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09-14-2008, 09:55 PM
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Chocolate
Nuff said.
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Starting out with a straight razor is like losing your virginity. You build up the anticipation, want it to be the best in the world and 9 times out of 10 get let down. In time you will learn that practice improves your technique.
And lets face it- in both cases, practice is half the fun 
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09-14-2008, 10:07 PM
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my location: Belgium
Nuff said!
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09-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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Just finished eating a bar of the best chocolate in the world:
More please.
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Starting out with a straight razor is like losing your virginity. You build up the anticipation, want it to be the best in the world and 9 times out of 10 get let down. In time you will learn that practice improves your technique.
And lets face it- in both cases, practice is half the fun
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09-14-2008, 11:30 PM
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Those Lindt lindor truffles are crack cocaine. EVIL!
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"'The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail - its roof may shake - the wind may blow through it - the storm may enter - the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter - all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement.' So be it - unless he has justification by law."
Southam v Smout [1964] 1 QB 308 at 320 [Denning, L.] quoting William Pitt, 1763
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09-14-2008, 11:47 PM
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Venchi Chocolate Bar with 75% Cacao with chili pepper in it. If you havent tried spicy chocolate, you should.
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09-14-2008, 11:48 PM
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If you get a chance and like dark chocolate, try some of the stuff being exported out of Russia (believe it or not!).
My faves are Korkunov and Babayev. The Red October Candy Factory is still turning out nice hard candies and a wide variety of chocolate treats (chocolate covered nougats, jellies, cookies, nuts, etc.) and some nice milk and dark chocolate bars.
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- Abraham Lincoln, 1865
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09-15-2008, 01:51 AM
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Datk.
Nuff said.
Or... max 80%, over that they need to add wax for it to hold in shape.
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09-15-2008, 01:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dude
Venchi Chocolate Bar with 75% Cacao with chili pepper in it. If you havent tried spicy chocolate, you should.
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+1 
Spices and pepper add that little  to chocolate |
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09-15-2008, 02:37 AM
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I tend to like chocolates that are made the old fashioned way, just cocoa and sugar. There's a guy in colorado with some of the best chocolate on earth (I just can't remember the name right now).
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09-15-2008, 03:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chief
my location: Belgium
Nuff said!
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MMmmmmMmmAAaaaghughhaaAAgAggguuhBlaaammmahummmmmaa aa........ as he wipes the drool from his keyboard  |
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09-15-2008, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cybrok
Datk.
Nuff said.
Or... max 80%, over that they need to add wax for it to hold in shape.
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People who add wax to chocolate should be SHOT. I gag every time I think about Hershey's chocolate.
My Favorite stuff is "Australian" chocolate. Yup, the same people that have the ice-cream chain. They make excellent bonbons and good slabs of Chocolately goodness as well.
(nothing too dark for me though. Dark chocolate actually makes me sneeze...believe it or not.)
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09-15-2008, 07:17 AM
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My take on chocolate...it exists!
My wifes take on chocolate...It is the only thing that exists!
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09-15-2008, 07:52 AM
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My wife's got the sweet-tooth in our house, but that all goes out the window when someone finds me my favorite Norwegian chocolate. I highly recommend it:
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09-15-2008, 08:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bpave777
My wife's got the sweet-tooth in our house, but that all goes out the window when someone finds me my favorite Norwegian chocolate. I highly recommend it:
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Why does the name 'Firklover' sound crude to me? Why yes, I am a Firking good lover.... 
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Starting out with a straight razor is like losing your virginity. You build up the anticipation, want it to be the best in the world and 9 times out of 10 get let down. In time you will learn that practice improves your technique.
And lets face it- in both cases, practice is half the fun
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09-15-2008, 05:46 PM
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This is my favorite:
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09-16-2008, 02:58 AM
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I have brought chocolates from a chocolatier in Turnhout, Belgium named Guy Pas. I have been told by many experts that it doesn't get any better.
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09-16-2008, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LX_Emergency
People who add wax to chocolate should be SHOT. I gag every time I think about Hershey's chocolate.
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Everybody repeat after me: 'Hershey's is NOT chocolate'.
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It ain't finished until the fat lady ran the unit tests.
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09-16-2008, 10:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by icedog
I have brought chocolates from a chocolatier in Turnhout, Belgium named Guy Pas. I have been told by many experts that it doesn't get any better.
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Not much, no.
I have shipped Belgian chocolates to several members here, as well as 2 platoons stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Come winter I'll happily supply SRP members with a selection of Belgian's finest again. Outside of winter the risk of melted chocolate is simply too big.
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Truth! Freedom! Justice! Reasonably-priced-love! and a hard boiled egg!
An appointment is an engagement to see someone, while a morningstar is a large lump of metal used for viciously crushing skulls. It is important not to confuse the two.
It ain't finished until the fat lady ran the unit tests.
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09-16-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruno
Everybody repeat after me: 'Hershey's is NOT chocolate'.
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'Hershey's is NOT chocolate'
nope, it's chocolate coloured beeswax I think.
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I'm not a hero, heroes look good while flourishing swords and the light on their teeth goes *ping* when they smile..... the bastards.
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09-16-2008, 11:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Not much, no.
I have shipped Belgian chocolates to several members here, as well as 2 platoons stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Come winter I'll happily supply SRP members with a selection of Belgian's finest again. Outside of winter the risk of melted chocolate is simply too big.
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Bruno, are you familiar with Guy Pas in Turnhout?
I was once on the Island of Grenada. During a tour of the rain forest, our guide pulled a pod off a tree, tore it open and smashed the seeeds from it into his hand. He let me smell it and it was chocolate! They grow chocolate trees in Grenada! I know, it's cocoa but I couldn't avoid the Willy Wonka images.
Last edited by icedog; 09-16-2008 at 11:54 AM.
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