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Have you been burned by Starbursts? I have. Ouch.


I got burned by a Starburst this week. Not the star, the candy. Though the star would've been cool.

So because my Grandmother's funeral and viewing was over Mother's Day weekend, my mom did not feel like celebrating until the week after. I finally came up with a fabulous idea of what to get her too. (For the past four years I swear I've only given her movies for Christmas just because she's so hard to shop for.) So for Mother's Day my dad and I got together and bought her an awesome outdoor portable firepit. I liked it a lot, and it was definitely something my mom would enjoy. So we bought it and hot dog fixings and starbursts and marshmellows so that we could have an amazing dinner out by our new firepit, and let me tell you, it really was fabulous.

That is until I got burned by a Starburst and about lost my leg to gangrene. Okay, so I'm exaggerating. But my brother had never roasted one before and wasn't sure if it was done, so I told him to show it to me. He didn't realize it was pratically melted and dripping everywhere, so when he whipped it towards me a huge pink glob flew and hit my shin. It took a second to realize it was burning and when I quickly wiped it off it took skin with it. Gross.

I kept a cold compress on it all night to make it feel better. It certainly is pretty now. I have two lovely spots where my skin burned, one's larger and it's pink and whiteish yellow.

Thankfully the experience hasn't kept me away from Starbursts. Just my brother while he's roasting them. But who has ever heard of someone being burned by a Starburst? Honestly?

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  1. Puga Family6/26/09, 3:51 PM

    Oh, I am sorry. That must of hurt.

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  2. Skybird8/20/09, 4:46 PM

    Ah... I must share with you an episode from my checkered youth! When I was in High School, we lived over near 48th South and 3rd West. One afternoon, a storage building over on 48th caught fire, and burned down. However, some of the guys in my class got over there and stole a whole bunch of Starburst candy, and came to school a few days later selling a package for a dime! Naturally it was the best deal at the time so we bought several packages. The kicker?

    The candy had been smoked through from the fire. Try eating a smoked Starburst! It was years before I touched one again!

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