# Verily, I Shall Consume Thee, CIRCUS PEANUTS **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463 "2001-05-15T02:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/1 "2001-05-15T02:39:21Z")
As I type I have in front of me a freshly opened bag of Circus Peanuts (oh how I love the explosion of Circus Peanut smell when you open the bag). According to the package, there are about 35 circus peanuts within. I have already eaten 4 or 5. Man they rock. The best part is, I’m washing them down with a big tasty glass of Carnation Instant Breakfast, Vanilla. This is a wild and wonderful combination here, folks. Damn these are good, I can never remember why I don’t get these every week. Probably because by the time I’ve finished the bag, I don’t want to look at another Circus Peanut for months. I do so love how the texture changes. Now they are soft and supple, like slightly macho marshmallows. Soon they will be like tanks, with a thick armored hull. Still, there is a vulnerable soft center to that tank, and holy shit is it ever tasty. I really like Circus Peanuts. A lot. MarxBoy ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/2 "2001-05-15T02:45:40Z")
_claps wildly_ A fitting tribute. Stirring, yet not overblown. Down-to-earth yet descriptive. You tapped into all that is grand about Circus Peanuts, without overstating their allure. And damn, did it make me want to have one. _discreetly wipes drool from chin_ ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/3 "2001-05-15T03:03:41Z")
The only thing I would add to your otherwise heavenly scenario is a memory of the scornful comments of the uninitiated. Some unfortunates come into this world unable to appreciate gustatory greatness, even when thrust upon them. ---
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/4 "2001-05-15T03:05:12Z")
Here we go again… (I’m staying out of this one) ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/5 "2001-05-15T03:08:47Z")
They taste like styrofoam. I use those pieces of crap for doorstops.😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/6 "2001-05-15T03:46:25Z")
Gag me. I wouldn’t eat those nasty things if Jeff Hardy was wearing them as a codpiece. ☹ And to youknowwho…don’t even think about it.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/7 "2001-05-15T04:30:50Z")
You people are sick in the head. The only thing Circus Peanuts are good for is to induce vomiting. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/8 "2001-05-15T04:34:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dlgirl \* > \*\*They taste like styrofoam. > > I use those pieces of crap for doorstops.😃 > > \*\* I wouldn’t use those pieces of crap as substitute Dog Shit for the yard! ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/9 "2001-05-15T04:34:37Z")
First socialism, now circus peanuts. We have seen the road to hell. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/10 "2001-05-15T04:37:40Z")
Circus peanut reviews and even more delightful “sweets” can be found [here](http://www.bad-candy.com/). ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/11 "2001-05-15T04:38:35Z")
**Whammo** , I guess you’re right…they do look kinda tacky when I use them as doorstops. As for the dog crap thing, I have a dog so I don’t need the circus peanuts for a substitute. Of course, they would be a little bit more pleasant to pick up(unless it rained).😃 ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/12 "2001-05-15T05:38:27Z")
Eek! Circus Peanuts taste _exactly_ like an antibiotic I had to take as a kid called Trisulfaminic. Oh, bleah! The horror. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/13 "2001-05-15T06:03:59Z")
We chatted about them last year, with a segue into haggis: [Circus Peanuts](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=28084). ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/14 "2001-05-15T09:11:07Z")
Sometimes I’ll let these things in the house. Circus Peanuts are the _one candy_ that won’t be sneakily consumed by my family. My family, wisely, gives them a wide berth. I occasionally get a hankering for them when I’m vaguely depressed…they give me a legitimate excuse for feeling awful.😛 ---
**Author:** ![gadgetgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gadgetgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadgetgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/15 "2001-05-15T10:16:46Z")
yum, I luv 'em. if any of you don’t like 'em, I’ll take your share. No problem. ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/16 "2001-05-15T13:08:35Z")
Damn you **DMC** , you beat me to that. I love that site so much, especially the Tamarind one, because I have been exposed to that stuff before. I do, however, really like Circus Peanuts. I ate many of them last night, and went to bed with that oh-so-familiar nauseated feeling. I left the bag open on my desk, and when I awakened I had a breakfast of newly stale Circus Peanuts. Oh my, they are such a wonderful foodstuff, appropriate for every occasion, at any hour. Wow, I love these things. MarxBoy ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/17 "2001-05-15T13:12:23Z")
I loved my grandfather dearly, bless his soul, but he had one blinding fault. He gave us nasty circus peanuts when we came to visit. We usually accepted them graciously, then proceeded to the nearest ant hill, where they were looked upon as a gift from the gods. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/18 "2001-05-15T13:27:31Z")
The Devil’s own vengance, unleashed upon the earth, takes the form of Circus Peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/19 "2001-05-15T13:37:45Z")
What? What are they? Spare a moment for the Englisher and tell me what these controversial snack products are? I’m assuming they’re not just ordinary peanuts… Fran ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463/20 "2001-05-15T13:48:49Z")
Mmmmm… circus peanuts. Damn! I’m at work and I have no money. Frickin’ poo I won’t be able to get any for awhile. Oh well anyways to all the fellow circus peanut lovers out there am I the only one that heats them up in the microwave then eats them? They get all big and puffy in there and when you take them out oh my! They are just frickin’ awesome. Although they are good plain also. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verily-i-shall-consume-thee-circus-peanuts/65463.md?page=2)