Santa's elves came to Fort Lauderdale!!
By GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
December 16, 2020 3:41pm CST
The usual gift for kids for Hanukkah are chocolate coins wrapped in 'gold'--see below for the story--but Santa's elves (their names are Chuck & Terry) in Memphis did better than that by stopping here at Gateway in Fort Lauderdale and, via UPS, sent me a package of various chocolates, mainly dark chocolate which, as we all know, is healthy for you!
They are in various forms from a tree to bells not to forget a Santa lollipop! My favorite is the 3rd one in the picture --a dark chocolate pig!!
Oh yes, coming from Memphis how can there not be TWO Elvis bars--one milk chocolate and the other dark chocolate!
The elves think I am going to blame them for any weight gain I have in December but I know all these chocolate treats are non-caloric!!
A bonus was the wrappings in the package which was "The Best of Memphis--2020" from the newspaper. Granted it has been 41 years since I lived in Memphis BUT I didn't know a single place except for the Memphis Zoo!!
Now I can't wait to see what Santa is bringing me--guess it pays to be a good boy!! Truthfully the epidemic has more to do with that than my not being able to misbehave!
http://hanukkahgelt.com/hanukkah_history.htm
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@FourWalls (86793)
• United States
16 Dec 20
Is that chocolate pig kosher? 
It seems to me the Elvis candy should be teddy bears.
And YES, chocolate is healthy. I went to the Hershey’s plant last year, and it clearly showed that chocolate is made from a bean. See? A vegetable!! 
It seems to me the Elvis candy should be teddy bears.
And YES, chocolate is healthy. I went to the Hershey’s plant last year, and it clearly showed that chocolate is made from a bean. See? A vegetable!! 3 people like this
@FourWalls (86793)
• United States
17 Dec 20
@jstory07 — that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
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@jstory07 (148764)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Dec 20
Yes a vegetable. Now can I eat more chocolate? @FourWalls.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
Science has PROVEN chocolate is healthy for you so I am forced to eat some!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
My list still has chocolate cake, chocolate pie, chocolate ice cream, etc. and I am such a good boy!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Dec 20
@db20747 Like chocolate syrup that goes without saying!
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
17 Dec 20
@GreatMartin don't forget chocolate chips!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
16 Dec 20
We have been a lot better than before this year.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
The news here is so bad every day that I stopped watching/reading it!
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Dec 20
@jstory07 Yeah getting it is fun and getting rid of it is anything but fun!
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
And makes the tummy get BIGGER!!!
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Dec 20
Best wishes and enjoy your treats,
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
Oh, I will--there is no such thing as 'bad' chocolate!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
I may give the Santa fudge pop to one of the grandkids who come to visit their grandparents here--that way I can eat all the rest without feeling guilty---like I would feel guilty anyway!!
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
18 Dec 20
@GreatMartin I only like the dark chocolate, it's fine with almonds or hazelnuts, but must be dark.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Dec 20
@LadyDuck I like chocolate: dark, light, ice cream, candy, chips, pies, cakes, candy bars, covered nuts, etc.,--name it and I will eat it!! Even had chocolate covered grasshoppers once!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
I eat ANY chocolate in any size, shape or manner!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
22 Dec 20
@jaboUK Same to you young lady--I put in a good word for you to Santa--I told him you might write a poem for him IF he was good to you!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
21 Dec 20
Been there--done that--DON'T!!!
Hope you have a great holiday young lady!
Hope you have a great holiday young lady!1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
19 Dec 20
I’ve never seen an Elvis chocolate bar. I bet the dark chocolate one is delicious.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
20 Dec 20
ALL chocolate is delicious!!
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@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
20 Dec 20
@GreatMartin dark is my favorite.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
17 Dec 20
Elvis chocolate? That's cool. I'm happy you said it was a chocolate pig. At first I thought it was. Well nevermind what I thought.
Are you Jewish, Martin?
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
Yes but I celebrate ALL holidays!!! :O)
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Dec 20
@FayeHazel As a Jewish kid born in the Bronx where most of my friends were Catholic and Italian I had some wonderful Easters, Christmas's and Saint's Days!!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
17 Dec 20
@GreatMartin Oh awesome way to do it. Why not? More celebrating better. Happy Hanukkah!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Dec 20
There is just something SO good about it!!
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