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Texaskimo

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  1. 1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

    in speech when people substitute abbreviations is just as long to pronounce (=similar # syllables) to the original phrase.

     

    like when people say "mpg" rather than "miles per gallon"

    You do realize that in your example of abbreviations with the same number of syllables as the full phrase the full phrase has more syllables than the abbreviation, right?

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  2. Let's re-frame this entire discussion:

    "Man breaks up with girlfriend to focus on his career"

    Doesn't sounds so crazy does it? I don't know the story, but the fact that he broke up with her to focus on his money-making ventures indicates to me she was likely beginning to interfere with said ventures. He didn't want the pro-gamer gravy train to be derailed so he kicked her out before she could derail it. If he makes serious money it honestly doesn't even matter what he looks like he'll be able to land a hot replacement girl who is set on proving that she's better than this chick and won't disrupt his career.

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  3. I think you guys are getting the mindset backwards to some extent. It's not "if you draw it, always use it" but rather "never draw it unless using it has become necessary, and then don't hesitate."

    Never pull a gun as an intimidation tactic to try to defuse a situation. Drawing a gun introduces or escalates the threat of death in the situation.

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  4. When someone derails the griddle thread to go on a rant about how "chicken fajitas" is a nonsensical term similar to saying something like "chicken brisket."

    Fuck you, although "fajita" refers to a specific cut of beef prepared a specific way, adding the modifier "chicken" to it makes the intent very clear: preparing chicken in the same manner that fajitas would normally be prepared. It's not destroying anyone's culture.

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  5. 2 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    what an absolute shitshow.  spain deserve to die for their bitchassedness.   optics are very bad.  spain could have attacked with no risk as they proved from 85 to 90 and 115 to 120.

    and no alexi russia have not taken it farther than you did in 94 when you actually PLAYED THE GAME TO WIN, not bunker to survive.  massive difference in the boraball from 94 and what we just witnessed.

    This, very much this. They made no attempt to score for most of the game, just passed it around at midfield with their defenders while the rest of the team stood around with no movement at all. Horrifically boring, I guess their plan was for Russia to recklessly run at them leaving their goal undefended?

  6. 11 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

    In all seriousness, how do you grow up in this country without ever seeing a baseball game and becoming a hardcore Arsenal fan (not to mention track and field)? I can understand not being a sports fan at all, I guess, if you didn’t grow up with it - I’m not a hunter, for instance, because my dad wasn’t, just didn’t grow up doing it-but your mix is definitely unusual.

    He's a hipster.

  7. 14 minutes ago, XYZ said:

    So you have an opinion (that we should do everything possible to perpetuate our species) but you can’t explain or defend it. That’s OK.

    His point is that you already know the answer, it's the same reason you do the things necessary to continue your own life even though it is a certainty that you will eventually die. You're just being a nihilistic shithead.

  8. Part of the problem with drunk driving is bars that have a sign in their parking lot stating "all cars in this lot will be towed at 3 am." Don't drink and drive, but if you DO drink a little too much you can't take a cab home or we'll fucking tow your shit.

    It should be illegal for establishments that serve alcohol and have dedicated parking (i.e. not just metered public parking on the street) to tow customer's vehicles that are left overnight.

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  9. I picked up some Dunville's recently after a friend recommended it and thought it  was pretty damn good. I generally don't have any irish whiskey on hand though, so my opinion might be completely worthless.

  10. I didn't want to pollute the real wine thread with this discussion so I decided to start a new topic dedicated to cheap wines and people who don't know much about wine.

     

    I want to start a small collection of relatively inexpensive ($10-$15 per bottle) but still drinkable wine so when I have guests over that are wine drinkers I have something for them that they will at least moderately enjoy but won't cost me a ton of money. I rarely to never drink wine myself, I'm a whiskey person for sure, so I don't know what to look for. I'm looking to get 8-10 bottles of a variety of styles , can someone offer a suggestion of what styles I should stock to cover most wine preferences, as well as a few suggestions for bottles around my target price that an actual wine drinker wouldn't scoff at?

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  11. If someone refuses to vaccinate their kids because they're too stupid to understand what vaccines do and what they don't do it should be sufficient grounds for CPS to take their kids from them.

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  12. 3 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

    Rye. Stop using Bourbon. Drink Bourbon straight. Use Rye for your OF. Everyone has something different that they like. I’m very heavy on the bitters, and will mix in some Orange bitters with my angostura on occasion. Also, if you are adding a cherry, for the love of god, don’t  use a shitty maraschino. Buy a Luxardo jar.

    Old Overholt is your best rye bet unless you want to drop some coin. I use cubes, but a tsp of sugar will work if you don’t have one. I’m not a fan of simple syrup for an OF, but that is just personal preference. Use a single big cube of ice as well. Silicone molds are cheap.

    Which brings me to my next point. I completely fucked up in my last post by saying add 1.5-2 oz bourbon. I almost exclusively use rye, specifically Templeton 4 year aged rye. It's a decent (to me) price under $30 and makes a damn delicious old fashioned. I rarely use it for anything other than mixing old fashioneds.

  13. My personal preference is to toss a sugar cube, bitters, and a maraschino cherry into the glass and muddle the sugar and bitters together (give the cherry a hit or two as well, but don't smash it to pieces). Then, add in your bourbon, 1.5-2 oz. Stir this until the sugar is almost all dissolved (it's OK if you get impatient). Then drop in an ice ball, or ice cubes I guess but the ball doesn't melt as fast so it doesn't water stuff down so much. Delicious.

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