Bring me a Tennent\'s Scotch, please!

Dragonsreach

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Finn17:
I suspect if you drank enough of it, it might become an acquired taste, but that applies to anything alcoholic......
NO! I state my case against Retzina.
Tastes like the mouthful of earth you used to get from the Rugby field after a collapsed scrum.

Absinthe... Possible
Ouzo...Maybe
Tequilla...Ok
 

finn17

New member
Lightweight!

Originally posted by Dragonsreach
NO! I state my case against Retzina.
Tastes like the mouthful of earth you used to get from the Rugby field after a collapsed scrum.
My stepfather, RIP, used to drink the special spirit that was the only alcohol kept on submarines, and generally used to clean the periscope lens.
That\'s how much of a dedicated pisshead he was.:D
 

finn17

New member
Yeah..but...

Malibu and bleach cocktail is almost palatable... and....it does make you feel like you have been drinking alcohol:flip:
 

Fizl

Secret Crocodile
Dragonsreach,

I have to say I like the three spirits you mentioned, but I agree about the Retsina, you can use that to remove varnish!

Another particularly awful one is the low grade metaxa you can get in greece. Right dodgy stuff (although the 7 star stuff is good)

Shaz
 

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Boy I almost wish I knew what you guys were talking about.

An occasional Bacardi & Coke (with lime) for me at the end of a long week.

No smokes for 11 months. :flip:
 

dauber22

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There\'s Retzina and then there\'s Retzina. The first time I ever had it, it was a delicious, rather mellow beverage. The second time I had it, it was more like PineSol without the foam :|~ Plus, it seemed to have a time-delayed hangover :( I was fine the next day and was quite amazed. However, the day after that I spent a large portion of in the bathroom, working both ends as it were. :~:)moon:

As to beer prefferances: Molson, Moosehead, Killian\'s Red, Sam Adams Dark, Guiness or Bass.

Just as an aside, when I was in college, we used to consume large quantities of a quality product called Genesee Cream Ale, primarily because it cost 99 cents for a six pack or $12 for a half keg. When I was in Texas, I stumbled across some. It now came in a very fancy-smancy box and was stashed with all the fancy micro-brewery stuff and cost $6.49 a six pack. Talk about inflation!!!:wow::eek::wow:

PS - no smokes for 11 minutes:duh:
 

dauber22

New member
Originally posted by Dragonsreach
Dauber22
PS - no smokes for 11 minutes
No smokes for 48 years!

As I\'ve always told my kids, this is the best and only reliable way to quit!!!! (short of death) Congrats, Mike. You are a wise man!
As Dedwrekka has commented: \"Dad after ALL the THINGS you\'ve done in your life, isn\'t it ironic that the only one yuou\'re addicted to is tobacco\" :rolleyes::duh:
 

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Wrongo Dauber. I am very addicted to air. I think I go into seizures without it. But I have heard rumors that it is poisonous. Most of the people that have breathed it are now dead.
 

Dragonsreach

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Staff member
Originally posted by airhead
Wrongo Dauber. I am very addicted to air. I think I go into seizures without it. But I have heard rumors that it is poisonous. Most of the people that have breathed it are now dead.
Well lets face it. It is second hand at the very least!;)
 

Greymane

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strange but true

Originally posted by airhead
Wrongo Dauber. I am very addicted to air. I think I go into seizures without it. But I have heard rumors that it is poisonous. Most of the people that have breathed it are now dead.

Air is indeed toxic the most toxic component is oxygen, we use bleach to kill bacteria by oxidation, breathing pure oxygen is not good long term and will kill you if you breath it more than 10m underwater.

Oxidative stress hypothesis :

Modifications and damage to cellular molecules by free radicals is capable of altering \"genetic programmes\" and disrupting cell function, thereby contributing to ageing regardless of DNA damage. There is an extensive work on such role of free radicals causing damage to DNA, proteins and lipids. Also there is clear correlation between lifespan and oxygen consumption / body weight in number of species. Enzymes (SOD, catalase, glutathione peroxidase) involved in free radical metabolism are known, though their regulation is not well understood.

therefore I breath only when absolutely necessarylol
 
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