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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 5:11 AM Please list your favorites. I like: -fat bastard shiraz
-black swan shiraz - very very wimpy
-Cherry Hill Winery Pinot noir "Papillon"
-Nero D'Avola Spadina Sicily Chicks dig Merlot becaust it tastes like crap and they can't tell the difference. —benben |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:00 AM Uh scuse me. I hate Merlot. I think that most people who claimed to like Merlot were just a bunch of trend-sucking dilatants. I LUV Ice Wine. Particularly Wagner's Johannesburg Riesling Ice Wine. I used to know more about wines when I was able to imbibe, but I don't partake much these days. : ( —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:18 AM I think some people who don't like Merlot, are people who let their preferences be influenced by dumb movies. —Margin Walker |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:28 AM Huh? What movie? —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 8:36 AM I have to agree with that. 'Coincidentally' the merlot backlash seems to have begun around the same time that the "I'm not drinking any fucking merlot" line became ubiquitous. Hmmm... That said, I don't question Pookie's disdain for Merlot since she's a solid poster and a stand up girl - no trend-surfer her. But I'd say the movie-inspired bandwagon effect does apply to most people as MW astutely pointed out. —Beat It! |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:01 AM
Edited Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:10 AM I didn't see that movie, but I'm assuming from your statement that they diss Merlot in that movie. I just happen to dislike Merlot. I'm sure that there are individuals that truly enjoy its taste. I was referring to the many people with whom I went to dinner in a nice restaurant who claimed to love Merlot as it was all the rage, but barely sipped it throughout the dinnner and ordered a Coca Cola chaser. It was the same thing with everyone suddenly being so into Cosmos when they were made trendy by Sex in the City. Although some may genuinely enjoy trendy items, I've noticed that the masses are merely trying to appear trendy by hopping on the bandwagon. I've owned a pair of Uggs for over 10 years. They were the warmest, most comfy things I could find to keep my tootsies warm in blizzard-prone Buffalo. All of my friends ridiculed me for wearing such fugly footwear. That is, until they saw in People magazine that Courtney Cox, Pam Anderson, and Kate Hudson wore Uggs. Suddenly, they jumped on the bandwagon and raved about how great they were. But now that fashionistas have dubbed Uggs as being on the "Out" list, the trendinistas won't wear their fabulously warm boots anymore. My apologies to those who truly enjoy Merlot. I never said that ALL who like it are trend suckers, but most that I had observed. Alla vostra salute! Edit: Aww, you are both so sweet. I agree that it is amusing that people allow their taste or distaste for something to be determined by a movie line. But I'm sure that no one that posts here is of that ilk. I've observed too much individual character to think that of anyone here.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:20 AM I like Old Knuckle Head barley wine. Many of the Belgian beers I enjoy are complex enough to rival wine. Actual wine? I used to get my friend's brother to buy me a nice bottle of "Red Rosy" for 2 bucks back in the day. If forced to drink wine again I'd probably get some 2 Buck Chuck. —bguirk |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:40 AM I'm with ya there, moo moo! It's like grape Kool Aid with a kick! Man, oh Manishewitz! —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:42 AM Pookie, who hurt ya babydoll? Annngry... —Ovid |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:49 AM
Edited Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:55 AM Le what? Just cuz I express disdain for phonies it means I'm angry? You're barking up the wrong tree. —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 11:46 AM Yes, indeedy! I just wore mine yesterday. No socks, baby! Even though they're quite old and totally McNasty, I can't bear to part with them. There are only two seasons in my world: Flip flop season and Ugg season. —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 11:57 AM It is not like Uggs are made from some long-extinct Ugg-beast and supply of Ugg boots are limited. They're sheepskin, and when one pair gets nasty, time to get a new pair.
I had to learn to move on since I grew up wearing Uggs in the winter, and you just can't fit into the Uggs you wore when you were 1 when you're 2. And 2 to 3, all the way up the number line.
I heard the other year that some godforsaken Usan company claims to have bought the word Ugg as a trademark, and everyone else has to call them 'sheepskin boots'. Well fuck them, they can't copyright me out of my vocabulary, the goddamn cunts, Australasia has been wearing them there boots since before Usans let their niggers off their chains. Fucking cunts. —MajandraFan |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 12:10 PM What's wrong with you people; all I wanted was a list of wines. Let's focus...break it down! —benben |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 12:27 PM You can't go wrong with anything from the Mozel/Mosel region. And, believe it or not, Francis Ford Coppolla makes a respectable table wine. —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 5:19 PM I know this is late, but I just have to say..dilettantes*. —chix0r |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 6:23 PM Chateau St Jean, white... $22.00 a bottle. Yummy.
I just got some Ice Wine in the Mail from Wine.com..... Never tasted it before. —von zipper |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:35 PM Right. But, even though not everything from there is nice(MF), some of the austrailian wines are very good. Depends on what your taste leans toward. I, lately, try to stick to the hops and barley land, but have been amazingly turned on to Lindeman's lambics. Like bguirk's beers that rival wines. —oh-for |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 8:42 PM Hey chix, dilatant and dilettante are two different words. Although in this case they apply to the same situation, I chose my spelling for its scientific and humorous effect. —pookie |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:10 PM
Edited Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 10:11 PM Is Johnny walker wine?—adams_babymomma Red or Black?—gouranga3221
Truly a classic TLC moment.
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 1:34 AM I'm not high-falootin' enough for wine, I'll just settle for the jug o'hooch.... Wait, tequila's not wine, right? —catloaf |
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 2:00 AM
Edited Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 2:10 AM
Is Johnny walker wine? -Adams_babymomma That is a blatant what I call "Jessica Simpson Moment", or when someone knows the answer to a stupid, obvious question, but knows it will get people laughing if they ask it anyway, therefore, they do it. Then everyone starts laughing, and usually someone in the crowd says something like "What a Blonde" or if the perpetrator of the JSM isn't blonde, "Do you dye your hair?" and more laughs proceed. Then the Jessica Simpson wannabe acts confused and says, "But I still don't get it!" Or something along those lines. But it is SO easy to see through! If they are smiling slightly as they say it, or in the interim between speaking, when everyone is laughing, then it's for sure a JSM. But if they don't crack a smile the whole time, and look genuinely dumbfounded the entire time, they are either a very good actor (such as Jessica Simpson) or just plain stupid. It's rarely the last choice however. Everyone loves Jessica Simpson, even though she acts like the common-sense portion of the brain was knocked out of her, so that's why so many younger females try to imitate her annoying fakeness. Over Analytical View of one of my Biggest pet peeves^^ —Stryker311 |
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 2:08 AM Methinks thou doth protest too much. I think that you have a few JSM's yourself, but I mean that in the best possible way. :) —catloaf |
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Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 7:51 PM I didn't mean the QUESTION was funny. I meant the RESPONSE was funny. —Dusty TheHick |
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Friday, October 14, 2005 at 1:12 AM Don't sweat it, according to Merriam-Webster, whisky and whiskey are both o-tay. —catloaf |
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Friday, October 14, 2005 at 8:45 AM So, I've never imbibed alcohol. Someone tell me all of the differences between red and white wine. —Dark Laith |
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Friday, October 14, 2005 at 12:39 PM Here's more than you'll ever want to know. —bguirk Heh, that's actually a pretty good read so far. —Dark Laith |
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Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 8:44 AM I have a Friend who knows a man who lives in a trailer park who drives a Truck that has headlights that are at eyelevel, and he recommends: NASCARDONNAY with Macaroney & Cheese.
There's also a: LeCAMARO ZINFINDEL-2005 that goes well with any frozen Dinner. —von zipper |
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 1:36 PM Foob looks better with each shot. ;) —catloaf |
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 2:43 PM
Edited Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 2:43 PM 
I have been drinking this wine long before the song made it popular. —jjgold |
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 6:43 PM Pinot Noir, brand name "Duck Pond." I know, “Duck Pond” doesn't sound good, but there's no aftertaste and it's very smooth, though it does give you more of a hangover than just your regular glass of wine, for some reason that's unknown to me. —Masteel |
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