according to the wiki article on junk food, the term was created in 1972 by Michael Jacobson. and your blogger here, well i was born a mere 9 years later. 4 years after that and i'm wolfin down laffy taffy's with my pops cruisin back from the corner store in his cadilac tellin each other the jokes on the wrappers. those little square taffies, in yellow, green, red, ligter red, purple, etc.. i would dart across the store in a bee line around all the other candy displays just to get to the little bins on the bottom shelf to scoop me up a handful, 1 of each color.
22 years later and i haven't changed. well maybe a few. i usually look around to make sure no one is robbing the store or no sketchy like characters are present, then its bee line to the candy isle to peep the bottom shelf. one thing that has changed is laffy taffy's shape. no longer are they in their little cube of goodness, but wrapped in a rope like fahion. thus making it easier to hold more colors in your hand. these contain a bit more of the taffy than what i was used to as a kid, but i'm a big boy now and i need more laffy taffy!
however, i must note, that still a form of smaller laffy taffy exists. these smaller styles are usually found closer to the cash register as impulse buys.
so here's to you laffy taffy, keep being badd ass!
and here is the laffy taffy video by d4l.
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