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A comment on Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From? (2013).

Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by ronilan on Sunday October 29, 2017 @02:46PM (#15580657)
My kids are very aware that Halloween candy may be poisoned. Every year, after they finish trick-or-treating they will lay the buckets of candy on the table for inspection[1]. I will then taste several packs to make sure they are safe. If I do not show any side effects we conclude that the candy eaten was good. The kids wait patiently for a couple of weeks as I repeat the process and certify that all the candy they brought was indeed safe. Then I serve the kids salad.

[1] https://instagram.com/p/BMQMFqAjuKr/

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Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by Divver on Monday October 30, 2017 @01:29AM (#15583256)
When I become a parent, I shall do the same thing with my kids. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
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Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by jdavis703 on Sunday October 29, 2017 @03:28PM (#15580909)
This actually just sounds like a really elaborate "tax" on your children's stash. If you fear the candy is actually dangerous, then perhaps you'd be better off just buying some from the store and distributing it to your kids, that ways they don't run the risk of loosing their parent.
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Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by agoodthrowaway on Sunday October 29, 2017 @03:30PM (#15580918)
Clearly his post was humorous and intended to poke fun at people's paranoia of poisoned candy.
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Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by wavefunction on Sunday October 29, 2017 @09:50PM (#15582626)
Actually I think OP is implying he just eats all of his kids' Halloween candy and serves them salad instead.
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Re:Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?... by heartbreak on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:59AM (#15583180)
Which is exactly what my mom did, minus the salad. Now I eat all the candy instead of handing it out. Thanks mom.
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