Is a "mint" candy? (1 Viewer)

[Tom in Albany]

Simple question

 

[Joe Summer]

Wait a minute, I remember this joke from summer camp.

 

[Tom in Albany]

Wait a minute, I remember this joke from summer camp.

Tell us more about your summer camp.

 

[Juxtatarot]

We're talking breath mints, right?

 

[The General]

Mint is not candy it's a toothpaste flavor.

Never get how people eat mint ice cream. It's the devil's bile.

 

[dickey moe]

Sure. Why not.

 

[Christo]

of course

 

[xulf]

Altoid no, lifesaver yes.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Altoid no, lifesaver yes.

Yes - so can't vote until the question has more info.

 

[Christo]

Altoid no, lifesaver yes.

Why?

 

[squistion]

A debate that has been going on since the 60s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8zwnXjIjPM

 

[Politician Spock]

Is it wafer thin?

 

[Hooper31]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Is it wafer thin?

Wahfer theen

 

[Mister CIA]

Mint is not candy it's a toothpaste flavor.

Never get how people eat mint ice cream. It's the devil's bile.

I hate mint, except for chocolate chip mint ice cream - it's heavenly.

Not candy.

 

[Mister CIA]

Is cinnamon candy?

 

[Christo]

Is cinnamon candy?

Sometimes. What's your point? He didn't ask if mint was candy, he asked if a mint was candy.

 

[Mister CIA]

Is cinnamon candy?

Sometimes. What's your point? He didn't ask if mint was candy, he asked if a mint was candy.

Add enough sugar to a turd and we call it candy too.

 

[Mister CIA]

Is this a toy?

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Is this a toy?

It's candy.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

 

[FUBAR]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

As is ketchup but we know you can't eat that by itself.

 

[peaces]

Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It's chocolate, it's peppermint -it's delicious!

 

[Hooper31]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

 

[ShamrockPride]

Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint?

*slowly raises hand*

 

[AnonymousBob]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

If you imply something is a candy merely because it has HFCS in it, it is perfectly reasonable to ask if all things with HFCS in it are therefore candy.

 

[captain_amazing]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

If you imply something is a candy merely because it has HFCS in it, it is perfectly reasonable to ask if all things with HFCS in it are therefore candy.

I believe the "it" in Hooper's sentence referred to "mint." So, I think Hooper was implying that if a mint contains high fructose corn syrup then it is, in his opinion, correctly classified as a candy.

 

[Christo]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

If you imply something is a candy merely because it has HFCS in it, it is perfectly reasonable to ask if all things with HFCS in it are therefore candy.

I believe the "it" in Hooper's sentence referred to "mint." So, I think Hooper was implying that if a mint contains high fructose corn syrup then it is, in his opinion, correctly classified as a candy.

No, can't be true. If I drink a Coke, I'm candy.

 

[captain_amazing]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

If you imply something is a candy merely because it has HFCS in it, it is perfectly reasonable to ask if all things with HFCS in it are therefore candy.

I believe the "it" in Hooper's sentence referred to "mint." So, I think Hooper was implying that if a mint contains high fructose corn syrup then it is, in his opinion, correctly classified as a candy.

No, can't be true. If I drink a Coke, I'm candy.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Does it contain high fructose corn syrup? If so, I say yes.

By this logic most breads are candy.

No one has ever handed me some bread and said "here, have a mint". Are we not talking about an object called a mint?

If you imply something is a candy merely because it has HFCS in it, it is perfectly reasonable to ask if all things with HFCS in it are therefore candy.

I believe the "it" in Hooper's sentence referred to "mint." So, I think Hooper was implying that if a mint contains high fructose corn syrup then it is, in his opinion, correctly classified as a candy.

Yes, I'm aware. But that surely can't be his only criteria is what I'm getting at. Was curious to see if he had some other reasonings.

 

[FUBAR]

http://theodysseyonline.com/wake-forrest/12-old-people-foods-actually-good/89357

 

[Hooper31]

Was curious to see if he had some other reasonings.

No. I was under the impression we were only discussing one of these. By what definition is this not a candy? I assume its made with a boat load of sugar. If that's not a candy, well, okay. I disagree. In my mind the added HFCS makes it a candy. No sense in debating it. Might as well argue over the merits of a snicker bar. Or perhaps see how many people you can engage in debate for the sake of entertainment.

 

[AnonymousBob]

can·dy
ˈkandē/
noun
noun: candy; plural noun: candies; noun: sugar candy; plural noun: sugar candies

1. 1.
   NORTH AMERICAN
   a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts.
   "a candy bar"
   synonyms: bonbon, confectionery, sweet "chocolate candy"
   • sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation.
     

verb
verb: candy; 3rd person present: candies; past tense: candied; past participle:candied; gerund or present participle: candying

1. 1.
   preserve (fruit) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup.
   "candied fruit"
   

Origin
mid 17th century (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar,’ from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied,’ based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment.’

 

[Christo]

http://theodysseyonline.com/wake-forrest/12-old-people-foods-actually-good/89357

Cream of Wheat