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06-19-2004, 12:01 AM

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06-19-2004, 10:54 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
>
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> >>Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans. Why do those
> >>things exist?
> >
> > For contrast. If white jelly beans did not exist, they would have
> > to be invented.
>
> I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as
> a survival tactic. Nobody picks the white ones.
> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.

For maximum survivability: Clorox. If nobody ever ate one, what would
happen to them? Would they evolve into aquarium gravel?

> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
like disinfectant. Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

--
Cheers,
Bev
---------------------------------------------
"The primary purpose of any government entity
is to employ the unemployable."

06-19-2004, 10:54 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
>
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> >>Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans. Why do those
> >>things exist?
> >
> > For contrast. If white jelly beans did not exist, they would have
> > to be invented.
>
> I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as
> a survival tactic. Nobody picks the white ones.
> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.

For maximum survivability: Clorox. If nobody ever ate one, what would
happen to them? Would they evolve into aquarium gravel?

> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
like disinfectant. Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

--
Cheers,
Bev
---------------------------------------------
"The primary purpose of any government entity
is to employ the unemployable."

06-19-2004, 10:54 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
>
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> >>Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans. Why do those
> >>things exist?
> >
> > For contrast. If white jelly beans did not exist, they would have
> > to be invented.
>
> I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as
> a survival tactic. Nobody picks the white ones.
> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.

For maximum survivability: Clorox. If nobody ever ate one, what would
happen to them? Would they evolve into aquarium gravel?

> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
like disinfectant. Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

--
Cheers,
Bev
---------------------------------------------
"The primary purpose of any government entity
is to employ the unemployable."

06-19-2004, 10:54 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
>
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> >>Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans. Why do those
> >>things exist?
> >
> > For contrast. If white jelly beans did not exist, they would have
> > to be invented.
>
> I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as
> a survival tactic. Nobody picks the white ones.
> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.

For maximum survivability: Clorox. If nobody ever ate one, what would
happen to them? Would they evolve into aquarium gravel?

> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
like disinfectant. Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

--
Cheers,
Bev
---------------------------------------------
"The primary purpose of any government entity
is to employ the unemployable."

06-19-2004, 10:54 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
>
> In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> >>Innocence is so bland, like those white jelly beans. Why do those
> >>things exist?
> >
> > For contrast. If white jelly beans did not exist, they would have
> > to be invented.
>
> I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as
> a survival tactic. Nobody picks the white ones.
> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.

For maximum survivability: Clorox. If nobody ever ate one, what would
happen to them? Would they evolve into aquarium gravel?

> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
like disinfectant. Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

--
Cheers,
Bev
---------------------------------------------
"The primary purpose of any government entity
is to employ the unemployable."

06-20-2004, 08:58 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>>I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as a survival tactic.
>>Nobody picks the white ones. Sort of like keeping a commuter bike
>>nondescript, to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> Jelly beans don't evolve. At least not that I know of.

So, you're a Creationist, eh? :-)

Just for laffs, I'd Google on 'bicycle' + 'evolution', but
one of the other guys in the house is hogging the phone
right now (I'm writing this offline.)

....

> Shortly you are left with a bowl of
> white and black jelly beans, many carrying fingerprints and lint.

Or, 'schmutz'. Except it wouldn't come off with a lint brush.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 08:58 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>>I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as a survival tactic.
>>Nobody picks the white ones. Sort of like keeping a commuter bike
>>nondescript, to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> Jelly beans don't evolve. At least not that I know of.

So, you're a Creationist, eh? :-)

Just for laffs, I'd Google on 'bicycle' + 'evolution', but
one of the other guys in the house is hogging the phone
right now (I'm writing this offline.)

....

> Shortly you are left with a bowl of
> white and black jelly beans, many carrying fingerprints and lint.

Or, 'schmutz'. Except it wouldn't come off with a lint brush.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 08:58 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>>I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as a survival tactic.
>>Nobody picks the white ones. Sort of like keeping a commuter bike
>>nondescript, to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> Jelly beans don't evolve. At least not that I know of.

So, you're a Creationist, eh? :-)

Just for laffs, I'd Google on 'bicycle' + 'evolution', but
one of the other guys in the house is hogging the phone
right now (I'm writing this offline.)

....

> Shortly you are left with a bowl of
> white and black jelly beans, many carrying fingerprints and lint.

Or, 'schmutz'. Except it wouldn't come off with a lint brush.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 08:58 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>>I was wondering if maybe they evolved that way as a survival tactic.
>>Nobody picks the white ones. Sort of like keeping a commuter bike
>>nondescript, to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> Jelly beans don't evolve. At least not that I know of.

So, you're a Creationist, eh? :-)

Just for laffs, I'd Google on 'bicycle' + 'evolution', but
one of the other guys in the house is hogging the phone
right now (I'm writing this offline.)

....

> Shortly you are left with a bowl of
> white and black jelly beans, many carrying fingerprints and lint.

Or, 'schmutz'. Except it wouldn't come off with a lint brush.

cheers,
Tom

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