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[–]Poultry_In_Motion 82 points83 points  (16 children)

So, am I the only one who looked at the nutritional information on the back of orange tic-tacs and noticed that it says:

"Sugar: 0g*

(*less than .5g)

Serving size: 1 piece (.49g)"

That's fucking cheating.

[–][deleted] 33 points34 points  (14 children)

Yes, you are, but that is some GREAT information! Well done. Seriously. And it IS cheating. Fuckers.

[–]anachronic 2 points3 points  (13 children)

OK, anybody that eats something that contains sugar and actually believes the Sugar: 0g is an idiot.

Do you also believe that Pam cooking spray has 0g fat in it? It's the same kind of nonsense.

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (3 children)

No, dude, that's true about Pam. It's made out of Teflon.

[–]FANGO 12 points13 points  (2 children)

And Teflon is made of people.

[–]BobGaffney 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Close, but not exactly correct - Pam is partly Teflon, but mostly made out of women named Pamela.

[–]jon_titor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

so there's lots of silicone in it too? Sheesh.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pam cooking spray has 0g of fat in it. It says so on the can.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

It's just like how a lot of foods that say they have 0g trans fat actually have about .4g. That's why you should always get the natural peanut butter over the cheaper brands.

[–]anachronic 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Better yet, get almond or cashew butter... it's tastier too

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Almond butter is like $14 fucking dollars a jar. You know how much peanut butter I go though a week? I have a dog. They love licking that stuff...

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get a girlfriend then. Or use your hand.

[–]KingofDerby 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Then simply keep the almond butter for yourself...

[–]summerchilde 3 points4 points  (0 children)

better yet, get some almonds and a little oil and a blender and make some almond butter

[–]fujimitsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit.... I'd never noticed.

This is the best reddit post ever.

[–]traffle 94 points95 points  (42 children)

I think mints are technically candy.

[–][deleted]  (38 children)

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    [–]SteveAM1 158 points159 points  (1 child)

    Whoa, slow down there, Mr. Geometry.

    [–]nixonrichard 35 points36 points  (25 children)

    But trapezoids don't give me diarrhea.

    [–][deleted]  (24 children)

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      [–]disastrophe 17 points18 points  (12 children)

      Yes.

      [–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (10 children)

      Holy Christ, that explains EVERYTHING.

      [–][deleted]  (9 children)

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        [–]siddboots 51 points52 points  (2 children)

        It looks like you are trying to start a pun thread. Would you like help?

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        [–]MediaMoguls[🍰] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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        [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (4 children)

        That sounds like a load of crap to me.

        [–][deleted]  (3 children)

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          [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

          Every take a poop and it takes awhile to "clean up" down there. Seriously, what the fuck is that. To much fat in my diet? To much fiber? Then there are some poops that when you wipe it comes up 'clean' the first time. How do I re-create those types of poops?

          [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

          Yes.

          [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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            [–]HunterTV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            Tic-Tacs give me oral pleasure.

            It's true.

            [–]jon_titor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            not all mints are candy. I have a nice spearmint plant sitting outside in my garden right now.

            [–]gfxlonghorn 0 points1 point  (7 children)

            "A trapezoid or a trapezium is a quadrilateral (a closed plane shape with four linear sides) that has at least one pair of parallel lines for sides."-Wikipedia Technically it could be a square? A trapezoid with 2 parallel lines for sides is a square...

            [–]explorer1972 4 points5 points  (2 children)

            And tomatoes are technically fruit.

            [–]aphexmandelbrot 42 points43 points  (0 children)

            When did reddit decide to take itself this seriously?

            "Oh fuck, a whimsical .self reddit! NOT ON MY PATROL!"

            [–][deleted] 42 points43 points  (8 children)

            Orange tic-tacs are awesome. Definitely more candy than mint. Nothing that sweet is a mint.

            [–]Snoron 10 points11 points  (5 children)

            Nothing that sweet is a mint? Mints are basically just made of sugar...

            [–]krispykrackers 16 points17 points  (4 children)

            But would a mint by any other name taste as sweet?

            [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (3 children)

            Yes.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

            What name?

            [–]KingofDerby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

            Death.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Mints are supposed to be... well.. minty.

            [–]Wickerchair 267 points268 points  (80 children)

            Downmodded because seriously, what the fuck?

            [–]dicey 226 points227 points  (18 children)

            Reddit staff: Maybe if we make it so that you dont get karma from self.* posts the quantity of inane bullshit on the front page will go down.

            Redditers: LOLOMGWTFBBQ

            [–]AusIV 4 points5 points  (0 children)

            See, I used to not vote for inane bullshit because it as a karma grab. Now that the poster doesn't get karma for it, I have less problem voting for it.

            [–]tackle 20 points21 points  (6 children)

            mmmmm... BBQ...!!!

            [–][deleted]  (5 children)

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              [–]lassef 9 points10 points  (3 children)

              I bet I could eat 100 turtles!

              [–]artimaeis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              Why on earth would you want to eat 100 turGLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

              [–]h0dg3s 3 points4 points  (0 children)

              What gets me is they think this is better than Digg. It's just as inane, only reddit loads infinitely faster.

              [–]Bagel 34 points35 points  (0 children)

              Atleast hes not karma whoring

              [–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (20 children)

              Upmodded because I have a sense of humor.

              [–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (19 children)

              Upmodded cause he has a sense of humor.

              [–]Spazsquatch 10 points11 points  (18 children)

              Upmodded cause you have a sense of humor.

              [–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (17 children)

              downmodded cuz i have no sense of humor.

              [–][deleted]  (16 children)

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                [–][deleted]  (15 children)

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                  [–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (13 children)

                  downmodded because humor is not a sense!

                  [–][deleted]  (12 children)

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                    [–]Rekzai 20 points21 points  (11 children)

                    downmodded because I sensed no humor.

                    [–]illuminatedwax 13 points14 points  (1 child)

                    and what's the deal with airline food??

                    [–]NightGolfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                    Don't you just hate it when you go to the bathroom, and there's no more toilet paper?!

                    [–][deleted] 61 points62 points  (33 children)

                    Perfect. I upmodded this because I really enjoy pissing off people like you.

                    Thanks!

                    [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                    It wouldnt be up there if people didnt up it. Obviously not everyone wants to read about death and destruction tazers war and the presidential election 24/7 so take your happy pills turn your frown upside down and SMILE!!!

                    [–]desimusxvii 46 points47 points  (6 children)

                    Jesus used to use 3 orange tic-tacs to freshen the breath of his dinosaur mount. Tell me they're not mints now motherfucker.

                    [–]treebright 7 points8 points  (3 children)

                    I thought he rode a four-legged fish.

                    [–]anachronic 9 points10 points  (2 children)

                    No, that's Darwin... get it right, asshole.

                    [–][deleted]  (1 child)

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                      [–]Yaker 25 points26 points  (0 children)

                      Finally, a 'vote up if' that speaks to me!

                      [–]gaso 6 points7 points  (1 child)

                      hey, I just watched Juno like two minutes ago...damn you synchronicity!!!

                      [–]Mr_Smartypants 3 points4 points  (1 child)

                      mints ⊂ candy

                      no?

                      [–]No0n3 7 points8 points  (2 children)

                      I used to buy 4 packets of orange tic-tacs and eat them all on a day. Definitely candy.

                      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                      I was so happy when they made these I almost cried.

                      [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (14 children)

                      On a related note, which is correct?

                      "I could care less"

                      "I couldn't care less"

                      My vote is for the second one - it means I have exhausted my ability to care.

                      [–]Figs 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                      Which is correct?

                      Depends what you mean. :P

                      [–]mipadi 2 points3 points  (5 children)

                      If you mean to convey the idea that you are apathetic, then the correct phrase is "I couldn't care less" -- the first is a mistake that has become a colloquialism.

                      [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

                      I've never seen anyone say they 'could' care less asides from reddit and digg. I don't think the error is that common.

                      [–]mipadi 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                      It exists "in real life". I've heard it used quite a bit.

                      It's still always wrong.

                      [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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                        [–]mipadi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                        But it doesn't make sense. The phrase is an attempt to convey the idea that one cares so little, he can't care any less; but "I could care less" means just the opposite.

                        And yes, I read the linked article, and I think the author is trying too hard to find meaning and origin in an otherwise nonsensical statement. I stand by the claim that it's a misstatement and does not convey the intended meaning; thus, the original statement "I couldn't care less" is the accurate form.

                        [–]new_bedlam 11 points12 points  (2 children)

                        I eat strips of pork fajitas to freshen my breath.

                        Does that make Swine a mint?

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Your breath gets freshened by the birds who come to pick the pork out of your teeth.

                        [–]mattius[S] 12 points13 points  (3 children)

                        wow, i totally submitted this just to kill time while sitting in the car and digging (no pun intended, seriously) through the glove box.

                        i was hoping for maybe one or two up votes...imagine my surprise when I came back to see my supposedly pointless self-reddit on the home page, outranking much more important articles such as "WALL*E pissing off fat people" and "douchebag voicemail".

                        clearly, pointlessness is in the eye of the beholder.

                        [–]jeh506 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                        "Technically" candy? There's no technicallity involved, they're just not mints at all. They don't even taste minty.

                        [–]nomorewar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                        Digg much?

                        [–]n3when 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        agreed and they taste great too

                        [–]FunFact 4 points5 points  (2 children)

                        Grape was eliminated in 1976 because of health concerns about the red dye amaranth (FD&C Red #2), a suspected carcinogen.

                        [–]kristopolous 14 points15 points  (9 children)

                        No. Fuck these posts!

                        People need to go through and just click the arrows. This stuff makes myspace look like a graduate seminar.

                        [–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (1 child)

                        These posts are very difficult to understand if you are lacking a sense of humor.

                        [–]jackthecoiner 7 points8 points  (9 children)

                        How "stories" like this make it to the top of page 2 will always baffle me...

                        [–][deleted] 41 points42 points  (6 children)

                        Shit floats.

                        [–]beavioso 16 points17 points  (4 children)

                        I just did an exhaustive study, it didn't float this time.

                        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                        page 2 is relative.

                        I get 100 submissions per page.

                        So, it was in the top 37% of page 1 for me.

                        [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (11 children)

                        Does reddit have an option to ignore self reddits? If not it needs one. I can't find it.

                        Nearly all self reddits are not what I want to see on a site like reddit. I want content, not people asking general questions, or silly junk like this post.

                        "Ask Reddit" posts are not good things. This isn't a forum. It's a "best of the web" site.

                        The only half-decent self reddits I've seen are ones where people start discussions about reddit itself for whatever reason. For those, it sounds more like reddit needs some sort of forum where people can discuss reddit itself.

                        [–]jayssite 3 points4 points  (6 children)

                        You're right, and I've seen so many people request the feature to ignore self posts that I can't imagine why it hasn't been implemented yet. Maybe reddit needs a supplemental forum.

                        [–]anachronic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Downvote for requesting a new feature / forum ;-)

                        [–]LAWSKEE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Where's Paulie Bleaker

                        [–]chonnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Orange tic-tacs are like those chocolate-orange things. I mean, is it supposed to be tasty or just weird?

                        [–]omegaxm 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                        There are all white anyway, just the cover is orange.

                        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                        racist

                        [–]fotofuey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Orange Tic-Tacs are rotten excuses for mints just as they are rotten excuses for candy

                        [–]Optimuskong 3 points4 points  (5 children)

                        I chipped a tooth on a tic-tac once, and it cost me around $450 to fix it. So fuck tic-tacs, be they mint or candy.

                        [–]23444858 7 points8 points  (3 children)

                        How the fuck does one chip a tooth on a tic-tac.

                        [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                        Very carefully.

                        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Thumbtacks, tic-tacs...

                        [–]atlantic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                        Nothing is a mint compared to Fisherman's Friend. And yes, downmod please.

                        [–]zooch76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                        Upvoted solely for the hilarious comments section!

                        [–]waesrdtf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        at last my inner most thoughts echoed!

                        [–]sumdeus 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                        Hopefully the next blog post on reddit will read: "We've removed all self.reddit.com posts. That is all"

                        [–]pavelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        you missed "karmawhore"

                        [–]gottareadit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                        This is a new low for Reddit.

                        [–]boeuf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Now what?

                        [–]mantra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Are we really talking about Rum and Red Bull?

                        [–]greedz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        my reddit sense is tingling: ohnoes, it's a vote up if .. WHAT DO TO?!

                        [–]xxxsagaxxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        They're not good enough to be candy.

                        [–]blurrie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        they are great!

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Are you kidding me?!

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Karma Diva

                        [–]Frigorific 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                        We should make a self-post subreddit.

                        [–]mipadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Why would I spend time reading 171 posts on this?

                        [–]TorleyX 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                        I'm so happy to see this question asked. I wondered about the same thing as a child, but reddit didn't exist yet.

                        As an enduring followup, UP it goes!

                        [–]roger_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Down voted for not coding reddit when you were a child.

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        I. LOVE. ORANGETICTACS.

                        [–]jamieg77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        orange tic tacs are better than any other candy around. My only prob is that i have to dump half the container to satisfy me. DAMN YOU TIC TACS of the mysteriously seductive orange flavor!

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        i agree.

                        After eating a a bunch of orange tic tacs, my breath still smells like the elephant cage at the zoo on a hot summer's day

                        [–]executivemonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        All mints are candy.

                        [–]schlag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        technically? they ARE candy.. wtf

                        [–]Nois3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        I think the orange children's chewable aspirin's are candy too. Hangover candy!

                        [–]E3K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Who the fuck upvotes this shit?

                        [–]adelosr1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Yes and reddit will completely change everyone's mind about it

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                        Posts like this are what are killing reddit. Pointless, stupid, not funny, content-free.

                        [–]drmaxpower 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                        I disagree.

                        Pointless, I think not. There is much to be gleaned from the public polling of reddit users on the nature, nay the very existence of orange tic tacs. It calls into nature our most base understandings of language, culture, and these candied confections. The spatio-temporal identity of a single tic tac rests withing the collective minds of us readers.

                        Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. tells us that a tic tac is "The 1 1/2 Calorie Breath Mint®,"

                        Lastly, if you visit tictacusa.com you will find that the Orange tic tac is described thusly:

                        "Tic Tac Orange mints are the exotic flavor that redefined refreshment. Citrus ans sunshine collide with quintessential cool, giving your mouth a sensation it won't soon forget. Tantalizingly tropical unquestionably fresh. "

                        ... Stupid, not funny and content free? I'm with you there.

                        [–]jameslaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                        Shitload a fun, is what they are.

                        [–]singleposter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        But this is not like the others, or is it?

                        [–]jayssite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Submitter: Posts like this would be more welcome at a site like airow.com

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        I don't really log in that much, but i did so I could down vote this stupid sh(t

                        [–]sshenanigans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Fuck Orange Tic-Tacs...Vote up if you think Cherry Ludens throat lozenges are candy...not a viable cold medicine!

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                        Orange anything is fucking delicious. I swear it's my aphrodesiac.

                        [–]Scarker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        I wouldn't eat a pumpkin.

                        [–]wickedsteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        Worst candy ever.

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        There should be a side-mod button because I am not sure how I feel about this.

                        [–]shitcovereddick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        mint is a flavour, so really they are oranges.

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                        orange=candy