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[Barb]

Wow, good for you, jingles!

[jingles]

Thanks Barb!

[Diane L]

First section is finally complete!

The (Never-Ending) Ben and Jerry's Challenge
Level 3 - All Flavors
Start date: 1 May 2014

Current Flavor List - Part 1

Banana Split (11)
B - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, 3 May 14
A - Ann Patchett wrote Bel Canto, 3 May 14
N - Night Masks by R.A. Salvatore, 4 May 14
A - Julia álvarez wrote In the Time of the Butterflies, 6 May 14
N - Nevil Shute wrote On the Beach, 11 May 14
A - Anne Perry wrote Shoulder the Sky, 10 May 14

S - R.A. Salvatore wrote Night Masks, 4 May 14
P - Louise Penny wrote The Beautiful Mystery, 7 May 14
L - Jack London wrote White Fang, 2 May 14
I - In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia álvarez, 6 May 14
T - Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam by Douglas Branson, 22 May 14

Boston Cream Pie (14)
B - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny, 7 May 14
O - On the Beach by Nevil Shute, 11 May 14
S - Shoulder the Sky by Anne Perry, 10 May 14
T - Tad R. Callister wrote The Infinite Atonement, 5 Jun 14
O - Oliver Pötzsch wrote The Hangman's Daughter, 12 May 14
N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, 16 Jun 14

C - Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings, 1 May 14
R - Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories, 11 May 14
E - David Eddings wrote Castle of Wizardry, 1 May 14
A - Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 20 May 14
M - My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, 8 May 14

P - P.G. Wodehouse wrote My Man Jeeves, 8 May 14
I - Isak Dinesen wrote Out of Africa, 19 May 14
E - Eric Flint wrote 1632, 1 Jun 14

Cake Batter (10)
C - The Call of the Wild by Jack London, 13 May 14
A - Anne Perry wrote A Christmas Guest, 15 May 14
K - Faye Kellerman wrote The Ritual Bath, 2 Jun 14
E - Mary Ellen Edmunds wrote You Can Never Get Enough of What You Don't Need: The Quest for Contentment, 12 Jun 14

B - Lois McMaster Bujold wrote The Curse of Chalion, 16 May 14
A - Albert Camus wrote The Stranger, 21 May 14
T - Leo Tolstoy wrote Anna Karenina, 22 Jun 14
T - Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham, 1 Jul 14
E - Eve and the Choice Made in Eden by Beverly Campbell, 23 Jun 14
R - Douglas Reeman wrote The Glory Boys, 27 May 14

Cheesecake Brownie (17)
C - Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland, 20 May 14
H - The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch, 12 May 14
E - Edie Claire wrote Never Buried, 29 Jun 14
E - Exile by R.A. Salvatore, 6 Jul 14
S - The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, 11 May 14
E - Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik, 4 Aug 14
C - A Christmas Guest by Anne Perry, 15 May 14
A - Alice Hoffman wrote The Dovekeepers, 25 May 14
K - Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road, 3 June 14
E - Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance, 18 Aug 14

B - M.C. Beaton wrote Death of an Addict, 18 May 14
R - The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman, 2 Jun 14
O - Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, 19 May 14
W - What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris, 20 Jun 14
N - Neil Gaiman wrote Neverwhere, 16 Jun 14
I - The Infinite Atonement by Tad R. Callister, 5 Jun 14
E - Earlene Fowler wrote Kansas Troubles, 7 Sep 14

Cherry Garcia (12)
C - The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, 16 May 14
H - Homeland by R.A. Salvatore, 8 Jun 14
E - Elizabeth Peters wrote Seeing a Large Cat, 12 Sep 14
R - R.A. Salvatore wrote Homeland, 8 Jun 14
R - Robert M. Pirsig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, 7 Jun 14
Y - You Can Never Get Enough of What You Don't Need: The Quest for Contentment by Mary Ellen Edmunds, 12 Jun 14

G - The Glory Boys by Douglas Reeman, 27 May 14
A - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, 29 May 14
R - R.A. Salvatore wrote Exile, 6 Jul 14
C - Susannah Cahalan wrote Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, 5 Jun 14
I - I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams by Patrick Henry Hughes, 5 Aug 14
A - Sarah Addison Allen wrote Lost Lake, 10 Jun 14

Chocolate (9)
C - C.S. Harris wrote What Angels Fear, 20 Jun 14
H - Patrick Henry Hughes wrote I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams, 5 Aug 14
O - On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 3 June 14
C - Beverly Campbell wrote Eve and the Choice Made in Eden, 23 Jun 14
O - On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, 9 Jul 14
L - Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild, 13 May 14
A - Diana Abu-Jaber wrote Origin, 11 Jul 14
T - James M. Tabor wrote Frozen Solid, 4 Jul 14
E - Chris Ewan wrote The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas, 3 Oct

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (24)
C - Connie Willis wrote Doomsday Book, 26 Jun 14
H - The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy, 14 Sep 14
O - Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber, 11 Jul 14
C - Charles Todd wrote An Unmarked Grave, 15 Jul 14
O - O Little Town by Don Reid, 4 Sep 14
L - Louise Penny wrote A Fatal Grace, 30 May 14
A - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, 22 Jun 14
T - Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson, 12 Jul 14
E - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, 22 Oct 14

C - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, 22 Jul 14
H - Christopher Healy wrote The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, 14 Sep 14
I - In Plain Sight by Lorena McCourtney, 19 Aug 14
P - Pat Frank wrote Alas, Babylon, 29 May 14

C - Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin, 14 Aug 14
O - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie, 1 Oct
O - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, 10 Oct
K - Susanna Kearsley wrote The Firebird, 10 Jul 14
I - Isle of Joy by Don Winslow, 16 Oct
E - Bart D. Ehrman wrote Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, 26 Oct 14

D - Douglas Branson wrote Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam, 22 May 14
O - Optical Delusions in Deadwood by Ann Charles, 13 Oct
U - Luis Alberto Urrea wrote The Devil's Highway: A True Story, 28 Jun 14
G - Gwen Florio wrote Dakota, 26 Jul 14
H - Robert A. Heinlein wrote The Puppet Masters, 17 Sep

[jingles]

That is sooo awesome, Diane! Way to go!!

[Barb]

Yay Diane!

[Angie H]

Well done jingles and Diane!

[Turtlefrog]

Cake Batter

C- The Chasing Diaries 11/8/13
A- Aurora Sky 11/29/13
K- Keeping Her 10/4/14
E- Eragon 9/15/14

B- Beautiful Bitch 10/15/13
A- Alluring Turmoil 12/2/13
T- Two Thousand Miles 7/14/14
T- Tall, Tatted and Tempting 7/18/14
E- El Train Love Story 11/24/14
R- The Road to Price 7/7/14

[Barb]

WTG Turtlefrog! I really need to update my progress in this challenge soon *sigh*

[Angie H]

Good job Turtlefrog!
I am really tempted to add the second list because I am running out of letters on my first one and they feel like they are wasted lol

[Barb]

I've been working on both lists since day one :)

[Barb]

Woohoo! I can't believe it, but I've finished all of the Current Flavors!! I looked it up -- this challenge began on August 13, 2012, so we've only been working on it for 28 months now :)


The links to my posts for Current Flavors:
Part 1 - Banana Split - Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Part 2 - Chunky Monkey - S'Mores
Part 3 - Chocolate Nougat Crunch - Key Lime Pie
Part 4 - Mint Chocolate Cookie - Pistachio Pistachio
Part 5 - Red Velvet Cake - What a Cluster

Now to see how long it will take to finish the Graveyard Flavors! Only another 300ish books to go *sigh*

[Angie H]

Lol Barb! I am not even close to finishing the first one but I am going to add the second list!! :)

Great job on finishing the current flavours that is awesome!! :)

[Diane L]

Woohoo! That is amazing Barb.

Has anyone found any Qs in the list? I just read a Q author for another challenge and didn't find a Q in either current or graveyard.

[Barb]

I don't think there are any Qs, Diane, but I didn't check closely.

[Barb]

Thanks ladies :)

[Angie H]

Okay officially "signing up" for the Graveyard List!

In The Flavor Graveyard (Retired Flavors):
50 Flavors / 811 Letters

Chocolate Orange Fudge
2/20

C
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O
C
O
L
A
T
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G-Graeme Simsion-The Rosie Effect-11/30/14
E

F-Forman, Gayle--If I Stay-12/3/14
U
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G
E



[Aloha Macadamia (14)
Apple Crumble (12)
Banana Ice Cream (14)
Blackberry Cobbler (17)
Blueberry Ice Cream (17)
Bovinity Divinity (16)
Chocolate Chocolate Cookie (24)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (32)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffle (28)
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (25)
Cinnamon Ice Cream (16)
Concession Obsession (19)
Cool Britannia (13)
Dastardly Mash (13)
Deep Dark Chocolate (17)
Egg Nog (6)
Fresh Georgia Peach (17)
From Russia With Buzz (18)
Giant Chocolate Chunk (19)
Gingerbread Cookie (17)
Holy Cannoli (11)
Honey Apple Raisin Chocolate Cookie (31)
Honey, I'm Home (11)
Island Paradise (14)
Jerry's Jubilee (13)
KaBerry KABOOM (13)
Lemon Peppermint Carob Chip (24)
Makin' Whoopie Pie (15)
Monkey Wrench (12)
Nutty Waffle Cone (15)
Orange and Cream (14)
Peanut Butter and Jelly (20)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk (26)
Peanuts! Popcorn! (14)
Peppermint Schtick (17)
Pulp Addiction (13)
Rainforest Crunch (16)
Reverse Chocolate Chunk (21)
Rootbeer Float My Boat (19)
Rum Raisin (9)
S.N.A.F.U. (5)
Southern Pecan Pie (16)
Sugar Plum (9)
The Full VerMonty (15)
Totally Nuts (11)
Urban Jumble (11)
Vanilla Chocolate Chunk (21)
Wavy Gravy (9)
White Russian (12) (hide spoiler)]

[Angie H]

reserved

[Angie H]

reserved

[Angie H]

reserved (just in case)

[Barb]

Go Angie!

[Angie H]

Barb wrote: "Go Angie!"

haha thanks Barb! I still have lots left on the other list, but I just can't have any more wasted books, they need to go towards something. =)

[Barb]

I know exactly what you mean!

[Candyland]

Welcome aboard, Angie! And I agree with both you and Barb - no wasted books here either!

[Maureen]

The (Never-Ending) Ben & Jerry's Challenge
January 1, 2015 - ???
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Level One

1. BANANA SPLIT:
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2. BOSTON CREAM PIE
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3. CAKE BATTER
4. CHEESECAKE BROWNIE
5. CHERRY GARCIA
6. CHOCOLATE
7. CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH
8. CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE
9. CHOCOLATE NOUGAT CRUNCH
10. CHOCOLATE THERAPY
11. CHUBBY HUBBY
12. CHUNKY MONKEY
13. CINNAMON BUNS
14. COFFEE CARAMEL BUZZ
15. COFFEE HEATH BAR CRUNCH
16. CREME BRULEE
17. DUBLIN MUDSLIDE
18. EVERYTHING BUT THE...
19. HALF BAKED
20. IMAGINE WHIRLED PEACE
21. KARAMEL SUTRA

[Maureen]

22. KEY LIME PIE
23. LATE NIGHT SNACK
24. MILK & COOKIES
25. MINT CHOCOLATE COOKIE
26. MUD PIE
27. NEW YORK SUPER FUDGE CHUNK
28. OATMEAL COOKIE CHUNK
29. PEACH COBBLER
30. PEANUT BRITTLE
31. PEANUT BUTTER CUP
32. PHISH FOOD
33. PISTACHIO PISTACHIO
34. RED VELVET CAKE
35. ROCKY ROAD-ISH
36. S'MORES
37. AMERICONE DREAM
38. STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
39. TRIPLE CARAMEL CHUNK
40. VANILLA
41. VANILLA CARAMEL FUDGE
42. VANILLA HEATH BAR CRUNCH
43. WHAT A CLUSTER

[Barb]

Finished two more flavors!

APPLE CRUMBLE - COMPLETED 12/3/14
A – Katherine Applegate - The One and Only Ivan, finished 10/22
P – Phoebe Potts - Good Eggs, finished 9/1
P – Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller - The Bughouse Affair, finished 10/30
L – Love Lies Bleeding, by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 5/21
E – Nick Elliott – Sea of Gold, finished 11/5

C – The Curse of the Pharaohs, by Elizabeth Peters, finished 9/1
R – Robert Bucchianeri - Acapella Blues, finished 11/15
U – Umberto Eco – The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, finished 12/3
M – Debbie Macomber - Starting Now, finished 4/13
B – Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2), by Jacqueline Winspear, finished 3/28
L – Larceny and Old Lace, by Tamar Myers, finished 5/23
E – The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony, finished 11/6


CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE COOKIE - COMPLETED 12/20/14
C – John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock, finished 10/8
H – The Highly Effective Detective, by Rick Yancey, finished 11/11
O – Scott O'Dell - Island of the Blue Dolphins, finished 8/27
C – Christmas Carol Murder, by Leslie Meier, finished 10/15
O – author Soledad O'Brien – The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities, finished 9/16
L – The Long Quiche Goodbye, by Avery Aames, finished 6/24
A – Agatha Christie - A Pocket Full of Rye, finished 12/24
T – Truly, Madly, by Heather Webber, finished 10/7
E – Edwin of the Iron Shoes, by Marcia Muller, finished 11/10

C – Cooking the Books, by Bonnie S. Calhoun, finished 10/28
H – Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13
O – One Sunday, by Carrie Gerlach Cecil, finished 9/17
C – Laura Childs - Gilt Trip, finished 11/2
O – On Borrowed Time, by Jenn McKinlay, finished 11/9
L – Laura Bradford - Assaulted Pretzel, finished 7/17
A – Lawrence Anthony – The Elephant Whisperer, finished 11/6
T – Maggie Toussaint - In for a Penny, finished 10/12
E – Elin Hilderbrand – Winter Street, finished 11/13

C – Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran, finished 11/23
O – Officer Elvis, by Gary Gusick, finished 12/12
O – George Orwell – 1984, finished 12/20
K – Mary Lou Kirwin - Death Overdue, finished 12/3
I – Ian Doescher - The Jedi Doth Return, finished 9/4
E – Susan Ecker – I Am Sophie Tucker, finished 11/21

[Barb]

Good luck, Sharon! Since the mods have vanished, you'll want to make a note of your message number so you can find your posts when you're ready to update them :)

[Barb]

I don't think so either ... except for us diehards who are trying to finish this beast of a challenge :)

[Candyland]

Barb wrote: "I don't think so either ... except for us diehards who are trying to finish this beast of a challenge :)"

No kidding - I actually took a little break at the end of last year. This beast is NOT for the faint of heart.

[Barb]

:} Sharon {; wrote: "i am going to reserve a couple spots as i think i may need them!"

Probably more than a couple :) I think I've got something like 10 posts for the both lists of flavors! LOL

[Candyland]

Not that anyone actually cares, but having concluded several Real Life Things that took me away from my readings for a few weeks. Now I'm back. CHALLENGE FINISHING IS GO (eventually).

[Barb]

Welcome back, Candyland!

[Ruth]

Welcome back, Candyland...Of course we care...:)

[Candyland]

Aww, thanks guys! You know how to make a girl smile :D

[Barb]

Finished another flavor, but still a long way to go:

CINNAMON ICE CREAM - COMPLETED 1/26/15
C – The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, by John Tayman, finished 12/10
I – Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying Adventures in Extreme Weather, by Reed Timmer, finished 9/24
N – author Nancy Fairbanks - Bon Bon Voyage, finished 3/1
N – Never Too Old for Romance, by Barbara J. Peters, finished 3/17
A – Amped, by Daniel Wilson, finished 1/19
M – The "M" Word, by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/1
O – One Bad Apple, by Sheila Connolly, finished 1/23
N – author Nick Trout - Dog Gone, Back Soon, finished 3/23

I – Insane City, by Dave Barry, finished 9/15
C – The Trinity Six, by Charles Cumming, finished 12/15
E – author Dave Eggers – Zeitoun, finished 1/5

C – Candlelight Christmas, by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
R – author Robert Crais - The First Rule, finished 2/26
E – The Empire Strikes Back, by Donald F. Glut, finished 1/26
A – author Aimee Bontreger - Places I Never Planned, finished 1/23
M – author Marybeth Smith - Fall Girl, finished 6/4

[jingles]

Yay, Barb!

[Barb]

Thanks :)

[Candyland]

Congrats, Barb! :D

[Ashley Marie]

Good job, Barb!

[Barb]

Thank you!

[Angie H]

Great job, Barb!

Good luck Sharon! I really like this one because you can use each book twice! Even thought it is a HUGE challenge it feels like I'm actually accomplishing something ( although I'm really not hahah)

Welcome back Candyland!! ( I know I'm late, but better late than never, right?) =)

[Angie H]

I've finally finished one more!. I love when I read a "Y" book, it always finishes off some challenges as I think that is my hardest letter to find!!....and now I want some cheesecake...=(

Strawberry Cheesecake (20)
20/20

S-Susan May Warren-Happily Ever After-1/14/13
T-Take One 2/6/13
R-Rainbow Rowell-Eleanor & Park-8/5/13
A-Ally Condie--Matched7/31/13
W-Weiner,Jennifer-The Next Best Thing Nov 16
B-Byrd, Sandra--Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I-8/17/13
E-Eleanor Catton-The Luminaries-4/2/14
R-Robin Jones Gunn-Sisterchicks Down Under-4/3/13
R-Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I-8/17/13
Y-Young, Suzanne-The Treatment-2/2/15

C-Cinder-5/30/13
H-Hugo,Victor-Les Misérables-5/22/13
E-E. M. Forster-Howards End-4/22/14
E-The Enchanted-5/13/14
S-Sara Shepard-Pretty Little Liars-3/7/13
E-E. Lockhart-We Were Liars-6/9/14
C-Charles Martin-Unwritten-7/6/13
A-Ally Condie-Crossed-9/17/13
K-Karen Kingsbury-Take One 2/6/13
E-Emily Giffin-The One & Only-6/27/14

[Angie H]

for those of you who are working on both lists...do you use the same book for each list? or just if the book doesn't work on one list, you try the other?

[Barb]

Angie H wrote: "for those of you who are working on both lists...do you use the same book for each list? or just if the book doesn't work on one list, you try the other?"

I put a book wherever it fits, Angie :) I think I remember someone posting that she was going to use titles for one list and authors for the other, but I don't remember who that was.

And congrats on finishing another flavor!

[Candyland]

Angie H wrote: "for those of you who are working on both lists...do you use the same book for each list? or just if the book doesn't work on one list, you try the other?"

I'm working on just one list right now, so any books I read are going on there. For a while I was sort of planning out what flavors I was working on and what I'd read based on that. But lately I'm just reading whatever, glancing at my letters, seeing what I have left, and fitting it in where it'll go. Much more freedom that way :)

Congrats on the finished flavor!

[Christine]

Angie H wrote: "for those of you who are working on both lists...do you use the same book for each list? or just if the book doesn't work on one list, you try the other?"


I started out using the title for one list of flavors and the author for the other list. But once I started running out of common letters on one list or the other, I started just putting them where ever they would fit.

[Angie H]

thanks ladies!

Yes I think I will just stick to what I am doing. work on the first list, and if the book doesn't fit try the second one! :)

Which is originally why I started the second list. i felt like too many book were being "wasted" lol.

[Amelia]

Angie H wrote: "thanks ladies!

Yes I think I will just stick to what I am doing. work on the first list, and if the book doesn't fit try the second one! :)

Which is originally why I started the second list. i fe..."

This is how I've been doing it too. Sometimes I can only use the book once and that feels like I'm wasting it too. For me, this one is slowly filling up.

[Barb]

It won't be long, relatively speaking, before I'm down to "only" vowels left in this thing. Ughhhhh ...

[Candyland]

Barb wrote: "It won't be long, relatively speaking, before I'm down to "only" vowels left in this thing. Ughhhhh ..."

I've been trying really hard to plow through some vowels now, while I still have consonants left, to prevent just that from happening. I'm also very pointedly Not Thinking About the 88 E's in the Flavor Graveyard. Ughhhhh indeed!