Call me naive, but I didn't think people actually SHOT Crown Royal.

[msallied]

Jamesons, maybe. Or, like, good whiskey. I just never considered CR to be more than a good mixer. It would be like sipping on Absolut when you have a bottle of Grey Goose nearby, kwim?

I know this is waaaay off topic, but it's been a long day, and I need a drink. lol

[NightWatcher]

1. it shows alcoholic ignorance on her part

[msallied]

3. See, I guess I'm more offended by that.

Like she was taking a shot just to take it. A REAL connoisseur would have gone for the good shit. lol

[cliffordu]

6. Isn't Crown Royal Canadian???

isn't that NAFTA booze???


:hi:

[msallied]

11. bahahahaha... You make a good point.

She should have just had some Jim Beam. I think they still make that in Cincinnati. At least they did when I lived there ten years ago. :)

[polpilot]

55. Well, maybe, just maybe she's not an ELITIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

couldn't help it. Obitter '08.

[PoliticalAmazon]

62. At least she didn't try to make it into a slammer. n/t

[slackmaster]

2. Chugging a good whiskey like that is a form of alcohol abuse

It's almost as bad as spilling the stuff.

[msallied]

4. True. Isn't it supposed to be served over the rocks or something?

I am admittedly not much of a whiskey drinker. I go more for the gin and tonics or martinis. lol

[slackmaster]

7. On the rocks is fine, with or without water; so is just sipping it plain

Or even using it in a mixed drink. But you just don't chug a fine liquor.

[mcctatas]

16. Good whiskey?

yikes! Now Tullamore Dew, that's some good whiskey! (bickering about clinton vs. obama is so passe, I figured we could fight about what really matters;) )

[msallied]

22. I feel this is equally educational. I learn so much here. lol

[mcctatas]

52. I think that could be a tshirt

Whiskey: as educational as politics, but better for your health! :toast:

[msallied]

54. Cheers to that! LOL n/t

[Beaverhausen]

5. and this has exactly what to do with ending the war in Iraq?

is this an important issue to you?

[msallied]

8. Oh lighten up, will ya?

I get three posts per day, and damned if I don't feel determined to waste one on some silly banter. lol

[Beaverhausen]

12. no, you get three threads per day

sorry, but I'm bitter that no one talks about the issues anymore.

now, where's my gun...

[msallied]

14. That's what I meant. Three threads.

But I'm bitter too, dammit. Hence my need to get my drink on. Obama forgot to mention that some of us bitter folks cling to booze as well as guns. ;)

[YDogg]

13. judgment. same issue surrounding her vote.

just different degrees of importance

[bigwillq]

9. I never shot Crown Royal.

And I don't think I know anyone who has but if that's what floats somebody's boat, who am I to stop them?!?!? :P ;)

:hi:

[AlinPA]

10. In W. PA, a shot of CR would be elitist. A shot & beer is done w/ bottom shelf stuff.

[msallied]

15. I only shoot one thing: Patron. Don't know if that's elitist or not.

But it's pretty damn tasty. :)

[trof]

37. Too true. Jim Beam.

You have captured the essence of the thing.

[AlinPA]

80. In mining towns it could be an Iron City and a Kessler's.

[maddiejoan]

17. Isn't that what the bartender offered?

Crown Royal?

Seemed that way in the video I saw.

What was she supposed to do? say ":Fuck no --I want Glenn Livet"?

[msallied]

19. Cheap bartender. lol n/t

[maddiejoan]

23. She wasn't at the Ritz Carlton.

It might be:

1) the best they had available

2) the best the bartender felt like giving as a freebie.

Take your pick.

[msallied]

24. Well... at least she wasn't shooting Jager. There's always that.

[maddiejoan]

29. If I'd been her I'd have drunk:

Bitters. ;)

[msallied]

31. Okay, I need an education on bitters.

I know they are sometimes added to things, but I didn't know you could drink them straight up. I'm intrigued.

[maddiejoan]

32. You don't (I don't think)

I drink gin and bitters :)

[msallied]

33. I'm going to ask my local bartender to kick it up a notch, I think. lol

[maddiejoan]

35. Ironically

I actually drink Yuengling on draft more than anything else.

[Yael]

39. You get Yuengling on draft in NYC?

Wow! I thought that was pretty local to PA.

[maddiejoan]

45. Yup!

I do!

Here in Brooklyn anyways --at my local Dyke Bar!

[Yael]

46. I am impressed!

[maddiejoan]

50. Then you'll hate me when I tell ya

They serve'em up for $6 for 2 drafts at Happy Hour.

[Yael]

63. Yikes! We don't even get it that cheap instate.

[maddiejoan]

69. heh

only at happy hour, hon :) And only at Wednesday's Happy Hour

The rest of the time it's $6 bucks a draft.

That's when I have Scrimshaws.



(which BTW are real good)

[Yael]

73. Well now I know where to look on Wednesday evenings when I can't find you.

:rofl:

[maddiejoan]

75. You'll notice I didn't start posting

until about 6pm tonight (and yes --I have my buzz on)

[Yael]

77. You almost have to these days...

[LostinVA]

71. The pub/restaurant we frequent has it $3 pint all the time

[LostinVA]

68. It's popular on draft in NJ, too

[Yael]

74. That is really cool -- I didn't know it was so popular.

I had never heard of it before I moved here.

I think I heard once that it is the oldest brewery in the US, but don't quote me on that.

[LostinVA]

78. The wife has a 6 pack in the fridge right now

She gets it because it's the same price as Budweiser, but much better, according to her. I rarely drink, and when I do, it's Guinness.

[slick8790]

18. You're just bitter.

:evilgrin:

[msallied]

20. I am, indeed. It has driven me to many vices.

The internet and booze, namely. lol

[PoliticalAmazon]

64. If it drives you to drink, you know what you HAVE to drink don't you?...

...Bitters, of course.

[msallied]

70. LOL... I've been told that.

[Jersey Devil]

21. We can't give the stuff away

I belong to a social club and in our liquor inventory closet we have 1 bottle of Crown Royal. We don't have it out at the bar and no one knows how long it's been there because no one can remember anyone who ever drank it. So, as a lark the other night I had the bartender remove it from the closet and take it to the bar, offering it for 50 cents per shot just to get rid of the stuff. So far in 3 nights no one has asked for it.

[msallied]

26. oh my god... lol

The only thing I ever have had with Crown in it is a Washington Apple shot or a couple of other mixed shots... somewhere where you don't actually taste the whiskey. lol

That's pretty sad though that you couldn't get rid of it at 50 cents per shot. Although, I have to say I'd have to be pretty desperate to get drunk to drink that shit straight.

[kwenu]

25. Hey! Crown Royal appeals to the geriatric sorority girl set.

[msallied]

30. Damn... No wonder I don't get it.

I'm part of the Hypnotiq generation, after all. lol

[Jed Dilligan]

27. I like the purple bags

[maddiejoan]

34. I used to use them

for carrying my bong ( a looooooooong time ago )

[Jed Dilligan]

36. That's a small bong or a big bottle!

[maddiejoan]

38. it was a small bong

it looked like a wizard smoking a pipe.

[Jed Dilligan]

40. Sounds very seventies!

Sometimes I wish I was older so I could have lived through those more innocent times.

[maddiejoan]

48. I'm so old

Yeah --it was the 70s, man!

[msallied]

51. Okay, that is the coolest bong ever.

My dad would love that thing. lol I might have to take a trip up to Seattle to see if I can find him one like that for Father's Day.

[Jed Dilligan]

58. I always wanted to start a band called "Wise Wizard"

that pays tribute to that whole aesthetic.

[msallied]

43. I actually used to carry my many 12-sided dice back in my D&D days.

NERD ALERT! lol

[Jed Dilligan]

44. So did my DM! Haha

[maddiejoan]

56. I'll let you roll a d20

for a saving throw to "get out of embarassment".


I was a DM.

[msallied]

59. I suddenly feel all nostaligic.

Where did the time go? lol

Now I must train my children.

[sniffa]

28. Give me, "Three Olives" or give me death!

:9

[livetohike]

41. My Dad was a steelworker. He would have a shot and beer

every day just as soon as he came home from work. He downed the shot (Seagrams usually) and then drank the beer. It was his ritual.

Once, when I was young, I asked him why he did that. He said it was to clear the crap (his words) out of his system from working in the mill all day.

Everyday that he worked, the car would have about 1/8" of iron ore dust on it when he pulled into our driveway and we lived about 10 miles away in the suburbs.

[msallied]

47. Sounds like a job that calls for a drink or two, that's for sure.

Cheers to your dad, wherever he may be. :toast:

[livetohike]

53. Thanks for the toast

:toast: back at cha!. My Dad passed away four days after the 2004 election...he retired from the mill in 1986 after 44 years...

He was Union all the way and involved in the Dem. party most of his life.

Steel mills were/are very dirty and smokey places to work.

[msallied]

57. I'm sorry to hear that....

I wish he hadn't had to spend his final days seeing the Crook in Chief being re-elected. Ugh.

I grew up in southwest Ohio. There were a few steel mills there. I think there still may be one -- AK Steel. I knew a few guys who worked there and the accident rate was horrendously high. Dangerous job.

[AlinPA]

82. My Dad & Father in law said it was to cut the coal dust.

[azmouse]

42. Wild Turkey.

If I want good whiskey that's what I drink. Or some Pappy Van Winkle.
And I sip it. I love the flavor so I'd never just throw it back like HRC did.

[msallied]

49. mmm... Wild Turkey is some good stuff.

I lack the spine, though, to sip straight booze. I can manage a good vodka just fine, mostly because it's smooth enough that I barely taste it.

I'm a wuss. I'll admit it. lol

[azmouse]

60. I have to confess that I haven't tried much that I haven't liked.

But it took a while to get used to the hard stuff.

I could probably outdrink a lot of men. :)
(probably not something I should admit to) :hide:

[msallied]

61. If properly mixed, I usually outdrink the boys as well. lol

It is my hope that I can become refined enough to enjoy some really old, single malt Scotch one day or something. lol

[azmouse]

66. I'd be happy to treat you to some single-malt Scotch

if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix area. I have a liquor case just filled with the stuff.
It's delicious! :9

[msallied]

72. You're on! I'll become cultured yet! lol

[crispini]

65. You know, my local Democratic Party --- true story ---

we do a ballot order draw every primary election, to determine what order the names will appear in on the ballot. It's a big meeting, a little bit of fun, etc. Anyway, they do the ballot order draw using golf balls pulled out of a Crown Royal bag.

Hmmm...... Coincidence? :think:

[Bigleaf]

67. Crown Royal is good stuff. Like anything, they have a variety of different quality/priced products.

It's not Macallan but it's pretty fucking good. You can pay anwhere from $ 20-150 for a 750 ml bottle depending on the quality. I like the stuff.

[AZBlue]

76. Only when you're losing the Democratic Presidential Primary!

Otherwise it's kinda tacky.

[ralbertson]

79. Well, ya know, when you're raised to be a gunner, you'll shoot anything.

I'm just sayin', is all...

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

81. Elitist! I have to agree however!