# Fool Me Twice: April Mini-Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109 "2022-04-01T14:13:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/81 "2022-04-19T22:58:40Z")
I got what I thought was a dark chocolate bunny, but when I really needed chocolate today, I bit into it and it is actually milk chocolate. ☹ Very disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/82 "2022-04-20T00:10:45Z")
Was it decent milk chocolate, or the sad waxy stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/83 "2022-04-20T00:42:46Z")
And was it one of those dirty trick hollow bunnies? ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/84 "2022-04-20T01:14:43Z")
It’s Lindt, which I usually like, but it’s not so good. **Monty** , it is a hollow bunny. I’m thinking about filling it with something alcoholic so the hollow space is good for something. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/85 "2022-04-20T01:55:19Z")
Is there such a thing as alcoholic ganache? That would make a very nice filling. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/86 "2022-04-20T02:00:14Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > got what I thought was a dark chocolate bunny… I love dark (60-80%) chocolate. My wife likes really dark (101-110%). I could NOT find even one dark bunny for her basket. Not that she would’ve wanted a “major brand” like Cadbury’s or Russell Stover. But even our local boutique chocolatier made rabbits… milk chocolate ones. So her basket had chocolates in rabbit shapes… (well, rabbit _pellet_ shapes). ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/87 "2022-04-20T02:10:24Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Is there such a thing as alcoholic ganache? That would make a very nice filling. A rich hot chocolate would be close to ganache. Like chocolate truffle filling, but melted. 😋 Chocolate liqueur would also be nice. My favorite is Damn Fine Chocolate Liqueur from the Durham Distillery, but I don’t have any right now and it can be a little hard to find sometimes. If nothing else works, I have some Carolina cream, which is a seductive mixture of rum and bourbon. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/88 "2022-04-20T02:16:10Z")
This thread is making me happy. I can only eat hollow bunnies as my teeth can’t handle solid. There’s My rant ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/89 "2022-04-20T02:20:37Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I love dark (60-80%) chocolate. My wife likes really dark (101-110%). I could NOT find even one dark bunny for her basket. > > Not that she would’ve wanted a “major brand” like Cadbury’s or Russell Stover. But even our local boutique chocolatier made rabbits… milk chocolate ones. > > So her basket had chocolates in rabbit shapes… > (well, rabbit _pellet_ shapes). Dark chocolate bunnies are so hard to find! It doesn’t make sense. A lot of people want dark chocolate. I go through this every year. Most of the ones I’ve seen are too expensive ($12! For one little bunny!) Our local gourmet grocery store closed a few years ago, and I’m still in mourning, because that was where I could always go to get things like this. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/90 "2022-04-20T02:22:30Z")
Russell Stover has them but they’re very small. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/91 "2022-04-20T06:30:24Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > A rich hot chocolate would be close to ganache. Hot chocolate with Fireball whiskey mixed in it is amazing. (Or regular whiskey plus cinnamon.) I like to do that kind of thing in the Winter. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/92 "2022-04-20T12:22:23Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > A rich hot chocolate would be close to ganache. Like chocolate truffle filling, but melted Ooooooo. 🤤 > [@MagicEyes](#): > > A lot of people want dark chocolate. One year, I was able to find dark chocolate Cadbury mini eggs. They were awesome! The little shells even had slightly darker colors than the milk chocolate eggs, so I guess you could have mixed them together in a jar. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/93 "2022-04-20T13:58:09Z")
I like adding Irish Cream and Frangelico. Top it with whipped cream sprinkled with chocolate shavings and stick a stick of cinnamon in as a stirrer. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/94 "2022-04-20T14:58:11Z")
At work there is a hot and cold water dispenser. It’s kind of tall and sits on a counter. The hot water is hot enough to make tea with so I’m guessing upward of 180 F. Which is fun because the spout is at eye level so you get a cup of tea and that little adrenaline jolt of wondering if you will splash hot water into your eyes! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/95 "2022-04-20T15:02:56Z")
“Hey, Kel! I see you’re making tea… when did you start wearing glasses?” ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/96 "2022-04-20T15:03:27Z")
IMO, at least as bad design as over-stove microwaves, which are at face height or a little above for me (5’4"-ish, about 162cm), for the same reason. I do wear glasses, but would still rather not deal with facial burns. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/97 "2022-04-20T15:08:34Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Too late to edit, but I forgot to mention their medical insurance. If they are paying for any medical insurance or supplement, bring verification. If they are paying for transportation to and from their doctor visits, bring verification. Thanks for all the info! I’ll forward it on to the siblings. I do know they are paying several hundred dollars a month for their supplemental coverage, and FIL is having a lot of dental work done just now, and is on a number of very spendy medications (interestingly, all those “we’ll save you copay money!” coupons are not valid with Medicare). ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/98 "2022-04-20T15:10:49Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > IMO, at least as bad design as over-stove microwaves, which are at face height or a little above for me (5’4"-ish, about 162cm), for the same reason. Those are terrible for loads of other reasons. I’m 5’11" so the height was never a problem, but they made it impossible to put a really tall pot on the stove, the damn things are 3 times as much money as countertop microwaves, AND they do not last very long. We’ve had 3 of them go bad on us. I finally bought a shelving unit for the kitchen, put a countertop microwave on it (you’d hate it - it’s a bit high up even for me), and put a vent hood over the stove. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/99 "2022-04-20T17:37:49Z")
I’m 6’. The people who are shorter complain because they can’t see into their cups to tell how full it is. I suggested they dip a finger in. When they get 2nd degree burns they’ll know they have enough water! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109/100 "2022-04-21T02:05:06Z")
I love the dark chocolate Ferrero Rocher, but am not so keen on the other varieties. Every store here has somehow managed to sell every flavor _except_ dark chocolate in separate packs. Want their dark chocolate? You have to buy it with the other stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109.md?page=6)