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Posted on 04-10-09 11:01:31 PM, in How hot should I go? Link
Oh My God!

Just read this.

http://www.ubersite.com/m/98211

I don't know if this whole thing is true or not since it was just linked to from that Wiki page. Actually, I don't see how it could possibly be true, because the guy would have to be dead. But still, I got so pissed while reading this thing. If this story is true in any way, these people should seriously be force fed that hot sauce as payback.

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Posted on 04-11-09 12:56:54 PM, in Over-texting daughter lands near-$5K phone bill Link

Originally posted by Xkeeper
I really can't agree with this unless I know some of the details.

a) Her parents thought texting was disabled. If Verizon said this and didn't actually disable it, that's their fault, not hers.

Totally true. The parents shouldn't have to pay that bill. Verizon is at the least, supposed to give you a courtesy call after so many texts are sent, asking if you would like to add a plan. The fact that the bill got that high without anything being said is just ridiculous.

Originally posted by Xkeeper
b) Did they explain to her she wasn't supposed to be texting?
c) Did they explain that it cost money per message?

I don't think they did either (b) or (c)... so I really, really can't fault the kid for this.

...except for the grades. But even then, her parents really should've been move involved in this.

I would agree with this, except I totally understand how this could happen. I have a sister who is more than capable of racking up a $5000 phone bill despite all of the above being implemented, and she is 20. If she had a phone at 13, I guarantee you something similar to this would have happened despite my parents explaining every detail to her.

I can totally see a ditzy 13 year old knowing that texting costs money, and knowing that they aren't supposed to be texting, but still doing it constantly just because "it's fun!" Most kids that age have no real concept of money or responsibility. They don't care that they're not allowed to text because "how would their parents ever know?". They don't care that it costs money because "it's not theirs," "their parents can buy anything," and "25 cents per text message is cheap! It's only 25 cents!" *facepalm* The reality doesn't hit them until the phone bill comes in, and even then they whine and make excuses claiming it wasn't their fault and their parents are evil for punishing them.

Kids should not have a cell-phone unless they completely understand that owning a cell-phone is a responsibility. As you said, the parents are at fault if they handed her the phone no questions asked, and didn't explain any of the consequences to her. If, however, they really had grounds to believe that the kid knew what the consequences of her actions were, and would be responsible with the phone, then the kid is at fault for breaking that responsibilty. She should not be allowed to have a phone until she is mature enough to handle one.

It could have gone either way though. If the parents went out of their way to disable texting on the phone, they might not have bothered to explain texting to her since they didn't think she would be doing it. If that's the case, then it's not really the kid's fault. The kid might have thought that texting was free or covered by the plan. However, its not really the parents' fault either, because why bother explaining it to to the kid at all if the feature itself was supposed to be disabled? The fault in this case is solely on Verizon. However, they could have disabled texting because they knew the kid would be irresponsible with it, and were trying to have more control. In that case, the kid would have known exactly what she was doing, and you really can't call her an innocent in this. In either case I can't really fault the parents. It seems like they were trying to be involved, and manage how the phone was used. It's just that certain things happened without their knowledge despite their efforts. You can't really fault them for that. Also, in either case, the kid still behaved in a totally irresponsible manor. Its just that in the first case, you really can't blame her for the bill if nothing was ever explained to her.

Still, in this day an age, usually if a kid knows how to text, then they definitely know whether or not they should be able to text, and that it costs money. I highly doubt that she truely believed that all of that texting was for free. She probably knew that her parents at least WANTED texting to be disabled, and probably thought they forgot and could get away with it. If she really had no idea that her parents wanted texting diabled, then she may be faultless, but in either case, she has proven that she is not mature enough to handle a cell-phone, and should be punished for her irresponsibilty. It's just I wouldn' take a sledgehammer to the phone unless the bill, not just the irresponsibilty, was her fault too. Considering that her parents know more about the situation than we do, and they chose to use the sledgehammer, I'd say that the girl probably knew she wasn't supposed to be texting.

Anyway, regardless of whether or not the girl knew that texting costed money, the fault really lies on Verizon with the bill being that high. Verizon fucked up major on two accounts. First, they should have disabled the text messaging when asked. Second, they should have sent a notice, courtesy call, or something, informing them of their current charges and asking if they would like to add a texting plan, LONG before the bill reached $5000. As far as I know with other verizon customers, that is standard procedure when texting reaches a certain limit without a plan. I really can't see why they wouldn't in this case other than greed.



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Posted on 04-12-09 11:56:20 PM, in Pizza. Link
I used to live off of just cheese, and wouldn't touch anything else. Eventually I moved up to cheese and pepperoni. Now, I can't stand cheese pizza, and I usually get pizza now with at least three toppings on it. Pepperoni and cheese is okay, but I grew up eating so much pizza that I'm pretty much sick of plain old cheese and pepperoni by now. I like to jazz it up when I can. I'll usually try the most obscure thing a pizza place offers (as long as it sounds good. I don't get too wacky with it.) My topping combos are usually:

* pepperoni, sausage, and mushroom (Tried and true. Good topping combo from anywhere. If I'm not feeling adventurous, I'll either get this, or just pepperoni and cheese)
* white pizza (where I can find it)
* veggie lover's (depends on what the veggie's are)
* supreme (as long as it's not too insane. Usually best if it includes olives)
* margarita pizza (Mozzerella, tomato, and basil. All ingredients must be very fresh for it to be good)
* BLT Pizza (yes, with bacon, lettuce, tomato AND mayonaise, along with your basic pepperoni, cheese, and sauce. Only one place I know makes it. It sounds disgusting but it is actually really good.)

Someone at my work brought in a donato's pizza with pepperoni, sausage, ham, and banana peppers. Even though I don't really care for banana peppers, surprisingly, it was pretty damn good! I'll try pizza with just about any topping. I'm not too fond of fish or fruit toppings though, or even chicken for that matter. On all of the one's I've had, the chicken just tends to overwhelm the pizza.

The crust I don't really care as long as it's good. I think I tend to prefer a thinner crust though. Either that, or chicago style (the absolute best, but I can't really get it here in Ohio). I grew up eating so much Pizza Hut as a kid that thicker crusts tend to gross me out now. Stuffed crust is good if it is done properly. Pizza hut's stuffed crust however is If it's thin though, the crust has to be crisp. None of that hand tossed limp foldy crap like Papa John's or New York style. I feel like I'm eating raw dough.


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Posted on 04-24-09 02:56:43 PM, in Happy Birthday Golden Yoshi! Link
So, yay! Have a good one and what not, ultimate Yoshi's Island hacker! (along with S.N.N.) Even though you haven't posted here in 347 days!

Hint: Please post more! We can't really party and have cake unless our guest of honor shows up.

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Posted on 05-01-09 09:55:04 PM, in Deadliest Catch Link
Originally posted by Drag
I'd really rather not have this infectious "stupid" invading what little I have left to watch.

This is why I just don't watch TV anymore period. I'm sick of everything always catering to the lowest common denominator for the sake of rating. I got to the point where all I was watching was either Star Trek TNG reruns or Food Network, but even it totally disgusts me now. Sure Alton Brown is cool, but he's not enough to get me to watch the whole channel. Like everything else, Food Network succumbed to network decay. It totally sold out and only cares about producing reality tv and other garbage.

The only time I ever watch tv anymore is when I am at my grandma's house or something where there is NOTHING else to do, and even then I usually only watch something like WOSU that is less likely to rot my brain and might actually be interesting on occasion. If I do feel like watching a GOOD TV show, then I will either watch something online that I know is good, buy a box set of my all time favorite shows, (which would include all the Star Trek shows if the price wasn't so damned high,) or download all of my old shows that have long been cancelled and kick the ass out of anything on TV now.


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Posted on 05-03-09 01:46:25 AM, in Freewriting Link
I kind of suck at peer editing, but I just finished an English course, and I know how helpful any form of constructive criticism can be, so here it goes. Also, keep in mind that at this point, I have only read the first paragraph. I'll read the rest later. I find it easier this way when it comes to critiquing overall structure.

Originally posted by Raoh
He rested his head against a firm tree trunk, his scraggy black hair draping past his face as his tired eyes gazed towards the vegetation above and around him, the humid air permeating every inch of his green skin, leaving him sweaty and uncomfortable in his iron pauldrons and sparse leather armor.

This Sentence is is a run-on. There are two distinct ideas in it, and therefore, it would clarify things if they were split into two sentences.

[example] He rested his head against a firm tree trunk, his scraggy black hair draping past his face as his tired eyes gazed towards the vegetation above and around him. The humid air permeated every inch of his green skin, leaving him sweaty and uncomfortable in his iron pauldrons and sparse leather armor.

Originally posted by Raoh
Gort scratched the nape of his neck; then, with an audible smack, he crushed the insect that sought to feast on his blood, the mosquito’s remains stuck firmly to his palm.

I'd separate this sentence too, and possibly place it after the above sentence. Depends on what you think makes the paragraph flow best.

[example] Gort rested his head against a firm tree trunk, his scraggy black hair draping past his face as his tired eyes gazed towards the vegetation above and around him. The humid air permeated every inch of his green skin, leaving him sweaty and uncomfortable in his iron pauldrons and sparse leather armor. He scratched the nape of his neck; then, with an audible smack, he crushed the insect that sought to feast on his blood. The mosquito’s remains stuck firmly to his palm. There were too many who sought after his blood already.

Originally posted by Raoh
He did the best he could to catch his breath, but with the humans nipping at his heels like dogs chasing their quarry, he couldn’t sit still for long, lest he be captured again. Their cries could be heard in the distance, and Gort’s pointed ears twitched at their call as he bolted upright, eyes wide and axe in hand, ready to defend himself if needed.

I'd rearrange your order of ideas a little here. Right now, these sentences seem jumbled as each one has multiple ideas within them. Perhaps separating them like this would work better?

[example]He did the best he could to catch his breath, but he couldn’t sit still for long, lest he be captured again. The humans were nipping at his heels like dogs chasing their quarry. Their cries could be heard in the distance. Gort’s pointed ears twitched at their call as he bolted upright, eyes wide and axe in hand, ready to defend himself if needed.

Furthermore,

Originally posted by Raoh
He did the best he could to catch his breath, but he couldn’t sit still for long, lest he be captured again.

I don't know about this sentence. It's okay, but it almost seems redundant, and it lacks action when compared to the rest of the paragraph. You'd probably be better off conveying these two ideas in different ways. What you've already written already conveys that Gort is resting and most likely catching his breath, so that doesn't need restating. The only new important information in this sentence is that Gort is in danger of being captured. I'd try to get that point across in another sentence without outright stating it. Yeah, that's what I'm trying to say. This sentence feels too much like an announcement. Write the paragraph so that the reader is able to easily infer everything in this sentence, without it being directly stated to them.

Originally posted by Raoh
Their cries could be heard in the distance.

This is passive voice. Consider changing "could be heard" into a a more menacing verb.

Originally posted by Raoh
Gort’s pointed ears twitched at their call as he bolted upright, eyes wide and axe in hand, ready to defend himself if needed.

I think this sentece offers you a good opportunity to let the reader into a little of Gort's character. Describe his exact reactions more. So far, all we are really getting out of it is that Gort is alert. "Ready to defend himself if needed" is a pretty generic way of describing him. As is, this sentence could describe anyone's reaction if they were being hunted. Write it so that we know, without a doubt, that it is Gort specifically who is being hunted.

For instance, is Gort eager to fight the humans? Is he angry at them? Does he hate them? Is he thirsting for the kill? Or does he just want to be left alone and is only raising the axe in self-defense? The way that Gort raises the axe could clarify this. Instead of "ready to defend himself if needed," you could say "ready to strike at the first sign of life" or "tired of the endless chase, but instincively bound to survive at any cost" or really, something better than both of these. You can also do this in other parts of the paragraph and not just this sentence.

Also, your rewriting could probably benefit if you read each paragraph on its own, identified the main point getting across, identify the main point you want to get across, and then focus more on that overall idea. Ultimately, ask yourself, what does this paragraph say in relation to the rest of the story? With this paragraph, my impression is that it sounds like you want the reader to empathize with Gort, but at the same time get the point across that he is not someone to be messed with, and is something that most humans would hate and fear. If so, I would put in more details to better illustrate these main concepts. It's good as is, but you can improve it easily.

I'll probaly review the rest of it later. Right now it's frickin 130am and I need to get some sleep! I like it so far though.

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Posted on 05-03-09 03:48:15 PM, in New schemes Link
*Tries out Fragmentation II

*Instantly falls in love!

Oh my God this is my permanant scheme now! And it matches my layout There's actually a ton that I really like, but I've always been partial to dark blue.

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Posted on 05-04-09 06:38:43 PM, in Burger King's new commercial: Square butts Link
Cosidering that this is the first time I've seen that commercial and I haven't been constantly bombarded with it over the airwaves. I think it's funny. Hell it's a lot better than most of Burger King's other Commercials (wake up with the King anyone? Eww, perverted.)

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Posted on 05-06-09 08:03:50 PM, in Freewriting Link
Ok, time to finish this up.

Originally posted by Raoh
Gort’s legs began moving automatically towards his goal (which would seem to be as far away from his persecutors as possible), clumsily hefting himself over fallen trees, wading through seas of ferns and tropical forest growth, and hacking his way through brambles and vines until he could see the sky ever so slightly though the dense jungle, and noticed a wonderful sign: smoke.

This is another runon sentence. It can be divided into 3 sentences, and that division would give it more impact. One about how he reacted, (legs moved automatically etc,) one about his obstacles (hefting over fallen trees etc,) and one about the revelation of smoke. Also, "towards his goal" as well as "which would seem to be as far away from his persecutors as possible" are both very passive ways of describing Gort's actions. Not to mention that after the first paragraph, it is already well implied that Gort would be running away from his captors. There is no reason to use "seem to be" or even to state this fact outright since it is already known.

Originally posted by Raoh
He was close. Gort breathed the hot air as he pushed through any natural obstacle in his way, the rallying cries of the humans far enough behind to not be seen, but close enough to be heard.

Again, I think this would benefit if it were two sentences. I'd separate them at "way" and "the". Also, pushed seems like a passive verb. I'd think of a more interesting one.

Originally posted by Raoh
far enough behind to not be seen, but close enough to be heard

Also, you could probably convey this concept with just a few choice words. Right now, it feels wordy and passive. Something more along the lines of "the rallying cries of the humans loomed in the distance" would work better, though obviously with a better word choice.

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TLDR: Actually I'll just stop there. It's pretty much going to be the same thing for the rest of it. I've read the whole thing now, and basically your only two issues are runon sentences and passive voice. Which is actually very understandable if you wrote this quickly at 5 am. I do the same exact thing when I freewrite. It allows me to quickly set up my word useage without thinking too much, and I can always refine it later. I don't know how serious you are about really developing this into something larger, but it is a good basis to start from if you want to refine it. You have good imagery and descriptive detail, as well as a good use of sensory details. The only thing that I feel could use improvement overall is emotional impact. I know this is basically just an action scene, but depending on what you want to do with it, a good story depends on the reader being able to relate in some way to the characters. Right now, everything is too generic, but again, understandable if it was written at 5am.

I know I wrote quite a bit for such a short story, but I do tend to ramble. If it seemed mostly negative, that wasn't my intention. Keep in mind that I don't think it's bad at all. In fact, it could potentially be a solid foundation for something if you wanted it to. It's just that when it comes to improving any kind of writing, even the most perfectly written work, in reality, is never finished. Parts can always be improved upon. And since what you wanted suggestions for improvement, that's what I gave. Do with them what you will. Anyway, nice work.


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Posted on 05-07-09 05:32:33 PM, in Star Trek Link
I'm seeing it tomorrow in IMAX with my sister. My sister hates Star Trek, and even she wants to see this film, so that should be saying something.

A review I just read (or skimmed. I hate movie reviews that ruin the film) gave it 3 1/2 out of four stars. Plus, Spock is played by Sylar, Bones is played by Karl Urban, its directed by J.J Abrams AND Leonard Nimoy is in it. That alone, how can it possibly be bad? And then we have AWESOME visuals! Even if the movie sucks, it will at least be fun to watch.

I love Star Trek as a show, but even I will admit that Star Trek movies generally suck pretty hard. Heck, Nemesis had me wanting to strangle everyone involved in making it. But I'm so glad that this one looks like they actually got it right for once! It looks absolutely epic! Only problem is, now I really want to go see it and I'm not sure I can wait until tomorrow.

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Posted on 05-07-09 11:20:24 PM, in Star Trek Link
Oh damn it! My sister already saw it! She sucks. She loved it though, enough to see it again. She is still seeing the IMAX version with me tomorrow.

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Posted on 05-07-09 11:21:53 PM, in My new layout (last edited by BlackNemesis13 at 05-07-09 11:23 PM) Link
That was my reaction too. That, along with "they keep spinning and spinning" [/SMRPG]
They are kind of cute though. Maybe if they were smaller they wouldn't be so distracting? Or perhaps if they were right aligned?

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Posted on 05-09-09 12:10:40 AM, in Star Trek (last edited by BlackNemesis13 at 05-09-09 12:16 AM) Link
Just saw it. It is supremely epic! Everyone should see this! Actually I recommend it even more so if you have next to no interest in Star Trek at all. This is just a damn good movie, period.

There are a few things in there that might iritate diehards, but people who have never watched the show won't notice at all and will probably enjoy it even more! Plus, if you are a diehard, for everything in this film that might irritate you, there are like 20 inside jokes and little details that will make you totally geek out. Also keep in mind that in terms of the show, this movie is more of an A/U storyline.

If this movie gets you into watching the series, you might be dissappointed by the show when compared to the film. The film is all about the characters. And while the show is too, in the show, the characters are often second fiddle to the episode's social commentary and inter-species politics so it may or may not be your thing. Plus, the romulans are absolutely nothing like how the movie depicts them on the show. They may as well be a whole new star trek species. Of course, this doesn't make them bad though. Plus, if you watch the show, you have to be willing to look past its cheesiness and dated graphics, and understand it more for what its all about. While with the movie, you can just get lost in its awesomeness, not care about what anything might mean, and just have a good time.

Basically, anyone who is even remotely considering seeing this film, see it asap! You will not be dissappointed!

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Posted on 05-09-09 03:30:26 PM, in Damn parite virus Link
Great. So my sister's laptop got infected with the win32 parite virus. I've already tried Trendmicro's syscleaner, Nod32, AVG, Ad-aware, and Bitdefender. I've also ran mcaffe in dos mode from Hiren's boot cd. None of them completely clean the system of it, and the virus just keeps copying itself as if I never ran the scan. From searching around, it seems that this virus is supposed to be easy to get rid of if you know what you are doing, but I don't really. So, help?

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Posted on 05-09-09 04:13:07 PM, in Damn parite virus Link
Avast is running a boot scan right now. It's unable to clean any of the infected files. It looks like my only options with avast are to either quarantine them all or delete them.

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Posted on 05-09-09 07:20:12 PM, in Damn parite virus Link
Yeah, that was one of the first things I tried. I appeared to work, but when I ran a scan to make sure, all of the files were infected again. I went ahead and let avast delete the files even though I knew they were pretty much all executables I needed just to see if it could actually clean it off. It did, but like I said, now I have no programs left. By the time I posted here I figured it was going to be a re-install situation. Luckily, my sister doesn't have that many files to back up, and its really just a matter of taking the time to re-install all of her programs again.

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Posted on 05-10-09 12:21:53 AM, in Damn parite virus (last edited by BlackNemesis13 at 05-10-09 12:22 AM) Link
I figured that this was a virus that worked by using only a few files or perhaps registry entiries or system processes to mass-propagate more viruses, but without being that familiar with how to track down the offending files, I guess I was basically screwed. I used hijack this, but nothing that I could tell looked suspicious. I have no idea how to properly edit the registry so I just stayed away. And most of the antiviruses I tried, I ran outside of Windows. Nod32 was a portable version, syscleaner ran from command prompt, mcaffe ran from a boot cd, ad-aware ran at statup, and avast ran at boot. Bitdefender was the only one I couldn't run outside of windows, and I just used that one to check to make sure everything worked. Avast was the only one that did anything, and by that time it was basically computer chemotherapy. In short, this virus is a BITCH!

What really sucks though is that for once, my sister actually wasn't the one who originally infected her system. I did . I stupidly clicked on an exe that I downloaded from a "moderately" trustworthy site, without scanning it first . What's worse is that AVG actually bitched at it, but considering what it was, I figured it was a false positive. So, all of this is just payback for that stupidity. Oh well. At least it didn't happen on my system. THEN I would be screwed.

Which reminds me: recommend any good backup software?

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Posted on 05-10-09 03:59:02 PM, in Star Trek (last edited by BlackNemesis13 at 05-10-09 04:03 PM) Link
Originally posted by JDavis
and the movie doesn't mess up Trek canon at all.

Spoiler:
Ok, then how do you explain the fact that Vulcan COMPLETELY BLOWS UP, and Spock's mom dies when they are clearly both well in existence during all of the other series? Not to mention the fact that how Kirk originally joined Star Fleet was totally different in the show, plus his father was still alive, and not killed in battle. Spock even states it himself multiple times in the film, from the very point in time that the Roman ship traveled back in time to Kirk's birth, he created an ALTERNATE REALITY. There is no other way to explain these events ocurring in a prequel without either the timeline resetting itself, as it usually does in Trek, or just accepting that this movie was an A/U plot, which isn't necesarrily a bad thing.

Granted, I don't hate this film in any way. It supremely kicks ass! And if they are using this film to jump start the series again, I actually see it working very well with the altered events. But still, you can't argue that those events were already established in Trek Canon before this film, because they clearly weren't, they were new additions. For this reason, the movie is more of a prequel for the next generation of Trek (i don't mean TNG, I mean wherever they go with this), than it is for the original series or the others that followed.

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Posted on 05-11-09 01:59:07 PM, in Star Trek Link

Originally posted by Yume Kusanagi
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It's not like it's the first time A/U was used in Star Trek, though.

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Yeah. Like I said, I don't really have a problem with it. Plus, apparently it's nothing compared to all of the A/U stuff that Star Trek Enterprise pulled. (So I've heard. I haven't actually seen much Enterprise, but I heard the timeline gets pretty screwed over. At least this film makes sense!)

Originally posted by Anya
I might actually see it again soon....

At first I didn't think I needed a second viewing, but that didn't last long. Since only like a few hours after seeing it, I've been dying to see it again! I might go again this week if I have time. I'm going to another theatre though. Our IMAX screen wasn't really IMAX size . This movie deserves the real thing dammit!

Also, this has got me really wanting to watch the original series and the other movies again. (I usually only watch TNG, DS9, and VOY.)

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Posted on 05-14-09 02:44:44 PM, in Ice Cream (last edited by BlackNemesis13 at 05-14-09 02:45 PM) Link
Cold Stone's okay, but it's nothing compared to Handel's! Handel's is a lot like Maggie Moo's I guess. They have a lot of weird (but delicious!) flavors. My favorite by far is Handel's coconut cream pie.



Regular flavors are boring to me now. I always try the weirdest stuff I can find. The closest I ever get to a normal flavor is double chocolate chip or mint chocolate chip, and even then, only if it's Graeter's. Haagen Dazs' creme brulee is also heaven on earth, but I haven't been able to find any lately. With both ice cream and chocolate, I'm spoiled on the expensive stuff. The cheap stuff tastes like dirt to me now.

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