Can I make a suggestion? This could easily be one of my favorite topics to discuss but for a new person monster threads like this that has been going for nearly a year is a little hard to digest (pun intended). On some of the other boards I visit they limit threads by number of posts, time limits, and sometimes both. A mod will lock it and someone will start a new one. It makes it less intimidating for newer members.
Oh and I had a BLT for lunch.