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Old 09-14-2017, 11:35 AM   #2041
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Thanks for this. I can't believe how long ago Zen Arcade came out. What happened?
Apparently he had been battling cancer.
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Old 09-14-2017, 11:37 AM   #2042
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Take it in context. This has been easy for the past few months, the following being rarely, if ever, heard:

"My god... It's ninety. I'm sweating my ass off. You know what'd be great right now? A nice glass of Laphroaig, neat."

When it gets cold again, I could see my palate demanding a return to the brown liquors.
Fair enough. I actually have a bottle of Laphroaig that is waiting patiently for cooler temps to arrive.

But what about the love-yoga-pants/won't-attend-group-fitness-classes incongruity?
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Old 09-14-2017, 11:42 AM   #2043
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Partly that and partly just my opinion on how dumb it is.
Interesting. Full disclosure: I do crossfit (and try my best not to ever talk about it*). I find that the workouts are very difficult. I do more in the hour I go than I used to in the two hours a day I used to spend at the gym. And my body has changed significantly.

That said, sometimes I drop in to other gyms and the ones that are completely bro'd out are fucking awful. I just want to be fit. I'm not trying to win working out.

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Old 09-14-2017, 11:51 AM   #2044
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Fair enough. I actually have a bottle of Laphroaig that is waiting patiently for cooler temps to arrive.

But what about the love-yoga-pants/won't-attend-group-fitness-classes incongruity?
I can't take the music. And I'm in close proximity to the yoga pants. Classes end, classes start, and the pants pass to and fro. The gazes meet now and again, and we fess up when busted. You know the shared eyebrow raise...

"How you doin'?"

"No... How YOU doin'?"

I love the hot soccer moms with that "God, I'm bored with my husband" gaze. So many chicks look so restless.
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Old 09-14-2017, 11:52 AM   #2045
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Interesting. Full disclosure: I do crossfit (and try my best not to ever talk about it*). I find that the workouts are very difficult. I do more in the hour I go than I used to in the two hours a day I used to spend at the gym. And my body has changed significantly.

That said, sometimes I drop in to other gyms and the ones that are completely bro'd out are fucking awful. I just want to be fit. I'm not trying to win working out.

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*Yes, I realize I am currently talking about it.
As I've never seen you mention it before, I think you might be doing it wrong.
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I consider Rose(insert annoying accent) to be like Jane Austen, something people keep goading me into trying again, only to drive home that the stuff is swill.

But, if you like such things, I'm told that Lebanon and Israel are the places to go for drinkable Rose(insert accent) these days. Apparently they make it with a lot of Syrah, which means it actually has (some) flavor.

Me, I'd rather have a single glass of a great bordeaux than a bottle of such stuff, and if you simply drink less better stuff, the buzz isn't a problem.
Beaujolais is tasty cold. Also works in many mixed drinks.
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Have you been to France in the summer? You need a nice glass of chilled rose on a hot afternoon.
White port, Barsac or Sauternes.
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Old 09-14-2017, 12:01 PM   #2048
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Beaujolais is tasty cold. Also works in many mixed drinks.
Your drink tastes are deplorable.
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Old 09-14-2017, 12:11 PM   #2049
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White port, Barsac or Sauternes.
Too sweet. We're not talking about dessert here.
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Old 09-14-2017, 12:17 PM   #2050
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I think this is being a little tough on Rose.

Switching gears, Grant Hart, drummer of Husker Du, died. I was not the biggest fan, but this song is one of the most visceral pieces of music I have ever heard. The actual title is "I'll never forget you", but in my mind, I always think of the song title as "I'm really mad at you. Really mad."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHIUNfu2vY
Big fan, and this one hits pretty hard. For various reasons, I never got to see Husker Du. Did get to see Grant play a solo acoustic show once, and he was great. Super friendly. FWIW, he blamed Norton for the lack of any Huskers reunion. On the bright side, I've got a Mould show coming up next month.
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As I've never seen you mention it before, I think you might be doing it wrong.
Stop being a dick. I mention it no more than the gym I went to before. If I talked about it half as much as you talk about biking, there'd be a problem.

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Stop being a dick.
Not sure why you took that as criticism of you, but okay.

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If I talked about it half as much as you talk about biking, there'd be a problem.
Touche.

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Too sweet. We're not talking about dessert here.
I will never understand American tastes. We quaff down horrible tasting soda drinks all day, drink sugared lemonade in the summer sun, but complain a little barsac or takaji on the piazza is too sweet.

They're grapes. It's fruit. Enjoy the natural sweetness.
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Stop being a dick.
I think his point was that you weren't talking about it, which is doing it wrong in the sense that you aren't talking about it all the time.
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Old 09-14-2017, 02:32 PM   #2055
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We quaff down horrible tasting soda drinks all day, drink sugared lemonade in the summer sun
Who is "we," compadre? Those things are way too sweet.

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but complain a little barsac or takaji on the piazza is too sweet.

They're grapes. It's fruit. Enjoy the natural sweetness.
They have their place, but it's not "enjoying a cold beverage in the summer sun."
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