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A life-sized, candy-dispensing "M&M Man" was stolen from an Arnold gas station July 31. Police say the theft occurred after a failed attempt by the suspect to negotiate the purchase of the M&M Man. "He offered to buy the M&M Man and was turned down," said Lt. Nick McBroom of the Arnold police. The suspect, a white male with a red goatee wearing a Cardinals baseball cap, then exited the store with two females, after buying beer. The prospect of owning the M&M Man pulled him back. Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos "He returned to the store by himself, grabbed the M&M Man, dumped out the candy and ran out the door," McBroom said. The "victim" was last seen wearing white gloves, white shoes and a yellow-coated shell. Police say the three exited the scene in a red Honda four-door car. Police are examining video of the incident, though the vehicle’s license plate is obscured. Arnold Detective Melissa Crane said the M&M Man is valued at roughly $300. "We’ve checked E-bay and there are a couple on there but not the one we’re looking for," she said. If you’ve seen the missing M&M Man, contact the Arnold police at 636-282-6624. All calls will remain confidential.

Shouldn't this be an Amber alert.

They should post his photo on the back of chocolate milk cartons.

JmfnB wrote: Shouldn't this be an Amber alert.

yellow alert actually

What did the cashier say when the Yellow M&M was stolen?

"Nuts"

That's one ugly piece of candy!

The only way this can play out well would be if the thing took over the mantle of the "Roaming Gnome".. i.e. pix of it in front of Stonehenge, Paris, Red Square, Rome, Great Wall, Grand Canyon, etc.

Probably NWS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrw6k6v1qXk&NR=1

NYG95GA wrote: That's one ugly piece of candy! The only way this can play out well would be if the thing took over the mantle of the "Roaming Gnome".. i.e. pix of it in front of Stonehenge, Paris, Red Square, Rome, Great Wall, Grand Canyon, etc.

or something fun like "all your base are belong to us"

a ransom note should be next...

poopshovel wrote: Probably NWS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrw6k6v1qXk&NR=1

My first thought as well.

NYG95GA wrote: That's one ugly piece of candy! The only way this can play out well would be if the thing took over the mantle of the "Roaming Gnome".. i.e. pix of it in front of Stonehenge, Paris, Red Square, Rome, Great Wall, Grand Canyon, etc.

That ad campaign pisses me off, well, that is if the writer of "Amelie" isn't getting compensated, and then it only kinda pisses me off. Total rip off.

Sadly, most of these abductions end up working in the overseas sex trade. His "life partner" the red M &M will be devastated.

This reminds me of a story I read about the history of M&Ms. The founder of the company, Forrest Mars, was quite a perfectionest, and insisted that the "M" was perfectly centered on each piece of candy. Whenever he would find a bag with an off-center M, he would recall/scrap the entire run. This really ticked off the employees, of course, but he was the boss, so whatcha gonna do?

The story is really about sticking to your guns (so to speak), and the importance of quality control.

Mars died in 1999. Go out and get an M&M. Notice where the M is.

NYG95GA wrote: This reminds me of a story I read about the history of M&Ms. The founder of the company, Forrest Mars, was quite a perfectionest, and insisted that the "M" was perfectly centered on each piece of candy. Whenever he would find a bag with an off-center M, he would recall/scrap the entire run. This really ticked off the employees, of course, but he was the boss, so whatcha gonna do? The story is really about sticking to your guns (so to speak), and the importance of quality control. Mars died in 1999. Go out and get an M&M. Notice where the M is.

I heard he used to throw out all the "w"s as well

Wally wrote: I heard he used to throw out all the "w"s as well

16vCorey wrote:

NYG95GA wrote: That's one ugly piece of candy! The only way this can play out well would be if the thing took over the mantle of the "Roaming Gnome".. i.e. pix of it in front of Stonehenge, Paris, Red Square, Rome, Great Wall, Grand Canyon, etc.

That ad campaign pisses me off, well, that is if the writer of "Amelie" isn't getting compensated, and then it only kinda pisses me off. Total rip off.

sorry, but roaming gnomes predated Amelie by quite a few years as well. The commercial is not ripping off the movie.

Joey

joey48442 wrote:

16vCorey wrote:

NYG95GA wrote: That's one ugly piece of candy! The only way this can play out well would be if the thing took over the mantle of the "Roaming Gnome".. i.e. pix of it in front of Stonehenge, Paris, Red Square, Rome, Great Wall, Grand Canyon, etc.

That ad campaign pisses me off, well, that is if the writer of "Amelie" isn't getting compensated, and then it only kinda pisses me off. Total rip off.

sorry, but roaming gnomes predated Amelie by quite a few years as well. The commercial is not ripping off the movie. Joey

Huh, it appears you are correct. I guess I can mark that off of the "things that piss me off list". It's a long one.

An email I got a while back...

I hold M&M duels whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I take two candies between my thumb and forefinger, apply pressure, until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser", and is immediately eaten. The winner gets to go another round. Upon reaching the end of the pack, I have one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one, I pack it in an envelope and send it to M&M along with a card reading, "Please use this for breeding purposes."

Mental wrote: An email I got a while back...

I hold M&M duels whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I take two candies between my thumb and forefinger, apply pressure, until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser", and is immediately eaten. The winner gets to go another round. Upon reaching the end of the pack, I have one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one, I pack it in an envelope and send it to M&M along with a card reading, "Please use this for breeding purposes."

Holy crap! I've done that since I was a kid. I've had some pretty damn tough ones in my day.

Wally wrote:

NYG95GA wrote: This reminds me of a story I read about the history of M&Ms. The founder of the company, Forrest Mars, was quite a perfectionest, and insisted that the "M" was perfectly centered on each piece of candy. Whenever he would find a bag with an off-center M, he would recall/scrap the entire run. This really ticked off the employees, of course, but he was the boss, so whatcha gonna do? The story is really about sticking to your guns (so to speak), and the importance of quality control. Mars died in 1999. Go out and get an M&M. Notice where the M is.

I heard he used to throw out all the "w"s as well

Crap. You beat me to it. So I'll put this one out there.

They didn't throw away the "w"s. They just sold them as a bargain-brand candy.

NYG95GA wrote: The story is really about sticking to your guns (so to speak), and the importance of quality control. Mars died in 1999. Go out and get an M&M. Notice where the M is.

And I actually have noticed this! My boss keeps M&Ms on her desk. We were looking at them a couple days ago and I noticed two things about the peanut M&Ms. One, the M is not centered or stamped very clearly; and two, they are not shaped right anymore.

Wouldn't a "life-size" M&M man be, oh, about an inch tall?

confuZion3 wrote: ... the peanut M&Ms. One, the M is not centered or stamped very clearly; and two, they are not shaped right anymore.

Mars is spinning in his grave..

In that picture, doesn't it look like that M&M guy is only 6 inches tall?

Yellow is likely old enough to warrant a silver alert.