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@erich214: Did you notice the furry white stuff they're covered it? What do they call that stuff?

From John Hodgman's book (highly recommended btw):
Brazil Nuts:
Largely considered by most to be "the worst nuts," these large, tasteless fruits of the Bertholletia excelsa or "shittynut" tree indeed were first discovered in a can of mixed cocktail nuts in Para, Brazil. But they actually originate in Wilkes-Bare Pennsylvania, home of Planters Nuts. It was in the Planters lab that the Brazil Nut was first engineered as a cheap, heavy "dupe-nut" or "slug-nut" to blanace out the cashews in their popular mixes. Not only is is worthless and disgusting in its nut state, the Brazil nut is also spiteful, quickly turning rancid in the can due to its high fat content, spoiling things for everyone. However, the Brazil nut can be transformed into a useful oil when you crush and pulverize it, which is about what it deserves...

Chichi, you should ask some of the lobstermen if you can go out for a day. It's not quite a brutal as Deadliest Catch but there's also no back on those boats. These guys pull pots on spiny ropes without gloves in the freezing cold water. Puts my city hands to shame. Sounds like you might enjoy it. Great article.

Anyone who has made a new years resolution could've written this article. Our vices are the things that help us escape a reality that would be so vanilla and sterile without said vices that it wouldn't be worth living in. Alcohol doesn't make hanging out with someone better (except for family), it just requires people to have less common ground in order to share an enjoyable experience. You don't like drinking? I don't like musicals.

Good luck finding a squashed strawberry alley-cat

Definite favorite memory was getting hot chocolate chip muffins in the morning. Countless terrible memories include breakfast for lunch (waffles were cut with scissors) and when they would give us twin popsicles but dip them in hot water and then split em.

Excellent info here all-around. I will resume eating all of the delicious fat around my favorite meat products. All I needed was a little push.

Seriously, nobody asked for your opinion on whether you like soft drinks or not, just what you call it. We all know that you're better than us because you avoid soda and are above it. What a triumph. Pat yourself on the back and have a big sip of your macchiato.