Best Blend of 2023: An Elimination Game

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jbfrady

Can't Leave
Jul 27, 2023
460
1,686
South Carolina
I've already said I'm a politician, so the least I can do is also be a vulture...
Sillem's -1 (deadsies now)
Ennerdale -1


Living:
Anomalous - Sutliff - 15
Brown Twist #4 - SG - 17
Golden Sliced - Orlik - 13
Red Virginia - Robert McConnell - 5
Dockworker - HU - 15
Oriental Silk - C&D - 13
Rouxgaroux - WCC - 18
Ennerdale - GH - 16
1989 - Erik Stokkebye - 16
Full Virginia Flake - SG - 20
Rich Dark Honeydew - GH - 17
Bob's Chocolate Flake - GH - 19
Skiff Mixture - SG - 9
Flake - Peterson (Dunhill) - 12
Dark Bird's Eye - GH - 18

Deceased:

Grape - Captain Black
Match 20 - Sutliff
Hogshead - Seattle Pipe Club
Royal - Captain Black
Royal Yacht - Peterson
Exclusive - C&D
Stratfordshire - C&D
Mixture #79 - Sutliff
Aged Burley Flake - Solani
From Beyond - C&D
Pegasus - C&D
Holly's Non Plus Ultra - Dan
Dorchester - Esoterica
No. 69 - Peter Henrichs
Maple Shadows - Sutliff
American Cut Plug - Watch City
Squadron Leader - SG
Luxury Navy Flake - Peter Stokkebye
Lancer Slices - F&K
Wintertime Flake - SG
Black - Sillem's

Sillem's Black perished, but TBH I don't think anybody cares. It's been a slow bleed and while it might be the Sillem's season finale, everybody saw this plot twist coming since the Pilot.

Ennerdale, however, is in the midst of an interesting battle. After being sucker-punched several times in the family jewels more than any other blend today, it has lost a net of zero hit points. It'll be interesting to see what'll happen as this battle rages on, but I have a feeling that a good ol' gutting is coming and that Ennerdale's innards might become its Outerdales.
 

Winnipeger

Lifer
Sep 9, 2022
1,288
9,683
Winnipeg
So the 17th, 18th,19th are out?
I don't know man. I think you might be taking this too seriously. :ROFLMAO:

But I strongly agree with @sablebrush52.

This thread is "fascinating", and "someone ought to write a doctoral thesis" on it. There's some commonality here with the Stanford prison experiment. Maybe Robbers Cave. But it remains to be seen. We're only half way along... 👿
 
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