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Zak said...

In case anyone's wondering, the thing I was talking about[Note 1] is that it's the only Goosebumps set in the real world. As in, nothing supernatural happens.[Note 2]

Whether the non-supernatural events are REALISTIC, that's another matter.

Anyway, great entry.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 11:19 PM

troy steele said...

Ah, good catch Zak!

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 11:26 PM

Anonymous said...

Wait, what supernatural happenings are in Shocker on Shock Street or Fright Camp? Robots and unrealistic experiments could happen.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 1:48 AM

troy steele said...

Ah, good catch Anonymous Number Two!

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 1:52 AM

Anonymous said...

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms,[1] I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round. I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.

Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to:

M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc. Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A.

along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion. There can be only one.[2]

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 8:28 PM

Groggy Dundee said...

Now wait a moment good anonymous sir... are you spamming or does this have something do with something?

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 9:02 PM

troy steele said...

It's just an internet meme, like the O RLY owl[3] or Katy Perry[4]

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 9:56 PM

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. It was brought up in the previous comment section.
  2. Under a broad definition, there are plenty of Goosebumps books without supernatural elements. For example, books like Stay Out of the Basement or Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns feature monsters that aren't technically supernatural.
    ...For the sake of argument, let's say that ⁠— in order for a book to be considered as "set in the real world" ⁠— it must not include supernatural elements, creatures unknown to modern science, or scientific processes that are currently impossible. A Shocker on Shock Street, Fright Camp, Are You Terrified Yet?, and Scream School are the only books Troy reviewed to meet this criteria. (Although, you could argue that Shocker is disqualified due to its sentient robots.)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. A popular candy.
  2. An internet copypasta from the early 2000s ⁠— or possibly the 1990s. It was popular in the blogosphere in 2008. Fun fact: Roger Ebert (presumably an influence for Blogger Beware) would acknowledge the meme about a month later.
  3. A sarcastic meme.
  4. A pop singer who rose to fame in 2008, making her somewhat inescapable at the time.