Halloween Candy Showdown
5So, some of us in CS were discussing which Halloween candy is better. Then we opened the question to everyone in the virtual office. They gave us their choices for best Halloween candy. Now we’re leaving it up to you.
Vote on the first round of both sides to advance your candy of choice. For example, one might select the dark horse Vanilla Tootsie Rolls to slide past #1 seeded Snickers in the first round. We’ll count them up and go from there.
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For clarification:
Reese’s include cups, minis, pieces etc.
Not sure how to vote so I will just list winner by matchup
2.starburst
3milky way
4.m&m
5.snickers
7.nerds
Reese’s
Starburst
3 Musketeers
Smarties
Snickers
Butterfinger
Nerds
Twix
Reese’s
Starburst
Milky Way
M&M’s
Snickers
Sour Patch Kids
Kit Kat
Twix
Reese’s
Starburst
Milky Way
Smarties
Snickers
Butterfinger
Nerds
Twix
Snickers for the win.
@mike808 incorrect.
Candy corn
pixie sticks
milky way
smarties
tootsie rolls (only cause i hate snickers)
sour patch kids because i hate the other one
kit kat
twix
wait - there are no ghirardelli dark salted caramels on here
everyone looses, but i’ll take all the milky ways, darks please
Do I have to show you guys how to run a bracket?
@cinoclav yeah, it’s a little confusing because of the placement. I just guessed that I should start with the top two as a group.
@cinoclav I’m just following instructions. We’re doing this one live!
@CaptAmehrican had it ALMOST right.
Reese
Starburst
Milky way
M&M’s
Snickers
Sour patch kids
Kit Kat
Twix
Chocolate wins over non Chocolate, with the exception of Sour Patch (love 'em), over Butterfinger, which I’ve always hated picking out of my teeth.
Candy corn
Pixie Stix
3 Musketeers
Smarties
Snickers
Butterfinger
Kit Kat
Gummy Bears
Reese’s
Starburst
Milky Way
M&M’s
Snickers
Butterfinger
Kit Kat
Twix
So do you pick the ones you like better, or the ones you think most people will like better?
'Cause I’m not the biggest chocolate fan.
@kdemo Pick the ones from the list that you like better.
@Targaryen - Gotcha. Thanks.
Candy corn
Starburst
Neither. Okay, If I must. 3 Musketeers, frozen.
Smarties
Vanilla Tootsie Rolls (have never seen these)
Butterfinger
Nerds
Gummies
With honorable mention to an enduring favorite -
Hot Tamales.
@kdemo I’m and Mike and Ikes guy myself.
@Targaryen - One could make the case that Hot Tamales are really just cinnamon Mike and Ikes, no?
Reese’s (traditional)
Starburst
3 Musketeers
M&Ms
Snickers
Butterfinger
KitKat
Twix
Reese’s
Pixy Stix
3 Musketeers
M&Ms
Snickers
Butterfinger (just watched a Good Eats episode where AB made these and York Peppermint Patties - gonna try my hand at both)
Nerds
Twix
@j2 I made butterfingers from candy corn and peanut butter once. They were good.
@j2 - I saw that episode of Good Eats too! Butterfinger part was the most labor-intensive cooking process I’ve ever seen.
Also the most hazardous.
@kdemo I plan on starting with the easy peppermint patties
@j2 Alton Brown is my favorite chef. I like his explanations of cooking more than the others. Let us know how that goes.
Left bracket all is yuck until Milky Way and M&M’s
Right bracket all is yuck until Snickers, Kit Kat, Twix
Of what is yuck I have no idea what people would pick.
Seems complicated.
candy corn. only candy corn. all other candies in the brackets can suck it.
candy corn
starbursts
milky way
m&ms
snickers
butterfingers
kit kat
twix
Candy Corn
Starburst
Milky Way
M&Ms
Snickers
Sour Patch Kids
Kit Kat
Twix
Reese’s
Pixy Stix
3 Musketeers
M&Ms
Snickers
Sour Patch Kids
Nerds
Twix
@ELUNO Kit Kat-Nerds and Gummy Bears-Twix were some really heavyweight fights for a first round
@ELUNO they were, but you picked the correct winners.
@ELUNO I was torn between Sour Patch Kids and Butterfingers. I love both but I tend to eat the sours more even though I love the butterfinger inside texture.
@RiotDemon I’m not a fan of Butterfingers but I remember this from my childhood
@RiotDemon I loved that magazine
@ELUNO never saw that! I do remember him being the mascot for a while.
@RiotDemon Fun fact about it:
“Another recurring feature in the magazine was a comic strip called Arnold, which featured the protagonist of what would later become the cartoon Hey Arnold! on the American television network Nickelodeon.”
@ELUNO fun fact? I started following a random dude on Instagram and later I found out it was the voice actor of Hey Arnold.
/image lane toran grown up 3
@ELUNO @RiotDemon he is pretty!!
@ELUNO @tinamarie1974 he’s getting better looking by the day.
@ELUNO @RiotDemon I think it is his eyes!!
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 He’s always squinting
@ELUNO @tinamarie1974 I think that’s just his face.
1.Reese
2.Pixy Stix
3. No winner here
4.m&m
5.snickers
6. Butterfingers
7. KitKat
8. Twix
I am predicting a Reeses-kitKat competition with Reeses FTW!!
/giphy let’s get ready to rumble!
@ybmuG did you notice who popped up? Wonder Woman!!
@tinamarie1974 Of course she did! I think Giphy has you pegged
@tinamarie1974 @ybmuG Umm but after how many tries? (snicker) So you do you have a wonder woman mask yet?
@Kidsandliz @ybmuG it was the first try, honest!
@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 We believe you
/giphy sure
@Kidsandliz @ybmuG
/giphy eye roll
Here’s my problem (OK, one of them…) I remember these the way they were when we were kids and then when I get them I am invariably disappointed. I know tastes change but I really think they are much worse now. So some of these choices are based on what I know they are like today, some on what I recall (and WISH they were still like) and some might just be random.
Reese’s
Starburst
Milky Way
M&Ms
Snickers
Butterfinger
Nerds
Gummy bears
@ybmuG - HFCS?
@kdemo I’m thinkin… That crap has really wreaked havoc. I firmly believe we are paying the health and wellness price for it (and other such decisions like GMO’s) now.
@ybmuG - Agree.
@kdemo @ybmuG
How about some organically grown pink pineapples?
/image pink pineapple
@kdemo @mike808 @ybmuG Pink? Now that is just not right.
@kdemo @Kidsandliz @mike808 would make me think they taste like cotton candy…or Pepto Bismol
Though I have had the cotton candy flavored grapes. Not my thing, but not repulsive.
@mike808 @ybmuG -
Saw the pineapple on Kimmel. They tried it and said it tasted like pineapple. For $49 a pop.
Alright got them all counted up. I’ll have the round 2 up soon.
Reese’s
M&Ms
Snickers
KitKat
Twix