"Overproof" wrote in message

"Maxprop" wrote in message
Balderdash, you Belgian Cannuck. It must be all that dry, cold air up
there
giving you the misimpression that you have a tolerance for ethanol.


I'm basing my assumption on a lenghty study of Yankee drinking habits and
tolerances.

Did you perform said study in either Boston or San Francisco? Seriously
flawed, that study. Seriously . . .

Hey, that's my word, you plagiarist . . .

The hell you say.... I saw no copyright on it.

Well, okay, you can use it, but please limit your usage of it to once or
perhaps twice per annum, then kyew.

I've not tried Lamb's, but I have drunk Lemonhart, which is purported to
be
a better English rum of higher alcohol content.

Ah Hah!.... you dare question a rum you have not yet sampled!!! Heretic!
Lemonhart is not even in the same league as Lambs.... Lemonhart is a far
inferior rum.

Hmmm. We shall see. My local shop has a bottle--I called them yesterday to
ascertain that fact--and they are reserving it for me. I guess if it
tastes a lot like turpentine, I can always use it to clean up my lacquer
brushes.

I was 15 shots neat into my bottle of Lambs while replying to your
posts....

Your liver thanks you.

I'm going to be 50 in August 2005... I think like an 18 year old, act like
a
30 year old and drink like a 70 year old.

None of the septugenarians I know drink much of anything beyond electrolyte
supplements. Oh, and barium, on the occasions of their annual upper GI
series.

No phobias .... just an acute comprehension of the guiding regulations
involving the genders.

Only in Canada. Down here we have no such guiding regulations--just women
hockey players from MN with more hair on their chests than Canadian men.
And wow can they bite.

The heck you say.... the lot of them are limp wristed winos!

Okay, I'll agree to bash the Frogs wid ya.

Call it what you will, but we routinely eat Canadians for lunch in that
there fenced-in mudhole.

Delusions of adequacy on your part... that's my diaganosis !!

Stick to draglining oil sands up north, Cappy. Your differential diagnostic
skills curve has flattened and begun to head south.

She's not Da Boss'O'Me!..... I ain't Askeered'O'Her!

She ain't askeered o' you or yo mamma, either.

AHA!!! The truth emerges. The Cappy is a weenie who "drinks less" or
even--omigod, perish the thought--MIXES (forgive me, O' sainted
distill-masters of the Caribbean) rum with God knows what. The thought
brings bile to my tongue and a tightness to my chest.

Well you're a Yank... it's just natural to assume you couldn't tolerate
the
stuff neat.

Ibid: your diagnostic "skills." When you *assume* you make an *ass* outta
*u*, if not *me.* We Merkans like our women and our liquor straight.

That wasn't my hanky, you Athabascan oil slick. That was the gauntlet,
and
I've thrown it down in challenge to you for a shot-for-shot contest of
wills
and stomachs. First to puke or pass out loses, and must certainly be
labeled a "girlie-man" for the remainder of his days. How do you look
in
a
dress, CM?


I look as good in dress as a pair of jeans..... I spent time in Samoa!
I'll
see if I can post a picture of me in a "skirt" for you.

Oh. My. God.

Um, belay that urge to post that photo, will ya.

That gauntlet was awfully lacy, delicate for a man to be waving it around.
Shot for Shot.... no sweat... I'll supply the tacks for the floor. :-D

Tacks?? Pshaw. We'll drink standing in a small circle surrounded by a 6'
ring of glowing coals, no shoes. Here's to ya, ya Rocky Mountain oyster.
:-)

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message



Did you perform said study in either Boston or San Francisco? Seriously
flawed, that study. Seriously . . .

Seriously??.... North Dakota, Montana, Seattle, Oregon, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas (Real wimps there), Louisiana, Alambama, Florida,
South & North Carolina, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, Maine.... and
yes the wimps in Boston. My wife at the time out drank any Cracker or Yankee
we partied with. Truley a pathetic show of the consumption abilities of the
USA in general. We were at a place in Huston... having a pizza and some
beer with these bikers we met..... come the 7th Jug of brew and 2 of them
were face down on the table. Neither of us had more than a slight buzz. We
had to help carry them out to the cab and got to drive their bikes to the
hotel.

Well, okay, you can use it, but please limit your usage of it to once or
perhaps twice per annum, then kyew.

That's once this year....

Hmmm. We shall see. My local shop has a bottle--I called them yesterday
to
ascertain that fact--and they are reserving it for me. I guess if it
tastes a lot like turpentine, I can always use it to clean up my lacquer
brushes.

Now see... that's just plain bad attitude. I recommend a fine rum you have
yet to sample.... and already you're all negative about it. If I didn't know
any better .... I'd say you are setting up an alibi in case it's too potent
for your delicate palate.

Your liver thanks you.

My liver just does it's job without any whining.... it's a Belgian
Liver.... not some lily livered Yankee organ.


None of the septugenarians I know drink much of anything beyond
electrolyte
supplements. Oh, and barium, on the occasions of their annual upper GI
series.

You'd best take a trip up here..... I'll intro you to a few seniors that
can drink the young'ens under the table.


Only in Canada. Down here we have no such guiding regulations--just women
hockey players from MN with more hair on their chests than Canadian men.
And wow can they bite.

.... but can they drink?


Okay, I'll agree to bash the Frogs wid ya.

Oh Good!

Stick to draglining oil sands up north, Cappy. Your differential
diagnostic
skills curve has flattened and begun to head south.

My diagnostic skills are just fine ..... you deal with a product known for
premature failure [ Americans trying to hold their liquor] for an extended
period.... it's plain logic to expect failure from this product.... despite
the advertisement to the contrary provided by the company.


She ain't askeered o' you or yo mamma, either.

Everyone is skeered o' my Mom.... even the RCMP call her "Anny Get Your
Gun"

Ibid: your diagnostic "skills." When you *assume* you make an *ass*
outta
*u*, if not *me.* We Merkans like our women and our liquor straight.

Assumptions based on logical deductions are calculated risks..... much like
your assumptions the your liquor has more than a modicum of alcohol and your
women an interest in anything but a cheap drunken backseat romp... with
someone not of their gender.


Oh. My. God.

Um, belay that urge to post that photo, will ya.

Too "Manly" a sight for you Max???

Tacks?? Pshaw. We'll drink standing in a small circle surrounded by a 6'
ring of glowing coals, no shoes. Here's to ya, ya Rocky Mountain oyster.

Oky Dokey..... a caveat... the small inner circle must be ICE!! :-D

Don't worry Max.... I'll drag you out of the embers....

CM

"Overproof" wrote in message

"Maxprop" wrote in message

Did you perform said study in either Boston or San Francisco? Seriously
flawed, that study. Seriously . . .

Seriously??.... North Dakota, Montana, Seattle, Oregon, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas (Real wimps there), Louisiana, Alambama,
Florida,
South & North Carolina, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, Maine....
and
yes the wimps in Boston. My wife at the time out drank any Cracker or
Yankee
we partied with. Truley a pathetic show of the consumption abilities of
the
USA in general. We were at a place in Huston... having a pizza and some
beer with these bikers we met..... come the 7th Jug of brew and 2 of them
were face down on the table. Neither of us had more than a slight buzz.
We
had to help carry them out to the cab and got to drive their bikes to the
hotel.

That's what you get for hanging with bikers, the wimps. The real men down
here don't have to wear leather and H-D logos to convince themselves they're
manly men.


Hmmm. We shall see. My local shop has a bottle--I called them
yesterday
to
ascertain that fact--and they are reserving it for me. I guess if it
tastes a lot like turpentine, I can always use it to clean up my lacquer
brushes.

Now see... that's just plain bad attitude. I recommend a fine rum you
have
yet to sample.... and already you're all negative about it. If I didn't
know
any better .... I'd say you are setting up an alibi in case it's too
potent
for your delicate palate.

G I've been known to drink slivovitz and aquavit, and you're worried
about my palate . . . Yes, my attitude it poor on the subject, but I've
just never found high-proof liquors to be worth much beyond a quick and
sustaining drunk.

Your liver thanks you.

My liver just does it's job without any whining.... it's a Belgian
Liver.... not some lily livered Yankee organ.

Do Belgian livers come pre-pickled?

None of the septugenarians I know drink much of anything beyond
electrolyte
supplements. Oh, and barium, on the occasions of their annual upper GI
series.

You'd best take a trip up here..... I'll intro you to a few seniors that
can drink the young'ens under the table.

The only place I've known old timers with such tolerance is in Italy. How
does five bottles of amarone sound at one sitting. (wish the old *******
had shared some with the rest of us . . .)

Only in Canada. Down here we have no such guiding regulations--just
women
hockey players from MN with more hair on their chests than Canadian men.
And wow can they bite.

... but can they drink?

They generally bite *after* drinking, but one never knows when those teeth
might appear.

Okay, I'll agree to bash the Frogs wid ya.

Oh Good!

Yeah, they are such a convenient target, aren't they? Hey, you've got a
bunch o' em up there in the eastern sector, doncha?

Stick to draglining oil sands up north, Cappy. Your differential
diagnostic
skills curve has flattened and begun to head south.

My diagnostic skills are just fine ..... you deal with a product known
for
premature failure [ Americans trying to hold their liquor] for an extended
period.... it's plain logic to expect failure from this product....
despite
the advertisement to the contrary provided by the company.

Overproof, M.D.? Nah. You must have missed that chapter on Merkun
tolerance to alcohol. Page 431, paragraph 4, line 23-31: " . . . the myth
regarding cultures outside the USA that possess unusual ethanol tolerance.
McGrady, et. al., discovered in their epidemiological study of North
American cultures vs. ethanol tolerance an inverse correlation between
latitude and the ability to withstand the deliterious effects of copious
ethanol imbibition. Subjects from lower latitudes demonstrated a greater
propensity for remaining conscious following 10 standard (2oz. 50% ethanol)
drinks than those from higher latitudes. The conclusion that equatorial
proximity equates to greater tolerance and polar proximity equates to less
tolerance appears to be substantiated by McGrady and . . ."

Have you considered becoming a yoga instructor?

She ain't askeered o' you or yo mamma, either.

Everyone is skeered o' my Mom.... even the RCMP call her "Anny Get Your
Gun"

Around here we call her "Katy bar the door." Or is it "Bar the door, it's
Katy?"


Ibid: your diagnostic "skills." When you *assume* you make an *ass*
outta
*u*, if not *me.* We Merkans like our women and our liquor straight.

Assumptions based on logical deductions are calculated risks..... much
like
your assumptions the your liquor has more than a modicum of alcohol and
your
women an interest in anything but a cheap drunken backseat romp... with
someone not of their gender.

Is that so wrong?


Oh. My. God.

Um, belay that urge to post that photo, will ya.

Too "Manly" a sight for you Max???

"Manly" ain't got nuttin' to do wid dat. Oh dear, but I've been possessed
of a most unpleasant mental image that simply won't abate.


Tacks?? Pshaw. We'll drink standing in a small circle surrounded by a
6'
ring of glowing coals, no shoes. Here's to ya, ya Rocky Mountain
oyster.

Oky Dokey..... a caveat... the small inner circle must be ICE!! :-D

We don't have any o' that stuff down here. Well, okay, we got some of it
today, but it won't stay long.

Don't worry Max.... I'll drag you out of the embers....

Aha, now I know why you want the ice--so the embers won't burn your feet
when you stagger backward. Gotcha.

Max

Did you perform said study in either Boston or San Francisco? Seriously
flawed, that study. Seriously . . .

"Overproof" wrote in message
Seriously??.... North Dakota, Montana, Seattle, Oregon, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas (Real wimps there), Louisiana, Alambama,
Florida,
South & North Carolina, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, Maine....

Well, I've always felt that bragging about ho wmuch liquor you could
drink was proof of a wasted life. But in any event, you didn't do much
drinking in NC. Knock back some moonshine with some good ol' boys and
then (after a few days to recover) tell us again.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
Well, I've always felt that bragging about ho wmuch liquor you could drink
was proof of a wasted life.

Truley depends on your tolerence and if you got wasted!

But in any event, you didn't do much
drinking in NC. Knock back some moonshine with some good ol' boys and then
(after a few days to recover) tell us again.

Sure did... once at a roadside stop and then with some friends who own a
pottery business there.

CM

"DSK" wrote
Well, I've always felt that bragging about ho wmuch liquor you could drink
was proof of a wasted life.

Overproof wrote:
Truley depends on your tolerence and if you got wasted!

No, it just shows you have nothing better to do. What's the point? You
end up with fewer brain cells, less money, and they can make liquor
faster than you can drink it.



... But in any event, you didn't do much
drinking in NC. Knock back some moonshine with some good ol' boys and then
(after a few days to recover) tell us again.


Sure did... once at a roadside stop and then with some friends who own a
pottery business there.

You don't get moonshine at a "roadside stop."

Pottery... did you go to Seagroves?

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

You don't get moonshine at a "roadside stop."

Working a coal mine in WV one year, one of the locals had some shine,
offered me a sip, awwkkkkk God awful stuff! But then I'm not a
drinker. They loved it.

Scotty

"DSK" wrote in message

No, it just shows you have nothing better to do. What's the point? You end
up with fewer brain cells, less money, and they can make liquor faster
than you can drink it.

Lets call it culling of the weaker cells....

You don't get moonshine at a "roadside stop."

You do if the trucker you'er hitchin' a ride with knows the locals.

Pottery... did you go to Seagroves?

No... a private place way back in the boonies.... no phone, no electricity
( their choice.)

CM

"Maxprop" wrote in message
That's what you get for hanging with bikers, the wimps. The real men down
here don't have to wear leather and H-D logos to convince themselves
they're
manly men.

Yeah... I guess all that practice at drinking has killed their abilities.

G I've been known to drink slivovitz and aquavit, and you're worried
about my palate . . . Yes, my attitude it poor on the subject, but I've
just never found high-proof liquors to be worth much beyond a quick and
sustaining drunk.

Good Grief... Lamb's is a sipping Rum... meant for taste. The drunk part is
entirely dependent on your particular tolerence level.

Do Belgian livers come pre-pickled?

They come built to handle alcohol intake..... for extended duration.

The only place I've known old timers with such tolerance is in Italy. How
does five bottles of amarone sound at one sitting. (wish the old *******
had shared some with the rest of us . . .)

You should meet a few of the fishermen from Lunenburg.... that's where
Angus Walters is from... the Captain of the Schooner 'Bluenose'. You know...
the one that beat the Americans

They generally bite *after* drinking, but one never knows when those teeth
might appear.

Damned.... here we been training ours to suck after drinking.

Yeah, they are such a convenient target, aren't they? Hey, you've got a
bunch o' em up there in the eastern sector, doncha?

Yeah... but even they hate the French from France!

Overproof, M.D.? Nah. You must have missed that chapter on Merkun
tolerance to alcohol. Page 431, paragraph 4, line 23-31: " . . . the
myth
regarding cultures outside the USA that possess unusual ethanol tolerance.
McGrady, et. al., discovered in their epidemiological study of North
American cultures vs. ethanol tolerance an inverse correlation between
latitude and the ability to withstand the deliterious effects of copious
ethanol imbibition. Subjects from lower latitudes demonstrated a greater
propensity for remaining conscious following 10 standard (2oz. 50%
ethanol)
drinks than those from higher latitudes. The conclusion that equatorial
proximity equates to greater tolerance and polar proximity equates to less
tolerance appears to be substantiated by McGrady and . . ."

That is erroneous.... the thicker blood of the northern dwellers radically
increases their tolerance to alcohol. The thinner blood of the southerners
is subject to extreme dilution.... and subsequent loss of consciousness.

Have you considered becoming a yoga instructor?

Not really..... but I'd be really good at it considering the positions I
can get myself into when pleasing a young lady

Around here we call her "Katy bar the door." Or is it "Bar the door, it's
Katy?"

I'm bettin' on the latter...

Is that so wrong?

It's neither right nor wrong.... it's a logical assumption based on
available data.

"Manly" ain't got nuttin' to do wid dat. Oh dear, but I've been possessed
of a most unpleasant mental image that simply won't abate.

The girls think it's sexy....

We don't have any o' that stuff down here. Well, okay, we got some of it
today, but it won't stay long.

Plus 8c here today... rain.... no snow or ice yet.

Aha, now I know why you want the ice--so the embers won't burn your feet
when you stagger backward. Gotcha.

No No.... I'll wear skates and drink.... while circling you until you get
dizzy and fall down.

CM

"Overproof" wrote in message

"Maxprop" wrote in message

That's what you get for hanging with bikers, the wimps. The real men
down
here don't have to wear leather and H-D logos to convince themselves
they're
manly men.

Yeah... I guess all that practice at drinking has killed their abilities.

That, and all that vibration transmitted up through their butts into their
livers.


G I've been known to drink slivovitz and aquavit, and you're worried
about my palate . . . Yes, my attitude it poor on the subject, but I've
just never found high-proof liquors to be worth much beyond a quick and
sustaining drunk.

Good Grief... Lamb's is a sipping Rum... meant for taste. The drunk part
is
entirely dependent on your particular tolerence level.

I'll be the judge of that. So far I've never drunk anything over 100 proof
that was "a sipping" liquor. The taste of any libation comes from the part
that is not ethanol, not the ethanol itself. Ergo Lambs would no doubt have
better flavor if the ethanol were reduced to a reasonable level. Spiking a
recipe with more ethanol is akin to adding water to bourbon, in terms of
taste.

Do Belgian livers come pre-pickled?

They come built to handle alcohol intake..... for extended duration.

Ah, so they come with an extra dense extravasation of fat, eh?

The only place I've known old timers with such tolerance is in Italy.
How
does five bottles of amarone sound at one sitting. (wish the old
*******
had shared some with the rest of us . . .)

You should meet a few of the fishermen from Lunenburg.... that's where
Angus Walters is from... the Captain of the Schooner 'Bluenose'. You
know...
the one that beat the Americans.

And what, exactly, does that have to do with booze tolerance??

They generally bite *after* drinking, but one never knows when those
teeth
might appear.

Damned.... here we been training ours to suck after drinking.

MN women are more like Klingon females--they take matters into their own
hands, er rather teeth.

Yeah, they are such a convenient target, aren't they? Hey, you've got a
bunch o' em up there in the eastern sector, doncha?

Yeah... but even they hate the French from France!

Really? Why then do they behave so similarly to the Frogs?


Overproof, M.D.? Nah. You must have missed that chapter on Merkun
tolerance to alcohol. Page 431, paragraph 4, line 23-31: " . . . the
myth
regarding cultures outside the USA that possess unusual ethanol
tolerance.
McGrady, et. al., discovered in their epidemiological study of North
American cultures vs. ethanol tolerance an inverse correlation between
latitude and the ability to withstand the deliterious effects of copious
ethanol imbibition. Subjects from lower latitudes demonstrated a
greater
propensity for remaining conscious following 10 standard (2oz. 50%
ethanol)
drinks than those from higher latitudes. The conclusion that equatorial
proximity equates to greater tolerance and polar proximity equates to
less
tolerance appears to be substantiated by McGrady and . . ."

That is erroneous.... the thicker blood of the northern dwellers radically
increases their tolerance to alcohol. The thinner blood of the southerners
is subject to extreme dilution.... and subsequent loss of consciousness.

Where did you get that *informative* piece? On the back label of a Lambs
bottle?

Have you considered becoming a yoga instructor?

Not really..... but I'd be really good at it considering the positions I
can get myself into when pleasing a young lady.

Not that any *young* lady would allow such a thing from an old fart, such as
yourself. Imagination and dreams are wonderful things, however. :-)

Around here we call her "Katy bar the door." Or is it "Bar the door,
it's
Katy?"

I'm bettin' on the latter...

One learns self-defense from personal experiences.

Is that so wrong?

It's neither right nor wrong.... it's a logical assumption based on
available data.

Data? That robot on ST-TNG?


"Manly" ain't got nuttin' to do wid dat. Oh dear, but I've been
possessed
of a most unpleasant mental image that simply won't abate.

The girls think it's sexy....

Hmmm. That photo must have been taken a few decades ago, eh? :-)

We don't have any o' that stuff down here. Well, okay, we got some of
it
today, but it won't stay long.

Plus 8c here today... rain.... no snow or ice yet.

25F here tomorrow, and 15F tomorrow night, with lake-effect snow. Would you
PLEASE take this **** back to where it belongs.

Aha, now I know why you want the ice--so the embers won't burn your
feet
when you stagger backward. Gotcha.

No No.... I'll wear skates and drink.... while circling you until you get
dizzy and fall down.

Bring a puck, and "keep your stick on the ice."

Max