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In his recent segment, John Oliver joked about Pixy Stix training kids to do cocaine and it reminded me that I used to do just that. Although I never used the straw, I just leaned in, closed one nostril, and went for it. I was in 5th grade, it made my friends laugh.

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[–] dusty_raven@discuss.online 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, we'd mix it with kool-aid powder and call it diet coke. We were dumb.

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A mixture like that plus crushed up smarties or something got all powdered candy banned at my elementary school because kids were carrying around big bags of it and snorting it at recess. Can't be a coincidence that we were doing DARE at the same time

[–] dusty_raven@discuss.online 12 points 5 days ago

We just used to crush up smartees(US) in the wrapper, and pretend it was a joint. The puff of dust was always a nice touch.

-"Kids, don't huff paint!" -"Holy shit, you can huff paint?" -my DARE experience in a nutshell

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I think yeah, once. It hurt a lot, big surprise.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I recall that being painful.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Yeah, it burned a lot. I don't know where I picked it up, but I remember knowing enough to say, "Smooooooth" to make people laugh.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

cuz I'm so sweet? no u!

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Here's my pixy stix story from my youth. Went on a backpacking trip with the boy scouts. As I'm sure many of you know, when a group of boys comes together in the wilderness, their IQ drops a good 20-30 points.

Anyway, I was dared to lick some horse manure for a huge pile of pixy stix. Huge. I was about to do it when a scout leader came and blew a gasket on me. He was pissed. Went into a tirade about e. coli and everything. I'm sure he punished us somehow but I can't remember how.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Saw a kid do a rail of pixie on the bus one time. They said it burned. I'd believe it, with all that citric acid in there for tartness.

[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Can confirm. Snorted sugar exactly once.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I was dared to do it in middle school oh boy did it hurt and make my nose bleed.

[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nope. But my friend snorted sour skittles powder on a dare. The aftermath was like he had been pepper sprayed.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I've done that too. Not sure if my friend forced it in my nose or if I did it intentionally but I remember it was absolute hell.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

good way to get aspirated lungs, and pneumonia. you only snort cocaine. even cinnamon is dangerous if snorted, nutmeg too.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Thankfully, I already had weak lungs as a kid, so it was like a double jeopardy situation. They can't get you with the same illness twice!

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 days ago

I didn't but friends jokingly did.

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Never did this myself, but I watched a guy in the army crush and snort Altoids once. Boredom can make you do dumb things.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Yes Kids on the bus. Never did a pixie stick but I snorted a crushed up smartie.

Ehem.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

Don't know what that is,but I did snort salmiac sticks... regretfully.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wasn’t retarded as a kid, I only became retarded as an adult.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Pixy stix makes you re-tart-ed.

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 4 points 5 days ago

No. I heard about it, never knew anyone that ever did

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I read the title and thought "I wonder if OP watched John Oliver last night." Lmao

I never did, but I knew a couple kids that have.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Never did this, but knowing it's a thing explains a lot.

[–] EponymousBosh@awful.systems 2 points 5 days ago

I didn't but I knew a guy who did.