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The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 3
June 26, 2014 – 7:24 AM | 18 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 3

At last, a relatively easy flight.

The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 2
June 23, 2014 – 9:02 AM | 28 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 2

Okay, this is not the time to get into the chewy/soft-baked debate. NOT THE TIME.

The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 1
June 19, 2014 – 9:00 AM | 23 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 1

Welcome to the first round of the N Cookie AA! You know, in between “food fights,” I miss doing them: reading up on the demise and phoenix-like return of Archway, buying birthday-cake Oreos “for research” …

Your N Cracker AA Champion Is…
December 19, 2013 – 8:30 AM | 12 Comments
Your N Cracker AA Champion Is…

Update, 19 December 2013: Wheat have a winner.

N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 3: Vote!
November 21, 2013 – 11:00 AM | 10 Comments
N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 3: Vote!

Augh! I love Breton; I love Town House; I just had Club Crackers with my red-pepper soup at lunch!

N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 2: Vote!
November 14, 2013 – 10:00 AM | 6 Comments
N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 2: Vote!

Wait, I was wrong, Cheez-Its and Goldfish aficionados — those aren’t the indistinguishable two, it’s Cheez-Its and Cheese Nips that are carbon cracker copies of one another.

N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 1: Vote!
November 12, 2013 – 11:27 AM | 11 Comments
N Cracker AA Semifinal Round 1: Vote!

Ohhhhh God. I just…where do I…why? God. This is impossible! And this isn’t even the hardest one!

N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 5: Vote!
October 29, 2013 – 9:15 AM | 7 Comments
N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 5: Vote!

…Oh my. I just absolutely have no idea what’s going to become of Flight 5, because I just absolutely have no idea what I might vote for my own self.

N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 4: Vote!
October 25, 2013 – 9:32 AM | 15 Comments
N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 4: Vote!

The fourth flight distinguishes itself with me primarily via all the crackers in it that I hate.

N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 3: Vote!
October 21, 2013 – 10:00 AM | 19 Comments
N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 3: Vote!

Okay, whoa. Graham crackers, Triscuits original, AND Wheat Thins original in this round?