Hey Freak!

I like to think that I'm kinda smart. I know some things.

The area of a circle is equal to the square of its radius multiplied by the value of Π (Pi). I get that.

Paris Hilton continues to stay in the gossip news because 1) some people love her, because she lives the kind of extravagant life they'd like to lead, and 2) everybody else hates her, because she lives the kind of extravagant life that nobody should lead, full of self-indulgence and bratty, childish behavior. I get that.

Pushing the "down" button harder or multiple times will do nothing to hasten the arrival of the elevator you're waiting for. It get that. (I still do it, but I get it)

Something I don't get?

Saltwater taffy. What is the draw, here? I've tasted this stuff, and frankly, bleh. It's like re-packaged ABC gum. Bleh. The same goes for cotton candy. Less flavorful than real candy, less filling than rice cakes. I don't see the point.

On a side note, don't you hate when someone you know goes on vacation and brings you back something that you don't like? Say, for example, saltwater taffy? Don't get me wrong - I'm still very grateful for the gift and flattered that they thought of me, but... well, how do you say "No thanks"? I mean, I feel bad for saying "I hate saltwater taffy," but I do.

Really, I don't hate that they got me something I don't like. I hate the fact that I can't be more appreciative. That's on me.

Luckily, this is just a hypothetical situation.

And, hypothetically, I could just leave these out in a dish so that everybody here (who actually likes saltwater taffy) can enjoy it.

Happy Monday!

I LOVE saltwater taffy! I wish I was there...

Dude, don't leave the taffy in a bowl for coworkers you might not like anyway to have some. Instead, SEND IT TO ME!!!

I LOVE Saltwater Taffy. I also like cotton candy.

If it helps you to figure out why, I am a plain foods sort of girl (not really into condiments). Though, I don't find taffy to be flavorless.

Mmm, taffy...

Or you can also derive pi dropping needles (or toothpicks if you prefer) and seeing if they land on a piece of string.

I think the right thing to do would be to say, "Thank you. It's so nice of you to think of me," and then put the taffy out for people to eat or take it home and give it to someone else. Then just hope they don't ask specifically how you like it.

I have a friend who had problems caused by saying that she liked something she hated. Her friend made her some peanut butter fudge. She said that she liked it, but she didn't. Neither did anyone else in the family. Every year after that for Christmas, she would be given a tin full of peanut butter fudge that she couldn't stand. After all that time, she certainly couldn't go back and say, "by the way, I don't like it." So, she just kept giving it away.

Thanks a lot! You know, you could have just said something, instead of making me feel like I did something so wonderful for you. Give it back now, you ingrate. I'LL eat it.
And next time, I'll just get you some shitty t-shirt that says something like "Manic went to Cabrini Green and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."

Even time my grandmother goes on vacation she brings me back a hat. Usually, it's a baseball hat with the name of the city on it. It's never cute. And the only time I've ever worn a ball hat was when I was actually playing ball. And yet, she keeps buying them for me.

Like you, I appreciate the gesture but I wish she'd get me something else. Or even nothing at all, so I don't have to pretend I'm thrilled when she hands it to me.

God, I sound so spoiled.

Strangely, I love Paris Hilton but hate saltwater taffy.

I actually hate all taffy.

In college, however, I once played mailbox baseball with a very hot girl -- that was not a stripper -- named Taffy.

see, I actually like saltwater taffy and nobody has ever bought me a box of it. life is so unfair. :D

I am yet another of the salt water taffy lovers. Except for the chocolate ones and the nearly unidentified stripey ones.

As for cotton candy--I am much too old for it, but I insist on getting some at every ballgame I attend.

Send it my way if you feel compelled!

hahaha! I love your cotton candy description. I am on the pro-saltwater taffy side. And I really don't mind Paris Hilton all that much.

I used to go to the State Fair just for the cotton candy and saltwater taffy. Leaving it out for others is a good idea - or mixing it in with the Halloween candy and giving it away is good too... I'll be doing this with the mini-bags of pretzels someone gave me.

another vote for "I heart saltwater taffy." I also love cotton candy (mostly a byproduct of years of selling it. you'd think I'd get tired of it, but I always missed it in the offseason).

But I understand the sentiment, and I honestly hate it when people give me weird random stuff. Sometimes, it's nice, b/c I know people are thinking of me, and that's when I think it's sweet. When I worked at a motel last summer, we had a regular who would come for little sojourns on the beach. She and I talked a lot. Before I moved, she came back for one last visit, and she brought me a little stone frog on a lilypad. I'll never forget her (her name was Jametha) and that totally sweet gesture of thinking about something I'd like then bringing it for me. She was quite a sweet lady, even tho she was a little strange.

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