# Wtf they took my sour patch kids **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047 "2011-11-15T20:11:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![biglazerfish1675](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@biglazerfish1675](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biglazerfish1675)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/1 "2011-11-15T20:11:34Z")
The school took sour patch kids out of the vending machine. What the hell else will i eat that is sour then sweet ---
**Author:** ![White\_Unicorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@White\_Unicorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Unicorn)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/2 "2011-11-15T20:13:58Z")
Warheads? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/3 "2011-11-15T20:15:37Z")
Pineapple and sauerkraut sandwiches? ---
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/4 "2011-11-15T21:33:04Z")
Do they still stock Shock Tarts in vending machines? Those were pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/5 "2011-11-15T21:37:13Z")
We didn’t have vending machines or Sour Patch kids in school when I was a kid. We sucked on rocks from the parking lot. And we were happy to do it! ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/6 "2011-11-15T21:39:42Z")
School vending machines offering candy? When I was in school, the kids smoking cigarettes in the quad would have laughed at the idea. ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/7 "2011-11-15T22:08:15Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > We didn’t have vending machines or Sour Patch kids in school when I was a kid. We sucked on rocks from the parking lot. > > And we were happy to do it! You forgot to tell those kids to get off your lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/8 "2011-11-15T22:42:29Z")
Lawn? We didn’t have a lawn! We just had some green fuzz that grew in the dirt in front of the house. Kids these days. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/9 "2011-11-15T23:32:59Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Lawn? We didn’t have a lawn! We just had some green fuzz that grew in the dirt in front of the house. > > Kids these days. We used to _dream_ of having green fuzz in front of our house! We had to make do with an 8x8 patch of green spray-painted asphalt. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/10 "2011-11-15T23:38:36Z")
Asphalt? How fancy. All we had was broken glass. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/11 "2011-11-16T00:05:36Z")
Well, by green fuzz, I meant rancid mold that that we had to “mow” with our bare hands, but it was green fuzz to us! ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/12 "2011-11-16T00:07:43Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Asphalt? How fancy. > > All we had was broken glass. Glass? You had GLASS? We counted ourselves blessed to have the sawdust left behind by carpenter ants. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/13 "2011-11-16T00:49:37Z")
_Carpenter_ ants?? Must’ve been nice. All we had was 100’x100’ lot filled with fire ants, 6" deep. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/14 "2011-11-16T00:55:41Z")
Pets? Such extravagance. ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/15 "2011-11-16T00:57:55Z")
Ants? Luxury ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/16 "2011-11-16T01:33:16Z")
You may laugh, but back in MY day the Cafeteria Ladies looked at you in [Extreme Disapproval](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GU66E0eJoyA/R3j_Y8q80AI/AAAAAAAAA7w/IKcapJNUb-o/s1600-h/IC-Multi-Generational-Disap.jpg) if you dared to choose chocolate milk instead of regular milk. We did not have soda pop, we didn’t have any sort of punch, we had our choice of milk or water for drinks. And NO candy. NO vending machines, either. Most of our playground was asphalt, but we did have plenty of broken glass on it, the better to skin our knees on. And if we complained of skinned knees, the school nurse and/or our moms would put monkey blood (merthiolate) on the wound. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/17 "2011-11-16T02:03:37Z")
Man, I wish I could eat Sour Patch Kids. I love the taste. But they literally melt my tongue. I have no idea why. I’ve got scars from the last time I tried. > **[Candy Addict » Candy Review: Sour Patch Kids](http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/04/28/candy-review-sour-patch-kids/)** > > Candy news, views, and reviews. All the candy that’s fit to eat, and some that isn’t. All candy, all the time. Addicted to candy. Apparently I’m not the only one this happens to. It’s nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-they-took-my-sour-patch-kids/603047/18 "2011-11-16T03:25:41Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Man, I wish I could eat Sour Patch Kids. I love the taste. But they literally melt my tongue. I have no idea why. I’ve got scars from the last time I tried. > > [Candy Addict » Candy Review: Sour Patch Kids](http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/04/28/candy-review-sour-patch-kids/) > > Apparently I’m not the only one this happens to. It’s nasty. Solid citric acid crystals are quite acidic and corrosive - much more so than dissolved citric acid. I can barely get through a “fun size” bag of Sour Skittles without them wrecking my tongue.