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Post by Tommy on Mar 29, 2023 11:45:14 GMT -5
Tommy Yours looks like those little licorice drops! Hahaha good job you caught it I tried to form an actual cabochon shape but the dang things started melting too fast when they got wet. My Dutch friend sent me these really 'interesting' candies that immediately made me think of this little Wyo black preform that I've been holding on to for years. Not because they are hard as a rock but for the color of course. Apparently I have earned my Dutch credibility just for being the first American to actually kind of like the double-salted black licorice flavor. It's definitely a slap in the taste buds the first time but after two rounds with the covid I don't taste salt quite the same anymore so it's kind of nice I'm still holding out hope of getting the cabochon done but I'm running out of time and work is kicking my butt
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Post by khara on Mar 29, 2023 15:00:09 GMT -5
Tommy That’s funny! Your pics did initially strike me as a bit off but I wasn’t sure why and then I believed what you said about getting better pics later so I just moved on.🤷♀️ Interesting little psychological gut feeling test there… show someone something, imply it’s something else and see what they do. I’m in the same boat with work. My mouse arm is screaming angry, and making the rest of me the same. Working on cabs is at least a slightly different arm/body position so I welcome a chance to stretch and hopefully finish a cab this week! Edit: we got some similar candies like that a while back, though they weren’t salty, just very licorice-y. Those things are dangerous, like Jujubes, don’t dare try and chew them, you won’t get your mouth back open for a while!
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Post by Tommy on Mar 29, 2023 15:13:08 GMT -5
Tommy That’s funny! Your pics did initially strike me as a bit off but I wasn’t sure why and then I believed what you said about getting better pics later so I just moved on.🤷♀️ Interesting little psychological gut feeling test there… show someone something, imply it’s something else and see what they do. My initial plan was to form a nice cab out of the actual candy then stand on the "the rules say ANY material that resembles candy..." but as I said that didnt work out because it either melts or burns haha. I kind of painted myself into a corner now showing the Wyo black preform because A) I don't know if I can get it done, and B) I've been saving that rare piece of material for a very long time and grinding on it terrifies me
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Post by Son Of Beach on Mar 29, 2023 16:17:03 GMT -5
Tommy That’s funny! Your pics did initially strike me as a bit off but I wasn’t sure why and then I believed what you said about getting better pics later so I just moved on.🤷♀️ Interesting little psychological gut feeling test there… show someone something, imply it’s something else and see what they do. My initial plan was to form a nice cab out of the actual candy then stand on the "the rules say ANY material that resembles candy..." but as I said that didnt work out because it either melts or burns haha. I kind of painted myself into a corner now showing the Wyo black preform because A) I don't know if I can get it done, and B) I've been saving that rare piece of material for a very long time and grinding on it terrifies me You got time to type, you got time to grind
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Post by Tommy on Mar 29, 2023 19:07:25 GMT -5
You got time to type, you got time to grind I wish it were that easy
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Post by khara on Mar 29, 2023 19:38:41 GMT -5
Tommy If that really is solid black like it looks then that’s a pretty nice piece. I bought some onyx beads recently and the seller said pretty much all onyx beads on the market are going to be colored because it’s inherently banded and the clear stripes aren’t ideal obviously for solid black beads. I don’t know how they color it. Well, I understand your being hesitant. I have a bunch of hesitant material here.
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 30, 2023 17:28:06 GMT -5
If no one wants to try to cut a chocolate chip cookie, I might be up to the challenge 😂🍪
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Post by khara on Mar 31, 2023 22:55:55 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 1, 2023 2:02:44 GMT -5
Super big congratulations on the entries this month y'all! There are several VERY creative and mouth-watering standouts this month!!
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Post by MsAli on Apr 1, 2023 5:55:09 GMT -5
Amazing entries!
Good luck everyone
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Post by fernwood on Apr 1, 2023 7:20:24 GMT -5
Every entry triggered my Sweet Tooth. Looking forward to voting.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 1, 2023 9:16:40 GMT -5
With that, another great contest draws to a close. I will have the voting poll and collage put together by this evening after work. Here's a vague and confusing teaser for the April contest theme... can you guess it? I'll let rockbrain take it from here if someone guesses correctly. I should have the new contest up tonight as well if all goes well.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 1, 2023 9:20:09 GMT -5
OMG! We have to make a RING!!
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Post by Tommy on Apr 1, 2023 9:41:39 GMT -5
OMG! We have to make a RING!!
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Post by NDK on Apr 1, 2023 9:44:08 GMT -5
A blue circle? 😂
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Post by MsAli on Apr 1, 2023 10:09:23 GMT -5
Oh my precious
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Post by Tommy on Apr 1, 2023 12:38:34 GMT -5
Nobody is even warm yet. I told you it was a vague and confusing clue
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 1, 2023 12:51:18 GMT -5
Ugly cab contest. Hell yeah!!!
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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 1, 2023 13:16:11 GMT -5
Vague and confused? I can do that.
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 1, 2023 16:04:53 GMT -5
Probably hobbit sized cabs. Or precious material. Or we’re all going on a quest.
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