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I've been trying to work on a piece called THE PIED PIPER about the urban legend of kids getting oxycontin & xanax in their hallowe'en candy and getting hooked. Wasn't on the list but it's something that does seem super terrifying.

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I'll read that.

It reminds me of when we used to take extreme super sour candy as kids, and then wreck havock on coffee shops. Didn't end well. I kept chasing that sour candy ever since. Never found one that had the same effect.

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Warheads?

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Not sure, but its probably made in France. A French product.

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Sounds gnarly.

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Maybe, You know what? In the early 2000s, for a brief period there was a type of candy that contained Absinthe. Le Pastis de Marseille. A very strong alcohol drink. Some shop keepers sold it, not knowing its contents. Nothing was regulated back then ( Still not much regulated today as a matter of fact). I tried it. Everyone did. Its not around anymore. The best you can find that is similar is one called Anise, Pastis flavored only, kinda lame.

I'm pretty sure it was just sour candy though. The havock came from within us to be honest.

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Right? Do you guys practice Hallowe'en over there?

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No, the closest thing we have to that is Bujloud. A subculture in the Southern parts. Some people make costumes and masks out of livestock that were sacrificed to God. Bloodier and more violent but, that's culture.

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Holy Christ!

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Ok that’s incredible

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