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Against my better judgement, I was convinced by a friend to go to the local mall because a semi-interesting store with swords, knives and other related man-toys was going out of business.

Anyhoo... We stopped at the Lindt Chocolatier and I decided to stock up on chocolate as my BCL(Blood-Chocolate Level) was running a bit low. They had 7 oz. chocolate bunnies on sale at 70% off if you buy 12 or more. I picked up a dozen along with an assortment of bars(10 for $12). That's about 124 oz( 7 lbs 12 oz) of chocolate. Enough to kill the average man. But as many of you know, I am not the average man. :cool:

So, how long would that much chocolate last you? (poll incoming).

The rest of my natural life. My wife would go through it in nanoseconds though. Quicker at certain times.

Gone by time I get to the 'toys for big boys' store

124 oz? Let's say 124 minutes. I like to take my time and enjoy it.


Mmmm... Chocolate :fluffle:

7 pounds? I'd say prolly one to four weeks, depending on the taste... or longer now, as I am on a restricted diet. :D

Depends on my mood, less than a month though... I have issues with chocolate...

Mmmmm...Lindt balls. Put 'em in y' mouth an' suck 'em.

I just tried the cherry chili chocolate. It's better than I feared. (yum!)

Whoa, whoa, whoa -- how can a store that sells swords possibly be going out of business? Hell damn, how can a store that sells swords in the same mall with a Lindt store go out of business? What the hell kind of a goddamned country is this anyway?! Why can't I have a mall where I can buy swords and chocolate together? Damn Boston to hell. Worthless town.

As to the topic -- I have no idea how long 7+ lbs of Lindt chocolate would last me. I don't waste time looking at clocks while I eat chocolate. It would be gone a lot faster than Hershey's, I can tell you that.

As to the topic -- I have no idea how long 7+ lbs of Lindt chocolate would last me. I don't waste time looking at clocks while I eat chocolate. It would be gone a lot faster than Hershey's, I can tell you that.

Does "Hershey's" really fall under the definition of chocolate? Huh...

Does "Hershey's" really fall under the definition of chocolate? Huh...
It saddens me that there are people who think it does. Every time I see some new "gourmet" product from Hershey's or Dove's or any of those fake bastards I get these sharp pains through my whole body.

EDIT: By the way, Lindt is all well and good. I'll never say no to a 70% cocoa Lindt bar, but if you want to get knocked out of your shoes, check Teuscher chocolates.

http://teuscherboston.com/catalog/

Holy frikking gods, that's amazing stuff.

8 pounds? thats 4 Kg...

I can eat 6 or 7Kg of dark energy chocolate a weekend when out scuba diving. it takes a LOT of energy to keep warm in 10 degree water. Water leaches out the heat very fast. even a wetsuit isn't really enough at that level, a drysuit would be better, but I'm too cheap, I prefer to eat enough high energy food to fuel my metabolism to keep me warm from the inside out :D

I don't waste time looking at clocks while I eat chocolate.
I like this answer.

I don't like chocolate v.v

Every time I get a chocolate 'craving' it goes away after a few bites. It's not really my thing. Sometimes.. chocolate covered raisins I'll eat, but I get really bad heart burn from chocolate *sigh*

Against my better judgement, I was convinced by a friend to go to the local mall because a semi-interesting store with swords, knives and other related man-toys was going out of business.

Anyhoo... We stopped at the Lindt Chocolatier and I decided to stock up on chocolate as my BCL(Blood-Chocolate Level) was running a bit low. They had 7 oz. chocolate bunnies on sale at 70% off if you buy 12 or more. I picked up a dozen along with an assortment of bars(10 for $12). That's about 124 oz( 7 lbs 12 oz) of chocolate. Enough to kill the average man. But as many of you know, I am not the average man. :cool:

So, how long would that much chocolate last you? (poll incoming).

The bunnies are hollow, right? I love hollow chocolate bunnies. I bite the ears off, then fill it with milk. Then I proceed to use the hollow chocolate bunny as an edible cup.

Mmmmmm. :D

It saddens me that there are people who think it does. Every time I see some new "gourmet" product from Hershey's or Dove's or any of those fake bastards I get these sharp pains through my whole body.

EDIT: By the way, Lindt is all well and good. I'll never say no to a 70% cocoa Lindt bar, but if you want to get knocked out of your shoes, check Teuscher chocolates.

http://teuscherboston.com/catalog/

Holy frikking gods, that's amazing stuff.

I like how your mind works :)

But Lindt is good...
http://www.scottg26.com/images/Random/LindtChocolate.jpg

...and I like to snack on Ghirardelli Squares...
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8xCwrsEpkTI/R0Gh4jvBBYI/AAAAAAAACi8/m2mBM4LuhW8/2.jpg

...but Norwegian milk chocolate is the best ordinary day-to-day chocolate...
http://www.kampanje.com/multimedia/archive/00093/Freia_melkesjokolade_93881a.JPG

...and you have to taste Yade Trippel! :D
http://www.nidar.no/eway/imgstore/99636e260c.jpg


Mmmmm... Chocolate heaven :fluffle:

I ate mine already. Can I have some more?

It saddens me that there are people who think it does. Every time I see some new "gourmet" product from Hershey's or Dove's or any of those fake bastards I get these sharp pains through my whole body.

EDIT: By the way, Lindt is all well and good. I'll never say no to a 70% cocoa Lindt bar, but if you want to get knocked out of your shoes, check Teuscher chocolates.

http://teuscherboston.com/catalog/

Holy frikking gods, that's amazing stuff.

Dear God, that stuff's expensive! I'd love to try those champagne truffles, though.

Dear God, that stuff's expensive! I'd love to try those champagne truffles, though.
Worth every penny. Ready for this? Jasmine truffles. *rapture*

Worth every penny. Ready for this? Jasmine truffles. *rapture*

Jasmine? As in the plant?

Jasmine? As in the plant?
Yes. Heavenly.

Lindt "Excellence" 85% cacao thin squares, please!

Lindt "Excellence" 85% cacao thin squares, please!

At the site Muravyets linked to, they have a bar that's 99% cacao! Can you imagine? :eek:

At the site Muravyets linked to, they have a bar that's 99% cacao! Can you imagine? :eek:

It's baking chocolate, effectively. I've tried it. I might push the cacao content to 90%, but really, without SOME balancing agent, cacao is bitter stuff.

high percentage of cacao?? eeew. too bitter.

high percentage of cacao?? eeew. too bitter.

Ne gustibus disputandem.

More for meeeeee!

I'd rather taste the chocolate and not lecithin, waxes, excess sugar, etc. US mainstream chocolate is so bland! The way to cure yourself is to go to Canada and buy two candy bars. A Coffee Crisp and a Kit Kat. The CC is just awesomeness in mass production sweets. The Kit Kat, however illustrates the vast superiority of even Canada's/Europe's mass-produced chocolate to the brown grease pencil that's peddled here. The Canadian Kit Kat, in comparison to it's US cousin, is actually chocolate brown, not orangy. It tastes like chocolate, not wax. In fact, by comparison, the Canadian Kit Kat is like a stick version of a petit-four.

Even when they up-market chocolate here, it's too damned waxy. Compare Godiva's offerings, waxy-hard things that they are, to say, Fran's or Dilettante (small chocolate companies here in the Puget Sound region). It's not hard to see which is better.

Almost three months.

Ne gustibus disputandem.
Lindt 70% Cacao was enough to kill half of my taste buds... I wonder how much will the 85% kill.

I'd rather taste the chocolate and not lecithin, waxes, excess sugar, etc. US mainstream chocolate is so bland! The way to cure yourself is to go to Canada and buy two candy bars. A Coffee Crisp and a Kit Kat. The CC is just awesomeness in mass production sweets. The Kit Kat, however illustrates the vast superiority of even Canada's/Europe's mass-produced chocolate to the brown grease pencil that's peddled here. The Canadian Kit Kat, in comparison to it's US cousin, is actually chocolate brown, not orangy. It tastes like chocolate, not wax. In fact, by comparison, the Canadian Kit Kat is like a stick version of a petit-four.
If ever I have money for a trans-Pacific flight and a visa, then I can go to Canada and munch on those stuff. Alternatively, somebody can send me chocolates down here from Canada... *winks at Canadians*

Even when they up-market chocolate here, it's too damned waxy. Compare Godiva's offerings, waxy-hard things that they are, to say, Fran's or Dilettante (small chocolate companies here in the Puget Sound region). It's not hard to see which is better.
Those brands look expensive. But what do you mean when its tastes "waxy"? Tastes like candles? Hmmm, "candies" and "candles" look the same...

At one bunny a day, a little under two weeks. :D

At one bunny a day, a little under two weeks. :D

If only chocolate bunnies fucked like real bunnies.

...


Hmm....

An idea forms...


*wikis some genetic engineering*

If only chocolate bunnies fucked like real bunnies.

...

Hmm....

An idea forms...

*wikis some genetic engineering*

Do it.

Do it.

:D

IF I act according to plan eight pounds of chocolate would last me 32 days - the plan being to ration myself to 1/4 lb a day. As Bobby Burns would say, though, "the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglay."

After I've sternly told myself to restrain my intake, I will probably eat it all in less than a week.

Lindt 70% Cacao was enough to kill half of my taste buds... I wonder how much will the 85% kill.

Like I said, to each their own. I'll give you all the milk chocolate in the mixed-bag sampler and keep all the lovely darkness.

Those brands look expensive. But what do you mean when its tastes "waxy"? Tastes like candles? Hmmm, "candies" and "candles" look the same...

You get what you pay for. Waxy refers to the fact that Godiva would rather their products look polished and shiny. As a result, the texture of the chocolate is hard and when bitten into breaks or crumbles rather than melts. It has a more coating effect on the tongue than a melting effect. It feels like you have to work your way through it rather than just letting it melt into the delicate tissues of the inside of your mouth.

Whoa, whoa, whoa -- how can a store that sells swords possibly be going out of business? Hell damn, how can a store that sells swords in the same mall with a Lindt store go out of business? What the hell kind of a goddamned country is this anyway?! Why can't I have a mall where I can buy swords and chocolate together?

Seriously! Throw in a bookstore and I would live there.

Whoa, whoa, whoa -- how can a store that sells swords possibly be going out of business? Hell damn, how can a store that sells swords in the same mall with a Lindt store go out of business? What the hell kind of a goddamned country is this anyway?! Why can't I have a mall where I can buy swords and chocolate together? Damn Boston to hell. Worthless town.

As to the topic -- I have no idea how long 7+ lbs of Lindt chocolate would last me. I don't waste time looking at clocks while I eat chocolate. It would be gone a lot faster than Hershey's, I can tell you that.
Have you not been to Newbury St?
I don't like chocolate v.v

Every time I get a chocolate 'craving' it goes away after a few bites. It's not really my thing. Sometimes.. chocolate covered raisins I'll eat, but I get really bad heart burn from chocolate *sigh*
ditto all of that save the heartburn. I love chocolate covered rasins, but beyond that, I can only take a little chocolate at a time.

Well given my self-discipline where sweets are concerned (thanks in large part to my grandmother's policies when I lived near her and my self-imposed "one Coke a week" policy to save money and lose weight) 8lbs of chocolate would probably last about four months or so. That's assuming of course that my dad doesn't attack my stash.

That's about 124 oz( 7 lbs 12 oz) of chocolate.

That's like a new-born baby of chocolate!

There's this thing that goes around the world, a group of luxury chocolate makers who set their stalls out and you need to buy a ticket but once in you can try all the chocolate you want.

The one that really surprised me was sea-salt chocolate - it's just amazing, hunks of rich chocolate with rocks of sea salt her and there, the contrast just works though I'd never have thought of it myself.

Too much chocolate makes me sick, I indulge very sparingly.

mmmm well let's see, the last time we bought an 8 pound tin of grand marinier truffles at trader joes, it lasted i think maybe part of the week.

good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it, we don't, can't really, do that sort of thing every week. i don't know what kind of "fun" anyone is supposed to have with impliments of destruction, creating and exploring are what gratify, and chocklet.

malls are just mostly over priced boring conventional crap like clothing mostly. not hardly worth going to except for maybe the food court and being air conditioned. and they need to have little like slow moving monorails you can get on and off of and ride arround on instead of all that wearing your feet out crap.

and trolley ('light rail') stops right inside instead of all those damd parking lots. those will get turned into parks and gardens one of these day when no one can afford cars anymore. where the whole thing doesn't just end up being abondoned and or homesteaded.

=^^=
.../\...

Maybe 4-6 months. Assuming my willpower lasts. Still, that's 25-30 grams of chocolate a day.

Also, Green & Blacks > Lindt. Before they were taken over by Cadbury at any rate. Mind you, give me 3.5kg of either the Butterscotch or Mint G&B bars and they'd be gone in under a week.

Maybe 4-6 months. Assuming my willpower lasts. Still, that's 25-30 grams of chocolate a day.

Also, Green & Blacks > Lindt. Before they were taken over by Cadbury at any rate. Mind you, give me 3.5kg of either the Butterscotch or Mint G&B bars and they'd be gone in under a week.

I've always found Black and Greens to be a bit too sweet for my liking. Lint is awesome though fairly pricy.

[Examines poll results]

Hm. I'm not the only one who was damaged by Watership Down, I see.

The Easter Bunny is General Woundwort, so far as I'm concerned.

I don't like chocolate anymore. I tasted some American chocolate last night and it was horrible. HORRIBLE! It ruined chocolate for me. Forever .

I don't like chocolate anymore. I tasted some American chocolate last night and it was horrible. HORRIBLE! It ruined chocolate for me. Forever .

You were warned. For good US chocolate, you have to look for the smaller-market indie producers (Fran's and Dilettante, for example, in greater Puget Sound).

[Examines poll results]

Hm. I'm not the only one who was damaged by Watership Down, I see.

The Easter Bunny is General Woundwort, so far as I'm concerned.

"Silflay hraka, u embleer rah."

You were warned. For good US chocolate, you have to look for the smaller-market indie producers (Fran's and Dilettante, for example, in greater Puget Sound).

I'll keep that in mind if I can ever make myself eat it.

Somewhere between a weekend and a week. Certainly not longer than a week.
If I'm eating it sparingly, that is.

Chocolate gone. Especially after my drive home. (Car almost broke down on the interstate; did I mention the county I was in was under a tornado warning?)

But this is an exceptional evening. Usually 8 lbs. of chocolate will get me about a week.