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Solly Mack

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122. Let the light be your lyrics and the shade be your notes.

Reply to bravenak (Reply #115)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:42 PM

Oct 2015

My way of saying good luck with your final.

Music should accompany most activities.

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I HATE CANDY CORN. [View all] bravenak Oct 2015 OP

Finally we agree on something. candy corn sucks. Nobel_Twaddle_III Oct 2015 #1

Yay!! bravenak Oct 2015 #2

Sigh.... sheshe2 Oct 2015 #111

Liberal in LA loves it too!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #187

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Oct 2015 #220

.. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #177

lol, worst candy ever...my wife tho LOVES it. Guess opposites really do attract! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #195

so what kind do you like? irisblue Oct 2015 #3

Chocolate! Fruity!! bravenak Oct 2015 #11

See's makes really good caramel Teagan Oct 2015 #37

Yes! And those are my favs! bravenak Oct 2015 #42

Yeah, if it isn't chocolate, it's not worth the calories. Warpy Oct 2015 #71

You are good. bravenak Oct 2015 #72

That's really the rule of thumb for candy. Candy corn enmity may yet unite DU, after all this villager Oct 2015 #200

The calories in chocolate don't count. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #213

Oooh See's - love their peanut brittle. I make great brittle too, ask Swag. bettyellen Oct 2015 #75

You do?? I want some. bravenak Oct 2015 #78

Peanut, cashew or pecan? I will do some before Tksgiving and send you... bettyellen Oct 2015 #81

Peanut!!! I love it! bravenak Oct 2015 #84

Okay, I can do some peanut for you. It's all about timing as it's best just about 5 seconds before bettyellen Oct 2015 #87

Mmmm. bravenak Oct 2015 #89

I am so happy to see you back here! If I have to bribe you with home made candy- so be it. bettyellen Oct 2015 #102

Whoo hoo!! bravenak Oct 2015 #108

Yep. One is sort of political, the other- a drunken country sleep over..... bettyellen Oct 2015 #112

Now I am going to have to find some bubble wrap! Can't send you dust. bettyellen Oct 2015 #117

If the dust taste like candy. bravenak Oct 2015 #125

It is phenomenal on ice cream! Or yogurt. OMG, I need to make granola too. Ahhhh.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #140

Yeah. I kinda wanna be there now. bravenak Oct 2015 #144

One day you will be. Catsitting and eating my granola..... Actually, I am planning.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #154

I wish! I have to go to school. :( bravenak Oct 2015 #155

Waaaah. I will send you some granola too then. Thanks for the inspiration... I was trying to think of bettyellen Oct 2015 #157

Okay. I'll take the grains. I need them anyway. bravenak Oct 2015 #158

It's a very simple recipe- but very addictive. And delish when it is fresh. After having it, I bettyellen Oct 2015 #159

I like granola, but nobody ever 'makes' it. bravenak Oct 2015 #160

At work, a friend was room mates with a woman who started her own company a few years back... bettyellen Oct 2015 #161

This game has been going on forever!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #163

Holy SHIT, I cannot be pissed at the Royals for bringing it. Great ending. I can sleep now, LOL. bettyellen Oct 2015 #166

It's over? Who won!? bravenak Oct 2015 #168

KANSAS, damn them. bettyellen Oct 2015 #174

. bravenak Oct 2015 #176

I'm a Yankee fan, but I must represent for my city. So fuck Kansas, dammit. bettyellen Oct 2015 #186

Lol!! I go for LA no matter what. bravenak Oct 2015 #189

Me too! Especially post season, YAY..... bettyellen Oct 2015 #194

Um, the Kansas City where the Royals play is in Missouri. KamaAina Oct 2015 #233

Thanks! HA HA- Well double fuck Missouri then. I stand corrected... bettyellen Oct 2015 #234

But of course. KamaAina Oct 2015 #235

she has a lot of raw seeds and nuts in it, which is a pain to find sometimes.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #173

Damn!! Nobody cooks for me! Only I cook! bravenak Oct 2015 #175

Me neither, and I don't cook much. I try to make it monthly because it is the healthiest thing I bettyellen Oct 2015 #183

Ohhh. Tiger? I like animal print. bravenak Oct 2015 #126

Yes, I got a 60"s tiger fur mini- dress in a recent clothing swap. It's hot, I am lazy.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #136

Hee hee! bravenak Oct 2015 #145

#1 It's not hard candy yet it has no chocolate. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #4

Just wrong! It makes no sense to make it. Why do we need it? bravenak Oct 2015 #8

Yum. Give them to me... luvspeas Oct 2015 #5

You gotta give your chico sticks then. bravenak Oct 2015 #7

You got it... luvspeas Oct 2015 #14

Me too. Life would be nice. bravenak Oct 2015 #20

So they still make Chick-O-Sticks. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #26

Yep. They put them down low on the racks. bravenak Oct 2015 #28

Mix candy corn with dry roasted peanuts Thav Oct 2015 #219

Ditto +1,000 malaise Oct 2015 #6

Lol! Yep! bravenak Oct 2015 #17

.. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #171

Yep, candy corn sucks. Give me chocolate. leftofcool Oct 2015 #9

Yep! bravenak Oct 2015 #16

It's really good when it's old and you have no other candy when the mood hits. Hoyt Oct 2015 #10

Noooo!! Sacrifice!! Just don't do it!! bravenak Oct 2015 #13

More for me then JackInGreen Oct 2015 #12

Ok! Smartie are fine with me. Especially the white ones. bravenak Oct 2015 #15

i get a craving for candy corn about once every 5 years... then i'm good for a while Takket Oct 2015 #18

I bet you eat like three pieces, remember, then try to pawn it off un an unsuspecting person like I bravenak Oct 2015 #24

more like... Takket Oct 2015 #30

Smart! bravenak Oct 2015 #33

I always hated it cwydro Oct 2015 #19

Serious. I think I always find like three people. bravenak Oct 2015 #22

It's awful. bigwillq Oct 2015 #21

I wonder why it exists. bravenak Oct 2015 #25

To piss off bravenak bigwillq Oct 2015 #32

As do most bad things. bravenak Oct 2015 #40

.. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #178

the safe candy Nobel_Twaddle_III Oct 2015 #23

Lol! bravenak Oct 2015 #27

That's great! Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #58

Brilliant! emulatorloo Oct 2015 #230

All I can say is MuseRider Oct 2015 #29

How did I forget peeps!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #35

I did not think anyone else felt that way MuseRider Oct 2015 #41

I hate smores too!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #53

Gods yes. MuseRider Oct 2015 #66

Ewww. You can also have my necco wafers. bravenak Oct 2015 #68

They make tropical NECCO's? MuseRider Oct 2015 #74

Yep. Tropical. I have not quite tasted them but I am sure they are gross. bravenak Oct 2015 #76

I put a whole lot of people on ignore MuseRider Oct 2015 #82

Red vines, not Twizzlers! bravenak Oct 2015 #85

Yes it will. MuseRider Oct 2015 #98

Good. And I will leave my bed tomorrow. So sick. Getting better though! bravenak Oct 2015 #101

Oh no! MuseRider Oct 2015 #105

Me too. bravenak Oct 2015 #109

Halloween. Focus. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #61

Oh yeah. That's easter. bravenak Oct 2015 #70

Have you no decency, sir? How dare you disrespect the peep tragedy! pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #217

We need to call in the March Hares, get s'more boots on the ground. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #221

I had candy corn gummies the other day Godhumor Oct 2015 #31

How is this magic possible! bravenak Oct 2015 #38

Could be worse. You know htey're still making THIS shit, right? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #34

GROSSSSSSS!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #36

Peeps have their uses Scootaloo Oct 2015 #43

I would be in a blind rage. bravenak Oct 2015 #45

Also you should see what they do in a vacuum chamber. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #48

Wait, wtf? Start fires? With peeps? Lemme go tell my husband! bravenak Oct 2015 #54

They're like pure sugar. if you can stand the smell of burnt marshmallow. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #57

I forgot those nasty things even existed. Nobel_Twaddle_III Oct 2015 #51

But ...but all the candy corn farmers will go broke. Lint Head Oct 2015 #39

. bravenak Oct 2015 #44

The Department of Agriculture can pay them to grow candy dirt Scootaloo Oct 2015 #47

.. Lint Head Oct 2015 #49

what is the dirt part ? oreo cookies ? Nobel_Twaddle_III Oct 2015 #77

Yup, chocolate cookie crumbs Scootaloo Oct 2015 #79

EAT ME!!! greytdemocrat Oct 2015 #46

all forms of social media seem to be in total agreement with you virtualobserver Oct 2015 #50

I KNEW YOU WERE A HATER!!! pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #52

Ha! bravenak Oct 2015 #60

i used to love cc as a kid restorefreedom Oct 2015 #55

They probably use the same candy from when we were kids. bravenak Oct 2015 #63

that image is gonna stick with me.... restorefreedom Oct 2015 #65

Lewis Black does a skit on it. Check it out! Too funny! bravenak Oct 2015 #67

i will thx! nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #69

The boston baked beans aren't horrible. Just not good. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #56

Tootsie rolls are delicious! bravenak Oct 2015 #59

I've never liked Tootsie Rolls, but they do have a use: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #96

Eww! bravenak Oct 2015 #100

That is disgustingly funny. N/t roamer65 Oct 2015 #116

You know what's colorful and fun to do with candy corn? Solly Mack Oct 2015 #62

Hey! That's actually a good use! bravenak Oct 2015 #73

The colors work well together, especially in candlelight. Solly Mack Oct 2015 #91

I should do a still life like that for my drawing final. bravenak Oct 2015 #92

lol! Do you really hate drawing? Maybe you just need to be inspired. Solly Mack Oct 2015 #106

You know what? I hate it there is no music on. bravenak Oct 2015 #115

Let the light be your lyrics and the shade be your notes. Solly Mack Oct 2015 #122

I'm taking my headphones for sure!! bravenak Oct 2015 #124

Good luck with your final! pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #132

Thank you! bravenak Oct 2015 #134

You can do it for your final and you will pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #141

Haha! bravenak Oct 2015 #149

Have you tried drawing upside down? Sometimes that helps you really get the shapes so right.... bettyellen Oct 2015 #114

I turn that badboy all around. I am not a 'drawer'. bravenak Oct 2015 #120

I guess I am kinda strange BootinUp Oct 2015 #64

Lololol! Only 1 milky way? bravenak Oct 2015 #80

Candy Corn sucks so do Smarties rbrnmw Oct 2015 #83

Snarties are okay but only if it's an either or situation. bravenak Oct 2015 #86

Not me I use to throw both away when I was a kid rbrnmw Oct 2015 #93

I let the smarties hang out till june. If they were still there, toss. bravenak Oct 2015 #95

I hate candy snobs. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #88

. bravenak Oct 2015 #90

Is it GMO corn? panader0 Oct 2015 #94

Um? Yes. Yes it is. I'm positive. bravenak Oct 2015 #97

depends on whewre you get it DonCoquixote Oct 2015 #99

Lol! bravenak Oct 2015 #103

that principle affects any food DonCoquixote Oct 2015 #119

That is so interesting. bravenak Oct 2015 #123

Thanks for that info pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #137

I used to eat that stuff by the pound HassleCat Oct 2015 #104

Oh. I have a cousin who loves it. bravenak Oct 2015 #129

Agreed! Even as a kid I hated when somebody dropped those in my pumpkin. Waldorf Oct 2015 #107

I hated seeing them coming! bravenak Oct 2015 #131

I like the candy corn that has some kind of fake chocolate at the bottom nt LiberalElite Oct 2015 #110

That candy corn is a trick! bravenak Oct 2015 #133

It's pretty foul stuff. roamer65 Oct 2015 #113

It's great for trading with the little kids for their candy bars pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #118

I love both of those. bravenak Oct 2015 #135

Oh sure! Shill for Big Chocolate! Rex Oct 2015 #121

Hey! bravenak Oct 2015 #127

My sister loves candy corn lovemydog Oct 2015 #128

Smart! bravenak Oct 2015 #130

This thread reminded me I have two bags of candy to take to work tomorrow. Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #138

I usually just tape the hole back up or put it in a cutsey bowl so I can eat tgem. bravenak Oct 2015 #146

I once made a pretty attractive 'wreath' for Halloween using candy corn, a wreath form & glue. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #139

Only thing it's good for. Arts and crafts and candle holders. bravenak Oct 2015 #147

I may be a freak. I prefer capsicum over candy anything. hunter Oct 2015 #142

That is different. I like those chile plums. bravenak Oct 2015 #148

All errant candy corn should be turned over to me jaysunb Oct 2015 #143

Okay!!! Thank you!! bravenak Oct 2015 #153

I love candy corn and circus peanuts Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #150

Nooooo!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #151

... pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #165

I wish I could thumbs down this thread and all the candy corn haters Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #152

Lol! bravenak Oct 2015 #156

Candy corn cocktail Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #169

That actually looks good. bravenak Oct 2015 #170

That's because there isn't any candy corn in it BainsBane Oct 2015 #188

Corporatist third way candy monsters!! bravenak Oct 2015 #190

Me too! BainsBane Oct 2015 #162

Me too!! bravenak Oct 2015 #164

circus peanut salad Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #179

. BainsBane Oct 2015 #181

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! betsuni Oct 2015 #185

Oh my lord, I've seen it all now. mmonk Oct 2015 #212

3 Musketeers and Reese's pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #180

I love the Reese's! BainsBane Oct 2015 #182

Candy nagging, eh? betsuni Oct 2015 #167

Please!!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #172

I like it. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #184

Nooooo!! I'll SAVE you!! bravenak Oct 2015 #191

You can't save me. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #192

Have you no shame?? Well? bravenak Oct 2015 #196

I embrace my degradation. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #198

*SPOILER ALERT* It was candy corn that infected the Walking Dead pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #193

Are the walking dead unfrozen white walkers? bravenak Oct 2015 #197

Interesting...but I wouldn't put it past that Hell-spawned candy corn! pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #199

A beer that tastes like candy corn. betsuni Oct 2015 #201

Two cases of pumpkin beer, never tasted? What was your husband THINKING? pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #203

I know! betsuni Oct 2015 #206

In an emergency, I think I'd rather die of thirst pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #208

Careful.... Flying Squirrel Oct 2015 #202

That is uncalled for on a couple of levels pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #204

No way. Flying Squirrel Oct 2015 #205

I am on her buddie list so it's good. She is AWESOME. If the candy was like her it would be perfect. bravenak Oct 2015 #223

Candy corn appears to be divisive (article link) Yorktown Oct 2015 #207

I only like a very specific type of candy corn. Hugin Oct 2015 #209

my dad loved them all so we saw them every year MFM008 Oct 2015 #210

Yeah, Candy Corn sucks. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #211

The other day on Food Network I heard a judge call candy corn 'a national treasure'. I'm still Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #214

Said The Same In My Post ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #216

Wax passing itself off as confection. Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #218

Yes, yes, and yes! ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #215

It's like Peeps on Easter, but worse. Deadshot Oct 2015 #222

I ONLY like the white parts. TygrBright Oct 2015 #224

I have a friend who only eats the brown part on those chocolate ones. bravenak Oct 2015 #225

How many thought this was about candy? LOL randys1 Oct 2015 #226

Randy!!! If it wasn't about chocoate know that I eat the entire thing!! bravenak Oct 2015 #228

bravenak! so glad to see you back! luvspeas Oct 2015 #227

Thanks you!! I love most people!! And we all love candy!! bravenak Oct 2015 #229

Agree, but add to the list... Feron Oct 2015 #231

Yep!! bravenak Oct 2015 #232

yah and it comes in triangulated shape treestar Oct 2015 #236

Well, there is a 'pyramid' on the back of the dollar bill, so... Illuminati!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #239

I used to RESPECT you!!!!!! Oh, the humanity!!!!! Squinch Oct 2015 #237

I saw them. I started worring that they would screw with christmas candy next. bravenak Oct 2015 #238

You mean that awful ribbon candy crap? Eeeew. Squinch Oct 2015 #240

Ummm. I have a can in my cabinet. Bought it in summer on sale. Yumm. bravenak Oct 2015 #241

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