THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: cloudwalking on March 01, 2007, 05:49:53 AM
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Okay, so, I think pretty much everyone knows by now that I acquired a multitude of Swiss candies from the lovely jarosh (:heart), and they arrived at my doorstep a few days ago. TVC suggested I review them, so I figured, what the hell, I'm bored and listening to music, so I'll give it a go.
So here's the picture of what I got.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/CANDY.jpg)
Mmmmm
I actually haven't tried all of it yet (SHOCK, I know, especially coming from me). Buuut I don't have much else to do, so I'll at least review a few of them.
So anyway I guess I'll start with the candy, since everyone knows that the chocolate is good. Actually fuck it, I'm just gonna go clockwise from top row in the picture.
Schnüre Erdbeergeschmack - I'm eating this right now. This has some bizarre German name, but really it's just licorice rope. Actually I just opened this one an hour ago. I really like licorice, so I was hyped for this. On the front of the package it proudly exclaims that there is 15 METERS of licorice-y goodness in there. That's 50 feet or half the length of a blue whale, for those of you who don't know the metric system or who happen to have seen a blue whale in real life.
As for how it tastes, it's really good. It's a little bit chewier and not as sweet as your Twizzlers. I've never had Red Vines so I can't really compare it to that. I was a little disappointed that the rope is cut up into about meter-long sections and isn't actually one continuous 15-meter long rope, but after really considering this, it's probably for the best. Otherwise I would have no stopping point and would end up with the equivalent of 50 feet of licorice rope in my stomach.
Spruso - Okay, I'm not a big fan of hard candy. At all. I never go to the store with the intent of picking up hard candy, and really the only ones I can typically tolerate in large doses are cinnamon disks. But these, wow. These are really fucking good, and are one of my favourite things I recieved, definitely my favourite of the candy items. In fact, as I type this, I only have one left. It's just sitting here staring at me, wanting me to eat it :( But I'm trying to save it.
Anyway, these kinda taste citrusy, they come in 4 colours, pink, orange, green, and yellow. I guess the flavours themselves are nothing that remarkable. The best part is what's in the middle! It's this fizzy sour stuff that kinda seeps out as you suck on them. You can actually feel it fizzing on your tongue, it's awesome. Sooooo good. I gave one to my sister and she bit down on it without sucking on it at all. Well, all the filling came out at once and it was really sour and she made a pretty goddamn hilarious face. Owned. So yeah, these are really really good, and, uh, if you ever happen to have any, don't bite down on them!
Branche Classic - I was told what these are actually called, but I forgot. It was some crazy moon-word, unpronouncable in English. I prefer to just call them little pieces of heaven.
These really are so good I think it's actually a sin. It has to be. Basically, these are individually-wrapped tiny chocolate bars that have some sort of nuts (I'm gonna guess hazelnuts, I'm bad at this) sprinkled on the outside. There's 5 of them in the package and I actually gave one away which was the WORST DECISION OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. I really wish I could go back in time and get it back. It's just this really soft chocolate that's so rich and smooth and melts in your mouth and oh man oh man... :( I only have one left and I am actually afraid to eat it because I think I might commit murder to get my hands on more. THEY'RE THAT GOOD.
I don't even think I can describe in words how good these are. Fuck. They're so fucking good.
Okay this post is kinda long already, and I'm sorta sleepy because my belly is full of about 8 meters worth of licorice rope now. Mmmm. We'll see if anyone replies and maybe I'll post impressions of the other ones sometime tomorrow!
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boo
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So basically the way to win over a chick is to send her a sack of cheap dollar candy as long as it has a bunch of foreign names?
Looks like Pocky might get me some sweet pussay after all.
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:lol
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So basically the way to win over a chick is to send her a sack of cheap dollar candy as long as it has a bunch of foreign names?
Looks like Pocky might get me some sweet pussay after all.
Send me some Japanese candy, Ichirou. I'll review it for you too and put a heart beside your name :heart
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So basically the way to win over a chick is to send her a sack of cheap dollar candy as long as it has a bunch of foreign names?
Looks like Pocky might get me some sweet pussay after all.
Send me some Japanese candy, Ichirou. I'll review it for you too and put a heart beside your name :heart
I'll send you all the candy you want, as long as you pay me for it.
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So basically the way to win over a chick is to send her a sack of cheap dollar candy as long as it has a bunch of foreign names?
Looks like Pocky might get me some sweet pussay after all.
Send me some Japanese candy, Ichirou. I'll review it for you too and put a heart beside your name :heart
I'll send you all the candy you want, as long as you pay me for it.
Well, that takes all the fun out of it for me!
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Well, that takes all the fun out of it for me!
Your canadian wiles won't work on me, woman!
Besides, I've been used like that before. Never again. :'(
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Well, that takes all the fun out of it for me!
Your canadian wiles won't work on me, woman!
Besides, I've been used like that before. Never again. :'(
*comfort*
if it makes you feel any better, i don't really like pocky anymore. it's overpriced wafer stick crap.
hi-chew, on the other hand... :drool
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*comfort*
if it makes you feel any better, i don't really like pocky anymore. it's overpriced wafer stick crap.
hi-chew, on the other hand... :drool
I suddenly like you a whole lot more. :heartbeat
What kind of Japanese candies did you want again...? :P
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i like all the bizarre flavours of kit kat they have in japan. i seem to recall there being a PISTACHIO flavour.
edit: yeah just checked, they did make a pistachio flavour. wow.
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i like all the bizarre flavours of kit kat they have in japan. i seem to recall there being a PISTACHIO flavour.
edit: yeah just checked, they did make a pistachio flavour. wow.
There's also a white chocolate and maple syrup flavor (seasonal), cherry blossom flavor (seasonal), coffee flavor (maybe seasonal, I've only seen it once), wine flavors (never tried those), and sweet bean flavor (tastes like a regular kit kat to me, though).
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oh man i really wanna try the wine flavours. maybe japan isn't as bad as i thought :bow :drool
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oh man i really wanna try the wine flavours. maybe japan isn't as bad as i thought :bow :drool
What made you think Japan was bad? :o
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I had a yubari melon kit kat this afternoon. It was good.
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I had a yubari melon kit kat this afternoon. It was good.
I've seen those around. Been tempted to try them. I love all things melon.
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oh man i really wanna try the wine flavours. maybe japan isn't as bad as i thought :bow :drool
What made you think Japan was bad? :o
this
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I had a yubari melon kit kat this afternoon. It was good.
I've seen those around. Been tempted to try them. I love all things melon.
Me too. Yubari melon soft serve is really great too.
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That shit gets so exaggerated on Evilbore and GAF, cloudwalking...the only way to find that weird shit in Japan is if you go looking for it (really hard). It's not something that's considered 'normal.'
That's like showing pictures of people from a Star Trek convention dressed as klingons and saying "This shit is why I hate America."
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i know. i wasn't serious. i've actually been to japan, unlike most of the people who bash it.
lol japafags
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i know. i wasn't serious. i've actually been to japan, unlike most of the people who bash it.
lol japafags
Did you see any of the vending machines with panties in them?
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i know. i wasn't serious. i've actually been to japan, unlike most of the people who bash it.
lol japafags
Did you see any of the vending machines with panties in them?
no, but i was really looking for them. i had some leftover yen i was itching to spend :drool
i did buy some booze from a booze vending machine on a dark street corner, though. that was pretty sweet.
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Last time I was in Tokyo I found a pantie vending machine and I wanted to take a photo but I was too embarassed with all the people walking by.
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i know. i wasn't serious. i've actually been to japan, unlike most of the people who bash it.
lol japafags
Nice, what'd you do while you were here?
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just really kinda hopped around, was in tokyo briefly, nagoya, stayed with friends in kyoto. your regular tourist shit. oh and i bought lots of CANDY.
this thread about swiss candy has officially been hijacked by japan.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/meganekko_pie/ththreadhijacked.gif)
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you need some swedish licorice
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actually the best licorice i've ever had is from australia. go figure.
i've had candy from all over the world... and i mean ALL over. pretty much anyone i know who travels always brings candy back for me since they know i'm a fiend for it.
this is my first time trying swiss candy/chocolate, though. it's good stuff.
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actually the best licorice i've ever had is from australia. go figure.
i've had candy from all over the world... and i mean ALL over. pretty much anyone i know who travels always brings candy back for me since they know i'm a fiend for it.
this is my first time trying swiss candy/chocolate, though. it's good stuff.
And yet you're not fat. wtf?
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yeah, i don't get it either. i'm sure it'll catch up with me when i hit age 25 or whatever and my metabolism shuts off. but until then -- i'll take advantage of this!
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i'm just changing the title of this thread to candy discussion or something.
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Best sweets I've ever had are marzipan and turron...both from Spain (though they didn't actually originate from there, but those are the varieties I've had). Not exactly 'candies', though.
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i've actually had turrón, yeah, it's really good. also, not many people know, but pop rocks are manufactured in spain, lol. not really a "spanish" candy, though. i've eaten my fair share of them, nevertheless.
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I first ate pop rocks in Spain (but they were called something else). The best thing to do is to leave them fizzing in your tongue and then drink soda. It's like an explosion in your mouth. Awesome.
Also not exactly candy, but NUTELLA - ZOMG.
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You know what I've always loved? Jelly beans
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oh man i could stay up and talk about the greatness of candy for days and days, but i really should get some sleep. all of that delicious swiss licorice sitting in my stomach, and i just ate my last spruso :'(
mmmm
also, here's a really great site with candy reviews: http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/
i think the author of the blog and i have the same candy tastes. i've tried a lot of different kinds/brands specifically because she liked them. shit i totally would have overlooked otherwise.
CANDY :bow
You know what I've always loved? Jelly beans
oh fuck you just had to mention jelly beans. i could go on and on about jelly beans... :drool
for now, i'll just say this: TOASTED MARSHMALLOW JELLY BELLYS :bow
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You know what I've always loved? Jelly beans
Shit, yes. I love those too, especially that they come in all these different flavors so you never know what you're gonna get when you put one in your mouth.
I love malted milk balls, though...those may be my favorites...they don't sell those here. Tell you what, cloud, you get me malted milk balls and I'll send you some weird flavored kit kats.
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You know what I've always loved? Jelly beans
Shit, yes. I love those too, especially that they come in all these different flavors so you never know what you're gonna get when you put one in your mouth.
I love malted milk balls, though...those may be my favorites...they don't sell those here. Tell you what, cloud, you get me malted milk balls and I'll send you some weird flavored kit kats.
JESUS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO BED
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malted milk balls are fucking awesome. the candy shop next door to my workplace has an AMAZING assortment of them, and i have tried pretty much every variety. i really like their "neapolitan" variety, which is chocolate malted milk balls with a shell that tastes like neapolitan ice cream and comes in the colours to match. but my FAVOURITE is the mint cream malt balls... holy fuck they're good. chocolate malt balls with just a hint of mint and they are sooooo smooth.
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also, jelly bellys are the motherfucking pimp daddy of jellybeans, and if you've never had them before you should be questioning your very existence.
http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/Fun/Flavor+Guides/Jelly+Belly+Flavor+Guide.htm
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Oh yeah, they're damn good.
Damn, looking at those flavours I want some real bad. I wonder if you can get them over here somewhere :/
You ever seen jelly bellys over here Ichirou?
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I've had Jelly Bellys, they're the only brand I consistently buy (they sell them back home at Borders).
I'm dead serious about a malted milk ball/kit kat trade, btw. Only you'd have to ship them to my workplace because I don't have a mailbox in my apartment here.
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oh yeah. i'd be happy to do candy trades with people. i love doing that. actually i am doing a trade with jarosh. i didn't get all of that stuff for nothing, you know :P
just PM me if you want to trade.
i might not be able to answer you until tomorrow though ichirou. haha. i reeeeeally gotta go to bed now.
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I wanna do a jelly belly trade sometime
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oh yeah. i'd be happy to do candy trades with people. i love doing that. actually i am doing a trade with jarosh. i didn't get all of that stuff for nothing, you know :P
just PM me if you want to trade.
i might not be able to answer you until tomorrow though ichirou. haha. i reeeeeally gotta go to bed now.
Yeah, but I want candy, not pr0ns. I'm pure like that. :-*
I also have to go to bed so I'll PM you tomorrow or something. z_z
bagofeyes you're in Japan too, right? You may be able to reach a deal with her as well, I guess.
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oh yeah. i'd be happy to do candy trades with people. i love doing that. actually i am doing a trade with jarosh. i didn't get all of that stuff for nothing, you know :P
just PM me if you want to trade.
i might not be able to answer you until tomorrow though ichirou. haha. i reeeeeally gotta go to bed now.
Yeah, but I want candy, not pr0ns. I'm pure like that. :-*
I also have to go to bed so I'll PM you tomorrow or something. z_z
bagofeyes you're in Japan too, right? You may be able to reach a deal with her as well, I guess.
Yeah, Ill send her some jihanki panties
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There should be a stickied thread entitled "Trade Cloudwalking various shit for other various shit."
DO IT.
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Laffy Taffy
(http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6880/calaffytaffycherry3125ctk2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Soft and tangy but has a mildness to it. Its soooo goood. All the flavors are amazing...from Grape to Banana :heart
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Seriously Cloud, if you PM me your address I'll send you candy from Pennsylvania.
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not candy, but if you can get a hold of large bags of salsa verde doritos in your part of the country, i'll do anything for you. :drool
can only find them in the small bags here. :'(
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*goes to the grocery store
Pretty sure we have salsa verde doritos here in the large bags :-*
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I found a vending machine in Japan that sold (unused) panties, does that count?
Also, the best Kit Kat flavor is Hokkaido White. (Sweet milk, basically.)
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I found a vending machine in Japan that sold (unused) panties, does that count?
Also, the best Kit Kat flavor is Hokkaido White. (Sweet milk, basically.)
Yeah, they're pretty good
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Cloud, why am I not good enough to do a candy trade with?
You cut me cloud. You cut me deep.
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oh, you bumped this :o
i'll trade with anyone. just PM me. what kind of candy do you have in uhhhh, pennsylvania?
or like i said, if you can find salsa verde doritos there, that works too :drool :drool
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Over here because its coming into spring they've just brought out cherry kit kats. I haven't tried one yet though.
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oh, you bumped this :o
i'll trade with anyone. just PM me. what kind of candy do you have in uhhhh, pennsylvania?
or like i said, if you can find salsa verde doritos there, that works too :drool :drool
We have Hershey's, which might sound silly since it's national. But Hershey is in Pennsylvania.
And we probably have some weirdo quaker shit.
That's ok tho.
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i'm just happy that i remembered where you live
anyone from idaho? they have salsa verde doritos there :drool :bow
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Man, I really missed out on capatilizing on my single online femaleness, didn't I? :lol All I got was an Ipod shuffle from Morphix, which I had to actualy work for to win in a photoshop competition >:(
The swiss chocolate looks sooooo good.
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eh, like i said, i didn't get it for free, i gotta send some (vastly inferior) american candy back in exchange.
but fuck, i mean, this was a chance to get my stalkee's home address. i couldn't pass that up :-[
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Catz i know this is totally out of place... But i was curious since i dont know many spaniards. Do you know some about the ethnic and cultural history of spain?
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I've been to Hershey Park. They have one of the coolest arcade rooms I've ever seen, at least they did back in 1993 or so. You could also play a full game of NBA Jam for $1.25 :D
The tour of the Hershey facilities was pretty fun as well, well worth it for a chocoholic. The street lamps in that town are in the shape of Hershey Kisses :-*
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I WANT SOME CANDY
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Best Candy ever
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I'ma bout to eat it. OH GOD OH GODDDD :hyper
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i'm just happy that i remembered where you live
anyone from idaho? they have salsa verde doritos there :drool :bow
I can supply you with salsa verde doritos. What can you provide me with?
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looking back i feel ashamed and embarrassed for making this thread
(http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/images2004/movie_pix_q-z/star_trek2-06.jpg)
CAAAANDY
I CURSE YOU!
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thinly veiled viz appreciation thread!
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:-*
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mod abuse can be good sometimes