What do you drink?
 

Every couple of years I try to stop drinking diet coke. I always end up falling off the wagon. The last time I tried to give it up, coke's stock prices plummeted.

I've taken to drinking at least two forty four ounce glasses of water a day. Probably more than that.

What do you drink?
 

Whoa! This seems a little jarring. I know that you and leagleaze are both admnstrators here, and that this is probably a bit of repartee, and probably is intended to have a humorous effect. But still, it could easily be misintepreted as a verbal slap in the face. I enjoy irreverent humor as much as the next guy, but let's be careful about the kind of impressions we might be giving to others, particularly those who might be just visiting.

Speaking of visitors, "Hi" to all of you out there lurking! ("Lurking" is a term we use to decribe those who read, but do not post.) I know some of you have gotten just a terrible impression of us from that article portraying us all as pottymouths, but please do not let a few bad apples spoil the bunch. many of us are capable of carrying on quite civilized conversations. Stick around and find out!

Yay!

What do you drink?
 

Wench.

What do you drink?
 

Perhaps we should have a find-PLF-a-new-tag-line contest for the new PLF. My suggestion is -- I bore me.

Toodles!

What do you drink?
 

I don't get that picture at all -- I see a veryfast metabolism for some reason.

What do you drink?
 

Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Grouchy. You absolutely have the right to your opinion, and certainly have the right to express it, but your words have the capacity to hurt. I'm not going to go around telling you what to post or not to post, but let's all think a bit about the consequences of our words before we hit the "Submit Reply" button. I think we'll all be pleased with the results!

Yay!

What do you drink?
 

The cutlets have become the OM's favorite food, and he's been a vegetarian since '89. My biggest concern in managing the OM's diet is ensuring he has enough protein, so I depend on these, burgers, sausages, etc. What do you use for protein?

The revival of the crush list, June, '03
 

I'm not even sure you need to buy seeds. You could probably just dump out the remains of a mint julep and by the next spring, you'd have a lawn full of mint.

I once had a cute little herb garden. It's now a mint patch. :rolleyes:

What do you drink?
 

Oh dear. For those of you out there lurking, please understand that, as far as I can tell, this is just the type of tongue-in-cheek irreverence that is part and parcel of life on this internet chat board. Please, please do not think that this is a place where we are consumed with trivial spats and name-calling. It is a community like any other. Some of the humor is a bit ribald for my taste, but that is just one tiny aspect of this board. It is a diverse and fun community and many of us have actually become friends IRL. (That is internet shorthand for "In Real Life," because the people on these boards often seem like they are imaginary - like this is not real life, although we of course all know that it really is real, just a different type of real! Not better or worse. Just different!)

Yay!

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
 

What? He is married? Ef that. Flabby balding image has been permanently cemented.

I will add I have a slight crush on Abba.

The revival of the crush list, June, '03
 

Too funny!!!! LOL!!!! Who knew mint was so prolific! Well, look at the bright side - you have makings for a lot of Mojitos! Just drink responsibly, please.

Yay!

What do you drink?
 

The only reason I don't drink that much is time & energy - I tend not to have enough of either after getting home from work to sit and have a drink.

Anyhow, I'm more curious about people's "conversion" ideas. I was told by my doctor (actually, several doctors) that:

one bottle of beer = one unit
one pint of beer = two units
one measured shot (1 oz) = one unit
one mixed drink = usually at least two units, up to 4, depending on mixers, size of glass and stinginess of barkeep
small (4 oz, 1/2 cup) wine = one unit
1 normal sized glass of wine = two units
1 glass port or sherry (2 oz) = one unit

By my book, that makes 6 beers roughly the same from a "drinking" p.o.v. as one regular-sized martini (and that means in the smaller glasses rather than the more usual large 8-10 oz sizes - I haven't been in a bar with old-fashioned 4 oz martini glasses in I don't know how long). OK, I give you displacement volume for the olives, and it's one martini plus a bit.

It's more the volume & fiz that would get me - after 6 beers you can safely bet on me in a belch-a-thon.

What do you drink?
 

What sort of new math makes 16 ounces double 12 ounces? Figuring the higher alcohal content of draft microbrew versus bottled mass-produced American beer?

Week nights, I'm typically 2-4 drinks; some combination of beer and wine, depending on what I'm eating. Most typically, a beer when I get home, followed by a glass of wine or two with dinner and another glass (or a beer or sometimes whiskey) after getting the kid to bed.

What do you drink?
 

I don't see how the beer conversion can be right. A bottle of beer is 12 OZ., and a pint is 16 OZ.

What do you drink?
 

What do you drink?
 

Here's info from a website on the "unit" concept --

A 'unit' of alcohol is the amount contained in 1/2 pint (284 ml) of beer, a single glass (125 ml) of table wine, a single glass (50 ml) of fortified wine, for example sherry, or a single measure (25 ml) of spirits; it approximates to 10 ml or 8 g of absolute alcohol.

See -- http://www.medicouncilalcol.demon.co...k/hb_facts.htm -- for a pretty picture that I lack the technical ability to post here.

8 oz of beer is one unit. Equivalent to glass of wine (I would guess a 6 oz glass, but I don't do metric) and one shot of liquor.

I feel gross any day after drinking 6 beers, but it is more of the feeling of sweating alcohol out of my skin than anything else. Of course the amount of time over which you are drinking also has some effect.

n(and barkeeps in Dallas don't tend to put more than 1 to 1 1/2 shots in my Cape Cods -- mayhaps NYC barkeeps are less stingy?)cs

What do you drink?
 

Well, I don't think it is cool from a "hey you are really cool" perspective, but I never really thought of it as a problem. I see people sit around and guzzle sodas all day long and while I know that it is kinda apples and oranges because soda has no alcohol in it but it is chock full of caffeine which is itself a "drug." In fact, I know that my hubby (and other soda junkies I know) have a much tougher time going without their caffeine-fix than I do without beer (some nights I just don't drink, for whatever reason, and sometimes that can last a week or so and it is not like I get the DTs). I guess the combination of my diet and good genetics keeps me thin despite the beer (and I was worried it would change after 30). Funny, hubby doesn't drink beer and he has a little "beer-gut" but I don't.

What do you drink?
 

How could I leave you off my crush list? your wife is so lucky.

What do you drink?
 

Beer. Sad but true. There is like 1g of protein in a beer. To be honest, I don't know how much protein a person needs a day so I don't know if I am getting enough or not. I am a veggie but not a good one in the sense of replacing those things I don't get because of the lack of meat. I do know that the only bad result of drinking beer (or at least what I personally consider bad) is that it saps the body of the Bs, especially B12. I was B12 anemic before I started drinking more regularly and the drink certainly doesn't help. I sometimes take B12 vitamins to counteract it.

Besides veggie-burgers, what does your OM use for protein? Doesn't peanut butter have protein in it?

What do you drink?
 

Soda is not really that high in caffeine -- see the chart here -- http://www.straylight.org/dave/caffeine/beverage.html

Actually one of the things that is bad about soda (along with the caffeine for some and the sugars for some), at least from a dehydration standpoint, is the carbonation. Beer has the same problem. Obviously amplified b/c of the alcohol. See this -- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/993748461.html

I used to drink a lot of Diet Sprite, which lacks the caffeine and sugar concerns, but it wasn't providing hydration, so I switched to water. Also once you stop drinking it regularly, if you try to start up again it tastes like plastic...

Of beer and summer
 

It's not the quantity of beer that she's drinking every night that got my attention. It's the quality. Bud Ice Light? Ugh. It's been a long time since I drank beer nightly, but ever since I've been old enough to not be picky about what I drink. (Face it, when you're under 21, sometimes you just drink what's available.)

The summer brews are coming out, and I'm delighted. St. Arnold's Lawnmower Ale is the local favorite around these parts, but with the reemergence of Celis Pale Bock, I think this summer I'll be ordering that the most at the Ice House. Sierra Nevada's summerfest is pretty good, and the standard Shiner Bock will always be on the rotation, as will St. Arnold's Amber Ale.

Summer has officially hit Houston. I was in the park at 6:20 this morning, and the humidity was unbelievable. Probably was already eighty five degrees at that point. When I got home the sun was fully up and doing it's thing. We've had practically no rain in the month of May, and my water bill is going to be huge this month. I get the feeling that it's not going to be nearly as nice of a summer as last year. Every year I convince myself that it's not that bad, but this year looks like it's going to be that bad. Those of you with temperatures below 85, rejoice and be thankful.

What do you drink?
 

I like you ThrashersFan, but here, you suck. If I scarfed that much alcohol I'd balloon in a week like that girl who turned into a huge rotund blueberry in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

And while we're at it, I hate that fuckin' cross-trainer that I already work off my wine on.

Of beer and other booze
 

I've never understood the attraction of Sierra Nevada. Is the summerfest something other than ale? The regular stuff is way to wheaty for me. I'm more of a lager drinker though (although, as noted earlier, mostly I drink light beer for caloric reasons). My favorite beer is Newcastle draught (not bottle). But nowadays I can only drink one pint before switching to something lighter. I do like Shiner.

Last weekend was sweltering in Dallas. Just about time to start frying eggs on the sidewalk.

Of beer and other booze
 

I like the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale with the green lable, but the one I'm talking about is their Summerfest, which is a lager. I think it's a white or beige lable.

Of beer and other booze
 

Sierra Summerfest is a pilsner. Good summer beer. As to Sierra Pale, "wheaty"???? I'm guessing you mean hoppy. It ain't no wheat beer (which, in general, makes good lawnmower beer, but is otherwise chick beer (I mean wheat beer, not Sierra Nevada)).

The revival of the crush list, June, '03
 

So who's the chick with the bad wig?

for love or money
 

I missed all but the last half hour when he was deciding the keepers and the leavers. It was almost painful to watch him talk to them and the wet slicked back hair look is so gag. His bio says he worked in NYC after his JAG stint but got laid off after 9/11. Wonder what he did in NY.

I agree. And from what I saw this guy isn't brimming with charisma so it wouldn't be a tough choice.

I missed seeing the women do anything more than react to being picked or dumped. One dumpee was crying -- she must have really wanted the dough. The guy said something to the 21 year old about her ring and her stand on something. What's the deal with that?

for love or money
 

I'm embarrassed to know this, but that's the 21 year old chick, who is a very, very young 21, and is "in awe" of the bachelor. On her left ring finger she wears a "promise ring" that she "gave to herself" which sort of represents a vow of "celibacy." So, he thinks she's a virgin, but, she assures us, she's not. She did not get a chance to explain fully, because he got to talk to each of them for 2 minutes at a group lunch the day before he dumped/picked them.

The 21 year old has daddy issues, or is afraid of her burgeoning sexuality, or does not want to grow up or something. She is always asking the bachelor to hug her. She's gonna get her little heart squished.

Oy, vey!
 

Now he tells me.

for love or money
 

Son of a . . . . I think I was wearing that same ring all through high school and didn't even know it. Thank God it got bitten off when it did.

A(ringwraith)G

"petty and childish"
 

Apparently, the editors at American Lawyer see our problems with West's censorship policy as "petty and childish".

Their article focused solely on West's policy of censoring "dirty words" yet completely ignored their new policy of censoring substantive material at will.

If taken to its logical conclusion, the censoring of unflattering, yet truthful, information about law firms will clearly put an end to the free flow of information available to associates and usurp the original intent of these types of Boards.

Which begs the question - did they unintentionally disregard this important concept, or do they really think that our concerns for law firm transparancy are "petty and childish".

One would think that members of the press would hold a higher regard for freedom of information and the freedom the press.

John Peter Zenger be damned.

not7yS

For Love or Money website
 

OK, I looked. The bios of the girls are always entertaining. Most unintentionally funny line, from Kelly, the fast living bad girl (wannabe):

What three people would you combine to create your ideal mate?

John F. Kennedy for his brains; Ben Affleck for his charm; and Ralph Lauren for his style.

For his brains? Couldn't she have said intelligence? Or was she making a punny?

This is from Cristy, who resembles Rene Russo on heroin (and was dumped right quick):

Which would you choose: A wealthy husband or a poor soul mate?

A poor soul mate; for the total utility of finding your true soul mate is priceless. Unless your soul mate is already someone's wealthy husband then your in big trouble!

And not to be catty, but I think Erin from SF, while gorgeous, has had some work done. Definitely collagen lips and botox, at least. And she's only 30!

The revival of the crush list, June, '03
 

Maude Lebowski. Isnt she how you picture me?

Women Wearing Pants
 

are the cause of all society's ills:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa...eut/index.html

I knew I could've prevented the war and fixed the economy if only I wore skirts...

for love or money
 

So she's a celibate nonvirgin???

I really thought he was going to dump her. He kept talking about her age and from the context I wondered if the ring was a promise ring. I thought someone with a vow of celibacy would be the kiss of death for any reality TV dating show but his bio says he went to a Baptist high school so maybe he doesn't think it's a problem.

I hope the money incentive really brings the claws out for this show. The bachelor seems like a dork so the only reason to watch will be to see to what lengths the women will go to win.

for love or money
 

Have any of you seen Christie Whats-her-face, who used to go on Politically Incorrect all the time. She is a cute 20 something former slut who is born again and now preaches abstinence to college kids in some kind Christian youth group. She always tells about how she would party and wake up in some guy's room who she didn't know (probably with no underwear), but now she is a born-again virgin and will wait till she is married to have sex again.

It's one thing to wait till marriage if your fiancee is a virgin, but if you are the only guy in town who hasn't slept with her, and she makes you buy an engagement ring and pay for a wedding to "hit the skins" with her--when everyone else you know got to do it for the price of a pitcher of coors lite--then you deserve to be married to someone like her.

for love or money
 

How coincidental that the final two were the "nice" girl and the drunken wench that ruined her painting.

And you can already see where this trainwreck is going from the preview of next week.

He going to act like a revolting, boorish lout to all the women - and, in an attempt to win the money, they will put up with his increasingly disgusting behavior - smiling like a Cheshire - and pretend to "love" him.

Did any of us ever think that the suits at NBC would say one day - hey, that FOX has some spectacular programming. Let's copy their 2 biggest shows.

not7yS

for love or money
 

Nevermind. She is Christine O'Donnell and her wacko Group is SALT

http://www.thesalt.org/gallery_page.htm

Shock the monkey, or I'm shocked to find gambling going on at this casino.
 

While in a conversation with plaintiff's counsel (I have had cases opposing this guy for years) during a break in a deposition for one of my slip and fall cases, I made some positive remark about President Clinton, which shocked the guy. "Not Bob, you're a ... a ... Democrat?" he said in a voice mixed with equal parts horror and pity*. "I never would have guessed it!" he concluded.

That got me wondering about the sorts of things that seem to shock people. People were shocked when I went to a costume party as a flapper, accompanied by my gangster wife. Guys dressed in drag for Halloween are pretty white bread, even here, yet it shocked people who know me. I'm not sure why.

So, it shocks people that: (1) I am Not Republican; (2) have dressed as a flapper; (3) eat pork; (4) like angst-ridden chick music of a type usually favored by granola-crunching lesbians; (5) shot a man in Reno just to watch him die; and (6) had a crush on that summer clerk from Harvard last year who ended up working as a mechanic at Big Ed's Fina station.

The shock thing obviously varies by person -- the same people who were shocked about me as a flapper didn't bat an eye when Big Ed dressed as Morticia Adams. And the lawyer shocked that I was a Dem, Dem, Democrat! naturally assumes that Judge Johnson -- who looks and acts like William Rehnquist -- is going to rule in his favor at the summary judgment hearing because he was appointed to the bench by a liberal Democratic governor in 1979.

Anyway, what have you done or said lately that has shocked people?


*Podunkville is located in a red state, after all.

convenient tropes
 

I considered the article's focus on obscenity as a rhetorical stand-in for West-objectionable content generally. Thus, it was synecdoche, a species of trope. (It will certainly not escape your keen notice, dear heart, that "potty mouth" is itself synecdoche.)

BTW, while I recognize this does not bear much further discussion, it occurs to me that my theory that the article was hacked from a longer, more in-depth piece may be supported by Leagl's experience that they would not publish a pseudonymous letter. The writer might have decided (or been told) that she could republish posts, but not publish any other quotes under pseudonym. Journalistic integrity would have then dictated that there was no story worth telling, but it would explain why she spent so much time in interviews when the finished product was so horribly lopsided and easy to write.