[Rhodes22-list] Scotch was Enemy of the State? Or maybe scotch is the enemy of the state

[Brad Haslett]

Slim,

I've gotten the personnel at the Memphis Center for Peace and Prosperity
(otherwise known as RP Tracks Bar & Grill) trained.  If I order a scotch
they ask, Methodist or Baptist?  Methodist meaning sprinkled with water or
Baptist with a complete dunk.  I've gravitated to being a Methodist scotch
drinker.  Same ice please!

Brad


On 8/7/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Ohmygod Brad, you ordered scotch and water in Scotland?  Heresy!
> Naturally, I'm on a first-name-basis with most of the liquor vendors in
> the
> state of Minnesota.  Matt sells Dewars for $17 per liter.  It's the lowest
> price I've ever seen--even in duty-free shops.  And that's not a sale
> price,
> it's the regular price.  I asked Matt if he could do any better if I
> bought
> a case and he said he'd throw in an extra bottle.  That makes it $16+ per
> bottle.  He calls it the "Slim deal."  BTW, I take it neat with a splash.
>
> On 8/6/06 5:35 AM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Slim,
> >
> > Ahh, Macalens!  Good choice laddy!  I usually buy J&B unless Dewars or
> > Johnnie Walker is on sale. Glen Fiddich is a favorite as well. I've
> > given my first wife a bottle of Famous Grouse every Christmas for over
> > twenty years.
> >
> > Once while flying international, I laid over in Prestwick, Scotland
> > and stayed at the Royal Troon golf course.  I hiked into town, found a
> > pub, and ordered a scotch and water, something I recognized from the
> > States.  The whole pub went quiet as if I had just farted.  One of the
> > patrons welcomed me and then suggested that perhaps I'd enjoy one of
> > the local malts a bit more, sans the water. It was tough enough to
> > understand their English through the brogue and impossible after a few
> > rounds of 96 octane. It's still one of my top ten scotch experiences.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 8/6/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Thanks, Brad.  I like the Dalmore but favor the Macalens.  But tonight
> it's
> >> Dewars.  I haven't had a good idea since I poured my last drink.
> >>
> >> Slim
> >>
> >> On 8/6/06 4:43 AM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Slim,
> >>>
> >>> Upgrade to a better scotch and you won't babble, you'll become
> enlightened.
> >>> Go to a high-end liquor store and look for Dalmore Cigar Malt.  Even
> better
> >>> yet, sip it with a good cigar.  Just be sure to record all your
> thoughts or
> >>> you'll have to repeat the experience because you forgot all the good
> ideas
> >>> you had.
> >>>
> >>> Brad
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 8/6/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hank,
> >>>>
> >>>> When I'm drunk, I don't google, I babble.  Thanks for digging that up
> for
> >>>> me.  I knew someone on this list would have the right answer.
> >>>>
> >>>> Slim
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/5/06 10:14 PM, "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Slim,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You really are drunk.  5 minutes on Google came up with the
> following.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hank
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> From http://www.usflag.org/colors.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The quote below concerning *gold fringe on the Flag* is from the
> book
> >>>> "So
> >>>>> Proudly We Hail, The History of the United States Flag" Smithsonian
> >>>>> Institute Press 1981, by Wiliam R. Furlong and Byron McCandless.
> "The
> >>>>> placing of a fringe on Our Flag is optional with the person of
> >>>> organization,
> >>>>> and no Act of Congress or Executive Order either prohibits the
> practice,
> >>>>> according to the Institute of Hearaldry. Fringe is used on indoor
> flags
> >>>>> only, as fringe on flags on outdoor flags would deteriorate rapidly.
> The
> >>>>> fringe on a Flag is considered and 'honorable enrichment only', and
> its
> >>>>> official use by the US Army dates from 1895.. A 1925 Attorney
> General's
> >>>>> Opinion states: 'the fringe does not appear to be regarded as an
> >>>> integral
> >>>>> part of the Flag, and its presence cannot be said to constitute an
> >>>>> unauthorized addition to the design prescribed by statute. An
> external
> >>>>> fringe is to be distinguished from letters, words, or emblematic
> designs
> >>>>> printed or superimposed upon the body of the flag itself. Under law,
> >>>> such
> >>>>> additions might be open to objection as unauthorized; but the same
> is
> >>>> not
> >>>>> necessarily true of the fringe.'"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 8/5/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I've had too much to drink tonight but here goes:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We all know the American flag has its 13 stripes and its 50 stars
> on a
> >>>>>> field
> >>>>>> of blue, but did you know that the design and specifications of the
> >>>> flag
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>> an act of congress?  Yes--it's legislated that the flag be exactly
> such
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> such and that all its qualities and proportions are exactly
> >>>>>> specified.  Any
> >>>>>> deviation from that and it ceases to be the official flag of the
> United
> >>>>>> States of America.  Presumably, all countries do this.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The United States military, however, operates under a different
> >>>>>> flag.  They
> >>>>>> put a gold fringe around their flag.  So do many police
> forces.  This
> >>>> is
> >>>>>> not
> >>>>>> insignificant!  They are not displaying the flag of the United
> States
> >>>> of
> >>>>>> America!  By an act of congress, you can't alter the specs of the
> flag
> >>>> in
> >>>>>> any way and still call it the official flag of the USA.  There
> ain't no
> >>>>>> gold
> >>>>>> fringe on Old Glory!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> So what gives?  It would seem the military operates under a
> separate
> >>>>>> sovereignty and a flag of their own.  First I'd like to know why,
> and
> >>>>>> second
> >>>>>> I would like to know if this "nation" is friend or foe.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Slim
> >>>>>>
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