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Perd Hapley

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"Father of Peeps" has passed - RIP
« on: January 31, 2023, 04:46:46 PM »
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/01/31/father-of-peeps-passes-away-at-98-n527585

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Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” for pioneering the way the chick-shaped candies are made, has died, Just Born Quality Confections announced on Monday. …

“He was an inventor whose amazing intellect allowed him to see solutions to almost any situation,” Just Born said in a press release.

“Most notable was his ability to see how Peeps, which were made by hand, could be produced in a mechanical manner. Bob designed the machine that deposits the Peeps Marshmallow Chicks, and his machine was in use for well over 50 years. Bob’s design became the basis for the current marshmallow depositing systems.”

Never heard of him before, but I thank him for bringing me sugar-coated marshmallows. More importantly, I have enjoyed hiding them in our pastor's house every Easter Sunday morning for the past few years. Or just inflating them in the microwave.

RIP, Mr. Born.
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2023, 07:41:42 PM »
I love Peeps, and marshmallows in general.

Fun memory: A vegetarian girl was eating marshmallows at work... then someone told her what they were made of.  It may have been me.   >:D
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2023, 07:42:50 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2023, 08:42:33 PM »
Abraham was the father of many nations but Ira was the father of many peeps.
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2023, 09:06:23 PM »
Peeps are nasty.  They should be banned from Earth forever.
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2023, 09:10:23 PM »
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Re: "Father of Peeps" has passed - RIP
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2023, 09:43:45 PM »
Quote from: Pb on January 31, 2023, 07:41:42 PM
I love Peeps, and marshmallows in general.

Fun memory: A vegetarian girl was eating marshmallows at work... then someone told her what they were made of.  It may have been me.   >:D




https://www.britannica.com/plant/marsh-mallow

(I know, I know - just being contrarian. Apparently, even the original, plant-based version is made with egg.)
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2023, 07:40:59 AM »
Peeps and candy corn.

Disgusting stuff.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2023, 01:12:04 PM »
Quote from: K Frame on February 01, 2023, 07:40:59 AM
Peeps and candy corn.

Disgusting stuff.

See reply 6 above.
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2023, 01:14:23 PM »
I have about as much respect and interest in peeps as I have for Donald Trump.

None. Both are disgusting and reprehensible.

That you like them? Disgusting, but not surprising.
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2023, 02:04:25 PM »
Thanks, K. I'll consider the source.  :P
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2023, 02:16:59 PM »
Quote from: K Frame on February 01, 2023, 01:14:23 PM
That you like them? Disgusting, but not surprising.

That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me! 
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2023, 02:18:13 PM »
But did Sartre like peeps?
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2023, 02:48:39 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on February 01, 2023, 02:18:13 PM
But did Sartre like peeps?

Only ontologically. He would open the package and let them dry out first.
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2023, 03:57:16 PM »
I understand why some people really don't like candy corns, but I've never understood the Peeps hate. Animal-shaped marshmallow, covered in sugar or chocolate. ¡Qué horror!
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« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2023, 04:14:06 PM »
Candy Corn is fairly good (especially compared to the black licorice "taffy" ya get)!
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« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2023, 05:21:13 PM »
Black licorice is like candy, but for grown-ups.  :P
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« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2023, 05:29:20 PM »
Quote from: Perd Hapley on February 01, 2023, 05:21:13 PM
Black licorice is like candy, but for grown-ups.  :P

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Re: "Father of Peeps" has passed - RIP
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2023, 06:12:53 PM »
Quote from: Perd Hapley on February 01, 2023, 05:21:13 PM
Black licorice is like candy, but for grown-ups.  :P

Yes, it is.  A package of black licorice is devoured quickly once it finds its way into my hands.
Oh, and I like candy corn.  Peeps I can take or leave.
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« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2023, 06:14:09 PM »
Quote from: Perd Hapley on February 01, 2023, 05:21:13 PM
Black licorice is like candy, but for grown-upspsychopaths and perverts.  :P

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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2023, 08:29:23 PM »
If my taste in candy is wrong, I come by it honestly. You see, my dad likes circus peanuts, and Mom likes fruitcake.

In fact, I think I like circus peanuts more than Dad does.
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