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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 15:30:37 GMT -5
I certainly wouldn't like to get into an argument with Amis about semantics though... he'd butcher me in under 3 seconds He appears to have been dead for going on 9 years; I'm pretty confident you could at least hold your own. Best take Barrister Baboon for back-up, though, just in case.
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ironchimp
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Post by ironchimp on Jun 16, 2014 15:39:36 GMT -5
Barrister baboon hasn't won a case in over 12 years. This could be a close fight. I'd like to think he could take Amis on drink for drink though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 15:41:12 GMT -5
Barrister baboon hasn't won a case in over 12 years. No wonder Jolly Mon insulted both you & bananas with such insolence & impunity on the old CBR board. No fear of a defamation lawsuit.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 16, 2014 16:00:51 GMT -5
worst editor ever - scotch is the drink - scottish the people. reported comment to a mod. *ahem* From Wikipedia -- English author Kingsley Amis endorsed the traditional Scotch-Irish usage implicitly in noting that "nobody talks about butterscottish or hopscots,...or Scottish pine", and that while Scots or Scottish is how people of Scots origin refer to themselves in Scotland itself, the traditional English usage Scotch continues to be appropriate in "compounds and set phrases".Barrister baboon hasn't won a case in over 12 years. No wonder Jolly Mon insulted both you & bananas with such insolence & impunity on the old CBR board. No fear of a defamation lawsuit. Being of Scottish descent, I'll respond to the comment from the English author: I doubt seriously that any Scotsman gives a damn the opinion of an "English author" about what we should call ourselves. See the movie Braveheart for the proper Scottish response, which involves the proper use of the kilt towards an English blowhard. As the former Jolly Mon, bananas are still evil. Almost as much as referring to something other than the whiskey as "Scotch". And as a computer tech, I scoff at the use of Wikipedia as a source for, well, anything.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 16:15:39 GMT -5
As of about 5 years ago, at least, Wikipedia's entry on 80-Page Giants was unparalleled for not only its accuracy but also its sheer overall brilliance.
The parts I (re)wrote, anyway.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 16, 2014 18:26:45 GMT -5
Track & field isn't a sport; it's recreation. What we call "track & field" are actually the skills needed for a soldier in ancient Greece - running, jumping, vaulting over a barrier, throwing javelins and other dangerous things. I read somewhere recently that the most popular spectator sports in the US in 1950 were baseball, boxing and horse racing. Baseball's popularity has declined a bit relative to other sports, but not as much as boxing and horse racing have declined.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 19:44:15 GMT -5
People....I'm doing a quick survey here...
What's your favourite beer?
Mine's Heineken...followed by a local favourite...Carib...
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 16, 2014 19:51:07 GMT -5
I'll go with Corona.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 16, 2014 20:17:52 GMT -5
Obviously it varies by season. But overall probably Stone Brewing's Arrogant Bastard.
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Post by DubipR on Jun 16, 2014 20:37:51 GMT -5
People....I'm doing a quick survey here... What's your favourite beer? Mine's Heineken...followed by a local favourite...Carib... Depends. Mainly I'm a micro-brew guy and support the local breweries here. Lately I've been most of the beers from Absolution Brewery. But I do love Decheutes Black Butte Porter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 20:52:58 GMT -5
I generally prefer ales to beers, and Belgian Pale Ales rank pretty highly with me, but I also like porters and dark beers too. I particularity like Oktoberfests, especially authentic German import Oktoberfests.
I actually don't like Heineken (the first three times I tried it, it was skunked and that has colored my perceptions of it) and I consider Sam Adams to be scraping the bottom of the barrel for beer acceptable for human consumption, so I rarely drink anything mass produced and domestic.
If I am ordering something at a bar, it depends what they have on tap (I really prefer that to bottled and never drink canned beer), but my most frequent order is usually some kind of black and tan, with Guinness/Bass being the most commonly available combo. If I am getting something to bring home, most recently it has been Hoegaarden pale ale, or when I can find them beers form one of the six Trappist breweries in Belgium.
-M
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Post by berkley on Jun 16, 2014 22:43:24 GMT -5
Guinness in the fall, winter, and cooler part of the spring. Various lighter things in the warm part of the year, late spring and summer. I try to support local breweries when I can, but occasionally I'll have a Belgian import or a Kilkenny or something like that.
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Post by coke & comics on Jun 16, 2014 22:55:04 GMT -5
I'll get back to you. It is almost certainly Belgian, a strong ale, and brewed by monks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 23:11:19 GMT -5
I'll get back to you. It is almost certainly Belgian, a strong ale, and brewed by monks. Ah man after my own heart....and palate. -M
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 17, 2014 2:04:03 GMT -5
I am German and I have never had a beer in my life.
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