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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3915 on: March 13, 2015, 03:47:30 PM »
Quote from: Piney on March 13, 2015, 03:36:14 PM
The assignment was to counterfeit a modern-day Georges Seurat drawing (ex.) of New York at night, for a prize. The class voted on which was the best. (mine)

A pound is the American equivalent of a kilo (like, equal to 0.4 kilos); this specific chocolate bar I'm guessing is called a Pound Plus because it weighs 1.1 pounds.
For some reason I first thought Seurat was a store and that you'd somehow defrauded them for a chocolate.

And yes, a pound is about 0.45 kilo I believe? I might confuse it with a pint, it's been a while since I've had to tangle with those units. At any rate I was referring to the oddness of calling it a pound-thingie when it's clearly portioned according to the metric system.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3916 on: March 13, 2015, 03:52:17 PM »
Quote from: Piney on March 13, 2015, 03:20:13 PM
My spring break was last week. :'( I miss itttt, it was too early.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: I just won a huge chocolate bar for counterfeiting a Seurat:



Chocolate is always acceptable. :D
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3917 on: March 13, 2015, 04:00:39 PM »
Quote from: starfallz on March 13, 2015, 03:52:17 PM
Chocolate is always acceptable. :D

Chocolate makes everything better. I couldn't have asked for a better prize ^-^
I now have some jealous friends on facebook.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3918 on: March 13, 2015, 05:15:04 PM »
Quote from: Piney on March 13, 2015, 03:20:13 PM
My spring break was last week. :'( I miss itttt, it was too early.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: I just won a huge chocolate bar for counterfeiting a Seurat...

Congratulations!  You won the most best prize.  (I didn't know there are Trader Joe's in NYC by now.)
And congrats on the artistic achievement!
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3919 on: March 13, 2015, 05:23:43 PM »
Quote from: Piney on March 13, 2015, 03:20:13 PM
My spring break was last week. :'( I miss itttt, it was too early.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: I just won a huge chocolate bar for counterfeiting a Seurat:



Congrats! That is a lot of chocolate! O__O Trader Joe's too! Yum!  ;D
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3920 on: March 13, 2015, 05:27:17 PM »
Quote from: Sunflower on March 13, 2015, 05:15:04 PM
Congratulations!  You won the most best prize.  (I didn't know there are Trader Joe's in NYC by now.)
And congrats on the artistic achievement!

Thanks and thanks! :)
Since there's a Trader Joe's in Richmond, Virginia, I wasn't surprised that they have the stores here. There are two within walking distance of me. One of them is in fact on the same block as the building I had class in today. (I'm assuming that's where my teacher got it)

Quote from: kahli on March 13, 2015, 05:23:43 PM
Congrats! That is a lot of chocolate! O__O Trader Joe's too! Yum!  ;D

Also thanks! (It's not like it's that big of an achievement though.) I haven't opened it yet, it's still too precious.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3921 on: March 13, 2015, 05:27:44 PM »
Quote from: Fimbulvarg on March 13, 2015, 03:47:30 PM
At any rate I was referring to the oddness of calling it a pound-thingie when it's clearly portioned according to the metric system.
Well, with 500 g, it actually does weigh one metric pound = 1.1023 U.S. (a.k.a. avoirdupois) pound.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3922 on: March 13, 2015, 06:47:49 PM »
There are Trader Joe's shops in the US? Here it is a store brand of the most common discounter (Aldi) and the logo looks exactly the same :o).
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3923 on: March 13, 2015, 06:50:23 PM »
Quote from: Fen Shen on March 13, 2015, 06:47:49 PM
There are Trader Joe's shops in the US? Here it is a store brand of the most common discounter (Aldi) and the logo looks exactly the same :o).
It's an American company. I've only seen it abroad myself.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3924 on: March 13, 2015, 07:59:34 PM »
Quote from: Fen Shen on March 13, 2015, 06:47:49 PM
There are Trader Joe's shops in the US? Here it is a store brand of the most common discounter (Aldi) and the logo looks exactly the same :o).

Trader Joe's was bought by Aldi in 1979.  It is a U.S. chain (started in Southern Calif., still strongest on the West Coast and in college towns), kind of "fancy and/or weird food for overeducated people on tight budgets."  I love it madly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3925 on: March 13, 2015, 08:23:56 PM »
Quote from: Sunflower on March 13, 2015, 07:59:34 PM
Trader Joe's was bought by Aldi in 1979.  It is a U.S. chain (started in Southern Calif., still strongest on the West Coast and in college towns), kind of "fancy and/or weird food for overeducated people on tight budgets."  I love it madly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s

I thought it was a mom thing and scoffed at it until I moved to New York... Now I can't live without it. (because it's good but also the regular supermarket has nothing)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3926 on: March 13, 2015, 08:52:38 PM »
Quote from: Piney on March 13, 2015, 03:20:13 PM
My spring break was last week. :'( I miss itttt, it was too early.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: I just won a huge chocolate bar for counterfeiting a Seurat:


*drools*
Congrats Piney! X)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3927 on: March 13, 2015, 09:52:43 PM »
Quote from: OrigamiOwl on March 13, 2015, 08:52:38 PM
*drools*
Congrats Piney! X)

*clutches chocolate to chest protectively* Thanks! ^-^
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3928 on: March 13, 2015, 10:15:01 PM »
Trader Joe's is the best place to go for snacks for road trips. Mmmm.....
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #3929 on: March 13, 2015, 10:27:05 PM »
Quote from: starfallz on March 13, 2015, 10:15:01 PM
Trader Joe's is the best place to go for snacks for road trips. Mmmm.....

Yessss.

The miniature peanut butter cups are my favorite.
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