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Criminals in Candy Land

It was another busy day in the candy dish. There were reports of some nutcase who’d been causing trouble, and it was up to me, Detective Snickers, to take care of this sticky situation.
So I rounded up my Peeps and met up with my partner Butterfinger. (He’s a bit of a klutz) We decided to investigate the crime scene.
Bits of foil covered the ground along with a lone strip of paper. It was a horrible sight. The remains of the poor Hershey’s Kiss were taken away by paramedics. Citizens gathered at the crime scene. I scoffed at a couple of Airheads and some Laffy Taffys giggling as they passed.
We questioned a couple of Nerds who had witnessed the attack. I borrowed a pen from one of their pocket protectors and took notes.
“He was quite skinny,” one Nerd said, “however, he had an unusually large head.”
“Look at this!”
Mike and Ike were pointing to a wrapper near the crime scene. The label read: Tootsie Roll Pop.
“Aha!” Butterfinger cried. “We’ve found the culprit! Come on, Snickers! Let’s go nab that sucker!”

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Criminals in Candy Land
lilfroggie1007
Posted 8 months ago

lol. i like it.
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OrangeOreos
Posted 8 months ago

woohoo!
Nerds…
shakes head, smiles, and walks away slowly
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invisibility_disability
Posted 8 months ago

omg, this rocks. :)
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Nightengale
Posted 8 months ago

Hysterical! Wonderful work…I hope there’s more!!!
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SKermitgorf
Posted 8 months ago

imaginative.. Wonderful.. so many wonderful candies…. sequels.. Pez and tootsie pops..3 musketeers… M&M peanuts..Lemon heads..almonds joys..
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heartbeats echocho
Posted 8 months ago

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. deep breath this is hysterical! i love the way you incorporated all those yummy candies…mmmmmm…sorry i had a sudden craving…a sequel, purty peez!
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Apostrophe
Posted 8 months ago

its cute how you worked with all the names of candy.. I like Kermits sequel too.. you two work well off eachothers stories..

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Ana Cristina
Posted 8 months ago

I love how you mixed in words like “nutcase,” “sucker,” and “sticky situation” that are not only common in detective capers but also, obviously, a nod to your sweet subject. Very nicely done.
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yoITSme
Posted 8 months ago

what a good “twix” to the story.
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THX 0477
Posted 7 months ago

Awesome job on the challenge. Pun-tastic even!
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One Time, One Chance
Posted 7 months ago

so i rounded up my Peeps
and
I scoffed at a couple of Airheads and some Laffy Taffys giggling as they passed.
and
We questioned a couple of Nerds who had witnessed the attack. I borrowed a pen from one of their pocket protectors and took notes.
my fav lines!
oh this was so entirely hilarious!!!
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Alexa ♥
Posted 7 months ago

Very entertaining.
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.:band baby:.
Posted 7 months ago

literally laugh out loud material. totally cute!
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thebetweenspace
Posted 7 months ago

This is very funny.