Survival Of The Fittest
 

Survival Of The Fittest

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.
Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theater of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.
Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.
When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."
This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.
There can be only one.

Re: Survival Of The Fittest
 

I like peanut butter m&m's, I know, I'm weird. But not as weird as some I see.

Re: Survival Of The Fittest
 

I really want to try this game :yup:

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Okay but isn't the one that makes it through exposed to the heat of your fingers and then, by the laws of transference, susceptible to cracking due to a softer (though not melted in your hand) core?

Isn't it just possible that since the human eye is attracted to brighter colors that you select those of bright color first which, in turn, exposes them to longer periods of heat transfer, which, by default would weaken the core and allow the shell the to crack due to non support?

I think you are subconsciously skewing the study, sir.

;D

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Mmmm didnt think of that, ;)

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I rarely get a good laugh from anything I see online but this did the trick.

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You forgot to add in there this line, "Do you concur?"

I sir, DO concur. :D