Game: This or That

Hadn't heard of wintergreen patties before; found this: https://secondratesnacks.com/pepperm...tergreen-patty (the comments helped for context)

Heath Bar :)

Junior Mints or Peppermint Patties ?

the review from your link (chalky toothpaste was it?)---ack! but someone did chime in and remembered the wintergreen patty from York and praised it.

I used to have wintergreen berries growing on my property but its been a long time since ive seen them.

I like them them both quite a bit but slight lean towards the junior mints---they remind me of old movie theater days, plus this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxPoPwq7-A

m&m's or snickers?

lol... great clip :)

... go with snickers this time.

Stage show or movie ?

i love them both and to a large extent, it would depend on whats showing but i'll lean towards a stage production, in part because we're usually talking about local people from the nearby schools, or the community. even if its more professional, the personal touch involved is really appealing and even though the movie industry supports tons of people, I like the idea of giving money to my neighbors for them to make ends meet, as opposed to a Hollywood actor making 10 million per effort.

for 3rd and 4th place in the candy march madness: m&m's or peppermint patty?

Hmmm... tough one again... go with Peppermint Patty this time.

"Popcorn" by Hot Buttered or "Hocus Pocus" by Focus ?

oh those are both fun songs I haven't thought of in a long time...I say hocus pocus because rock is just hard to beat and throwing some yodeling in is innovative, like Jethro tull and a flute.

and the final match-up in the candy march madness!:

snickers vs heath bar?

Terrible to have to choose... go with Heath Bar this round.

Raindrop diadems clinging to emerging oak leaves or frost on a pumpkin ?

and the winner of the march madness candy tournament, heath bar!

saw some on sale today at ollies but I didn't get them. if they are still there when they go down to 75% off, then for sure!

autumn is my favorite time of year, but I think when you ask a "spring" question right about the time we'd all like spring to emerge, we gotta go with the dewey oak leaves.

im pleased to announce---due to its popularity, the march madness playoff format has been held over for april!

who will the new contestants be? fruits or vegetables or soda pop or board games?

vegetables

Risk or Fresca ?

fresca's good, but risk is better. I love risk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H969Dliohz4

vegetables it is!

corn or squash?

hmmm... love corn on the cob and various squashes, Patty pans, and Butter squash especially... going with squash.

Chess or Pepsi ?

is spaghetti squash in your squash repertoire?

I used to like playing chess against the computer. I got to level 4 which is just above "casual" but it was more of way just to pass some time as opposed to something I loved. I don't necessarily love pepsi, but I do think I like it better than chess, especially if we go with wild cherry pepsi.

peas vs cauliflower?

I don't recall ever having spaghetti squash.

cauliflower - steamed, w/ mayo

Chinese checkers or Mr. Pibb ?

if you are a fan in general of squash tailor, you might like the "spaghetti" version. the internets full of recipes.

and its cauliflower in a surprise upset over peas!

so far the soda pop is winning out over the board games---go mr pibb!

carrots vs spinach?

Love both... going with carrots because it is a goto snack :)

Root beer or Stratego ?

raw carrots are a great snack but poor popeye.

I don't dislike root beer but its generally last on my soda pop drinking hierarchy, plus I like stratego, so the board game wins this one.

potatoes vs brussels sprouts?

brussels sprouts (little cabbages :) )

Othello (board game) or Sprite (soft drink) ?

i wonder if that's a surprise upset? i love potatoes.

yes, Othello the Shakespeare play might have made the choice easier, but im still going with sprite!

asparagus vs green beans?

Asparagus!... not even close.

Stratego or Sprite ?

I suspected green beans would have been a long shot.

sprite closer to stratego than root beer, but still stratego.

a much anticipated match-up between celery and broccoli!

broccoli ! broccoli ! broccoli !

Chess or cola ?

I put broccoli on the last frozen pizza I had but its hard to beat celery with peanut butter on it.

cola wins again. if you can believe it, I was recently able to buy about 12 12 packs of faygo from big lots for about 70 cents per pack.

lettuce vs peppers (I just planted some old seeds but im skeptical theyre going to germinate)

Looked up Faygo on wikipedia... interesting company... haven't seen their product in Cali.

Cola over chess? Hmm, I would have thought otherwise.

Lettuce makes a fine bedding for avocados (dang this spellcheck in Safari for Windows... it's useless!), tomatoes, sunflower kernels, spinach, salad dressing, et al... but a nice stuffed green or yellow or red Bell Pepper is divine :) Going with peppers... but not the spicy ones !!!!!!!!!!!

Stratego or Cola ?

I hadn't thought of faygo not being a nationwide brand. when I was a kid "red pop" was a unique and semi-popular thing.

i wonder now about shasta.

I love peppers on pizza and a lettuce based salad is fantastic.

soda pop is a close second place to potato chips in my junk food vice universe, and the colas are the best of the bunch. the board games might be faring better if I had someone to play them with. I find as I contemplate board games, im more partial to the ones that include elements of chance to them as opposed to just skill and strategy. "chance" alleviates some of the competitive pressure to win.

a tougher choice this time around but cola over stratego.

closing battle of the opening round: tomatoes vs onions?

We have/had? Shasta in Cali... haven't had one in ages, but then my consumption of soda is very-very small. There used to be a Shasta plant/distribution in Hayward, California one would pass nearby going from the East S.F. Bay to the West S.F. Bay on one of the many bay bridges.

Tomatoes

Ok, soft drinks seemed to be favored over board games...

Regular Checkers or chess ?

one wonders the connection between shasta the soda pop and mt shasta.

I think theres lots of fuzziness in the choices based on the soda and board games in question---tempered by the presence or absence of playing partners. id be willing to give up most kinds of pop in order to regularly play a large handful of board games.

I think if im playing by myself, chess; if im playing with another person, checkers.

and into the first bout of the vegetable quarter finals----squash vs cauliflower?

re: Shasta... yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasta_(drink)

re: fuzzy... ah, I see.

Difficult choice... go with cauliflower. My daughter says she uses cauliflower rice instead of normal rice... haven't tried it yet.

When playing board games alone: Yahtzee or chess ? (or, if you deem Yahtzee not a board game Risk in its place)

that was interesting---a mt shasta and shasta soda pop connection, and I see faygo was mentioned in the article too. along the lines of the latters red pop, it seems I vaguely remember the formers version too.

rice with cauliflower sounds good.

I recently had some pasta made from corn and rice---it had a noticeably different texture. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't prefer it either.

im on only child, I actually used to play board games by myself sometimes as a kid---ive never played risk alone, but you hit the mother lode on that one tailor, it might be my favorite board game. but I suspect it would lose a lot of its appeal playing by myself (have never tried), so maybe chess is indeed the winner.

carrots vs brussels sprouts?

No... not rice with Cauliflower, though that does sound good, but riced cauliflower (my bad)... https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Val...EaAkyCEALw_wcB

Go with Brussels Sprouts :)

Monopoly or Backgammon ?

ah, that might be like the cauliflower version of "spaghetti squash"

I like them both, but edge towards monopoly. I have a couple variants of the game id love to try sometime, I think one might be an nfl version.

and now, entering the vegetable octagon, two giants from the green world---asparagus vs broccoli!

Asparagus hands down... it spargels !!! The San Joaquin Asparagus Festival (Stockton, California) was a few weeks ago :)

Othello (the board game) or Backgammon ?

asparagus in a quick victory!

did you partake in the festival?

there is a nearby village here that has a somewhat famous garlic festival every year but ive never gone. maybe this year...

backgammon

in the last quarter final bout of the tournament, another couple of vegetable giants----tomatoes vs peppers!

Never on asparagus festival... even when I lived in Stockton :( I've been to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California though :)

Tomatoes

Monopoly or Battleship ?

i think if asparagus wins the tournament tailor, going to the festival has to be on your bucket list!

I recently inherited a couple of cans of asparagus. have you ever had it on pizza?

that's a tougher one---but monopoly. although I like the movie battleship.

into the veggie final four:

cauliflower vs brussels sprouts

Asparagus festival has been on my list for some time :) On pizza? mais non. My idea of toppings is prolly the antithesis of what you have in mind... and hopefully counterbalances those pesky carbohydrates with my fantasy all meat pizza (sans fishies) :)

Brussels sprouts

Stratego or Monopoly ?

the expiration date on the cans is 2026, and I don't have a problem eating canned food for 2-3 afterwards, so ive got a good 4-5 yrs to figure out how to eat it.

how about asparagus and rice?

hmmm, I like stratego a lot, but still monopoly.

and in the bottom half of the vegetable final four----the aforementioned asparagus against the very popular perennial all-star, tomatoes!

Throw some canned asparagus into a "cream of ___" soup maybe :)

Asparagus!

Golf or Frisbee golf ?

oh that's a good idea, I like that. I just bought bunches of crackers too so I need to eat those up before they go stale. maybe I wont wait 5 yrs and i'll give it a shot in the next few days. i'll let you know.

I used to really like miniature golf, but that has suffered from the same fate as board games, no one to play with. ive only genuinely golfed once in my lifetime, despite growing up in the neighborhood of the local country club. apparently you have to belong to the club to use the course, go figure!

frisbee golf it is! I was at a park once somewhere playing, NC maybe, where they had a formal course and enjoyed that. more successful technique, less slicing and hooking and missed balls and no divots.

a surprise winner, moving on to the finals but first, the consolation match between:

tomatoes vs cauliflower.

... tough one: Tomatoes are in soooo many things; they're like the Leatherman of vegetables... going with tomatoes :)

Leatherman multi-tool or Swiss Army knife ?

that's a good point---I suspect tomatoes are king when it comes to their versatility.

I have both. I think if I were going to be on an episode of mountain men id go with the Leatherman, otherwise, my nifty little swiss army does the trick. I make pretty good use of the can opener.

and in the vegetable finals, two surprising upstarts who have defeated some of the heavyweight favorites, asparagus vs brussels sprouts!