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Few things as satisfying as a Cadbury Egg

By Dusty Plunkett
The Times-Journal

Published April 10, 2009

Cadbury Egg – These are some of the most satisfying combination of letters in the English language.

A milk chocolate shell surrounding sugary goodness in goo form is a marvel of human achievement and it’s something we should all be thankful for.

I’m pretty sure Cadbury Eggs were served at the Last Supper. I don’t really have anything to back this up, I’m just assuming something that good would have to be included on the menu. I might even have a couple of Cadbury Eggs for supper tonight.

When it comes to holidays, Easter ranks right up at the top of my list for having the best treats per capita among all other holidays.

Halloween produces a higher volume of candy, but most of it isn’t really that good. Does anybody even know what those tan-colored taffy things are packaged in the discreet black and orange wrappers?

Plus Halloween just takes too much effort. You have to dress up in a ridiculous costume and walk around the neighborhood all night panhandling for a couple of pieces of candy. The only thing that can make the evening a success is not getting a razor in your apple.

Easter is just simpler. You fill a basket up with fake grass and put it out in the living room. The next morning when you wake up it’s overflowing with chocolately goodness.

The only thing you have to do in exchange for the cocoa goods is wear a new pastel colored shirt to church that morning. That’s easy enough.

Most people might associate chocolate with Valentine’s Day more than Easter. Well just hold on one second there Cupid McHeart.

There is a flaw in the Valentine’s Day ritual. You actually have to depend on another person to give you the chocolate.

Most people think a person has their heart broken after a relationship ends because they are going to miss their significant other. Let’s be honest, they are more upset over the fact that they no longer have anyone to bring them chocolate.

My experiences over the years tell me that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for me to have a girl bring me chocolate on Valentine’s Day.

All I’m saying is I would rather take my chances with an imaginary woodland creature sneaking into my house in the middle of the night to leave me 16 ounces of milk chocolate in the form of himself.

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