Thursday, September 24, 2020

What a waste

"Man dies from eating bags of black licorice".

How pointless. I mean, it would be something glorious to go out on overindulgence in Baby Ruth bars or Milky Ways or (drool!) pecan turtles, but black licorice? Just sad. RIP, old fellow.

10 comments:

JeffS said...

It's a good think I loathe licorice. BLEAH!

I pick through my jelly beans, in a reverse panning-for-gold operation.

Mike_W said...


Kinda like this, JeffS?
The Two Ronnies - Sweet Shop

Steve Skubinna said...

Never was a fan of black licorice.

Red vines, on the other hand... one job I had at school was at nights, and I'd get a package of Red Vines from the vending machine every night. One day I looked into the toilet bowl and saw red...

After a moment's panic, decided to quit the Red Vines for a few days and see what happened. Sure enough, back to normal. I assume that the dye used is not entirely broken down by the digestive tract.

JeffS said...

Yeah, kinda like that, Mike ..... :D

Steve, try spiking the party punch bowl with a medical dye! He he he he he!

Just don't have a reputation as a practical joker .....

ck said...

Mmmm, Milky Way. Yes, Red Vines are far superior to black licorice. As a kid I loved walking down to the candy shop at the Lake Arrowhead Village and getting fresh soft red licorice.

rinardman said...

Never was a fan of licorice of any kind. I don't eat candy of any kind these days, but if I wanted to die of overindulgence in candy, it would probably have to be Snickers bars. Back when I didn't have to concern myself about too much sugar, there wouldn't be very many days without a Snickers bar. The times I'd take my lunch to work, there'd be a Snickers bar packed for dessert, or a break time snack.

Oh, and I was one of those weirdos who like frozen Snickers, too. Especially on a hot summer day.

Deborah said...

I'll join you in the weirdo club because I very much enjoy frozen candies. Chocolates like Snickers, Heath bars, Dove (especially the dark with nuts. I enjoy frozen Zero bars too.

Deborah said...

Paco, I wish there were Baby Ruth bars in this area. I was just looking for one. Please have one (at least) for me. Enjoy!

Deborah said...

I like licorice, black or red. Mom always had Bridge Mix. Now, about the only place you can find it is at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant's gift shop.

Paco said...

Deb, I'm afraid they're off my diet, but I do love them.