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Old February 18, 2018   #46
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Cocoa Loco
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Old February 18, 2018   #47
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I like ginger snap, too. I don't like the chocolate stripes name at all. I think of a much darker tomato with a very dark interior .... Just my first impression of the name. I grew not chocolate stripes last year and I struggled every time I picked it to name it. I had to look at the tag.
Gingerella? (a take on Tigerella)
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Old February 18, 2018   #48
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I like ginger snap, too. I don't like the chocolate stripes name at all. I think of a much darker tomato with a very dark interior .... Just my first impression of the name. I grew not chocolate stripes last year and I struggled every time I picked it to name it. I had to look at the tag.
I liked it too,but it's been taken.
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Old February 18, 2018   #49
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Plantation Chocolate
I was thinking maybe a Florida or Plantation in the name, but I am not necessarily having to go that way. Good suggestion.

We are getting closer folks. Loving these ideas.
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Old February 18, 2018   #50
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Cocoa Loco
I have a little Cacao tree growing,so something along these lines might work. Lots of Spanish speaking folks in this neck of the world too.

Good thoughts, more ?
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Old February 18, 2018   #51
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Old February 18, 2018   #52
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Yes, that was the inspiration

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Old February 18, 2018   #53
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Marsha's Weird Thing
That made me chuckle. So of course my mind instantly changed it from Marsha's Weird Thing to Ginger Girl's Weird Thing and that would be way too confusing with the initials GGWT.

I like Plantation Chocolate.
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Old February 18, 2018   #54
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Hope these translate:

ginger snap or in Czech Zazvor Zazvoru
Irish leim ginger (w/ and accent over the e in leim)

Ginger Cocoa in Hawaiian Ke Koko Koko
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Old February 18, 2018   #55
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Gingernut

Coco Flash

Coco Blaze

I think I really like Cocoloco

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Old February 18, 2018   #56
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I have a little Cacao tree growing,so something along these lines might work. Lots of Spanish speaking folks in this neck of the world too.

Good thoughts, more ?
The female translation would be loca. So Cacao Loca or is it Loca Cacoa?
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Old February 18, 2018   #57
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"flash" and "blaze" are definitely good words to describe those 'stripes'.
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Old February 18, 2018   #58
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How about:

Bronze Beauty Stripe
Coco Tiger or Chocolate Tiger
Black Panther Stripe
No kai oi ("None Better" in Hawaiian)
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Old February 18, 2018   #59
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One thing no one has used yet is "Sweet". Just sayin, since that is a feature of the mato!

Cocoa Sweet
Plantation Sweet
Sweet Blaze
Sweet Cocoloco!
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Old February 18, 2018   #60
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That made me chuckle. So of course my mind instantly changed it from Marsha's Weird Thing to Ginger Girl's Weird Thing and that would be way too confusing with the initials GGWT.

I like Plantation Chocolate.
I really like this, DH is worried it could have a bad connotation.

Leaning toward Ginger's Florida Chocolate a bit. Thoughts?
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