Risk vs Reward

[Gundog]

Am I the only one that when you find a pistachio with no opening you think "That must be the best pistachio meat inside that pistachio. Far better than all the easy to open pistachios. Yes, that pistachio meat must taste like heaven." and then proceed to spend 3 hours, $210 in tools and a pint of your own blood opening said pistachio? Let us discuss this.  

[OCdockskipper]

I have never eaten a pistachio, the scream they make when you open their shell bothers me.

[deaknh03]

I save all those for the end, and give the bag to my wife.

[Gundog]

Just now, deaknh03 said:

I save all those for the end, and give the bag to my wife.

You are a kind husband. 

[A-Jay]

Maybe . . . 

 

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A-Jay

[deaknh03]

1 minute ago, Gundog said:

You are a kind husband. 

I'm glad someone thinks so.

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

Maybe . . . 

 

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A-Jay

That's a cop out.

[Gundog]

Just now, A-Jay said:

Maybe . . . 

 

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A-Jay

You take the challenge away. How are we suppose to know if we are worthy of the sweet pistachio meat inside if at first we do not fight our way through the tough outer shell?

[A-Jay]

1 minute ago, deaknh03 said:

 

That's Outsourcing ~

Fixed that one for you.

 

A-Jay

2 minutes ago, Gundog said:

How are we suppose to know if we are worthy of the sweet pistachio meat inside if at first we do not fight our way through the tough outer shell?

We may never know.

 

Oh Man, it's only November ! 

 

A-Jay

[Ski213]

The time & money spent as well as the physical injury is an easier pill to swallow than forever wondering what you might have missed out on just leaving it alone. It's an illness. I have it. 

[Gundog]

1 hour ago, Ski213 said:

The time & money spent as well as the physical injury is an easier pill to swallow than forever wondering what you might have missed out on just leaving it alone. It's an illness. I have it. 

Nice to see someone understands my mindset. 

[Bluebasser86]

I just crack them with my teeth like a big sunflower seed. 

 

[Gundog]

6 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I just crack them with my teeth like a big sunflower seed. 

 

Might I suggest investing in a Sawzall and a small vice. It may save you a trip to the dentist or worse, that guy at the flea market that pretends to be a dentist but is actually a sadist. 

[TOXIC]

Or how about when you get the stubborn shell open and are so excited to pop that tasty little seed in your mouth, you bite down.....................and it tastes like a frickin dirt clod?    Same with some cheap sunflower seeds.  

[12poundbass]

From slippers to pistachios. What will it be in Jan-Feb, toenail fungus and ingrown hairs? ?

I do love my slipper BTW. They are a must in Michigan during this time of the year.

[J Francho]

54 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I do love my slipper BTW.

You only got one, or do you only like one of them?

[Columbia Craw]

9 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I just crack them with my teeth like a big sunflower seed. 

 

I'm going to send you a bag of Brazil nuts and then we'll see what your enamel is really made of.

[12poundbass]

38 minutes ago, J Francho said:

You only got one, or do you only like one of them?

I'm frugle, I plan on buying the other one next year, if my other foot makes it through the winter. ?

[NYWayfarer]

16 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Maybe . . . 

 

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A-Jay

The good thing about the pistachios in the shell is, the act of taking them out of the shell slows me down. I could eat a bag of shelled pistachios in 1 minute flat. I have no willpower when it comes to pistachios.

[A-Jay]

6 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

The good thing about the pistachios in the shell is, the act of taking them out of the shell slows me down. I could eat a bag of shelled pistachios in 1 minute flat. I have no willpower when it comes to pistachios.

Well Sir, I'm right there with ya ~ 

However when I'm at my best I can ration them out . . . 

A Shot Glass at a time . . . 

Usually goes pretty quick though: especially if I'm manning a second shot glass simultaneously. 

 

 

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A-Jay

[Way north bass guy]

This is a funny thread, but now I want to go sweep the snow off my truck and head into town for pistachios. Thanks guys ?

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, Way north bass guy said:

This is a funny thread, but now I want to go sweep the snow off my truck and head into town for pistachios. Thanks guys ?

No need to brave the elements my friend.

Amazon Prime to the rescue ~ 

https://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-No-Shell-Pistachios-oz/dp/B01E76E5MQ/ref=sr_1_9_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1542683192&sr=1-9&keywords=pistachios

 

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A-Jay

[Gundog]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

No need to brave the elements my friend.

Amazon Prime to the rescue ~ 

https://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-No-Shell-Pistachios-oz/dp/B01E76E5MQ/ref=sr_1_9_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1542683192&sr=1-9&keywords=pistachios

 

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A-Jay

What are the chances they would deliver it using a drone? I'd put aside my objections to the lack of effort if they were delivered using the sky-drop method. Also it would give me much needed target practice with my grandpappys .22 just in case of a zombie apocalypse or machines becoming sentient and trying to take over the world. 

[Bluebasser86]

16 hours ago, Gundog said:

Might I suggest investing in a Sawzall and a small vice. It may save you a trip to the dentist or worse, that guy at the flea market that pretends to be a dentist but is actually a sadist. 

What do you mean? They're not that bad.

[Gundog]

5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

What do you mean? They're not that bad.

That is what my dad use to call "Summer Teeth". Some are teeth, some are not. 

[A-Jay]

9 hours ago, Gundog said:

What are the chances they would deliver it using a drone? I'd put aside my objections to the lack of effort if they were delivered using the sky-drop method. Also it would give me much needed target practice with my grandpappys .22 just in case of a zombie apocalypse or machines becoming sentient and trying to take over the world. 

I'm going with - slight.

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A-Jay