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[A.B. Normal]

Is that even a number?

[A.B. Normal]

Also, I had a mango wheat beer, followed by two mimosas at sunset, because fuck the rules, and maybe some wine.

And go figure that getting tipsy would remind me that I need to clean up this place a little.

[A.B. Normal]

And TGO, Im looking at a bottle I believe you sent me about 5-8 years ago.
With one lone shot left in it.
It reads, SW 10-10.
Does it hail from Austin?

[TheGreenOne]

I think so. Or at least I pretend to remember so.

[A.B. Normal]

Fair enough.

[1888]

Absolutely incredible.

[1888]

Hello old friends...

[A.B. Normal]

I was just talking cigars in Glasgow and I thought of you.
How the hell are you, dear Digits?

[TheGreenOne]

Greetings.

[1888]

Cigars in Glasgow? Is there another seat available?

Seriously though, I'm doing very well and I sincerely hope that you are too and those still meandering around here as well!

On a whim, I was thinking about this place and couldn't believe that I remembered my login and pass. And once I got in the door, I could see some glasses sitting around that looked pretty fresh.

Again, absolutely amazing!

Now is Glasgow a vacation or did you say so long to the southwest?

...

Greetings GreenOne.

(Most likely doesn't work... hell, I've forgotten so much!)

Edited by 1888, 30 March 2019 - 07:10 PM.

[TheGreenOne]

As long as you remember how to drink and how to smoke cigars. That's what counts. At last as long as your drinking and smoking with friends.

[A.B. Normal]

Glasgow was just a vacation.
To see if I was ready to say goodbye to the Southwest.
And I am.

[DrinkSlinger]

Really?

[1888]

Wow.

It's officially a reunion.

I'm still drinking and I'm still smoking.

Amazingly.

Aside from that, I'm a shell of my formal self. I'm simply here... and I'm simply trying to figure out the matrix.

[1888]

Oh... and AB, yes.

Stay where you are and excel at life.

So says LL.

[1888]

Ok, I lied.

He didn't say shit.

[A.B. Normal]

Im not excelling at anything important here.
So Im moving to a quaint, quiet, lovely little town with a river running through it.
To live in a flat above a restaurant/pub, as Ive always dreamed.
Where people ask me to say mundane words and then giggle at my accent.
And where a plane ticket to another country costs next to nothing.

[A.B. Normal]

And for some reason, the Lounge is stealing my apostrophes.
Obviously stockpiling them for some sinister future plot involving The Penguin.

[Kirk]

They are over rated anyway

[jaded prol]

I think after decades in the southwest you just crave endless rain and greenery. Good time to leave this country though. Best wishes on your dream home and hope to see you here as well with tales of your adventures.

[TheGreenOne]

The interwebs. They go to Glasgow. And many other places. They follow you where ever you go and they watch you while you sleep.

 

Don't be a stranger.

[Bognoz]

I know where you can buy

a cheap plane ticket to.

 

And you won't need apostrophes

just some terminal e's.

[A.B. Normal]

I wont be giving up this well-worn barstool.
It cradles my bahookie (that is a new Scottish word I have adopted, as should you) quite well.

[Bognoz]

I am very much in the market

to adopt a bahookie.

[Bognoz]

Although the vowel count

would make it rare here.

[TheGreenOne]

Live Bahookie

[Bognoz]

Yeah, I've heard some pretty

musical bahookies in my day.

[Bognoz]

Although not all were

sweet and melodic,

if you know what I mean.

[Bognoz]

I think you do. We've all experienced

some mean honkin' stonkers before,

haven't we?

[Kirk]

I practice for volume

[A.B. Normal]

Seriously, whats happening to my apostrophes?

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[Kirk]

[Kirk]

I posted the album but it vanished

[Bognoz]

[jaded prol]

The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

[A.B. Normal]

Grate.
Now I have to write without contractions, possessives, and good old Southern colloquialisms.
That will certainly sound natural coming from me.

[Bognoz]

Invent an apostrophic pig latin:

 

Abbie6rs got a punctuation problem,

her 6rpostrophes 6rave stroked out.

 

All I6rll add to that is this:

Sorry ma6ram, this stool6rs taken.

[Bognoz]

Inelegance has never been so elegant.

[A.B. Normal]

Why sir, you certainly have a way with punctuation.

[Absinthe_1900]

I'll hire a helpful person to make balloon apostrophes.

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[A.B. Normal]

Ah, some things never change.

[1888]

I... wait.

Is that... ???

Nevermind.

Regardless, I'm very happy for you AB. :)

[1888]

Perhaps one day, I'll be sleeping within the crumbled castle walls in the south of France...

[1888]

Perhaps one day, I'll be sleeping within the crumbled castle walls in the south of France...

[Absinthe_1900]

There is no place like home.

 

It's a dream of extraordinary magnitude.

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Edited by Absinthe_1900, 14 April 2019 - 01:59 PM.

[TheGreenOne]

My apostrophe's apostrophe: '

[TheGreenOne]

[Bognoz]

It's a widdle silly to think

there could ever be a real

apostrophe catastrophe.

[A.B. Normal]

Digits, castles are drafty.
Crumbling castles are especially drafty.
Find a nice cottage.
Cottages are cozy.

[A.B. Normal]

And the Apostrophegeddon is upon us.

[Bognoz]

It6rs much, much worse

than you would believe.

[A.B. Normal]

I deep-fried a deviled egg today.
Not proud, just saying...

[artemis]

As long as you don't have a haggis hanging from a rafter. Seriously, I was lately musing on the possibility of living in a Scottish village, some place where I could walk (not far) to a pub and enjoy a pint of Belhaven or the like. And clearing the fuck out of the U.S.A. for good. Nice to know that someone is seriously entertaining the possibility. Maybe your new place has a couch whereon I can crash for a night or twelve ...

[Bognoz]

Mmmmm, haggis.

 

When offal can't get any betterer!

[Kirk]

I would leave here if I could cut the chains

[jaded prol]

Me too,

[Absinthe_1900]

I'm staying put, it'll be myself, and Keith Richards, emerging unscathed from the rubble when everything collapses.

[artemis]

The roaches have been here since the time of the dinosaurs.

They will be right there tussling with Keith over a doughnut in the gutter.

[Absinthe_1900]

They'll make a nice garnish for Keith Wendigo stew I'll be making.

[artemis]

There is a very real mental disorder known was Wendigo psychosis in which the sufferer has insatiable desires to consume human flesh despite the fact that there may be more conventional food sources available.

 

Better not ask what he wants for dessert.

[Absinthe_1900]

Wendigo Stew A La Ravenous The Movie.

 

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[A.B. Normal]

I spent some time tonight,
trying to figure out
If champagne is to be treated like beer or wine.

[jaded prol]

I've been enjoying some really nice, fruity, smooth and well aged Romanian Slivovitz Troyanska.

[artemis]

If champagne is to be treated like beer or wine.

 

Like wine - down the sink.

 

Haven't seen the ravenous movie.

 

Seems like there was a wendigo in a Steven King story, that's all I knew about it.

[A.B. Normal]

Holy fucking xit, I6rm drinking absinthe.
I6rd almost forgotten how it tasted.
And I6rve been saving it for nine years, apparently.
Figgered that6rs long enough.

[artemis]

I detect a Gaelic accent rolled into the personal pronouns. Prepping? Nine years is plenty long for absinthe. For anything, really.

[Bognoz]

I am in love with Abbie's personal pronouns.

I could get downright possessive about them.

Truthfully made me vocalize my mirth

to see what she had done. Ah, love.

I'm ready to head to Scotland for a dram.

[A.B. Normal]

I6rm not there yet.
Sometime this summer...

And I consider the personal pronouns a gift from you.

[Bognoz]

Validated by a woman at last.

 

You are a woman? I mean

Djirk's seen your tits, yeah?

[Kirk]

I have not

[Bognoz]

Rut row.

[Kirk]

but I've seen her ass

[Bognoz]

[A.B. Normal]

You6rre all my asses.
And if I remember correctly,
you6rre all my boobs, too.

[Bognoz]

Oh, Fug me.

[A.B. Normal]

Are you all on vacation?
All 4 of you?

[jaded prol]

Just real busy.

[Kirk]

I'm out in my fenced in area

[Bognoz]

I thought you only cared about me.

Musta been sumptim I didn't say.

[Kirk]

Anything you don't say makes me mad

[Bognoz]

I'm not gonna respond to that.

[artemis]

Words, like violence, break the silence.

[TheGreenOne]

The Aesthetics of Silence

[artemis]

I have this shirt - it draws a lot of remarks, for some reason:

[louchefabrik]

A modified Mule with Cranberry juice.

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[louchefabrik]

https://youtu.be/vqnk9HWbKRA
Es gibt keine Ruhe da!

Edited by louchefabrik, 10 June 2019 - 11:52 AM.

[artemis]

The day after the photo of that mug was posted, a visitor was looking at my habanero tree (see the other thread).  Damned if she didn't make a comment out of nowhere about Moscow Mule Mugs.  She has never seen this forum.  Then my daughter ups and says she was thinking about getting me one of those mugs.  I don't drink vodka and I don't drink from metal vessels - some sort of metallica electricity thing goes on with my teeth and tongue.  But the synchronicity -

[artemis]

Tibro, I got your letter.  I hope to respond - just so you know I'm not ignoring nor forgetting.

[Kirk]

There is going to be an annual absinthe festival in middleburg VA starting June 5 and 6th, 2020, put it on your calendar and show up, there should be good times in store

[Bognoz]

Who am I

to stand

in Defiance?

[Kirk]

Mount Defiance is sponsoring it and we hope to have a lot of absinthe makers there selling product as well as other vendors, music and food. I am trying to round up the judges panel and come up with tasting protocols for the competition, I could really use some help or some company. We will probably cook a batch or two too to put away

[TheGreenOne]

http://www.louchedlo...131#entry228001

[TheGreenOne]

http://www.louchedlo...c=5572&p=208445

[Kirk]

I was hoping I'd get to see you there

[Bognoz]

Mebbe I should see if there are flights

with a layover, so to speak,

in Scotland.

[A.B. Normal]

Middleburg, VA? Seriously?
I hail from an even smaller town down the road apiece.
How cosmopolitan of them.

[A.B. Normal]

Almost a reason to go home again.

[Hans Conried]

Hey Abs, didn't you just successfully flee the U.S.? If you make the trip back, I guess I there's no excuse for me not to drive the 2hrs from here. I'll continue to pop in for updates!

 

As a trivial side note, I have some good friends in Middleburg, NL that I only see once a decade as well.

[Bognoz]

NL? North Louisiana? Always

thought it was Louisiana

and East Louisiana. Hmmph.

[Bognoz]

Seriously, how many rooms

for rent in Middleburg?

Are they prepared for an onslaught?

[Hans Conried]

Netherlands...

[Bognoz]

...You mean (N)hoLland?

 

I knew that.

 

Well, NL I knew.

Middleburg, Holland is news to me.

[A.B. Normal]

I6rm sure Middleburg is loaded with B&Bs.
A friend of mine runs a lovely one nearby.
There are also breweries and vineyards.
Though, I suppose when I say nearby,
you should keep in mind that I had to drive 15
minutes to get to the nearest 7-11.

Also, my fleeing occurs Wednesday.

[Bognoz]

Shillfests and driving do not mix.

[Bognoz]

I'm thinking of driving to Skotchland.

Mebbe by way of Hellbitch.

Lemme know your address.

 

Travel well.

[jaded prol]

Say hey to Hellbitch. Wonder if he's still cookin'.

 

Middleburg's too far for my leaky old junker -- and the car too. Likely better stuff down here in Xit City. Thirsty fux always welcome for an impromptu spillfest and louched reminiscences of memories lost.

[A.B. Normal]

Just come to Moffat. Tell them you6rre looking for the purple-haired American. It6rs a small town. They6rll know where to find me.

[TheGreenOne]

[Kirk]

D.C. airport Dulles is 30 minutes from Middleburg, there are plenty of hotels and B&B's in the area. June 5 +6, Middleburg VA.

[A.B. Normal]

Oakland Green B&B. Tell them you know me. Or maybe don6rt.

[Kirk]

Middleburg International absinthe competition and festival will be June 5 and 6. I am hoping you will come, I talked Artemis into driving Eric up and they will join me in judging the absinthe. Ted said he might set up a display or talk and Rene  is donating a generous amount of glasses for the event and he may display some stuff too. I  invited Scott MacDonald and Brian Robinson to join me as judges and they both said yes, Scott provided a lot of input on the judging as well as the events in general.

Almost named it the Middleburg International Louche Fest or m i l f

[jaded prol]

Now it's beginning to sound tempting.

[artemis]

Everything goes better with milf.

[Bognoz]

Dough wanna jink sit

I'm shuffling some cards

an iffen I'm delta hand

well, writey-o, I'll sea

[Kirk]

You're cumin by boat?

[Bognoz]

Strangely

mebbe by weigh

of Wyoming.

[Bognoz]

Trying to write my way there.

[Bognoz]

Boats are too heavy to float.

[Bognoz]

Trying to nail down details

for a stay in Moffat.

Found a cheap apartment

with fireplace and sauna.

And acres of land.

[Bognoz]

Impromptu Louche Fest.

With men in skirts.

[A.B. Normal]

Fabulous.

Except I prolly won6rt be here much longer.
Back to the States Oct-Jan, then IF I go back, prolly somewhere up North.

But this is definitely a great place to take a little respite from the world.

[Bognoz]

23-26.9?

[A.B. Normal]

Perhaps. Possibly doing some camping.

[Bognoz]

I was looking at glamping

at the Green Frog Pod

south of town. Butt

hot and moist saunaded

mucher betterer than

cool moist port-a-poddies.

[A.B. Normal]

Sauna sounds nice.
Still not sick of grey and rain
butt I could use a little heat.
My blood runs thin these days.

[artemis]

I have been in contact with Eric, at Kirk's request, about the impending fiesta.

He professes to be excited about it, probably for reasons that have little, if anything, do to with absinthe.

It's a long way off, and I don't like planning things.

For now, Kirk and I and Eric are in agreement that it could be a nice thing.

[artemis]

Please to be enjoying this, on Youtube:

Отава Ё - Про Ивана Groove (русское готическое R'N'B) - Otava Yo

Video links no longer work for me here. 

 

Eric and Kirk are both in that video (not really, they're Russians).  "Otava Yo" is fresh grass growing where grass was previously mowed - apparently it's a

rural reference that's not widely understood even in Russia.  I read some remarks by one of the guys about their videos: "Of course is not reality we are living, but we would like it to be, and we hope that everyone would like to join us".  I know I would like to.  That woman is blazing hot, too - no makeup, cotton dress, no shoes ...

[artemis]

Last Sunday I had a drink of absinthe, the first in prolly several years, and I liked it, so I had another, and chased it with a bottle of strawberry lambic.

 

The absinthe was courtesy of Kirk, partly in the in the interest of evaluating Mt. Defiance Distillery, but mostly because I've run slap out of people from whom to cadge absinthe, and Kirk is generous (I was pretty excited about the Beekeeping magazines he used for packing!).

 

The stuff is very good, clean, no faults whatsoever, with quality herbs evident.   Not a bomb in any sense - powerful but restrained, I might say if I were saying something.

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[Kirk]

Russian new grass revival, almost makes me like Russians again.

I'm looking forward to having you here in Virginia again, I've done a few more things to the place since you were last here.

We have a beautiful house and grounds rented for the judges to evaluate in peace and quite and a huge venue for the public events.

The Judges are

Kirk

Eric

Artemis

Scott MacDonald

Brian Robinson

I formed this particular panel for obvious reasons.

The best absinthe in the competition will not be judged by the mayor or a local celebrity.

[artemis]

I've done some cursory Internet research on Middleburg and was curious about the actual venue, because I don't think you've mentioned it - the spirits barn at the distillery seems interesting enough, but I presume the event itself is elsewhere.  It hadn't occurred to me that the evaluation would occur at a different location, much less in private, but that seems to be a good idea on both counts, and actually makes it considerably more appealing.

 

As for the Russians, I've always admired them, other than the criminals, of which there is unfortunately no shortage.  In the early 70s I was stationed in Japan, holding a top secret crypto security clearance from the U.S. gummint, and there was a sort of Worlds Fair upcoming on the island, only it was all about oceans, so we American boys were briefed to be on the lookout for Russki agents, who would be at the fair for no other reason than to befriend us for nefarious reasons.  And I went to the fair and sure enough this fellow, looking like Dolph Lundgren, I kid you not, very well-dressed and with almost perfect English, approached me and started feeling me out with obvious questions.  I just told him I didn't know anything about aircraft and was only there for the octopi and he let it go in disgust.  Can't blame them for trying.

[Kirk]

The cider barn is pretty good sized with large open grounds and an enclosed herb garden  the distillery, close by and located in town will also be used as part of the venue. The house is outside of town: https://www.airbnb.c...9GIViCbiWE4fSPu

historic inn at oatlands hamlet

[Bognoz]

Any of this xit xow gittin xown

on the Wealth Xanel™?

[Bognoz]

Will there be a pilgrimage

to bury Xitbags™ of dead weight

at Banshee Reeks?

[Bognoz]

It all zounds zo zinematic.

 

[Kirk]

 the judges were going to camp out in the train yard around a barrel fire but the organizers wanted to make sure the entries wouldn't get bottle shock.

[Absinthe_1900]

Sounds Super Duper.

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[Bognoz]

Me stinkses mebbe your afeared

to be on a pubic stage

with the enormous Xitbag™

and Snott Sack McDroll.

It could be humiliating.

[Kirk]

He was the first person I thought of when I was asked to put together the panel of judges, I like his enthusiasm.

[artemis]

Besides, he looks like Gene Wilder, or so we thought when we first encountered him in the Catskills ....

[artemis]

So if I understand correctly, the judgmentality is to take place at that chalet, and the festivities themselves are scattered about at various other locations, including the cider barn ...

[artemis]

Russian new grass revival

 

That had not even remotely occurred to me, etymologically speaking, in connection with "Otava Yo".  I believe you have nailed it.
 

in the train yard around a barrel fire

 

See Youtube

vRJ5cCP0ZPE

[Kirk]

Yeah, the judging on friday is sequestered and the rest of the events revolve around the cidery and distillery, mostly Saturday after the announcement of the winners.

[artemis]

More awesomeness from Otava Yo.   I cannot watch that fiddler without seeing Eric.

[Bognoz]

See?quester? Naaah,

 

Poking everyone else's eyes out

is just the same as blind justice.

 

Innit?

[Bognoz]

Do the judges get, like, an armband

or sumkigna kewl robes to wear?

Y'know sews they can be identified?

Or do we hafta scan the crowds

for Gene Wilder, Morty Feldman,

a giant Xitbag™ Frankenstein,

Russian violinist and Greenman?

[Bognoz]

House about a yoonephorm?

 

[Kirk]

I have the absinthe scepter.

[Bognoz]

Never wave your scepter

where a bludgeon is called for.

 

[artemis]

I was less comfortable with the idea of judging than any other aspect of the fiesta; the sequestration eased my mind considerably.

There's no good reason the judging should be spectated; the less it's a performance, the more likely it is to be fair, it seems to me.  And it's supposed to be free from outside influence - a random fart from a fat woman in the crowd could cause an innocent distiller to pay a heavy price.

Of course, the judges may see fit to perform for each other, but that can be worked out judgementally, in private, as it should be.

If the judges must wear Zippy hats to keep them humble, that's okay too.

As for the scepter, it brought a motley and decidedly out-of-place herd safely through a not entirely friendly neighborhood to the county fair in Allentown. 

Whether that was because of its inherent magical power, beauty, or obvious utility as a meat tenderizer, I may never know.

[Bognoz]

Anecdote to a random fart

 

[Bognoz]

Officious fart sniffler

 

[gasspectro]

Is the judging/tasting going to be blind?

[jaded prol]

Probably after the third sample -- assuming the samples are numbered rather than labelled. I wouldn't mind slipping in a sample myself.

[Kirk]

Completely blind tasting, the bottles will be decanted by a third party at a different location.

[Absinthe_1900]

If the judges must wear Zippy hats to keep them humble, that's okay too.

 

I may drive over to see that...
 

[Zippy]

I'd like to see that.

[artemis]

Why did I think Zippy wore a hat?

 

He has only a ribbon on his topknot.

 

The judges will require each a head prosthesis, barring some genetic devolution between now and then to do the job naturally.   Haven't seen any of those other judges in years, though.  Might have already taken place, for all I know. 

 

I have to say that l've never looked at a glass of absinthe from the fond, as it were, as in the above photo.  It strikes me as a bit theatrical, dare I say.  Don Walsh set the bar pretty low with that photo years ago of him scrying with a rotovap flask as though it were a crystal ball.  It inspired "Luger" to make of a photo spread of himself dancing around a space-age industrial plant (Volvo, I think) in fairy drag, hitting the technology with a magick wand to create the world's only authentic absinthe.  He was going to post it at FV but I talked him out of it, as it would have given me away as a double agent in the HG cold war.  In retrospect, I should have encouraged him to publish without delay.

[artemis]

Is that Jack on the right?

 

[artemis]

Maybe the event will be commemorated commercialized on an absinthe label .....

 

[artemis]

Irregardless, I shall be wearing at that time of year my dou li.

 

 

 

If I'm at the fiesta or doing yard work, either way.  I've worn it all summer (starts in February here).  Best hat ever designed by humans for ameliorating the sun.  Requires some realignment of muscle memory, though, for walking through doorways.  And if it's windy, forget it.

[Absinthe_1900]

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The hats convey that solemn louchlounge™ look you want in an absinthe judge.

Edited by Absinthe_1900, 28 September 2019 - 05:10 AM.

[artemis]

Now that's the whole crux of the biscuit. When a man "converts" to a religion just for the hats ....

[Kirk]

I'm  a hat hound  mostly of necessity but I'm a sucker for a bold one.

[Absinthe_1900]

https://vscustomhats.com/

 

VS Custom Hats makes a nice looking Fedora that fits perfectly.

They made my Howard Hughes Fedora that I watch old airplane movies with. Giant flying boat sold extra.

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[artemis]

I'm intrigued by the boots worn by one of The Hu.

 

I haven't sourced those, but these might be right for a Louchefest.

 

[Bognoz]

I wanna see you at the Big Green Egg

wearing that osimness while you grill.

[artemis]

Keeping in mind that the Egg is a smoker, not a grill, it sits on the patio, mostly unused except in Winter (cause it's too fucking hot to go outside right now, let alone go outside to play with fire).

The boots will probably remain forever on the wish list, like so many other items.

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[artemis]

The egg was younger that day, as was I, and fatter, and with a different hat.

Home in the heart of the country had been recently scratched off the list.

 

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[Absinthe_1900]

You need a smoking cap hat to go with the big green egg smoker, plus it'll go well with those boots.

 

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[Kirk]

I would wear those boots

I have a pith helmet like that, it said traffic control and I added the word "bee" to it

[artemis]

Mine's made of straw, and kind of small.  My grandfather wore one of those big Ramar of the Jungle canvas jobs, with the strap and everything.  Seems like just the thing for hanging with bees.

 

[TheGreenOne]

I'm never gonna do it without the fez on

[jaded prol]

Or you could get one of these --

 

https://gear.drunkar...uct/maroon-fez/

[Bognoz]

A big part of the beauty of a fez

is the roadster it accessorizes.

 

[Bognoz]

Just think of the judges

in a convoy travelling

from sequestration

to the sequined festival.

[Absinthe_1900]

https://fez-o-rama.com/

 

https://fez-o-rama.c...jack-o-bastards

 

 

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[artemis]

That movie was on TMC last night or the night before. The Bank Dick was on the same night or so.

 

The fez people need a green fairy template - might be plenty of time to make some fezoras before the fiezta.  Or fezziwigs.

 

Any procession must be led by someone bearing the absinthe scepter.

 

I see the Mongols (except for the totem bearer)  have abandoned horses in favor of fozzil fuelz.

 

 

[artemis]

Above all, the judges must be moral men (note the hat).

[artemis]

This fact I'll emphasize with stress:

I never take a drink unless

Somebody's buying!

[artemis]

Hats that promote ignorance should come with some shitty absinthe.

 

And a lighter.

 

[artemis]

I like my similes like

I like my absinthe

Crafted by someone who knows what the fuck he's doing

[Kirk]

I'll drink to that. I'm a member of a non profit for the judging,

it's called  "Beverage Alcohol Education Corp"

[Bognoz]

Let me ficks that four h, uh, you:

 

sHitbag's Halitosis Hackumenical wHores

[Bognoz]

My hats keep my head warm.

What's inside my head

couldn't fill the world's smallest thimble.

 

Viva Las Ignoramistas!

[Bognoz]

If you don't know what the fuck you like

you're like, I dunno, some idiot's simile:

wrong, and no sense smiling about it.

[Bognoz]

That my elitist opinion.

For what it's worth.

[Bognoz]

That and five bucks'll get ya

coffee from some simpering barista.

[Kirk]

I have never had a cup of coffee from a barista, but one of my colleagues described a "pour over" like it was some kind of performance.

[Absinthe_1900]

That movie was on TMC last night or the night before. The Bank Dick was on the same night or so.

 

The fez people need a green fairy template - might be plenty of time to make some fezoras before the fiezta.  Or fezziwigs.

 

Any procession must be led by someone bearing the absinthe scepter.

 

I see the Mongols (except for the totem bearer)  have abandoned horses in favor of fozzil fuelz.

I keep both films on hand, and have my own Sons of the Desert drinking helmet.

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[artemis]

I don't know what a pour over is, but I was surprised and impressed recently to see that an artist can work even with coffee foam:

 

https://www.123rf.co...vertising-.html

 

I guess if there are spectators, it can be called a performance.  Maybe even if there are none.

 

The problem I have with "barista" is that, who needs a foreign name for a coffee pourer, even if he is an artist, and most of them are just coffee pourers.  I bet "barista" is pronounced by English-speaking tree-huggers everywhere like that Mongol singer would pronounce it, deep in the throat, like he's trying to hock up some hibernating bats.

[louchefabrik]

Been a while since I've posted here. From a winery tasting in Stafford(?),VA. Near Marine Base Quantico.

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[artemis]

It has come to my attention that the clip of Groucho that I linked was a censored version. The original included a verse from Groucho by which he expressed his intention to the rich lady, at around 28 seconds.

 

Also, I assumed "schnorrer" had something to do with snoring and have learned that it's actually a freeloader.