2/1/2005: M&Ms sorter - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2005, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I shun them not because they are blue, but because they are actually tan and have gone bad.

Sordid details here.

Couldn't you just peel them?

404Error · 02-02-2005, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Couldn't you just peel them?

But then they would melt in your hand, not in your mouth.

floki · 02-02-2005, 09:11 AM

Unfortunately not by me:

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.

Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.

Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.

There can be only one.

Undertoad · 02-01-2005, 04:37 PM

Lac beetle juice maybe not in M&Ms, but definitely in Junior Mints:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html

dar512 · 02-01-2005, 04:52 PM

Not lac beetle (at least I don't think so) but cochineal from which carmine is made.

garnet · 02-01-2005, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Lac beetle juice maybe not in M&Ms, but definitely in Junior Mints:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html

That's fucked up. Couldn't they at least come up with some sort of chemical to do the job?

ukamikanasi · 02-02-2005, 12:32 AM

More about lac beetles and shellac here:
http://www.woodworking.com/articles/...fa=show&id=914

Fascinating. Probably healthier than an artifical ingredient anyway.

Undertoad · 02-01-2005, 05:00 PM

Oh, that's even worse!

Trilby · 02-02-2005, 07:05 AM

Lac beetle juice

!!!!!!

02-02-2005, 09:11 AM	#3
floki slacking Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 31	M&M Evolution Unfortunately not by me: Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round. I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world. Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment. When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes." This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion. There can be only one.

02-01-2005, 04:52 PM	#5
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Not lac beetle (at least I don't think so) but cochineal from which carmine is made. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-02-2005, 07:05 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Lac beetle juice !!!!!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-01-2005, 04:37 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Lac beetle juice maybe not in M&Ms, but definitely in Junior Mints: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html

02-02-2005, 12:32 AM	#7
ukamikanasi Complex Simpleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 18	More about lac beetles and shellac here: http://www.woodworking.com/articles/...fa=show&id=914 Fascinating. Probably healthier than an artifical ingredient anyway.

02-01-2005, 05:00 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh, that's even worse!

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