# Fun with M&Ms **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986 "2005-01-27T22:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/1 "2005-01-27T22:02:09Z")
One time, in the last year or so I believe, there was a thread in which people were talking about all the things they did with M&Ms—lining them up certain ways, playing tiddely winks, getting caught doing these things at work, etc. It got pretty funny, and I’d love to see it again, now that I’ve stumbled upon a few diversions of my own. Terms like ‘anal retentive’ and ‘obsessive-compulsive’ were mentioned. Does anyone else remember this? I had no luck searching. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/2 "2005-01-27T22:22:39Z")
If I recal, the thread was about some doper playing GLADIATOR with is M&M’s. Oh, here it is… [Hal Briston is insane.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235134&highlight=gladiator+m%26ms) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/3 "2005-01-27T22:32:38Z")
You beat me to my own admission. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/4 "2005-01-27T22:50:23Z")
To your credit, I remember the thread because I was laughing my ass off. I love this board. ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/5 "2005-01-28T03:17:42Z")
Ditto. Thanks much. Going to go read it now. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/6 "2005-01-28T13:01:13Z")
I once bought a bag of M&M’s and there were 64 of them. Made for perfect seedings, no qualifying rounds required. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/7 "2005-01-28T13:30:16Z")
I give the brown ones away. They’re boring. Then I eat the red, orange, yellow, green, and blue ones. In that order. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/8 "2005-01-28T14:55:15Z")
Try microwaving them for a few seconds before eating - they get nice and gushy inside. Susan ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/9 "2005-01-28T16:56:34Z")
But doesn’t that fuck up the battle? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/10 "2005-01-28T17:44:20Z")
I used to work with a guy who would buy a pack of M&M’s, open them, drop one into his shirt pocket and begin eating the rest. When I asked why, he answered “So I’m always sure to know when I’m down to the last M&M. It’s so dissapointing to accidently eat the last one without _knowing_ it’s the last one. This way I can savor it.” Why, yes, he is an engineer - why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/11 "2005-01-28T18:31:13Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I once bought a bag of M&M’s and there were 64 of them. Made for perfect **seedings** , no qualifying rounds required. At first glance, I read that as “seedlings”, and I thought, “You planted them in your garden?” If you successfully end up with M&M trees, I **really really** want to know! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-m-ms/286986/12 "2005-01-28T19:58:19Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > At first glance, I read that as “seedlings”, and I thought, “You planted them in your garden?” Ha! I was still thinking that until your post, **Monstre**. 😛