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On the day Tunxis had its Club Fair, the newspaper club posed a question to students and faculty. “What was the worst candy you’ve ever gotten for Halloween?”
The club received a lot of responses from the students. Some were ordinary, while others were the usual tall tales told by someone who wants to impress the friend standing next to him.
Cotton Candy, Tootsie Rolls, and the perennially lame apple were all on the list.
The one genuine entry though that I found interesting was a Band-Aid. Why a Band-Aid?
Assuming that the adhesive bandage was a “treat” given at Halloween, It might just be the worst item ever given away on that holiday. What could you use a Band-Aid for whilst scouring the night for candy? Is it for the razor blades in the apple? Maybe for the cuts and scrapes one would get on their face from those cheap plastic masks of superman.
It’s much more entertaining to think that it was given without warrant. Just imagine a man or woman lying on their couch then they hear the door bell followed by “Trick or treat.”
“What should I give them?” the man thinks to himself.
Then just at that moment he sees the rubbery tan hide in his bathroom, problem solved.
Surprisingly, though, the person who wrote “Band-Aid” on our board didn’t specify if it was used or not. That would have made a much better story.
A Question Posed to Tunxis Students:
What’s The Worst Halloween Candy You’ve Ever Gotten?
Ø Candy Corn (x4)
Ø Apple (x 3)
Ø Tootsie Roll (x3)
Ø Almond Joy (x 2)
Ø Licorice (x 2)
Ø Pretzels (x 2)
Ø Bandaid
Ø Book
Ø Chocolate Covered Raisins
Ø Cinnamon Gummies (Red Hots)
Ø Crackers
Ø Eye Ball Gum
Ø Green Beans
Ø Jelly Beans
Ø Pay Day
Ø Peanuts
Ø Pencil
Ø Pennies
Ø Popcorn
Ø Raisins
Ø Reece’s (Full Sized)
Ø S’mores Bars
Ø Swedish Fish
Ø Tooth Brush
Ø Tooth Paste
Ø Whoppers
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