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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 3, 2022 11:39:33 GMT -5
What? No love for Brew 102, the nastiest-tasting swill ever to occupy an aluminum can? That was the beer you bought when all you had was the change you dug out from under your couch cushions. (...) Never heard of Brew 102, but I recall back in the very early 1980s just before I hit my teens that the ridiculously cheap beer of last resort was generic:
It cost about $3.99/case. I think Hamm's (or maybe Schlitz?) was the next cheapest, at about $4.99/case.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 3, 2022 11:54:52 GMT -5
(...) I still remember thinking it tasted like a glass full of Tar. (now granted, I'm not a beer fan anyways..I'll drink it if no other option. . .but that initial impression of Guinness remains with me all these years later). Yeah, I've kind of gone full circle on beer myself - when I was a little kid and snuck a sip at some family get-together I thought it was the most disgusting swill I'd ever tasted (and I felt so betrayed - given how it looked, all golden and foamy, and how all of my uncles were sucking it down I thought it had to be like the best cream soda ever). Later, when I was in my twenties, I developed a taste for it, and even recall enjoying the many fine beers you can get in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (when I spent a few weeks there in 1994). Now, however, I'm back to just tolerating it occasionally: I'll drink maybe one or two bottles per year, and it has to be something higher end (and even then I'll squeeze some lemon or lime juice into it). I think the only exception is Belgian kriekbeer - I'd probably drink that more often if it wasn't so expensive. Cider is a different story, but again, it's hard to get the high-quality stuff where I live for a price I'm willing to pay.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 3, 2022 17:53:12 GMT -5
Had to do the taxes this weekend... It's never fun, but I will readily admit that since I gave in and started using a paid-for program instead of doing everything by hand, it takes a lot less time. I also had the opportunity to find out that my publishing venture earned me the grand total of $25.95 in 2021. As the saying goes, "don't quit your day job!"
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Post by Confessor on Apr 3, 2022 18:53:48 GMT -5
I also had the opportunity to find out that my publishing venture earned me the grand total of $25.95 in 2021. As the saying goes, "don't quit your day job!" Don't worry, no true artist is ever recognised in their own time.
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 3, 2022 20:55:13 GMT -5
I never developed a taste for beer. Some taste better to me than others, but I can't really recall one I actually enjoyed. Doesn't help that most beer makes me severely congested.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 4, 2022 0:16:03 GMT -5
I'll be the heretic: don't care much at all for beer, of any kind. Oh, I've drunk it (hard to get along in a Navy wardroom without drinking it, when on shore leave); but, I can only enjoy it with something heavy, like a thick and greasy burger and when it is completely ice cold and downed in a quick gulp.
My brother home brews and messes around with a brew pub. He had me try one, at his house and my verdict: tastes like liquid bread, just like all beers.
Nothing against it; just never developed a taste for it.
Now, give me a nice kahlua & cream and I am quite happy. Pretty much the only thing alcoholic that I ever really enjoyed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2022 14:06:59 GMT -5
…but, I can only enjoy it with something heavy, like a thick and greasy burger and when it is completely ice cold and downed in a quick gulp. That sounds nice to me!
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 4, 2022 19:19:23 GMT -5
I never developed a taste for beer. Some taste better to me than others, but I can't really recall one I actually enjoyed. Doesn't help that most beer makes me severely congested. I've never had much of a taste for alcohol in general. I honestly don't drink anything stronger than Mountain Dew
Which is great I guess considering that my mom has told me on numerous occasions that alcoholism is rampant in my biological father's side of the family
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2022 4:33:24 GMT -5
I was looking at some news headlines this morning, and one caught my attention. The link to the article is titled "Awkward moment during NCAA trophy presentation": www.yahoo.com/sports/ncaa-president-mark-emmert-gets-kansas-name-wrong-during-trophy-presentation-043654722.htmlWhat was the "awkward moment"? NCAA president Mark Emmert accidently said "Kansas City Jayhawks" before immediately catching himself and correcting with "University of Kansas Jayhawks". Somehow this warranted an article with a few paragraphs, plus commenting that despite correcting himself, "the damage was done". This small example made me reflect that this is what people thrive on online now, a never-ending hope to "catch" something they can demonize. The poor guy literally just fumbled his words briefly, let's all have a good laugh to make ourselves feel good. They also in the article show a tweet from "Awful Announcing". Seriously, this has gotten so old. The internet culture is largely nothing more than rubbernecking on the freeway at this point.
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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 5, 2022 7:41:10 GMT -5
I was looking at some news headlines this morning, and one caught my attention. The link to the article is titled "Awkward moment during NCAA trophy presentation": www.yahoo.com/sports/ncaa-president-mark-emmert-gets-kansas-name-wrong-during-trophy-presentation-043654722.htmlWhat was the "awkward moment"? NCAA president Mark Emmert accidently said "Kansas City Jayhawks" before immediately catching himself and correcting with "University of Kansas Jayhawks". Somehow this warranted an article with a few paragraphs, plus commenting that despite correcting himself, "the damage was done". This small example made me reflect that this is what people thrive on online now, a never-ending hope to "catch" something they can demonize. The poor guy literally just fumbled his words briefly, let's all have a good laugh to make ourselves feel good. They also in the article show a tweet from "Awful Announcing". Seriously, this has gotten so old. The internet culture is largely nothing more than rubbernecking on the freeway at this point.
It's actually worse than that... instead of simply gawking at accidents that happen, people now willfully and intentionally bait others into causing a lot of those same accidents.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 7, 2022 21:38:11 GMT -5
In the words of Elvis, Didja' Ever.....
I've been on vacation since Sunday (no trip; just no work). Yesterday, I was picking up some groceries and, in anticipation of receiving a new debit card for my present one, which expires at the end of the month, I put in my pin number, to practice it, before the new card arrives (so I can activate it). Well, I remembered the digits; but, not the correct sequence. I tried it again, thinking I just hit the wrong key. Nope. I retried, changing the order. Nope. Again. Nope. By now the register is kicking me out for a new form of payment. I reinserted the card and tried credit and it rejected me. Now, I'm pissed. I try a couple of more times and finally get it to approve the charge. I then go to my bank, which is at the other end of the stripmall, to reset my PIN, since I obviously can't keep the current one straight (and I did not choose it). They were very nice and helpful and I got it set to something I chose and could recall, with mnemonics. I thanked them and left, to go pick up some lunch. I had a gift card for Red Robin; and, since we hadn't eaten there in a while (the local's quality had declined), we decided to pick up from there. Placed my order and handed over the gift card. Then, the debit card for the remaining total. Declined. What?!? I just came from the bank! "Well it doesn't work in our system." So, I forked over the cash for the remainder (no tip, in response to the abrupt and snotty attitude of the waitress who took the to-go order and payment). After leaving and calming down, I figured that maybe the bank info needed to cycle through and would check it today, by doing a balance inquiry at the bank's ATM. Inserted the card, entered the new PIN. It printed out a slip and I ejected the card. Then, I looked at the slip. Unable to perform this transaction. Mother@#$%^&! So, into the bank (the reason I used the bank's ATM to test). Wait for a bank rep to assist me. Explain what happened and what I thought and what happened at the ATM. I also mentioned I am due a new card and wondered if that was a factor in things. The rep says that was a good possibility. Sure enough, the rejection code was for expired card. Except, the card has not expired. A quick phone call fixed that and a quick trip to the grocery store, for two items, confirmed it was working.
It appears that when I changed the PIN, the system somehow automatically assumed I was activating the new card. I used it a couple of more times and it was fine. However, I am waiting for the other shoe to drop when the new card does arrive. With modern banking, Murphy's Law trumps the FDIC!
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Post by wickedmountain on Apr 8, 2022 2:01:11 GMT -5
Hey Everyone just wanted to say Hi
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 2:07:16 GMT -5
Hey Everyone just wanted to say Hi Waves hi back! -M
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 5:34:39 GMT -5
I hate how the word “rare” is misused. On occasion, I see a pic of Lyle Waggoner as Batman (usually on Facebook), with the caption “Rare photo”. Well it isn’t rare in 2022, given the amount of times it’s been shared online. To me, something would be rare if one book, long out of print, had published that photo.
I also feel that the word is misused when it comes to discussions of LPs. Some seem to think that “multiple copies which attract a high price” means rare, but it doesn’t, surely? It means unavailable or inaccessible to the ordinary person with a limited income.
According to Record Collector, the world’s rarest record is That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger by The Quarrymen. There’s one copy in existence, owned by Paul McCartney. That certainly counts as rare, but if there are multiple copies of something, even if they attract a huge sum, that isn’t rare.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 6:07:45 GMT -5
I hate how the word “rare” is misused. On occasion, I see a pic of Lyle Waggoner as Batman (usually on Facebook), with the caption “Rare photo”. Well it isn’t rare in 2022, given the amount of times it’s been shared online. To me, something would be rare if one book, long out of print, had published that photo. I also feel that the word is misused when it comes to discussions of LPs. Some seem to think that “multiple copies which attract a high price” means rare, but it doesn’t, surely? It means unavailable or inaccessible to the ordinary person with a limited income. According to Record Collector, the world’s rarest record is That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger by The Quarrymen. There’s one copy in existence, owned by Paul McCartney. That certainly counts as rare, but if there are multiple copies of something, even if they attract a huge sum, that isn’t rare. Overall agree, I think rare gets overused a lot. When it comes to collectibles, usually I consider the terms "scarce" or "somewhat scarce" more applicable in many cases where yes, there's some excess of demand over supply, but not a true "rarity" in the purest sense. I once chased an old bank note for 25 years, maybe a handful known in existence. THAT was a rarity to me. On the Lyle Waggoner example, I do think of rarity in two different ways. Access to the picture may not be rare with online sharing, but the term "rare photo" can also apply to a situation that has been rarely photographed (as in Waggoner was rarely photographed as Batman). I don't know if that's the case here, but another take on rarity in my mind.
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