America's Favorite Candies
I almost flipped my lid when I saw this BusinessWeek list of America's 25 Favorite Candies because GUM IS NOT CANDY!!1! Despite what Scott says in praise of gum it is not even in the same stratosphere as the superdelicious chocolate and candy treats on this list. You can't even digest gum! There were some other oddball selections as well... Twizzlers? Wtf, America?
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I completely agree that gum does not count as candy.
ReplyDeleteMy quick candy ranking, starting with my favorite:
1. Reese's
2. KitKat
3. Snickers
4. M&M's
5. Skittles
6. Starbursts
7. Jolly Ranchers
8. Crunch
9. Watchamacallit
10. 3 Musketeers
I'm also a little pissed because one of my favorite candy bars, the relatively new Take 5 by Hershey, hasn't been seen on store shelves near me in over a year. If they kill the Take 5 I may write a strongly worded letter or two to Hershey.
ReplyDeleteThe original Hershey chocolate bar with almonds is a standby, but I can see how the plain chocolate would do well too. What's your favorite real candy bar?
There are a lot of fun corollaries here. For instance, we all know that Lamar Odom prefers Starbust and Lifesavers-style candies more than chocolate candies, as made plain in his Candy Man expose this summer. He also has his personal assistant buy him a bunch of Honey Buns, which is weird cause I've never even heard of those.
ReplyDeleteI agree, that list is bunk!!!! I'm a gummy candy freak (sadly, I have connected with other gummy candy lovers online and it has really made my habit worse) and there's NO gummy candy on there.
ReplyDeleteHaribo gummy bears? Come ON!!!
Also, you're completely right about the gum. Gum is not a candy - it's like when small cities are polled about their favorite seafood restaurant and they say Red Lobster.... I shake my head.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with Red Lobster! Their cheese biscuits are the only free pre-meal bread that is better than the Olive Garden (quick ranking: Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Mimi's Cafe).
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do understand your point, that you're going for a lowest common denominator example. However, in this instance gum simply shouldn't qualify as a candy. This is like calling a spider a bug or calling a tomato a vegetable...it's just wrong and I would like to educate you on the point.
Sorry Caitlin, but it's what we do here. You and I actually agree and are arguing the same point, but I am calling you out for using a bad example.
ReplyDeleteI hope this does not dissuade you from further contributions to our myriad of topics.
So what do we think makes the list if we take gum off it? Definitely Gummi Bears (they even had a cartoon TV show for heaven's sake, remember that?), Sour Patch Kids, Whoppers, and Lifesavers, right?
ReplyDeleteWhat about Baby Ruth, Whatchamacalit, and the more obscure chocolate candies? What about Charleston Chews?
Also, for something like Hershey Bars and M&Ms, would you bet they are including sales from other variations of those candies, like Peanut M&Ms and regular M&Ms get rolled together for total M&M sales?
Super PS - I almost went with the following for my CANDY!!1! exclamation:
ReplyDeleteCANDY!!!1!one!
but I thought it would be a little too stupid of me to go there. Would that have been mildly amusing or just annoying? I'd like a consensus.
!!!!1!!one!!! without the !!!!!!1!!!! looks weird. You need the typo for context.
ReplyDeleteI demand you look at this ad for Halls' in Thailand from the list of the world's favorite candies.
ReplyDeleteWhy are people flying out of their nose? Why are they so happy about it??