Old chocolate tends to "bloom", where the oils spread to the surface as whitish stains and the body of the bar feels dryer and more brittle. It's OK to eat, but not nearly as tasty.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Oct 28, 2010 12:13:40 pm PDT #2548 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
-t - Oct 28, 2010 12:18:19 pm PDT #2549 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How far past expiration is OK to eat dark chocolate.
StillTasty says 1 year if it's opened, 2 years if unopened. So since January = fine.
And I've certainly eaten old chocolate that I've lost on a shelf and found again and had no idea how old it was. It's always been fine.
Time for Good Enough, Liese. Save your brains.
bon bon - Oct 28, 2010 12:20:10 pm PDT #2550 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Those are pretty, bon bon, but I want to wear heels. Until it's time to change into my shiny silver chucks for dancing!
Are you wearing a floor-length dress? You probably already know this but if not, make sure the dress is hemmed for the flat shoe.
tommyrot - Oct 28, 2010 12:20:30 pm PDT #2551 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am listening to a French pop song called "Telephone Douche". It's rather distracting.
(Apparently it translated into "Telephone Shower"?)
lisah - Oct 28, 2010 12:39:39 pm PDT #2552 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Like Dorothy's ruby slippers, only silver!
Pretty! I shall bookmark in case the being stretched ones don't work.
Are you wearing a floor-length dress? You probably already know this but if not, make sure the dress is hemmed for the flat shoe.
I'll talk to my dress ladies about it. I want to wear heels for as long as I can bear it and then change when I can't any more.
Polter-Cow - Oct 28, 2010 12:55:54 pm PDT #2553 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World:
Mamihlapinatapei: Yagan (indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego) – “the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start”
Tartle: Scottish – The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you’ve forgotten their name.
Tingo: Pascuense (Easter Island) – Hopefully this isn’t a word you’d need often: “the act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them.”
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2010 12:57:15 pm PDT #2554 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
“the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start”
I had to mask the laughter with coughing, but I cannot stop the tears. If only I could pronounce that. I can't even look at the screen when I'm typing, because it's going to make me laugh out loud.
Polter-Cow - Oct 28, 2010 12:59:29 pm PDT #2555 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Isn't that such an awesome word? I want to learn how to pronounce it so I can use it.
Sheryl - Oct 28, 2010 12:59:43 pm PDT #2556 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
The shoe discussion reminds me that I should start looking into on-line ordering of shoes soon, so I will have enough time to return anything I order if it doesn't fit and get a new pair before the next time I need black pumps. (January. This of course assumes that it won't take more than two tries to get a pair that fits.)
DavidS - Oct 28, 2010 1:00:05 pm PDT #2557 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My children are lucky to be alive today. Not a good listening day and they're gnawing on my last, raw nerve.
Let me distract you then, Cash, by noting that San Francisco is having a roller derby Halloween event called Trick or Beat Down.
We also have an Addams Family / Munsters Wedding Reception starring Voltaire. It's a Swing Goth event!
And tonight I will be missing the Mos Eisley Cantina Star Wars Themed Party. (Undoubtedly playing a lot of Meco.)
