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Johnny Unusual Ate This - A near-weekly series of terrible mistakes

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Roos Traditional Black
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I'm still not really into black licorice but I like it more than I used to. This one tasted good in strawberry, though was kind of sticky and sweaty in texture.
This is good quality licorice. I still don't care for black licorice but I can tell this is decent stuff.
Russell Stover Assorted Fruit Hard Candy - No sugar added
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Another 80s-90s waiting room treat.
Just tastes like a classic fruit flavoured hard candy
Taiyaki - Strawberry
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I checked the receipt but it still didn't tell me the brand name.
Like the last one with strawberry. Not bad. It basically is a big strawberry wafer.
Covered Bridge Sweet Heat
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Not quite sure what makes it "East Coast Lifestyle". I guess sweet chili sauce is pretty popular but even with our increasingly diverse population, it seems less East Coast specific compared to samosas (which got really popular in New Brunswick in the 90s) and Donair (which they do have a flavour for).
Decent stuff but not that interesting to me, despite my like of sweet chili sauce. Covered Bridge still brings quality but it isn't that exciting.
Swirly Fish
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"You are under my command. Look deep into my flounder."
Good but I like gummies less with a creme flavour
Dreidel Candy
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This might be the the weirdest flavour. I mean, salted caramel chocolate is not THAT weird a flavour but it is for the kind of hard candy this is. The kind where it is like compressed sugar like the inside of Runts
Oh, this was actual... weird little choco nuggets. Not bad, actually, but probably not with the cost unless you really want a dreidel tin (though that goes for all of these tinned candies)
Reese's Thins
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Not after I'm done... or before, really.
Oh, these don't have the wrappers on the bottom. And hey aren't messy or anything. They have less PB but it's still a good ratio, though I'm someone, despite being a PB fan, is of a "less is more" opinion.
Spongebob Squarepants Candy Spray
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WHY COLA FLAVOUR?! PINEAPPLE IS STILL JUST... RIGHT THERE!
Yeah, it's not that interesting. I don't think cola flavour tastes that great uncarbonated.
Reign Rainbow Sherbet
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This had a surprisingly strong sherbet flavour and in that respect was quite good. One of the better energy drinks I've had.
 

LBD_Nytetrayn

..and his little cat, too
(He/him)
Oh, these don't have the wrappers on the bottom. And hey aren't messy or anything. They have less PB but it's still a good ratio, though I'm someone, despite being a PB fan, is of a "less is more" opinion.
I'm the opposite. I'm a chocoholic, but when it comes to Reese's, I prefer more peanut butter and just a thin coating of chocolate.

It's why I try to stick up on Reese's eggs and pumpkins until the next holiday, and lament that they're so hard to find (and kinda pricier now).

But they just get it so perfectly to me.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Just another manic Monday...

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Gummy Cola (Small)

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My favourite gummi... if they are the same kind. They look different. The words "cola" can be read on their shape.

Doritos Mini - Nacho Cheese
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Finally, the great taste of Doritos in a tennis ball can. I'm not sure why they are trying to Pringles-ify Doritos, especially since I've had these and they are just smaller shape Doritos, with no real reason for the can.

Rainbow Roller
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Love this already. Look, even if it doesn't taste amazing, I always love the idea of making candy, a kid's thing, fun and for kids. I love the innovation of making it fun play.

Zoa - Frosted Grape
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I'm assuming this is a kind of grape and not a grape covered in cake icing.

Hershey's Caramel Zero Sugar
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I believe these ones were perfectly OK without caramel.

Dairy Milk Oreo
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Dairy Milks are good and I do like the cookies n cream flavour.

Airheads - White Mystery
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I don't like that name.

Sour Patch Kids Berries
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I do like them Sour Patch Kids
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Gummy Cola (Small)

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My favourite gummi... if they are the same kind. They look different. The words "cola" can be read on their shape.
So this version was fine but it wasn't quite the right flavour. Close though. Also very slightly too firm. Just a tad.
Doritos Mini - Nacho Cheese
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Finally, the great taste of Doritos in a tennis ball can. I'm not sure why they are trying to Pringles-ify Doritos, especially since I've had these and they are just smaller shape Doritos, with no real reason for the can.
It's, like, Doritos but small. It still works.
Rainbow Roller
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Love this already. Look, even if it doesn't taste amazing, I always love the idea of making candy, a kid's thing, fun and for kids. I love the innovation of making it fun play.
This one was interesting but it didn't work. The flavours were fine but the problem is the gel candy doesn't spread very well on the roller and sticks too firmly to the plastic. A nice attempt but they need to tinker with the gel
Zoa - Frosted Grape
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I'm assuming this is a kind of grape and not a grape covered in cake icing.
This was fine. Not the best ZOA but ZOA is the one energy drink for me (not that I will make a habit out of it.)
Hershey's Caramel Zero Sugar
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I believe these ones were perfectly OK without caramel.
These were OK. Obviously not real chocolate in flavour (or if their is the artificial sweetener affects the taste) but I liked it more than a lot of the fake chocolates.
Dairy Milk Oreo
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Dairy Milks are good and I do like the cookies n cream flavour.
This is pretty great. I like a Dairy Milk and the cream inside is good.
Airheads - White Mystery
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I don't like that name.
It's fine. It just tastes like they used the taffy that didn't make it into other candies and mooshed together.
Sour Patch Kids Berries
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I do like them Sour Patch Kids
This is a good SPK

I also forgot to mention I had "Lovehearts Lipstick"
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i thought it was a sucker but it was... a really long fruit Certs. And not that interesting outside of that. Also it didn't stay in the container and just fell out.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Tuesday!

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Mars Cookie Dough
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It's been a while since I've had a Mars Bar. I do like cookie dough but it's also easy to get wrong and feel "off".

Alien Head Sours
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It's the spooky season and it's time for spookier snacking. Aliens aren't purely horror but there's a creepy element to the abducting kind...

Barbie Candy Bracelet Kit
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Again, I respect when candy has "playability".

Werther's Originals Chewy Caramel (No sugar added)
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Chewy caramels isn't specific to Halloween but I do associate them with the season (and the kind of candy I was less interested in seeing in my bag).

Monster Energy Ultra Violet
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Yup, I'm purely going through Monsters because monsters are a Halloween thing. But surprisingly, I only found one? I think they usually carry more.

Kitchen Sink Mix
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It's just a bunch of gummies from different companies in the same bag. Not a complaint.

Popcorn - Blueberry Glazed
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Oh, gourmet sugary popcorn? Yes please.

Sour Razzleberry Cotton Candy
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Razzleberry is a stupid name and I kind of admire it.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Mars Cookie Dough
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It's been a while since I've had a Mars Bar. I do like cookie dough but it's also easy to get wrong and feel "off".
A decent Mars Bar variant but I think I'd need to eat a regular one to compare the difference.
Alien Head Sours
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It's the spooky season and it's time for spookier snacking. Aliens aren't purely horror but there's a creepy element to the abducting kind...
Fine. Not a strong favour.
Barbie Candy Bracelet Kit
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Again, I respect when candy has "playability".
Ugh, these are the candies that don't crunch so much as... compress. It's hard to articulate but they don't feel like they break a proper way and condense under the weight of my bite pressure and it's not a great feel.
Werther's Originals Chewy Caramel (No sugar added)
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Chewy caramels isn't specific to Halloween but I do associate them with the season (and the kind of candy I was less interested in seeing in my bag).
A perfectly fine caramel but more expensive for fewer caramels.
Monster Energy Ultra Violet
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Yup, I'm purely going through Monsters because monsters are a Halloween thing. But surprisingly, I only found one? I think they usually carry more.
This was... I liked this. More than I expected. It's a grapey one and usually I don't care for grape sodas but I think it works.
Kitchen Sink Mix
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It's just a bunch of gummies from different companies in the same bag. Not a complaint.
I've reviewed most of these and frankly it's a good mix of different kinds of gummies. Thankfully, not TOO many "creme" gummies.
Popcorn - Blueberry Glazed
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Oh, gourmet sugary popcorn? Yes please.
It's good but... I don't think it tasted like blueberry to me. It just tasted like sugar.
Sour Razzleberry Cotton Candy
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Razzleberry is a stupid name and I kind of admire it.
A surprisingly pleasant sour cotton candy. Lemon and berry together. A lot of fruit flavours don't... pop to me. But this really does.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Wednesday

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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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A classic. No fucking around with alternatives, one of the greatest treats of all time.

Hot Wheels Candy
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Sugar high leading the way.

Popcorn Chocolate Glazed
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Again, nice and simple.

Gummi Bears
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Another just basic classic. No brand name on it, just "Gummi Bears".

Chuckles
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I literally have only heard of this from the episode of MST3k "Eegah". Looks like gum drops.

Reign - Orange Creamsicle
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The taste of the last reign was... a little too much for the can size but it definitely got the taste right.

Pumpkin Spice Cotton Candy
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One of my Halloween choices.

Havoc - Smoky Nacho
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Havoc; what this might play with my colon.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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A classic. No fucking around with alternatives, one of the greatest treats of all time.
Yep, still one of the best.
Hot Wheels Candy
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Sugar high leading the way.
Meanwhile, this is pretty weak. Feels stale.
Popcorn Chocolate Glazed
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Again, nice and simple.
Now this has some actual flavour. Solid but not too exciting.
Gummi Bears
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Another just basic classic. No brand name on it, just "Gummi Bears".
Yeah and just classic gummi bears, as it turns out, is delicious. They are really good.
Chuckles
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I literally have only heard of this from the episode of MST3k "Eegah". Looks like gum drops.
Chuckles are basically gum drops. But they are good quality gum drops. Not fancy but having a strong, pronounced flavour.
Reign - Orange Creamsicle
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The taste of the last reign was... a little too much for the can size but it definitely got the taste right.
This really did taste like a creamsicle. Still not a big energy drink guy but this and ZOA are pretty solid.
Pumpkin Spice Cotton Candy
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One of my Halloween choices.
Strong, clear, pumpkin flavour. Not my favourite but if you want pumpkin cotton candy, this is it.
Havoc - Smoky Nacho
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Havoc; what this might play with my colon.
A decent flavour but I'm not sure what the carb twist style really does for it. Still, pretty snackable.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Thursday

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Red Rain
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Thanks for not having a million different flavours, energy drink.

Rold Gold
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Just some pretzels.

Gummi Brains
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Halloween themed!

Popcorn - Banana Glazed
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I wonder if banana glazed is a pornhub category?

Rocket Pop Cotton Candy
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Maybe I should have put this in the freezer.

Garbage Candy
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I remember this from my childhood.

Reese's Minis
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What was the year that they decided to make every candy "mini".

Mummy Lollipop
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Where's daddy lollipop?

Tonka Candy
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Hey, they used to make this candy out of metal.
 

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
Those gummi brains just kinda look like blue and brown blobs in the photo, but I’m guessing they’re a little more evocative out of the container.

Banana glazed popcorn sounds horrible to me, but I’m basically never a fan of banana flavoring.
 

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
Yeah, and unlike a lot of other bygone fruit cultivars that are often far superior to their over-sanitized modern supermarket equivalents, I can’t say I’m sorry to have missed that particular one. Bleh.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Red Rain
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Thanks for not having a million different flavours, energy drink.
I don't know I can tell the difference between this and Red Bull. Either way, drinkable but I'm not a fan.
Rold Gold
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Just some pretzels.
Like, fine but I can't ever imagine craving this over any other snack option.
Gummi Brains
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Halloween themed!
I think I had these as part of a Vidal mix but this was not good. I don't think it was because it was naturally like this. It feels like these collection traveled bad. Moisture got inside and leeched sugar to the surface and made it weird and sticky.
Popcorn - Banana Glazed
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I wonder if banana glazed is a pornhub category?
Fine. I don't hate banana flavouring as much as most but it's not my favourite.
Rocket Pop Cotton Candy
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Maybe I should have put this in the freezer.
I wasn't sure if it would taste like anything but sugar but I could taste the Rocket Pop flavour
Garbage Candy
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I remember this from my childhood.
Despite the name, it's a good quality. It doesn't "compress" like a lot of candy that seem like compressed powder in the sweetarts vein, in broke nicely.
Reese's Minis
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What was the year that they decided to make every candy "mini".
I'm not a fan when the cups are too big or have too much peanut butter but I wasn't a fan of this either, to be honest. Not bad but there are better options.
Mummy Lollipop
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Where's daddy lollipop?
A more solid lolli than I expected. Actually has a flavour that isn't just corn syrup.
Tonka Candy
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Hey, they used to make this candy out of metal.
Generic ball candy. Not worth the dump.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Friday...

The big Halloween bash... for my mouth.

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Sour Wacky Worms
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Worms are a spooky treat because it reminds us about worms eating our corpses but also it's great for any "pretend to be a bird" holiday.

Rockstar Tropical Mango
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Sadly, couldn't find a drink to fit in with a Halloween theme so I'll just get this. I think I'm almost done the available energy drinks. Yay.

Popcorn Poisoned Green Apple Glaze
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Witches do love their apples.

Giant Rockets
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Rockets are Canadian Smarties while Smarties are svelte Canadian M&Ms. Got it?

Witches Brew Cotton Candy
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latest

The Mystery Machine Candies

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@Tegan

Reese's Sticks
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Of the seemingly endless Reese's permutations, this is one of them. (I do like them, though)

Sugar Daddy
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Frankenstein Lollipop
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I think you mean Frankenstein's Lollipop
 

Baudshaw

Unfortunate doesn't begin to describe...
(he/him)
I've tried Reese's sticks, but it's not enough chocolate for my liking. Maybe some white chocolate mix could work well with it?
 

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
No thank you, I'm pretty sure if white chocolate is the answer, you're asking the wrong question. ;)
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Sour Wacky Worms
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Worms are a spooky treat because it reminds us about worms eating our corpses but also it's great for any "pretend to be a bird" holiday.
Pretty solid worms but... I think they tasted like green apple? Which doesn't seem relevant... but it will be.
Rockstar Tropical Mango
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Sadly, couldn't find a drink to fit in with a Halloween theme so I'll just get this. I think I'm almost done the available energy drinks. Yay.
I had high hopes but I really don't care strongly for this one. It's fine but lacking what I want from a mango drink.
Popcorn Poisoned Green Apple Glaze
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Witches do love their apples.
Oh, green apple again. I That's... fine.
Giant Rockets
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Rockets are Canadian Smarties while Smarties are svelte Canadian M&Ms. Got it?
Good but making rockets bigger doesn't do them a favour. Better to have rockets be smaller.
Witches Brew Cotton Candy
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latest
Oh, this tastes like caramel apple. Green caramel apple. I love green apples but this lacks the tartness/sourness.
The Mystery Machine Candies

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@Tegan
Turns out this was GREEN APPLE AGAIN!!! The taste is OK, but these are always about the tin.
Reese's Sticks
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Of the seemingly endless Reese's permutations, this is one of them. (I do like them, though)
Wafers, as long as they aren't stale, are super snackable. These are pretty great.
Sugar Daddy
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Oof, sticky to my teeth. Not easy.
Frankenstein Lollipop
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I think you mean Frankenstein's Lollipop
I liked the mummy better This ISN'T green apple but couldn't figure out the taste. I think just sugar.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Tomorrow...

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BTW, there are signs that the candy store I go to MIGHT be going under. There's a lease sign on the door and the lady at the counter gives the impression everyone feels like something weird is going on.... It don't think I'll end this thread but it might end up being different...

Rockstar Pineapple Mirage
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Tastes like a pineapple THAT ISN'T THERE!

Ketchup and Mustard - Lemon
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I like the idea of this.

Popcorn - Carnival Pink Vanilla
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My dad grew up on Pink Elephant Popcorn, which is basically the same thing.

Reese's Pieces
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I like but don't love Reese's Pieces. That said, they mix well with M&Ms

Covered Bridge Sweet and Spicy Jalapeno
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I like that Covered Bridge flavouring is "exactly enough"

Sweet Heat Cotton Candy
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Is this Thai spice? When I see "sweet and spicy" that red chili sauce.

Rips Stix Watermelon
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Rip is like a less-shitty Dilbert

Gummy Cone Twists
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Not even trying anymore in the shape department.

Gummi Cupcakes
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Why a plural? It's one little gummi cupcake.
 
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