You know what Sixlets are? Little crunchy chocolate/carob covered candies, similar to M&M’s, but sold in little tubes?
If they are called Sixlets, why are there 8 in the tube? There’s only 5 colors, so it’s not numbering the colors.
Where does the Sixlet’s name come from?
Eli
(Why yes, it’s quiet at work today. Why do you ask?)
Yup, they used to be packed in sixes.
Much like PEZ, which is an abbreviation of a German word for peppermint(Pfefferminze).
And this makes a lot more sense now too:
According to Wikipedia:
“When introduced in 1932, 3 Musketeers had three pieces of candy in one package, flavored vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, hence the name.”