October 26, 2006

StreetTalk

by Carol Rosen

What is your favorite Halloween candy? What’s the worst ‘treat’ you ever got trick or treating?
(Asked at the Almaden Center)

“Favorite: Reese’s Pieces. Worst: This awful little plastic bag of peanuts.”

Niki Gheibi, 12
Almaden
Seventh grader at Castillero


“Favorite: Reese’s Pieces. Worst: It wasn’t even candy. It was a tooth brush and toothpaste.”

Jessy Marshall, 12
Almaden
Seventh grader at Castillero


“Favorite: Dum Dum lollipops. They are baby lollipops; you can eat a million of them. Worst: A bag of carrots, one of those mini bags with Sponge Bob on them. I threw them away because they might have been injected with diseases.”

Bree Gwinner, 16
Almaden
Junior at Leland High


“Favorite: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Worst: I got a toothbrush and toothpaste from the same lady that gave me an apple. I almost started crying. I was 9.”

Samantha Snook, 17
Campbell
Senior at Branham High


“Favorite: Butterfingers. Worst: Halloween pencils.”

Richard Sim, 17
Almaden
Senior at Leland


“Favorite: Twix. Worst: A golf pencil, you know one of those short stubby little pencils you use when you play golf."

Kristina Wiedemann, 17
Campbell
Senior at Branham High


“Favorite: Kit Kats and Butterfingers. Worst: I used to hate to get non-edible stuff like a toy or even stuff like fruit.”

John Pinson, 23
Almaden
West Valley College


“Favorite: M&Ms. Worst: Candy Corn, I hate that stuff.”

Eric Murphy, 15
Almaden
Sophomore at Leland


“Favorite: Twix. Worst: Once I got a toothbrush, I threw it away.”

Joe Kahn, 18
Almaden
Part-time manager at Mountain Mike’s Pizza


“Favorite: It’s not candy, it’s money. Worst: Just regular BandAids.”

Hasti Gheibi, 14
Almaden
Freshman at Lincoln High