The TAM2 chocolate challenge

Originally posted by Wyvern
Keep you wits about you, exarch. Don't tell anybody where you hid the chocolate until you've actually been sprung.
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So would offering the customs officer a piece of chocolate be considered a bribe then?

And just for clarity, there aren't many places you can safely hide chocolate. Ick ...


Customs officer: What's brown and sticky?
exarch: A twig?
Customs officer: No, that stuff at the bottom of your suitcase.
 
Lisa said:

Not even breathing hard at this point.
Yes, I'll be attending TAM II though.
Our lovely lady Wyvern said she'd room with me.
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Wyvern is fantastic, we met at a Skeptic lecture and lunch and dinner in Pasadena. Little tip- when she is not expecting it- lean in to her and whisper: Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman. :)


Glad you are coming :)
 
Additionally, I'll bring, from the Whizzo Chocolate Company:

The Cherry Fondue
Extremely nasty, but not prosecutable.

Crunchy Frog
The finest baby frogs (raw), dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in the finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple-smooth full-cream treble milk chocolate envelope, and lovingly frosted with glucose! (If the bones were taken out, it wouldn't be crunchy).

Ram's Bladder Cup
The choicest juicy chunks of fresh Cornish ram's bladder, emptied, steamed, flavored with sesame seeds, whipped into a fondue, and garnished with larks' vomit!

Worthy of mention:
Cockroach Cluster
Anthrax Ripple

And, of course:
Spring Surprise
The speciality! Covered in darkest, velvety smooth chocolate, when you pop it into your mouth, stainless steel bolts spring out and punch straight through both cheeks!

Anyone for seconds....? :)
 
Crunchy Frog? You are bringing a Hungarian rock band with you?
Just the thing for our Magyar-speaking attendees.
 
Count me in!

Since we have chocolate in Sweden as well I might bring some for you to taste. I hope all the rest will still be in the challange and not give up.
 
CFLarsen said:
Additionally, I'll bring, from the Whizzo Chocolate Company:

The Cherry Fondue
Extremely nasty, but not prosecutable.

Crunchy Frog
The finest baby frogs (raw), dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in the finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple-smooth full-cream treble milk chocolate envelope, and lovingly frosted with glucose! (If the bones were taken out, it wouldn't be crunchy).

Ram's Bladder Cup
The choicest juicy chunks of fresh Cornish ram's bladder, emptied, steamed, flavored with sesame seeds, whipped into a fondue, and garnished with larks' vomit!

Worthy of mention:
Cockroach Cluster
Anthrax Ripple

And, of course:
Spring Surprise
The speciality! Covered in darkest, velvety smooth chocolate, when you pop it into your mouth, stainless steel bolts spring out and punch straight through both cheeks!

Anyone for seconds....? :)
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What more could you expect from a British sweets maker. The British have been torturing, um, cooking food for centuries now.

Although, I must say, I have always been rather fond of the Crunchy Frogs. :D :p
 
I've had chocolate covered crickets, does that count? They were actually good, and reminded me of a Nestle Crunch Bar. I ate a couple of handfuls.

Anywho....
Guess what?!

Last night, while watching a movie, I managed to squeeze an M&M into my mouth. Hard work, but I did it. Ecstatic, I ate about 6 more. I can't chew, but I would just pop them in one at a time and let them melt. It was wonderful. YUM!
 
CFLarsen said:
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Crunchy Frog
The finest baby frogs (raw), dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in the finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple-smooth full-cream treble milk chocolate envelope, and lovingly frosted with glucose! (If the bones were taken out, it wouldn't be crunchy).
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Um, that's not exactly what I had in mind when I indicated a fondness for Swiss chocolate . . .
 
Moe, it sounds like you are using more calories to get the M&M in your mouth than you are getting from eating it! Fudge, how about fudge??
 
MoeFaux said:
I've had chocolate covered crickets, does that count? They were actually good, and reminded me of a Nestle Crunch Bar. I ate a couple of handfuls.

Anywho....
Guess what?!

Last night, while watching a movie, I managed to squeeze an M&M into my mouth. Hard work, but I did it. Ecstatic, I ate about 6 more. I can't chew, but I would just pop them in one at a time and let them melt. It was wonderful. YUM!
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Cool! you'll be having real food again before you know it.


There is still a standing offer (from many people I suspect) to chew the food for you. ;)
 
Congrats, Moe!

I have been practicing diligently for my role as Chocolate Judge. I have eaten 200 grams of Toblerone already since yesterday. And M&Ms, non pareils, chocolate mints, fudge...
 
Ok, I'm withdrawing as a judge from the contest. Started a diet last Friday, and I plan on sticking to it. Actually, not a diet per se, but an alternative way of looking at food and sugar is not part of it. So by publicly announcing the fact, I will count on you all to keep me from temptation. I must be really psyched to do this too, as the thought of withdrawing as a judge is really not painful at all. I've lost the 4 pounds I gained since Thanksgiving so far.
 
If it's not too late to take part in this august event, I'd like to enter some chocolate from Australia.

Not only does this chocolate come in the form of biscuits/cookies, their name is appropriate for the event, as they are none other than: Tim Tams!

(They are also popularly consumed with coffee by means of the Tim Tam Slam, which can be explained in greater detail closer to the event.)
 
Byzantine Magpie said:
If it's not too late to take part in this august event, I'd like to enter some chocolate from Australia.

Not only does this chocolate come in the form of biscuits/cookies, their name is appropriate for the event, as they are none other than: Tim Tams!

(They are also popularly consumed with coffee by means of the Tim Tam Slam, which can be explained in greater detail closer to the event.)
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Speaking only as a judge, not as an organizer, I say BRING IT ON!
 
first, I volunteer to eat Linda's chocolate.

Also, I'm not bringing chocolate as I have to figure out how to pack all my shoes and a bunch of t shirts....

I do have an extra box from Brussels I will try to sneak in though.
 
So with the T-shirts gone you'll have room for chocolate huh?

:D
 
Peter Jenkins said:

Hey Dude, It's in January!
:D
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Forgive him. The weather in January in Las Vegas is like August in Canberra. Except not as wet and miserable, I hope.:hit:
 
"Skeptics Choice" International Chocolate Challenge

CURRENT STATUS:
We have seven entries in the national competition, and five "other" entries. There are eight official judges.

National competitors and countries
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budddyh, Britain
Byzantine Magpie, Australia
CFLarsen, Denmark
Chaos, Germany
deBergerac, Sweden
Exarch, Belgium
Peter Jenkins, Britain

Other entries
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Girl6 (Ghiradelli, and possibly Godiva, chocolate)
kittynh (chocolate from Burdicks)
Renata (Russian candy)
SkepticScott (Van Otis chocolate)
The Central Scrutinizer (Hershey's chocolate)

Judges
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Chanileslie
Girl6
kittynh
Mercutio
MoeFaux
renata
The Bad Astronomer
Wyvern

Over-worked and
Under-chocolated
Organizer
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SkepticScott

Voting: We'll remove each box top and number the chocolates. The judges will pick their top three; the one with the most votes wins! The lack of a formal protocol is intentional so the losers can have a scapegoat. ;)

WHEN: Saturday night, at the start of Girl 6's party.

WHERE: Girl 6's party.
 
kittynh said:
first, I volunteer to eat Linda's chocolate.

Also, I'm not bringing chocolate as I have to figure out how to pack all my shoes and a bunch of t shirts....

I do have an extra box from Brussels I will try to sneak in though.
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Kitty, you can always send the shirts ahead of time via FedEx or USPS (Priority Mail). I've done that whenever I've had to send materials to a conference or a business trip. It works like a charm!

G6
 
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