Today, being the twentieth day of the month of March, spring is dawning....
And up here in the Great White North, guess what...? It's snowing.

Hello from up here in CanuckyFuckyLand. Montreal in the beautiful province of Quebec to be exact.

This being my first foray on this board, I however consider myself to only be somewhat of a slight newbie. I have been experimenting with the three availeable types of absinthe/pastice that are availeable up here.

These being Absente, Versinthe, and the ubiquitous Hill's. I do however have two bottles of Versinthe La Blanche on the way from Spirit Corner.

Of the three I have tasted, I prefer the Versinthe pastice. What I'm really looking for here is a little guidance into what you guys would consider the "good stuff".

I've read alot about MoonMan, and the stuff you guys tag as HG (Hapsburg?). Where and how can I get my hands on them? I've already decided that my next purchase is going to be a couple of bottles of UE 68 from LdF.

Anyhoo...I hope I don't offend anyone with my lack of posting experience. You'll just have to bear with my while I get my sea leggs so to say...

And if there are any other canucks out there (especially quebecers) let me know!

Steven "The Colonel"

Greetings from a fellow Can-adian!

It's sad to see that you've tried Hill's but I suppose suffering through a few glasses will help us appreciate the good stuff more.

Also: if you are planning on ordering from LDF I'd say mix up the order a bit; order 1 UE 68 and a Fougerolles. "Variety is the spice of life!" so they say.

Welcome.

Love your chicken by the way.

DG

Uh, no.

Welcome and you're on the right track with LdF.

Hello and welcome. Yes with LDF you are definately on the right track. Try the VdF 72 absinthe...they have new version out now which is better than the earlier version.

Bienvenue!

And yeah, what they all said about LdF.

HG=Hapsburg...that's funny. Howdy, anyways!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot...YOU HOSER!!!!

Well, I guess I've been louched by the Lounge Lizards...

Someone tell SpongeBob that I've got picture's of myself in combat gear too.

So, until I've got more drunken ramblings to share with the rest of you...

Thanx for having me.

Steven

Hey Steven,

That wasn't me in the combat gear, I just liked the patch on the guy's arm.

I'm not really the combat type, my Dad was in the army, he retired as a sergeant major. If you've ever seen the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket you've seen my pop. I had enough of army stuff when I was a kid. I actually think I deserve vet benefits.

Anyway, welcome and thanks for doing the combat thing for those of us who don't want to.

Why do they pronounce Colonel as if it had an 'r' in it?

Hey Steven.

I wish I could find the fucker who made up all the spelling and grammar rules so I could give him a nice sound ass kicking.

You know one of those all day country ass whoopins, as RD Mercer would say. Better pack a lunch.

Why not just take out your frustration on Sixer?

whar dohyous guys pronounce Colonel assiffen i thasan 'r' innit?

Hey Steven

You know I'm still too amazed at the fact that he's so good at the grammar and spelling of a foreign language (to him).

It's like beating up Rainman because he's so good at math. I'd just rather watch him do his annoying magic.

Nice one...I hadn't noticed it. I think my government hasn't really done enough over there either.

Steven

So Colonel, are you a real colonel, or do you just like chicken?

BTW, I just figured out why they spell colonel that way. It contains the word colon, one end of which is an asshole.

Not a jab at you, just an observation.

Oh, and on the topic of Sixer, have you seen this?

...

Boy, I sure f'd up that post

Hey, I'm getting close to 200 posts though.

...and it's(see Sixela) only taken 6 months!
In a year, who knows?....400?

...

Thank goodness the monkey's off the hot seat ....

DG

Personally, I LOVE Hill's.

Keeps my windows sparkling clean, and leaves NO STREAKS!

And it's great for getting gum off the bottom of your shoe.

That picture rules!

Most excellent.

It's not a fairy penguin (a.k.a. Linux "Tux"), and it's not green, but since many over here finds my current avatar too menacing and is calling me sixer anyway...

Just let me get it into gimp at home. I'll leave it blue, in deference to the lounge colour scheme, and because I'm liking Blanche absinthes almost as much as Vertes these days.

Oh, boy, you have a lot to learn. But welcome , stay around and you will find out.


Be prepared for some , or even

But that's just how it is here.

Do you have any knowledge of the german language? That will help you in your efforts to find out what HG means.

You're forgetting the

*salutes the Colonel in a half-assed, civvy-type manner*

Welcome fellow nooby!

Can anyone tell me why we humans can't seem to digest corn colonels? I keep findin' 'em in me poo.

L8R

Welcome aboard.

We need an emoticon for that.

Welcome! Did you bring any of that chicken with you?

A Colonel in the Lounge. How strange is that. Greetings in return.

Just slightly stranger than that picture of your C. Everette Coop poster lying on the floor of your living room.

DG

Meet me at the Cuff, SCHNELL