19 Jul 05
Originally posted by WulebgrLove the bourbons , but the single malt scotches are the choice here recently .
I smoke tobacco (tried weed, but didn't find it worth the price) and I drink regularly. However, I've never experienced addiction. I imagine that would be bad, perhaps even worse than sobriety, which strikes me as a life with few pleasures. In my experience with smoking and drinking, quality is critical. Commercial cigarettes hold little interest for me, f ...[text shortened]... axed state. Seagram's 7 might do with certain mixers, but Johnnie Walker is excellent straight.
19 Jul 05
Originally posted by darvlayA man offered you a drink but you were in the bag already? 😲
Yes. At a higher-end restaurant in Thailand, you could purchase a 40 ounce bottle of Johnnie Blue for approx. $200 CDN, then take whatever you didn't finish home with you. I didn't buy a bottle but a man who did was generous enough to offer me a glass. I wish I could say I enjoyed it more than anything but, truth be told, I was in the bag already and di ...[text shortened]... ate it as much as I would have liked to. Another time, I suppose!
I assume you've tried it?
Don't tell me that with that online personality you're easy...
19 Jul 05
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Originally posted by darvlayNo I have not. I don't even drink red and black that often. I'm working my way through everything made in Kentucky, while drinking mostly my mainstay--Wild Turkey Rare Breed.
Yes. At a higher-end restaurant in Thailand, you could purchase a 40 ounce bottle of Johnnie Blue for approx. $200 CDN, then take whatever you didn't finish home with you. I didn't buy a bottle but a man who did was generous enough to o ...[text shortened]... liked to. Another time, I suppose!
I assume you've tried it?
I liked the simplicity of their ad in Cigar Aficionado.
19 Jul 05
Originally posted by Moldy CrowFifteen years ago I lived upstairs from a the landlords--she went to Scotland every summer, and always offered us a few glasses of good scotch on the patio after she returned. Some days should never end, but they do.
Love the bourbons , but the single malt scotches are the choice here recently .
19 Jul 05
Originally posted by WulebgrOh , btw - When you're enjoying a great cigar and one of the fine whiskeys - dip the tip(non lit tip obviously) in the drink . The combination of the fine tobacco smoke filtering through smokey bourbon or scotch is little slice of heaven .
Fifteen years ago I lived upstairs from a the landlords--she went to Scotland every summer, and always offered us a few glasses of good scotch on the patio after she returned. Some days should never end, but they do.
19 Jul 05
Originally posted by Moldy CrowI've been doing that for years, and it is a practice worthy of recommending.
Oh , btw - When you're enjoying a great cigar and one of the fine whiskeys - dip the tip(non lit tip obviously) in the drink . The combination of the fine tobacco smoke filtering through smokey bourbon or scotch is little slice of heaven .
Clinton might have stayed out of a lot of trouble if he'd remembered that little flask in the desk, reputedly left behind by none other than U.S. Grant. At least that Republican knew where to dip his cigar!
19 Jul 05
Originally posted by WulebgrThe republican that did inhale , and the democrat that didn't impale .
I've been doing that for years, and it is a practice worthy of recommending.
Clinton might have stayed out of a lot of trouble if he'd remembered that little flask in the desk, reputedly left behind by none other than U.S. Grant. At least that Republican knew where to dip his cigar!
21 Jul 05
I doubt very much if anybody reading this will not know of somebody whose life has been adversly affected by drink or drugs.You only have to take a walk through the park in any town or city.
I've lost good friends because of alcohol and feel very angry about its place in modern life.Its everywhere and its just to easy.
I know its a personal viewpoint but I was hoping more people would come down on the side of sobriety.
21 Jul 05
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Originally posted by shrewI favor sobriety for my ex-wife, and all her relatives, including our two sons. In their family alcoholism runs rampant. I don't care to speculate how much the alcoholism is a consequence of psychological maladaptation, and how much is due to genetics (her favored explanation). But, alcohol messes up many lives.
I doubt very much if anybody reading this will not know of somebody whose life has been adversly affected by drink or drugs.You only have to take a walk through the park in any town or city.
I've lost good friends because of alcoho ...[text shortened]... I was hoping more people would come down on the side of sobriety.
Indeed, such destruction motivates my stance in favor of the pleasures of drink. I get no pleasure from slamming a half-rack of cheap beer, or drinking a bottle of cheap whiskey. My pleasure is found in moderate consumption of fine drinks--strong coffee, Scotch, bourbon, Guinness.
22 Jul 05
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Originally posted by WulebgrI think you hit the nail right on the head with "moderate consumption", each to there own as long as you never over do it.
I favor sobriety ...[Text Shortened]...
I get no pleasure from slamming a half-rack of cheap beer, or drinking a bottle of cheap whiskey. My pleasure is found in moderate consumption of fine drinks--strong coffee, Scotch, bourbon, Guinness.
I have personally tried all three and they each have their own issues when over used. The issues with the two drugs are each obvious and sobriety... well that just makes you boring and uptight - you need to let go sometimes. I believe that all should apply when appropriate. i.e.
Staying in and wanting to chill : weed
Going out and wanting to party : alcohol
Spending time with the kids, going out to lawyers office & other similar situations : sobriety
22 Jul 05
Originally posted by MCAI always say : You know you've had too much to drink when you're leaving the bar and you get your fingers stepped on .
I think you hit the nail right on the head with "moderate consumption", each to there own as long as you never over do it.
I have personally tried all three and they each have their own issues when over used. The issues with the two drugs are each obvious and sobriety... well that just makes you boring and uptight - you need to let go sometimes. I believe ...[text shortened]...
Spending time with the kids, going out to lawyers office & other similar situations : sobriety
22 Jul 05
No Hangover
Weed 1
Sob 1
Alcohol 0
Thinking profound thoughts other than more beer and t i t s
Weed 2
Sob 1
Alc 0
Cheese on toast tasting like a gourmet meal
Weed 3
Sob 1
Alc 0
No agressive morons with too much testosterone and too little brains.
Weed 4
Sob 1.5
Alc -1
Casual Sex
Weed 4
Sob 1.5
Alc 2
Weed still wins for me!
22 Jul 05
Originally posted by darvlayYou must be talking about a differant Thailand...
Yes. At a higher-end restaurant in Thailand, you could purchase a 40 ounce bottle of Johnnie Blue for approx. $200 CDN, then take whatever you didn't finish home with you. I didn't buy a bottle but a man who did was generous enough to offer me a glass. I wish I could say I enjoyed it more than anything but, truth be told, I was in the bag already and di ...[text shortened]... ate it as much as I would have liked to. Another time, I suppose!
I assume you've tried it?
I worked up country on the Mekong in a town called Nakomphanom
NKP is what we called it and you could get the original nickle bag!
They also served in the morning before the cops arrived, a soup
called Guitio Nam Guncha, thats sort of how it sounds.
That is this great morning soup with noodles and spices and the
Guncha part, well you might guess what that is. What a way
to start a day off! It was so funny, the cops so predictable, you
could count on them not showing up till 9 am so that wonderful
soup flowed till 8:45!
Then there was "Mamason's" a great little hole in the wall
restaurant with the best steaks this side of antarctica! She was a
great cook and you couldn't spend more than 3 bucks if your life
depended on it! Almost as good as the Portuguese place in
Jerusalem. The best times were had at the RamaIV hotel in
Bankok though, jeez what a bang. getting a drop of acid in a coke
then staying up all night to watch the sunrise.... playing chess
where the board kept wiggling around, great fun! wouldn't have
missed it for the world. The aussies were a gas. There was one
retired aussie rock star a regular there, funny as hell. You missd all
the good stuff I think.