Blob Trees and other things to think about instead of important things
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
Boston, Massachusetts
November 29, 2015 8:33am CST
According to the news, the world is on fire with unrest, war, terrorism and other unpleasant things. But there are more important things to worry about.
For instance, John Stamos posted his high school prom picture. You need to see it so you can compare it to your high school prom picture and judge who was cuter.
And unbelievably, Reese's Peanut Butter Christmas Trees are not living up to the claims made by the company. Consumers all over America are complaining that their Reese's chocolate trees do not look like the Christmas tree on the package.
Chocolate fans are saying that the trees are not even tree-shaped, but that they are completely shapeless blobs.
I was absolutely shocked. I remembered that The Girl had bought a package of Reese's PB and Chocolate Christmas trees and that I had put them in the refrigerator so the chocolate would not melt. I decided to find out for myself just what shape these trees were in.
Well, I have to say that the trees are not the angular variety shown on the package. They are basically triangular, with some protuberances that represent branches, but the lines are soft and not well-defined. Are they blobs? Not quite. If asked, I would have probably guessed that they were meant to be trees.
Unfortunately, they tasted so good that I ate both of them before I could get a photograph.
Since this is important consumer research, I will probably buy some more and see if they are all the same shape, or it some are more blob-like than others. But for now, I would say that they are tree-ish and you can safely buy them without fear of them being misidentified as Easter Eggs.
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26 responses
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
30 Nov 15
I believe I will have to test this for myself, I am an artist is I know what a tree is supposed to look like and taste like, oops I didn't mean to say that...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
30 Nov 15
@Rollo1 I haven't seen him in years is he still eating grape nuts and pine needles?
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
29 Nov 15
I am not absolutely sure but I believe that I saw a pic of Priscilla Presley who appears to have had a number of face lifts. I hope it is her, she is not at all attractive now and I always believe she ruined Elvis's life.
Personally I feel I would have done a much better job of being his wife and taking care of him.
After all the time that has elapsed I think this is an important issue to follow, Did Priscilla ruin the life of Elvis? Should she be allowed to be famous in any way shape or form?
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@rebelann (117258)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Nov 15
I know right @Rollo1 ? I mean just what would a bunny look like in a red santa suite
K, now I wish I could draw, that would make for one heck of a funny toon.
@painsonslate could you draw a bunny wabbit with a santa suit on?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
30 Nov 15
@rebelann sorry too busy looking for chocolate...
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
29 Nov 15
I wish there was a news program that did not contain crime, horrible accidents in far away places and war stories. I would watch that one.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Perhaps, but I skip over the bad parts. Sometimes that means I only see about ten minutes of real news.
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
30 Nov 15
The jokes on the complaining Christians, trees, like xmas are pagan anyhow. If only most people knew where trees originated and that they symbolize a male organ.
Good informative topic though.
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@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
30 Nov 15
Christmas is two holidays - the religious one, and the secular one. It's a Federal holiday since President Ulysses S Grant made it one, which gives it a secular aspect because the government celebrates it. The Christmas tree is part of the secular, cultural tradition and is not part of the religious holiday. The religious holiday itself is rather arbitrary and not suggested in the Bible as a Holy Day to be celebrated or marked in any way. I enjoy both the Christian and my cultural traditions, so I have lights and a tree and sing carols and watch sappy movies about good will towards men and celebrate the Lord's birth. But I have never - in all the years that I have been reading about how "pagan" Christmas trees are and all of the warnings about pagan traditions in Christmas - never have I heard anyone say the tree was a phallic symbol. That would never have occurred to me in a zillion years. I worry that it does occur to someone. This subject is one that I refer people back to 1 Corinthians and Paul's explanation of freedom. Knowledge puffs up, love builds up. An idol is nothing, meaningless. We know God and are known by Him. Condemning one another is not our job, there is an accuser of the brethren and I won't stand with him.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
29 Nov 15
People are starving all over the world.
Meanwhile in Murica : Damn youuu! My chocolate is not shaped like a tree! You have ruined by life!
We sure are a spoiled bunch.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Nov 15
I remember those looking more tree like than the odd shaped easter eggs they appear now
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Nov 15
@Rollo1 hahaha, very true, as long as the taste is good,who cares
@ataboy (737)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Blob Trees and their related field of "research" (Blobtreeology?) definitely trumps a world that's ablaze! Perhaps they are multilingual like those annoying instructions included with everything...although I can't really say for sure how that might begin to affect the shape?! It just seems remotely plausible in my mind. Possibly because I don't understand any other languages and I also don't understand why they can't make a little less ambiguous of a tree shape, unless it's gone and offended someone! You never can tell. 
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Thank you kindly, 
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
29 Nov 15
What an amazing world wide issue. I think they are softly rounded because they are softly chocolate, and peanut butter. Neither of those items have ever been angular in my book.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
29 Nov 15
I haven't even seen those particular chocolates here .
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
You are more than welcome to send some over here so that I can help with your research!
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@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I wouldn't care if there were blobs, I would eat them.
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@Traceyjayne (11413)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
On behalf of the people of the world .....thank you for your dedication in this matter x brilliant post x
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