There\u2019s been a lot of talk on the news recently about \u201cherd immunity\u201d in relation to finally beating the coronavirus. As I understand it, when most of the population becomes immune to an infectious disease, that provides indirect protection, or \u201cherd immunity,\u201d providing some protection to those who are not immune to the disease. I guess another way to look at it is as sort of \u201csurvival of the fittest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyhow, that got me to thinking about something I read a while back \u2014 I think it\u2019s funny, and I\u2019m thinking it may be a good activity if the weather continues to act like it\u2019s February\u2026.. here\u2019s the story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, 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.\u00a0
Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the \u201closer,\u201d 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 generally inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theater of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.
Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointer, 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.\u00a0
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., in Hackettstown, NJ, along with a 3×5 card reading, \u201cPlease use this M&M for breeding purposes.\u201d
This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free \u00bd pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this \u201cgrant money.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a real message here \u2014 I just hope the President doesn\u2019t read this blog\u2026.
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