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I had a half baked idea to throw up an early "election lounge" to shoot the bull before election results start coming in. Since our American side seems to merit that honour, go ahead.

We're sort of an international crowd with a focus on Europe but many of us have lived long times in the States or are dual nationals.

After all the Europeans invented the "salon"- the French actually which gave us the modern French language, clear and concise. And our subversive federalists used to hang around those salons in the old days.

But what is the American equivalent? "Lounge" alliterates well. Drinks are on the house.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:00:54 PM EST
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Drinks are on the house.

You may regret that offer. Especially if Crazy Horse and Metatone bulk order the Caol Ila

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:23:17 PM EST
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I dunno.  I think you and I could probably drive de Gondi into bankruptcy court.  I seem to recall us putting away a fair number in a fairly short period, and I doubt either of us has seen our tolerance fall.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:31:43 PM EST
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I'll count on Berlusconi to decriminalize bankruptcy for me.
by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 01:59:20 PM EST
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Have you any idea how expensive Caol Ila is ? I can drink a lot of beer, but not an amount that would cost close to half a bottle of that.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:13:50 PM EST
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Not every bottle is expensive... just certain bottles.
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:18:01 PM EST
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To be more exact, google finds me a range of $42.99 to $1,037.08 for normal bottle sizes.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:30:56 PM EST
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we'll stick with the median bottles. ;-)

actually have two new Coal Ilas at 24 and 27 yrs, a Port Ellen sherry cask at 25, and a Tomatin distilled in 1976 and bottled a few months ago.  Should help me get past my hand cast depression, when opened.

been really down with my hand so swollen (no, haven't forgot that there's no damage and just soreness in the hip).  reading analysis of 25 years of securitization hasn't helped.  a nice pickup from de Gondi's accounts of student liveliness though.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:48:16 PM EST
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Cast? What I miss?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:53:51 PM EST
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a slight idiot-caused accident while skating through the Sat OT.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 03:02:45 PM EST
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Found it. Ow!
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 03:03:43 PM EST
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Here's a song to cheer you up:

And I'll raise a glass of cheap Weinbrand left over from the WG Party here last Saturday. The Queen Margot being alle.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 03:01:27 PM EST
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Vielen Dank, nanne.  Yeah, Laura Nyro!  Seit lange nicht gesehen.  Save the Country!

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 03:08:22 PM EST
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Ok, I can probably put down $40 of beer without breaking a sweat, but I'd need a good crew to equal the more expensive stuff.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 02:52:07 PM EST
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