Keith Jarrett plays the Thelonious Monk classic “‘Round Midnight,” in an inspired solo performance from the DVD Solo Tribute: The 100th Performance in Japan.
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:38:10pm |
Talk about ART!
(Jarretts' interpretation AND Monk)
Good stuff Charles ,, thanks
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Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:44:06pm |
I love Thelonius, and I love this interpretation-- more classical than I'm used to, in a nifty way. Never heard it before. Thanks!
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:45:24pm |
re: #1 sattv4u2
Talk about ART!
(Jarretts' interpretation AND Monk)
Good stuff Charles ,, thanks
((someone ated the S at the end of MONK! I hate when that happen(s)!
//
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:46:07pm |
Ah! A clean thread, free of the bits and pieces thrown about previously.
Merry Christmas!
Io Iule!
Happy new year!
Enjoy your holidays!
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:50:24pm |
re: #5 suchislife
You too.
Right back at ya, sil. (may I call you "sil"?)
Half the fun of this place is getting to take things entirely too seriously in the company of decent folk. Vent one's spleen in friendly company.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:52:27pm |
Ah man, just when I post something a new thread starts. Listening to Keith now. Beautiful as always. Here's the Romanian young lady who is so good at poking fun at creationists. Here she takes on and demolishes Kent Hovind.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:52:58pm |
re: #8 Irenicum
Ah man, just when I post something a new thread starts. Listening to Keith now. Beautiful as always. Here's the Romanian young lady who is so good at poking fun at creationists. Here she takes on and demolishes Kent Hovind.
[Video]
Romanian humiliation pR0N?
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:53:27pm |
re: #8 Irenicum
Ah man, just when I post something a new thread starts. Listening to Keith now. Beautiful as always. Here's the Romanian young lady who is so good at poking fun at creationists. Here she takes on and demolishes Kent Hovind.
[Video]
Way to harsh the buzz,,,, and only 8 posts in.
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:58:45pm |
re: #11 Irenicum
ha. She doesn't harsh any buzz!
I mean going from a great piece of music to something heavy so soon in!
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 3:58:54pm |
That piece was just gorgeous. How recent was the performance?
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suchislife Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:01:50pm |
re: #7 Guanxi88
may I call you "sil"?
Half the fun of this place is getting to take things entirely too seriously in the company of decent folk. Vent one's spleen in friendly company.
sure! I totally agree. I don't get people who never get serious and passionate about their opinions. By which I mean, I really don't get them, because how can I ever know them? And then you back off, and digest.
You know, I did notice I was getting a bit agitated when I reflexively downdinged Walter for saying nobody answered him, when really I did. The horror!
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Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:02:18pm |
re: #12 sattv4u2
I mean going from a great piece of music to something heavy so soon in!
That music was heavy too, man. But then again, it was so light.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:02:28pm |
re: #12 sattv4u2
I know. Just messing around. I just love her commentary. She generally does a great job of tearing down silly arguments. But you're right, it probably was a little early to put that into this thread.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:02:29pm |
That was really good. I love Thelonious Mork, and Keith did the song more than justice.
It made me think of my jazz pianist grandpa, and if he would like it. Our last conversation we discussed music, but by chance ended up discussing vocalists more than pianists. We discussed our mutual love of Ella Fitzgerald, and here she is in my favorite video ever...
Ella Fitzgerald covers Cream
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:04:09pm |
re: #18 Sharmuta
I especially love Thelonious Mork's wife Mindy!
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Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:05:49pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:06:30pm |
Ok here is an insanely addicting free physics game...
Trebujet... Need I say more?
[Link: www.physicsgames.net...]
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:06:54pm |
well it's not the Bee Gees but I liked it...Jarrett is very talented
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:07:04pm |
re: #2 Obdicut
I love Thelonius, and I love this interpretation-- more classical than I'm used to, in a nifty way. Never heard it before. Thanks!
Ever see the Thelonious Monk doco Straight No Chaser? There's a hilarious scene from the mid-60s, when he's on tour in Europe. He's lying on a bed in a hotel in Copenhagen, trying to order his familiar down-home food from room service.
"Say man, you got any chicken gizzards?"
"Chicken...??"
"Chicken liver?"
"Um, ve haff chicken...sahlad."
"You got any regular liver?"
"Regular liver...?"
"Beef liver?"
"Ummm, ja, ve haff beef liffer..."
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:09:30pm |
re: #18 Sharmuta
That was really good. I love Thelonious Mork, and Keith did the song more than justice.
It made me think of my jazz pianist grandpa, and if he would like it. Our last conversation we discussed music, but by chance ended up discussing vocalists more than pianists. We discussed our mutual love of Ella Fitzgerald, and here she is in my favorite video ever...
Ella Fitzgerald covers Cream
[Video]
whoa!...that's a surprise...wonder what Jack Bruce thought about that?...probably $
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:10:51pm |
re: #15 suchislife
sure! I totally agree. I don't get people who never get serious and passionate about their opinions. By which I mean, I really don't get them, because how can I ever know them? And then you back off, and digest.
You know, I did notice I was getting a bit agitated when I reflexively downdinged Walter for saying nobody answered him, when really I did. The horror!
Look at me! Wanna send me into a frenzy? Bring up Mao in any context whatsoever, or be less than 100% supportive of anything and everything done by the government of Israel or the IDF in defense of the state of Israel. I'm a frothing maniac in fairly short order.
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:11:28pm |
Much more lyrical than the original. I'm used to hearing a lot more "space" in Monk's music:
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Obdicut Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:11:37pm |
re: #26 The Sanity Inspector
No, I haven't. I'll have to search it out.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:11:55pm |
re: #24 LudwigVanQuixote
OK, so why'd you have to make me click that! I'm not gonna get anything done now!
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:13:41pm |
re: #27 Sharmuta
How about Ella singing The Beatles?
[Video]
yikes!...Ella!...what up?...pretty cool, definately has her signature sound to it...scattin through the Hey Jude chorus...ha!
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:14:48pm |
re: #32 The Sanity Inspector
Much more lyrical than the original. I'm used to hearing a lot more "space" in Monk's music:
[Video]
it's not always the notes you play...it's the ones you don't play
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:15:59pm |
re: #36 The Sanity Inspector
I love that video. Damn, Ella- you GO, Girl!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:17:40pm |
Evolution story of the day....
Female Ducks Evolving to Avoid Endowed Males
Yale researchers have found that some female duck genitalia is evolving, forming clockwise spirals, to avoid impregnation from undesirable yet aggressive males.
The study builds upon a finding by Yale in 2007 that first noted how duck's sexual organs had been morphing. While most birds are phallus-free, ducks are oddly endowed--up to 8 inches. Using high-speed video they found that ducks could go from zero to happy in less than half a second.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:17:56pm |
Unrelated - but then again, why not? - I had occasion recently to watch a few flicks, some of which I think might be received favorably here:
Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Grey: Light on story, heavy on imagery
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse: Fritz Lang - how can you go wrong?
and, for about the millionth time:
Kontroll - Hungarian flick by Nimrod Atal. See it.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:19:45pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
Reminds me of one of the girls I was close friends with back in college. She always used to say Oh fuck a duck! She was fun.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:21:52pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
0 to happy in 1/2 a second? OK, that settles it. I'm all in favor of genetic engineering!
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:23:12pm |
re: #41 Sharmuta
One of my all time favorite jazz albums I have is Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. Simply sublime.
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:26:20pm |
There's a wonderful Duke Ellington dvd out, filmed in Tivoli Gardens in 1971. SFAIK this is the only clip from it on YouTube:
Note Duke's nod to the times, a little mullet curling over his collar.
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:28:11pm |
BTW the single coolest album cover in the history of music is Thelonious Monk's Underground.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:34:56pm |
re: #42 Irenicum
Reminds me of one of the girls I was close friends with back in college. She always used to say Oh fuck a duck! She was fun.
We must have known the same girl.
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Cheechako Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:37:23pm |
Great bumper sticker I saw yesterday:
"Woman who are well behaved do not make history."
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:43:11pm |
In Harry Reid's little press conference this afternoon, he said that health care is now a "right" instead of a privilege. Does this newly declared right require a change to the Constitution? And since health care is now a "right," why do we have to pay for it? Aren't rights granted to everyone?
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wrenchwench Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:44:30pm |
Jarrett's playing always reminds me of an old friend who used to move around like that when he played, and made a little vocal noise once in a while too. So I googled him. Turns out he wrote a book called Jazz Culture in Postwar Japan: Film, Literature, and the Underground. Except he wrote it in Japanese, so Amazon doesn't have it. Except the Japanese Amazon. That'd probably break your Kindle.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:44:35pm |
re: #50 _RememberTonyC
In Harry Reid's little press conference this afternoon, he said that health care is now a "right" instead of a privilege. Does this newly declared right require a change to the Constitution? And since health care is now a "right," why do we have to pay for it? Aren't rights granted to everyone?
the only right that is free is to remain silent...
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:46:22pm |
re: #52 brookly red
the only right that is free is to remain silent...
unless you're Tiger Woods ...
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:47:57pm |
Good afternoon, Lizards.
It's happy hour here and 'duck' has been mentioned a few times already.
I recently had lunch in a bar located harborside in Sou Cal. A terrific steak $3 off reg price if eaten at the bar. We did.
The bartender made all ordered drinks right in front of us as we ate. Fascinating. Understand, I hadn't been to a bar in a couple decades.
Anyway, as I love bourbon (also a couple decades ago) one drink really looked good to me. Bartender called it a 'Duck Fart'. Didn't think to ask its actual name until later that day. This is it:
*3 fingers Jack Daniels in old fashioned glass.
*Gently float about 1/4 inch thick Baileys on top.
*Gently float Kahlua (not quite dia of a dime) in middle of Baileys.
That's what he called a Duck Fart. It looked really good.
I came real close to ordering one.
Anyone familiar with the name of that drink?
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Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:49:14pm |
re: #50 _RememberTonyC
In Harry Reid's little press conference this afternoon, he said that health care is now a "right" instead of a privilege. Does this newly declared right require a change to the Constitution? And since health care is now a "right," why do we have to pay for it? Aren't rights granted to everyone?
The constitution pretty much says that it does not contain all rights. There's good argument from long practice that catastrophic health care is a de facto right that might not be recorded in law, but which is basically recognized in practice. e.g. Hospitals do not turn away people in immanent danger of dying if they can't pay.
I don't believe all flavors of health care is a "right", but it's de facto practice to treat people in danger of dying.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:52:47pm |
re: #54 Semper Fi
Yes- I've heard of Duck Farts before. Those who enjoy the drink say it's good, but I've never tried one. Just beware of Dead Nazis.
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Ojoe Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:53:13pm |
Col. Sanders went really far because he had hens in fry places.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:54:43pm |
re: #56 Sharmuta
Yes- I've heard of Duck Farts before. Those who enjoy the drink say it's good, but I've never tried one. Just beware of Dead Nazis.
Must be the 'real' name then. I'm kinda surprised but OK.
Thank you.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:56:07pm |
re: #56 Sharmuta
Wait a minute. I'm missing something......dead nazis??
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:56:49pm |
re: #55 Thanos
The constitution pretty much says that it does not contain all rights. There's good argument from long practice that catastrophic health care is a de facto right that might not be recorded in law, but which is basically recognized in practice. e.g. Hospitals do not turn away people in immanent danger of dying if they can't pay.
I don't believe all flavors of health care is a "right", but it's de facto practice to treat people in danger of dying.
this is hardly Calcutta when it comes to people dying in the streets. we SHOULD help fellow citizens who need it. and we mostly do. we all contribute time and money to charitable causes. that is why we're a pretty cool nation. but once our charitable good deeds are mandated and taken over by bureaucrats, people will be coarsened because we will learn to depend on "big brother" instead of being our brother's keeper.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:57:13pm |
re: #58 Semper Fi
Over a decade in the liquor industry has to be good for something, right?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:57:29pm |
re: #50 _RememberTonyC
Does this newly declared right require a change to the Constitution?
Uh, no. I know Paulian interpretations are popular these days but they aren't going to lead anywhere. Come join us on planet earth, it's not that bad.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:58:37pm |
re: #54 Semper Fi
Good afternoon, Lizards.
It's happy hour here and 'duck' has been mentioned a few times already.
I recently had lunch in a bar located harborside in Sou Cal. A terrific steak $3 off reg price if eaten at the bar. We did.
The bartender made all ordered drinks right in front of us as we ate. Fascinating. Understand, I hadn't been to a bar in a couple decades.
Anyway, as I love bourbon (also a couple decades ago) one drink really looked good to me. Bartender called it a 'Duck Fart'. Didn't think to ask its actual name until later that day. This is it:
*3 fingers Jack Daniels in old fashioned glass.
*Gently float about 1/4 inch thick Baileys on top.
*Gently float Kahlua (not quite dia of a dime) in middle of Baileys.
That's what he called a Duck Fart. It looked really good.
I came real close to ordering one.
Anyone familiar with the name of that drink?
If you add a shot of old grandad, does the drink become an old fart?
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:58:55pm |
re: #62 Killgore Trout
Uh, no. I know Paulian interpretations are popular these days but they aren't going to lead anywhere. Come join us on planet earth, it's not that bad.
WE make things up as we go along, and words mean exactly and only what we mean them to say when we say them, and have neither history nor a future.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 4:59:31pm |
re: #63 _RememberTonyC
If you add a shot of old grandad, does the drink become an old fart?
/what are you doing with that lighter?
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:00:33pm |
re: #62 Killgore Trout
Uh, no. I know Paulian interpretations are popular these days but they aren't going to lead anywhere. Come join us on planet earth, it's not that bad.
dude ... i dislike ron paul and nearly all he stands for.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:01:34pm |
re: #67 _RememberTonyC
dude ... i dislike ron paul and nearly all he stands for.
That doesn't change the intent of the smear. He could have also called you a Beckist or even a Tea partier, but I suppose Paulian is shorter.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:02:17pm |
re: #63 _RememberTonyC
If you add a shot of old grandad, does the drink become an old fart?
That would have been a good comment. I was so mesmerized by the drink, couldn't think.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:04:19pm |
re: #68 Guanxi88
That doesn't change the intent of the smear. He could have also called you a Beckist or even a Tea partier, but I suppose Paulian is shorter.
Yes, all these groups are completely off base about about the Constitution and the founding of our contry. So much so they want to destroy it and start over. America (as we know it today) is nothing they want to be a part of. It's sad to see so many Republicans adopting these views.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:05:15pm |
re: #70 Killgore Trout
Yes, all these groups are completely off base about about the Constitution and the founding of our contry. So much so they want to destroy it and start over. America (as we know it today) is nothing they want to be a part of. It's sad to see so many Republicans adopting these views.
Yes, opposition to the proposed health insurance reform is exactly identical with, and reducible to, hatred for the constitution of the United States and a desire to subvert the existing order.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:05:54pm |
Racist blogger RS McCain is now promoting articles by Antiwar-dot-com idiot Justin Raimando.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:06:41pm |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:06:50pm |
re: #65 brookly red
/what are you doing with that lighter?
do you have a camera in here or something?
bueller!
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:06:59pm |
re: #72 Killgore Trout
Racist blogger RS McCain is now promoting articles by Antiwar-dot-com idiot Justin Raimando.
Whack-job reach-around. Only a matter of time.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:07:34pm |
re: #71 Guanxi88
Yes, opposition to the proposed health insurance reform is exactly identical with, and reducible to, hatred for the constitution of the United States and a desire to subvert the existing order.
/that is only in the Senate version, the House version just makes it a misdemeanor...
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:07:42pm |
re: #73 Semper Fi
Surely there's a code name you give to the barmaid for that one?
Depends on the club, maybe. I wouldn't know anything about such things.
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:08:01pm |
re: #72 Killgore Trout
Racist blogger RS McCain is now promoting articles by Antiwar-dot-com idiot Justin Raimando.
Does Stacy know that Dennis (aka "Justin") is gay?
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:08:07pm |
re: #69 Semper Fi
That would have been a good comment. I was so mesmerized by the drink, couldn't think.
use it NEXT time you go for some bar grub
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:08:27pm |
re: #31 Guanxi88
Look at me! Wanna send me into a frenzy? Bring up Mao in any context whatsoever, or be less than 100% supportive of anything and everything done by the government of Israel or the IDF in defense of the state of Israel. I'm a frothing maniac in fairly short order.
I still prefer you to Alice Walker. I just bit her head off on my blog. Still seething.
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Ojoe Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:08:38pm |
There is a drink called the "French 75", named after a famous artillery piece.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:09:43pm |
re: #77 Guanxi88
Depends on the club, maybe. I wouldn't know anything about such things.
Me too.....
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:10:40pm |
re: #80 SanFranciscoZionist
I still prefer you to Alice Walker. I just bit her head off on my blog. Still seething.
But I think she's a better novelist, if we mean the same person. I just lack the self-esteem required to convert my personality disorder into full-time career.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:10:54pm |
re: #78 Alouette
Does Stacy know that Dennis (aka "Justin") is gay?
HA! I was wondering that myself.
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Ojoe Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:11:28pm |
The French 75: (to drink)
1 1/2 oz cognac
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
6 oz Champagne
Combine cognac, sugar and lemon juice in shaker. Add ice and shake till chilled. Pour into champagne flute. Pour champagne over cognac concoction. Garnish with lemon curl.
The artillery piece:Bang !
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wrenchwench Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:11:58pm |
re: #80 SanFranciscoZionist
I still prefer you to Alice Walker. I just bit her head off on my blog. Still seething.
Can we see your blog?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:12:44pm |
re: #78 Alouette
Does Stacy know that Dennis (aka "Justin") is gay?
Maybe RSM doesn't mind as long as he's not in an interracial relationship.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:13:57pm |
re: #87 Killgore Trout
Maybe RSM doesn't mind as long as he's not in an interracial relationship.
Ha!
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:14:33pm |
re: #87 Killgore Trout
Maybe RSM doesn't mind as long as he's not in an interracial relationship.
Stacy's daughter is in one!
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:14:51pm |
re: #79 _RememberTonyC
use it NEXT time you go for some bar grub
Yeah!
Bet Sharmuta can come up with a recipe for "Old Fart'
Surprised me with 'Dead Nazi' and 'Duck Fart'
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:15:41pm |
re: #83 Guanxi88
But I think she's a better novelist, if we mean the same person. I just lack the self-esteem required to convert my personality disorder into full-time career.
I have no idea what your novel-writing skills are...but Jesus that woman is uninformed about Israeli history, and gullible to boot!
My current favorite Alice-meiseh is the story from the woman on the trip to Gaza, from the woman with the Jewish husband born in British Palestine who won't visit family in Israel anymore because he is treated so badly at the airport when his passport says "Palestine" as birthplace. Threatened...yelled at...oh the...total BS, which Alice accepts without a second's though.
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:16:25pm |
re: #80 SanFranciscoZionist
I still prefer you to Alice Walker. I just bit her head off on my blog. Still seething.
You are too shy to pimp your blog here, but you did good.
I've so busy today that I forgot to monitor my own blog and somebody posted some crap from "Gates of Vienna." It's gone now.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:16:45pm |
re: #86 wrenchwench
Can we see your blog?
Sure: I'm at [Link: www.balabustabluejeans.blogspot.com...]
Warning--you will get a lot of weird stories about teaching Catholic school, combined with the occasional infuriated political screed.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:17:08pm |
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:18:18pm |
re: #92 SanFranciscoZionist
I have no idea what your novel-writing skills are...but Jesus that woman is uninformed about Israeli history, and gullible to boot!
My current favorite Alice-meiseh is the story from the woman on the trip to Gaza, from the woman with the Jewish husband born in British Palestine who won't visit family in Israel anymore because he is treated so badly at the airport when his passport says "Palestine" as birthplace. Threatened...yelled at...oh the...total BS, which Alice accepts without a second's though.
My son's birth certificate says he was born in Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
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Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:18:53pm |
re: #72 Killgore Trout
Racist blogger RS McCain is now promoting articles by Antiwar-dot-com idiot Justin Raimando.
I knew that was coming, again the entire paleo spectrum will try to swing the party to Anti-war now that it belongs to O.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:19:06pm |
re: #96 Alouette
My son's birth certificate says he was born in Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
If I Forget Thee....
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:19:12pm |
re: #95 SanFranciscoZionist
Fer real? Good on her.
Stacy was bragging about singing 'Rule! Britannia' to his Argentine In-Laws.
Isn't that sweet?
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:20:03pm |
re: #96 Alouette
My son's birth certificate says he was born in Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
Sounds like a song title.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:20:08pm |
re: #97 Thanos
I knew that was coming, again the entire paleo spectrum will try to swing the party to Anti-war now that it belongs to O.
A lot of the paulbots already were anti-war with their isolationist position anyways.
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:21:45pm |
re: #54 Semper Fi
Good afternoon, Lizards.
It's happy hour here and 'duck' has been mentioned a few times already.
I recently had lunch in a bar located harborside in Sou Cal. A terrific steak $3 off reg price if eaten at the bar. We did.
The bartender made all ordered drinks right in front of us as we ate. Fascinating. Understand, I hadn't been to a bar in a couple decades.
Anyway, as I love bourbon (also a couple decades ago) one drink really looked good to me. Bartender called it a 'Duck Fart'. Didn't think to ask its actual name until later that day. This is it:
*3 fingers Jack Daniels in old fashioned glass.
*Gently float about 1/4 inch thick Baileys on top.
*Gently float Kahlua (not quite dia of a dime) in middle of Baileys.
That's what he called a Duck Fart. It looked really good.
I came real close to ordering one.
Anyone familiar with the name of that drink?
*psssttt...there's not a drop of bourbon in that drink*
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Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:23:43pm |
re: #102 Sharmuta
A lot of the paulbots already were anti-war with their isolationist position anyways.
Along with Pat Buchanan, Sam Francis, the Weyrich crowd, Sam Brownback, etc. the list goes on. Justin is part of that Weyrich/Taki/Buchanan axis and has been for years. It's nothing new for them but they are going to do their damnedest at this point to get anti war mainstreamed into the party, and they could cause us the fail in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:23:58pm |
re: #103 MandyManners
*psssttt...there's not a drop of bourbon in that drink*
I just feel bad for the poor waitperson who has to walk up to the service station and call out, I need a duck fart & a blow job...
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:25:12pm |
re: #103 MandyManners
*psssttt...there's not a drop of bourbon in that drink*
In actual fact you're right on. To me, I guess, it has that pleasant bourbon appearance. But then, it has been a long time.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:26:50pm |
re: #105 brookly red
I just feel bad for the poor waitperson who has to walk up to the service station and call out, I need a duck fart & a blow job...
Unpleasant things could take place.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:28:01pm |
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:28:30pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:28:46pm |
re: #106 Semper Fi
In actual fact you're right on. To me, I guess, it has that pleasant bourbon appearance. But then, it has been a long time.
To refresh your memory, might I suggest a bottle of Basil Hayden's?
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:29:14pm |
re: #105 brookly red
I just feel bad for the poor waitperson who has to walk up to the service station and call out, I need a duck fart & a blow job...
And, a sex on the beach.
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:29:58pm |
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:30:32pm |
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:31:04pm |
re: #111 MandyManners
And, a sex on the beach.
the long island iced teabagger is the worst of em all...
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:31:30pm |
re: #108 brookly red
especially if the 3rd guy brings a duck...
Rye Whiskey
I'll eat when I'm hungry,
I'll drink when l'm dry,
If the hard times don't kill me,
I'll lay down and die.
Rye whisky, rye whisky,
Rye whisky, l cry,
If you don't give me rye whisky,
I surely will die.
I'll tune up my fiddle,
And I 'll rosin my bow,
I'll make myself welcome,
Wherever I go.
Beefsteak when l'm hungry,
Red liquor when l'm dry,
Greenbacks when I'm hard up,
And religion when I die.
They say l drink whisky,
My money's my own;
All them that don't like me,
Can leave me alone.
Sometimes l drink whisky,
Sometimes l drink rum,
Sometimes l drink brandy,
At other times none.
But if I get boozy,
My whisky's my own,
And them that don't like me,
Can leave me alone.
Jack o' diamonds, jack o' diamonds,
I know you of old,
You've robbed my poor pockets
Of silver and gold.
Oh, whisky, you villain,
You've been my downfall,
You've kicked me, you've cuffed me,
But I love you for all.
If the ocean was whisky,
And I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom
To get one sweet suck.
But the ocean ain't whisky
And l ain't a duck,
So we'll round up the cattle
And then we'll get drunk.
My foot's in my stirrup,
My bridle's in my hand,
l'm leaving sweet Lillie,
The fairest in the land.
Her parents don't like me,
They say l'm too poor;
They say I'm unworthy
To enter her door.
Sweet milk when l'm hungry,
Rye whisky when l'm dry,
If a tree don't fall on me,
I'll live till I die.
I'll buy my own whisky,
I'll make my own stew,
If I get drunk, madam,
It's nothing to you.
I'll drink my own whisky,
I'll drink my own wine,
Some ten thousand bottles
I've killed in my time.
I've no wife to quarrel
No babies to bawl;
The best way of living
Is no wife at all.
Way up on Clinch Mountain
l wander alone,
l'm as drunk as the devil,
Oh, let me alone.
You may boast of your knowledge
An' brag of your sense,
'Twill all be forgotten
A hundred years hence.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:32:02pm |
re: #110 MandyManners
To refresh your memory, might I suggest a bottle of Basil Hayden's?
Not familiar with that at all.
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Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:32:33pm |
re: #105 brookly red
I just feel bad for the poor waitperson who has to walk up to the service station and call out, I need a duck fart & a blow job...
Oh, and a Screaming Orgasm.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:35:03pm |
re: #97 Thanos
I knew that was coming, again the entire paleo spectrum will try to swing the party to Anti-war now that it belongs to O.
Yeah, it's been a sad but inevitable change that's been in the works for while. The whole neocon thing was just a brief flash in the pan.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:35:17pm |
re: #105 brookly red
I just feel bad for the poor waitperson who has to walk up to the service station and call out, I need a duck fart & a blow job...
re: #117 Racer X
Oh, and a Screaming Orgasm.
People gotta knock it off with the "cute" or naughty names for drinks. Freakin' childish, man.
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wrenchwench Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:35:25pm |
re: #109 The Sanity Inspector
Even in that post, which is not political or anything, a commenter says:
Xxxx said...Congratulations to the future couple and the father.
There's a joke here involving LGF somewhere. :)
They need to invoke LGF a certain number of times per day to avoid severe headaches, I think.
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:36:08pm |
re: #107 Semper Fi
Unpleasant things could take place.
my only experience with 'Blow Jobs' was at Downtown Disney....mobbed on a weekend and a girl was drifting along with trays of them...my wife and I had never heard of such a thing but we rallied around the waitress, everybody bought the damned things ans all on the count of three or whatever, we all slammed 'em...this was outside of Bongo's and sure enough not too long afterword, here came the same girl with another tray...same result...what was surprising was selling them at DW who have a renowned rep for 'clean and wholesome'...but they were selling Blow Jobs by the hundreds
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:36:54pm |
re: #114 brookly red
the long island iced teabagger is the worst of em all...
I do Long Islands....my vacation favorite....BOOM!
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:37:17pm |
re: #120 Guanxi88
People gotta knock it off with the "cute" or naughty names for drinks. Freakin' childish, man.
it's not an official drink name but round theses parts the 24oz Martguerita is also known as "the puking slut"...
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:37:29pm |
re: #122 albusteve
...but they were selling Blow Jobs by the hundreds
That alone was worth an upding. LMAO
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:39:12pm |
re: #124 brookly red
it's not an official drink name but round theses parts the 24oz Martguerita is also known as "the puking slut"...
Name a drink for its effects - an interesting concept.
Like Slug & Snail Death
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:40:00pm |
re: #125 Sharmuta
That alone was worth an upding. LMAO
what a night...I could not find I-5 which runs right along the park...good lord I got stupid that night
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Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:43:59pm |
re: #120 Guanxi88
People gotta knock it off with the "cute" or naughty names for drinks. Freakin' childish, man.
Right.
/
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Vicious Babushka Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:46:06pm |
re: #89 Sharmuta
Stacy's daughter is in one!
I think he is Argentine aristocracy. That would make him a White Boy.
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:46:41pm |
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:47:12pm |
re: #122 albusteve
my only experience with 'Blow Jobs' was at Downtown Disney...mobbed on a weekend and a girl was drifting along with trays of them...my wife and I had never heard of such a thing but we rallied around the waitress, everybody bought the damned things ans all on the count of three or whatever, we all slammed 'em...this was outside of Bongo's and sure enough not too long afterword, here came the same girl with another tray...same result...what was surprising was selling them at DW who have a renowned rep for 'clean and wholesome'...but they were selling Blow Jobs by the hundreds
Must be a tasty drink...
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:47:32pm |
re: #114 brookly red
the long island iced teabagger is the worst of em all...
I had a Long Island iced tea once. I still shudder.
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Spare O'Lake Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:47:44pm |
re: #120 Guanxi88
People gotta knock it off with the "cute" or naughty names for drinks. Freakin' childish, man.
I agree. Setting out to get plastered is serious business.
BTW, would anyone like an AGW?
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Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:47:57pm |
re: #128 albusteve
what a night...I could not find I-5 which runs right along the park...good lord I got stupid that night
If you just keep driving on any road around Disney it will eventually lead you back to I5. Its like a big loop. Its difficult to get lost around there. Just stay on whatever road you're on.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:48:07pm |
re: #130 Alouette
I think he is Argentine aristocracy. That would make him a White Boy.
That would explain why it's copacetic.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:49:53pm |
re: #124 brookly red
it's not an official drink name but round theses parts the 24oz Martguerita is also known as "the puking slut"...
Never heard of the PS but I love those drinks.
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:50:19pm |
re: #116 Semper Fi
Not familiar with that at all.
Good bourbon. Smoother than a baby's bottom.
[Link: www.internetwines.com...]
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:50:27pm |
re: #60 _RememberTonyC
this is hardly Calcutta when it comes to people dying in the streets. we SHOULD help fellow citizens who need it. and we mostly do. we all contribute time and money to charitable causes. that is why we're a pretty cool nation. but once our charitable good deeds are mandated and taken over by bureaucrats, people will be coarsened because we will learn to depend on "big brother" instead of being our brother's keeper.
They're not dying in the streets, they're quietly getting denied essential care and dying of treatable illnesses in their homes, or they're moving out of their homes because they're being bankrupted.
Health care is not "good deeds". Health care as a whole is critical infrastructure to the nation, and I don't believe a charity can supplant critical infrastructure. Any more than I think freeway interchanges, suspension bridges, and water mains should be run by charities.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:50:44pm |
This is how crazy the right wing blogosphere has gotten -- they're actually defending the John Birch Society now.
[Link: americanpowerblog.blogspot.com...]
This moron actually says that if I'm criticizing them, they must be worth another look. That's how evil I am.
That sound you hear is William F. Buckley Jr. furiously spinning in his grave.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:50:58pm |
Update... about 4 inches of snow up here... it's been a light constant snow for the last 24 hours... it may continue until this time tomorrow night... really nice snow, soft, fluffy, dry and not 3 feet of it like a month ago.
Should be 3 degrees (f) tonight, 16 degress (f) right now. Cuddle weather.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:51:07pm |
re: #133 MandyManners
I had a Long Island iced tea once. I still shudder.
I always take it as a good omen when my date orders one...
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:51:09pm |
re: #117 Racer X
Oh, and a Screaming Orgasm.
How's about one for each at a large table? "I'll have multiple screaming orgasms, please."
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:51:20pm |
re: #132 Semper Fi
Must be a tasty drink...
It's Irish Cream and Amaretto- a very tasty combo.
I'm partial myself to Buttery Nipples. Tastes like candy.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:51:25pm |
re: #134 Spare O'Lake
I agree. Setting out to get plastered is serious business.
BTW, would anyone like an AGW?
Do share the recipe. That's serious business.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:52:05pm |
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:52:34pm |
re: #140 Charles
That sound you hear is William F. Buckley Jr. furiously spinning in his grave.
And so, we have an increase in the eccentricity of the Earth on its axis, the physical counterpart of the eccentricity of our political axis.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:52:36pm |
re: #126 sattv4u2
One teqiula
Two Tequila
Three Tequila
FLOOR!
That's my problem. Low alcohol tolerance. The third drink and I'm not high but sick. Sick for a couple days.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:52:50pm |
I don't really do mixed drinks that aren't Spanish cofees, but there's a lot of funny names for microbrews I know of!
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:52:51pm |
re: #142 brookly red
I always take it as a good omen when my date orders one...
I like pleasant buzzes, not mumbling incoherence.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:53:24pm |
Here's something to look forward to.....
TED Prize winner announced!
* A new TV series, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution USA, is to air on ABC in 2010, bringing Jamie's unique vision to America
At the heart of Oliver's work is an assault on the obesity epidemic: The CDC states that one in four Americans are considered obese. It is estimated that 43 percent of Americans, or 103 million people, will be obese by 2018. The cost of this epidemic is anticipated to reach $344 billion per year. It currently accounts for almost 10 percent of the yearly US health care costs, and that rate will rise to 21 percent by 2018. WHO's latest projections indicate that, globally in 2005, approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight and projects that by 2015, that figure will rise to 2.3 billion.
While the American Food Network has been producing Cake Propaganda the Brits have been doing some very interesting and informative food shows. I'm looking forward to Jamie Oliver's new contribution.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:21pm |
re: #144 Sharmuta
It's Irish Cream and Amaretto- a very tasty combo.
I'm partial myself to Buttery Nipples. Tastes like candy.
NOOOO the Buttershots! Anything that contains Buttershots is delicious and terrifying. I once got trashed on drinks made from that stuff, I had no idea how drunk I was getting because it was yeah, just like candy.
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:25pm |
re: #144 Sharmuta
It's Irish Cream and Amaretto- a very tasty combo.
That's what I have in a glass right now! Yummy.
I like the Christmas season. The drinks always seem to flow more freely.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:28pm |
A non-cute drink name?
How about the Randi Rhodes? All you need is a 64 oz cup and 8 Bloody Marys.
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Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:29pm |
re: #144 Sharmuta
Budweiser is as extravagant as I get with the drink order.
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:46pm |
re: #151 Killgore Trout
Here's something to look forward to...
TED Prize winner announced!
While the American Food Network has been producing Cake Propaganda the Brits have been doing some very interesting and informative food shows. I'm looking forward to Jamie Oliver's new contribution.
There is NOTHING wrong with cake!!!
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albusteve Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:54:47pm |
re: #135 Mich-again
If you just keep driving on any road around Disney it will eventually lead you back to I5. Its like a big loop. Its difficult to get lost around there. Just stay on whatever road you're on.
I'm familiar with it...I was seeing double...at one point I stopped, got out in the dark on a small road and squinted into the distance and could not even see the lights of Orlando...whoa...I dithered along and finally found the freeway...it seems impossible...I got on the freeway and within thirty seconds looked over and there was my hotel!
| 158 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:55:24pm |
re: #151 Killgore Trout
Here's something to look forward to...
TED Prize winner announced!
While the American Food Network has been producing Cake Propaganda the Brits have been doing some very interesting and informative food shows. I'm looking forward to Jamie Oliver's new contribution.
Ever seen the blog Cake Wrecks? If you hate cake, you'll probably love it. :D
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:55:34pm |
re: #140 Charles
As it is, the administration's declared all tea partiers as right-wing terrorists. Leftists don't disaggregate conservatives -- right-wingers are "racist teabaggers" out to kill the next abortion doctor, Compared to that, I can handle a little overreaction to hyper-globalization on the right (what some call "one-worldism"). That's less worrisome than demonic ideological terrorism of today's radical left. The Democrats in Washington, the liberal press, leftist talking heads, and radical bloggers are way more of a threat to society that a has-been conservative lobbying group trying to make a comeback:
That seems to be a common theme we've witnessed before. They imagine their opponents to be radical as an excuse to embrace their own for of radicalism. Republicans are due for a long time in the wilderness.
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:55:46pm |
re: #154 Sharmuta
A non-cute drink name?
How about the Randi Rhodes? All you need is a 64 oz cup and 8 Bloody Marys.
*thud*
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:56:05pm |
re: #154 Sharmuta
A non-cute drink name?
How about the Randi Rhodes? All you need is a 64 oz cup and 8 Bloody Marys.
I thought that was the Sidewalk Slide.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:56:08pm |
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wrenchwench Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:56:09pm |
re: #140 Charles
This is how crazy the right wing blogosphere has gotten -- they're actually defending the John Birch Society now.
[Link: americanpowerblog.blogspot.com...]
This moron actually says that if I'm criticizing them, they must be worth another look. That's how evil I am.
That sound you hear is William F. Buckley Jr. furiously spinning in his grave.
Your own army of reactionary non-followers. They have to watch your every move so they can do the opposite.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:56:10pm |
re: #152 WindUpBird
NOOO the Buttershots! Anything that contains Buttershots is delicious and terrifying. I once got trashed on drinks made from that stuff, I had no idea how drunk I was getting because it was yeah, just like candy.
Yeah- anyone who thinks you can't get drunk on foo-foo shots has never encountered Buttershots, fer sure!
| 165 |
Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:56:23pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:04pm |
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Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:05pm |
re: #157 albusteve
I got on the freeway and within thirty seconds looked over and there was my hotel!
Which is a good thing as long as there is an exit ramp close by. Nothing worse than driving by your destination on the highway with no idea how to get off the freeway and get back to it.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:38pm |
re: #165 Guanxi88
"Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to the bitter of soul"
I think I will stick with beer.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:43pm |
re: #138 MandyManners
Good bourbon. Smoother than a baby's bottom.
[Link: www.internetwines.com...]
8 yrs and a little pricey. Thanks
| 170 |
WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:44pm |
re: #133 MandyManners
I had a Long Island iced tea once. I still shudder.
I was bought one of those at a concert, and I had to stay at a friend's house in the area instead of driving home because it got me so trashed.
| 171 |
MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:57:55pm |
re: #165 Guanxi88
"Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to the bitter of soul"
What about cheap gin?
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:58:03pm |
re: #155 Mich-again
Budweiser is as extravagant as I get with the drink order.
Just remember... in Europe, it's imported beer.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:58:25pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:58:28pm |
re: #169 Semper Fi
8 yrs and a little pricey. Thanks
Worth every penny. This stuff you don't drink. You sip.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:58:34pm |
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:58:45pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 5:59:28pm |
re: #170 WindUpBird
I was bought one of those at a concert, and I had to stay at a friend's house in the area instead of driving home because it got me so trashed.
I got through with half of one before I took a taxi home.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:06pm |
re: #172 Sharmuta
Just remember... in Europe, it's imported beer.
I saw well-dressed people in a swanky bar in Paris drinking Bud out of the bottle.
The price of a Bud in the bottle at this place? The equivalent of ten bucks.
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:13pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:31pm |
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:34pm |
re: #175 WindUpBird
I do, but the stuff I get can get pretty strong: Belzebuth
That sounds delightful.
"BELZEBUTH
from Brasserie Grain D'Orge is a very unique golden ale in the world at 13% alc./vol. It is top-fermented all malt filtered ale. Its pungent taste is a result of a particular variety of yeast and mixture of three different malts. No extra alcohol is added to the natural process nor water is removed to increase its strength. This golden ale has a complex aroma, which almost defies description with fullness of flavors overcoming the warming sensation of alcohol. Perfect as an aperitif or with a sinful desserts."
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Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:36pm |
re: #140 Charles
This is how crazy the right wing blogosphere has gotten -- they're actually defending the John Birch Society now.
[Link: americanpowerblog.blogspot.com...]
This moron actually says that if I'm criticizing them, they must be worth another look. That's how evil I am.
That sound you hear is William F. Buckley Jr. furiously spinning in his grave.
He also jumped to their defense when Mauro of the WND strategy crowd criticized the move, and he's got all the traditionalist hate blogs in his sidebar, including Saber and RSM. Not surprised.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:00:55pm |
re: #181 MandyManners
I wonder if it goes well with potatoes.
Can be made with potatoes, in fact was.
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Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:01:13pm |
re: #178 WindUpBird
I saw well-dressed people in a swanky bar in Paris drinking Bud out of the bottle.
The price of a Bud in the bottle at this place? The equivalent of ten bucks.
At the Joe Louis arena a 24 oz can of Bud is $8.50. At the party store they are 4 for $5.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:01:39pm |
re: #178 WindUpBird
I saw well-dressed people in a swanky bar in Paris drinking Bud out of the bottle.
The price of a Bud in the bottle at this place? The equivalent of ten bucks.
Ha! The sophisticated Europeans!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:01:44pm |
re: #179 brookly red
French Canadian no?
Belzebuth is actually French. You may be thinking of Unibroue, the French Canadian brewery which also has strong ales with infernal sounding names ;-)
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:17pm |
re: #144 Sharmuta
It's Irish Cream and Amaretto- a very tasty combo.
I'm partial myself to Buttery Nipples. Tastes like candy.
The unusual names of all these drinks. To order I'd hand the waitperson a note and stand back.
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Mich-again Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:22pm |
re: #180 bunnymud
Whirled Nuts Daily? Thats some pretty weak stuff there.
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:33pm |
Hmm. I'm currently discovering that Irish Cream, Amaretto and Egg Nog is even more yummy.
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freetoken Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:38pm |
My word, someone is getting their anti-AGW talking points from WND...
That poster has evidently not learned anything...
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Spare O'Lake Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:40pm |
re: #145 Guanxi88
Do share the recipe. That's serious business.
In a globe-shaped goblet pour 6 oz. Old Crow over ice, then slowly add hot water until all the ice melts and the whole thing spills on the floor.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:45pm |
re: #168 brookly red
I think I will stick with beer.
Tell it to Solomon, man, I'm just passing along his advice.
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:49pm |
re: #178 WindUpBird
I saw well-dressed people in a swanky bar in Paris drinking Bud out of the bottle.
The price of a Bud in the bottle at this place? The equivalent of ten bucks.
Imported booze France is highly regulated and the price is set to dissuade the locals from purchasing imported booze. Most hard booze is unbelievable high.
They want you to drink the wine.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:49pm |
re: #182 Guanxi88
It's pretty amazing! It's very strong like a barleywine, but the mouthfeel is lighter. The only beer Portland has like it is Hair of the Dog's Fred.
(we can always agree on beer)
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:02:57pm |
re: #188 WindUpBird
Belzebuth is actually French. You may be thinking of Unibroue, the French Canadian brewery which also has strong ales with infernal sounding names ;-)
I like the one with the flying canoe on the label...
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:06pm |
re: #176 Guanxi88
That works. It's sustained me many a year.
Tanqueray or Boodles for me. (Are those cheap?)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:20pm |
re: #195 Walter L. Newton
Imported booze France is highly regulated and the price is set to dissuade the locals from purchasing imported booze. Most hard booze is unbelievable high.
They want you to drink the wine.
I guess it makes sense!
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:34pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:56pm |
re: #197 brookly red
Maudite! Good stuff, that.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:56pm |
re: #180 bunnymud
Right, because everyone should get their news about climate change from a site that thinks Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it.
Have you registered at LGF previously under a different name, by the way?
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Racer X Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:03:59pm |
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brookly red Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:04:22pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:04:36pm |
Bunnymud? I love the nic but, we gotta' do something about your Karma as well as the number of your posts.
Karma: -28
Registered since: Jul 23, 2005 at 3:26 pm
(Logged in)
No. of comments posted: 47
No. of links posted: 0
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:04:45pm |
re: #198 MandyManners
Tanqueray or Boodles for me. (Are those cheap?)
My rule for cheap gin (or other spirits) is that so long as they are not distilled within the same area code, they're probably high-class imports. If it's from my same zip code, I consider it to be low-class.
(I used to swill down this gin made in Somerville, MA, when I was in Beantown. Stuff was dirt cheap, and made an economical substitute for paint thinner.)
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Gus Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:05:02pm |
re: #180 bunnymud
The Naional Enquirer has more credibility than World Net Daily.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:05:07pm |
re: #196 WindUpBird
It's pretty amazing! It's very strong like a barleywine, but the mouthfeel is lighter. The only beer Portland has like it is Hair of the Dog's Fred.
(we can always agree on beer)
Loves the barleywine.
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:05:30pm |
Yesterday I went to one of those u-brew places. I ended up ordering a batch of white and a batch of red wine because it was such a good deal. It works out to be about $3.50 a bottle. I hope it turns out alright because in six weeks I'll have a years supply.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:05:33pm |
Looks like somebody's yearning for a global warming thread.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:06:07pm |
re: #165 Guanxi88
"Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to the bitter of soul"
Sounds about right.
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Randall Gross Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:06:10pm |
I'm betting it's the same old bunny who just keeps coming back like a moth to flame.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:07:00pm |
re: #174 MandyManners
Worth every penny. This stuff you don't drink. You sip.
I'll give you a report sometime.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:07:06pm |
re: #208 Guanxi88
Loves the barleywine.
I'm a giant fan of this stuff: Old Stock Ale
I don't know if it technically qualifies as a barley wine, but it's very complex and definitely in that realm. Everything North Coast does seems to turn to gold.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:08:24pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:08:51pm |
and now I'm off to buy video games for presents. Dragon Age, Sims 3 expansion, and Assassin's Creed 2, here I come...
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:08:51pm |
re: #191 Jadespring
Hmm. I'm currently discovering that Irish Cream, Amaretto and Egg Nog is even more yummy.
That even sounds good.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:09:24pm |
re: #198 MandyManners
Tanqueray or Boodles for me. (Are those cheap?)
If you wanna try something a little different, might I suggest real geneva gin, the stuff that blighted Britain? The London Dry stuff is okay, but sometimes, you need some genever to switch things up a bit.
Pimm's is quite nice, too.
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:10:01pm |
re: #216 Killgore Trout
Hic!
Sounds good!
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:10:09pm |
re: #216 Killgore Trout
One of my hippie neighbors aksed if the could come over and collect all my left over Pears from my tree this fall. Last week the gave me a case of homemade Perry. The stuff is fucking fantastic!
Oh, man! I haven't had perry in years. Bought a case of it once on an orchard/vineyard tour. A very light and pleasant drink. Good stuff!
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:10:31pm |
re: #209 Jadespring
Yesterday I went to one of those u-brew places. I ended up ordering a batch of white and a batch of red wine because it was such a good deal. It works out to be about $3.50 a bottle. I hope it turns out alright because in six weeks I'll have a years supply.
Good luck.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:10:56pm |
re: #220 Sharmuta
It's really amazing. It's fizzy like champagne and not too sweet.
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reine.de.tout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:11:35pm |
re: #224 Irenicum
Ah, a drinking thread. Sounds bubblicious!
Should we have a boob thread to go with the drinking?
Or maybe Killgore will start talking about about pulling noodles again.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:11:39pm |
re: #130 Alouette
I think he is Argentine aristocracy. That would make him a White Boy.
True, although how that's interpreted--well. There's a website out there, dedicated to writing by women of color. They include Marjorie Agosin. Agosin is an Ashkenazi girl who, if she had been raised in Brooklyn, these people would classify as 'white', but she's Argentinean...so...
And then there was the woman I repeatedly bumped heads with in college--white Brazilian mom, Ashkenazi dad, and all we ever heard was her struggles as a woman of color.
I suspect that McCain is really going to love being able to tell people that his son-in-law is Latino, though. Hamming it up.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:12:36pm |
re: #227 reine.de.tout
So that's what he calls it nowadays?
/
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Walter L. Newton Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:12:43pm |
re: #223 Guanxi88
Oh, man! I haven't had perry in years. Bought a case of it once on an orchard/vineyard tour. A very light and pleasant drink. Good stuff!
Light weights... all of ya... I stopped drinking 4 years ago Jan. 2010. My nightly intake was a 6 pack of Mickeys and 1 or 2 pints of Southern Comfort.
Stone sober at work, stone sober for functions where I needed to be sober, stone sober for anything that mattered, every other minute, buzzing. And you would never know it.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:13:08pm |
re: #220 Sharmuta
Nice! I love ciders.
Cyser - roughly half mead and half hard cider - is a wonderful thing. hard to find, but worth the effort
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:13:08pm |
re: #227 reine.de.tout
Hey, I'm all about keeping abreast of world affairs!
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:13:11pm |
re: #158 WindUpBird
Ever seen the blog Cake Wrecks? If you hate cake, you'll probably love it. :D
I love cake and CakeWrecks both. THat is some funny stuff.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:13:40pm |
re: #226 Killgore Trout
It's really amazing. It's fizzy like champagne and not too sweet.
Ciders can range from drier to crisp to sweet depending on the fruit. I've had a few good pear ciders, but I'm guessing the home brew beats anything I've tried. Enjoy!
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:13:44pm |
re: #230 Walter L. Newton
Light weights... all of ya... I stopped drinking 4 years ago Jan. 2010. My nightly intake was a 6 pack of Mickeys and 1 or 2 pints of Southern Comfort.
Stone sober at work, stone sober for functions where I needed to be sober, stone sober for anything that mattered, every other minute, buzzing. And you would never know it.
You're a strong man, to leave behind such habits. Congratulations to you - and any other Lizard - who can kick the habit.
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:14:08pm |
re: #216 Killgore Trout
One of my hippie neighbors aksed if the could come over and collect all my left over Pears from my tree this fall. Last week the gave me a case of homemade Perry. The stuff is fucking fantastic!
That sounds delicious. I'm seriously considering trying out some different brews at home. At the u-brew place they sell a equipment set-up for making wine and beer. It's only sixty bucks. You can buy wine or beer kits from them or just use your own stuff. It would be so easy to get different fruit around here. The area is full of old farmsteads with fruit trees that you can just go gather it all for free.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:14:43pm |
re: #227 reine.de.tout
Should we have a boob thread to go with the drinking?
Or maybe Killgore will start talking about about pulling noodles again.
We already have blow jobs, so go for it!
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:15:19pm |
re: #172 Sharmuta
Just remember... in Europe, it's imported beer.
When I was a college chick, I drank Newcastle. Girly, yuppified beer, right?
When I went to England, I went on ordering Newcastles. Eyebrows raised. Apparently it's a working-class man's drink over the water, and not the sort of thing you expect to see a girl grad student hoisting.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:15:33pm |
re: #237 Jadespring
That sounds delicious. I'm seriously considering trying out some different brews at home. At the u-brew place they sell a equipment set-up for making wine and beer. It's only sixty bucks. You can buy wine or beer kits from them or just use your own stuff. It would be so easy to get different fruit around here. The area is full of old farmsteads with fruit trees that you can just go gather it all for free.
I'm stuck in Texas, and not in peach country, so all I've got to work with would be prickly pears. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I wouldn't know where to begin.
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SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:15:48pm |
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:16:01pm |
re: #237 Jadespring
I think cider's a great way to go with first experiments with home brewing. The ingredients are cheap/free and it's pretty easy from what I can tell. Wine and beer can get pretty complicated and expensive to make.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:17:50pm |
re: #240 Guanxi88
I'm stuck in Texas, and not in peach country, so all I've got to work with would be prickly pears. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I wouldn't know where to begin.
And look at what i found:
[Link: winemaking.jackkeller.net...]
PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS WINE
* 5-6 lb. prickly pear fruit
* 2-1/2 lb. granulated sugar
* 1 tsp. acid blend
* 1 gallon water
* wine yeast and nutrient
Put prickly pear cactus fruit in large crock or pail. Pour one gallon boiling water over fruit. Wait two minutes (to loosen skin) and drain off water. Allow fruit to cool and carefully peel skin off, being especially watchful not to touch spines. Cut fruit into pieces not larger than one inch, put in pot, add 1/2 gallon water, bring to boil. Reduce heat to maintain gentle boil for 15 minutes. Cover pot and allow to cool to luke warm. Pour fruit and juice into large nylon grain-bag (fine mesh) or sieve and squeeze juice into primary fermentation vessel. Discard pulp. To juice, add sugar, acid blend, yeast and nutrient and stir to dissolve sugar. Cover well and set in warm place for seven days, stirring daily. Siphon off lees into secondary fermentation vessel, top up with water, fit airlock, and let stand three weeks. Rack and top up, then rack again in two months. Allow to clear, rack again if necessary, and bottle. May taste after one year, but improves with age.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:17:56pm |
Still waiting for 'bunnymud' to answer.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:18:00pm |
re: #239 SanFranciscoZionist
How funny. You remind me of a conversation I had just the other day with a friend who loves Guinness like me. She says that every time she drinks it people think she's a lesbian because Guinness isn't a "girls" beer! Believe me, she's not a lesbian! nttawwt!
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:18:13pm |
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:18:15pm |
re: #240 Guanxi88
I'm stuck in Texas, and not in peach country, so all I've got to work with would be prickly pears. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I wouldn't know where to begin.
Just google "making prickly pear wine'! :)
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:20:34pm |
re: #244 Charles
Still waiting for 'bunnymud' to answer.
Probably wrote, edited, re-wrote and re-edited the answer a number of times. Couldn't get anything to look like both a straight answer and a snark at the same time
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:21:07pm |
re: #215 WindUpBird
I'm a giant fan of this stuff: Old Stock Ale
I don't know if it technically qualifies as a barley wine, but it's very complex and definitely in that realm. Everything North Coast does seems to turn to gold.
I like a good beer. That's right coast local and why I never heard that name.
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Guanxi88 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:21:11pm |
re: #246 Semper Fi
This is new to me. First time heard of it.
Great summertime beverage. Very quenching.
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Semper Fi Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:25:31pm |
re: #251 Guanxi88
Great summertime beverage. Very quenching.
I can just see myself tomorrow morning going over this thread and taking notes.
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Jadespring Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:27:32pm |
I've decided to name this eggnog drink I'm having right now, 'Really Dangerous.'
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:27:36pm |
re: #249 sattv4u2
Probably wrote, edited, re-wrote and re-edited the answer a number of times. Couldn't get anything to look like both a straight answer and a snark at the same time
Or it could be *crickets*.
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Irenicum Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:30:14pm |
re: #254 Sharmuta
It seems this bunny doesn't know how to multiply thoughts.
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sattv4u2 Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:30:19pm |
re: #254 Sharmuta
Or it could be *crickets*.
In that it's still logged in, I thinks it's really really trying to think of and write something witty!
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:41:16pm |
Imagine my surprise. To ban or not to ban, that is the question.
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Sharmuta Wed, Dec 23, 2009 6:45:59pm |
...whether tis nobler in the thread to suffer the links and errors of outrageous nirthers...
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:11:10pm |
re: #245 Irenicum
How funny. You remind me of a conversation I had just the other day with a friend who loves Guinness like me. She says that every time she drinks it people think she's a lesbian because Guinness isn't a "girls" beer! Believe me, she's not a lesbian! nttawwt!
This would not happen in Portland, because everyone here drinks crazy strong beer. :D The winter beer festival here is nothing but 8-11% ABV porters, stouts, barleywines and strong ales, and I think the gender mix when I was at the festival was about 40% female, 60% male.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:12:49pm |
re: #250 Semper Fi
I like a good beer. That's right coast local and why I never heard that name.
If you're local to their beers, go get yourself some! they are ALL EXCELLENT. My favorites are Brother Thelonious, Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Pranqster, and the Old Stock.
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Kewalo Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:16:45pm |
re: #253 Jadespring
Did you heat up the eggnog or are you drinking it cold? It sounds delicious!
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The Sanity Inspector Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:54:23pm |
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Olsonist Wed, Dec 23, 2009 9:40:45pm |
Round Midnight.
There used to be a SFBay radio station named KJAZ 92.7 FM. Their record library and several of their DJs got moved over to the estimable KCSM after they shut down. KJAZ would play Round Midnight every night around midnight and I'd often make a point of listening for it. You'd just be amazed with the variety of that standard. They also did My Funny Valentine every morning running up to Valentines Day.
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ryannon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:06:52pm |
re: #40 Guanxi88
Unrelated - but then again, why not? - I had occasion recently to watch a few flicks, some of which I think might be received favorably here:
Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Grey: Light on story, heavy on imagery
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse: Fritz Lang - how can you go wrong?
and, for about the millionth time:
Kontroll - Hungarian flick by Nimrod Atal. See it.
Ok, I just did. It's ok, but if you like subway environments, there's always the 20-year old "Subway", a tolerably well-done thriller with Isabelle Adjani Christopher Lambert and a distinct 'French Touch' by Director Luc Besson. Very well acted and Adjani gives it immeasurable class:
[Link: www.wildscreen.tv...]
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ryannon Wed, Dec 23, 2009 10:11:20pm |
Here's a much better look at "Subway" than the above video:
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bunnymud Thu, Dec 24, 2009 11:32:50am |
I've never had a different name here. Only registered once. And I'm sorry that I posted a link that went against your tightly structured world. What was I thinking, these grant loving scientists with a clear agenda couldn't possibly do such a thing.
P.S. The "little ice age" is also missing from their typical graph.
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bunnymud Thu, Dec 24, 2009 11:35:23am |
P.P.S. Just noticed you deleted my link. I never knew censorship could give me a chuckle >
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bunnymud Thu, Dec 24, 2009 11:37:28am |
Here is a non-birfer link talking about the issue:
[Link: epw.senate.gov...]
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Charles Johnson Thu, Dec 24, 2009 11:48:56am |
re: #268 bunnymud
And I'm sorry that I posted a link that went against your tightly structured world.
No, you posted a link to a whacked out extremist website that promotes Birtherism, creationism, conspiracy theories, and climate change denial. Which isn't surprising, because you're just parroting the nonsense they feed you, without any real understanding of the issues. Then you complain about "censorship," because I don't allow links to World Net Daily. How pathetic.
And of course, then you post a link to James Inhofe's website -- another whacked out far right climate change denier. Have you ever read anything from a reputable source, or do you get all your information from crazy people? Never mind, I already know the answer to that.
I know I'm wasting my time with you, but maybe someone else will find this link valuable:
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Charles Johnson Thu, Dec 24, 2009 12:26:18pm |
Was there a Medieval Warm Period?
The Medieval Warm Period found warm conditions over a large part of the North Atlantic, Southern Greenland, the Eurasian Arctic, and parts of North America. In these regions, temperature appears to be warmer than the 1961–1990 baseline. In some areas, temperatures even even as warm as today. However, certain regions, such as central Eurasia, northwestern North America, and the tropical Pacific are substantially cooler.
So the Medieval Warm Period was not a global phenomen. Warmer conditions were concentrated in certain regions. Some regions were even colder than during the Little Ice Age. For this reason, the paper's authors refer to the Medieval Warm Period as the more technical sounding 'Medieval Climate Anomaly' (the MCA in Figure 1). Personally, I don't see the term becoming ubiquitious.
There is also an examination of temperature patterns during the Little Ice Age. There is pronounced cooling over the Northern Hemisphere continents. However, some regions such as parts of the Middle East, central North Atlantic, isolated parts of the United States and tropical Eurasia displaying warmth comparable to present day.
What does this all mean? To claim the Medieval Warm Period was warmer than today is to narrowly focus on a few regions that showed unusual warmth. However, when we look at the broader picture, we see that the Medieval Warm Period was a regional phenomenon with other regions showing strong cooling. Globally, temperatures during the Medieval Period were less than today.
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