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[Jane (PS), Moderator]

LOL! I just made out a list of fifteen choc bars based off Melissa's suggestion - I think they all work really well for a challenge. I sent it to Yz, last night. If she comes back with a positive for hosting, I'll incorporate the above as well, because naturally, some of my choc bars are more Australian - I don't know if you get a couple of them in the US. (I think they are in the UK and Canada though, according to Wiki - weird!)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

The other excellent quarterly challenge suggestion that we can't forget to use was Lacy's suggestion of rock/music bands - msg 885. It it already a pretty complete list with 15 bands :)

[Dee]

and you guys have jsut made me seriously crave chocolate!!!

[Dee]

@ Jane - some of your candy bars will have a us equivalent...3 musketeers and milky way....milky war (us) and mars bar

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

A 3 mustateers is an Australian milky way, and a milky way is a mars bar??!! How confusing!! Do the US have an Australian milky way equivalent?

...so there is nothing in the US called a mars bar?

[Dee]

nothing in the us called a mars bar

a mars bar (the caramel and all that stuff) is very similar to the milky ways over here

the 3 muskateer is just the soft nought stuff, so more like a australian milky war

have I confused you yet?

[D.G.]

Jane (PS) wrote: "The other excellent quarterly challenge suggestion that we can't forget to use was Lacy's suggestion of rock/music bands - msg 885. It it already a pretty complete list with 15 bands :)"

I KNEW there was another good idea but I didn't go back far enough (lazy, lazy!)

[D.G.]

Jane (PS) wrote: "A 3 mustateers is an Australian milky way, and a milky way is a mars bar??!! How confusing!! Do the US have an Australian milky way equivalent?

...so there is nothing in the US called a mars bar?"

I think it's just called Mars here.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Dee wrote: "nothing in the us called a mars bar

a mars bar (the caramel and all that stuff) is very similar to the milky ways over here

the 3 muskateer is just the soft nought stuff, so more like a australia..."

Yup - it's hard to get my head around the bars all swapping names! I can see already that I was confused just with my query on the milky way!! LOL!

[Dee]

i've never seen them unless i've been at a speciality store...so maybe they have them but not common access

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Is there a KitKat, Turkish Delight, Lindt balls (you have to have those!), Cherry Ripe, Crunchie, Picnic, Maltesers, Flake or Rolo?

[Dee]

kitkat yes, lindt yes but you got to look for them...cherry ripe nope, crunchie nope, picnic (yes, I think), maltesers yes (called whoppers), flake nope, rolo yep

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Geez! Perhaps we make the quarterly challenge 'a trip to Australia to eat chocolate' - great thing to do for summer!!

...Well, if no-one else has suggested a different challenge, I'll do some tweaking :)

[Dee]

most of them have equilvalents...or similar with a few exceptions...thinking about it, picnic and payday are close (but i'm not a fan for nuts in my chocolate, so I don't pay close attention to those)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Well, it is the name rather than the product that is being matched to the books - perhaps it doesn't matter that much that some of them (how can I remove Cherry Ripe!) are not found in the US??

Mind you - there will always be the bonus options... ;)

[Dee]

now I want a damn cherry ripe!!! no fair!!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

LOL! Hmmmm... Might have one this afternoon...

[Penney]

My girlfriend in England sends me Crunchie bars by the bag full. They're absolutely heavenly! I've never seen anything like them here in the states.

I need chocolate. Badly.

[Dee]

Jane - ur being mean!!!

[D.G.]

Oh I like Cherry Ripe for a category! I'm LOL just imagining the description for the category!

[Dee]

I can think of some, but they probably aren't PC...lol!

[D.G.]

That's the one I thought, Dee!! HAHAHAHAHA!

[Dee]

great minds think alike!! lol! we could term it coming of age right?

[Sandra]

Hhhmmmmm ...... all that dark chocolate and cherry goodness ...... so smooooth ..... that's just mean .... I haven't got any in the house & they'd be my fav ...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

OK - Cherry Ripe has to stay in whenever we do this challenge!! ;) ...I think my book classification wasn't quite as risque as your thoughts DG and Dee!! I went for older woman h or vampire novel...

[Dee]

yep, we went the opposite age of the spectrum and the colloquial term for cherry ;)

[Sandra]

Thought you must of. LOL. Not a term we use in Aus but I've seen/heard it enough on American TV/Movies to know. ROFL ......

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Yes - I figured. That would work as well ;)

[Ceej]

If you're looking for summer themes, as one ever been done on things associated or which happen in summer? examples: weddings, sunburn, vacation, summer school, graduation, 4th of july, barbeques, baseball, beaches, bikinis.

by the way there was an American version of the Mars bar that was discontinues years ago..it had almonds, nougat and caramel. the wrapping was a beige color with MARS in red

[Katharina]

Another good chocolate bar entry:
"Bounty" - Book with pirate theme or character who is a bounty hunter or someone on the run (maybe because they have a bounty set on them).

Possible bonus book: read a book in which chocolate is used creatively ;)

[Lacy]

Jane (PS) wrote: "The other excellent quarterly challenge suggestion that we can't forget to use was Lacy's suggestion of rock/music bands - msg 885. It it already a pretty complete list with 15 bands :)"

Thanks for remembering that! I love my music! I want to do this one, but I'm not sure how I would host something. Is it difficult? I like the candy bar idea too.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Love the Chocolate Challenge. I'm keeping that in my list for a possible quarterly challenge.

In the meantime, watch out for the approved quarterly challenge that will be hosted by Valorie any time soon.

As usual, you guys, are a great source of challenge ideas.

[Courtney]

My favorite chocolates from overseas were the Cadbury Rose assorted box. It was bright blue and every chocolate in there was AMAZING!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Lacy wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "The other excellent quarterly challenge suggestion that we can't forget to use was Lacy's suggestion of rock/music bands - msg 885. It it already a pretty complete list with 15 b..."

Hosting is simple! You just have to be a bit organised, follow the previous format (generally, unless you are a whiz like Jim!), be encouraging and hold the line on definitions wherever you deem necessary :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "My favorite chocolates from overseas were the Cadbury Rose assorted box. It was bright blue and every chocolate in there was AMAZING!"

Aaaahhh - the Rose box assortment :) There is always something to please everyone in there... I presume they are still around - I'll have to check out the chocolate ailse next shopping trip!

[Pat]

I'm not quite sure what this challenge is but it's making me really hungry. Do you have Purdy's in the states. They're really good.

Pat Amsden
www.patamsden.com

PS: I do have a book out called Better Than Chocolate but the heroine has actually poisoned someone with her cooking before. You probably shouldn't read it for the chocolate.

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Roses? Really? I always preferred Quality Street. But if you just want chocolate nothing beats a bar of Galaxy - hmmmmm creamy.....

[Dee]

i prefer quality street over roses as well...but i'm not fussy, i'll take either!!

[Courtney]

The Roses were my Nana's favorites, so that's what we always got. I think they reminded her of her childhood. She used to send my Grandpa to Canada to get boxes of her favorite things to bring back. That was before she moved back to England!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Courtney wrote: "My favorite chocolates from overseas were the Cadbury Rose assorted box. It was bright blue and every chocolate in there was AMAZING!"

my aunt named her dog Cadbury. They got her when they where living in England.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Courtney wrote: "My favorite chocolates from overseas were the Cadbury Rose assorted box. It was bright blue and every chocolate in there was AMAZING!"

my aunt named her dog Cadbury. They got her ..."

What a great name for a dog! Was the dog brown??

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

as a puppy but grow up to be dark chocolate lol

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

That works! 85% dark chocolate - rich, dark and no doubt very handsome!

Aaawwww - too cute! I love dogs!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I'm not really a big chocolate eater but sometimes I just have to have it.

I have three dogs that drive me crazy. Sam he is my heeler mix that will be 4 this year. Sweettie is on of my chi mixs and she will be 5 this month. And there is Caytie my other chi mix and I don't know how old she is.I could write a book about all the stuff they do.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Aren't they funny? 3 dogs sound like a handful!

We just have the one - Albi, a 5 year old Jack Russell terrier. He is a hoot! ;)

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

You can't be upset when your watching animals play and it can be a handful.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

They make me laugh when I want to cry

[Kami]

Events
July, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Fireworks in Washington, DC, to celebrate Independence Day on July 4

Tanabata, a Japanese traditional seasonal "make-a-wish" celebration, July 7
The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England) ended July 9 (date varied)
End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England) July 31
Elections of Japanese House of Councillors, replacing half of its seats, held every three years (the latest one in 2007).
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in the middle of July on a Tuesday. The Monday and Wednesday surrounding the All-Star Game are the only days in a calendar year where there are no Major Sport games being played.

Holidays

Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) July 1
Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day in Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China July 1
Independence Day in Somalia, July 1
Independence Day in Belarus July 3
Independence Day in the Philippines until 1962; now known as Filipino-American Friendship Day July 4
Independence Day in the United States of America July 4
Independence Day in Venezuela, July 5
Independence Day in Algeria July 5
Bungie Day in United States of America July 7
Independence Day in Argentina July 9
Independence Day in Bahamas July 10
12th July (Battle of the Boyne) and (Orangemen's Day) in Northern Ireland.
Bastille Day July 14
Marine Day, a holiday in Japan on the third Monday.
Independence Day in Colombia July 20
Independence Day in Belgium, July 21
Foundation Day in Cleveland July 22
Revolution Day in Egypt July 23
Pioneer Day in Utah July 24
Constitution Day (Occupation Day) in Puerto Rico July 25
Feast of St. James July 25
Independence Day in Maldives July 26
Independence Day in Peru July 28
Foundation Day in Baltimore July 30
Independence Day in Vanuatu, July 30
Throne Day in Morocco, July 31
Keti Koti (Emancipation Day (end of the Slavery)) in Surinam on July 1

Observations

Captive Nations Week is the third week of July in the United States. It is aimed at raising public awareness of the oppression of nations under the control of Communist and other non-democratic governments.

[edit] Symbols

July's birthstone is the ruby which symbolizes contentment.
Its birth flower is the Larkspur or the Water Lily.
The horoscopes are Cancer and Leo.

[Debbie]

Got a lot of holidays great holidays there Kami....
I will go for the wacky & fun ones for the month of July.....

I Forgot Day - pick a book that you have been meaning to read or said you would but haven't ... till now.
Stay Out Of The Sun Day - a non-summer related book, it is hot enough out there
National Get Out of the Doghouse Day - pick a book that is about redemption
Tell an Old Joke Day - a old cliche story line or a comedy
Parents Day - pick a book where the H/H have kids
Cow Appreciation Day - book with a farm or ranch setting / animal on cover

Cherry Pit Spitting Day
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day
Don't Step On A Bee Day
Hot Dog Day
Gruntled Workers Day
Shark Awareness Day
Be A Dork Day
Toss Away the Could Haves and Should Haves Day
National Ice Cream Day
National Lollipop Day
Walk on Stilts Day
National Milk Chocolate Day

My personal favorites are I forgot Day and Be a Dork day :)

[D.G.]

National Lollipop Day

I wonder why kind of book would be appropriate for this....(LOLOLOLOLOLOL!)