We ordered pizza, and everybody brought snacks and wine and Pepsi, and it was a nice relaxing but competitive evening that went late. I was sipping Pepsi all evening (wasn't in a wine mood), already getting a sugar overload, and Mark, one of the other players, offered me some Pixy Stix, which I had never heard of and of course everybody yelled at me for not knowing what Pixy Stix are. They are these straw-like things with colored sugar in them. I tried one, and then everybody yelled at me for not knowing how to eat them. You open one end and pour the sugar into your mouth, and it took me a while to figure that out and everybody thought I was a moron. This is a tough crowd.
... Just what I needed. More sugar. Straight.
4 comments:
It would be interesting to see if any of your siblings know what they are. Maybe it was a family 'non-exposure" thing. I'm surprised Ruthie knew them since I didn't know they still existed. I remember them from my childhood days.
Vickie
Of course I know what they are!!! I also knew not to wet the end or you'll have trouble getting anything because you close it up. Until that night, I didn't know anyone didn't know what they were. I thought it was like Pepsi or Coke kind of knowledge. :-)
well, i have to say, I wasn't missing anything -- they're awful.
maybe i was too busy eating Tastykakes as a kid.
Like I said before, I only like 2 flavors and I won't touch the rest. I would rather have Tastykakes any day. I'm still more shocked though that no one knew what Ides of March was than someone not knowing this.
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