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The Holy Grail of Sweets

The Holy Grail of Sweets

One of the great injustices of the world is that London has endlessly fantastic snacking. The soda has real sugar, not high fructose corn syrup. The cinema has salty *and* sweet popcorn, as well as potato chips and liquor.

And most notable, Cadbury provides an unparalleled mastery of chocolate. The picture above can only prove this.

I’m sure some of you will think “Ew!” – many people have less than fond memories of overdosing on creme eggs. Let me say this much: The egg/chocolate ratio for the bar is perfect, unlike the actual creme egg where you’re overpowered with filling.

Forget video games, why do we have such a import gap on candy?

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Jake Dobkin Is Some Sort Of Robot

I’ve met [Jake Dobkin](http://bluejake.com/) a number of times, and it’s only today that I’ve come to the realization that the man is not actually human, but instead some sort of diabolical robot.

Seriously. There’s no other logical explanation about how the man can consume [this much easter candy](http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/03/25/eating_in_easter_superfun_candy_balls.php “Eating In: Easter Super-Fun Candy Balls!”).

I just received a bunch of easter goodies from my mom, and I was all ready to have one of the delicious cupcakes (a light lemon cake with homemade key lime frosting) this morning. But now I don’t want to think about anything food related for at least a few days. Blargh…

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The Thrilling Conclusion To “Hotel Room Candy”

When we last left our hero, he was faced with a tricky dilemma. A candy machine takes nickels, and all he has on him is a quarter, a dime, and three pennies.

The top answer given was “call room service”, but a few people did get it. Click through to see the slightly comical pictoral representation of the answer.