The drinks are on me.
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Open Bar; Open Thread
Posted on December 4, 2010 by Rico the Bartender
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Tommy’s eyes were starting to freak me out. So here’s a new thread for the evening.
Too bad there’s no Democrat in Washington that can give the Republicans the heebee jeebees.
I’d like something that warms me up. I’ll have a good Spanish cognac, Gran Duque d’Alba
Thanks.
That looks good.
I recommend it. It’s better than a cognac, imho. A bottle can be had for a measly $121.79 on sale, normally $163.99
Ask for it by name.
I meant to say better than French cognac
Oh, yeah. As soon as my check from Riverdaughter clears.
(laughs madly as she reaches under the table for her box of Merlot)
Never allow Santa Baby to pick your gift. Make a list.
Santa Baby would keel over with heart failure if I even hinted that I wanted a bottle of $121.79 booze.
I just found it at BevMo for $52.99
That’s a good price.
Since the price just came down, I’ll have another shot, please.
There’s a difference. The $121.79 is Gran Duque D’Alba de Oro.
and the other is just a regular brandy.
The Passionate Foodie
Here’s a funny story
OMG… that’s funny!
Been seeing these Justin Bieber with gangs and guns stories around. Think his management is trying to toughen his image, move him along, keep him current, avoid the David Cassidy frozen in time trap. He’ll need to go to jail at some point soon.
What is he? 14?
Always be planning…never too young.
He appeared on the season premiere of CSI and was quite good, I thought, though apparently there were some problems:
http://earsucker.com/2010/08/27/justin-bieber-is-a-mess-as-an-actor/
HeeHeee!
$%#*, I’ve discovered Netflicks on the iPad. This is amazing. Ok, there are still a lot of films I can’t stream but at $7.99 a month, this is a bahgain.
I will never leave the basement.
Just send some food and wine down occasionally.
How does that work? Do you just sit on the couch and watch movies on your lap?
yup. flip open the laptop, plug the earbuds in, tap on netflix.
it’s that easy. That’s what makes it so scary. I hadn’t really taken advantage of it until today. I thought, “I’ll get around to it eventually. No hurry. It’s not going anywhere.”
but then I tried it today. I streamed Gosford Park. OMG. It was great.
Then it was Ondine. I’m going to watch the secret of kells in a moment,
For $7.99/month. can you believe it??
If I still want DVD’s,. I can just use my old account level and add $2. I wanted A Funny Thing happened on the Way to the Forum but it’s not streamable. So I have to order it.
One thing I worry about is whether they are going to start making certain movies unavailable. Like foreign language films, for instance. When I first got Dish, I could find all kinds of subtitled films to rent. No mas. I don’t know where they all went but I suspect that the marketing majors had something to do with it.
We’re tied to Cable because MIL (who lives with us) couldn’t possibly handle streaming or DVDs but, I’m tempted to get Netflix just to be in on the fun.
$7.99/monty for unlimited movies! Rhapsody charges $15/month for unlimited music. I don’t know why, but for some reason I expected movies to cost more than music. Great deal there.
Netflix is great. And if the foreign movies go away, it’s an opportunity for someone else to offer such things and make a new business.
Do you have to make a commitment to a long term subscription. Rights to those newer releases and popular dramas are getting expensive for Netflix. They are already yanking some films and offering more tv shows. I loved Gosford Park.
Movies are made for big screens.
Agree. That’s why I have a big screen.
I just watched 2 foreign films. They were great. “Nowhere in Africa” and ” mid August Lunch”. Can’t beat NetFlix! I can stream directly to the big tv or can watch on iPad. The foreign films are a treasure trove. You could watch a movie while waiting for an appointment. I have been a member since they first started.
Jeez, this is turning into an ad for Netflix.
Go check out the website at Netflix.
I stream on my iPad. I have a wii that will stream directly to my tv but as I understand it, the wii is not optimized for 1080p. So, I’ll probably end up getting an apple tv or roku box. Dirt cheap. In fact, if I didn’t love my hbo, Showtime, cable, id get rid of it altogether.
RD
since you are the geek around here I have question. My internet connection with comcast and they give you like 250 gig/ month. I always get in trouble with them for going over that. Now I am thinking of getting Netflix how bad would that aggrivate the situation for me, mind you I don’t want to go back to mail netflix
Correction: I am a geek but not the alpha geek. That honor is Dandy Tiger’s.
Upgrade your comcast account. I have unlimited for 6 months.
Thanks for both
The plot thickens
Assange: If something happens to me.
What’s in it? Who really killed JFK? The PIN for Rupert Murdoch’s ban accounts? The truth behind 9/11?
What?, WHAT??
the crabby patty recipe
The original script for Babylon 5.
Speaking of movies, don’t know what to say about this one…
You think that’s weird? Try this:
When they showed that in the theaters, audiences laughed!
SO true… I did!
Well, since Jodie Foster directed The Beaver it will probably be a good movie. I love her work.
What happened to Murphy? Her site doesn’t come up – since yesterday.
Also, the Morning Sneeze – a little conversation for ya
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/the-morning-sneeze-obama-is-not-weak-he-is-your-master/
and the tabloids are out this Sunday morning
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/tabloids-bush-tax-cut-deceit-wikileaks/
It seems like half a dozen websites I visit are down. Are you all in the bar ignoring your blogs??
Just a heads up for people who may be tempted to kick their computers. It’s not you, several sites seem to be experiencing technical difficulties.
Maybe they’re in a path to Wikileaks
Ahem, we do have lives. It is the weekend in a Christmas month. We have cleaning and shopping and shit to do.
Cool. If I weren’t on-call I might have a life today
ROFL!!! And streaming netflix in our basements.
From Corrente, Harry Reid accidentally tells the truth.
So they HAVE realized that.