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Vanilla vs Misfits

Tomorrow’s going to be the finale show of the Ice Cream Taste Test Tournament - or Take It To The Scoop - series of GMM. After the first four episodes, my personal prediction bracket has 2/4 semifinalists correct, which is better than I expected - and I’m very much rooting for Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter to be the ultimate winner. But since I didn’t have a chance to comment on yesterday’s episode, and the Vanilla region, I’m bundling it up together with today’s Miscellanous region. So, once again, let’s talk about ice cream!

I think plain vanilla ice cream only works in combination with a warm apple pie, or if topped with something that takes it to the next level. There is a reason why vanilla has become synonymous with everything boring, bland and unexciting. Although, according to Buddy System 2 Link, there actually is an even more boring flavour of white ice cream.

By the way, I rewatched BS2 recently, and paid more attention to the ice cream flavous in the Taste Test episode, and they are the opposite of bland. As, of course, are Rhett and Link.

After following this tournament, I can’t even say what my favourite ice cream is anymore. Yesterday, I was dying to get my hands on some cookies and cream and/or cookie dough (I can’t believe B&J cookie dough didn’t even make it to the bracket!), but I’d be equally happy with some Half Baked from today’s episode. I did correctly guess that Blue Bell Cookies & Cream would move on yesterday (in my ears it sounded nicer than the Oreo /Breyers collab). But the highlight of yesterday’s episode was definately Chuck Testa!

There something very likable about Chuck, and the fact that he carries his senior-doggy Digger in a messenger bag only makes him more lovable. The guys recommended a video where he’s dressed as a Santa, and all of the McLaughlin/Neal kids take turns telling him what they want for Christmas, and it’s just too precious. But I think they should have given Digger just a tiny bite of ice cream, the poor thing was trying to politely ask for a treat and only got some laughs.

I was a bit traumatized by a taxidermised squirrel as a kid, because it  was a hunting trophy, but I can’t help but love the more artistic creations, like the ones on yesterday’s More. They remind me of the movie Dinner for Schmucks, which has some brilliant taxidermised mice scenes (and it’s funnier that it sounds - or it’s just that I kinda love silly comedies).

Now, is it okay if I adopt Chuck as my granddad? Digger is welcome to my family, too.

Moving on to the Misfits Miscellanious Region of ice creams - the group of flavours that don’t fit any of the other categories. My prediction for the winner of this region was the Breyers/Reeses collab, just because I assumed the magic of peanut butter would carry through. I don’t know why I underestimated Half Baked, when it’s one of my personal favourites.

I love how Chase the Referee got upset when the B&J coffee ice cream didn’t move on. I like coffee ice cream in general, but something heavily caffeinated is not the best treat to eat while watching a movie just before bedtime. I wonder if there is a de-caf version of the Buzz, buzz, buzz available? Probably not, but I found this little article about coffee ice cream!

That is Matt Carney as Luchador, right? His rhymes were hilarious, but I almost got brainfreeze just by looking at how much ice cream he was fed. “Give me more, por favor!” I think they need to give his mask a good wash after this, for sure.

Tomorrow’s finale is going to be a tough one. We have today’s regional winner, B&J Half Baked, Blue Bell Cookies & Cream from the Vanilla region, Blue Bell Banana Pudding from the fruity category, and Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter from Monday. Who knows what is going to happen - they all have a fair chance at winning the tournament. All I know is that I have another pint of ice cream for tomorrow, and it’s currently safely in my other freezer, located in my workshop - so in order to get to it at night, I’d need to get dressed, walk across my yard, unlock the workshop door, get the ice cream and get back inside, in the dark. I’m pretty sure this is too complicated a task for me to perform in the wee hours.

In More, Rhett and Link are not joined by Luchador (who is probably still getting over his ice cream binge by the dumpster behind the back door), but instead, they play a game called The Stretchers. I admit I’m easily entertained, but I love the Let’s Play Mores. This game was particularly perfect for GMMore, because the guys really needed to work together to get anything done. And yet, this was almost as silly as a game as the one with goats. And everytime Link dropped his end of the stretchers just to clap his hands, I just couldn’t stop laughing. This episode truly was worth the applause!

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