{"id":7861,"date":"2022-04-11T02:34:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T02:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/?p=7861"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:20:16","slug":"when-bad-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/when-bad-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"When BAD is GOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7864\" src=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/peeps2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/peeps2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/peeps2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/peeps2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Earlier this week, I was in a Dollar Tree Store.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, everything in the store is now $1.25, but I don\u2019t think they want to go through re-branding, through new signage and everything that entails.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the front of the store, they\u2019ll often display seasonal items like skeleton mugs in October or shamrock adorned headbands at the beginning of March.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, only two steps into the store, I was greeted with what was left of a giant <strong>Peeps<\/strong> display.\u00a0 I say, \u201cwhat was left\u201d because at bargain prices, the large yellow boxes that contained individual packages had largely been emptied.<\/p>\n<p>That marshmallow candy known for its juvenile colors (bright yellow, neon pink, screaming baby blue) and shapes (chicks, bunnies, bears, and hearts) are sold all year but are most popular as items in an Easter basket.<\/p>\n<p>Some people can wax on about Peeps, about their favorite colors and flavors, about whether they prefer to eat them fresh or, as many people do, prefer to ingest them after they\u2019ve become a bit hardened.<\/p>\n<p>Some people think they\u2019re the most charming and playful of sweet treats.\u00a0 Others think they\u2019re the most <a href=\"https:\/\/spoonuniversity.com\/lifestyle\/9-reasons-peeps-terrifying-food-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrifying food<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p>All you need do to get the story behind Peeps is to check out Wikipedia, although Google can direct you to other articles that can provide insights on the fascination and controversy.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when the first Peep was consumed. In 1953, their manufacturer, <strong>Just Born<\/strong>, adapted mass production and started adding different shapes. Initially, the marshmallows were hand-formed into the shape of baby chicks and made fresh every day, as if they were \u201cjust born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And their popularity grew. More than a candy, they became a sort of cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>Peeps were associated with creativity.<\/p>\n<p>The Racine Art Museum holds an annual International Peeps Art Exhibition in the spring. Open to anyone, they invite contributions that highlight \u201cPeep-powered art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are all sorts of Peep contests. Peep jousting involves placing two Peep chicks in a microwave and seeing which one puffs up the most.<\/p>\n<p>There is an annual Peep-eating contest held in front of the Peeps &amp; Company store.\u00a0 The winner in 2017 consumed 255 Peeps in five minutes.\u00a0 (And I thought Nathan\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July hot dog eating contest was extreme. The record for outlandish consumption there is seventy-six dogs in ten minutes.)<\/p>\n<p>I found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2002\/03\/31\/1140917\/the-eating-of-peeps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wonderful article <\/a>and audio clip from 2002 featuring NPR interviews with passersby, asking the question \u201cHow do you eat your Peeps?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, twenty years ago, Americans purchased 600 million Peeps a year. The article was clear that this amount probably did not equal \u201cconsumption.\u201d As the article notes,\u00a0 \u201cSome become art, some become pets, and some are tortured by mad scientists trying to discover what a Peep&#8217;s breaking point is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re fun and silly and unnecessary and not nourishing \u2026 Maybe they\u2019re bad (I prefer not use the term \u201cterrifying\u201d) if you make a steady diet of them.<\/p>\n<p>They can be stretched, frozen, or microwaved.\u00a0 Some people like to eat them head-first. Others prefer to lead with their butts when dropping them down their throats.<\/p>\n<p>Engaging with Peeps, figuring out what your favorite one is, whether you like eating your sugar-coated marshmallow treats fresh or stale, imagining life around a barnyard populated by Peep animals, all talking with each other\u2026imagining they had their own lives\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Giving yourself the privilege of playing is no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, I was in a Dollar Tree Store. 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