What is it about sugary-sweet marshmallow Peeps that makes us want to violate them, dress up them up and take pictures?
Peeps have used their mind-numbing cuteness to take over the Internet with over 200 websites, as well as two Peeps diorama photo contests hosted by the Seattle Times and the Washington Post. They have been the best-selling, non-chocolate Easter candy for a decade, and the amount of Peeps that will be eaten this year, if lined up, would circle the globe.
Behold -- the chameleon power of Peep that makes Meryl Streep look like an amateur.
Want more weirdness? Get a load of these:
Want to see something easy on the eyes?
And if you're jonesing for crafty uses for peeps (and who isn't?), Real Simple has plenty. (Alright, forward the link to your lady.)
Mar 18th 2008 By Brian Childs
Peep of Faith -- The Most Heavenly Easter Candy Dioramas
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Sunday 16 March
By Matt Severyn
Hey, how come the Jesus stuff? I'm not thinking it's funny. I didn't see a peeps dressed like Mohammed or Buddah. I might be 55 years OLD but we did respect Jesus and Easter, why heck we respected the police, our schooltechers and the military too. We even respected the right of another person to own and operate a car without taking it away from them during a carjacking. Oh to be old and KNOW.
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Wednesday 19 March
By Meg
Ok, the reason there is Jesus stuff and not Muhammad or Budda? IT IS EASTER. The deal with Peeps is that they are associated with a CHRISTIAN holiday. Thus, when people play with them, they make Easter related things.
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Wednesday 19 March
By Anon
Thats all well and good except Easter is not a christian holiday, it's a pagan holiday celebrating spring and fertility (hence all the bunnies and chickies) that was hijacked by the christian church when they converted pagans to christianity. The people changed religion but didn't want to give up their festivals like Yule (christmas) and Easter so they just changed what they were celebrating
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Wednesday 19 March
By Paul Smith
Matt Severyn, the stupidity of your comment boggles my mind, especially because you are twice my age.
"Hey, how come the Jesus stuff? I'm not thinking it's funny. I didn't see a peeps dressed like Mohammed or Buddah"
Maybe because it's almost easter, or maybe even because THE NAME OF THE FREAKIN ARTICLE IS "Peep of Faith: The Most Heavenly Easter Candy Dioramas"
"We even respected the right of another person to own and operate a car without taking it away from them during a carjacking."
You are absolutely right, 50 years ago there was no such thing as crime. ( Thats a joke by the way, since you seem to be missing the point of everything.)
"Oh to be old and KNOW."
You even forgot to finish your sentence old man, you forgot to add NOTHING to the end of that one.
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Wednesday 19 March
By zweet
add++ the ultimate peep show
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Wednesday 19 March
By zweet
http://collegepork.com/node/1625
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Wednesday 19 March
By staticroom
http://collegepork.com/node/1625 for that peep show
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Thursday 20 March
By janisr
the peeps last supper made me laugh out loud. and i went to catholic grade school, high school and law school. get a life, mr. severyn.
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Friday 21 March
By Mystery
Hey, No Harry Peepter. What's up with That?
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Saturday 22 March
By Candi
If you don't like it, eat it.
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Saturday 22 March
By David
Paul Smith...the stupidity of your comment is understandable, since you're half my age. The extent of your life experience is limited to your knowledge of pop culture, which pretty much makes you a victim of commercialism. There was no call to insult Mr. Severyn. Most of his comment was expressing his disdain for what he saw as a lack of respect for his religion. I don't see it that way and you don't see it that way, but you're a damned no nothing kid trying to convince someone you're not with no weapons. Basically you're a sucker, an easy sell, a focal point for marketers, barkers for their product with a bunch of cutsy catchy jingles and mostly naked women that twenty something boys go gaga for. That's despite the fact that none of those mostly naked women would look sideways at you. So go out and buy a peeper, kid.
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Saturday 22 March
By Dawn
I was sure the Peep Jousters were Star Wars laser light swords....LOL>...
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Saturday 22 March
By Abby
Mr. Severyn, you are woefully ignorant. First of all, you shouldn't assume things about people, not only did you sound like you were rambling a bit, but as if there weren't crimes 50 years ago...please! Also, you act like all 50 yr. olds are capable of having impressive knowledge of the world around them...puh-lease.
Anyway I can probably attest that Mohammad is not in the uhh.."Peep Show" =] for several valid reasons.
1) (Obvious, but) Muslims don't celebrate the holiday of Easter. They have their own holidays that we don't celebrate.
2) Muslims don't eat Peeps because they are made of marshmallow, and therefore not Halaal (kosher).
3) Any images of the prophet Mohammad are sinful and banned from the religion through the Shari'a - the Islamic code of laws. Seriously where were you when the Teddy Bear Named Mohammad drama came up a few months ago? A woman was whipped for that!
I can't really speak for any Buddhists, but I'm pretty sure Buddhists don't celebrate Easter either...at least not religiously. And why? Because while Easter may have pagan backgrounds, it is a Christian holiday. And Christian includes Christ. AKA Jesus Christ. Not Mohammad, or Buddha. Besides, apparently there are many Buddhas. When these two religions celebrate holidays, they don't include Jesus, and that doesn't bother me.
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Saturday 22 March
By vickitot
I AGREE WITH MATT ! ! ! SHOW SOME RESPECT
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Saturday 22 March
By Gary
In response to "zweet"'s rant, it would appear that Mr Severyn's comment regarding respect by the over-50 population is very accurate. I am 52 and it seems that our parent's generation were more in tuned with how a kid will turn out as an adult instead of how subsequent generations are more concerned with immediate gratification, or in other words, pampering, coddling, and spoiling. A good example of that is "zweet"'s calling Mr Serveryn an "old man", which is common of today's youth....disrepecting your elders. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, and to attack a person on a personal level instead of their views on a subject is being disrespectful. The same would apply to "vickitot" for calling Mr Severyn "woefully ignorant". Another example of disrespect. So regardless of his brief comment on Jesus, Mr Severyn's comment about respect was proven by these two examples. Respect is a two way street...give it and you will receive it in return.
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Saturday 22 March
By Scooter
Because 50 years ago, the world was such a wonderful place where everyone respected each other.
They're just peeps, you guys.
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Saturday 22 March
By jen william
EASTER,is a christian holiday, how dumb ,are you?
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Saturday 22 March
By jen william
EASTER IS ALL ABOUT JESUS, DUHHHHHHHHHHH
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Saturday 22 March
By Gina
Are you all referring to the "50 years ago" when Blacks were denied employment, or worse, being lynched, gays where beaten to death, women weren't allowed to do certain jobs, people were imprisoned for "rumored" associations with communism, and the American-Japanese were unlawfully thrown into "internment" camps?
Yeah, there was a lot more respect back then...I'll grant you that...
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Saturday 22 March
By Phoenix
Hey, Matt, take a chill pill. I'm YOUR "elder, at 58, so "respect this":
It's SATIRE, man. Anything is grist for the satire mill. Given the season, it's Easter. And by the way, not everyone considers Jesus to be a holy man. Some of us are not even convinced he existed as a historical figure, and consider him more mythical, like Cupid, or unicorns. Put wings or a horn on a Peeps. It won't bother me.
As for "the good old days" of respect--come now! Religion has always been a target for lampooning.
and why not?
Here is the "truth" right from the horse's mouth:
"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin."
[Cardinal Bellarmine, 1615, during the trial of Galileo]
Can you "respect" THAT?
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