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[Tacolicious]

So from what I can gather:

Popcorn has two ratings: Good and Goods

Good popcorn is buttered (although the questions of margarine and the believability of said butter remain unclear at this point)

While Goods popcorn is unbuttered.

In addition to this, caramel is an acceptable substitute for butter.

Qualities such as completion of kernel popage, size, taste, texture, colour and heat are ignored.

Salt plays no role in the rating of popcorn.

[Bara]

i also like the butter in the bottom of the opocorn bag.. yum

[Tacolicious]

Ahh an update to the scale!

Popcorn has two ratings: Good and Goods

Good popcorn is buttered (although the questions of margarine and the believability of said butter remain unclear at this point) as butter progresses down the opocorn bag it becomes more good. If it reaches the bottom it becomes the highest scale of good. The lowest scale of good is "good", and the highest scale of good is "good" this only applies when the popcorn is stored in an opocorn bag however, which is rarely the case

While Goods popcorn is unbuttered.

In addition to this, caramel is an acceptable substitute for butter.

Qualities such as completion of kernel popage, size, taste, texture, colour and heat are ignored.

Salt plays no role in the rating of popcorn.

[Bara]

Well, the Carmel isn't really a substitute , it is gooder. and the buttered popcorn is Way better then the non buttered.

[Tacolicious]

What about the whole margarine issue though? And the believability of the butter? These issues must be addressed before we ever have a working scale of popcorn rating!

[Bara]

What about the whole margarine issue though? And the believability of the butter? These issues must be addressed before we ever have a working scale of popcorn rating!

From all the popcorn i have eaten so far in my life, which is so far short, i have never eaten margarine popcorn. As for the believability of the butter, just taste it and you know its butter.

[Tacolicious]

Like all the buttered popcorn you get in the movie theater? Many places use palm oil extract to cut the butter and save money. Still think it's all in the taste?

[Bara]

i believe its where it is and what time.

[Talmann]

* Talmann 's Popcorn rating scale

Dependant factors - heat (as determined by Newton's law of cooling), amount of butter, amount of salt, size, and completion of kernel popage.

Hot popcorn right out of the bag is good, yet it is better to let it cool to an edible temperature beforehand. The rating goes up steeply as it cools a few minutes, and then goes slowly down until, at room temperature, rating is 'Ungh, maybe'

Butter quantity is proportionate to the rating. The more butter, the better the rating. No, I do not care whether it is or is not butter, as long as it tastes good. Overuse of butter may pull rating down slightly.

Salt quantity is Bell-curve-ish. No salt, low rating. High salt, low rating. Median to mean amounts of salt recieve highest ratings.

Size - Bigger is always better.

Kernel popage completion - Any hard spots or hints of shell drop the rating of the popcorn. Therefore, I am opposite in a way to Barakarin, by prefering top-of-the-bag fully popped popcorn to the bottom-of-the-bag undeveloped corn.

All factors play into each other and will affect each other in various ways. I will not detail them, as it would require too many tests to complete.

[Khablan]

Well now, my rating system is a bit different from either. 

Popcorn with butter
+7 for yumminess
-2 because it'll kill ya eventually
So a grand total of +5

Popcorn with margarine
+5 for yumminess
-2 because it'll kill ya eventually
So a grand total of +3

Popcorn with NO butter or margarine because you're thinking of your diet
+0 for yumminess
-2 for boringness
So a grand total of -2.

If it's gourmet popcorn, add +2.
If it's air-popped, add +2.

If it's eaten while watching a movie, add +1.
If it's eaten while watching a movie in the dark and sipping a soda, add +2.

If somebody else makes it so you don't have to, add +1.
If somebody else makes it and does the dishes do you don't have to, +3.

If it's cold, -3.
If it's cold and stale, -5.
If it's cold and stale and you dripped soda in it, -7.

Additional toppings -
If it has Parmesan cheese, powdered cheddar, or taco seasoning, add +3.
If it has caramel, add +3.
If it has caramel and pecans, add +5.
If it has too little or too much salt, -1.

[Tacolicious]

*Being satisfied with having several working popcorn rating scales Taco buys everyone the next round - Bara gets apple juice because he's still underage though*

[The Empire]

Ahh, then we have my popcorn scale, all popcorns are graded on a scale of 1-10

Popcorn with butter or margarine: +2 but limits the popcorn to a maximum overall score of 8

Slightly singed popcorn: +3

Too much salt: -3
Too little salt: -1 (after all, one can always add salt)

Cheese powder or some other 'funny buisness': -4

Just the right ammount of salt: +4

High levels of unpopped popcorn: -2

Shared with a close friend of the preferred sex: +2

Shared with a significant other: +4

Beeing fed it by significant other: +6 (also raises possible maximum score to 14 on the 1-10 scale)

Beeing forced to share with obnoxious younger relative: -6

Eaten while watching a good movie at a proper theatre: +4

Eaten during pen and paper RPG or other table top game: +4

Eaten while watching a tv-movie: +3 (if combined with the company of a significant other or an interesting member of the preferred sex, a synergy bonus of +4 OR +3 respecively is automatically added)

[Talmann]

* Talmann sits drinking his cup of morning juice whilst watching the great intelligent discussion about popcorn.

* Talmann has funny thought.

Good thing it ain't an intellectual discussion... [/Young Frankenstein quote]

[Bara]

*Sits down, and pops a bag of popcorn*

"POPCORN ON ME!!!!!!!"

[Khablan]

Makes a mom proud to be part of a region where they discuss the REALLY important stuff.  Like snack food.  Hooray for priorities!