Eating chocolate makes me slightly ill, especially in larger amounts. I don’t know whether to call it an “allergy” or not. More concentrated = bad, so the “good stuff” is actually worse. Maybe this is unusual, or maybe everybody gets slightly ill after eating chocolate but most people don’t learn from experience.
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P0rn, you mean.
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Uh…I definitely do not get ill from eating chocolate. And the darker (at least 70% cocoa) the better - anything less is nearly inedible.
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No, to the above. The objectively best Halloween candy is the stuff all your colleagues bring to the office on November 1st, and leave on the kitchenette table for a free-for-all.
Free-candy coffee breaks FTW.
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Yeah, I’m going to be everyone’s best friend next Monday evening, because our freak snow storm yesterday means we had only a fraction of the usual number of trick-or-treaters, so I’m going to have to get rid of the excess by bringing it to choral practice.
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Don’t get that stuff on your hands, it will stay with you for weeks.
Thanks for the reminder!
[runs off to check break room]
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No kidding. I’m sure I still have some dust on my fingers from when I was six years old
This is why I like to eat a Zero bar, but only once every year or two.
I actually like the stuff. Last year I bought a bag and ate it with peanuts (together they taste like a Payday bar). This year my wife talked me out of it.
Yeah, I’d thought this was cleared up five years ago.
Some friends of ours moved into a new neighborhood a few years ago, and a few of their neighbors did this. There were even some “please take one” honor-system bowls out there. The neighborhood consisted of townhomes, so each door was like 12 or 18 feet from the next, meaning one could hit a lot of houses very quickly. My daughter did so well that she made a snow-angel in her candy.
In my old neighborhood we had one house that would give out cans of Coke, conveniently a door or two down from the dentist who gave out toothpaste or Trident.
My grandfather would keep bags of this around (from Cracker Barrel) as cough medicine. Speaking of candy… in his early dotage, he would keep peppermint or butterscotch lozenges in pocket. When we took him out (to eat, to shop, etc.) he would inevitably encounter a little kid, reach in his pocket and ask “Hello, do you want a piece of candy?” We had to explain (repeatedly) “Look, you just cannot do that…”
I also have to ask about gold coins, which should be at or near the bottom. Have not seen them in years. They tasted the way that mothballs smell.
EDIT: Aha! Palmer…
Agreed, although (IIRC) it’s bad for those with hypertension, and great for anyone feeling risky and wanting to induce labor.
We were supposed to have bad weather for trick-or-treating (in the D.C. area) but it pretty much held off (and the temperature was in the mid-80s when we got started). Really thin crowds out there last night, and more houses with the lights out. I figure a lot of people just gave up in advance.
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In my case, I have the same symptoms from chocolate, caffeine, and peppermint. I’m told that all of the above cause a relaxation of the digestive system which can be pleasant or unpleasant depending on how strongly it affects you (and the state of your digestion in the first place.)
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You guys got snow? It rained during the day, and then dropped down to the 30s at night… it had been in the 70s the day before.
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Flights canceled, most suburbs postponed trick-or-treating until the weekend, I had to shake off my Japanese maple to make sure the branches didn’t break off from the weight of wet snow…yeah, I’d say we got snow!
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I was dealing with gastritis a few months ago. The doctor gave me a pamphlet of things to avoid; it included the three things you mentioned plus carbonated beverages, fried foods, and alcohol. When I went in for a follow-up, I said “I’m going to be honest with you, that list you gave me is a non-starter.”
I’m told they did that in Frederick, MD, inasmuch as they can make an official pronouncement about an unofficial holiday.
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Jesus! I’m thinking it’s going to be a harsh winter this year…
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No Mars bars and no Rockets?
The top two choices of this years trick-or-treaters (in Toronto) don’t make it to the U.S. Who knew? Apparently Snicker’s minibars aren’t all that desirable here. I was left with a small bunch of them.
(We give them a choice of Rockets and a bunch of (small) chocolate bars. Always fun to watch the under-5 crowd go into complete option lock :-).)
Rockets in the USA are called Smarties.
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Why thank you! I’ve learned something today!
Of course, that begs the question: What do Americans call Smarties?
Smarties sort of resemble M&M’s, but unlike Rockets vs. Smarties, there is a difference: they melt in your hands :-).
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You can’t get them other than specialty shops. 
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I’ve always been a fan of the American Smarties, i guess Rockets for you. They’re tart without being obnoxious about it, sweet without being overkill and the crunch/texture is perfection. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite candy of all time but for what it is i consider it to be pretty perfect and was always one of my faves during halloween.
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