WizArtist II
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My wife claims that, every time she has any dealings with her...um... "Sperm-doner" and "Incubation chamber". Calling them her Mom and Dad would be along the same lines as calling Hitler a humanitarian.
My condolences on your four day demise. That whole Krenim timeship thing must really sound like a good idea to you right about now.
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Yes, poor old Annorax, with his doomed quest to locate a timeline in which his wife was still alive, but his mother-in-law had never existed. Doomed, I say, doomed!
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Here's the skinny: I've been pretty remiss in visiting them and my Mom announced that "we're going down there to visit you!".
My initial response was "Uh uh...no way." but I eventually relented when they said they were staying in a hotel.
A few days went by and I kinda felt guilty (my new place has two bedrooms and all) so I called to say my sister could say here and save the dough of ahotel room. No sooner did I say that she could stay, it became (somehow) the greatest insult to my Mother that SHE had to stay in a hotel....
So they're both here.
It's not that I dont miss them when they're gone, it's just that they bring out the very worst in me. I have zero paitence for things that I'd let slide in anyone else. It's really not like me and that's aggrivating!
In particular: My Mom smokes- even though she has enphishema, bronchitis and asthma (yeah, my spelling sucks but I'm rushing)....yet, she still has smoked five ciggerettes since arriving at 2PM. Then she complains about being so sick!
My sister just talks as fast as the guy from those old Micromachines comercials and is hard to understand because she sorta mumbles.
These are not traits I share in any way whatsoever.
I had to laugh at dinner though- I realised that it would be a very funny sit-com if my life were on TV.
(sigh) Unfortunately, that "drink idea" is just a metaphor- my meds prevent me from imbibing.
...I do have some Percocets though....hmmmmm
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Not European, but Fat Tire is one of my favorites. Alaskan Amber isn't too bad either, if memory serves, but I haven't had one in awhile. Though I am interested to learn that it is partially made from hops from my own backyard, so to speak. And, OK, as for Old Man Europe, the obligatory mention of Guinness, which I sort of figured would not agree with me, but turns out to be quite good indeed. I'm rather surprised I like beer at all, since it took me awhile to get a taste for it, but I do. For cocktails I enjoy the occasional White Russian.
Now, aside from Guinness these are West Coast beers, in one case specifically a Pacific Northwest beer, but there are probably local equivalents that aren't bad.
I should note that I've never had Guinness on tap.
(Also, that I enjoy chances to show off that I am a real adult, even though I am not at all, and I never go out.)
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Oh, and that, despite all this connoisseur talk, beer is basically beer, except for wheat beer. What's up with that stuff? So I'm not sure there is one you'll like, if you just don't like beer.
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I can't drink Guinness at all. Reminds me of coffee, which I also don't like. My friends who do though say that it actually is much, much nicer in Ireland than it is over here. I presume they are more strict about the quality, since it's roughly 65% of their tourist trade.
I refuse to believe that anyone liked beer the first time they tried it. It's a taste that grows on you. If Simon, the ultimate "slightly odd one" can like it, anyone can.
quote:Originally posted by TSN: So, I'm guessing that, far from spelling it correctly, you don't even know how to say "emphysema".
And, more forgivably, it's "cigarette". As in "cigar" + "-ette".
Your standards are quite odd if you are harsher on someone mispelling a rarely used word like "wmphysema" than getting the much more common "cigarette" wrong. Odd Tim.
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Wheat beer is tremendous, especially Leffe Blond and Hoegaarden (both from Belgium).
The only beer I don't like is ale, most types I've tried have felt like murky dishwater, especially the ones served at room temperature.
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Actually, I'm not so keen on Leffe and Hoegaarden. Some ales can be revolting but I find most are ok. Most of the stuff brewed by Adnams, Milton and Greene King is nice, as are many local beers. Nethergate brewery products should, however, be avoided at all costs.
I don't blame anyone who's only tasted American beer for not liking it. I can't say I found any of them especially nice when I was over there.
Greek Mythos beer is surprisingly nice: better than ouzo at any rate.
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My friends have introduced me to a lot of different beers this past year. Unfortunately, the only two that I have liked have been a German wheat beer (the name of which I can't remember) and Lambic (a series of fruit-flavored beers from Belgium). I have been told, though, that if I like Lambic then I would like Fat Tire. I've never tried it, though. Also, I should mention that I can stomach Bud Light, but I'm not a fan of it.
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"Your standards are quite odd if you are harsher on someone mispelling a rarely used word like 'wmphysema' than getting the much more common 'cigarette' wrong. Odd Tim."
Well, the point was that what he typed for "cigarette" would at least be pronounced the same. But, if he's been going around pronouncing "emphysema" like "enphishema", he's been sounding pretty silly.
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All Americans sound silly. With their "y'alls" and "aluminum".
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