@Bozza

Apparently Iran is one of the worlds biggest suppliers of pistachios, so they started growing them in the US and the Dubai chocolate craze switched over US consumption from Iran imports to California. Cutting off Iran's exports.

LOL no.

Iran was the primary supplier of the world's pistachios several decades ago, but right around the time of the hostage crisis in the 1970s, it was realized they could be grown in California.

Bonus reason to buy the American ones: the Iranians used to dye the pistachios with red powder to hide how many of them had gone bad.

That was used for a gag in the first "Naked Gun" movie:

youtu.be/nyGZAg3lo9A?si=OXtHQ_UF7J_q4kLC

@Bozza classic

I was more familiar with the Muppets version:

youtu.be/1W3gYXeFRJM?feature=shared

@Typo-MAGAshiv

I can't drive a few miles without passing 3 of them

Yeah this is the uncanny shit I'm talking about. Like who has the money? Why this business chain? Etc

@dream-hunter long time no see. Good to see you're still around.

@Vermillion-Rx I've had chocolate with pistachios before this silly craze. It can be a good pairing. This was good chocolate and actual pistachios. I liked it, but not enough to spend that much again when other pairings such as hazelnuts are way better and less pricey.

From what I've seen of the Dubai crap, it's a pistachio-flavored paste that looks like vomit.

but I need to free up some time (or take better advantage of opportunities like what today is looking like) to do this

I said that 5 days ago, and ended up too distracted by RL to even do anything on here besides admin stuff and check DMs. Let alone do any posting on my YouTube account.

@Vermillion-Rx

when every store and their pet monkey did dill pickle flavored everything

The only new thing like that I ever saw was dill pickle flavored sunflower seeds, and those are really good especially on a hot day.

They had dill pickle flavored almonds as far back as 2005. I distinctly remember coming across those in the PX during my first tour in Iraq. Blue Diamond brand, if memory serves. They had all kinds of oddball flavors.

@Vermillion-Rx I had never heard of it until it was mentioned in a WAATGM thread a while back. I was relieved to find that it had nothing to do with Dubai porta potties.

I'm always suspicious of stuff that just comes out of nowhere and is suddenly popular or at least ubiquitous. Another example is Dutch Bros Coffee. I never heard of this chain, and suddenly I can't drive a few miles without passing 3 of them. They're almost as widespread as Starbucks, but didn't have the slow build they did.

@MentORPHEUS I haven't even been posting here at the dot reds all that much lately

I know you're right about this, but I need to free up some time (or take better advantage of opportunities like what today is looking like) to do this

@Typo-MAGAshiv work out a low effort system. Browse here and other manosphere sites as usual. When something repost worthy comes up. Open a YouTube tab, post it there with a sentence or 3 of your own remarks. 60 to 90 seconds later your bare minimum daily goal gets met.
Months down the line when you feel otherwise ready to put more time and effort into your channel, you'll be hitting the ground running with lots of subscribers and viewers, rather than the demoralizing slog of building up from 3 subscribers THEN.