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KamaAina

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235. But of course.

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 03:11 PM

Oct 2015

One of the many things that's the matter with Kansas is that they have no big-league team of their own. So naturally, they've adopted the Royals as their own, much like the New England states that are not Massachusetts have the Red Sox (with the exception of southern Connecticut, which leans toward the Yankees or Mets).

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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

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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