Happy Halloween

On Halloween candy growing up: I always saved mine, like a dragon hording gold. I'd eat a few pieces at a time, but never large quantities. I'd usually have candy from last Halloween left come the next Halloween, which only made my stockpile larger. This wasn't because I didn't have much: my dad and I developed an efficient house hunting algorithm every year around town that got me a very full bag. It was simply that on the matter of "having your cake or eating it," I chose to have more than eat.

The idea of Halloween candy all being gone in a few days has always puzzled me, because it was so incongruous with what my behavior was as a kid. It wasn't until I got older that I realized what I did wasn't typical.

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I remember when I tried Red Bull for the first time.

It was all right once the shaking stopped.

(Seriously, though, it's disgusting. Effective, but disgusting. I am so glad I've avoided it.)

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They tried to bury the mecha fans.

They didn't know they were Gundam SEED's.

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"Of course not all Asians are good at math. Why do you think some of us vote Democrat?"

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Odd quirk of mine: grocery shopping concludes more enjoyably when I get to pack my own groceries at the checkout.