Peeps chasing the gays away
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Peeps:
Don't laugh at me, but I never had one of those Easter marshmallow Peeps before. My mother was pretty anti-candy when I was growing up, and once I was old enough to buy my own stuff, I never saw the point of them. However, yesterday I was stuck in a store waiting for them to fill my prescription, so I wandered through the Easter section. There on the shelf they were, so bright yellow and perky looking!
"Hm," I hm'ed as I took in their cuteness. "I can microwave them and burn them and do the other funny stuff that people on the Internet do with them!" Pause, moment passes. "Hey, or maybe I could try eating one and see what they're like!"
So with box in hand, I trotted home. Not feeling much in the mood for dinner, I tried them instead. (Note: This was a really bad decision, as I had to do a pre-bloodwork fast starting after dinner. I should have eaten dinner.)
I was rather surprised at how "bad" they were. Sugar covered sugar! Wow! I didn't like the taste much or that they were covered with sugar, but they were so bright and happy looking! I had so much fun biting them in half that I ended up eating one of the three boxes in the pack. I still didn't like them at that point, so I threw the other two boxes out.
Hm, I feel so sacrilegious now. People seem to love those things! But personally I'd rather have my sugar calories in something yummy like chocolate, not marshmallows (mostly sugar, yes?) rolled in more sugar.
But it sure was fun biting those sunny little chicks into bits!
At least they're not terribly high in calories, for candy. 160 for one box, or about 5 (6? 7?) Peeps.
Chasing the gays away:
Tennessee, land of the free and bane of the gays, has backed away from their plans to chase gays out with shotguns. The adults, after hearing all the backlash, announced "Hey! We didn't mean we don't want gays here! Just same sex marriages! Honest dirty blanket-squatting mongrel thieve-- eh, honest injun!"
But of course the kids give away what they hear at home. Quote:
But 12-year-old Caitlin Kinney, attending the meeting with her mother, said she supported the commissioners' initial vote.
"I think they should go further, try to see if they can ban them," she said. "It's not a Christian thing."
Yes, because it's a "Christian thing" to spread hate. I hear you, little girl. We all do.
Peeps:
Don't laugh at me, but I never had one of those Easter marshmallow Peeps before. My mother was pretty anti-candy when I was growing up, and once I was old enough to buy my own stuff, I never saw the point of them. However, yesterday I was stuck in a store waiting for them to fill my prescription, so I wandered through the Easter section. There on the shelf they were, so bright yellow and perky looking!
"Hm," I hm'ed as I took in their cuteness. "I can microwave them and burn them and do the other funny stuff that people on the Internet do with them!" Pause, moment passes. "Hey, or maybe I could try eating one and see what they're like!"
So with box in hand, I trotted home. Not feeling much in the mood for dinner, I tried them instead. (Note: This was a really bad decision, as I had to do a pre-bloodwork fast starting after dinner. I should have eaten dinner.)
I was rather surprised at how "bad" they were. Sugar covered sugar! Wow! I didn't like the taste much or that they were covered with sugar, but they were so bright and happy looking! I had so much fun biting them in half that I ended up eating one of the three boxes in the pack. I still didn't like them at that point, so I threw the other two boxes out.
Hm, I feel so sacrilegious now. People seem to love those things! But personally I'd rather have my sugar calories in something yummy like chocolate, not marshmallows (mostly sugar, yes?) rolled in more sugar.
But it sure was fun biting those sunny little chicks into bits!
At least they're not terribly high in calories, for candy. 160 for one box, or about 5 (6? 7?) Peeps.
Chasing the gays away:
Tennessee, land of the free and bane of the gays, has backed away from their plans to chase gays out with shotguns. The adults, after hearing all the backlash, announced "Hey! We didn't mean we don't want gays here! Just same sex marriages! Honest dirty blanket-squatting mongrel thieve-- eh, honest injun!"
But of course the kids give away what they hear at home. Quote:
But 12-year-old Caitlin Kinney, attending the meeting with her mother, said she supported the commissioners' initial vote.
"I think they should go further, try to see if they can ban them," she said. "It's not a Christian thing."
Yes, because it's a "Christian thing" to spread hate. I hear you, little girl. We all do.
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Date: 2004-03-19 01:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-03-19 01:45 pm (UTC)Marshmallows, if you believe it or not, are mostly eggwhites. And sugar, too, of course.
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Date: 2004-03-19 01:48 pm (UTC)Marshmallows, if you believe it or not, are mostly eggwhites. And sugar, too, of course.
I'd totally believe that. I hate how chewy it is and how it feels in your mouth.
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Date: 2004-03-19 02:03 pm (UTC)I say Pocky and I say give it now! ^_^
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Date: 2004-03-19 02:50 pm (UTC)I have a friend who once kept an open pack of peeps on his dashboard for 2 years. Their gay colors faded in the sun, but they maintained their integrity...slowly fossilizing. At one point, he tossed one out the window while the car was moving...and it cracked the windshield of the car behind us.
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Date: 2004-03-19 02:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-19 03:09 pm (UTC)I love peeps. I eat them about once every three years or so, which is why I love them. I don't think I could take them more frequently.
And hey, I've got an appropriate icon!
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Date: 2004-03-19 03:26 pm (UTC)Hm, maybe I'll open one of the other two packages and let it get stale before trying again...
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Date: 2004-03-19 04:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-19 07:22 pm (UTC)*laughs* I bet they are! You should take some photos and post them!
And eeee! Icon! Very cute... and fitting!
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Date: 2004-03-19 08:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-03-19 10:21 pm (UTC)Ok, so the only time I've ever eaten one was after a friend and I toasted them over the stove. .^^ They weren't so cheerful looking anymore, all black and melty, but they tasted good! =D We were lamenting that we didn't have any chocolate or graham crackers to make s'mores with. .^-^
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Date: 2004-03-21 05:37 pm (UTC)I like plain old peeps a lot, but there is no way I could eat one in public, as the only way to eat them is to let the peep sit on your tongue and let it melt slowly.
Very stale peeps can be dropped whole into coffee, where they sizzle into nothingness.
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Date: 2004-03-21 05:45 pm (UTC)Thanks!