Badvent 2022

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Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 15:10
Jayenkai	Badvent 2022 Badvent Time is here again. Time to open the doors again. What mysterious tat will lie inside? Things so bad, you'd rather hide! This year, I'll be rocking a Beanies Coffee Calendar (which promises a few christmassy flavours, this year) alongside another Degustabox calendar, and a box full of blind-bag items. Is anyone else taking part, this year? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 15:12
cyangames	Ohhh, with Beanies I've found they're often better when mixed with proper coffee, otherwise they're pretty underwhelming imho. -=-=- Web / Game Dev, occasionally finishes off coding games also!
Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 15:20
Jayenkai	Stir it into a mug of milk, then pop it into the microwave for ~2 mins, give or take (wattage, milk type, etc) Then give it a good stir and you've got yourself a lovely coffee.. Beanies seem to work best with WAY too much milk -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 15:46
AndyH	Almost bought the Back to the Future Town hall playmobile calendar which was less that £20 in TXMax. But I don't need more junk / toy stuff that is huge (did I just say that?) ... so I didn't. www.bargainmax.co.uk/playmobil-back-to-the-future-advent-calendar-70574.html Look forward to yours and anyone else who is going to post what interesting things they get! -=-=- Andy H 8-bit games at www.hewco.uk Cartoons at awful.ovine.net Ovine at ovine.net
Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 15:51
Kuron	I had found the ones I bought in Maryland and had brought to Tennessee that had not been done yet, and I had the couple I bought in Tennessee as well. Unfortunately, I did not have room in the van to bring them here to Oregon, and I am not spending any more $$ on such things, as it is a few hundred $$ that has been wasted due to circumstances. I look forward to seeing rockford's which never fail to disappoint, unless you are the poor child receiving one as a gift.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022, 02:16
rockford	I've got a box of squashy things. From what I can see they all look OK-ish, so no real awful tat. But they're not good either! @Brice - I hope not to disappoint this year, but they don't appear to be truly terrible (from boxart), but I have my fingers crossed!
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 02:39
Jayenkai	Group Shot! Big Degustabox, as is the norm. A blue Beanies calendar promising Xmas flavours, it'd better do! And at the front, two nnngh Funko nnngh Blind-Box collections. Left : Classic Hasbro Board Game/Toy figures Right : Classic Namco-Bandai Videogame figures. .. Both of these are made by.. nnngh Funko... Day One Degustabox > Reveal 🔎 Nutty Chocolate Balls from "Love Raw"!!! ...!!!!!! Ho, Ho, Ho!! Beanies > Reveal 🔎 Apparently there are two jars in the calendar, and a bunch of the regular sticks. Day one is the first Jar, and it's a Mince Pie flavour. Nom Nom! Tastes Like :... yeah, I'd say Mince Pie like.. That's ok! Gud gud! Size : 50g Jar, so not "too" much, but easily enough for a couple of weeks worth of Mincing. Bloody bloody bloody Funko > Reveal 🔎 Awwww yeah!!! Size : Each box is about 9cm high, but Pacman's about 7cm. So I expect most of the other characters to be similarly sized. Just smaller than a floppy disk. It's certainly a nice size, and definitely isn't Funko Popped to hell and back. The rest of the characters are similar in design, so I'm REALLY looking forward to this collection Note : The little arcade machine is just the box it comes in, and is not an actual mini Pacman machine! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 12:29
rockford	That PacMan looks pretty good. If they're all of that quality, then you're in for a treat Day 01 > Reveal 🔎 Here's something I wasn't expecting. At all. My wife got me a secret Advent Calendar. I had no idea until I got home from work. Here's what it is - > Reveal 🔎 A calaander containing 12 different hot sauces. I looooooves me some hot sauces. Obviously, I won't be eating one every day, because, well, for a start, when I'm working late shift I don't have a proper meal. And I don;t always have a meal that would go well with a hot sauce, so these are likely to be tested as and when I can, but I will show each one each day. Todays - > Reveal 🔎 Looks like they are going to be generic bags of sauce. Shame. I would have liked to know what each brand was if I enoyed them. Never mind. As luck would have it, I unknowingly cooked a meal that I could use this sauce with today. I tried the sauce. It had virtually no flavour and no heat. My wife tried some - she doesn't really like spicy stuff. She said "it had a slight spice on the tongue" but that was it. Not Hot sauce then, is it? Bah! OK. Back to the main event Day 01 > Reveal 🔎 Can you see a slight problem? I didn't notice until I went to open door 1. There is no door 1!!!!! And no, that's not the back. Oh silly! it was in a slip case. D'oh! OK. Slip case removed, I see doors!!!! > Reveal 🔎 And behind door #1 was... > Reveal 🔎 A..... thing. A pink thing. A squashy pink thing. Yay!!!! We're off to a cracking start
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 13:52
Jayenkai	Oooh, squishy things! \O/yeay\o/ Pinkle! Squirmy! Blip-blap-blap! Also, totally epic bonus calendar!! Linkage! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 14:05
Jayenkai	Videos Ashens Vs NerdCubed https://youtu.be/ap0DJPmcToM Mr Weebl https://youtu.be/gdf-bGGMCek -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 14:28
rockford	What a coincidence. Looks like your was a different set of sauces though, looking at the varieties in my box. No Hawaiian Lava Flow etc. Glad Ashens is back. Hopefully their calendars will be better this year though.
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 14:35
Jayenkai	Yeah, mine was a bit crappy, so hopefully yours is a hell of a lot better! Just watched the Ashens, and .. Yup!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 14:40
Kuron	Awesome so far, guys, and mad props to Mrs. Rockford for the surprise contribution.
Thu, 01 Dec 2022, 17:21
Jayenkai	Review of my chocolate balls.. > Reveal 🔎 Nom Nom. Basically a Vegan Ferrero Rocher, and just as tasty. Good stuff! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Fri, 02 Dec 2022, 03:24
rockford	Day 02 > Reveal 🔎 Squishy > Reveal 🔎 A load of hot air. Or a cloud. Sauce > Reveal 🔎 A load of hot sauce. Or a sachet.
Fri, 02 Dec 2022, 03:53
Jayenkai	Awwww, he's so happy My goodies.. Degustabox > Reveal 🔎 Rosemary's Nuts! Almonds, Cashews and .. Corn!!?!? With Rosemary and Sea Salt. .. Alright. Fair enough! Beanies > Reveal 🔎 One festive stick. One standard stick. Hopefully all other doors are similar. Haven't tried it yet. Still on my first drew of the day. Funko > Reveal 🔎 Yeaaaaah!!!! When I ordered these I was fairly sure this would be the one bloody one that I wouldn't end up getting. Very happy that I have! And on Day two! It can only go downhill from here. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Fri, 02 Dec 2022, 03:58
rockford	Those are all pretty good.
Fri, 02 Dec 2022, 22:55
Kuron	@rockford Possibly the world's cutest cloud! @Jay A monopoly man not wearing pants? Or is that just the lighting?
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 01:56
AndyH	I got the Retro funko box, so don't reveal if you don't want to see future spoilers on jayenkai's. I won't be posting any others so not to bore everyone with the duplicates. > Reveal 🔎 This one looks a little funko, but it's OK Delivered by Amazon next to our bin, annoyingly. There was someone in the house, good job it wasn't raining -=-=- Andy H 8-bit games at www.hewco.uk Cartoons at awful.ovine.net Ovine at ovine.net
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 02:12
rockford	@Andy - Gift=Cool. Amazon delivery=Not Cool.
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 03:50
Jayenkai	Epic haul, Andy Threeeeee Degustabox > Reveal 🔎 More chocolate balls? Degustabox seems obsessed with presenting me with its balls. Beanies > Reveal 🔎 Festive : Orange and Cranberry Classic : Creamy Caramel Verdict on the Festive : It's alright, but I've never been a fan of cranberry. Blind > Reveal 🔎 Couldn't tell you the name of this guy, but you bet your arse my head's had the DigDug tune playing for the past hour!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 04:48
rockford	Re: DigDug. Same! As soon as I saw it. As for his name? ermmmmmm.... I rather enjoy cranberry - I'm sure I'd prefer it to the caramel flavour. Caramel is too sweet for me. Day 3 Squishy > Reveal 🔎 A squishy seal. Today. Hot > Reveal 🔎 Orange. I presume colour, rather than flavour. I will test this as and when I can.
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 04:57
Jayenkai	Baaaya!!
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 12:04
rockford	Day o2 Update Scotch Bonnet Chili Hot sauce tasted more of bonnet than Scocth or Chili. As for heat? Yeah, where was that?
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 12:09
Jayenkai	Aww. You'll have to save today's and mix it with tomorrows and Monday's it make a mega-spice!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sat, 03 Dec 2022, 12:20
Kuron	Cloud Seal (or Blimp Seal) FTW! Spent a fortune on the Dig Dug machine back in the day. @Rockford, be careful if you actually get something hot. Had a friend literally almost die from taking the "one chip challenge" or one chip that was super hot. He got a Mallory Weiss tear from all of the vomiting and almost died from the loss of blood. He was lucky to get emergency surgery at a time when most hospitals were over loaded with Covid.
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