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Posted on October 15, 2019October 16, 2019

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? :)

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? :)
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? 🙂

This question must be seriously important, because I get it frequently. It’s also important to Tootsie Roll Inc. They have compiled a review of the literature (including results of “licking machine” studies): bit.ly/TootsieLicking. Short answer, somewhere in the low hundreds of licks.

Posted on May 13, 2019May 13, 2019

How can I advocate for the return of original M&Ms to campus vending machines?

How can I advocate for the return of original M&Ms to campus vending machines? We live in trying times...
How can I advocate for the return of original M&Ms to campus vending machines? We live in trying times…

I’d send plea to the vending company (service@abvendingco.com). Perhaps they can alleviate your plight.

Posted on October 31, 2018November 1, 2018

Poll Favorite Halloween Candy: Reeses Twix Snickers M&Ms Kitkats Other:

Poll Favorite Hallowwen Candy: Reeses Twix Snickers M&Ms Kitkats Other:
Poll Favorite Halloween Candy:
Reeses
Twix
Snickers
M&Ms
Kitkats
Other:

Have you ever heard of Walnettos? An old fashioned choice, but so chewy and rich. That would be my favorite treat.  I had a terrific Halloween; I dressed up as a door….

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Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog.  You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human acolytes assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.

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