Jellybean Poll!

elf · 03-14-2005, 01:16 PM

I have a theory.

It is thus: parenthood brings on a taste for black jellybeans. Moreso in Women than Men.

jinx · 03-14-2005, 01:18 PM

This mother hates black jelly beans.

glatt · 03-14-2005, 01:23 PM

Parents are loving and want their kids to have it better than they had it themselves. So they let the kids eat the good stuff and the parent eats the crappy black ones.

It's a theory. This dad hates the back jelly beans too.

lookout123 · 03-14-2005, 01:25 PM

i hate black jelly beans. my son brings them to me, i throw them away. if you know of starving children who need them, let me know their address. until then, in the trash they go.

Happy Monkey · 03-14-2005, 01:27 PM

I'm not a parent and I don't mind the black ones.

I detest, however, the Jelly Belly buttered popcorn ones.

elf · 03-14-2005, 01:28 PM

hehe, four replies already and I didn't even get the poll-thingie up. Passionate about your jellybeans, are ye?

Happy Monkey · 03-14-2005, 01:33 PM

The comments so far don't seem to support the theory...

SteveDallas · 03-14-2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Parents are loving and want their kids to have it better than they had it themselves. So they let the kids eat the good stuff and the parent eats the crappy black ones.

This parent isn't too fastidious to just throw the damned black ones out if nobody wants to have them.

BigV · 03-14-2005, 01:36 PM

To paraphrase Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda" (defeated only by the champion "Blazing Saddles"):
"Avoid the black ones, they're not yet ripe"

perth · 03-14-2005, 01:39 PM

I love the black jelly beans.

And for the record, I love the buttered popcorn ones even more. :P

elf · 03-14-2005, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The comments so far don't seem to support the theory...

No, and I think I'm kind of surprised. All of my aunts like the black jellybeans, three of which I've confirmed did not like them before having kids, and the other one I couldn't get ahold of to ask. My mother, also doesn't recall liking them as a child, but loves them now.

I distinctly remember disliking them as a child, but now I find myself fishing them out of the bag first.

My family must be weird.

LabRat · 03-14-2005, 01:43 PM

my mom likes them, i DETEST them. dunno if daughter likes 'em.

mrnoodle · 03-14-2005, 01:43 PM

i can eat black jellybeans until my mouth is completely numb. yummy.

chainsaw · 03-14-2005, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I detest, however, the Jelly Belly buttered popcorn ones.

Yes, alone they are horrid. Try a buttered popcorn with a blueberry one. Tastes just like a blueberry muffin!

elf · 03-14-2005, 03:26 PM

I think the worst worst worst jellybean experience I had was when my son offered me a blueberry one, and it turned out to be one of Bertie Botts Everyflavor Beans and it was BLACK PEPPER.

I despise pepper.

My husband laughed at me for days. He said the expression on my face was absolutely priceless, and I believe him.

View Poll Results: Are you a parent and do you like Black Jellybeans?
I am not a parent, and I like Black Jellybeans	5	17.86%
I am not a parent, and I DO NOT like Black Jellybeans	5	17.86%
I am a mother, and I DO NOT like Black Jellybeans	5	17.86%
I am a mother, and I've always liked Black Jellybeans	0	0%
I am a mother, and I've acquired a taste for Black Jellybeans	2	7.14%
I am a father, and I DO NOT like Black Jellybeans	6	21.43%
I am a father, and I've always liked Black Jellybeans	4	14.29%
I am a father, and I've acquired a taste for Black Jellybeans	0	0%
I am not a parent, but I've somehow acquired the taste for Black Jellybeans	1	3.57%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

03-14-2005, 01:16 PM	#1
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Jellybean Poll! I have a theory. It is thus: parenthood brings on a taste for black jellybeans. Moreso in Women than Men.

03-14-2005, 01:18 PM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	This mother hates black jelly beans. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-14-2005, 01:25 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i hate black jelly beans. my son brings them to me, i throw them away. if you know of starving children who need them, let me know their address. until then, in the trash they go. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-14-2005, 01:27 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm not a parent and I don't mind the black ones. I detest, however, the Jelly Belly buttered popcorn ones. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-14-2005, 01:23 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Parents are loving and want their kids to have it better than they had it themselves. So they let the kids eat the good stuff and the parent eats the crappy black ones. It's a theory. This dad hates the back jelly beans too.

03-14-2005, 01:28 PM	#6
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	hehe, four replies already and I didn't even get the poll-thingie up. Passionate about your jellybeans, are ye?

03-14-2005, 01:33 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The comments so far don't seem to support the theory... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-14-2005, 01:36 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	To paraphrase Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda" (defeated only by the champion "Blazing Saddles"): "Avoid the black ones, they're not yet ripe" __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-14-2005, 01:39 PM	#10
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I love the black jelly beans. And for the record, I love the buttered popcorn ones even more. :P

03-14-2005, 01:43 PM	#12
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	my mom likes them, i DETEST them. dunno if daughter likes 'em. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-14-2005, 01:43 PM	#13
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	i can eat black jellybeans until my mouth is completely numb. yummy. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-14-2005, 03:26 PM	#15
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	I think the worst worst worst jellybean experience I had was when my son offered me a blueberry one, and it turned out to be one of Bertie Botts Everyflavor Beans and it was BLACK PEPPER. I despise pepper. My husband laughed at me for days. He said the expression on my face was absolutely priceless, and I believe him.

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