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Canada's Science Minister: A Creationist?

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Throbert McGee3/18/2009 3:40:13 pm PDT

re: #608 callahan23

based on really bad fudged data.

Wipple - Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight

Word-origin Trivia: The name of the candy “fudge” comes from the slang verb “to fudge” (meaning either “to screw up” or “to try to make the best out of something already screwed up”) — and not the other way around, as many people assume.

The candy got its name when a 19th-century American confectioner got distracted while boiling a batch of syrup for caramels, so that they turned out with a very un-caramel-y texture. But since the “ruined” candies still tasted quite good, he decided to try selling them at a discount with the label “Fudged Caramels” — and they were a surprise hit with customers.