Will has between now and closing time on Christmas Eve to finish the sugary confection. Of course, we've outlined a few rules to make it a little more fair: no biting or chewing of the candy cane, no disolving the candy cane by any means other than ingestion, no removing the candy cane from the POKE offices. He CAN, however, share the candy cane with anyone who he can convince to lick it with him (any volunteers?).

The holiday spirit is pervasive here in the POKE NY offices. See, every year, Kantrow's wonderful mom sends us a candy cane basket for our holiday pleasure - a gift that's usually enjoyed for its visual impact more than anything else. This year, however, will be different! This year we've issued Will a challenge that he just couldn't turn down...

To sweeten the pot, each POKEr has anted up $5, all of which will go into Will's pocket if he completes the challenge. If he doesn't finish it though, we all get our money back and Will has to attend one of our Peeps Parties in full Data Banana regalia where he will record the infamously missing Episode #3.

The inaugural lick was captured in all its digital glory here. You can also watch all the action live at live.pokenewyork.com.

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