My informal Free Republic survey.

[Tomconroy]

Just out of curiosity I perused the titles of the first four pages of most recent posts. Maybe 50 in all. There were only two that mentioned the word 'Trump'. There were three that said licorice was a cure for Covid.

[Effete Snob]

1. Depends on the licorice

Going to the drugstore and eating licorice while waiting for your vaccination is very effective in preventing severe illness due to covid.

[Cartoonist]

2. There's some support for licorice

A Google search turns up a lot of articles. None of them call it a cure, but say it may help immunity.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. No reputable studies that I would trust

The Epoch Times is highly supportive, however.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. 2 Ounces A Day, For 14 Days...

...has been clinically established to cause risk of arrhythmia.
It's also known to have contraindications to some pharmaceuticals.
It's certainly not the best recommendation for immune system boosting.

[CTyankee]

13. what if you despise the taste of licorice? I could never eat that "candy." UGH!

[PJMcK]

4. I'll stick with Good 'N' Plenty (n/t)

[Tomconroy]

6. M&Ms..Pass the word.

[PJMcK]

9. M&Ms are among my favorite candies!

With or without the nuts, I love them!

But Good ‘N’ Plenty has licorice inside the candies.

My favorite candy is Necco Wafers which are just sugar. I panicked when they almost went out of business. They’re so good, even my pharmacy sells them!

[onethatcares]

5. ya just can't get good licorice anymore

unless you want to pay a heap of money for it.

Mmmmmmmmm, Nibs were my fav back in the day. Twizzlers has sold out to the no anise crowd.

[underpants]

7. I flipped over to Fox. Top story - oil production is down!!! "Biden's Energy Crisis"

That was the chryon.

[jmbar2]

8. It is sort of reassuring to peruse that site periodically

There was a ton of antivaxx/Q stuff awhile back, followed by folks posting about their own experiences with covid.

Now, there is much less Q and antivax, and more links to mainstream media there than in the past.

[Greybnk48]

11. Black licorice can kill you if you eat too much over time.

https://www.livescience.com/black-licorice-death.html

I remember reading this a while back.

[Midnight Writer]

12. I seen on the TV people eating on that Australian licorice and they heads was exploding.

So I quit using it and now I eat Nutter Butters instead.

[GoneOffShore]

14. What? There's no thread touting fresh ground ginger enemas?

I'm disappointed.