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Old 12-07-2012, 08:11 AM   #271
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You should start an import business for stuff like this.

While you are at it, can you get me a bottle of ARIMOLIO olive oil from Italy?
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Old 12-07-2012, 08:31 AM   #272
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Seriously. I would have been killed.
Are you kidding? You would have been seriously killed!
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Old 12-07-2012, 08:37 AM   #273
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Glatt, I'm no connoisseur but I really liked Stonehouse Olive Oil from California. (Enough so that it's actually on my Christmas wish list this year.) It's award winning stuff, but at $16 a bottle + shipping it may well be cheaper to import some from Europe.
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Old 12-07-2012, 08:42 AM   #274
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Stonehouse, huh? I'll have to try that.

This Arimolio stuff was a gift from a neighbor who went to Italy. I never had any olive oil even close to it before or since. And I've been trying all sort of gourmet expensive oils from Italian stores since then, but nothing approaches it. They all taste pretty much the same to me. But this Arimolio stuff was so delicious, you could drink it.
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Old 12-07-2012, 08:49 AM   #275
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I know what you mean. Stonehouse makes a Meyer lemon olive oil blend. Using French bread as a vehicle, I essentially drank the entire 16 oz bottle within days of our return home from San Francisco.
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Old 12-08-2012, 09:10 PM   #276
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Good News: I won my first de today!
Bad News: I earned the right to get utterly crushed in my second de.
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Old 12-08-2012, 11:42 PM   #277
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de? Why you no get A? Oh wait you're not asian.
OK, what's de, Google won't tell me.
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Old 12-09-2012, 07:24 AM   #278
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direct elimination

In tournaments we fence a round robin pool to 5 touches. We then use the results of that to seed the brackets for the direct elimination. So I went three wins and two loses with a +2 point differential in the pool which seeded me 8th of 18 and got me a bye in the first round. I beat number nine in my first de which put me in the round of 8. Then I "fenced" the tournament winner... quite possibly the ugliest thing I've ever done on a strip. I ended up 7 of 18 which was an okay result but that last bout has me perplexed.
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Old 12-09-2012, 10:15 PM   #279
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Oh, you're a stripper too.
I figured it was fencing, even Googled "de fencing", but that told me how to take fences down.
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Old 12-10-2012, 01:03 PM   #280
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I didn't undestand either. I guess you have to actually be a fencer to get the point.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:51 PM   #281
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rimshot!

I've watched him lose a couple bouts on youtube, so now I have some things to work on. The kid can't be beaten with speed. I need to solidify my guardlines and be wicked patient waiting for the fleche opportunities and make good opposition thrusts.
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Old 12-21-2012, 07:35 AM   #282
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Good news: We don't have to travel anywhere for Christmas.

Bad news: This means I am hosting all the Christmas get-togethers for three separate family groups. To wit: I will cook a big meal midday on Christmas Eve for a total of 11 people. About two hours after they leave, I will serve another big dinner meal to a total of 9 people. The next morning, we will have the chaos of present-opening with 4 children, and then at 11:00 AM I will serve a big meal to a total of 12 people.

However, this does not have me freaked out, because I kind of don't give a damn. And it really is a good tradeoff for not having to travel. I'll figure something out.
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Old 12-21-2012, 08:28 AM   #283
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Egad. Good luck! Time to bust out the Crockpot maybe?
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Old 12-21-2012, 04:13 PM   #284
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No f'in way!
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Old 12-21-2012, 04:30 PM   #285
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However, this does not have me freaked out, because I kind of don't give a damn. And it really is a good tradeoff for not having to travel. I'll figure something out.
Great attitude!
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