# Skittles flavors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 17, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533 "2005-02-17T14:42:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![unison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ac91a4/32.png) [@unison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unison)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/21 "2005-02-23T06:52:48Z")

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Ok, I don’t know about Skittles, but there are definetily less red Zours proportionately to the others. The orange ones I leave behind (and lately, find myself dissolving into tea just to see them turn into little transparent balls of jelly at the bottom of the cup)…

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**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/22 "2005-02-23T07:08:01Z")

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No _way_ did people prefer the yellow and green Skittles! As for Starburst, everyone I seem to have this conversation with says yellow is their least favorite color. I like strawberry, whether we’re talking Skittles or Starburst. Orange comes second. But there are always so many yellow ones (especially with Starburst!)… always the lemons. What’s with the lemons?!

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**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/23 "2005-02-23T07:13:04Z")

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Purple and orange! Those are the two true Skittle colors.

Anyone like the berry flavored Skittles? Or the mint? I line the mint ones up on my desk and eat them in order of color, lightest to darkest. First I group them in little groups of one of each flavor.

Just open the package and dump the candy in my mouth? Wouldn’t dream of it.

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**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/24 "2005-02-23T21:50:59Z")

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> [@StGermain](#):
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> …or throw away the yellow and green.

Noooooooo! :eek: ☹

The green ones are the best. The other four colors bow before the deliciousness that is the Green Skittle. 😃

The mint ones are just as good.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/25 "2005-02-23T22:09:07Z")

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You won’t believe how many people have done this. Lesson plans?

Google[skittles color amount](http://www.google.com/search?q=skittles+color+amount&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-flavors/290533/26 "2005-02-23T22:15:36Z")

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Ack. You’re going a bit too far in your love for the green skittles there, **umop**. They’re good for a breathmint and preferable to those dreadful listerine strips but to mention them in the same post as the normal variety is grounds for a psychiatric evaluation.

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