Throwback Thursday: Candy and Leftover Poetry

Who used all the Wi-Fi?

Ah, apartment life.

Bad Wi-Fi, mystery laundry piles, and a roommate who says, I'll Venmo you.

Maybe 2027 deserves an upgrade.

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Hey,

it's Waters from the Waters Wake Up Call this morning.

Throwback Thursday, we were talking about our favorite candy to find in our trick-or-treat bags from back in the day.

That's a king-sized Snickers.

A king-sized Snickers.

Not one of those fun-sized.

Oh, no.

What was so fun about this minuscule chunk of chocolate?

That's not fun.

There's nothing fun about that.

Not when there's a king-sized out there.

Definitely.

I came from a really small town in Illinois, and of course we would just go home and change our costumes.

Sometimes we would just stare at each other, and then go back around so we could get those extra candy bars.

So you would switch costumes, you'd go right back out for a second round.

Yes.

And to get my brother wear that wonderful Barbie plastic...

And

your brother wore the Barbie you know I can I can certainly relate to that I had to wear a Barbie t-shirt

That's

great going as Barbie I hope you got some pictures of him to blackmail with now Wow those are two very unpopular ones these days Not that that should change your mind of course

Of course, but are they still your favorites?

Yeah, I've always liked the black licorice candy corn though.

I'm not really much into candy corn.

Do you know where candy corn originated?

No.

When kids would trick or treat for sometimes for hours.

They'd get home, they'd take off their shoes and socks, and on the bottom of their foot, they had candy corns.

And it only happens when you trick or treat.

I mean, you get regular corns, uh, you know, when you walk and do all kinds of other things.

But when you trick or treat, you get the candy corns.

So, so it originally came from children's feet.

Well,

good morning, Mr. Waters.

Well, good morning, Dr. Ron.

How are you?

I'm doing good.

So what's your opinion on-

candy corn a lot of people don't like it these days what do you think

candy corn was a generation thing

yeah

I was a candy corn guy too

well I can understand I mean when I was a kid and I'd get them in my bag I mean I'd certainly eat them and I'd eat off the tip then that second section I'd eat them in those little sections they came in so maybe that was part of the I don't know if I'd use the word fun yeah

heck I even I didn't try to do too many but back in my day

I

hated

those Yeah,

you know, I got I got high as well, but I never liked the taste Yes,

I am darting to slowly move into retirement.

Well good for you man.

Congratulations.

I think that's awesome You deserve it.

It seems to be a big step and

I don't

know why

I like to look forward to this.

Right.

And now I'm like, wow, I'm just so used to working.

I'm retired as well.

I mean, I was tired yesterday and I'm retired today.

Yesterday, when it was poetry day, my brain couldn't work fast enough that it ended up being 10 o'clock before I had my poem done for you.

Well, any day's a good day for a poem, so I'd love to hear it.

Mike is the man of many keys.

Wearing them all, his wife too, please.

A different one each day throughout the summer and the fall means he will surely keep them all.

Thank you for that.

You're a fine poet.

Oh, thank you for that.

And my favorite Halloween candy was Butterfingers.

All Butterfingers.

Yeah, you better not lay a finger on my Butterfinger.

We used to do the first half of the town and come home and dump them all out on the floor.

Yeah.

Pick out the one.

We like and throw the rest in the candy bowl for my dad to keep handing out

Hey, that's that's a great idea

and then go out and get the rest of the town

then you have more room

in your

bag

You

really knew what you were doing you you had that down to a

science

Right on mom.

Well, Julie, thanks for calling.

Maybe you gave some other parents and grandparents ideas of how to spend Halloween night with the pit stop and unloading and then go out and reloading.

And thanks for the poem.

That was awesome.

I've been trying to get a hold of you since yesterday with this poem and it's also about your t-shirt.

Well, I'm dying to hear it.

So it says some t-shirts cause smiles and others cause tears, but to wear his Viking shirt, Mike must deal with his fears.

What will Mrs. Waters choose?

What will Mrs. Waters pick?

For the last several weeks, this has been Mike's ongoing stick.

How long can this go on?

How much time will it last till?

It depends on Mike's cooperation and whether the bikes are worth the hassle.

Wow, a poem with a punchline!

That's brilliant!

weekday mornings 5 30 to 10

All the Wi-Fi!

Ah, apartment life.

Bad Wi-Fi, mystery laundry piles, and a roommate who says, I'll Venmo you.

Maybe 2027 deserves an upgrade.

Coming August 2027, Four Lakes Properties introduces the brand new Union Station Apartments.

Furnished, in-unit washer and dryer, internet included, a great central downtown location, one to five bedroom apartments, and no double occupancy fees.

That's less adulting and more actually enjoying where you live.

Union Station Apartments, now leasing from Four Lakes Properties.

Wait, we have a washer and dryer in the apartment?