Last night was a revelation for me.
A question I had been asking since childhood was finally answered and I was privy to this information by pure coincidence.
A question that had gone public in the 70's, was finally answered by a group of Perdue University students who weren't even twinkles in their mothers' eyes back then.
These students, most likely majoring in Physics, discovered the secret to a mystery plaguing civilization since the days before Punk Rock.
They discovered how many licks it took to get to the tootsie roll center of the tootsie pop.
I hope these students earned an A, because this is obviously the gateway to discovering more secrets the world may otherwise never know.
For their next project, the students will find a way to build a fuel-efficient vehicle that gets 100 miles to the gallon and emits a bubble gum scented steam, thus reducing our carbon footprints.
When I was in college, the teachers were impressed when we SHOWED up to class in the first place.
I feel old.
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