12/17/2004 Entry: "The Giant Hershey's Kiss."

There are certain things each of us associates with the holiday season. For some, it’s a great big old Christmas tree. For others, it’s crowded malls with a costumed Santa sitting in a photo booth dead center. For me, it’s a big gluttonous glob of chocolate. It’s not Christmastime until Hershey’s once again blesses our fair planet with the end-all, be-all of sugary indulgences: The Super-Sized Hershey’s Kiss.

I can’t say when Hershey’s got the bright idea, but certainly, super-sized Kisses have been around for many years – perhaps longer than a decade – and lest you think it’s impossible, rest assured, this is a precisely crafted and perfectly solid Hershey’s Kiss, just like the little ones. Standing nearly four inches tall and even longer in width, it’s a marvelous display of chocolate that nobody could possibly eat in a sitting. Wrapped in the same colored foil as their smaller cousins, the super-sized Kisses are likewise topped with little “Hershey’s” banners in crumply paper. If you’re groggy and someone puts one in your palm, you’ll swear you got a lot smaller overnight.

One of the topics X-Entertainment has covered in this very space over the past few weeks has been stocking stuffers. What to buy, where to find it, who to give them to, yadda yadda. Well, for those ends, you really can’t go wrong a mighty fist-sized Hershey’s Kiss. The foil wrappers come in silver, green and red, because let’s face it, trivial as it may be, everyone has their favorite Hershey’s Kiss wrapper color. We’re a simple society, and we love our chocolate. If desired, these magnificent bulbs of dark magic can be found at most pharmacies. Why pharmacies? I have absolutely no idea. Some things are better left unexplained.

Oh, and the Advent and Advert Calendars have been updated. (Advent a bit more updated than the Advert…) Will finish those up either tonight or in the morning.

http://www.wimp.com/starwars/

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 12/17/2004 11:06 AM EST

I totally understand.....for Hanukka i've ALWAYS gotten chocolate cherry cordials.

Chestnuts roasted by Emily @ 12/17/2004 11:08 AM EST

Hmmm. That looks good, but I've never had one. Mine is more the LifeSaver Storybook kind of family.

Chestnuts roasted by Emily @ 12/17/2004 11:30 AM EST

Exploding cat!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 12/17/2004 11:36 AM EST

If I gave that to my gf at the right time of the month, I'd never hear her bitch at me ever again!

Chestnuts roasted by ANdrew @ 12/17/2004 11:38 AM EST

Damn, that's a big Hersey's Kiss. I've always seen those things in the stores around the holidays, but didn't want to spend the money to get one. Speaking of Kisses though. I've been workin for over a year now on a foil ball (like on Pee Wee's Playhouse) I've always attempted it over the years..but would give up on it after time. This time I've been keepin the ball, and it's slowly getting bigger. Only thing is though, I'm only using Hershey's Kiss wrappers...so years from now when it's gotten huge and i've lost all my teeth from all the chocolate i ate to make it...everyone will come to see my big ball (yes I have WAY too much time on my hand when I'm not writing!) Goin off topic loving the advent calendar, you've made my (and i'm sure other peoples) holiday a happy one instead of a depressing one for those who've lost our x-mas spirit!

Chestnuts roasted by Jabo @ 12/17/2004 11:59 AM EST

My god, that is such a cliff-hanger. Now I have to wait to see what they are going to transform tomorrow's gift into, AND it looks like Santa's impending doom is coming closer!

I'm surprised some people haven't heard of the Hersehy kiss. That is the stock "I don't know what to get for teacher, aunt, boss, etc." present around there parts.

Chestnuts roasted by Y2JB78 @ 12/17/2004 12:05 PM EST

Matt, is that giganto Kiss milk or dark chocolate? Cuz if it's dark chocolate I'll take your bet that you can't eat it in one sitting.

Chestnuts roasted by James @ 12/17/2004 12:24 PM EST

I usually only see this at Sam's Club, but I've seen them sell a 5 pound Herhsey chocolate bar for about $12-15. Never bought it though.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 12/17/2004 12:59 PM EST

Got one of these a few weeks ago. It still sits unwrapped on my dresser.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 12/17/2004 03:27 PM EST

I like those chocolate oranges that you have to smack on a table separate the slices. I'm not sure whether those are sold all year or not, but they feel very Christmas to me.

Chestnuts roasted by marioshoku @ 12/17/2004 03:36 PM EST

MmmmmMMmmmmUaH!
Thats one big kiss..

Has anyone seen the Trailer Park Boys Christmas special? My friend lives in Nova Scotia where it is filmed and was an extra in the "Church Scene" (he's wearing a weed shirt )

I *so* want a mistle-toe belt buckle..

Chestnuts roasted by Cyanyde @ 12/17/2004 04:44 PM EST

http://www.newsandentertainment.com/zfswgangstase.html

Star Wars Gangsta Rap SPECIAL EDITION!

For me, that more recent M&Ms commercial with Red and Yellow stumbling upon Santa has become a bit of a tradition. Anyone else feel the same?

Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 12/17/2004 05:11 PM EST

What if Einstein decides to try some of Kitty's food?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 12/17/2004 05:42 PM EST

What if he's allergic to peanuts?

Chestnuts roasted by 1drland @ 12/17/2004 06:11 PM EST

I love the giant hershey kiss. My personal favorite though is the Giant and I mean GIANT Hershey bar. It is about 2 feet long and about an inch thick. It is a normal hershey bar with a glandular problem.

That is good eating. It does cost around 30 bucks though.

My thoughts are that Kitty is going to eat the super food and kill everybody. Then open the presents until the 24 where the bomb will blow up releasing a mutated santa to give noogies and wet willy's to the good children and a flamethrower to all the bad children. >8-)

Chestnuts roasted by Merlinmk @ 12/17/2004 06:31 PM EST

What if Killer Duck is one of the boxes?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 12/17/2004 06:38 PM EST

Cyanyde, that is really cool about your friend. We in the US have only seen the first two series/seasons of Trailer Park Boys, so unfortunately it will be another while before we get to see it on BBC America.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 12/17/2004 07:50 PM EST

Dude, I'm so hyped right now, I'm flying off the walls. I just took my last final today and my work has closed down until the 3rd of January. I can sleep whenever I want, hahahahahahahaha!

Chestnuts roasted by Tenacious Tate @ 12/17/2004 10:09 PM EST

First time commenter. Long time fan...

Sometimes I joke that I'd like to have site's child...which is odd cause I don't have a uterus. I could make one out of silly putty and popsicle sticks, but according to biology textbooks, that's not how it works.

If you’re groggy and someone puts one in your palm, you’ll swear you got a lot smaller overnight.

I bet if you were groggy and someone put a super-size Hershey's kiss in one palm and a mini bottle of alcohol in the other, your head would probably explode from the freakiness of it all. But, that's just me.

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Acula @ 12/17/2004 10:50 PM EST

SHIZ-ZAAAM!!! That hunka Hershey Kizziss is da bomb!!!!

Now I gotsta be readin them calendas! And I gotsta quittin it whit da ebonics! 2 bang-droppin, yo!

Chestnuts roasted by Bang Droppin' Nate @ 12/17/2004 11:36 PM EST

Oh. Wait a minute. I already saw those. Oh well. It's my last night before I return home, and I'm done with exams, so I think I'm just gonna pop in my National Lampoons Christmas Vacation VHS in the VCR. Or maybe I'll blast the Christmas jukebox first. Hmmm...

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 12/17/2004 11:39 PM EST

Oh. Wait a minute. I already saw those. Oh well. It's my last night before I return home, and I'm done with exams, so I think I'm just gonna pop in my National Lampoons Christmas Vacation VHS in the VCR. Or maybe I'll blast the Christmas jukebox first. Hmmm...

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 12/17/2004 11:39 PM EST

I'm tired (been running around Christmas shopping and getting TO Christmas shopping since 9AM today), so I'm just going to say - awesome work on the Advent Calender, as usual. I'm looking forward to seeing how big a kitty-cat can get from eating food given to it by a Krang-relation, and finding out how Mare and her boys use that little wand.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 12/18/2004 01:04 AM EST

OK. So I'm leaving in about five hours, and I have nothing to do. Well...I still have to pack, but that'll take me a whole 30 minutes. Damn.

And to think that I'll probably have to wait awhile before anything at the airport opens up. I mean, personally, I'm not so hot on the gift shops, but I have no doubt that I'll be taking my time at the bars. There's just something about sitting and tlaking with complete strangers that you'll never see again while enjoying a good pint.

Starwenn- Her boys. I never knew they were Mare's boys. Chicka bwah wah...chicka bwah wah...

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 12/18/2004 02:47 AM EST

Nate- Have a good trip. I'm jealous that you get to go home for the holidays. Xmas just doesn't FEEL the same in Korea, even though I DID watch "Muppet Family Xmas" last night (I made my parents mail it to me from Canada). That helped.

Hope the wand works for Mare- I'm curious to see what she does with it. Hopefully SOMETHING turns Kitty into Battle-Cat!

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 12/18/2004 04:15 AM EST

Here' hoping one of Matt's actual cats makes a cameo in the Advent calender this year. "That cat food contains radioactive steroids! Look what it did to that test cat! He's a mutant at 24 inches and 5 lbs! Only Godzilla can save us!"

Ahem. So anyway, what video games is everyone hoping for this year? Mini traj #1 wants Shrek II (a pretty cool game for littler kids, esp since it's multiplayer and actually pretty easy to beat) and Mario Party 6. For some reason, Mario Party 5 and 6 both cost $49, which doesn't make sense to me. Who's going to buy 5 when they can get 6 at the same price? A-der-der-der.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 12/18/2004 09:11 AM EST

trajeal: My family isn't giving gifts this year because we are taking a HUGE, expensive trip to Williamsburg.

But If we were, Metroid Prime 2 would've been on my list (I bought it on release day instead), and probably a few GBA games.

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 12/18/2004 10:56 AM EST

Hey matt, did you ever hit your head when you were a kid?

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104865.htm

Chestnuts roasted by Richard @ 12/18/2004 11:01 AM EST

Has anyone tried the Mint Kisses? They are yummy!

Chestnuts roasted by Joe in OH @ 12/18/2004 11:03 AM EST

Mint Kisses!?! I only knew that have the caramel ones. Yummmmmm Yummmmm they make me drool just thing about them

Chestnuts roasted by Merlinmk @ 12/18/2004 11:24 AM EST

Oops. I meant thinking about them. 8-p

Chestnuts roasted by Merlinmk @ 12/18/2004 11:25 AM EST

That's what a hersey's kiss should be like! Do you think it could knock someone unconscious if you dropped it on their head?

Chestnuts roasted by Hyper snail @ 12/18/2004 02:45 PM EST

Oh, they are most certainly her boys. I find it refreshing that for once, being on the "good" team doesn't preclude one from enjoying hot, polyamorous sex.
Totally unrelated, but X-E is the 5th result on Google for "It's A Trap". Don't look at me like I'm crazy; I have my reasons for Ackbar related searches...

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 12/18/2004 02:54 PM EST

Just as long as part of the Advent doesn't involve the following: "Meow.... meow.... meow.... meo-WHUMP! KERSPLAATTER!" Unless it involves standing next to Clare.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 12/18/2004 03:35 PM EST

Those big kisses are a chore to eat. I couldn't even cut it with a knife when I was a kid.

Chestnuts roasted by dfdffg @ 12/19/2004 12:10 PM EST

I had one of those once. Seemed like a good idea at the time, didn't it?

Chestnuts roasted by TB Tabby @ 12/19/2004 01:19 PM EST

I bought the giant hershey bar once. Me and my dad ate the whole fucking thing but it took us almost a week. We hung the wrapper on the wall as a symbol of our chocolate eating prowess.

So much chocolate... wow.

Chestnuts roasted by Khris @ 12/19/2004 04:54 PM EST

Wow! Post number 205? I'm honored!
Actually, these things are GROSS.

Chestnuts roasted by Jas @ 12/20/2004 01:42 AM EST

i havent done any shopping yet and my car has a check engine light on so it wont pass smog check. luckily my store is open 24 hours this week so i can get some shopping in during the wee hours of the morning.

Top of my christmas list is probably Half Life 2 and a computer system that will run it Also i want to finish up with my car projects.

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 12/20/2004 05:23 AM EST

it is look the gross to eet X_X
it look like it may inflict death upon digestion

Chestnuts roasted by :O @ 12/20/2004 06:50 AM EST

Ahh I remember my first giant Hershey's kiss. I was nearly eight years-old and was on my first trip to Disney World. However the happiness of a trip to Disney World was besmirched by the fact that I had to miss out on Halloween trick or treating due to the date of the trip. Come Halloween night, we were newly arrived in Florida, hadn't really done anything "Disney Worldish" yet and I was in the depths of despair after seeing all the happy Floridian kids trick or treating merrily about Orlando (my halloween costume was too bulky to pack, and would have been too hot to wear in Florida). Hoping to cheer me up somewhat, my parents bought me a crap-load of candy at what I'm sure was a ridiculously overpriced shop. I can remember I had a lot of pixii stix, and one giant Hershey's Kiss. It still didn't come close to a good night of trick or treating, but the giant Hershy Kiss came close!

That would have been back in 1987, so the Giant Kisses have definitely been around for well over ten years.

Chestnuts roasted by Syllavus @ 12/20/2004 05:25 PM EST

Chit... I want a Oreo BigStuff...

Chestnuts roasted by Darryas Montgomery @ 12/20/2004 08:40 PM EST

I wish Reeses Peanut Butter Cups came like that

Chestnuts roasted by Mardigrased @ 12/20/2004 11:59 PM EST

If you melt them hershey's bars in a giant stove pot, it's like hot chocolate. Mmmm.

Chestnuts roasted by Luke Mucous @ 12/23/2004 03:07 PM EST

I remember almost passing out after eating about half of one of those...back when I was around 11 or 12. It's been a while, but damn that kiss was good

Chestnuts roasted by funkychicken @ 01/09/2005 04:36 PM EST

I remember almost passing out after eating about half of one of those...back when I was around 11 or 12. It's been a while, but damn that kiss was good

Chestnuts roasted by funkychicken @ 01/09/2005 04:36 PM EST