Timeline for Is there an idiom to describe something that is given under the pretenses of kindness (e.g., as a gift), but which is actually not good?
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| Nov 8, 2017 at 3:48 | comment | added | jpmc26 | @KristinaLopez Ah, I see. I got hung up on the "chocolate" and skimmed over the "fun" as "full". (I think I need new glasses, too.) That said, I have some fun-size Paydays with me right this second. ;D | |
| Nov 8, 2017 at 3:44 | history | edited | Kristina Lopez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 8, 2017 at 3:43 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | @jpmc26, technically something like a Payday bar is not a chocolate bar but I get your point and will edit the answer for consistency’s sake. :-) | |
| Nov 8, 2017 at 3:06 | comment | added | jpmc26 | ...Off topic, but how is a chocolate bar not a candy bar...? | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 22:00 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | @thumbtackthief - Milk Duds are in the ranking of "OK", along with other "chocolate-like" candies like Tootsie Rolls. :-) | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 21:51 | comment | added | thumbtackthief | Where do Milk Duds fall in to your ranking, then? | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 21:03 | history | edited | Kristina Lopez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2017 at 20:32 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | I reciprocated @TecBrat because I think the concept of the White Elephant is so fitting for many other items - like the tapestry old-lady purse my mom gave me as a Christmas present when I was around 12. You KNOW that sat in my dresser drawer for the rest of its natural life! :-D | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 20:25 | comment | added | TecBrat | I upvoted this, even though I posted my own answer, because I believe this could work for other situations where the gift is a Dud. Even though it was a really nice vacuum cleaner, as an anniversary present, it was a dud! | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 20:20 | history | answered | Kristina Lopez | CC BY-SA 3.0 |