I hate to be a redundant broken broken record record, but I'm reallllly getting psyched for the Halloween season. I do this to myself every year. Trust me, it's a lot different when your holiday seasons are spent writing about holiday seasons everyday. I'm toying with the idea of doing the Halloween Countdown every other day this year, but I hate to break tradition like that. We'll see how it goes. Actually, this is a good question to ask -- which would you prefer? Updates every other day, or updates on every weekday with the weekends off? Perhaps the latter makes the most sense. It would be ideal for me to have Sats and Suns to write the following week's worth of entries. It's a lot to do in a weekend, but I'd rather have the extra time and have them come out the way I'd like than write them all when I get home from work. We'll see. I may still end up doing them everyday, because in my mind, that's the tradition and it should stay. Especially because I've already collected better loot for this year's extravaganza than the past two years combined.
Also on that note, I may need a good hand to help out with a few graphics for this year's Countdown. Nothing too fancy, but if you've got serious skills, send me an e-mail. You'll need to be able to do stuff as funky as what's on the main page of the site. Haven't thought about what this would pay. Not much. Consider it a labor of love.
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snickers, too...even though lactose intolerance sayz i get nuthin
Chestnuts roasted by gerv @ 08/30/2005 08:01 PM EST
I'm thinking Whatchamacallit. King-size, if I can choose. Yummm...
Chestnuts roasted by JoshW @ 08/30/2005 08:05 PM EST
I think the weekday thing is a better idea...that way we can drift to the non-weeny on the weekends if we need the break (perish the thought) and we won't have confused people clamboring for updates on the off days like we might on the other schedule.
I'd probably go with Snickers as well, but I'm more of a sugar lover than a chocoholic. Whoever says plain Hershey's is boring, and probably destined to marry whoever says Take Five.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/30/2005 08:31 PM EST
fourth!!! anyone remember Sky Bars? Yum.
Chestnuts roasted by another matt @ 08/30/2005 08:35 PM EST
Yeah, weekdays sound good. Way I see it, even if I only got three done on the weekend, that would leave me until Wednesday to get the other two finished. Not that there isn't something to be said for the seven-days-a-weekers, but using last year as the barometer (since I had a job as opposed to the previous year), there were a few rushed and/or uninspired updates that were all due to lack of time.
We should all brainstorm a few fun art contests and things of that sort, too. 
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/30/2005 08:36 PM EST
Baby Ruth. Yum. Try freezing it and then breaking into chunks. Messy, but so tasty.
Chestnuts roasted by Randomness @ 08/30/2005 08:36 PM EST
Twix. It's the only candy with the cookie-crunch, bee-yitch.
Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 08/30/2005 09:03 PM EST
The new Take 5 bars are pretty rockin'....or KitKats
Chestnuts roasted by Maria @ 08/30/2005 09:11 PM EST
Smarties bars.. Do you guys have those in the US?
Well, back to Thundercats.
Chestnuts roasted by Cyanyde @ 08/30/2005 09:11 PM EST
Never heard of a Smarties bar...what's in it?
Chestnuts roasted by Maria @ 08/30/2005 09:11 PM EST
Was tempted to say Twix. Same with Reese's Pieces. But if I had to survive on one and one only, Snickers gets the nod. It's the peanuts.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/30/2005 09:12 PM EST
Ooooh the coloring contest was just so fun last time! I was just backing up my hard drive when I came across last year's entries with the punching Draculas and was simply gleeful. We should think of some really good projects this year. I'd make an applehead but those things freak me out. (I'm sure people will be wanting to link to pics oftheir decorations...photobucket.com, ladies and gents.)
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/30/2005 09:16 PM EST
One of those gigantic lollypops. They last forever, and there's always the chance that a girl can enjoy/lick me.
Chestnuts roasted by Warx @ 08/30/2005 09:22 PM EST
I like the weekday with weedends off idea. I would get too confused if you just went on alternating days. Im easily confused.
Chestnuts roasted by Jenna @ 08/30/2005 09:32 PM EST
Something about mixing 'candy' with 'bar' sounds very unappealing to me, assuming it's not spelled 'unapealling'. I guess it's because your typical bar comes in your typical chocolate variety, which I find typically gross.
I'm a fruit-flavors man Myself.
Okay, Halloween story. So our dogs are drinking from an empty Halloween candy bowl, right? Because, the dogs need water and well... they can't really complain. But whenever I walk by it, observing the jack-o-lanterns now sumerged in a mixture of tap water and dog saliva, it somehow sparks my Halloween nostalgia unit. Come to think of it, a lot of things do these days.
This is the first Halloween in a while where I won't have a website to decorate, even though admittedly, I'd never gotten much traffic in the first place, it all feels a bit disappointing. But at least now there's X-E.
And that dog bowl. I envy those dogs.
Chestnuts roasted by Wyatt @ 08/30/2005 09:37 PM EST
Oh, and I guess I forgot to comment, that I also like the weekday updates with weekend off idea better.
And if the option were extended to just plain "candy", I think it'd be a tie between chewy-runts and something gummy.
ALSO: I don't want to seem presumptuous, but last October I spent an incredible amount of labor and eventually killed around 6 people out of frustration in making a Halloween themed video for this one old (now dead) website.
It turned out pretty mediocre, but it has a good Halloween ambience. Obviously I'm not asking you to review it or anything, but would you like to see it, at least? Sorry if it seems kind of out of line for me to ask.
Chestnuts roasted by Wyatt @ 08/30/2005 09:46 PM EST
On the subject of the Holiday Countdowns (and I'm referring to the Christmas one, too), whatever works best for you and your schedule is fine by me.
As for the candy bar I can't live without, I must have eaten tons of the Double Chocolate Kit-Kats. I still see them every now and then, but last year, the grocery store I worked in seemed to be the only place in the South Jersey area that carried them. The white chocolate-coated Kit-Kats are tasty, too.
Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 08/30/2005 09:46 PM EST
Ha! I remember those International Chicken Sandwiches at Burger King. They were the long sandwiches like the "Original Chicken Sandwich" that they have now. There was the Italian: requisite Marinara and Mozzerella. The French: Ham and Swiss Cheese. The American: Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo, and American Cheese. I think there may have been one more, but I can't recall what it was. Maybe someone could help out.
Chestnuts roasted by T.J. @ 08/30/2005 09:49 PM EST
I vote for weekends off with weekend blog assignments.
I like surveys and contests. How about something new lik a "name that random halloween image night".
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/30/2005 10:10 PM EST
A few peanuts do indeed go a long way. Snickers places as a very close second after Twix in my book, with Kit-Kat taking the bronze. Milky Ways suck.
Matt, I do wish that X-E was already adorned in its traditional pagan finery in anticipation of the impending Halloween season, because then I wouldn't feel like such a dope for already having my apartment decorated with pumpkins and cardboard skeletons in August.
Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 08/30/2005 10:20 PM EST
Bite-size Snickers, the kind that get dropped in your halloween bucket.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/30/2005 10:28 PM EST
Krackel - they're like the unofficial Christmas candy bar. Don't even THINK about telling me any different.
Yeah, I like the M-F schedule as well. X-E from Oct-Jan is my fav time, since Halloween and the holiday season are just ripe with nostalgia.
Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 08/30/2005 10:59 PM EST
Ah yes, Krackel does bring the Christmas cheer. I associate as much with birthday parties as I do Christmas, but that would be a contender if it had chewy caramel and peanuts.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/30/2005 11:01 PM EST
Which candy bar would I recommend? Well, if you like picking sticky shit out of your teeth for half an hour afterwards, I'd recommend eating a Butterfinger.
Seriously though, I'd go with good ol' Twix. Sure, those two bars are pretty small, but there's just something subconsciously pleasing about having two chocolate bars in one package. Hmmm...
Chestnuts roasted by A.J. Poirier @ 08/30/2005 11:05 PM EST
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups all the way!!! I could eat those for the rest of my life...though I am sure that would shorten what I have left of it.
Chestnuts roasted by perfidia @ 08/30/2005 11:09 PM EST
I love what it says across the top bar when I begin my trip to X-E, todays was quite possibly the best yet
Chestnuts roasted by Diarrhea Dave @ 08/30/2005 11:30 PM EST
I'm now toying with the idea of adding a section to the bottom of each Countdown article where we can post assorted Halloween-related artwork -- cheesy crayon kinda stuff. I'm guessing we can get 30 nice "entries" if needed from the various folks on here.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/30/2005 11:40 PM EST
Cookies and Cream and Mint Hershey bars are the best!
I want a coloring contest!!! Don't ask why, but those were always fun. Remember the poster contests we did in elementary school during Fire Safety Month? I hope that wasn't just my elementary school!
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 08/30/2005 11:49 PM EST
yea, i'd go every other day. There should be a contest to see who can draw the best halloween themed dog picture. Tjat would be cool. Because dogs dont celebrate halloween, unless the drink from jack-o-lantern candy things. Then they do celebrate. All year long.
Chestnuts roasted by BetterThanFew @ 08/30/2005 11:52 PM EST
I'd say we'd get 30 easy.
I've gotta tell you guys how awesome it is to be able to read about everyone's favorite candies while I'm sitting in class watching boring movies. I'm sorry to brag, but mobile X-E is absolutely the shit.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/30/2005 11:56 PM EST
Let's make this short and sweet. 1.) Weekends off is cool, but we know I've always been a kissarse. 2.)Watchamacallit. 3.)New Our Lady Peace...well yesterday now that I check the clock! 4.)Blasphemous but I've been listening to Take This To Your Grave all day instead of it. Pete Wentz you have a new disciple.
Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 08/31/2005 12:13 AM EST
For candy bar I'll say Mars/Snickers almond, since they changed the name. But if I could only have one candy I would have to say gummi bears. T.J. I remember those sandwiches. I think I tried the Itallian one and the French one. Matt, I don't mind if you update every other day or on the weekends.
Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 08/31/2005 12:34 AM EST
I also vote for weekday updates with weekends off. Besides, we can always do the Weekend Anything Goes thread you've been doing lately.
Although I also prefer fruit candy, Candy-Bar wise, I pick Milky Ways. Speaking of candy bars, we had our annual state fair a couple of weeeks ago and I had my first DEEP-FRIED SNICKERS BAR on a stick. BEST FOOD ITEM EVER. I was in heaven. They also had deep fried oreos, ho-hos, twinkies, and other assorted candy bars. YUM.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/31/2005 12:37 AM EST
Hey Matt! I broke in my new high-speed internet by watching one of the 80s ads. My ad of choice? Lazer Tag! My stupid AOL 8.0 didn't allow me to watch any of the ads w/o downloading them, and even then it was painfully slow!!
I now look forward to watching more of the videos!!!! I plan to go through the archives.
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 08/31/2005 12:39 AM EST
Milky Way (Mars Bars to our U.K. Friends)... all the way!
Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 08/31/2005 01:30 AM EST
I think a Halloween update every other day would be fine. It still keeps a regular schedule without giving you overload.
And by the way, I don't think I ever told you great the Castle Dracula article turned out. A better eulogy couldn't have been written for the place, & I don't grieve over it as much anymore.
Also yay for guest spots on the fight scenes list!
Chestnuts roasted by Mike Fireball @ 08/31/2005 02:50 AM EST
I was going to say snickers, but now that I think about it, Mr. Big puts it to shame. And yes, they still make it. You just gotta know where to look.
Chestnuts roasted by cheaptrick @ 08/31/2005 03:52 AM EST
P.S. Voted Snickers Ice Cream bars.
Chestnuts roasted by Fireball @ 08/31/2005 03:57 AM EST
My friends and I have begun a tuesday tradition. Basically it is our dork day where we just fuck with computers all day : gaming, making music, whatever. It quite craptacular.
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 08/31/2005 05:01 AM EST
I like Big Hunk. One of these days it's going to pull out all my teeth.
But my vote is gonna have to go Almond Joy for this one. I could eat those all day everyday and die happy... probably lol
Also i'm also with the majority on this one for weekday updates.
Chestnuts roasted by Joey Orion @ 08/31/2005 05:44 AM EST
Since I'm all about procrastinating at work, weekday updates gets my vote. I like the idea of having the contests or project type posts on Fridays, though, so people could be engaged with x-e halloween goodness over the weekend if they so desire, with no extra work for Matt.
Chestnuts roasted by Jimbalaya @ 08/31/2005 07:28 AM EST
I like the weekday option. But also like boring saturday nights as well.
If it wasn't a tooth killer I'd say Carlston Chew Vanilla was my favorite, but since I never eat it any more I'll go with Pearson's Nut Goodie
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 08/31/2005 08:14 AM EST
KitKats definitely. Doesn't matter the size: BigKats, littleKats...whatever...as long as it's a KitKat.
Chestnuts roasted by Marzipan @ 08/31/2005 08:50 AM EST
I'm voting for Violet Crumble. Partially because the only place I've ever seen it is in Australia, and I like the idea of every candy bar I eat becoming a matter of international intrigue.
And I'm all for halloween-related art projects this season. I mean, I have no discernable talent or ability, but at least I've got enthusiasm.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 08/31/2005 08:56 AM EST
Milky Way Midnight...mmm, dark and mysterious...
Chestnuts roasted by B-Dawg @ 08/31/2005 09:05 AM EST
Gotta go with Snickers too. It's probably not my favorite candy bar, but it's the old standard. I think my current favorites (Milky Way Midnight, Mounds) are different enough that I think I'd get tired of them. If that makes sense. I don't think I'd get too tired of Snickers.
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 08/31/2005 09:28 AM EST
Its all about the Zero
Chestnuts roasted by TheTick @ 08/31/2005 09:46 AM EST
Thanks Fireball!
And Snickers Ice Cream Bars are f'n gooood.
For some reason, I've never been a huge Kit Kat fan.
Bank on doing some Halloween art this year, guys.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 09:46 AM EST
Yeah, take the weekends off! X-Entertainment is best when one casually peruses articles at a leisurely pace during work hours. Like a slacker.
The sexiest candy bar? Symphony.
Chestnuts roasted by Master H @ 08/31/2005 09:56 AM EST
Milky Way Midnights are yummy. When I was younger they used to have them as ice cream bars too...and they served them in the school cafeteria! Yum! I feel bad for all these kids today that are stuck with carrot sticks and other assortments of *ugh* healthy foods!
Remember those staples of the cafeteria that were ice cream sort of dipped in bits of crunch stuff? You could either get chocolate or strawberry coated. I didn't describe that very welll...
Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 08/31/2005 10:05 AM EST
Purplegirl, sounds like you could be referring to the "Strawberry Shortcake" bar, and its cousin, "Something Named After Chocolate."
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 10:11 AM EST
Purplegirl: Sounds like you're describing something that is still being made here by Blue Bunny. It was either strawberry or chocolate ice cream on a stick that had something in the center ans is coated in those crunchy bits. Wish I knew what it's called.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/31/2005 10:24 AM EST
I hate to be a conformist, but Snickers all the way. That's mainly because they don't make Bar None anymore. I'm not much of a candy eater, and I appreciate chocolate bars that aren't sickeningly sweet, or at least have enough stuff in them to create a complex flavor. My three runners up? Mounds, Pay Day, and Chunky.
Purplegirl, I absolutely know that ice cream. Good Humor makes them (Chocolate Eclair and Strawberry Shortcake respectively). Cute story - when I was in middle school, I'd never had a strawberry one. My school didn't sell them, but the elementary school did. One day my well-intentioned little sister got some money and decided to buy me one and keep it in her bag all day long until she got home (plus the 90 extra minutes it took for me to get home.) To its credit, the thing was completely melted and not a drop got out of the wrapper. She felt so sad that I refroze it and ate it. It actually still tasted pretty good.
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 08/31/2005 10:25 AM EST
Hey Matt,
Guys and Gals of XE please pray for all of the people displaced by the hurricane. It is worse than what you see on TV. I live in the north part of the state and the number of people that have evacuated here is astounding. Me and the wife are going to volunteer time and resources for the next few weeks to do what we can. Please pray for us all.
On another note, I am now jacked about Halloween, like you Matt, I live and die for Oct. 31. I have spent the better part of the summer after work and weekends building huge props and getting ready to make those kids earn their candy as they enter my grave yard.
Also, snickers is the best all time but twix have to be a close second!
Chestnuts roasted by Tigerfan (Praying for New Orleans) @ 08/31/2005 10:29 AM EST
Here's a link to what I think you're talking about. Check at pages 2 and 3.
http://www.bluebunny.com/Main.aspx?productcategoryid=38&productpagenbr=2
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/31/2005 10:30 AM EST
Simpley a Hersey's Dark Chocolate. All I need is a slab of chocolate.
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 08/31/2005 10:51 AM EST
Another idea for weekend off entertainment is using the "wayback machine" to point us to a past Halloweenish article.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/31/2005 10:59 AM EST
I'm one for the weekends off routine. Then, Mr. C can just come up with Hallow-themed Saturday Survey questions for us.
Count me as seconding the love for Zero, the original "Inside-Out Candy Bar." Of course I hope the question means that it would be the only obtainable confection for the remainder of my lifespan. Otherwise, it have to be one hhuuuuugge Zero bar to last the rest of my days.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/31/2005 11:47 AM EST
I'd have to choose Kit-Kat bars. Man, those things are good!
Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 08/31/2005 12:05 PM EST
5th avenue bars all the way. i guess i am in the minority here.
i think whatever is easiest for matt is fine with me regarding the updates.
Chestnuts roasted by jessica_76 @ 08/31/2005 12:16 PM EST
One candy bar? Snickers Cruncher!
Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 08/31/2005 12:42 PM EST
I'm not a huge candy bar eater, but I'd have to go with Coffe Crisp as my number one choice. So I guess I'm another person who's in the minority. Hey, I'm unique! 
As far as the updates go, I vote for the weekends off option. That way we have something to look forward to each weekday, and can then do our own thing on the weekends.
Chestnuts roasted by aint_baroque @ 08/31/2005 12:56 PM EST
So, weekdays it is! Seems to be pretty unanimous.
I'm excited about that. Seems more logical and realistic considering the jobby job thing. Can't wait to get started!
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 12:58 PM EST
I'd be happy with updates every other day since a) I work full time in NYC as well and don't want to look at a computer screen when I get home and sure you feel the same way and b) sometimes I don't get to your site everyday anyway so then I have a backlog of countdown days to go back to...BUT this is just my opinion and do whatever's best for you...and regarding the survey? Nestle's Crunch or Mr. Goodbar
Chestnuts roasted by Melissa Y. @ 08/31/2005 01:01 PM EST
The best candy bar ever is Hershey's Symphony with Almonds and Toffee Chips. Not the little ones, the HUGE ones that are the size of like 5 normal bars. It's even better straight out of the freezer and smashed into little crunchy, frozen bits. Aww yeah.
Chestnuts roasted by Annie @ 08/31/2005 01:23 PM EST
Have to go with Snickers as well. It's got everything you could possibly want in a candy bar, but it is by no means a "jack of all trades, master of none" situation. Snickers has got everything, but it's a GOOD everything.
Chestnuts roasted by Jen @ 08/31/2005 01:28 PM EST
You know, I put WAY too much thought into it, and I can't think of a better "deserted island" candy bar than Snickers. It's got it all. Peanuts, chocolate, caramel. I do like my variety, but if it's gotta be just one, you've got to go with 'ol reliable.
Chestnuts roasted by tanta07 @ 08/31/2005 01:45 PM EST
Matt,
Your (Halloween - Thanksgiving - Christmas) run is the time of year I most look forward to logging on to X-entertainment. Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in and suggest that you update every day. It doesn't have to be a full article - if you are short on time - just post some spooky music - or a scary story. Anything. It will be worth it. Thanks.
Chestnuts roasted by Mike @ 08/31/2005 02:30 PM EST
Even if we end up with a weedays-only run, the blog will definitely be updated on weekends with more spooky stuff.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 02:35 PM EST
I gotta go with the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. You get two in every pack, so you can always save one for later if you didn't inhale the first one. Sometimes I get all Hannibal Lechter with it and cut the peanut butter cup like a little pie and eat it slice by slice.
I've tried the inside out ones, and the balance of the tastes is wrong for me.
The Big Cup I like, but they only give you one of those.
It's my theory somehow they merge them, with MAD SCIENCE that Humans were not made to mess with. But I know there are two peanut butter cups in every big cup. I can feel it. It's a gut hunch.
As for Halloween updates, you don't have to do them every day.
It's not a job. This is for fun. If you want to put a little something up every day and take the weekends off, that's cool. If you want to just make a mega post on a Saturday or Sunday that's fine, too.
If it's not stalkery, let us know if you went to a haunted house or found a neat costume website. Or bought a dremel to carve a pumpkin or something.
Halloween rocks, and the season oughtta be two months long. Every year it's like a race and I'm straining at the starting line for the pistol to go off.
Thanks for having such a great site!
Chestnuts roasted by M.C. Creepypants @ 08/31/2005 02:55 PM EST
Well I've always been a big fan of Paydays (both the candy bar and the actual thing..haha, aren't I a hoot!) And as usual, I'm happy that I could help clear up any mess. God, I'm so lonely....
Chestnuts roasted by Jim Harvey @ 08/31/2005 03:30 PM EST
This year, I'm going to carve me a Trogdor Jack O'Lantern.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/31/2005 03:45 PM EST
I guess fried candy bars are an Iowa thing, although I did see some made on the food network before.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/31/2005 04:49 PM EST
JLAJRC, thanks for the link. I don't think it ever occurred to me that I could ever have the chocolatey goodness as an adult (or pseudo-adult as the case may be).
Lori, your story about your sibling is classic.
And finally, while I'm being chatty, I agree that updates are precious and should be savored...unlike candy bars, which apparently we all wolf down like animals! I'm a big fan of the Reese's Cup, as well as its sister, the Pieces. I also love Heath bars but they tend to get stuck in your teeth, and that always slows down the enjoyment factor.
Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 08/31/2005 04:55 PM EST
I think Matt has decided but I like the idea of M-F with weekends off. For a CHOCOLATE bar to have with POP would have to be a Cadburys brand, Im thinking a Flake bar, they are the best when they are actually from England tho!
Oh and someone talked about Smarties bar, yeah I love smarties just in general better than M&Ms, makes me proud to be Canadian!
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 08/31/2005 05:23 PM EST
Ahoy there! I'd definitely go with ButterFingers. The way it sticks to your teeth oh god it's orgasmic. And Matt, I know when the article premeired you probably got alot of email about this but back in 2000 or so you did something on ROTJ toys and said the Tie Interceptor was Darth Vader's new fighter. It was a mass produced next generation Tie fighter. You can see several sqaudrons of em in the space battle. God I'm lonely.
Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 08/31/2005 05:33 PM EST
Bah Milky Way!
This'll be my first halloween watching X-E im excited! =P
Chestnuts roasted by Rutir @ 08/31/2005 05:33 PM EST
You are exited for good reason RUTIR. It shall be a joyful event with costumes and bobbing for apples. It will be glorious! Why am I still posting?
Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 08/31/2005 05:43 PM EST
I say do them on the weekdays, but reserve the right to do them on the weekends if you've got some extra cool loot you need to share.
Do kinder eggs count? I've always loved those, use to get them before they were packaged with warnings in 10 languages.
Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 08/31/2005 05:53 PM EST
Snickers, definitely!
Also, remember a few months ago when a bag of Tato Skins was shown (in upstate NY, I think). Anyway, I found some of those in a grocery store here in Stillwater, OK. So they either still make them, or I got one of the last remaining bags in the SW. Also I bought the "new" Jell-O Pudding Pops...it felt like grocery shopping with my mom when I was a kid!
Chestnuts roasted by Rosella @ 08/31/2005 05:53 PM EST
Mars bars,because... you know i think i just like the taste of them, i cant say that it's from my child hood, cause i'm 15, but i just like them more then snickers.
Chestnuts roasted by Flarekatana @ 08/31/2005 06:14 PM EST
They've got the Skins here in Anadarko, Rosella. But they, and Krunchers! are made by another company now, Keebler having gone to just making cookies and crackers. maybe the Elves are scared of potatoseses or something.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/31/2005 06:17 PM EST
I don't go online on weekends, so weekday updates are good!
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 08/31/2005 06:17 PM EST
No problem Purplegirl.
Speaking of purple, I just tried the new Mountain Dew Pitch Black II and it's pretty good. I didn't find the original version to be that special, but the tang in this makes it pretty tasty.
I hope they bring back the Pepsi Holiday Spice but from what I hear I doubt it will happen. That was AWESOME.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/31/2005 06:24 PM EST
I would go with Kit-Kats, I just adore them...unless i'm with 4 or more people.
Oh, and those "giant lollipops" that someone mentioned earlier are actually called Lollapaloozas.
The more you know...
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/31/2005 06:44 PM EST
I've gotta go with the peanut butter Twix. And I'm not about to scroll through all these to find out the name of whoever brought it up,but they still make Skybar. You have to look in your more Mom And Pop drugstores and such as opposed to Walmart.
Chestnuts roasted by kid nicky @ 08/31/2005 07:56 PM EST
I really do hope Pepsi decides to bring back Holiday Spice. Nothing better than sitting in my house all alone during the holidays, guzzling down 2 liters of that sweet nectar while watching my cartoons.
Chestnuts roasted by Jim Harvey @ 08/31/2005 09:33 PM EST
Well, Pitch Black II is out, so I'd expect something. Also of note: In the many years of X-E serving advertisements, Pitch Black II's are one of the few I'm actually proud to host.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 09:40 PM EST
Pitch Black II is very good. I bought it not expecting much but was convinced it was worthwhile after opening the bottle and getting that first grape whiff. I couldn't drink it everyday but it's a good seasonal thing.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/31/2005 10:16 PM EST
Hey Matt, I know I'm a bit late, but I've had an idea for weekend content. You should have all of us send in pictures of our halloween decorations, then you could post the good ones. It would be fun for us, and not much work for you. The perfect combination.
Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 08/31/2005 10:48 PM EST
Another rocking candy..Reese's PB Cups, but only the ones where ONE comes by itself in the package! Then you know it's Halloween
Matt
Chestnuts roasted by Another Matt @ 08/31/2005 11:04 PM EST
Ok, I have no time to read allll those posts, like I'd normally do. I'm running on about 10 hours of sleep in the past 3 nights.
For the countdown, we'll love it any way you decide to do it, Matt Whatever works best for you.
Candy Bar - Well, being vegan puts a damper on that, so I'll answer it two ways. Before I was vegan, I would've picked a Hershey's Symphony Bar, most likely. Purely delectable milk chocolate all by its' lonesome, or with toffee and almond, I think. Now, the closest thing I eat to a candy bar is called a Luna Bar (Nutz Over Chocolate flavor, please!) They are really yummy, and good for you. 
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/31/2005 11:07 PM EST
The BEST EVER Reese Cups were the ones that came in the 3 packs that you'd sell for school fundraisers. They seemed bigger, and way fresher - like a fancy, deluxe version of itself.
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/31/2005 11:10 PM EST
Well, that one's easy: Orange Aero (which, I think, is officially called "Aero Orange", the very special kind of Aero, which is a milk chocolate bar originating in Britain, with a bubble texture inside that they only seem to sell a couple of times a decade here in Canada (though it's a constant in England). The orange version has a nice tangy (faux) orange flavour, and the bubbles are an eye-pleasing orange colour encased in a darker chocolate outer shell.
If anyone's wondering what Smartie's Bars are exactly, it's a chocolate bar containing Smarties, but the British/Canadian Smarties, which are candy-coated chocolate buttons that are essentially like larger, flatter M&M's. It's got nothing to do with American Smarties, the chalky candy things in rolls, which are known as "Rockets" in Canada.
As for graphics, this probably isn't what you're looking for, but I doing drawings of London city street scenes, and, incongruously, the occasional movie-based MS Paint picture. I also, after a long hiatus, recently tried my hand at cartooning again, drawing this drawing of an obscure anime character (Natsumi Tsujimoto from You're Under Arrest for those of you in the know) whacking that annoying "Mr. Opportunity" guy from the Honda Commercials in the nads with a baseball bat.
Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 08/31/2005 11:14 PM EST
You know, tonight I sat down and tried to just do it all myself, and it hasn't come out too bad, really. Brian's busier than ever and won't be able to handle it this year, but it looks like we're safe. I don't plan on revamping the main page entirely (for reasons that should be obvious to any longtime reader), but rather revamp the look of last year's Countdown and add a section on the main page that links to it. So far, so good, but thanks as always, Steve!
How ARE those Reese's Big Cups, anyway?
Regarding the Halloween Art schtuff, it's definitely in top running to put an open call out for readers (well, readers of the blog, at least) to send in artwork to tag at the end of each Countdown entry. If not, there will definitely be a couple of dedicated days for it.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/31/2005 11:21 PM EST
Butter Finger Crisps or Whatchamacallit. So I picked two. Oh well!!!
Chestnuts roasted by Heathtown @ 08/31/2005 11:25 PM EST
ART CONTEST!!! I'm so very excited. I'm sharpening my crayons with my teeth as I write. mmmmmm crayons....
Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 08/31/2005 11:36 PM EST
Matt: The Big Cup is about the size of two regular size PB cups stacked on top of each other.
Can't wait for the PB 2 entry (hey, 2 PB's that mean totally different things in one post. Cool)
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/01/2005 12:10 AM EST
whew, i'm late!!
Candy Barrrr: Uh, P.B. Max, if this was 1987, mmmm, but otherwise, Snickers Crunchers. I like the Fun Size ones in particular, since they are to be found in abundance at Ye Olde Bigg Lottes...cheap, yo.
Just got the Muppet Show DVD, and I love the very firstest sketch, its that one "menominah" song. I feel like a moron because I don't know the name of that song, and it's been popping up in commercials and shit too! Can anyone enlighten me?
menominah, doot do do doo do.....menominah doot do doo doot. Necronomicon, doot do doo do do.
Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 09/01/2005 12:16 AM EST
Hundredth post!
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/01/2005 09:07 AM EST
Continuing the Halloween prep discussion, does anyone have any ideas on what we could do with the blog during October? (I mean, aside from the obvious surveys, which are nice, but it'd be good to mix things up.)
This'll sound lame, but it's really no lamer than a Saturday Night Thread: I was thinking maybe everyone who was around on a particular night could watch the same horror flick while posting in the blog. The thread wouldn't necessarily have to be all about the movie, but it'd just be the background deal for everyone. And instead of having everyone dig out the same DVD, we could just pick shit off of television.
We'll see. Maybe worth a shot.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/01/2005 09:39 AM EST
You know it's funny, but I've already been watching shows cause of other people here on saturday nights. sounds great to me...lets hear it for a critters marathon.
Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 09/01/2005 10:00 AM EST
1)Heath or 100,000 bar all the way.
2)Write whenever you dang want. Your providing free entertainment for 1000s of us. Whatever you decide, we can deal with it as it's still a gift.
3)Good idea, by why relegate it only to horror flicks? You could do this anytime (not just October).
Chestnuts roasted by Girlygirl @ 09/01/2005 10:11 AM EST
Good point. Anything decent on this Saturday?
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/01/2005 10:17 AM EST
Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981)
ATMAX Sep 03 11:45pm
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
OMAX Sep 03 11:00pm
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
ENCORE Sep 03 10:35pm
Weird Science (1985)
ENCOREP Sep 03 10:00pm
Persoanlly I'm all for werid science, just thinking about the shower scene the other day.
Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 09/01/2005 10:29 AM EST
Elm Street 2 and 10:35 sounds like a good choice!
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/01/2005 10:59 AM EST
Freddy Kreuger deserves a cartoon. Sorta like the Cryptkeeper one, but a late night HBO kind of thing. The "Freddy's Nightmares" syndicated show was ok, but an animated series would rock, shock, and punch you in the jock.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/01/2005 12:16 PM EST
Hah I had to restrain myself from doing the "100th post" thing cause I was afraid someone would post while I was composing
Which Max channel is Freddy playing on? As a west coastie I'd be playing catch-up but I think it's a great idea. Someone should check the network lineups for the cable challenged.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/01/2005 03:15 PM EST
Shit, forgot about the time differences. Is there anything good on at a universal time?
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/01/2005 03:26 PM EST
kidneyboy, the name of the song you were referring to is called "Manna Manna" (i'm 99% sure that's the right title...please correct me if i'm wrong fellow XE'ers)
As for the chocolate bar...I think I'd have to go with either a Mars bar or Twix...cause ya can't go wrong with either of them As for the updates Matt, I think like someone else said, you should have fun with it...so update whenever you feel the need to...cause us loyal XE'ers know you're busy and all that...and we do have a lot of patience...even with things that never did have a conclusion *cough* Chia Plot *cough, cough*
Chestnuts roasted by Jabo @ 09/01/2005 03:34 PM EST
I think you should do a couple of no-prize MS Paint "contests", either asking for straightforward renditions of specific frames or scenes from horror movies (perhaps revolving around themes like "Your favourite scene where the cool jock or popular girl gets killed." or putting characters and/or situations from horror films in a different context (i.e. "Put your favourite horror characters in your favourite cartoon.".
Also, I'm not asking you to bend over backwards to accomodate Canadian readers, but, for the "live" horror movie blog posting, if you do that, it would be cool if, just one time between now and October 31st, you can pick a film that's being aired on an American cable channel that Canadians, or at least those of us who aren't breaking the law prohibiting having grey-market subscriptions to DirectTV, can actually watch on Canadian cable/satellite TV services, like TBS or Spike TV.
Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 09/01/2005 04:03 PM EST
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
Mahnamahna bam bum de-de de bubum be buh beba, bedum? Bedum...
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
Budem bum buh debum, bedum? Bum dade bum BANDA be bum bum...
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
Mahna bum bum de bum? Mahna? Bedum bum bu deh bub, mahnamahna bee de bebum bum
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
Mahna buh buhde buh, mahna buh de bu, beeduh bum...Buhde debum bum bee dee bee dee dum?
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
*walks to back of stage from stage*
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
*far away from stage*
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
*further away from stage*
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
*now backstage, next to kermit*
Mahna Mahna
Do do-do do
*now at exit door*
Mahna Mahna!
*leaves*
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
*phone rings*
Kermit: *picks up phone* Hello?...Just a second...*goes out onto stage to the Snowths* It's for you! *holds up reciever to the Snowths*
Person on phone: *to Kemit & Snowths* Mahna Mahna!
song ends
Stadler: The question is, what is a Mahna Mahna, anyway?
Waldorf: The question is: Who cares?
Chestnuts roasted by Mahna Mahna @ 09/01/2005 04:18 PM EST
I can't wait for Halloween!!
Matt, my vote is for Mon-Fri updates. Mainly because I read X-Entertainment at work and look forward to the daily distractions.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Chestnuts roasted by SonofStimpy @ 09/01/2005 04:34 PM EST
Anyone else seen the new adult swim commerical where the kid becomes InuYasha? What was the chick in the black leather? spandex? latex? suppose to be?
I want into that party.
As for the movie start the blog when the movie starts in the east coast and just let it roll across country. might not be able to watch it all at once, but we can all talk about it all night.
Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 09/01/2005 05:13 PM EST
I'm all for the horror movie idea. I haven't seen many horror flicks (though I suppose I really should have). As it stands I've only actively watched and enjoyed Mr. Zombie's fine work Honestly can't recall seeing any of the classics or classic series. I'm such a loser. Guess I'll go watch She's All That or something now 
Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/01/2005 05:40 PM EST
cookies 'n creme twix
Chestnuts roasted by maxjenius @ 09/01/2005 06:20 PM EST
Kneg, Kneg, Kneg. I'm sorry, but House of 1000 Corpses was effin' terrible, man. Also, according to my sis, Sid Haig is a really shitty tipper (4¢!)
(He's our local resident celeb, along with Micky Jones, who you've seen as "biker dude" on every sitcom ever. Dude's even in the Saved by the Bell wedding movie!)
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/01/2005 06:40 PM EST
My fave candy bar is no longer being made or at least not being distributed to northeast ohio was Bar None by Hershey. It had chocolate wafers, chocolate cream, covered in chocolate and topped with nuts. I don't understand why they got rid of it...it makes me very sad.
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/01/2005 07:15 PM EST
My favorite candy is still Sour Candy Belts,but if it had to be chocolate I'd have to go with a Wonka bar.Yes,they actually make those.Theyr'e milk chocolate with tiny chunks of graham crackers.Best chocolate bar ever.
Chestnuts roasted by Suren @ 09/01/2005 07:33 PM EST
Sure Matt, lead me on for oh so long, making me believe that I just need to check in on X-E on a weekly basis, and WHAM, a huge Tuesday Melvin.
Anyways, um...Twix if I'm allowed to dunk them in chunky peanutbutter, weekdays are cool, and I wish I had tv to watch. Not that I'd be able to have fun w/ Freddy anyway, but at least I could catch up on the latest German politics. I'm crapping my pants with excitement for the countdowns because I only found X-E early in January of this year. Lucky me.
Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/01/2005 07:52 PM EST
I hate posting again like this, but I forgot. One of the most delicious candy bars I ever ate was one my mom sent me while I was in Peru. It was milk chocolate from Isreal (of all places?) and it had Pop Rocks in it! To top it all off, she found it at Big Lots. I know that at some time later in my life, I will do a home made version, and it'll disappoint me.
Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/01/2005 07:58 PM EST
I cant say for sure what my favorite candy bar would be. I geuss maybe a snickers or baby ruth, some crappy american candy.
I remember my mother brought home some chocolate from germany once and it tasted like cheap milk chocolate. But for some reason it had this soapy chemicale taste to it. It was weird. Also matt i think you should stick with weekend (fri-sat-sun)Or so updates. It would give you time to think about what you wanto talk about and such. I dont know im not good at these things.
Chestnuts roasted by Zorkporker @ 09/01/2005 08:16 PM EST
I'm sure a lot of you have played this game already but click on my name to play Kitten Cannon, a most addicting flash game.
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/01/2005 08:24 PM EST
Coffee Crisp but you can only get it in Canada from what i understand.
Chestnuts roasted by Adragan Firewolf @ 09/01/2005 08:30 PM EST
No, I'm sorry Squee. I adore House. I'm all for tipping fairly (I overtip when I can), but Captain Spaulding is immortal, if just to me. I love Devil's Rejects even more than House. I wish it could have been a trilogy, and maybe it can (see my uber-optimistic post in the spoiler thread).
Remember, I live a life of Controversy. This is what I do. Revolutions is the best Matrix, High Fidelity is better than Say Anything, etc. etc. You know the drill.
"For the love of Jane Russell's big fat horses ass on toast, stop ringin' that g**damn bell!! We-ell, sh*t the bed!"
Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/01/2005 09:12 PM EST
Kneg,
I'm always pleased to hear others praising "House" and "Rejects" since what I normally hear from most people concerning those films is rancor and disgust. I thought that each film was outstanding in a way that only a film directed by a man obsessed with Frankenstein and serial-killers could be. For my money, the best line of any film of 2005 can be found in "Rejects" when Otis, after poking his nine-millimeter pistol down into the panties of a terrified, middle-aged female hostage, wonders aloud if her vaginal moisture will "rust the barrel". HI-larious.
Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 09/01/2005 11:09 PM EST
Kidneyboy--did you ever see the Muppet show sketch w/the forest animals singing the song "Stop"???
They were being hunted and were singing it quietly, and every gunshot started that chorus "Stop children/what's that sound?/everybody look what's goin' down..." Is it me, or is that really DEEP for a Muppet Show skit? Quite impactful.
If anyone hasn't seen it, it's on one of the Best of DVDs-- Bob Hope, George Burns, and Dom DeLuise. It's in the 3rd ep, which is Bob Hope. It is so not Muppet-like, and I felt kind of humbled after seeing it. really good though.
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 09/02/2005 12:06 AM EST
Also, wasn't "Hawaiian War Chant," from the Muppet Show? It was in my dance recital in 6th grade, and a friend told me it was a Muppet Show song. I can't describe how it goes, but I was told about a rock that sings in the foreground.
The horse Bob Hope rode on in "Don't Fence Me In" was wearing sneakers. I think they were New Balances.
Also, Miss Piggy singing "Cuando La Gusta," was classic, and pretty much paved the way for Scott Bakula to sing it on "Quantum Leap" years later.
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 09/02/2005 12:10 AM EST
I'll admit, 1000 Corpses isn't completely without merit. Rancor and disgust are good words to describe how you feel watching it, though. I couldn't stomach seeing Devil's Rejects.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/02/2005 12:43 AM EST
TWIX Cookies & Cream bars, they were out in the early 90s and were the shiznit - used to freeze 'em and eat 'em up like there was no tomorrow!
Chestnuts roasted by MUGZY. . . @ 09/02/2005 01:12 AM EST
as my favourite candy bar, i gotta say tupla, a finnish candy bar that i ate a few(hundred) when i was in finland seeing my cousin. Finland is a pretty nice place actually. After all the stuff i had heard about finland i was like oh my god, but since it was my cousins birthday i had got to visit her. It was really fun, but everything is pretty expensive there, but i got a new nokia really cheap there
Chestnuts roasted by me @ 09/02/2005 05:39 AM EST
Coffee Crisp...all the way.
Chestnuts roasted by selvig @ 09/02/2005 09:45 AM EST
Wow, I totally forgot about foreign candy bars. Probably the best thing I ever had was an Irish chocolate bar. No idea what the name was but I seriously dug into my roomate's supply of them and was upset when her family in Ireland stopped shipping them. Or maybe she just started hiding her candy supply on me!
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/02/2005 11:03 AM EST
Little brother, who loves House of 1000 Corpseseses, is doing a Monkey a Day for this month. Good warm-up exercise for whatever our Fearless Leader, spinning cog in the Viacom machine, and champion of his local Naked Crisco Twister/Full-Contact Jenga League has in store for October. Clickity my name for your USDA daily simian requirement.
How about a X-E Movie-of-the-Month Club? Come up with a flick or two for us to hunt down and watch, then have a weekend thread for ripping it to bits.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/02/2005 12:24 PM EST
TWIX baby! They even had it in Korea, so I didn't have to go without!
Also, I like the ideas of 'movies of the month' and a background movie thread.
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 09/02/2005 01:14 PM EST
I second kingklashes idea for sure!
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 09/02/2005 03:36 PM EST
I third for the movie of the month club.
Chestnuts roasted by Zorkporker @ 09/02/2005 03:43 PM EST
thats a really good idea. hail hail!!!
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/02/2005 04:01 PM EST
Priscilla Barnes: Three's Company, Mallrats, and Devil's Rejects. That's quite a resume, don't ya think? I'm sure some will say I left something out. Correct me if you feel the need
And now for something completely different: Happy 41st to Keanu!!!
Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/02/2005 04:11 PM EST
I doubt there will be a way to fight the whole time zone thing with our movie watching and such, Matt. Thought for some reason my TV says that Nightmare 2 is at 11:45. Maybe Digital Cable is trying to balance things out? If so, than Nightmare 2 might be all go.
As for candy bar: I'll go with the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. I can't get enough of them, ever. But, if you can go with seasonal treats: I'd survive on the regular Cadbury egg.
Chestnuts roasted by AJ @ 09/02/2005 04:24 PM EST
Does the time zone thing really matter that much? It's not like our movie conversation would be limited only to the precise showtime.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/02/2005 05:15 PM EST
Movie of the month, eh!?
As long as Dabney Coleman gets his due.
Chestnuts roasted by Red @ 09/02/2005 06:44 PM EST
A Smarties bar is the same chocolate that is inside smarties, with mini smarties mixed into it. I <3 them.
Click my name for pictures that will make you want smarties bars.
By the way, Matt, weekdays would pwn!
Chestnuts roasted by Cyanyde @ 09/02/2005 06:53 PM EST
You bring up a valid point, Carri
Also, I'm sure some of the lovely people here own the Nightmare boxed set anyway and could watch it whenever so they can fit in. This is my first time ever really being active on this blog, which is weird for me.
Chestnuts roasted by AJ @ 09/02/2005 07:31 PM EST
here's a suggestion for the halloween blog: what if people were to post info about halloween events in their area (ghost tours/haunted houses/movie revivals, etc)?
Chestnuts roasted by consulatsunset @ 09/02/2005 08:14 PM EST
I definitely think one of those
"movie of the month" things are a good idea. Can't be any of that hard-to-find gems though. the video store I used to work at doesn't have alot of the good stuff anymore--unfortunately, it didn't rent, and it got pulled for sale. And I refuse to go within inches of Blockbuster, cause I worked for a mom-and-pop competitor (and they were better!)
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 09/02/2005 08:19 PM EST
Well I gotta give it to Reese's big cup... a Hess station near me sells them in "Big packs" - two King-size packs... that's a frigging meal right there.
I wonder why the reeses peanut butter always tastes so much better then any other PB - even the chunky kind!
Chestnuts roasted by Saint Stryfe @ 09/02/2005 10:07 PM EST
If there's any SUPER halloween freaks out there, some year you gotta go to Anoka, Minnesota. It's the Halloweeen capital of the world. There's parades and such all week of halloween. And animal sacrifices too!
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 09/02/2005 10:22 PM EST
Count me in kb. So, I'm crashing at your place right?
Chestnuts roasted by AJ @ 09/02/2005 10:48 PM EST
My friend once invited me to share in the combininging of sugar and peanut butter and ingesting the resulting mixture. In ended up very similar to the elusive Reese's peanut butter, which makes sense, of course, though it's perhaps too obvious to think of without actually making it yourself.
By the way, I'm disappointed that I've never seen this in one of those MadLib books that the school bookfairs always sell for outrageous costs, but never appear in real bookstores: "My _ once invited me to share in the combininging of and __ and ingesting the resulting mixture."
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/03/2005 12:07 AM EST
Poop. Weak comedy is always weaker when your underscores work improperly.
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 09/03/2005 12:08 AM EST
"Menah Menah" was on a Muppet Show record/tape/CD, and Statler and Waldorf gave a much better commentary at the end:
Statler: "That was WONDERFUL!"
Waldorf: "That was FANTASTIC!"
Statler: "That was GREAT!"
Waldorf: "It was pretty fine."
Statler: "Well, it wasn't bad."
Waldorf: "Well, there were parts of it that weren't very good though."
Statler: "It was kind of uneven."
Waldorf: "I didn't really like it."
Statler: "It was awful."
Waldorf: "IT WAS TERRIBLE!"
Statler and Waldorf: "TAKE IT AWAY!! HEY BOOOO!! BOOOOOOOO!!!"
Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 09/03/2005 02:14 AM EST
I want a Reggie Bar
Chestnuts roasted by Billy Martin's Ghost @ 09/03/2005 07:19 AM EST
My Halloween costume is ready and hanging in the closet since august! Although since I broke my arm on THursday, with a cast up to my armpit I my be forced to go as a mummy 
Can't wait for the countdown Matt, you are a man after my own heart!
Chestnuts roasted by MissKitty @ 09/03/2005 12:10 PM EST
Tougi, my cousin and I would always mix peanut butter and sugar together. Along with honey. And corn syrup. And chocolate chips. And then you eat it with a spoon whilst watching Tiny Toons and Tazmania. Man, now I want a heaping bowl of the Special Peanut Butter Mixture. And for Tazmania to be on television.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 09/03/2005 02:32 PM EST
Taz-Mania ruled, and I must be the only person who has a near-complete collection on tape. Its rarity has served me well in internet tape trades, though.
Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 09/04/2005 02:23 AM EST
I'm getting pretty tired of seeing the blog updated only during the weekends, so I can imagine how some of you might feel. So look! Tuesday update! Don't really have much to say, but...TUESDAY UPDATE! Oh yeah, I updated the Kool-Aid Section with a shortie on 
