I'll try to answer this one

There many philosophical questions that need to be answered...

Who came first, the chicken or the egg?

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a noise?


but the most important one of all is:


Just how many licks does it take to get to the chewy center of a Tootsie Roll Pop????

No really, how many licks?? I can't actually figure this out. This question has been on my mind since, umm forever. Every time I get close to figuring it out, I bite it! I tried "googling" it to see who else has figured it out, but here are the conclusions I have come up with...

1. It depends on the size of your mouth, and the roughness on your tongue.

2. The Tootsie Roll Owl only took 3 licks (I would guess he had a rough tongue)

3. What you consider a lick??
example: Letting my mom take a lick of my ice cream cone, when I was little, was very different than when my sister took a lick. Moms lick resembled that of a giraffe licking around the whole cone. My sisters lick resembled a dog biting/licking the whole top.

4. What flavor? Your favorite vs. Your not so favorite flavor

5. Are you a "real man/woman" who follows through with projects, and licks it 'til the end?

6. Or are you a bit like me... start a project and leave the unfinished product around for your husband to finish (cause he hates unfinished projects)

7. Are you part of the populous that likes the Tootsie Roll Pop for its chewy tootsie core or do you lean towards the tasty shell?

8. It depends on your mood, time of day, and your destination. If you have a meeting or a child you need to attend to, more than likely you will rush to get to the inside of the Pop. Feeling lazy... not so much.


Basically this is a question that can't be answered... there are too many variables. Each experience is a little different and personal. So next time you lick/bite into a Tootsie Roll Pop, take into account all of the different factors and let me know about your Tootsie Pop Experience!

Just How many licks does it take to get to the chewy center of a Tootsie Roll Pop???

The World will NEVER know!