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Post #281,024 by a6l6e6x 4/8/07 11:46:56 PM Reply	Are Turk plate designs allowed flowers and leaves? :) I thought Islamic decorations were all about geometric patterns. Alex When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis
Post #281,026 by Andrew Grygus 4/9/07 12:06:09 AM 4/9/07 1:44:48 AM Reply	Not so. If you look you'll find plenty of Islamic art that depicts not only flowers but people and even Mohamed the Prophet himself! Ironically, the ban on representational art originates from an extreme Christian sect who's members were converted to Islam - and it was later adopted by other extreme Islamic sects. And Turks? Hell, any so called "Islamic" culture that enjoys their hard liquor (raki, of which I'm enjoying a wee draught of at this moment, over ice) is not going to blanch over a few silly flowers. Note: even in Turkey it is considered improper to imbibe raki or other alcoholic beverages during Ramadan (well, at least during daylight). Note: for those more familiar with "Greek Culture", raki is called ouzo there, or arak in Arabic, though why Arabs would have a word for such a thing is beyond me :) [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx] Edited by Andrew Grygus April 9, 2007, 12:11:19 AM EDT Edited by Andrew Grygus April 9, 2007, 01:44:48 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #281,031 by Another Scott 4/9/07 6:58:39 AM Reply	Interesting. Thanks.
Post #281,036 by Lily 4/9/07 9:17:57 AM Reply	I love ouzo Goes great with black jelly beans!
Post #281,043 by tuberculosis 4/9/07 10:14:10 AM Reply	Ick! I cannot stand licorice flavoring except as a very subtle flavor note in something fairly complex. I4 NOW! Impeach, Indict, Incarcerate, Inject Bush, Cheney, Gonzalez, Rumsfeld, Rove, Rice
Post #281,048 by imqwerky 4/9/07 11:38:29 AM Reply	Flavor not a problem After 2 or 3 shots, the taste buds are rendered useless. Opa! Smile, Amy
Post #281,056 by tuberculosis 4/9/07 1:10:12 PM Reply	I wouldn't be able to keep them down I4 NOW! Impeach, Indict, Incarcerate, Inject Bush, Cheney, Gonzalez, Rumsfeld, Rove, Rice
Post #281,059 by SpiceWare 4/9/07 2:10:34 PM Reply	you're not alone licorice - yuck Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #281,061 by bepatient 4/9/07 2:15:53 PM Reply	same problem here. instant gag reflex. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,062 by pwhysall 4/9/07 3:01:40 PM Reply	Girlymen, the lot of you. You don't know what drunk IS until you've been off your face on Pernod. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]
Post #281,063 by bepatient 4/9/07 3:13:34 PM Reply	I think I may A liter of Jack Daniels over ice while operating the grill certainly was educational :-) Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,064 by Lily 4/9/07 3:16:38 PM Reply	Yeah. Girlymen!
Post #281,080 by imqwerky 4/9/07 4:54:15 PM Reply	I've heard legends about that stuff :) Smile, Amy
Post #281,238 by jake123 4/10/07 1:21:19 PM Reply	I've piled lots of it though I've had more Ricardo than Pernod; basically the same thing but less money down at the liquor store.
Post #281,251 by CRConrad 4/10/07 2:50:16 PM 4/11/07 4:12:06 PM Reply	Ricard, no o. Yes, in my experience, it's what the French... ...drink. At least the Provencal folks (Lyonnaise, et environs) I consorted with some twenty-plus years ago. (I think that may have been because it was [relatively] local to them.) [Edit: Tyypo] [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah] Edited by CRConrad April 11, 2007, 04:12:06 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #281,315 by imqwerky 4/10/07 11:35:13 PM Reply	I happen to have a bottle of Ricard in my fridge as we speak. Some friend who hail from the Gallic Way gave it to us a while back. Wicked stuff, that. Smile, Amy
Post #281,342 by bepatient 4/11/07 8:19:18 AM Reply	Last time I had that was on the bench during a soccer game in the outskirts of Beauvais. Drink this, they say, it will keep you warm. It did :-) Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,085 by Andrew Grygus 4/9/07 5:23:43 PM Reply	Yes, I recall when I was dating the Apache princess . . . We went down to Hollywood to a Greek restaurant to celebrate someone's birthday, I don't remember if it was her's or mine. She was familiar with Greek restaurants because she'd been married to a Greek sailor at the age of 16 (and assured me everything you've heard about Greek sailors is true). Rounds of ouzo were traded with other diners and a good time was had by all. While driving past the Burbank Airport I first noticed some misbehavior of my vehicle. Stopped to inspect and found I had a flat rear tire. I have no idea when it went flat or how long it had been flat, but that's when I first noticed it. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #281,086 by boxley 4/9/07 5:26:51 PM Reply	absinthe is better for the wild willies I remember once upon a time in gibralter a mate was extolling pernod and I made a bet that I could finish a bottle of bacardi 151 and he couldnt finish a bottle of pernod. Dont know who won that bet but I finished mine, heaving didnt count and that was one of the few times I have ever had a hangover. The next day us miscreants were read the riot act at captains mast and put over the side of the ship on scaffolding, on the sunny side and painted it with oil based paint. 80 plus degrees, no wind in the sun and warm brakish water to drink. Much puking overboard by all. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,089 by Andrew Grygus 4/9/07 5:36:36 PM Reply	Unfortunately, the recipe for real Absinthe was lost. Due to an accidental oversight in EU law Absinthe is now legal in Europe and several manufacturers are attempting to put it back in production, but but most is rot gut. Analyzing bottles of "pre-ban" absinthe did no good since nearly all fake. An American chemist has come up with the best recipe (by a very wide margin, I hear) and believes it's the real stuff. He's having it manufactured in Europe because it's still illegal in the U.S. (though that is being worked on). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #281,105 by admin 4/9/07 6:23:22 PM Reply	Heard about that He found a bottle that was 150 years old or somesuch. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #281,138 by Silverlock 4/9/07 9:18:25 PM Reply	Er, is tequila unavailable in bonny old GB? Worst drunk I've ever had. Followed by the worst hangover ever experienced by this human male. Never again. I know I am not alone on this. ----------------------------------------- You can fire an at will employee for good cause or no cause, but not bad cause.
Post #281,141 by boxley 4/9/07 9:20:43 PM Reply	tequila is a great drink with no side effects :-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,178 by Andrew Grygus 4/9/07 10:31:01 PM Reply	Depends on your Tequila I've got some aged 150-proof that's really very nice. I've also got some tequila brought to me from Mexico by a "friend" - "bottled" in the very same plastic cube as is customary for 90 weight hypoid gear oil. Have I tried it? Just how stupid do you think I am? [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #281,181 by bepatient 4/9/07 10:37:43 PM Reply	and the volume. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,187 by drewk 4/9/07 11:07:54 PM Reply	Loud === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #281,205 by bepatient 4/10/07 1:43:49 AM Reply	Was leaning towards "plenty"..or just "a lot". Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,260 by folkert 4/10/07 3:16:33 PM Reply	Why? You do all three at the same time... Pretty much. And that near litre of Jack... how was that? -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #281,262 by bepatient 4/10/07 3:19:53 PM Reply	Ask. Its a bash favorite story. I don't remember it at all:-) Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #281,215 by boxley 4/10/07 8:32:03 AM Reply	used to pay $3.50 a fifth for homemade mescal, excellent! Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,316 by imqwerky 4/10/07 11:38:15 PM Reply	Mescal good stuff! I have eaten half a worm and a whole one (on separate occasions). From what I can remember, I had a good time. Smile, Amy
Post #281,190 by SpiceWare 4/9/07 11:27:14 PM Reply	wish that were so I have an allergic reaction to tequila. Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #281,317 by imqwerky 4/10/07 11:39:38 PM Reply	Allergic reaction do you wear white platform shoes and crash biker bars? </PeeWeeHerman> Smile, Amy
Post #281,352 by Lily 4/11/07 9:42:07 AM Reply	And do the big shoe dance?
Post #281,405 by SpiceWare 4/11/07 2:36:51 PM Reply	:-) no, my hands swell up and my sinuses go bezerk. Darrell Spice, Jr. Trendy yet complex\nPeople seek me out - though they're not sure why\n[link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass] [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare]
Post #281,417 by CRConrad 4/11/07 4:13:47 PM Reply	"Berserk". HTH.
Post #281,488 by pwhysall 4/12/07 3:08:46 AM Reply	Not necessarily. He could be referring to [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezerk\|this]. Although I didn't have him down as a hair metal fan. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]
Post #281,491 by CRConrad 4/12/07 3:34:27 AM Reply	And what might Tigertailz, in turn, have meant...? A not too far-fetched guess, IMnshO, is that they made the exact same error as Darrell. (Although in their case it may of course have been intentional.) Kind of ferrous, innit? [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #281,084 by Seamus 4/9/07 5:22:54 PM 4/9/07 5:24:49 PM Reply	Not a big ouzo fan, but lately I have been enjoying tuaca [link\|http://www.tuaca.com/\|http://www.tuaca.com/] Seamus Edited by Seamus April 9, 2007, 05:24:49 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #281,094 by Lily 4/9/07 5:45:59 PM Reply	That looks good. Is it more lemony or orangey?
Post #281,108 by Seamus 4/9/07 6:37:22 PM Reply	It is On the rocks. It is more orangy with just a hint of vanilla. Seamus
Post #281,318 by imqwerky 4/10/07 11:41:12 PM Reply	Tuaca Lemon Drop My best friend from college always serves them when we get together. Tuaca, Vodka and a lemon drop. Light it, let burn off, then shoot it. Yum!!! (hiccup) Smile, Amy
Post #281,361 by imqwerky 4/11/07 10:36:56 AM Reply	Yukon Gold Tried some for the first time yesterday. Orangey and smooth! I highly recommend it. Smile, Amy
Post #281,368 by Andrew Grygus 4/11/07 11:39:06 AM Reply	Thought that was a potato. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #281,381 by boxley 4/11/07 12:40:10 PM Reply	eh version of southern comfort Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,385 by hnick 4/11/07 12:47:00 PM Reply	Are you thinking of Yukon Jack? The only Yukon Gold I ever heard of was a potato
Post #281,406 by imqwerky 4/11/07 2:45:33 PM Reply	guess so Apparently it is officially named Yukon Jack but those who drink it call it Yukon Gold. (At least, the person I with whom I was drinking called it that and the bartender understood his order.) Smile, Amy
Post #281,443 by Silverlock 4/11/07 7:08:23 PM Reply	My first memorable hangover involved Yukon Jack Mixed it half and half with pink lemonade (it seemed like a good idea at the time), filled a 1/2 gallon picnic thermos with it and went to a John Prine concert. People tell me it was a good concert. I wouldn't know. ----------------------------------------- You can fire an at will employee for good cause or no cause, but not bad cause.
Post #281,467 by imqwerky 4/11/07 10:00:58 PM Reply	ICLRPD it seemed like a good idea at the time Pink lemonade? Reminds of the days of drinking Bacardi and Kool Aid. Would have loved to have seen John Prine in concert. Sorry your only memory is the hangover :0) Smile, Amy
Post #281,514 by Lily 4/12/07 9:56:28 AM Reply	My first hangover involved beer and cottage cheese. It was not pretty.
Post #281,519 by Silverlock 4/12/07 10:20:38 AM Reply	Eeew. Now I have a Very Bad Picture in my head. ----------------------------------------- You can fire an at will employee for good cause or no cause, but not bad cause.
Post #281,527 by boxley 4/12/07 11:21:52 AM Reply	was that the edible cottage cheese or the visual on the guy? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #281,535 by Lily 4/12/07 12:24:31 PM Reply	No guy involved Just me and a pint of cottage cheese.

A simple Easter dinner. - (Andrew Grygus) - (53) - April 8, 2007, 11:21:31 PM EDT

Are Turk plate designs allowed flowers and leaves? :) - (a6l6e6x) - (52) - April 8, 2007, 11:46:56 PM EDT

Not so. - (Andrew Grygus) - (51) - April 9, 2007, 01:44:48 AM EDT

Interesting. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 9, 2007, 06:58:39 AM EDT

I love ouzo - (Lily) - (34) - April 9, 2007, 09:17:57 AM EDT

Ick! - (tuberculosis) - (33) - April 9, 2007, 10:14:10 AM EDT

Flavor not a problem - (imqwerky) - (32) - April 9, 2007, 11:38:29 AM EDT

I wouldn't be able to keep them down -NT - (tuberculosis) - (31) - April 9, 2007, 01:10:12 PM EDT

you're not alone - (SpiceWare) - (30) - April 9, 2007, 02:10:34 PM EDT

same problem here. - (bepatient) - (29) - April 9, 2007, 02:15:53 PM EDT

Girlymen, the lot of you. - (pwhysall) - (28) - April 9, 2007, 03:01:40 PM EDT

I think I may - (bepatient) - April 9, 2007, 03:13:34 PM EDT

Yeah. Girlymen! -NT - (Lily) - April 9, 2007, 03:16:38 PM EDT

I've heard legends about that stuff :) -NT - (imqwerky) - (4) - April 9, 2007, 04:54:15 PM EDT

I've piled lots of it - (jake123) - (3) - April 10, 2007, 01:21:19 PM EDT

Ricard, no o. Yes, in my experience, it's what the French... - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 11, 2007, 04:12:06 PM EDT

I happen to have - (imqwerky) - (1) - April 10, 2007, 11:35:13 PM EDT

Last time I had that - (bepatient) - April 11, 2007, 08:19:18 AM EDT

Yes, I recall when I was dating the Apache princess . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 9, 2007, 05:23:43 PM EDT

absinthe is better for the wild willies - (boxley) - (2) - April 9, 2007, 05:26:51 PM EDT

Unfortunately, the recipe for real Absinthe was lost. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - April 9, 2007, 05:36:36 PM EDT

Heard about that - (admin) - April 9, 2007, 06:23:22 PM EDT

Er, is tequila unavailable in bonny old GB? - (Silverlock) - (16) - April 9, 2007, 09:18:25 PM EDT

tequila is a great drink with no side effects :-) -NT - (boxley) - (15) - April 9, 2007, 09:20:43 PM EDT

Depends on your Tequila - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - April 9, 2007, 10:31:01 PM EDT

and the volume. -NT - (bepatient) - (4) - April 9, 2007, 10:37:43 PM EDT

Loud -NT - (drewk) - (3) - April 9, 2007, 11:07:54 PM EDT

Was leaning towards "plenty"..or just "a lot". -NT - (bepatient) - (2) - April 10, 2007, 01:43:49 AM EDT

Why? You do all three at the same time... - (folkert) - (1) - April 10, 2007, 03:16:33 PM EDT

Ask. Its a bash favorite story. - (bepatient) - April 10, 2007, 03:19:53 PM EDT

used to pay $3.50 a fifth for homemade mescal, excellent! -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 10, 2007, 08:32:03 AM EDT

Mescal - (imqwerky) - April 10, 2007, 11:38:15 PM EDT

wish that were so - (SpiceWare) - (6) - April 9, 2007, 11:27:14 PM EDT

Allergic reaction - (imqwerky) - (5) - April 10, 2007, 11:39:38 PM EDT

And do the big shoe dance? -NT - (Lily) - April 11, 2007, 09:42:07 AM EDT

:-) - (SpiceWare) - (3) - April 11, 2007, 02:36:51 PM EDT

"Berserk". HTH. -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 11, 2007, 04:13:47 PM EDT

Not necessarily. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 12, 2007, 03:08:46 AM EDT

And what might Tigertailz, in turn, have meant...? - (CRConrad) - April 12, 2007, 03:34:27 AM EDT

Not a big ouzo fan, but lately I have been enjoying tuaca - (Seamus) - (14) - April 9, 2007, 05:24:49 PM EDT

That looks good. - (Lily) - (13) - April 9, 2007, 05:45:59 PM EDT

It is - (Seamus) - (12) - April 9, 2007, 06:37:22 PM EDT

Tuaca Lemon Drop - (imqwerky) - April 10, 2007, 11:41:12 PM EDT

Yukon Gold - (imqwerky) - (10) - April 11, 2007, 10:36:56 AM EDT

Thought that was a potato. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - April 11, 2007, 11:39:06 AM EDT

eh version of southern comfort -NT - (boxley) - (8) - April 11, 2007, 12:40:10 PM EDT

Are you thinking of Yukon Jack? - (hnick) - (7) - April 11, 2007, 12:47:00 PM EDT

guess so - (imqwerky) - (6) - April 11, 2007, 02:45:33 PM EDT

My first memorable hangover involved Yukon Jack - (Silverlock) - (5) - April 11, 2007, 07:08:23 PM EDT

ICLRPD - (imqwerky) - April 11, 2007, 10:00:58 PM EDT

My first hangover - (Lily) - (3) - April 12, 2007, 09:56:28 AM EDT

Eeew. Now I have a Very Bad Picture in my head. -NT - (Silverlock) - April 12, 2007, 10:20:38 AM EDT

was that the edible cottage cheese or the visual on the guy? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 12, 2007, 11:21:52 AM EDT

No guy involved - (Lily) - April 12, 2007, 12:24:31 PM EDT

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