# I finally tried a Chick-o-Stick today . . .

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 8, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017 "2017-11-08T03:40:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017/21 "2017-11-11T20:42:50Z")

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> [@Patx2](#):
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> I have never heard of these, I was surprised when I thought the OP was talking about chicken on a stick (kebab?) and realized you were all talking about candy 🤔.

It’s arguably not even the most famous “chicken” named candy. There was [Chicken Dinner](http://mentalfloss.com/article/70510/clucking-sweet-history-candy-bar-called-chicken-dinner) back in the day. (That was before my time, though. Looks like it got discontinued in the early 60s.)

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**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017/22 "2017-11-11T20:43:13Z")

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> [@Patx2](#):
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> I have never heard of these, I was surprised when I thought the OP was talking about chicken on a stick (kebab?) and realized you were all talking about candy 🤔.

Yeah, I always wondered about the name as there doesn’t seem to be any chicks included whatsoever. I don’t even think eggs are involved.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017/23 "2017-11-11T21:32:31Z")

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I remember many times walking home from school and stopping at the liquor store to cash in a couple of Coke bottles (three cents each, and you’d have yourself a nickel plus a penny; enough to buy the candy bar of your choice). For some reason, I’d only ever notice the Chick-o-Sticks on Fridays in Lent.

And I never bought one until I was nearly 20 years old, because I was afraid they had chicken in them. o\_0

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