Man, I tried, but blech. Stuck a boiled peanut in my mouth & promptly spit that gooey Play-Doh right back out. I'm an adventurous eater, but man, they musta been some hongry mofos to eat those things.
My wife is from SC. I'm from Indiana.
She caught me and her Dad sitting together at a fair one day munching away on boiled peanuts.
WIFE: I thought you didn't like boiled peanuts?
ME: Well, I married into your family. It kinda grows on you after a while!
My wife and I, and our youngest daughter, will eat a ton of boiled peanuts. The other kids don't care for them. Dad's passed away this summer, so no more times with him any more. Mom (mother-in-law) might eat some, but I dunno...she's had a stroke and well along the Alzheimer's path now. My wife's sister will eat them.
I'll have to make some next time my side of the family has a family reunion and see how they go over! I'm not sure about my siblings (I've never asked), but Dad's side of the family is from Kentucky, so I'm sure there will be plenty there that would enjoy them.