Hell yeah. Revel in my number one goodness! Eat it, second place!
Chestnuts roasted by booyah! @ 05/07/2003 3:30 PM
I was always a big fan of the ‘sand you can eat’ variety of candy. I used to grind up Smarties and carry them around in a Zip-Loc like a grade school coke dealer. And am I the only person who used to completely devour Pixi-Stix, paper wrapper and all? I’m so ashamed.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 05/07/2003 3:57 PM
My sister was addicted to those Fun Dips. I swear, at some points she lost feeling in her tongue from running so much sand and chalk over it. Then I’d give her a RedHot and it would be all better, after the crying stopped. Man, to be 18 again. And she would be 16 again.
Now she’s a slurpee addict. DAMN YOU SUGAR BARONS!!!
Chestnuts roasted by Sean @ 05/07/2003 4:01 PM
Ah, Pixi-Stix. Colored sugar in a tube. It doesn’t get any better than that. I can’t remember if the different colored tubes tasted differently, but I know we would all trade around on the playground to ensure we got (what we considered) the greatest color. I think my personal fave was purple…maybe that’s how my whole obssession started…
Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 05/07/2003 4:06 PM
I remember that stuff!! It made for some great times without having to resort to using illegal substances!! And now I know what happens to retired UN ambassators.
Chestnuts roasted by KoNaX @ 05/07/2003 4:08 PM
Matt,
You said, "Obviously, I was never in the Little League…" I’m wondering what you meant by that (didn’t want to play, couldn’t make the team)?
Love the website!
Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 05/07/2003 4:16 PM
I’m pretty sure he meant he was too busy playing with toys and watching movies, both of which he would end up reviewing on his very own website, years later. Who has time for T-ball with all that on your plate?!
Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 05/07/2003 4:38 PM
I was in a t-ball league for one season. I was always either catcher (keep in mind this was T-Ball!) or in the outfield. I was jealous of all the other dorks that didnt have to play and got to eat candy. Thank god the next year I got to join my bretheren…
Chestnuts roasted by spazzamatic @ 05/07/2003 4:40 PM
heh.
I always liked the stix better than the sand…but i ate the sand too, of course.
Some guy was selling those Giant-Sized Pixie Stix that come in a plastic straw on a street corner. I couldn’t resist, so i rolled down my window and yelled at him until he came over.
Ah, to be served drinkable sugar from a roadside attendant–is there anything sweeter?
Much like Paula Abdul says in American Idol, you took a risk Matt and i think it paid off. Brilliant article! Good for you!
Chestnuts roasted by kennef @ 05/07/2003 5:06 PM
Speaking of giant Pixie Stix, I have a half eaten grape one on my desk right now. Mmmm grape flavored crack in a tube. FYI, looks like Matt had another blog hit 100 comments with the X-Men ice cream article. Looks like food related items are the thing people wanna talk about. Food items like Giant ape Juice.
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 05/07/2003 5:15 PM
anybody else here just eat the vanilla sticks and threw away the rest? if they had sold those individually, i’d have been set.
Chestnuts roasted by Powers @ 05/07/2003 5:20 PM
did anyone of you ever use Kool Aid powder as a pixie stick substitute? i sure did, i think i liked eating Kool Aid powder more than the pixie stick…i even ate iced tea powder
Chestnuts roasted by Ricardo Tubbs @ 05/07/2003 5:23 PM
my friends use to eat kool-aid powder a lot…and uncooked ramen. yea for uncooked noodles!
Chestnuts roasted by kennef @ 05/07/2003 5:30 PM
Uncooked Ramen, I thought I was the only one who ate that!
Chestnuts roasted by Rob @ 05/07/2003 5:37 PM
Ramen, eh? I want to do an article on Ramen. Now.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 05/07/2003 5:40 PM
Somebody ought to make a grocery store for kids in college. It will sell ramen, coffee, and edible sand candies. That’s all. Actually, I’d shop there, since I like Fun Dip AND pixi stix. Those goddang Lollipop Paint Shops killed the whole genre.
Chestnuts roasted by Freezair @ 05/07/2003 6:02 PM
I too ate uncooked Ramen noodles, just about any kind of batter, play doh, and chapstick…by the looks of this you would think im overweight and unhealthy, but your way off im not overweight, unhealthy sure…you should consider doing an article on twin pops, trix ice pops, or those little juice barrels that came in all colors
Chestnuts roasted by Ricardo Tubbs @ 05/07/2003 6:09 PM
Hooray for Ramen noodles! None of that Maruchan shit, it’s all about the Nissin Top Ramen.
Oh, and the new logo thing owns.
Chestnuts roasted by Sargasm @ 05/07/2003 6:29 PM
This was a good article.
chapstick smells good.
Chestnuts roasted by hnjxthd @ 05/07/2003 7:02 PM
Man, Pixi Stixs was my crack. I’ve liturally seen Pixi Stix pushers.
Ramen. Mmmmm.
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 05/07/2003 9:29 PM
Yeah Lik-M-Aids made me feel like a fiend. A sugar fiend. I guess it was like those old candy cigarettes (remember those?) best to get them started young… Matt you are so lucky, I was one of those unfortunate shmoes out on the field… Believe me ya didn’t miss a thing… Got knocked unconcious in my first game! Spent the rest of the year playing the position of "scarecrow" LoL! Emphasis on the scare people… Don’t have any funny memories of Lik-M-Aids, but I dare a friend of mine to sniff a crushed Sweet Tart up his nose. Sucker bled like a fountain…
Chestnuts roasted by BotchieGulpe @ 05/07/2003 10:02 PM
Dane Cook has a funny bit about the Kool-Aid guy. You can hear it on his website. http://www.danecook.com
Chestnuts roasted by Ya-Ya Sisterhood @ 05/07/2003 10:36 PM
chalk up another one for the raw-men [oh, i am so clever].
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