Post #281,026
4/9/07 12:06:09 AM
4/9/07 1:44:48 AM
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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 :)
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Post #281,031
4/9/07 6:58:39 AM
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Interesting. Thanks.
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Post #281,036
4/9/07 9:17:57 AM
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I love ouzo
Goes great with black jelly beans!
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Post #281,043
4/9/07 10:14:10 AM
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Ick!
I cannot stand licorice flavoring except as a very subtle flavor note in something fairly complex.
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Post #281,048
4/9/07 11:38:29 AM
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Flavor not a problem
After 2 or 3 shots, the taste buds are rendered useless.
Opa!
Smile,
Amy
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Post #281,056
4/9/07 1:10:12 PM
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I wouldn't be able to keep them down
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Post #281,059
4/9/07 2:10:34 PM
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you're not alone
licorice - yuck
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Post #281,061
4/9/07 2:15:53 PM
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same problem here.
instant gag reflex.
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Post #281,062
4/9/07 3:01:40 PM
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Girlymen, the lot of you.
You don't know what drunk IS until you've been off your face on Pernod.
Peter
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Post #281,063
4/9/07 3:13:34 PM
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I think I may
A liter of Jack Daniels over ice while operating the grill certainly was educational :-)
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Post #281,064
4/9/07 3:16:38 PM
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Yeah. Girlymen!
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Post #281,080
4/9/07 4:54:15 PM
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I've heard legends about that stuff :)
Smile,
Amy
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Post #281,238
4/10/07 1:21:19 PM
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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.
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Post #281,251
4/10/07 2:50:16 PM
4/11/07 4:12:06 PM
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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.)
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Post #281,315
4/10/07 11:35:13 PM
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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
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Post #281,342
4/11/07 8:19:18 AM
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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 :-)
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Post #281,085
4/9/07 5:23:43 PM
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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.
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Post #281,086
4/9/07 5:26:51 PM
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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
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Post #281,089
4/9/07 5:36:36 PM
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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).
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Post #281,105
4/9/07 6:23:22 PM
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Heard about that
He found a bottle that was 150 years old or somesuch.
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Post #281,138
4/9/07 9:18:25 PM
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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.
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Post #281,141
4/9/07 9:20:43 PM
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tequila is a great drink with no side effects :-)
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Post #281,178
4/9/07 10:31:01 PM
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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?
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Post #281,181
4/9/07 10:37:43 PM
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and the volume.
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Post #281,187
4/9/07 11:07:54 PM
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Loud
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Post #281,205
4/10/07 1:43:49 AM
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Was leaning towards "plenty"..or just "a lot".
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Post #281,260
4/10/07 3:16:33 PM
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Why? You do all three at the same time...
Pretty much.
And that near litre of Jack... how was that?
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Post #281,262
4/10/07 3:19:53 PM
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Ask. Its a bash favorite story.
I don't remember it at all:-)
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Post #281,215
4/10/07 8:32:03 AM
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used to pay $3.50 a fifth for homemade mescal, excellent!
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Post #281,316
4/10/07 11:38:15 PM
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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
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Post #281,190
4/9/07 11:27:14 PM
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wish that were so
I have an allergic reaction to tequila.
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Post #281,317
4/10/07 11:39:38 PM
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Allergic reaction
do you wear white platform shoes and crash biker bars? </PeeWeeHerman>
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Amy
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Post #281,352
4/11/07 9:42:07 AM
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And do the big shoe dance?
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Post #281,405
4/11/07 2:36:51 PM
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:-)
no, my hands swell up and my sinuses go bezerk.
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Post #281,417
4/11/07 4:13:47 PM
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"Berserk". HTH.
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Post #281,488
4/12/07 3:08:46 AM
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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
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Post #281,491
4/12/07 3:34:27 AM
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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?
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Post #281,084
4/9/07 5:22:54 PM
4/9/07 5:24:49 PM
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Not a big ouzo fan, but lately I have been enjoying tuaca
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Seamus
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Post #281,094
4/9/07 5:45:59 PM
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That looks good.
Is it more lemony or orangey?
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Post #281,108
4/9/07 6:37:22 PM
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It is
On the rocks.
It is more orangy with just a hint of vanilla.
Seamus
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Post #281,318
4/10/07 11:41:12 PM
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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
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Post #281,361
4/11/07 10:36:56 AM
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Yukon Gold
Tried some for the first time yesterday.
Orangey and smooth! I highly recommend it.
Smile,
Amy
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Post #281,368
4/11/07 11:39:06 AM
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Thought that was a potato.
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Post #281,381
4/11/07 12:40:10 PM
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eh version of southern comfort
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Post #281,385
4/11/07 12:47:00 PM
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Are you thinking of Yukon Jack?
The only Yukon Gold I ever heard of was a potato
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Post #281,406
4/11/07 2:45:33 PM
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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
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Post #281,443
4/11/07 7:08:23 PM
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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.
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Post #281,467
4/11/07 10:00:58 PM
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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
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Post #281,514
4/12/07 9:56:28 AM
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My first hangover
involved beer and cottage cheese. It was not pretty.
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Post #281,519
4/12/07 10:20:38 AM
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Eeew. Now I have a Very Bad Picture in my head.
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Post #281,527
4/12/07 11:21:52 AM
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was that the edible cottage cheese or the visual on the guy?
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Post #281,535
4/12/07 12:24:31 PM
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No guy involved
Just me and a pint of cottage cheese.
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