GDT: Vegas @ San Jose Game 2: Quality GDT edition (7:30pm PT | NBCSCA, NBCSN, Rogers Sportsnet One)

[The Nemesis]

The fact that this GDT has taken a weird turn into roller hockey, candy, and breakfast is absolutely perfect. Or maybe I'm just giddy because it's 2am.

 

[slocal]

My go-to baseline chocolate bar is usually a plain milk chocolate Lindt bar. For other candy bars it's usually either eat-more (chewy chocolatey dark toffee jammed with chopped peanuts. No chocolate coating) or Wunderbar (It's everything good about butterfinger, but loaded with caramel. Plus the peanut stuff doesn't stick to your teeth like it does with butterfinger/crispy crunch). With occasional dalliances with Crunchie (a hard/crispy sponge toffee coated in chocolate). Also occasionally like Skor bars if I can freeze them first.

my ceral picks now are usually boring. Still have a soft spot for Captain Crunch. For a couple years there was Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Crisp, but that's vanished and Honey Bunches of Oates just isn't the same thing. Brown Sugar frosted mini-wheats are good too. The one thing I got used to during a week in San Jose when I didn't want to eat out every morning was Raisin Bran that had granola clusters in it. We don't have that here and it bothers me. Also like Chocolate Chex.

But most of the time if I have the patience to actually make it I'll go with a bowl of oatmeal (steel-cut) toasted in the pot before adding mostly milk (instead of water) and then finishing it with a bit of maple syrup and brown sugar (ok, demerera sugar technically...). Soooo good. Makes me laugh at how I used to eat the Quaker instant packets.

I used to get the Wunderbar and Crunchie at World Market. Very good stuff! Skors are everything Heath bars try to be, lol.

Nowadays, I use the leftover almond pulp, from when I make almond milk, to make a base for granola. Just toast/dry it, then mix in oats, sliced almonds, chia seeds, flaxseed, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut oil, salt - toast again. Then add goji berries, cranberries, lingonberries, shaved coconut and cacao nibs when it's cool. Super cheap and delicious!

Haha, so much OT caused by a great GDT!

 

[Alwalys]

It's all the stabilizers and mood-enhancers, maaaan.

(I honestly think it's our adult tongues betraying our youth)

Or could it be more hfcs and less sugar in use in general?

Dude. You milk almonds. I bet you rip anyone that posts that one meme.

 

[Alwalys]

Next let's talk salmiak.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I laughed at “Remember when he was good?” and then I shed a single tear.

Brilliant work, Nem. The Sharks better do you justice!

 

[Barrie22]

Now the hockey gods will be mad at us because we broke are normal gdt customs to conform to silly non existent rules the main boards want to make up.

 

[CaptainShark]

First a series-talk that has turned into a dentist connoisseur paradise.

Now a GDT that all of a sudden is all about candy bars… what happened to this place?

 

[LeftHeartInSF]

Awesome GDT.

Eat more metal.

Don't panic panic panic panic panic panic panic etc.

 

[bluefunnel]

Great GDT! So much content.

More of the same preferred with this game, a little less of the last bit and the facial injuries unless they’re temporary and result in goals.

 

[Mafoofoo]

Just win the goddamn game

 

[tahoesharksfan]

At least this one's not "weak af"....lol...

Just win the damn game!

 

[one2gamble]

that seal of approval is epic

 

[Barrie22]

that seal of approval is epic

Lets see if it really fits. The other did also but some how still didn't make the cut either. Lol

 

[sharks_dynasty]

#SpankVegas

Payback is a *****!

Go Sharks!

 

[sharski]

The best candy bars were those chocolate almond ones with white wrappers that people sold for fundraisers

 

[Alaskanice]

Depends on the bar. I was always a fan of the Hershey Symphony bar, especially with toffee and almonds. It could almost stand up to Cadbury. I wouldn't doubt Canada has better chocolate because you guys don't have to worry about the heat as much.

Whatchamacallit is god-like, but only as a whole. The chocolate is not as much of a factor as the Peanut butter flavor mixed with the caramel chew and rice crunch.

My jam used to be 100 Grands. So good.

I was a boring kid for cereals. My favs were Grape Nuts, Raisin Bran, or Shredded Wheat with a spoonful of Boysenberry jam instead of sugar. I was very regular. Very.

I was never big on chocolate. I liked and still like the sour, fruity stuff. There was a candy back in the 80’s (why do I always come back to this era?) that I was rabid for. Sonia stopped making it a few years later. Sigh.

 

[Saskatoon]

I was planning on getting one after I broke into peoples' houses to wreck up the place.

(for serious though, it's been a while since I've had a Charleston Chew. It's one of the handful of US candy bars not sold in Canada. Along with Pay Day, I think Baby Ruth, Mr Goodbar, and Whatchamacallit (plus more I can't remember). But in exchange we get several candies and bars that you guys don't that I prefer. also apparently our chocolate quality in standard candy bars is better.

Trying to look it up made me discover that Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles are no longer sold in Canada. Which is insane because I remember eating those all the time as a kid, but now that I think about it, I honestly can't remember the last time I saw a box of them in a store. On the other hand, we never had Cocoa Puffs growing up, but I see those all the time now. Also they're terrible.

Canada also kicks Americas ass in chip flavours (yes I spelled it the Canadian way)

 

[Saskatoon]

First a series-talk that has turned into a dentist connoisseur paradise.

Now a GDT that all of a sudden is all about candy bars… what happened to this place?

Sharks fans are surprisingly loose for a playoff game day

 

[Barrie22]

Sharks fans are surprisingly loose for a playoff game day

It usually happens after the team shows up for game 1. But we then get knocked back down to earth in game 2 and go back to being the usual debbie downers that we are known for.

 

[one2gamble]

Sharks fans are surprisingly loose for a playoff game day

I expect a shit show and I believe its a must win game, but I can appreciate the GDT randomness lol

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Canada also kicks Americas ass in chip flavours (yes I spelled it the Canadian way)

Anywhere that has Ketchup flavored chips as being popular can go to hell.

 

[Saskatoon]

Anywhere that has Ketchup flavored chips as being popular can go to hell.

Yea that one isn't my favourite either.

 

[WSS11]

It usually happens after the team shows up for game 1. But we then get knocked back down to earth in game 2 and go back to being the usual debbie downers that we are known for.

The circle of life as a sharks fan in the playoffs. Lol. Thankfully it’s a Friday and we can use alcohol to cope in case we lose

 

[HOOCH2173]

My money is on straight, cash money!

 

[HOOCH2173]

Oh wait! I just realized who he was!

OH NO! lol!