# It's Hard Out Here for a Peep

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-out-here-for-a-peep/350079>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-out-here-for-a-peep/350079 "2006-03-27T14:48:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-out-here-for-a-peep/350079/1 "2006-03-27T14:48:17Z")

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Calling all creative types:

It’s the [Seattle Times “Peep Culture” contest.](http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=peeptease22&date=20060322&query=Peeps): “Submit a sculpture, diorama, tableau or whatever made from the famous Easter candy, and it could appear on Easter” “Terrible puns encouraged”

Click [here](https://secure.nwsource.com/reg/scr/signin.cfm?target=http%3A%2F%2Farchives%2Eseattletimes%2Enwsource%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftexis%2Ecgi%2Fweb%2Fvortex%2Fdisplay%3Fslug%3Dpeepsintro19%26date%3D20060319%26query%3DPeeps&from=) for registration version that shows all kinds of interpretations of the theme (runway model Peep, Brangelina and their triplet Peeps, Iron Chef Peeps).  
Why Cafe Society and not MSPIMS? Well, it deals with art, the highest of haute-cuisine, and pop culture.  
I searched on “peep” and “Peeps” and no matches; sorry if this has been mentioned already

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**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-out-here-for-a-peep/350079/2 "2006-03-27T17:58:05Z")

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Heeheh, reminds me of Peep Wars. Shove a toothpick into two Peeps. Toss 'em into the microwave. Turn it on for a few minutes. Watch as Peeps balloon up in size, the winner is the Peep whose toothpick stabs and pops the other Peep first.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hard-out-here-for-a-peep/350079/3 "2006-03-27T18:19:35Z")

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:eek: :eek: :eek: But, but their cute little faces deformed and then deflated. ☹

😉

And obligatory Peep Research link: [http://www.peepresearch.org/](http://www.peepresearch.org/)

Peeps played a part in my most awful food combo yet:

Peeps and Budweiser

Good times, man, good times.