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To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of yourselves.
, atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for fruitcake.
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >> > yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking
and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and >> meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa" ><thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com >> says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>> > yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking
and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and
meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some
thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally
invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and
was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
Your theory is compelling.
Perhaps there's some similar
explanation for fruitcake.
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com >>> says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some
thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece
and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we
are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for
fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_
1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.co
, atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking >> and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and >> meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
Your theory is compelling.
Perhaps there's some similar
explanation for fruitcake.
Melissa
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com >>> says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking
and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and
meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking >and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and >meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too >embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
I like candy corn but I think yourCOre probably right about those big >marshmallow packing peanuts
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for >>>> fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in
the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was "sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested
the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some
thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally
invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and >>> was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
Your theory is compelling.
Perhaps there's some similar
explanation for fruitcake.
Fruitcake was invented to preserve fruit over the winter.
Roman soldiers used to carry it on their jouerneys as part of their food rations.
Fruit cake done right is quite tasty.
Fruit and nuts, how it must be tasty! But
add alcohol to it and it turns into a gag food.
Alcohol doesn't belong in food. Take delicious
fried haggis, but add alcohol to it and it
becomes disgusting.
In article
<t8Gcnc8IEeuiqHn1nZ2dnZfqn_ad
nZ2d@giganews.com>,
plutedpup@outlook.com says...
Fruit and nuts, how it must be tasty! But
add alcohol to it and it turns into a gag food.
Alcohol doesn't belong in food. Take delicious
fried haggis, but add alcohol to it and it
becomes disgusting.
I agree. On a similar note,
what's the deal with beer
bread? Beer is good, and
bread is good, and then
there's beer bread.
As pointed out there are cases where beer improves a food.
Hush puppies are so much better if you add a bit of beer to the mix. I
say that as someone that doesn't drink beer. Also I understand that shepherd's pie is normally made with a bit of Guinness stout added to
the mix before cooking.
In article
<25m8ekhgol2hrie4n3ecqt6o28g7
qc4pnr@4ax.com>,
nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.co
m says...
As pointed out there are cases where beer improves a food.
Hush puppies are so much better if you add a bit of beer to the mix. I
say that as someone that doesn't drink beer. Also I understand that
shepherd's pie is normally made with a bit of Guinness stout added to
the mix before cooking.
Enh, beer batters are
overrated IMO. It's at least
as good without.
I've never heard of
shepherd's pie being made
that way, but I'm not an
expert on it.
On 10/5/25 5:07 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
atropos@mac.com says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some
thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and >>>> was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
Your theory is compelling.
Perhaps there's some similar
explanation for fruitcake.
Fruitcake was invented to preserve fruit over the winter.
Roman soldiers used to carry it on their jouerneys as part of their food
rations.
Fruit cake done right is quite tasty.
Fruit and nuts, how it must be tasty! But
add alcohol to it and it turns into a gag food.
Alcohol doesn't belong in food. Take delicious
fried haggis, but add alcohol to it and it
becomes disgusting.
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for >>>>> fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in
the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the
English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested
the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
an unholy bargain between Lucifer and Judas and it's just regifted from one person to another, century after century, as some kind of curse on mankind.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >>
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>>>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for >>>>>> fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in >>> the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the
English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested
the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
So will give you your choice. You can send me my ice cream or you can eat
the fruit cake.
which was created in
an unholy bargain between Lucifer and Judas and it's just regifted from one >> person to another, century after century, as some kind of curse on mankind.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally
invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for >>>>>> fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister. >>>>
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in >>> the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the
English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested >>> the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
So will give you your choice. You can send me my ice cream or you can eat
the fruit cake.
which was created in
an unholy bargain between Lucifer and Judas and it's just regifted from one >> person to another, century after century, as some kind of curse on mankind.
On 10/7/2025 12:58 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while >>>>> on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally
invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for
fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister. >>>>>
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in >>>> the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the
English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested >>>> the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
So will give you your choice. You can send me my ice cream or you can eat
the fruit cake.
which was created in an unholy bargain between Lucifer and Judas and
it's just regifted from one person to another, century after century,
as some kind of curse on mankind.
Fruitcake ice cream! Where's Ben & Jerry?...
On 2025-10-07 19:10:42 +0000, moviePig said:
On 10/7/2025 12:58 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name"
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while >>>>>> on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to >>>>>> bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're >>>>>>>>>> proud of yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing >>>>>>>>> some thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn >>>>>>>>> was originally invented and meant to be decorative and one day >>>>>>>>> somebody ate a piece and was too embarrassed to admit they made >>>>>>>>> a mistake and now here we are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar
explanation for fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister. >>>>>>
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in >>>>> the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long.-a :-) >>>>>
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to >>>>> sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the >>>>> enemy!-a ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the >>>>> English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply
detested
the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so >>>>> long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!).-a :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
So will give you your choice. You can send me my ice cream or you can
eat
the fruit cake.
which was created in an unholy bargain between Lucifer and Judas and
it's just regifted from one person to another, century after
century, as some kind of curse on mankind.
Fruitcake ice cream!-a Where's Ben & Jerry?...
There are numerous recipes on the internet for making your own
Fruitcake / Christmas Cake Ice Cream. Some start from scratch and others
use store-bought vanilla ice cream as the base. For example: <https://www.seriouseats.com/fruitcake-ice-cream-rum-orange-recipe> <https://www.destitutegourmet.com/products/christmas-cake-ice-cream>
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 11:01:30 PM PDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >>
On 2025-10-06 00:04:02 +0000, shawn said:
On Sun, 5 Oct 2025 20:31:52 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Oct 5, 2025 at 1:19:05 PM PDT, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
In article <a4-cnbRItswDTX_1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com
says...
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>>
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>>>>>>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some >>>>>>> thinking and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally >>>>>>> invented and meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece >>>>>>> and was too embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we >>>>>>> are.
Your theory is compelling. Perhaps there's some similar explanation for >>>>>> fruitcake.
I think the villain origin story for fruitcake is far more sinister.
Fruitcake was originally invented to look completely innocuous while
on your shelf for years while proving quite effective when used to
bash in the heads of anyone breaking into your home.
A version of fruitcake was first used by the ancient Egyptians (c.
3000BC rCo 30BC) as an offering to the Gods and to accompany the dead in >>> the pyramids and tombs ... which explains why it lasts so long. :-)
Another version was used by the ancient Romans as an "energy bar" to
sustain the soldiers in battle ... or maybe they just threw it at the
enemy! ;-)
Fruitcake was also briefly outlawed in England in the 1600s after the
English Civil War because Oliver Cromwell supposedly thought it was
"sinfully rich and overly indulgent" ... more likely he simply detested
the taste of it, like everyone else does (another reason it lasts so
long is because nobody actually wants to eat it!). :-p
I have a theory that there's actually only one fruitcake,
So will give you your choice. You can send me my ice cream or you can eat
the fruit cake.
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of
yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking >and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and >meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too >embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
atropos@mac.com wrote:
On Oct 18, 2023 at 12:34:48 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
To all you crayon-eating psychopaths out there, I hope you're proud of >>> yourselves.
With the approach of another Halloween season, I've been doing some thinking >> and I've come to the conclusion that candy corn was originally invented and >> meant to be decorative and one day somebody ate a piece and was too
embarrassed to admit they made a mistake and now here we are.
Did you know that if you stacked candy corn in a circle with the narrow
side poinitng towards the center, it resembles a cob of corn?