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Support Local Biz: August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008 – 11:40 AM | 7 Comments
Support Local Biz: August 21, 2008

The 90210 reruns on SOAPnet have just cycled back to the beginning — and you can read S1 recaps at The HeldenFiles.
You can also get yourself a big bag of Hoffernalia while browsing the Hoff’s …

NCDS Update: Round Of 64 Voting Closed
August 21, 2008 – 10:40 AM | No Comment

Voting for Flight 4 is now closed.   Headed into the Round of 32: vanilla; Irish cream; Chubby Hubby; raspberry sherbet; praline (upset); peanut butter cup; grasshopper pie/Thin Mint; and coffee.
Round of 32 will appear …

NCDS Update: Flight 3 Closed
August 20, 2008 – 10:34 AM | No Comment

Proceeding to the next round: strawberry; pistachio (upset); lime sherbet; Neapolitan; Rocky Road/heavenly hash; peanut butter and chocolate; dulce de leche; and chocolate chocolate chip.   No huge surprises there.
Flight 4 stays open ’til tomorrow …

NCDS Update: Flight 2 Closed
August 19, 2008 – 10:23 AM | 20 Comments

Prevailing flavors: cookies and cream; fudge ripple (barely, in a minor upset); sticky toffee pudding (upset); Heath Bar Crunch; Key Lime Pie (upset); both regular and mint chocolate chips; and rainbow sherbet.   This will …

Support Local Biz: August 18, 2008
August 18, 2008 – 9:28 AM | 5 Comments
Support Local Biz: August 18, 2008

News of the N.C. Double Scoop: Flight 1 voting has closed. Proceeding to the next round: cookie dough; black raspberry/Oregon blackberry (upset) (well, it was an upset; I am the opposite of upset about it); …

Tropic Thunder
August 17, 2008 – 10:39 PM | 26 Comments
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Tropic Thunder seemed almost guaranteed to disappoint, because I couldn’t wait to see it and really wanted to love it.It didn’t disappoint, and I did love it, but not for the reasons I’d expected to.
The …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 4: Write-Ups
August 17, 2008 – 10:06 AM | 49 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 4: Write-Ups

Confused? Click here. To vote, click here.
1 Vanilla vs. 16 olive oil. You do have some vanilla-loathers out there, but I can’t imagine they’d make this one close.
8 Irish cream vs. 9 Gold Medal Ribbon. …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 3: Write-Ups
August 16, 2008 – 11:21 AM | 50 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 3: Write-Ups

Confused?Click here. To vote, click here.
1 Strawberry vs. 16 bacon. Bacon ice cream isn’t appetizing to me — even if I could eat it (can’t; vegequarian), I’d probably pass, because it just sounds way too …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 2: Write-Ups
August 15, 2008 – 10:56 AM | 57 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 2: Write-Ups

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1 Cookies and cream vs. 16 spumoni. Okay, I admit it. I didn’t know what spumoni was until Bunting put it out there for the commenters. And then I …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 1: Write-Ups
August 14, 2008 – 11:25 AM | 87 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 64, Flight 1: Write-Ups

Welcome to the N.C. Double Scoop’s Round of 64!Below, the commentary for Flight 1.Confused?The main NCDS page is right here, and you can find the full bracket here.
The tentative schedule as of this writing: Flight …