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N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1
November 1, 2010 – 9:33 AM | 35 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 AM ET on Wednesday.
1 Pez vs. 8 Sugar Daddy/Babies; Slo-Poke. I hold a special place in my heart for Slo-Pokes. They …

N Candy AA II: Sidebar
October 25, 2010 – 3:50 PM | 101 Comments
N Candy AA II: Sidebar

While we wait for the Round of 64 voting to finish, I thought I’d see which breed of fake fruit you find the most disgusting. Everyone has a different fake-fruit nemesis, often derived from a …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: The 7K Stretch
October 21, 2010 – 3:18 PM | 10 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: The 7K Stretch

We still have $7,943 dollars to raise for college scholarships and Little League uniforms. It sounds like a lot; as a single number, it is a lot.
Broken down, it isn’t a lot at all. Check …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4
October 21, 2010 – 9:44 AM | 65 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday.
1 Twizzlers/Nibs vs. 16 Liquorice All-Sorts. I would really love to vote for the bottom seed, …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3
October 20, 2010 – 9:02 AM | 63 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Monday.
1 Skittles vs. 16 Bit O’ Honey. Really? How is a “bit o’” anything even acceptable as a …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2
October 19, 2010 – 8:45 AM | 53 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 2 close 11:59 PM ET on Friday.
1 Peeps vs. 16 Zotz. There’s no way I’m not picking Peeps to win this whole damn tournament. …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 1
October 18, 2010 – 12:37 PM | 40 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 1

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 PM ET on Thursday.
1 Pez vs. 16 root beer barrels. The root beer barrel is that rare candy that …

The N Candy AA: Non-Chocolate’s Revenge
October 14, 2010 – 11:35 AM | 83 Comments
The N Candy AA: Non-Chocolate’s Revenge

Welcome back to the N Candy AA, sweet teeth! Keckler and I have put together a new bracket of non-chocolate treats for you to reminisce about, wonder at, and vote on.
And let me tell you, …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Sweet Action
October 7, 2010 – 11:38 AM | 8 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Sweet Action

It’s October — candy season. I realized this morning, while prying part of the Laffy Taffy I’d breakfasted on out of my backmost left molar, that 1) I need to get the N Candy AA …

Your N Candy AA Chocolate Champion
May 6, 2010 – 12:18 PM | 21 Comments
Your N Candy AA Chocolate Champion

The Cups ranneth over Twix with 70% of the vote.
Stay tuned for the classic cocktails bracket (a.k.a. “The NC Make It A Double”), under construction as we speak — and the non-chocolate-candy version after that!