japanese. I thought it was pretty cool, and kind of scary as it is one way of shrinking labor, if a vending machine can dispense, a live crab, bananas, and even sake. The future is there, and here is the link to more on the Crab Vending Machines: http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/10/20/vending-machine-sells-live-crabs/ And this is the video:
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DATING: Last but not least, I found this fairly interesting graphic on how to properly pick up on girl at a bar. I think its ingenious and a very good way to start people on the right path to at least hitting it off with someone. I mean, its funny to me that information like this is out there. If women read it, they will still “fall” for the act and men, well, hopefully they won’t fall into their old patterns that may have stopped them from getting anywhere with a lady. Still, the image speaks for itself, so check it out.
Via: OnlineDating.org
