What did you eat today?
Add some Quaaludes or Tuinals, and you'll have a great party that no one remembers.
Quote: DieterQuote: EvenBobThis is a great video about Everclear the 95% alcohol Booze. In the three and a half years I had the bar we always had the same bottle because nobody ever ordered it because the stuff will literally kill you. This video is spot on and hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gFt3JEmTkmg
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My brother and I used to drink straight 95% grain alcohol.
Our preference was for Ambur, not Everclear. It tasted better.
He has since quit drinking entirely for medical reasons. I barely drink anymore.
DRich, was the Everclear you had for party punch the "defanged" 75% version? I thought they had laws.
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I am pretty sure it was the 190 proof but honestly that was 40 years ago so my memory may be faulty.
Quote: DRichQuote: DieterQuote: EvenBobThis is a great video about Everclear the 95% alcohol Booze. In the three and a half years I had the bar we always had the same bottle because nobody ever ordered it because the stuff will literally kill you. This video is spot on and hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gFt3JEmTkmg
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My brother and I used to drink straight 95% grain alcohol.
Our preference was for Ambur, not Everclear. It tasted better.
He has since quit drinking entirely for medical reasons. I barely drink anymore.
DRich, was the Everclear you had for party punch the "defanged" 75% version? I thought they had laws.
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I am pretty sure it was the 190 proof but honestly that was 40 years ago so my memory may be faulty.
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My too-quick review says there were major relaxations in Iowa liquor practice around 1987, like going from exclusively state liquor stores to private liquor stores (supplied via a state wholesaler).
Of course, Missouri is only around a 1 hour drive, and I'm pretty sure there's a state line liquor store around Eagleville, next to the fireworks stand.
Quote: DieterQuote: DRichQuote: DieterQuote: EvenBobThis is a great video about Everclear the 95% alcohol Booze. In the three and a half years I had the bar we always had the same bottle because nobody ever ordered it because the stuff will literally kill you. This video is spot on and hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gFt3JEmTkmg
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My brother and I used to drink straight 95% grain alcohol.
Our preference was for Ambur, not Everclear. It tasted better.
He has since quit drinking entirely for medical reasons. I barely drink anymore.
DRich, was the Everclear you had for party punch the "defanged" 75% version? I thought they had laws.
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I am pretty sure it was the 190 proof but honestly that was 40 years ago so my memory may be faulty.
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My too-quick review says there were major relaxations in Iowa liquor practice around 1987, like going from exclusively state liquor stores to private liquor stores (supplied via a state wholesaler).
I was in Iowa from 1984 to 1989. i remember the state stores but don't remember buying liquor at other stores. Beer and wine were available pretty much everywhere.
nice picture!
or you might want to straighten me out before I go on
Quote: odiousgambitI cracked a joke once about your wives, when you said you were 'vacationing with the wives' or similar ... I assumed you meant it as "we guys are vacationing with the wives", each having one. I then cracked the joke about it ... I apologize, it seems likely you do have more than one wife
nice picture!
or you might want to straighten me out before I go on
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Yes, and the fact that alcohol was being consumed in the picture added to my confusion, so I figured it would be better to let someone less confusable be the one to go there.
Quote: DRichAnniversary dinner with the wives at Peau De Vache in St. Martin. We had three large steaks, twice baked au gratin potato's, two bottles of wine and two espresso martinis. A wonderful evening and back home tomorrow.
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So this is you and your daughters? You look exactly like I envision every computer programmer looking like. You need some face tattoos. Get right on that.
Quote: odiousgambitI cracked a joke once about your wives, when you said you were 'vacationing with the wives' or similar ... I assumed you meant it as "we guys are vacationing with the wives", each having one. I then cracked the joke about it ... I apologize, it seems likely you do have more than one wife
nice picture!
or you might want to straighten me out before I go on
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The other "wife" is just a very close friend that used to live with my wife and I. She travels everywhere with us. Last year Italy, this year St. Martin, and next is Paris in January.
The reason I refer to her as my wife is because so many people thought she was my wife because we would always be out together even without my actual wife. On the beach this week a women came up to me and commented that she loved my "wife's" swimsuit. My actual wife was not with us at the beach that day.
Quote: DRichQuote: odiousgambitI cracked a joke once about your wives, when you said you were 'vacationing with the wives' or similar ... I assumed you meant it as "we guys are vacationing with the wives", each having one. I then cracked the joke about it ... I apologize, it seems likely you do have more than one wife
nice picture!
or you might want to straighten me out before I go on
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The other "wife" is just a very close friend that used to live with my wife and I. She travels everywhere with us. Last year Italy, this year St. Martin, and next is Paris in January.
The reason I refer to her as my wife is because so many people thought she was my wife because we would always be out together even without my actual wife. On the beach this week a women came up to me and commented that she loved my "wife's" swimsuit. My actual wife was not with us at the beach that day.
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Complicated by the fact that they look almost identical to strangers.
Quote: PinkFloydIt's all right. We know where you've been.
Quote: SpockInfinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations.
As for thinking you might have 2 wives, you did live in Vegas for a while I think and that's near Utah and you can see where I'm going with this
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichAnniversary dinner with the wives at Peau De Vache in St. Martin. We had three large steaks, twice baked au gratin potato's, two bottles of wine and two espresso martinis. A wonderful evening and back home tomorrow.
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So this is you and your daughters? You look exactly like I envision every computer programmer looking like. You need some face tattoos. Get right on that.
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I am 60 years old so I no longer really care how I look to others. I do wish the wives would have done their hair for dinner, but after spending seven hours at the beach I understand it would have been a major undertaking.
As far as the face tattoo's, if I put all the tear drops on my face i might be admitting to crimes in which I am not currently a suspect for.
Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRichAnniversary dinner with the wives at Peau De Vache in St. Martin. We had three large steaks, twice baked au gratin potato's, two bottles of wine and two espresso martinis. A wonderful evening and back home tomorrow.
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So this is you and your daughters? You look exactly like I envision every computer programmer looking like. You need some face tattoos. Get right on that.
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I am 60 years old so I no longer really care how I look to others. I do wish the wives would have done their hair for dinner, but after spending seven hours at the beach I understand it would have been a major undertaking.
As far as the face tattoo's, if I put all the tear drops on my face i might be admitting to crimes in which I am not currently a suspect for.
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You look just like that American tourist who gets his Rolex stolen every time he leaves the country. The weird thing is you look exactly like some middle aged guy who's lived in Vegas for 30 years. I'm not making a joke, you fit that profile exactly. I can see you sitting at the slots in the Flamingo wearing a porkpie hat and all the waitresses know your first name
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRichAnniversary dinner with the wives at Peau De Vache in St. Martin. We had three large steaks, twice baked au gratin potato's, two bottles of wine and two espresso martinis. A wonderful evening and back home tomorrow.
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So this is you and your daughters? You look exactly like I envision every computer programmer looking like. You need some face tattoos. Get right on that.
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I am 60 years old so I no longer really care how I look to others. I do wish the wives would have done their hair for dinner, but after spending seven hours at the beach I understand it would have been a major undertaking.
As far as the face tattoo's, if I put all the tear drops on my face i might be admitting to crimes in which I am not currently a suspect for.
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You look just like that American tourist who gets his Rolex stolen every time he leaves the country. The weird thing is you look exactly like some middle aged guy who's lived in Vegas for 30 years. I'm not making a joke, you fit that profile exactly. I can see you sitting at the slots in the Flamingo wearing a porkpie hat and all the waitresses know your first name
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If I am ever stupid enough to buy a Rolex I hope it gets stolen. I don't think I have ever spent more than $99 on a watch. I don't know that I have ever played slots at Flamingo and I don't know what a porkpie hat is. I am just a simple Midwesterner that likes to play with computers and has a deep understanding of gambling.
Today I made honey garlic chicken breasts with soy sauce and sesame oil. It actually turned out decent.
Quote: DRichI actually cooked today, something I normally don't do unless it is breakfast, or something on the smoker or the grill.
Today I made honey garlic chicken breasts with soy sauce and sesame oil. It actually turned out decent.
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Cooking dinner It's one of the things I look forward to all day long because I know exactly what's coming because I'm the one that's cooking it. It's one of the few things in life that you have total control over when you shop for your own food and cook your own meals.
Quote: billryanI cooked a turkey breast yesterday, and heated up some Bob Evans mashed potatoes, frozen street corn, and Hienz gravy. After a traditional-style dinner last night, I mixed the leftovers together overnight and panfried them for both lunch and dinner, with a can of jellied cranberries. I figure it makes up for all the hotdogs and burgers I'll skip over the holiday weekend.
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I recently started buying the Bob Evans mashed potatoes. As I get older I am becoming less frugal. I could never have imagined myself paying $4 for a tub of mashed potatoes. Today, I can not envision taking 5 minutes to make instant potatoes.
The first instant mashed potatoes were really bad, but some people were buying them, obviously. Then they came out with "potato buds" as I remember, and these were better, not bad at all but you could still tell it was not quite the same as making them yourself . It could be the former goes back to the 60s and the buds the 70s, it was something like that I think.Quote: DRich
I recently started buying the Bob Evans mashed potatoes. As I get older I am becoming less frugal. I could never have imagined myself paying $4 for a tub of mashed potatoes. Today, I can not envision taking 5 minutes to make instant potatoes.
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Now these microwavable tubs are the real McCoy as far as I know and may be worth it as the clean up problem for mashing your own makes me hesitate to do that.
Quote: odiousgambitThe first instant mashed potatoes were really bad, but some people were buying them, obviously. Then they came out with "potato buds" as I remember, and these were better, not bad at all but you could still tell it was not quite the same as making them yourself . It could be the former goes back to the 60s and the buds the 70s, it was something like that I think.Quote: DRich
I recently started buying the Bob Evans mashed potatoes. As I get older I am becoming less frugal. I could never have imagined myself paying $4 for a tub of mashed potatoes. Today, I can not envision taking 5 minutes to make instant potatoes.
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Now these microwavable tubs are the real McCoy as far as I know and may be worth it as the clean up problem for mashing your own makes me hesitate to do that.
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I really like the Idahoan instant potato buds. I prefer those to home made.
Quote: billryanI'm not much of a potato eater, but I greatly prefer a good instant mashed potato to homemade mashed potatoes. They exist only as a gravy delivery system in either case.
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I prefer almost any form of potato... other than mashed.
Crispy hash browns are a favorite, although baked is quite nice.
(Yes, even as gravy substrate.)
My favorite type of potato is a twice-baked potato, but I limit my potato intake to one or possibly two times a month.
I've had those come out great, and come out not so good, and I don't know what I did right when it comes out greatQuote: billryanMy Father had a great way to pan-fry leftover mashed potatoes, but his unexpected death took the recipe with him. I tried to duplicate it for years but never came close.
My favorite type of potato is a twice-baked potato, but I limit my potato intake to one or possibly two times a month.
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