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I never get any infraction points.

I just want to hang out with the cool kids.

Couple of times I got a post deleted. Took me like 15 minutes to figure out what happened. Very disconcerting.

11-18-2011 , 11:02 PM

#102

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

Almonds are the seeds of a fruit. Yes, I'm a nit. Love almonds, of course, esp w/ chocolate.

11-18-2011 , 11:04 PM

#103

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Rick

I never get any infraction points.

I just want to hang out with the cool kids.

Couple of times I got a post deleted. Took me like 15 minutes to figure out what happened. Very disconcerting.

I've recently gotten 10 infraction points from a blue! All of these years being an infraction virgin I've finally arrived!

11-18-2011 , 11:22 PM

#104

DiggertheDog

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 57,791

Alan: I just cut and paste it off the interwebz...

I tend to buy it from the local middle eastern stores around my area.

11-19-2011 , 12:40 AM

#105

DRybes

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Awesome, Ryan added M&B to the forum jump list. Forum is now 15% more legit!

11-19-2011 , 01:29 AM

#106

AlanBostick

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Too legit to quit.

11-19-2011 , 09:17 AM

#107

stu+stu

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Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,486

Stop

11-19-2011 , 10:16 AM

#108

lanyi

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11-19-2011 , 02:00 PM

#109

pfapfap

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WE DEMAND LEO DOC TRIP REPORT!

11-19-2011 , 02:37 PM

#110

leo doc

Most interesting man on 2p2

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12,132

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfapfap

WE DEMAND LEO DOC TRIP REPORT!

In this forum?

11-19-2011 , 02:51 PM

#111

pfapfap

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Yes please!

11-19-2011 , 04:02 PM

#112

UGotTheTouch

adept

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 789

Quote:

Originally Posted by bav

That's not too surprising for the midwest. One problem with Iowa/Kansas/Oklahoma/etc is they are somewhat insular. The folks who work in those rooms may have never worked in any large poker market, and may not interact with the more avid of poker fans very much.

In Vegas, 2+2 and AVP are recognized as free advertising and rumor-central, and are pretty well known among poker dealers and floors. But it still varies across the spectrum. Older staff tend to be more "yeah, I've heard of that--that's some online thing, right" while the younger staff are more likely to be "yeah, didja see that thread in B&M about the ruling at MGM where the floor..." And I've spotted a couple floors browsing 2+2 while on the clock in the poker room (not all poker rooms let the staff web surf from the poker room computer, but some do).

I mention B&M to new Vegas floor people when they're a little fuzzy on rulings and are asking privately after the fact "did I get that one right?" They don't have to participate, but they should be reading every word RR writes.

+1

Just look at the rooms in the Poker Venues sub-top over on the other side. It's all Northeast, Florida, Vegas, Cali, and the random big rooms like Hammond and WinStar. Little podunk room in no man's land that has 8 tables with 3 games a night isn't really gonna have staff that's versed deeply in 2+2isms or poker happenings.

11-19-2011 , 10:25 PM

#113

DiggertheDog

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With an undertitle like that leo doc - I think you are obliged to help this fledgling forum out with your trip report.

+ its highly unlikely to be mod deleted so..............fire away.

11-20-2011 , 01:21 AM

#114

smooth101

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Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,596

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfapfap

WE DEMAND LEO DOC TRIP REPORT!

Slow pony is slow, I already said that!!

11-21-2011 , 10:29 AM

#115

chester cheetah

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Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 718

i m glad i found this new forum .

last week i got my first infraction of 2011 in B&M by rapini. this place came around and i feel like a happy chinamen

Last edited by chester cheetah; 11-21-2011 at 10:35 AM.

11-21-2011 , 05:48 PM

#116

callipygian

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 19,880

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlanBostick

And stir the honey/butter mixture before it comes to a boil, but once it starts boiling, leave it alone. Stirring promotes sugar crystal formation.

Is that a huge concern, given that the following step is to toss the almonds into the syrup?

I'm assuming that almonds would nucleate crystal formation as well as (or perhaps even better than) a spoon?

11-21-2011 , 07:22 PM

#117

AlanBostick

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Nitpick all you want. My meth comes out clear with three-inch crystals; yours is blue.

11-21-2011 , 08:47 PM

#118

MinRaze

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aceium

Almonds are disgusting.

-1? Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Almonds w/Sea Salt is the nuts imo.

11-22-2011 , 01:27 PM

#119

callipygian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlanBostick

My meth comes out clear with three-inch crystals; yours is blue.

I use 3-inch crystals as my seed crystals.

Last edited by callipygian; 11-22-2011 at 01:28 PM. Reason: I wasn't nitpicking. I've never made candied almonds before - seriously, is crystallization a huge deal here?

11-24-2011 , 12:39 AM

#120

AlanBostick

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When you're sugar-coating almonds, you basically want the result to be an amorphous solid, a glass. It's when you're making fudge or fondant that you want to encourage crystal formation, so you wind up with an emulsion of tiny crystals in syrup.

11-24-2011 , 03:51 PM

#121

MinRaze

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Happy Thanksgiving M+B!!

11-25-2011 , 05:19 PM

#122

canoodles

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aceium

Almonds are disgusting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stu+stu

They're the nut nut imo.

Cashews closely followed by pistachios, AINEC

11-25-2011 , 05:32 PM

#123

jrr63

The Situation

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,465

Quote:

Originally Posted by canoodles

Cashews closely followed by pistachios, AINEC

I used to be addicted to Trader Joe's "spicy peanuts" until I got a kidney stone, and found out that eating huge amounts of peanuts can get you there. So I switched to their "black pepper cashews" but now they don't sell them anymore. Since they usually flew off the shelves I doubt it was due to lack of demand. No doubt I was saved from some other dire health problem