1. Posted by silancedogz on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, 2:01 pm PDT

I love you, Ed Levine. You completely get the point of Halloween. This article should become the instructional bible of Halloween candy-giving. Add pennies to the list, though. No one wants the nasty, worthless coins you fished out of your car seats.

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2. Posted by Eileen D on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, 5:01 pm PDT

I laughed til I cried! This says it all.

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3. Posted by gkaren69 on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 9:24 am PDT

YES..YES..YES.......WE HATE CRUDDY HALLOWEEN TREATS!!!You know...the ones left at the bottom of your kids' bags for 6 months after Halloween...until someone ultimately throws them into the trash...We want real chocolate and bubblegum!!!! (parents have to live vicareously through our kiddos...lol)

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4. Posted by Stariko-Tasuki No Miko on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 10:14 am PDT

Ed, stop. You had me at toothbrushes. You have captured almost everything shaving cream, t.p. and egg worthy. All you missed was loose change and the prizes from the cereal boxes-yes, we had a neighbor who went that route. I was literally howling with laughter by the time I saw Laffy Taffy. Great job as always *tosses Ed King Sized Snickers bar as a thank you*

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5. Posted by Morgan Brooke on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 11:47 am PDT

You forgot the popcorn balls and jawbreakers.

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6. Posted by erin_e_lyons on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 5:19 pm PDT

Everything was totally right on...except the "anything fun sized." What's up with that? That was always the best candy to get. Good candy is good candy. Who really hands out whole candybars?

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7. Posted by treesome1997 on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 5:43 pm PDT

Hi, I just wanted to say (no offense to anyone) that I absolutely love Willie Wonka Laffy Taffy in all the flavors. I have bought huge containers at Sam's club and all our guests eat them up. I never had a problem with these sticking to my teeth. I also love the chocolate flavored tootsie rolls too. I know all sugar products are bad for your teeth (especially chocolate). I have to agree on the rest though.

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8. Posted by cowgirlhpfan on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 7:06 pm PDT

I kinda dont mind tootisies,fun sizied stuff,dum dums or laffy taffy but the rest i hate to find in my candy bag Its sad i have to give most of the choclate to my mom and dad (mainly mom) : ) peace out

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9. Posted by bigmitchperez on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 9:37 pm PDT

i used to love necco wafers,mmm...

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10. Posted by bigmitchperez on Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 9:39 pm PDT

i used to love necco wafers,mmm...

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11. Posted by Andrea S on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 1:14 am PDT

I don't like this list because I love Dum Dum lollipops, tootsie rolls, hard candies, candy corn, laffy taffy and mini chocolate bars. Kids today need the "fun size" candy bars because they are already overweight and don't need a king size candy bar from each house they go to to continue the weight gain. I do agree with the toothbrushes, raisins, smarties, necco wafers and apples. Pennies should be on the list because I remember getting a few of those when I was younger.

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12. Posted by Elvis on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 5:24 am PDT

Good points, but I love candy corn

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13. Posted by krissfak on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 1:41 pm PDT

dum dums are good. so are smarties tootsie rolls and laffy taffy. and i happen to like the old butterscotch candys. and the funsized candy... its better than a toothbbrush. but whats always good is when they give out juiceboxes. (cuz you get thirsty from walking around all nite)

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14. Posted by krissfak on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 1:46 pm PDT

ohh i love popcorn balls tooo! they need to start handing out FUZE or energy drinks. i mean-parents may disagree but you do need energy on halloween. maybe we should stick with fuze.(ITS GOOD FOR YOU!)

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15. Posted by just2tired2008 on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 2:03 pm PDT

Okay, so basically, Ed likes full-sized candy bars and that's it. Got it. Dum-dum suckers are the best treat to give to little bitty kids - low in sugar and won't choke. Duhhh!

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16. Posted by brayboysarah on Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 4:38 pm PDT

you really had me at the toohbrushes.But you know some kids like laffy taffy and miscellaneous,wrapped hard candies.

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17. Posted by Angela M on Sat, Oct 18, 2008, 5:38 pm PDT

This was hilarious and even though I do love some of them, you cracked me up!

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18. Posted by paulyann on Sat, Oct 18, 2008, 5:44 pm PDT

i'm 55yrs old and i love laffy taffy, dumdums, candy corn and those little boxes of dried up raisens, " that most toddlers love " and etc. i guess it's a choice like everything else in this world.

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19. Posted by lil_cinder on Sat, Oct 18, 2008, 6:49 pm PDT

I love candy corn even though it is not really made of corn. I like the little candy pumpkins that come with it too. I can't wait until it comes out each year. I am already on my second bag!

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20. Posted by Judy Booty on Sat, Oct 18, 2008, 9:08 pm PDT

LOL!!! This is too funny!!! but I do hate the hard candies!!! unknown named candy!!!!! Fun sized are the best though!!!

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21. Posted by chataren on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, 10:52 am PDT

Safe-T pops are by far the worst. Flavorless, often sugar-free (before it was mainstream) sucker on a loop, ick! Growing up, there was a slew of adults in the neighborhood with an anti-choke agenda on Halloween, so we were bombarded with those vile things.

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22. Posted by Jennifer C on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, 11:00 am PDT

I think pennies should be included on the list.

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23. Posted by frogkickfrolic on Mon, Oct 20, 2008, 8:21 pm PDT

The nasty oldfashioned big jelly beans whose flavors also do not taste like any fruit... ick!

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24. Posted by canthokid on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 8:52 am PDT

I got tickets to the 700 Club (religious TV show), which were quickly deposited on the "giver's" lawn.

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25. Posted by Nicole on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 11:17 am PDT

Haha, I totally get this! But I have to say that last year I gave out dum-dumd, wrapped in tp to look like little ghosts. And this year we so bought smarties, tootsie rolls, and that crapy kids candy package. The reason being is I save the real Chocolate for my Halloween party guests and I know that the kids will get plenty of "good" candy from other houses so I dont stress on it! When we are not a young couple and are making over a $100,000 bucks a year we'll give out regular size candy bars, which by the way are 85 cents each and we live on a military base where we get literally hundreds of kids! Last year we ran out of candy Which total sucked! So this year we stocked up on lots and lots of Cheap Candy!!!

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26. Posted by Richard N on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 12:10 pm PDT

I love candy corn....uh..err....and I could use a new tooth brush too....lol

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27. Posted by Tara Thomason on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 12:12 pm PDT

I personally dug the tootsie rolls out and ate them first. Laffy Taffy, too. I hated candy corn and those peanut butter candies wrapped in orange or black waxed paper. EUGH!

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28. Posted by Mycoal Vee on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 12:13 pm PDT

Who has enough money these days for what you consider "ACCEPTABLE" halloween gifts. Take what you get and quit raising our kids to be complainers.

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29. Posted by jnko0802 on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 12:13 pm PDT

You were correct right up to Tootsie Rolls, Laffy Taffy and fun size. I still like these treats. You did forget Mary Jane's, Squirrels and Black Jacks. After a quick sort before going out for round two, these always went back in the bowl of candy to be handed out.

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30. Posted by Laura C on Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 12:13 pm PDT

What? You leave dum-dums out of this mister!

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