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Friday Photo: Who'd've Thunk It, or Some Like it Some Like it Not!

By Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Services for Real Estate Pros with Napa Consultants DRE00893924

August 09, 2019 03:00 AM

Who'd've Thunk It*? Trader Joe's did. Yes, indeed, this is chocolate hummus. The demo gal, Kristine, gave Ron a taste, and I declined.

After all, he has great taste, and is a chocolate purist who loves 100% cacao chocolate! His words to me: "Don't bother! This is chocolate homicide!" We like it not!

"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate."

-- Katharine Hepburn

Happy Friday, We wish you a delightful weekend!

*The phrase Who'd a thunk it? was coined way back in the 1930s and '40s by Mortimer Snerd, a ventriloquist dummy voiced by vaudeville star Edgar Bergen. Mortimer was a likeable character, but buck-toothed, slow-witted, and famous for saying, "Duhhh. Wikipedia

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Debb Janes

Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA

Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Good to know, although, I'd have likely passed on it anyway. Somehow chickpeas and chocolate together doesn't even sound appetizing. Good for Ron for trying it, though. Somebody has to be the taste tester.

Aug 09, 2019 07:57 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Well that would be a pass for me Ron and Alexandra Seigel ! My first thought when I saw your picture - was ugh!

Aug 09, 2019 09:41 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Grant Schneider

Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY

Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good afternoon Ron and Alexandra Seigel - yes I am with you Alexandra. I think I would pass on that.

Aug 09, 2019 11:05 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Robert Rauf

CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

That would probably be a hard pass for me as well.

Aug 09, 2019 01:16 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Happy Friday Ron and Alexandra- there are some things you shouldn't mess with and chocolate is one of them. Hummus is hummus and chocolate is chocolate and never the train should meet!!!

Aug 09, 2019 01:17 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

"This is chocolate homicide!"

I love chocolate, and I like hummus, but I can't imagine them being good together.

Aug 09, 2019 03:54 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Myrl Jeffcoat we agree with you 100%. My first thought was YUK...Lol have a great weekend. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:28 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy Streib very well said, and we should forget that someone vainly tried to meet their twain. Cheers! A

Aug 09, 2019 04:29 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Robert Rauf Thank you for your comment, and we agree. I don't think this item will make it. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:30 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Grant Schneider The gal that tried it before Ron liked it...A

Anna Banana Kruchten CRB, CRS 602-380-4886 that was my reaction when I saw the container...I felt like saying, do not open this! A

Aug 09, 2019 04:31 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD He was brave and valiant, there is no doubt about that...MY HERO! A

Aug 09, 2019 04:32 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sheila Anderson glad to know you are a purist. Glad to hear we all are chocoholics. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:33 PM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Lottie Kendall I have a feeling you knew that Edgar Bergen was Candice Bergen's father. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:33 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sally K. & David L. Hanson it was not, and we would not buy it.

Sharon Lee Edgar Bergen was Candice Bergen's father. She grew up with Mortimer and Charlie McCarthy. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:35 PM

Sharon Lee

Now that you mention it I probably had heard that years ago from Mom. If you hadn't brought ito my attention I wouldn't have remembered that distant memory. Thank you for sharing that . I appreciate it.

Aug 09, 2019 09:01 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Wayne Martin Like you we are big fans, this one did not hit it out of the ball park.

Roy Kelley I don't think they will be carrying it.

Barbara Todaro that is a terrific analogy, and thank you for your fun take and viewpoint. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:37 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nina Hollander now I know where Trader Joe's got the idea, and we do not have those stores here. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:38 PM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael Jacobs our friend there suggested that the thought of this was as frosting for a vegan cake...Yikes. A

Aug 09, 2019 04:40 PM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

James Dray

Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Alexandra.

I'll take Ron's word for it, frankly I wouldn't buy it and I do like hummus

Aug 10, 2019 01:54 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

HI Alexandra... Harris Teeter is a company that had its origins in North Carolina Now it's owned by Kroger... and operates in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Maryland and DC. But it's still the largest supermarket chain in North Carolina.

Aug 10, 2019 05:50 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

They were handing out samples at our local grocery store this week too. It was a national brand of hummus. We actually liked it, but I won't be buying it...too sweet.

I made my own chocolate hummus once last year....again, it was good, and healthier than a store hummus is, but I haven't made it since and probably never will.

Sep 08, 2019 06:49 AM