On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:06:16 -0400, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 3/31/2025 4:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 3:19 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up
bourbon aged more than 15 years,
Does that apply to 12 year old Bourbon that has been sitting in you
liquor cabinet for four years?
I'm honestly not sure. As a precaution though, I make sure nothing sits
in the liquor cabinet for four years.
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21 year
for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is Lent, I
passed.
I can get 12 year old Whistle Pig locally: https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_126547/whistle-pig-12-year-old-rye-whiskey-750ml
AUD 148.99 converts to USD 92.92. I'll stick with ALDI liquor.
On 3/31/2025 3:19 PM, Ed P wrote:My father used to give up smoking for Lent. One year, on resumption, he
On 3/31/2025 11:27 AM, flood of sins wrote:My late Uncle married a Catholic woman. (He did not convert but agreed
On 2025-03-30, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a
retarding effect.
with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
top fresh in mind;
a few years back we (my wife and i) hosted an early spring
family picnic. for dessert we brought out cake and ice cream. had
a relative ask if we had any gelato because she stopped eating
ice cream for lent. i loled. she got offended. retarding effect
indeed.
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up
bourbon aged more than 15 years, only A2 Wagyu beef, no A5, limit of
12 ounces of beer at a time. Yes, it is difficult but you just have
to do it.
to allow the children to be raised Catholic; as far as I know only my
Aunt and their daughter took the whole Catholic thing seriously.) Every year my Uncle gave up beer for Lent. He had never been a beer drinker. ;)
Jill
On 3/31/2025 4:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 3:19 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/31/2025 11:27 AM, flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-30, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a
retarding effect.
with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
top fresh in mind;
a few years back we (my wife and i) hosted an early spring
family picnic. for dessert we brought out cake and ice cream. had
a relative ask if we had any gelato because she stopped eating
ice cream for lent. i loled. she got offended. retarding effect
indeed.
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up
bourbon aged more than 15 years,
Does that apply to 12 year old Bourbon that has been sitting in you
liquor cabinet for four years?
I'm honestly not sure. As a precaution though, I make sure nothing sits
in the liquor cabinet for four years.
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21 year
for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is Lent, I passed.
On 2025-03-31 7:06 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/31/2025 4:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 3:19 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/31/2025 11:27 AM, flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-30, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a
retarding effect.
with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
top fresh in mind;
a few years back we (my wife and i) hosted an early spring
family picnic. for dessert we brought out cake and ice cream. had
a relative ask if we had any gelato because she stopped eating
ice cream for lent. i loled. she got offended. retarding effect
indeed.
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up
bourbon aged more than 15 years,
Does that apply to 12 year old Bourbon that has been sitting in you
liquor cabinet for four years?
I'm honestly not sure. As a precaution though, I make sure nothing
sits in the liquor cabinet for four years.
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21 year
for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is Lent,
I passed.
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
On 2025-03-31 7:06 p.m., Ed P wrote:
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21 year
for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is Lent,
I passed.
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
On 3/31/2025 11:30 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-03-31 7:06 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/31/2025 4:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 3:19 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/31/2025 11:27 AM, flood of sins wrote:
On 2025-03-30, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a >>>>>>> retarding effect.
with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
top fresh in mind;
a few years back we (my wife and i) hosted an early spring
family picnic. for dessert we brought out cake and ice cream. had
a relative ask if we had any gelato because she stopped eating
ice cream for lent. i loled. she got offended. retarding effect
indeed.
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up >>>>> bourbon aged more than 15 years,
Does that apply to 12 year old Bourbon that has been sitting in you
liquor cabinet for four years?
I'm honestly not sure. As a precaution though, I make sure nothing
sits in the liquor cabinet for four years.
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21
year for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is
Lent, I passed.
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
It will be interesting in some months to come. Some Canadian businesses
may do better, others may be destroyed.
On 2025-03-31 9:52 p.m., Ed P wrote:
It will be interesting in some months to come. Some Canadian
businesses may do better, others may be destroyed.
I went to buy some oranges this morning but the only ones were
Californian. So I bought Mexican grapefruit instead.I h
On 3/31/2025 11:30 PM, Graham wrote:
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21
year for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is
Lent, I passed.
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
It will be interesting in some months to come. Some Canadian businesses
may do better, others may be destroyed.
On 2025-03-31 11:30 p.m., Graham wrote:
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
my son [...] got into Bourbon. He stocked up on Bourbon
before the LCBO removed it from their stores.
On 2025-03-31 11:30 p.m., Graham wrote:
On 2025-03-31 7:06 p.m., Ed P wrote:
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21
year for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is
Lent, I passed.
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
That sucks for people like my son. He doesn't drink much but he likes
good whiskey or beer once in a while. Last year he was diagnosed
celiac, so beer, rye, Scotch and Irish are out. He got into Bourbon. He stocked up on Bourbon before the LCBO removed it from their stores.
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 11:30 p.m., Graham wrote:
You won't get US bourbon in Canada now, only Canadian made equivalent.
According to Davin de Kergommeaux, who is the author of Canadian Whisky:
The Portable Expert (McClelland & Stewart) and the human being who probably knows the most about Canadian whisky, “There is only one distillery that
I know of in Canada that … makes real bourbon. But all of it is used for blending. I guarantee they will never release it as corn whisky or as bourbon.” The identity is a trade secret.
On 3/31/2025 9:37 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:06:16 -0400, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 3/31/2025 4:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-31 3:19 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar. For Lent I gave up >>>>> bourbon aged more than 15 years,
Does that apply to 12 year old Bourbon that has been sitting in you
liquor cabinet for four years?
I'm honestly not sure. As a precaution though, I make sure nothing sits >>> in the liquor cabinet for four years.
The Publix liquor store me has a bottle of Whistle Pig bourbon 21 year
for a good price compared to other places. $700. Because it is Lent, I >>> passed.
I can get 12 year old Whistle Pig locally:
https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_126547/whistle-pig-12-year-old-rye-whiskey-750ml
AUD 148.99 converts to USD 92.92. I'll stick with ALDI liquor.
You are being a bad influence on me. I just checked what I had and
since I took the bottle from the cabinet, I poured enough to cover an
ice cube.
6 year old. Forget the price but it as about $30 to $35.
dsi1 wrote:
On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:50:48 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Are you suggesting that China would not be completely open and honest?
They have the best numbers. Other countries wish they had those
numbers. But seriously..... it can be an issue. When our provinces
first started testing of all school students to monitor the quality of
results of school boards the Catholic boards tended to show better
performance and of course they were quick to claim it was because they
education system was superior. It had a lot more to do with their lack
of special education facilities. They sent their special needs students
to the public school special ed classes. Who would have expected that
they all those special needs kids would lower the average.
I'm willing to believe they're smarter, but not on the basis
of 104 vs. 97.
It seems to depend on the site. The numbers are different. China tends
to be at or near the top and the US tends to be well down the list.
While there are slight differences in scores reported, the rankings are
pretty consistent.
I wonder about the cultural effects on the IQ testing. IQ tests are
notoriously affected by language and culture.
Da Hawaiians have close ties with the Chinese so we know that the
Chinese are indeed smarter than you or I. What isn't smart is to ever underestimate the Chinese. My grandkids are part Chinese - that's a good thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_Hawaii
How do the Chinese name their children?
They drop silverware in the sink and listen to the sound it makes.
Saw this today >https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-moments-america-tried-to-ban-something-totally-harmless/ss-AA1BQGJK?
For some strange reason the orange man decided that he should destroy
the economy of his country's neighbour, ally and biggest trading partner
so that we would welcome annexation.
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