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Zolton's Facebook Pranks on Halloween Candy Companies

I originally wrote this piece for MediaShower.com, for use on the late, great comedy site ZuG.com. Text and images published here with permission.

It's that time of year again. We all have special memories of getting dressed up, wandering around the neighborhood and spending the night gorging on candy like some kind of hollow-eyed sugar zombie.

But I'm not talking about the time we got stood up for prom. I'm talking about Halloween.

Yes, All Hallow's Eve is upon us -- and though I don't know exactly what a 'Hallow' is, I know it rhymes with 'marshmallow', and that's good Halloween eating. Along with chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, imitation coconut shavings, whatever the hell kind of animal is in 'nougat', and FD&C Red #2.

In honor of our dentists' favorite holiday, I took to Facebook to have words with the makers of some of Halloween's most iconic candy-coated confections. Read on to satisfy your spooky sweet tooth -- and for my actual posts on the companies' Facebook walls.

It may haunt you -- but at least you won't have to worry about getting peanut M&M stains out of a rented tuxedo. So there's one nightmare out of the way. Merry Marshmalloween!

Trolli

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Wonka

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Brach's

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Skittles

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Last week, Zolton state-d his case against Idaho potatoes, Cali milk, Florida OJ and Wisconsin cheese. Want to join in the prank? Click the links to see each real-life Facebook post, and comment or 'Like' them to generate more buzz. Or visit Zolton's own Facebook page!