In Praise of Amber Nectar - Part Duh ! | 34 comments (34 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: In Praise of Amber Nectar - Part Duh ! (none / 1)

Sangria is a way of taking wine of indifferent quality and mixing it with stuff to make a palatable long drink. People who use good wine to make it are missing the point entirely, why waste good wine on which care and attention has been lavished when the sangria will destroy that very quality anyway ?

Exactly, which is why it's okay to mix beer of indifferent quality with lemonade to produce a clara.

But remember: si Sid Vicious hubiera conocido el kalimotxo, no habria muerto de sobredosis / si Sid Vicious hubiera conocido el kalimotxo, habria muerto de cirrosis [kalimotxo is red wine with cola]

The economy needs to be thought of as a garden, not as a wild ecosystem

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2007 at 10:08:17 AM EST
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Sangria vicious (none / 1)

If I could read a word in spanish, I might understand whatever it is I'm to remember

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue May 29th, 2007 at 10:12:24 AM EST
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Re: Sangria vicious (4.00 / 2)

though my Spanish is very limited, I believe it means "If Sid Vicious had known kalimotxo* he wouldn't have died of overdose, if Sid Vicious had known kalimotxo he would've died of cirrhosis".

kalimotxo is pronounced "ka-lee-mu-tcho" (at least here in France, in some basque bars I went to and had the privilege to discover this mixture).

Le caoutchouc serait un matériau très précieux, n'était son élasticité qui le rend impropre à tant d'usages.- A.Allais

by armadillos (armadillo2024 (at) free (dotto) fr) on Tue May 29th, 2007 at 04:05:55 PM EST
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Re: Sangria vicious (none / 1)

Great! Your handle reminds me of this other bit from a Spanish song: para la guerra el amarillo, para bestia el armadillo. Don't try to translate it, it's not supposed to make sense.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2007 at 04:11:32 PM EST
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Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 29th, 2007 at 04:14:24 PM EST
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