# Cry Me a River---of Chocolate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047 "2019-01-19T14:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/1 "2019-01-19T14:49:56Z")
So what happens when a tanker truck carrying liquid chocolate overturns [Chocolate nightmare](https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article224538185.html) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/2 "2019-01-19T14:56:20Z")
Aackkk! The loss. I’m depressed now. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/3 "2019-01-19T17:38:41Z")
I’ve heard chocolate can help with that. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/4 "2019-01-19T18:07:47Z")
I have a place not to far away- maybe I can dash up there and stick up for the rest of my life! ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/5 "2019-01-19T20:08:23Z")
Oh, the humanity! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/6 "2019-01-19T23:18:08Z")
That’s NOT the way you make Rocky Road! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/7 "2019-01-20T01:52:13Z")
Nor is it what is generally meant by “the Hershey Highway”. At least it seems that no one was hurt–a literal death by chocolate would end up costing restaurants a fortune in dessert menu reprints. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/8 "2019-01-20T16:21:26Z")
Glad someone fixed the article. It originally said 40K gallons of chocolate. That’s train car size, not semi size. Reporting ain’t what it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-river-of-chocolate/828047/9 "2019-01-20T19:04:56Z")
It’s no [Great Molasses Flood](https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2019/01/18/515189.htm).