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18 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Must get out your way for the holidays, between you and Macabre it sounds like there would be no shortage of food.

Oh yes plenty and on the contrary, you would be treated as Guest of Honour, Head of the table.. break out the china tea service sort of occasion.

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I am in heaven, it doesn't get much better than this. 4JNKEVh.jpg

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Even at my drinking pinnacle, I can't say that I ever found a taste for gin. Good luck to you.

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Gin and Tequila - can't stand either of them.

I am in heaven, it doesn't get much better than this.

4JNKEVh.jpg

I love the Co-op

Good to see your balancing all that alcohol with a low-calorie mixer!!

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I am in heaven, it doesn't get much better than this. 4JNKEVh.jpg I love the Co-op

Even at my drinking pinnacle, I can't say that I ever found a taste for gin. Good luck to you.Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Tapatalk

Gin and Tequila - can't stand either of them.

I am in heaven, it doesn't get much better than this. 4JNKEVh.jpg

I love the Co-op

Good to see your balancing all that alcohol with a low-calorie mixer!!

Neither gin nor tequila are distilled, could be something to that, because I don't like them either.

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29 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Neither gin nor tequila are distilled, could be something to that, because I don't like them either.

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???? Sure they are - tequila is fermented and distilled agave, and gin is distilled spirits (which usually means grain) either flavored or re-distilled with juniper berries and/or flavor. Various subdivisions denote different processes or ingredient requirements. White liquors aren't my favorite either, but I've had good times with G&Ts and a couple of wild evenings at the mercy of Wacholder, as well as having a definite appreciation for the smokier and more herbal end of the tequila spectrum.

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29 minutes ago, BlutAusNerd said: Neither gin nor tequila are distilled, could be something to that, because I don't like them either.

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???? Sure they are - tequila is fermented and distilled agave, and gin is distilled spirits (which usually means grain) either flavored or re-distilled with juniper berries and/or flavor. Various subdivisions denote different processes or ingredient requirements. White liquors aren't my favorite either, but I've had good times with G&Ts and a couple of wild evenings at the mercy of Wacholder, as well as having a definite appreciation for the smokier and more herbal end of the tequila spectrum.

Huh, I guess I've been misinformed. Either way, they don't suit my fancy.

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11 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Now that all looks tasty. I dig that Fentimans stuff, but it's stupidly expensive here. Never seen that particular Schweppes flavor. I think I'll be having a bottle of wine to myself after we get home tonight... I may have earned it, too.

The Fentiman's is usually really expensive here as well, but the co op had it on sale for £3 a bottle

10 hours ago, BlutAusNerd said:

Even at my drinking pinnacle, I can't say that I ever found a taste for gin. Good luck to you.

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I think I must have picked up the taste for gin from my grandfather, he makes the most wonderful sloe gin. Having said that, I really can't stand gin and tonic.

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2 hours ago, jfk36 said:

Just came across this through facebook. A newly engaged couple came across a black metal band shooting promos in the woods.

They encountered a black metal band during their engagement shoot.

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/couple-encounters-black-metal-band-woods-engagement-shoot/story?id=42938480

Can see the distribution of power in this band perfectly in this shot.  The two guys on the left got all the props, one of the two on the right had to go home and explain to his mom where her candlestick went.

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