The Adventures of Garrett Squared: Thursday's Things In A Row...Chocolate????

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Thursday's Things In A Row...Chocolate????

Joining Pat at A View From The Edge for Thursday's Things In A Row...

I was at Wal-Mart and couldn't resist snapping a picture of these chocolate bars.

First for the flavors...

Beef Jerky Chocolate???? New Orleans Chili???? Peach--well that isn't all that weird...Hickory smoked almond chocolate???? Sweet Cherry Pecan sounds downright tame in this batch huh?

And then, did you notice the bottom of the display???? Really??????

I'm thinking that didn't quite come across as intended. What about you? LOL

Have a great day!

15 comments:

PatJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Q: How to ruin perfectly good chocolate?

A: By adding beef jerky to it!

What the heck is THAT all about!

Plus, how good could it taste being made from 100% recycled paperboard? Ha ha!
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labbie1January 5, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Pat--Exactly what I was thinking! LOL
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Hillbilly MomJanuary 5, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Where's the bacon-flavored jerky? Bacon is the new chocolate. For sixteen-year-old males.
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SquirrelQueenJanuary 6, 2012 at 1:35 AM
Well I like chili and I love chocolate but I'm not sure if I would want the two to meet. Actually the hickory smoked almonds sounds pretty good.

I'm hoping they mean the box but they might want to word it a bit differently next time. Or maybe it's a new flavor Chocolate covered cardboard. Eww!
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SquirrelQueenJanuary 6, 2012 at 1:38 AM
I see you are reading Pumpkin Roll (thanks for the link). I look forward to hearing what you think about it.
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KellyJanuary 6, 2012 at 8:28 AM
That's too funny! I'm not so sure those flavors sound very good either. I'll probably pass on that one. Ha!
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Kathy GJanuary 6, 2012 at 7:24 PM
There's a chocolate shop in the city that puts together some interesting combinations...I've tried chocolates with sea salt, chili and candied ginger. I've also had bacon brittle (which was great). However, I think beef jerky chocolate sounds weird!
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Pioneer Woman at HeartJanuary 7, 2012 at 2:06 PM
That's so funny. Um, I'm thinking some of that chocolate would not go over too well here. Ha ha ha!
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KimMalkJanuary 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Although I haven't tried any of those exotic flavors, I gotta believe anything with chocolate can't be too bad.
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Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)January 12, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Mmmmmmm, did somebody say Chocolate??? Girl, your Wally~World has a much better selection on the goods than ours! Heck, I happy just to find a Hershey Bar in ours! Heeeheheh!!!

Wonderful things in a row sweetie...fun!!!

God bless ya and have a warm fuzzy kinda day my friend!!! :o)
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PattiJanuary 17, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Ewww! Beef Jerky chocolate! and Chili Chocolate! no thanks. The recycled paperboard does add a nice touch.
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labbie1February 1, 2012 at 7:57 AM
Thanks for all of the comments ladies! I see that some of you are not as adventurous with your chocolate as the makers of these would like to believe. Me either! LOL

Squirrel Queen--I am getting ready to actually do a blog on Pumpkin Roll--I am behind--which you will see in my next blog! However, I have read a few more books since then as well. They were ALL good!

Til next time--take care!
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AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Hello,
can anybody tell me the brand name of this chocolate, I have been looking for it everywhere.
Thanks.

mia_77@me.com
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labbie1May 25, 2012 at 8:21 AM
It is Wild Ophelia. You can find it here: http://www.wildophelia.com/ I found it at Wal-Mart around Valentine's Day.
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AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Thank you
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Thursday's Things In A Row...Chocolate????

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