Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'

Xander ,'Selfless'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 25, 2010 7:44:48 am PST #10907 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Given that no one I know in France refrigerates vermouth, and there it is mostly drunk straight, I'm going to go with this is unnecessary.

Again, it might be because of quicker consumption. It's like spices, I think, it's not like it will go bad per se, but it will be less than its best.

I'm not trying to scare people about vermouth! Just passing along some info/advice. Take it, or not, I don't care.


sumi - Feb 25, 2010 7:44:50 am PST #10908 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Short interview with Peggy Fleming - man, my mother and I watched her in the Olympics when I was a tiny child. Possibly in kindergarten.


megan walker - Feb 25, 2010 7:46:03 am PST #10909 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

That's what I meant, it won't be "bad", just maybe not as tasty.


Jessica - Feb 25, 2010 7:46:11 am PST #10910 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I use vermouth almost exclusively as a white wine substitute in cooking, so I've never bothered to refrigerate it. I will start buying smaller bottles though.


Daisy Jane - Feb 25, 2010 7:49:14 am PST #10911 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

For good cheap vodka, Jon swears by Monopolova.


aurelia - Feb 25, 2010 7:49:22 am PST #10912 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I'm not sure what he ended up doing but I know he was struggling over what to tell these communities she'd been a part of. I think he just let it lie.

While I understand why he'd choose not to say anything I'd think most communities would appreciate the truth. I know I'd prefer a "sorry about all the Walter Mitty stuff" to all the unanswered questions.


tommyrot - Feb 25, 2010 7:49:41 am PST #10913 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Because it's professional bowling. It doesn't seem like a mystery to me.

It makes me sad when bowling gets dissed. It must be my small-town Wisconsin background.


Daisy Jane - Feb 25, 2010 7:52:45 am PST #10914 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

That iO9 article is like a piece of food caught in my teeth. We didn't move from TT to stop bugging people. We moved because it went pay to play, and we didn't want to lose people who couldn't afford to subscribe.

And wasn't the thread at TT already started when someone said "Don't anger the buffistas?"


§ ita § - Feb 25, 2010 7:53:49 am PST #10915 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If you're using it for anything other than on the rocks or martinis/gimlets, I don't think there's no reason to buy expensive vodka

Straight up and gimlets is about all I use vodka for. And I'm realising that Grey Goose isn't that expensive--outside of bars.

So I'm at:

  • Oban
  • Grey Goose
  • Old Overholt or other whisk(e)y
  • Herradura/Cabo Wabo silver tequila (2 votes each)
  • Noilly Pratt vermouth

Gin recommendation?

And I totally get the bowling story getting lost in the background. Tennis and car racing and golf get coverage all by themselves.


Calli - Feb 25, 2010 7:54:18 am PST #10916 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I think Monopolova is what I used to make Laura's Kahlua recipe last weekend. (It turned out wonderfully, by the way. Thanks, Laura!)