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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, 09:11 AM

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The Real Bev <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
> like disinfectant.

Dettol, to be precise. I wouldn't be surprised if
they eventually metamorphosized into Phil grease
(jelly beans might be the larval stage.)

> Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

'Addiction with', anyways.

Maybe I'll buy a bunch of jelly beans, just to have an
handful of selected ones to toss into my next DQ Blizzard.

The pink ones are tolerable, but strangely forgettable.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 09:11 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
The Real Bev <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
> like disinfectant.

Dettol, to be precise. I wouldn't be surprised if
they eventually metamorphosized into Phil grease
(jelly beans might be the larval stage.)

> Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

'Addiction with', anyways.

Maybe I'll buy a bunch of jelly beans, just to have an
handful of selected ones to toss into my next DQ Blizzard.

The pink ones are tolerable, but strangely forgettable.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 09:11 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
The Real Bev <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
> like disinfectant.

Dettol, to be precise. I wouldn't be surprised if
they eventually metamorphosized into Phil grease
(jelly beans might be the larval stage.)

> Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

'Addiction with', anyways.

Maybe I'll buy a bunch of jelly beans, just to have an
handful of selected ones to toss into my next DQ Blizzard.

The pink ones are tolerable, but strangely forgettable.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 09:11 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
The Real Bev <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
> like disinfectant.

Dettol, to be precise. I wouldn't be surprised if
they eventually metamorphosized into Phil grease
(jelly beans might be the larval stage.)

> Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

'Addiction with', anyways.

Maybe I'll buy a bunch of jelly beans, just to have an
handful of selected ones to toss into my next DQ Blizzard.

The pink ones are tolerable, but strangely forgettable.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 09:11 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
The Real Bev <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Sooner or later they all get eaten. So do the green ones, which taste
> like disinfectant.

Dettol, to be precise. I wouldn't be surprised if
they eventually metamorphosized into Phil grease
(jelly beans might be the larval stage.)

> Our hunger for sugar is truly impressive.

'Addiction with', anyways.

Maybe I'll buy a bunch of jelly beans, just to have an
handful of selected ones to toss into my next DQ Blizzard.

The pink ones are tolerable, but strangely forgettable.

cheers,
Tom

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06-20-2004, 11:53 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> 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.

I do. I love the white ones. I wish they'd sell bags of only white ones.

> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

They have a distinct flavour. Is there something wrong with your taste
buds?

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06-20-2004, 11:53 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> 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.

I do. I love the white ones. I wish they'd sell bags of only white ones.

> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

They have a distinct flavour. Is there something wrong with your taste
buds?

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06-20-2004, 11:53 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:8kh0bc.es.ln@bud.garden.local
> 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.

I do. I love the white ones. I wish they'd sell bags of only white ones.

> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

They have a distinct flavour. Is there something wrong with your taste
buds?

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06-20-2004, 11:53 AM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:8kh0bc.es.ln@bud.garden.local
> 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.

I do. I love the white ones. I wish they'd sell bags of only white ones.

> Sort of like keeping a commuter bike nondescript,
> to reduce the chances of it getting stolen.
>
> White jelly beans really should have a flavour, though.
> I guess vanilla is the obvious possibility. Maple
> would be interesting.

They have a distinct flavour. Is there something wrong with your taste
buds?

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