So today in the office, Kris - our unofficial mascot and the one who keeps us on our toes - decided to drop a bomb out of nowhere. She proclaimed, with absolute conviction, that "Candy on Paper" is overrated.

I blinked. "Huh? Please explain," I said, because when Kris talks candy, you listen. Turns out she was talking about Candy Buttons - you know, those tiny sugar dots stuck to flimsy strips of paper that somehow survived the '80s and our questionable lunchboxes.

Naturally, this sent us spiraling down a full-blown retro candy debate. I couldn't resist throwing in my hot take: "Fun Dip is overrated too. The stick is the best part." And just like that, the office divided faster than a Twix bar at snack time. Half of us nodded sagely, agreeing that the sugar stick deserved more respect. The other half swore the powdered candy was the true hero of childhood confections.

Things got intense quickly. Someone argued the Fun Dip stick had no flavor whatsoever - which, as you might imagine, almost caused a sugar-fueled riot. Another person confessed, "I hated eating Candy Necklaces, but loved wearing them as jewelry." Classic. Nostalgic, slightly ridiculous, but classic.

And then - because every office conversation needs a surprise twist - Flying Saucer candy came up. Apparently, the fancy name is Satellite Wafers Flying Saucers Candy, but my first thought was, "These taste like communion wafers." Pause. Then laughter. Then more arguing. Someone swore they were the best chewy-sour-almost-paper candies ever. Another thought they were flavorless abominations. You can see where this was headed...

By this point, it was a full-on candy battlefield. Kris was smirking, clearly pleased she'd thrown a grenade into the nostalgic snack aisle of our brains. We had debates, confessions, near-physical confrontations (okay, just a lot of waving hands), and more laughs than a sugar-high Monday should allow.

Moral of the story: Candy is serious business. Childhood memories are sacred. And apparently, your office can turn a casual Wednesday into a full-scale confectionary debate if you just say something slightly controversial about powdered sugar.

So now I turn it over to you - what retro candy do you still love, still hate, or secretly hoarded when no one was looking? Spill the nostalgic truth. I'm taking notes for the next office sugar war.

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Donny @ Gopher Update