Counterpoint: while most cocktails are intended to dress up harsh alcohol with either sweet or aromatic flavors, the Gin and Tonic is a cocktail invented because quinine tonic water tastes so bitter and unpleasant, that gin is added to improve its drinkability. Just order a good gin, drink it slowly, and be glad that…

I forget, does the eshop sell currency in full dollars, but price games ending in 99 cents?

I’m not terribly worried about the echo devices in my home. The only reason I would see to “return the Amazon Echo I bought and get a better gift” would be to avoid giving a poorly received present to someone who is more paranoid about this specific device, possibly due to sensationalized headlines. This story (and…

I listened to a podcast recently about this sort of topic.  It’s a pretty good explanation about how these challenges are heard by federal circuit courts, and how that effectively sets the precedent for the law in each jurisdiction.  Another comment suggested fighting these to the supreme court, but I don’t see that…

I do wonder about a few things. Why debut a “prototype” in an outdoor regular-season game? How thoroughly have these been tested? Is it in use in any other leagues? Have they been measuring temperatures of game-used pucks as they are being taken out of play to determine a specific temperature at which pucks are being…

and of course the mini ultra goes on sale the day my $45 mini duo ships. Oh well. Maybe if I decide I like this whole instant pot thing I’ll look for a higher end 6 quart.

and of course the mini ultra goes on sale the day my $45 mini duo ships. Oh well. Maybe if I decide I like this…

Yeah, I definitely would have preferred a list of acutely dangerous foods rather than more stochastic dangers

I wonder if this is going to be the trend that leads to the franchise wars, resulting in all restaurants being Taco Bell

I’ve definitely wanted on of those qi charging, bluetooth speaker integrated, USB charging port-equipped end tables since I first saw them advertised, and woot’s current price is approaching what I’d want to pay for it, but I’m trying to be more responsible in vetting the “nice to have” purchases like this.  I imagine…

I’ve definitely wanted on of those qi charging, bluetooth speaker integrated, USB charging port-equipped end tables…

I do wonder what the timeline of events was.  I can only assume the drummer’s death was not related to either the guitarist or girlfriend, so did it happen earlier, and the guitarist and girlfriend situation led to calling off the province-wide search for a new drummer?

I ordered one of these today: https://www.amazon.com/magnetic-Magnetic-14-2-14-8inch-Different-Selection/dp/B07H1S6Y4F

My recommendation: find friends that like a variety of beer and hang out with them. Go on brewery tours. Go to breweries with taprooms and brewpubs, and get flights (small pours of multiple beers). If possible, it would best to find breweries that specialize in a particular style, so if there’s one that favors a…

Did you let them know about the bingo game, illustrating that they are not only assholes, but predictable?

Eh, I think IPAs would sell more, and I don’t know if a smoky porter (not all porters are smoky) would be the best choice for fire victim relief.

I definitely disagree with your blanket statement about craft IPAs tasting the same. I would agree that when craft breweries go overboard with the hops, it all ends up tasting the same, but there’s a lot of variety to be found in the good ones.

I don’t think we really have the same idea of what excuses and reasons are; To me an excuse is a reason which either by validity, policy, or other virtue excuses you from having to meet some requirement; missing work or school for a medical emergency is an excused absence, since a medical emergency is a valid excuse.…

I sometimes worry that if I won the lottery and became a millionaire, invested that money into a handful of startup companies that then immediately took off and I became a multi billionaire, that I’d have trouble donating to charity. I assume a lot of charities are somehow inefficient, or that they’d be unable to…

If I were sure, I’d probably risk coming off as an ass and say “I thought it was pronounced _____.” Of course, I’ve far more often come across situations where I don’t know the pronunciation of a dish. On that topic, my brother told me of his brilliant idea to pronounce dish names in an obviously wrong way, just making…

I might try this at some point. Problem is aside from a few circumstances, I don’t usually have more than one of a similar liquor, and those circumstances are usually when I have a really nice bottle of something, and a reasonably cheap bottle of something to switch to when I can no longer appreciate the niceness of…

I don’t take onions on my hot dogs, but whenever i get a hot dog from costco, I put the sauerkraut under the dog.  This is made more difficult by the fact that they put the dog into the bun first, and the bun tends to stick to the dog, but in terms of both sauerkraut retention and the ability of the bun to absorb the…