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debm55

(52,861 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:40 PM Oct 17

Why do you dislike/like candy corn or circus peanuts. I know why I don't like them, but why don't you?

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Why do you dislike/like candy corn or circus peanuts. I know why I don't like them, but why don't you? (Original Post) debm55 Oct 17 OP
I like both, I'm sick, I'm sick I tell you... wcmagumba Oct 17 #1
Okay , wcmagumba. debm55 Oct 17 #4
I do like them. Ocelot II Oct 17 #2
Thank you , Ocelot II debm55 Oct 17 #5
Yuck yuck yuck SARose Oct 17 #3
Agree. SARose debm55 Oct 17 #7
I ate too much candy corn as a kid. johnnyfins Oct 17 #6
HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, johnnyfins. I agree. debm55 Oct 17 #8
Right you are - bananas. Had forgottten that. yorkster Oct 17 #10
Thank you very much for sharing with us, yorkster. debm55 Oct 17 #12
Oh the shame of sweet tooth.... yorkster Oct 17 #17
I Love Candy Corn /bt Abnredleg Oct 17 #9
You can have mine.Thank you Abnredleg. debm55 Oct 17 #13
They're way too sweet, and not to put too fine a point on it. catbyte Oct 17 #11
Thank you for that descriptive reason, catbyte. They are too sweet for me. debm55 Oct 17 #15
I like candy corn. boonecreek Oct 17 #14
Thank you very much for sharing with us, boonecreek debm55 Oct 17 #16
Yes. A few pieces of candy corn, mixed with an equal amount of salty peanuts, yum. tanyev Oct 18 #45
No, just no. There's something about badhair77 Oct 17 #18
Thank you badhair77. I won't be taking your share. Too sweet for me. debm55 Oct 17 #20
No dislike involved. beemerphill Oct 17 #19
Very logical, beemerphill. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Oct 17 #21
Candy corn was OK but circus peanuts should be banned from the planet. Dorothy V Oct 17 #22
Thank you,Dorothy V, I could never figure out why they are still being made. debm55 Oct 17 #23
Candy corn is disgusting. (Sugar and scum paste) Circus peanuts are the bottom of the barrel ...also. chouchou Oct 17 #24
Oh, everyone has there own likes and dislikes. It's okay to for people to like or dislike them debm55 Oct 17 #25
I was being purposely silly and ridiculous.. chouchou Oct 18 #40
___________ debm55 Oct 18 #43
I like them doc03 Oct 17 #26
Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Oct 17 #28
Pure sugar JBTaurus83 Oct 17 #27
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you.JBTaurus. The sweetness is what gets to me. debm55 Oct 17 #29
Couple Reasons ProfessorGAC Oct 17 #30
Totally agree with you, ProfessorGAC, debm55 Oct 17 #34
The texture. Lilithschyld Oct 17 #31
Very true, Lilithscchyld. So true. debm55 Oct 17 #35
Damn, now I want some candy corn. Rizen Oct 17 #32
To each their own.Thank you Rizen debm55 Oct 17 #36
I like both MustLoveBeagles Oct 17 #33
Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. I find it hard eating overly sweet candy. But you can do you. debm55 Oct 17 #37
I can't have much of either MustLoveBeagles Oct 17 #38
-------------------- debm55 Oct 17 #39
Candy corn is for little kids. Wolf Frankula Oct 18 #41
I love circus peanuts. zanana1 Oct 18 #42
i candy corn , but , i respect your choice not to.:) AllaN01Bear Oct 18 #44

SARose

(1,822 posts)
3. Yuck yuck yuck
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:43 PM
Oct 17

But I love some Mellocreme pumpkins!🤭

Candy corn doesn’t have a taste.

Circus peanuts are almost as disgusting as licorice.

Jest my two cents…

johnnyfins

(3,293 posts)
6. I ate too much candy corn as a kid.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:44 PM
Oct 17

I'm done.

Circus Peanuts are just styrofoam, flavored with some odd banana taste. Plus, they are usually orange, like TSFs face.

catbyte

(38,318 posts)
11. They're way too sweet, and not to put too fine a point on it.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:55 PM
Oct 17

but they make me "mucus up" and I feel like I'm strangling.

Sorry.

boonecreek

(1,312 posts)
14. I like candy corn.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:03 PM
Oct 17

Especially mixed with peanuts, real ones that is. Circus Peanuts taste like pink marshmallows
left out in the sun too long.

tanyev

(48,330 posts)
45. Yes. A few pieces of candy corn, mixed with an equal amount of salty peanuts, yum.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 06:02 PM
Oct 18

Tastes like a Payday bar. Which is not something that can be consumed in large quantities either, but one of those mini-size bars just hits the spot sometimes.

beemerphill

(594 posts)
19. No dislike involved.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:33 PM
Oct 17

They are a very important part of this Halloween season. The problem for me is that I like them for about 4-5 pieces, then I have had enough and quit. A small bag is plenty for me all season. Sometimes by Christmas, I will have thrown half of them away. They are great for a few pieces.

Dorothy V

(415 posts)
22. Candy corn was OK but circus peanuts should be banned from the planet.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:51 PM
Oct 17

Haven't had candy corn in decades. I wonder if I'd still like them.
Something else I couldn't stand (and still can't) are jelly beans. I suppose it was the texture. Oh, well, plenty of other goodies for me to get into.

chouchou

(2,625 posts)
24. Candy corn is disgusting. (Sugar and scum paste) Circus peanuts are the bottom of the barrel ...also.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:59 PM
Oct 17

Anybody who eats those things are just plain uncivilized.

debm55

(52,861 posts)
25. Oh, everyone has there own likes and dislikes. It's okay to for people to like or dislike them
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:25 PM
Oct 17

ProfessorGAC

(75,285 posts)
30. Couple Reasons
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:43 PM
Oct 17

The texture is chalky on both.
Candy corn tastes like nothing but sweet.
Foam peanuts taste sweet with a touch of artificiality. Worst of both worlds.

Lilithschyld

(89 posts)
31. The texture.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 07:00 PM
Oct 17

I hate the texture of each and also the taste that they leave in my mouth makes me want to immediately brush my teeth.

debm55

(52,861 posts)
37. Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. I find it hard eating overly sweet candy. But you can do you.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:17 PM
Oct 17

Wolf Frankula

(3,796 posts)
41. Candy corn is for little kids.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 12:47 AM
Oct 18

I liked it then. I've outgrown it. Peanuts are monkey poop. People shouldn't eat them.

zanana1

(6,450 posts)
42. I love circus peanuts.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:41 AM
Oct 18

The taste is good, but the texture is great. You sink your teeth in them with no resistance at all.

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