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1.) DParker - 06/21/2018
I'm glad that Delta advised us to arrive at least 3 hours prior to our departure time because of the "longer than usual" TSA lines for international flights...which took us a whole 5 minutes to get through. So now we can stare at this for the next several hours.
2.) bluecat - 06/21/2018
Hope you brought your Archie comic books. Have a safe flight.
3.) DParker - 06/21/2018
Which raises the age-old question: Betty....or Veronica?
4.) bluecat - 06/21/2018
Both
5.) DParker - 06/22/2018
Ireland!
6.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
It's only a model.
7.) DParker - 06/22/2018
The two most amazing things so far:
1) I drove the 140 km from Shannon Int'l Airport to our B&B in Portloise without causing a traffic mishap.
2) The cows we saw from the highway outnumbered the sheep we saw by something like 20:1. This country is basically Wisconsin with a cooler accent and better beer.
1) I drove the 140 km from Shannon Int'l Airport to our B&B in Portloise without causing a traffic mishap.
2) The cows we saw from the highway outnumbered the sheep we saw by something like 20:1. This country is basically Wisconsin with a cooler accent and better beer.
8.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
...and better looking woman.
9.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
You're not a real man unless you've had haggis. Let us all know when you've eaten some. Pics please.
10.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
yum!
11.) DParker - 06/22/2018
That's the next country...and haggis will definitely be on the menu.
12.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
Requesting pics of any and all serving wenches.
13.) DParker - 06/22/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56282]Requesting pics of any and all serving wenches.[/QUOTE]
You don't want that...trust me. But the downtown street is loaded with drunk girls dressed for attention. The wife is even cutting me slack on staring. On a semi-related note...
Me: "I'll have a pint of your best/strongest brew."
Barkeep: "That'd be Guiness then."
Local next to me: "Give us 2 pints o' Coors."
Me: "WTF?"
You don't want that...trust me. But the downtown street is loaded with drunk girls dressed for attention. The wife is even cutting me slack on staring. On a semi-related note...
Me: "I'll have a pint of your best/strongest brew."
Barkeep: "That'd be Guiness then."
Local next to me: "Give us 2 pints o' Coors."
Me: "WTF?"
14.) DParker - 06/22/2018
Not a male within reach. I think the Coors is causing gayness...or the other way around.
15.) DParker - 06/22/2018
We're glad we spent thousands of $$ and traveled > 5,000 miles to immerse ourselves in the traditional culture offered at a street festival in this 500+ year-old Irish town: Pulled BBQ pork and a live band performing a selection of crappy American pop singles.
16.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
Lol, maybe your B&B will have Irish Spring soap. Your wife will like it too.
17.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
I could have put together a better Irish experience for you guys for a lot less money. Just let me know.
18.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
I've even got a cinder block in the backyard you can kiss.
19.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
I'll even play some U2 on the boom box while you do it. They'll be a slight fee for pics though.
20.) bluecat - 06/22/2018
Swampy will be in a little later. Tonight is the night he has to change out the grease.
21.) DParker - 06/23/2018
I'll tell Swampy the same thing I told my son. We witnessed the same sad spectacle all night long. Attractive young women with adorable accents and dressed to impress, utterly starved for male attention all night long. Set some pennies aside and come to Ireland. A straight virile...and single...American boy with an actual pair of.huevos could clean up here.
22.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
While you're recovering from jet lag, see if you can find some Asterix comics:
[I][QUOTE]Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois, IPA: [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa]) is a series of French comics. The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until the death of Goscinny in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette. In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over. As of 2017, 37 volumes have been released.
The series follows the adventures of a village of indomitable Gauls as they resist Roman occupation in 50 BC. They do so by means of a magic potion brewed by their druid Panoramix, named Getafix in the English translations, which temporarily gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonists, the title character Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The "ix" ending of both names (as well as all the other pseudo-Gaulish "ix" names in the series) alludes to the "rix" suffix (meaning "king") present in the names of many real Gaulish chieftains such as Vercingetorix, Orgetorix and Dumnorix (See below for further explanations of the character names). Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.
The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages.[1]
Wiki[/QUOTE][/I]
Yeah, it's the Gauls, but what the hell. You're tired as hell, so nothing really matters until tomorrow.
[I][QUOTE]Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois, IPA: [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa]) is a series of French comics. The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until the death of Goscinny in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette. In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over. As of 2017, 37 volumes have been released.
The series follows the adventures of a village of indomitable Gauls as they resist Roman occupation in 50 BC. They do so by means of a magic potion brewed by their druid Panoramix, named Getafix in the English translations, which temporarily gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonists, the title character Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The "ix" ending of both names (as well as all the other pseudo-Gaulish "ix" names in the series) alludes to the "rix" suffix (meaning "king") present in the names of many real Gaulish chieftains such as Vercingetorix, Orgetorix and Dumnorix (See below for further explanations of the character names). Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.
The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages.[1]
Wiki[/QUOTE][/I]
Yeah, it's the Gauls, but what the hell. You're tired as hell, so nothing really matters until tomorrow.
23.) DParker - 06/23/2018
Oh, and...I don't think the Irish can handle their alcohol.
24.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56283]You don't want that...trust me. But the downtown street is loaded with drunk girls dressed for attention. The wife is even cutting me slack on staring. On a semi-related note...
Me: "I'll have a pint of your best/strongest brew."
Barkeep: "That'd be Guiness then."
Local next to me: "Give us 2 pints o' Coors."
Me: "WTF?"[/QUOTE]
LOL ... You can drink a lot more Coors than Guiness.
Can you find Harp?
Me: "I'll have a pint of your best/strongest brew."
Barkeep: "That'd be Guiness then."
Local next to me: "Give us 2 pints o' Coors."
Me: "WTF?"[/QUOTE]
LOL ... You can drink a lot more Coors than Guiness.
Can you find Harp?
25.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56291]I'll tell Swampy the same thing I told my son. We witnessed the same sad spectacle all night long. Attractive young women with adorable accents and dressed to impress, utterly starved for male attention all night long. Set some pennies aside and come to Ireland. A straight virile...and single...American boy with an actual pair of.huevos could clean up here.[/QUOTE]
It's a very female-centric culture. That's why "we're" always spoiling for a fight. --- LOL
Irish women are fierce.
They might have the lads cowed ...
It's a very female-centric culture. That's why "we're" always spoiling for a fight. --- LOL
Irish women are fierce.
They might have the lads cowed ...
26.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56285]We're glad we spent thousands of $$ and traveled > 5,000 miles to immerse ourselves in the traditional culture offered at a street festival in this 500+ year-old Irish town: Pulled BBQ pork and a live band performing a selection of crappy American pop singles.[/QUOTE]
Let me know if you want to hook up with any outlaws or rogues ... I have some names you can ask for... Tell them you know me ...
Let me know if you want to hook up with any outlaws or rogues ... I have some names you can ask for... Tell them you know me ...
27.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56288]I've even got a cinder block in the backyard you can kiss.[/QUOTE]
LOL... Silly rabbit: There's no magic in cinder block.
LOL... Silly rabbit: There's no magic in cinder block.
28.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
Something for the wife:
LOL ...
LOL ...
29.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56294]LOL ... You can drink a lot more Coors than Guiness.
Can you find Harp?[/QUOTE]
[Insert canoe joke here]
Can you find Harp?[/QUOTE]
[Insert canoe joke here]
30.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56295]It's a very female-centric culture. That's why "we're" always spoiling for a fight. --- LOL
Irish women are fierce.
They might have the lads cowed ...[/QUOTE]
....
Irish women are fierce.
They might have the lads cowed ...[/QUOTE]
....
31.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93r%C3%B3_s%C3%A9_do_bheatha_abhaile[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O%27Malley[/url]
32.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
....
I distinctly remember my grandmother singing this to me when I was a kid. I was on the swing, doing some sweet jumps ...
I distinctly remember my grandmother singing this to me when I was a kid. I was on the swing, doing some sweet jumps ...
33.) bluecat - 06/23/2018
Did you load your diapers?
34.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
I was beyond diaper stage, as I recall.
But before that ...Who knows what happened.
But before that ...Who knows what happened.
35.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
One of the things I learned from my grandma was never never trust a pollack ....
LOL
LOL
36.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
.....
37.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56293]Oh, and...I don't think the Irish can handle their alcohol.[/QUOTE]
LOL ...
LOL ...
38.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
Speaking of the dangers of Irish girls---This is my favorite version, though it doesn't include the full lyrics:
[QUOTE]Come single belle and beau-- unto me pay attention:
Don't ever fall in love--- it's the Devil's own invention.
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitchin'...
Miss Henrietta Bell out of Captain Kelly's kitchen.
CHORUS
singin' too ra loo ra la
singin' too ra loo ra laddie
singin' too ra loo ra la
singin' too ra loo ra laddie
At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer
Not far from Stephen's Green where Miss Henry used to go, sir.
Her manners were sublime, she set me heart a-twitchin'--
Then she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen.
CHORUS
Now Sunday being the day we were to have the flare-up,
I dressed meself quite gay and I frizzed and oiled me hair up.
The Captain had no wife and he had gone out fishin'
So we kicked up high life below stairs in the kitchen.
CHORUS
Just as the clock struck six we sat down at the table.
She handed tea and cakes and I ate what I was able.
I ate cakes and punch and tea 'til me sides they got a stitch in
And the time passed quick away with our courtin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS
With me arms around her waist, she slyly hinted marriage,
When to the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly's carriage.
Her looks told me full well and they were not bewitchin'
That she wished I go to Hell, or somewhere from that kitchen.
CHORUS
She flew up off my knee a full five feet-- maybe higher--
And over head and heels threw me slap into the fire.
My new repealer's coat that I bought from Mr. Mitchell
And a twenty shilling note went to blazes in the kitchen.
CHORUS
I grieved to see me duds all besmeared with smoke and ashes
When a tub of dirty suds right in me face she dashes.
As I lay on the floor, the water she kept a-pitchin'
'Til a footman broke the door and came chargin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS
When the Captain came downstairs, though he'd seen me situation,
Despite all me prayers I was marched off to the station.
For me they'd take no bail though to get home I was itchin.'
Still I had to tell the tale how I wound up in that kitchen.
CHORUS
I said she did invite me but she gave a flat denial.
For assault she did indict me and I was sent to trial.
She swore I'd robbed the house in spite of all her screechin'
And I got six months hard for me courtin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS[/QUOTE]
I remember this album from when I was a yute:
[QUOTE]Come single belle and beau-- unto me pay attention:
Don't ever fall in love--- it's the Devil's own invention.
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitchin'...
Miss Henrietta Bell out of Captain Kelly's kitchen.
CHORUS
singin' too ra loo ra la
singin' too ra loo ra laddie
singin' too ra loo ra la
singin' too ra loo ra laddie
At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer
Not far from Stephen's Green where Miss Henry used to go, sir.
Her manners were sublime, she set me heart a-twitchin'--
Then she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen.
CHORUS
Now Sunday being the day we were to have the flare-up,
I dressed meself quite gay and I frizzed and oiled me hair up.
The Captain had no wife and he had gone out fishin'
So we kicked up high life below stairs in the kitchen.
CHORUS
Just as the clock struck six we sat down at the table.
She handed tea and cakes and I ate what I was able.
I ate cakes and punch and tea 'til me sides they got a stitch in
And the time passed quick away with our courtin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS
With me arms around her waist, she slyly hinted marriage,
When to the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly's carriage.
Her looks told me full well and they were not bewitchin'
That she wished I go to Hell, or somewhere from that kitchen.
CHORUS
She flew up off my knee a full five feet-- maybe higher--
And over head and heels threw me slap into the fire.
My new repealer's coat that I bought from Mr. Mitchell
And a twenty shilling note went to blazes in the kitchen.
CHORUS
I grieved to see me duds all besmeared with smoke and ashes
When a tub of dirty suds right in me face she dashes.
As I lay on the floor, the water she kept a-pitchin'
'Til a footman broke the door and came chargin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS
When the Captain came downstairs, though he'd seen me situation,
Despite all me prayers I was marched off to the station.
For me they'd take no bail though to get home I was itchin.'
Still I had to tell the tale how I wound up in that kitchen.
CHORUS
I said she did invite me but she gave a flat denial.
For assault she did indict me and I was sent to trial.
She swore I'd robbed the house in spite of all her screechin'
And I got six months hard for me courtin' in the kitchen.
CHORUS[/QUOTE]
I remember this album from when I was a yute:
39.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
So, was it the castle ruins at Dunamase and the Irish round tower at Timahoe today, or breakfast at McDonald's and a noon pub crawl?
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunamase[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_round_tower[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunamase[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_round_tower[/url]
40.) DParker - 06/23/2018
It was a full Irish breakfast at 8am followed by a long drive to the Cliffs of Moher to play with my phone camera's panorama feature...
...a not quite as long jaunt to Galway for some wandering about their market streets...
...and some helpings of shepherd's pie and fish-n-chips.
...and then on to Cong for a pint and some Marquess of Queensberry rules.
...a not quite as long jaunt to Galway for some wandering about their market streets...
...and some helpings of shepherd's pie and fish-n-chips.
...and then on to Cong for a pint and some Marquess of Queensberry rules.
41.) crookedeye - 06/23/2018
who's the guy at the door ? the bouncer..checks everyones wallet and ID's..i wouldnt want to go in there with that guy standing there..
gotta be fun..
gotta be fun..
42.) Swamp Fox - 06/23/2018
"Give me some of that black beer ..."
:grin:
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL. Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.
:grin:
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL. Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.
43.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
Rakes Of Mallow
---Unknown
The Rakes Of Mallow
Beauing, belleing, dancing, drinking,
Breaking windows, cursing, sinking,
Ever raking, never thinking,
Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Spending faster than it comes,
Beating waiters, bailiffs, duns:
Bacchus' true begotten sons
Live the Rakes of Mallow.
One time naught but claret drinking,
Then like politicians, thinking
To raise the "sinking funds" when sinking,
Live the Rakes of Mallow.
When at home, with da-da dying,
Still for mellow water crying;
But, where there's good claret plying
Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Racking tenants, stewards teasing,
Swiftly spending, slowly, raising,
Wishing to spend all their days in
Raking as at Mallow.
Then to end this raking life,
They get sober, take a wife,
Ever after live in strife,
And wish again for Mallow.
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakes_of_Mallow[/url]
--- [I]A Rake's Progress III: The Rake At The Rose Tavern[/I] (William Hogarth)[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rake%27s_Progress[/url]
[url]https://www.exquisiteartz.co.uk/hogarth-william-a-rakes-progress-iii-the-rake-at-the-rose-tavern-fine-art-printposter-sizes-a4a3a2a1-x28003205x29-6233-p.asp[/url]
44.) bluecat - 06/24/2018
"No, I actually didn't go to Ireland, but I have a very thoughtful friend who brought back this XL 100% cotton T-shirt that says 'Luck of the Irish' on it."
45.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
I'll be pissed if this is all just an elaborate ruse to get me to post, and he's really doing a tour of bed-and-breakfasts in Vermont ...
46.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL ... [/QUOTE] ....
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL ... [/QUOTE] ....
47.) DParker - 06/24/2018
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56311]who's the guy at the door ? the bouncer..checks everyones wallet and ID's..i wouldnt want to go in there with that guy standing there..
gotta be fun..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]"Give me some of that black beer ..."
:grin:
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL. Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.[/QUOTE]
He was the male stripper that was hired by a group of rowdy Irish women who were throwing a bachelorette party inside. I'll bet his g-string would have held together better if Ireland still used £1 notes instead of those heavy €2 coins.
gotta be fun..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]"Give me some of that black beer ..."
:grin:
Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL. Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.[/QUOTE]
He was the male stripper that was hired by a group of rowdy Irish women who were throwing a bachelorette party inside. I'll bet his g-string would have held together better if Ireland still used £1 notes instead of those heavy €2 coins.
48.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
LOL ... Freakin' Europeans trying too hard to make Ireland and Britain European ...
Do you know if they called it a hen party? Not sure if that's too British ...
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelorette_party[/url]
Do you know if they called it a hen party? Not sure if that's too British ...
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelorette_party[/url]
49.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
By the way: You should be in bed by now. Tomorrow you have a lot of 'splorin' to do!
50.) DParker - 06/24/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]"Give me some of that black beer ..."
:grin:[/quote]
I actually had that line warmed up and ready to go, but was saved from myself when I noted that there was nary a single porter on tap. Instead I told the barkeep that I was keen to try something I couldn't get back home. He poured me a locally-produced craft pale ale that he felt the duty to inform me, "has a strong taste to it"...even though it was the sort of uber-light bodied sex-in-a-canoe brew that even my wife finds boring. I was about to be offended by his assumption that I was some stereotypical American beer dullard...until I overheard one of my fellow countrymen nearby telling his companion, "When I look at the tap handles and see a bunch of name that I don't recognize I just order a Sam Adams as a safe bet." OK...totally not the barkeep's fault.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL.[/quote]
I know, right? I should have gotten the loaded nachos.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.[/QUOTE]
It was, on both counts. I've actually had some decent simulation of shepherd's pies state-side, but they're always made with beef. The real deal is much better. For lunch today I switched it up and had the fish-n-chips at the aptly-named [URL="http://thechurch.ie"]http://thechurch.ie[/URL], the 200 year-old St. Mary's in Dublin that has been converted into an enormous eatery and bar. It was some tasty, tasty heresy. We sat outside while contemplating our menu options and eternal damnation.
That followed our earlier tour of the old Jameson's Distillery, where I paid extra for the small group barrel-tasting option after the main tour. So small in fact that it included only my wife, myself and some young guy who was from the suburb just up the street from my office. Man, you just can't get away from these damned Texans.
The whole thing was actually a lot of fun, and far more worth it than the Guiness Storehouse self-guided "tour" that we did after lunch. Here's my normally wine-sipping wife swilling 124-proof Irish whiskey straight from the cask at noon on a Sunday.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56315]I'll be pissed if this is all just an elaborate ruse to get me to post, and he's really doing a tour of bed-and-breakfasts in Vermont ...[/QUOTE]
Just imagine how pissed [i]I'll[/i] be about it after all this is costing my kids' inheritance and the amount of time I've spent at 35,000 feet.
:grin:[/quote]
I actually had that line warmed up and ready to go, but was saved from myself when I noted that there was nary a single porter on tap. Instead I told the barkeep that I was keen to try something I couldn't get back home. He poured me a locally-produced craft pale ale that he felt the duty to inform me, "has a strong taste to it"...even though it was the sort of uber-light bodied sex-in-a-canoe brew that even my wife finds boring. I was about to be offended by his assumption that I was some stereotypical American beer dullard...until I overheard one of my fellow countrymen nearby telling his companion, "When I look at the tap handles and see a bunch of name that I don't recognize I just order a Sam Adams as a safe bet." OK...totally not the barkeep's fault.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]Can't believe you went to Ireland and ate ... potatoes... LOL.[/quote]
I know, right? I should have gotten the loaded nachos.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56312]Was the shepherd's pie made with lamb? That would be a treat.[/QUOTE]
It was, on both counts. I've actually had some decent simulation of shepherd's pies state-side, but they're always made with beef. The real deal is much better. For lunch today I switched it up and had the fish-n-chips at the aptly-named [URL="http://thechurch.ie"]http://thechurch.ie[/URL], the 200 year-old St. Mary's in Dublin that has been converted into an enormous eatery and bar. It was some tasty, tasty heresy. We sat outside while contemplating our menu options and eternal damnation.
That followed our earlier tour of the old Jameson's Distillery, where I paid extra for the small group barrel-tasting option after the main tour. So small in fact that it included only my wife, myself and some young guy who was from the suburb just up the street from my office. Man, you just can't get away from these damned Texans.
The whole thing was actually a lot of fun, and far more worth it than the Guiness Storehouse self-guided "tour" that we did after lunch. Here's my normally wine-sipping wife swilling 124-proof Irish whiskey straight from the cask at noon on a Sunday.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56315]I'll be pissed if this is all just an elaborate ruse to get me to post, and he's really doing a tour of bed-and-breakfasts in Vermont ...[/QUOTE]
Just imagine how pissed [i]I'll[/i] be about it after all this is costing my kids' inheritance and the amount of time I've spent at 35,000 feet.
51.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
LOL ...
Great post.
If St. Mary's had a good guitar player and some tambourines, it might still be consecrated ....:re:
I have always felt Guinness was highly over-rated, at least as you can get it here, even in REAL Irish pubs. Let me know if you find an Irish beer you like.
Most of these look absolutely horrid, which is what you would expect from a U.K. publication reviewing supposedly Irish beers:
[url]https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/beer-cider-perry/irish-beers-st-patricks-day-brands-a6911586.html[/url]
Great post.
If St. Mary's had a good guitar player and some tambourines, it might still be consecrated ....:re:
I have always felt Guinness was highly over-rated, at least as you can get it here, even in REAL Irish pubs. Let me know if you find an Irish beer you like.
Most of these look absolutely horrid, which is what you would expect from a U.K. publication reviewing supposedly Irish beers:
[url]https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/beer-cider-perry/irish-beers-st-patricks-day-brands-a6911586.html[/url]
52.) Swamp Fox - 06/24/2018
....
53.) bluecat - 06/25/2018
While you are at 35,000 feet you might as well really have fun. Don't break a hip though.
54.) Swamp Fox - 06/25/2018
You know he's dead asleep now, right?
This is the time when I should post about me darlin' Jenny pullin' me charges and fillin' me barrels with water...
But I did that yesterday, I think ...
This is the time when I should post about me darlin' Jenny pullin' me charges and fillin' me barrels with water...
But I did that yesterday, I think ...
55.) Swamp Fox - 06/25/2018
Speaking of Irish pubs....But not to get all political or anything ... LOL
Possibly my all-time favorite video on Youtube ... LOL
Possibly my all-time favorite video on Youtube ... LOL
56.) Swamp Fox - 06/25/2018
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57.) Swamp Fox - 06/25/2018
At this point, having shopped for an excellent tweed jacket in Galway, I would visit the site of ancient Irish kings:
(?) --- LOL
[url]https://mythicalireland.com/ancient-sites/the-hill-of-tara-teamhair/?a=ancientsites&b=tara[/url]
(?) --- LOL
[url]https://mythicalireland.com/ancient-sites/the-hill-of-tara-teamhair/?a=ancientsites&b=tara[/url]
58.) Swamp Fox - 06/25/2018
59.) bluecat - 06/25/2018
morning petrified wood?
60.) DParker - 06/25/2018
Yer pullin' me feckin' leg!
61.) bluecat - 06/25/2018
Did you order the Texas Chilli...?
62.) DParker - 06/25/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56331]Did you order the Texas Chilli...?[/QUOTE]
The wife wisely restrained me from even going inside. The "Mexican" sounded pretty authentic though, what with the cheddar cheese and all.
The wife wisely restrained me from even going inside. The "Mexican" sounded pretty authentic though, what with the cheddar cheese and all.
63.) bluecat - 06/25/2018
Nothing is more authentic than Mexican food in Ireland. Nothing.
Even the name Chilli makes you think you are getting authentic Texas cuisine but without the hassle and problems dealing with Texicans.
Even the name Chilli makes you think you are getting authentic Texas cuisine but without the hassle and problems dealing with Texicans.
64.) Jon - 06/26/2018
I was forced by a very attractive red head in a pub to try the steak with "peanut butter" sauce. I hesitantly did based strictly on her gorgeous voice and forceful body. It was delicious as was she. Just sayin
65.) DParker - 06/26/2018
Oh, yeah....
66.) DParker - 06/26/2018
This the best tasting thing we've eaten all week...and that's not the whisky talkin'. Haggis, tatties and neeps with whisky sauce. Never mind what it looks like. It's friggin' delicious. Even the wife thinks so.
67.) DParker - 06/26/2018
THIS is the whisky talkin'. The "Old and Rare" flight. Macallan 18 yr, Smokehead 18 yr & Bruichladdich "Yellow Submarine" 14 yr. This is what Scotland is all about.
68.) bluecat - 06/26/2018
What's a neep and a tattie?
69.) bluecat - 06/26/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56337]THIS is the whisky talkin'. The "Old and Rare" flight. Macallan 18 yr, Smokehead 18 yr & Bruichladdich "Yellow Submarine" 14 yr. This is what Scotland is all about.
[/QUOTE]
Getting hammered and eating sheep entrails?
[/QUOTE]
Getting hammered and eating sheep entrails?
70.) DParker - 06/26/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56338]What's a neep and a tattie?[/QUOTE]
About £3.50, before tax.
badum-tissss
Neeps = mashed turnips
Tatties = mashed potatoes
They're the traditional accompaniment to haggis. All 3 scooped together on one fork and dipped in the whisky sauce is even better than I'd been led to believe. I think what really sets it apart from all of the Irish food we had...which was good in its own right...is that it's actually seasoned. I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance.
But if you ask me what "whisky" is then we can't be friends anymore.
About £3.50, before tax.
badum-tissss
Neeps = mashed turnips
Tatties = mashed potatoes
They're the traditional accompaniment to haggis. All 3 scooped together on one fork and dipped in the whisky sauce is even better than I'd been led to believe. I think what really sets it apart from all of the Irish food we had...which was good in its own right...is that it's actually seasoned. I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance.
But if you ask me what "whisky" is then we can't be friends anymore.
71.) Swamp Fox - 06/27/2018
Am I reading that right?: Forty pounds for a flight of three whiskeys? Do they fill them to the brim? Is the whiskey made from the rare sweat of Scottish nationalists? Filtered through the sacred tunic of William Wallace?
That's a spicy meatball!
I wonder if chili with two-Ls has beans or not. I'm disappointed that we might have missed our opportunity to find out. I'm thinking that maybe this would solve the argument: We just all agree that going forward, "chili" has beans because that's what most people think, but "chilli" has no beans and is just an easier, more succinct way of referring to the Texas dish.
That's a spicy meatball!
I wonder if chili with two-Ls has beans or not. I'm disappointed that we might have missed our opportunity to find out. I'm thinking that maybe this would solve the argument: We just all agree that going forward, "chili" has beans because that's what most people think, but "chilli" has no beans and is just an easier, more succinct way of referring to the Texas dish.
72.) DParker - 06/27/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56341]Am I reading that right?: Forty pounds for a flight of three whiskeys? Do they fill them to the brim? Is the whiskey made from the rare sweat of Scottish nationalists? Filtered through the sacred tunic of William Wallace?[/QUOTE]
Rarified unicorn pee.
Today was Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile and 12 hours of walking cobblestones up and down an extinct volcano...so I'm too bushed to post details right now, and we have to get back almost to the castle for our Highlands tour bus that leaves at 7:45am tomorrow, so it might be a bit before I can post pics and the riveting tales that accompany them.
Rarified unicorn pee.
Today was Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile and 12 hours of walking cobblestones up and down an extinct volcano...so I'm too bushed to post details right now, and we have to get back almost to the castle for our Highlands tour bus that leaves at 7:45am tomorrow, so it might be a bit before I can post pics and the riveting tales that accompany them.
73.) DParker - 06/27/2018
And that was when I heard the angels singing...
The collection goes on for 3,384 bottles in total. Of course, there was a tasting at the end.
The collection goes on for 3,384 bottles in total. Of course, there was a tasting at the end.
74.) bluecat - 06/28/2018
Very cool.
None shall pass?
None shall pass?
75.) bluecat - 06/28/2018
It will be sad when you have to leave that paradise and resume your life of posting with a bunch of losers.
Oh wait, you're doing that now.
Oh wait, you're doing that now.
76.) bluecat - 06/28/2018
Front Desk: "We have a beginners tour that departs in 15 minutes that covers the malting process. We have an intermediate tour that departs in 30 minutes that covers the malting and distilling processes. We also have a deluxe tour that departs in 1 hour that covers the malting, distilling, clarifying, bottling and tasting - basically all aspects of whiskey production. Which tour would you like?"
DP: "Yes"
DP: "Yes"
77.) DParker - 06/28/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56344]Very cool.
None shall pass?[/QUOTE]
I told the tour guide, "I'm not leaving, and you can't make me."
I was wrong.
None shall pass?[/QUOTE]
I told the tour guide, "I'm not leaving, and you can't make me."
I was wrong.
78.) crookedeye - 06/28/2018
youre missing alot going on here.. the dems put a 50 foot float of trump on the southern border dressed up in a KKK outfit. it was histerical..that and a whole bunch more.
79.) DParker - 06/29/2018
Oh, I wouldn't exactly say I'm "missing" it. I have heard a fair amount of the stupidity though.
BTW...I can now officially report that Scottish booze > Irish booze in pretty much every way. I'm sorry Ireland...you're a lovely country, but there's just no denying it.
BTW...I can now officially report that Scottish booze > Irish booze in pretty much every way. I'm sorry Ireland...you're a lovely country, but there's just no denying it.
80.) bluecat - 06/29/2018
"If it ain't Scotch, it's crap."
81.) DParker - 06/29/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56352]"If it ain't Scotch, it's crap."[/QUOTE]
82.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56351]
BTW...I can now officially report that Scottish booze > Irish booze in pretty much every way. I'm sorry Ireland...you're a lovely country, but there's just no denying it.[/QUOTE]
This is a slanderous lie, sir.
Sabers/sabres, or pistols at dawn? (Assuming your return.)
Have your second contact my second to make the arrangements.
I await word as to how we shall meet.
Good day, sir.
I say, Good day.
BTW...I can now officially report that Scottish booze > Irish booze in pretty much every way. I'm sorry Ireland...you're a lovely country, but there's just no denying it.[/QUOTE]
This is a slanderous lie, sir.
Sabers/sabres, or pistols at dawn? (Assuming your return.)
Have your second contact my second to make the arrangements.
I await word as to how we shall meet.
Good day, sir.
I say, Good day.
83.) DParker - 06/30/2018
I'm smiling because I know something that you don't.
I am not left-handed
I am not left-handed
84.) DParker - 06/30/2018
The third world...
When you've had a hard day of slaying dragons and just want to unwind with a pint and some fish,-n-chips.
When you've had a hard day of slaying dragons and just want to unwind with a pint and some fish,-n-chips.
85.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56355]I'm smiling because I know something that you don't.
I am not left-handed[/QUOTE]
+2 .... But the judges are biased toward Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Foghorn Leghorn ...
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_duels[/url]
I am not left-handed[/QUOTE]
+2 .... But the judges are biased toward Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Foghorn Leghorn ...
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_duels[/url]
86.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56356]">
When you've had a hard day of slaying dragons and just want to unwind with a pint and some fish,-n-chips.
[/QUOTE]
You're not in London already, are you?
I know I missed some days on here, but sheesh.
[QUOTE]Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. [/QUOTE]
When you've had a hard day of slaying dragons and just want to unwind with a pint and some fish,-n-chips.
[/QUOTE]You're not in London already, are you?
I know I missed some days on here, but sheesh.
[QUOTE]Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. [/QUOTE]
87.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2018
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88.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
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89.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
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90.) bluecat - 07/01/2018
London calling
91.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
"This is the United States calling. Are we reaching ..."
[Sound of the call being disconnected]
"See, he keeps hanging up. I wonder why he keeps hanging up?"
[Sound of the call being disconnected]
"See, he keeps hanging up. I wonder why he keeps hanging up?"
92.) DParker - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56358]You're not in London already, are you?
I know I missed some days on here, but sheesh.[/QUOTE]
Yep. Right now we're off to catch the tour bus for Windsor Castle, Oxford and...Stonehenge.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56363]"This is the United States calling. Are we reaching ..."
[Sound of the call being disconnected]
"See, he keeps hanging up. I wonder why he keeps hanging up?"[/QUOTE]
Oh, by the way...which one's Pink?
I know I missed some days on here, but sheesh.[/QUOTE]
Yep. Right now we're off to catch the tour bus for Windsor Castle, Oxford and...Stonehenge.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56363]"This is the United States calling. Are we reaching ..."
[Sound of the call being disconnected]
"See, he keeps hanging up. I wonder why he keeps hanging up?"[/QUOTE]
Oh, by the way...which one's Pink?
93.) DParker - 07/01/2018
After our walks around Windsor Castle, Stonehenge (where the breeze decided to give me a mohawk for our selfie) and Oxford we popped in for a pint at [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle_and_Child"]The Eagle and Child[/URL], the favored watering hole of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis when Tolkien was a professor of linguistics at Oxford.
94.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
LOL .. Thanks for the link ... "The Fowl and Feotus" ... LOL ...Freakin' Brits ... But you have to admit they have good pub names .. :beer:
95.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE]The Rabbit Room's former privacy was inevitably destroyed leading to the group's reluctant change of allegiance to the Lamb & Flag at the other side of St Giles.[9][/QUOTE]
96.) crookedeye - 07/01/2018
brick by brick.. youre hair is getting thin..
97.) crookedeye - 07/01/2018
nice pics though,,is that those special opps sun glasses you two have on?
98.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56368]brick by brick.. youre hair is getting thin..[/QUOTE]
+5 ... LOL ....
+5 ... LOL ....
99.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
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100.) DParker - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56369]nice pics though,,is that those special opps sun glasses you two have on?[/QUOTE]
I could tell you, but then I'd have to...well...you know.
But, yeah...my hair is the latest body feature to start turning traitor on me. Fortunately the most important ones have opted to remain loyal and are still doing their duty...for the time being, at least.
I could tell you, but then I'd have to...well...you know.
But, yeah...my hair is the latest body feature to start turning traitor on me. Fortunately the most important ones have opted to remain loyal and are still doing their duty...for the time being, at least.
101.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56369]brick by brick.. youre hair is getting thin..[/QUOTE]
It's not just English majors who can do references ...
(Though I hate to admit it...)
:applause:
It's not just English majors who can do references ...
(Though I hate to admit it...)
:applause:
102.) DParker - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56367]The Rabbit Room's former privacy was inevitably destroyed leading to the group's reluctant change of allegiance to the Lamb & Flag at the other side of St Giles.[9][/quote]
Said Rabbit Room behind my wife.
Said Rabbit Room behind my wife.
103.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
Somehow, I imagine the original Rabbit Room as being more cozy ... And farther from the ice machine ...
104.) DParker - 07/01/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56375]Somehow, I imagine the original Rabbit Room as being more cozy ... And farther from the ice machine ...[/QUOTE]
"Cozy" it is, though you really can't see the room in that photo. In fact the whole pub is maybe...[i]maybe[/i]...15 ft wide.
"Cozy" it is, though you really can't see the room in that photo. In fact the whole pub is maybe...[i]maybe[/i]...15 ft wide.
105.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
That's encouraging. I hope they have a plan in place to keep it a secret from anyone under 30 ...
106.) bluecat - 07/01/2018
CE, have you been to Carhenge?
107.) Swamp Fox - 07/01/2018
We should do a HuntingCountry meet-up at Carhenge,,, And shoot a bunch of those not-so-bright Nebraska turkeys ...
Who's with me? .....
Who's with me? .....
108.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
You know those blocks were positioned by alien craft don't you?
109.) DParker - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56381]You know those blocks were positioned by alien craft don't you?[/QUOTE]
Ford F-150s?
Ford F-150s?
110.) DParker - 07/02/2018
I am [i]so[/i] screwed.
111.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
This was at the top of her list when you decided on London.
Knickers, fashionable rain coat, some tweed?
Knickers, fashionable rain coat, some tweed?
112.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56382]Ford F-150s?[/QUOTE]
That is how Carhenge was created, from all the broken down Fords trying to haul those blocks. Customers who didn't want to remove the entire engine so a 1.89 piece of plastic linkage could be installed decided to scrap the pickup and plant it upside down in a remote location where it rightfully belongs.
Ask me how I know.
That is how Carhenge was created, from all the broken down Fords trying to haul those blocks. Customers who didn't want to remove the entire engine so a 1.89 piece of plastic linkage could be installed decided to scrap the pickup and plant it upside down in a remote location where it rightfully belongs.
Ask me how I know.
113.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56384]This was at the top of her list when you decided on London.[/QUOTE]
Knickers, fashionable rain coat, some tweed?
Knickers, fashionable rain coat, some tweed?
114.) DParker - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56384]This was at the top of her list when you decided on London.[/QUOTE]
Almost. Actually, Buckingham Palace was the prime directive...though Harrod's was definitely a very close #2. I will say that it's a very impressive monument to fine retail merchandising. A single department store with 200 departments, most of which offering single items that would put a kid through college for a year. One of the first we wandered into was their charcuterie shop, chock-full of Iberian ham, prosciutto and all manner of awesome cured meats. It was almost as hard to get me out of there as it was to dislodge me from the Scotch Whisky Experience.
Almost. Actually, Buckingham Palace was the prime directive...though Harrod's was definitely a very close #2. I will say that it's a very impressive monument to fine retail merchandising. A single department store with 200 departments, most of which offering single items that would put a kid through college for a year. One of the first we wandered into was their charcuterie shop, chock-full of Iberian ham, prosciutto and all manner of awesome cured meats. It was almost as hard to get me out of there as it was to dislodge me from the Scotch Whisky Experience.
115.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
Did you go to Bath? Salisbury? Trafalgar Square?
Those are worth it if you have the time.
Those are worth it if you have the time.
116.) DParker - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56388]Did you go to Bath? Salisbury? Trafalgar Square?
Those are worth it if you have the time.[/QUOTE]
Bath was one of the options for yesterday's outside-of-London 3-stop tour, but we went with Oxford instead. Stonehenge is about 9 miles north of Salisbury, so we just missed it. Trafalgar Square was part of our hop-on-hop-off bus tour of London/Westminster/Sussex today though...among a million other sights.
I have a 64GB SD card in my phone, so I took so many pics it's going to take me a day and a half to sort through them all. And I'm going to struggle to remember what most of them even are.
Those are worth it if you have the time.[/QUOTE]
Bath was one of the options for yesterday's outside-of-London 3-stop tour, but we went with Oxford instead. Stonehenge is about 9 miles north of Salisbury, so we just missed it. Trafalgar Square was part of our hop-on-hop-off bus tour of London/Westminster/Sussex today though...among a million other sights.
I have a 64GB SD card in my phone, so I took so many pics it's going to take me a day and a half to sort through them all. And I'm going to struggle to remember what most of them even are.
117.) bluecat - 07/02/2018
At least go where the fish dance took place? lol!
118.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56383]I am [i]so[/i] screwed.
[/QUOTE]
I visited Harrods when I was about ten. I still remember it. It was awesome. My grammaw bought me an excellent magic set just so I would shut up about how English food sucked so bad, and all I wanted was a hamburger or a hot dog. It's possible I still have the magic set and the original box (I know I still have some of the pieces-parts in storage).
Pick a card ... Any card ....There's nothing up my sleeve ...
[/QUOTE]I visited Harrods when I was about ten. I still remember it. It was awesome. My grammaw bought me an excellent magic set just so I would shut up about how English food sucked so bad, and all I wanted was a hamburger or a hot dog. It's possible I still have the magic set and the original box (I know I still have some of the pieces-parts in storage).
Pick a card ... Any card ....There's nothing up my sleeve ...
119.) crookedeye - 07/02/2018
hip hip cherrio's,..good pics DP..you did by us all a shooter of irish whiskey right??
120.) crookedeye - 07/02/2018
thats the first thing i would have done... ok this guy needs a shot, this guy needs a shot, what his name probally needs a shot. thats just me though
121.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2018
My guess is yes, and that he drank them for us already, in our honor ...::buds::bad::buds:
I should have asked for an Irish pipe while he was there, but I was too slow on the trigger ...
[url]https://peterson.ie/pages/about-us[/url]
But thanks to youtube, I will always have these pipes:
I should have asked for an Irish pipe while he was there, but I was too slow on the trigger ...
[url]https://peterson.ie/pages/about-us[/url]
But thanks to youtube, I will always have these pipes:
122.) Swamp Fox - 07/03/2018
I'm gonna have to dig deeper in my files if things don't pick up around here ...
At this point in the vacation, if DP can't say which of the wives of Henry VIII were beheaded and and which were merely imprisoned, I'd say he's been drinking during the tours rather than paying attention ...
Bonus points if he can put the wives in order ...
At this point in the vacation, if DP can't say which of the wives of Henry VIII were beheaded and and which were merely imprisoned, I'd say he's been drinking during the tours rather than paying attention ...
Bonus points if he can put the wives in order ...
123.) Swamp Fox - 07/03/2018
If anyone is playing along at home:
124.) bluecat - 07/03/2018
Jane Seymour is hot. I always liked her in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
125.) Swamp Fox - 07/03/2018
She's held up nicely for being close to 480 ... Though she's been telling everyone she's 439 for nearly forever ....
126.) DParker - 07/03/2018
I wonder how good Jane Seymour looks after a 5 hour layover in Atlanta following a 9 hour flight from Heathrow.
Probably amazing.
Probably amazing.
127.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
No one expects a five-hour layover in Atlanta!
128.) DParker - 07/04/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56401]No one expects a five-hour layover in Atlanta!
[/QUOTE]
That perfectly sums up the TSA and U.S. Customs experience.
[/QUOTE]That perfectly sums up the TSA and U.S. Customs experience.
129.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Feel free to join in as the inspiration strikes:
[B][SIZE=3][COLOR="#FF0000"]Things To Do At The Atlanta Airport: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]
Sign petition to save Stone Mountain from the libtards
Start petition to save Stone Mountain from the libtards if such does not exist already
Declare out loud that Atlanta is The Armpit of The South
Compare Atlanta favorably to Charlotte
Organize philosophical discussion debating whether Atlanta would be better off without air conditioning attracting all the Yankees
Share driving tips for ice and orange barrel fiestas
Discuss whether being able to get falafel in North Georgia is really worth all the other aggravation
Sing "Ramblin' Wreck" at the gate disembarking the puddle-jumper from Athens ...
[B][SIZE=3][COLOR="#FF0000"]Things To Do At The Atlanta Airport: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]
Sign petition to save Stone Mountain from the libtards
Start petition to save Stone Mountain from the libtards if such does not exist already
Declare out loud that Atlanta is The Armpit of The South
Compare Atlanta favorably to Charlotte
Organize philosophical discussion debating whether Atlanta would be better off without air conditioning attracting all the Yankees
Share driving tips for ice and orange barrel fiestas
Discuss whether being able to get falafel in North Georgia is really worth all the other aggravation
Sing "Ramblin' Wreck" at the gate disembarking the puddle-jumper from Athens ...
130.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
To be continued ...
131.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Hack into Airport Alexa and tell her to play this instead of CNN:
132.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Pronounce Cinnabon as "Cinnabomb" withing earshot of a TSA employee, and begin betting pool to see if you are questioned, arrested, or free to blow the place up
133.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Ask TSA employee if you can get the phone number to the FBI "so you can get something off your chest" ...
134.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Engage millennial with earbuds sitting next to you in discussion about why watching, listening and engaging with the world around us is fundamental.
Take a shot each time he/she/it displays behavior indicating lack of socialization in responding.
Take a shot each time he/she/it displays behavior indicating lack of socialization in responding.
135.) Swamp Fox - 07/04/2018
Create sandwich board with Sharpie from gift shop and cardboard from assembly-line fried chicken concession announcing USA is best country, including all the other ones, and that dissenters should STFU ...
[QUOTE]As Mr. Reagan stated at Yorktown in 1981, "Our Declaration of Independence has been copied by emerging nations around the globe, its themes adopted in places many of us have never heard of. Here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights. We the people declared that the government is created by the people for their own convenience." As powerful as that message is, it has to receive constant reinforcement from those who remain convinced of its promise.
[url]https://www.heritage.org/political-process/commentary/the-american-experiment[/url]
[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]As Mr. Reagan stated at Yorktown in 1981, "Our Declaration of Independence has been copied by emerging nations around the globe, its themes adopted in places many of us have never heard of. Here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights. We the people declared that the government is created by the people for their own convenience." As powerful as that message is, it has to receive constant reinforcement from those who remain convinced of its promise.
[url]https://www.heritage.org/political-process/commentary/the-american-experiment[/url]
[/QUOTE]
136.) bluecat - 07/04/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56410]Ask TSA employee if you can get the phone number to the FBI "so you can get something off your chest" ...[/QUOTE]
+4 lol
+4 lol
137.) bluecat - 07/04/2018
Turn to your traveling companion as you are going through the metal detector and ask if they remembered the balm.
138.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
Ask TSA if you can throw your shoes over the framed metal detector doorway.
139.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
Your carry-on luggage includes a "How to fly a 747 for Dummies" book.
140.) DParker - 07/05/2018
Jet lag sucks. I feel like Sheriff Bart after 15 schnitzengruben.
141.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
That's a lot of snitzengruben. Welcome home!
142.) crookedeye - 07/05/2018
this is appreatrion of dparkers arrival home,.....
143.) crookedeye - 07/05/2018
i bet he wouldnt get that kind of welcome home in ireland,,,
144.) DParker - 07/05/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56421]That's a lot of snitzengruben. Welcome home![/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56423]i bet he wouldnt get that kind of welcome home in ireland,,,[/QUOTE]
No...but they do welcome you with a Full Irish Breakfast, which is [I]almost[/I] as good.
That's 2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon (made from pork loin rather than belly), 3 pork sausage links, a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_pudding"]white pudding[/URL], a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding"]black pudding[/URL], mushrooms, baked beans (because the eggs don't give you enough gas on their own), fried tomato (not visible in that pic), and bit of potato similar to hash browns and some toasted brown bread. After the first one I had (on the day we arrived) I uttered words I never thought I'd hear myself say: "Too...much...meat."
The Scots and English have their own versions, which are just slight variations on that theme. All are delicious, but make you want to take a nap afterwards.
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56423]i bet he wouldnt get that kind of welcome home in ireland,,,[/QUOTE]
No...but they do welcome you with a Full Irish Breakfast, which is [I]almost[/I] as good.
That's 2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon (made from pork loin rather than belly), 3 pork sausage links, a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_pudding"]white pudding[/URL], a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding"]black pudding[/URL], mushrooms, baked beans (because the eggs don't give you enough gas on their own), fried tomato (not visible in that pic), and bit of potato similar to hash browns and some toasted brown bread. After the first one I had (on the day we arrived) I uttered words I never thought I'd hear myself say: "Too...much...meat."
The Scots and English have their own versions, which are just slight variations on that theme. All are delicious, but make you want to take a nap afterwards.
145.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
Well you've jetted around the world like a big shot. Did you come to the realization that there's no place like home? (See what I did there?)
Or are you ready to rest up and then go back for the rashers of sheep entrails and other unmentionables?
Or are you ready to rest up and then go back for the rashers of sheep entrails and other unmentionables?
146.) DParker - 07/05/2018
What really sucks is that I know the wife and I will be Jonesing for some more haggis by next week, and we won't be able to get any. So I'm already starting to ponder the possibility of a venison-based version, provided I can kill another deer this season AND salvage the lungs.
EDIT: Unsurprisingly, a quick Google on the subject reveals that many others have already beaten me to that idea.
EDIT: Unsurprisingly, a quick Google on the subject reveals that many others have already beaten me to that idea.
147.) DParker - 07/05/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56426]Well you've jetted around the world like a big shot. Did you come to the realization that there's no place like home? (See what I did there?)
Or are you ready to rest up and then go back for the rashers of sheep entrails and other unmentionables?[/QUOTE]
Honestly...the 2 nicest things about being home are air conditioning and a bathroom large enough to dance a jig in as opposed to one so small I need to stop outside to change my mind.
Or are you ready to rest up and then go back for the rashers of sheep entrails and other unmentionables?[/QUOTE]
Honestly...the 2 nicest things about being home are air conditioning and a bathroom large enough to dance a jig in as opposed to one so small I need to stop outside to change my mind.
148.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56427]What really sucks is that I know the wife and I will be Jonesing for some more haggis by next week, and we won't be able to get any. So I'm already starting to ponder the possibility of a venison-based version, provided I can kill another deer this season AND salvage the lungs.
EDIT: Unsurprisingly, a quick Google on the subject reveals that many others have already beaten me to that idea.[/QUOTE]
I think I could find a few old gut pile remnants from last year if it would help. I could send it to you in a cardboard box.
EDIT: Unsurprisingly, a quick Google on the subject reveals that many others have already beaten me to that idea.[/QUOTE]
I think I could find a few old gut pile remnants from last year if it would help. I could send it to you in a cardboard box.
149.) DParker - 07/05/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56430]I think I could find a few old gut pile remnants from last year if it would help. I could send it to you in a cardboard box.[/QUOTE]
That'd be helpful. Just be sure to not waste any money on shipping by weighing it down with dry ice.
That'd be helpful. Just be sure to not waste any money on shipping by weighing it down with dry ice.
150.) bluecat - 07/05/2018
So...what does it taste like?
151.) DParker - 07/05/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56434]So...what does it taste like?[/QUOTE]
By itself it's kind of like a really dense spiced meatloaf with a slightly gamey flavor, but not unpleasantly so. The oats lend a somewhat "crunchy" texture that we both really liked (I put that in quotes because they're not hard, but have that popping feel to them that you'd expect from cooked whole oats). But it works best when it's combined in a single bite with some of the potatoes and turnips, and the whole lot covered in the whisky sauce (which is a sort of light gravy).
It really is delicious.
By itself it's kind of like a really dense spiced meatloaf with a slightly gamey flavor, but not unpleasantly so. The oats lend a somewhat "crunchy" texture that we both really liked (I put that in quotes because they're not hard, but have that popping feel to them that you'd expect from cooked whole oats). But it works best when it's combined in a single bite with some of the potatoes and turnips, and the whole lot covered in the whisky sauce (which is a sort of light gravy).
It really is delicious.
152.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=crookedeye;56423]i bet he wouldnt get that kind of welcome home in ireland,,,[/QUOTE]
If there were any justice in the world, he would get a welcome home almost as good as the Pirate Queen got from the Irish ... But we live in a much more dumbed-down and less aware/more connected time.
I'm not saying flying into Atlanta is always worthy of epic verse, but obviously sometimes it is .... if you've done it.
English lyrics up the thread.
If there were any justice in the world, he would get a welcome home almost as good as the Pirate Queen got from the Irish ... But we live in a much more dumbed-down and less aware/more connected time.
I'm not saying flying into Atlanta is always worthy of epic verse, but obviously sometimes it is .... if you've done it.
English lyrics up the thread.
153.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Sinead, I think he's great.
154.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
So what is the list of ingredients?
155.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56432]That'd be helpful. Just be sure to not waste any money on shipping by weighing it down with dry ice.[/QUOTE]
No, I'd pack it in bath salts.
No, I'd pack it in bath salts.
156.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56424]No...but they do welcome you with a Full Irish Breakfast, which is [I]almost[/I] as good.
That's 2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon (made from pork loin rather than belly), 3 pork sausage links, a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_pudding"]white pudding[/URL], a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding"]black pudding[/URL], mushrooms, baked beans (because the eggs don't give you enough gas on their own), fried tomato (not visible in that pic), and bit of potato similar to hash browns and some toasted brown bread. After the first one I had (on the day we arrived) I uttered words I never thought I'd hear myself say: "Too...much...meat."
The Scots and English have their own versions, which are just slight variations on that theme. All are delicious, but make you want to take a nap afterwards.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... That is the kind of breakfast that my grammaw would say "sticks to your ribs." I agree with you about the nap, but back in the day it was supposed to sustain manual laborers eating at/before dawn until dinner (lunch) ---and if you're on the right kind of schedule doing the right kind of work, it works well.
The Germans do something similar. Plus they like a lot of bread and cheese in the evening so they can drink delicious beer and soak up the alcohol as they load up on the schnitzengrubben.
[QUOTE][B]"Drinking Tips I've Gathered From Around The World" --- Coming soon in e-book and paperback versions. Check out my blog for more information.
[/B]
[/QUOTE]
That's 2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon (made from pork loin rather than belly), 3 pork sausage links, a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_pudding"]white pudding[/URL], a patty of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding"]black pudding[/URL], mushrooms, baked beans (because the eggs don't give you enough gas on their own), fried tomato (not visible in that pic), and bit of potato similar to hash browns and some toasted brown bread. After the first one I had (on the day we arrived) I uttered words I never thought I'd hear myself say: "Too...much...meat."
The Scots and English have their own versions, which are just slight variations on that theme. All are delicious, but make you want to take a nap afterwards.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... That is the kind of breakfast that my grammaw would say "sticks to your ribs." I agree with you about the nap, but back in the day it was supposed to sustain manual laborers eating at/before dawn until dinner (lunch) ---and if you're on the right kind of schedule doing the right kind of work, it works well.
The Germans do something similar. Plus they like a lot of bread and cheese in the evening so they can drink delicious beer and soak up the alcohol as they load up on the schnitzengrubben.
[QUOTE][B]"Drinking Tips I've Gathered From Around The World" --- Coming soon in e-book and paperback versions. Check out my blog for more information.
[/B]
[/QUOTE]
157.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56437]Sinead, I think he's great.[/QUOTE]
She'd punch you in the throat, kick you down and then blow you up for good measure ...LOL
She'd punch you in the throat, kick you down and then blow you up for good measure ...LOL
158.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Germany had the weakest most pathetic breakfast of all the European countries. A little zwiebach with marmalade and some lukewarm water. Awesome. You want to talk breakfast, go to Amsterdam. My God, they had everything.
159.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I suppose for them that would be a heavy plowman's breakfast. Keg watcher? Official glockenspiel monitor?
160.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
How much do you think Sinead can bench?
161.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56442]Germany had the weakest most pathetic breakfast of all the European countries. A little zwiebach with marmalade and some lukewarm water. Awesome. You want to talk breakfast, go to Amsterdam. My God, they had everything.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... I have had big breakfasts in Belgium and the Netherlands, so I'll agree with you there. The German breakfast you describe is not familiar to me. It sounds like the German version of an "English" or "continental" breakfast.
I lived with a rural/semi-rural German family for a while, and the breakfasts they served were much more hearty. Not as heavy as a "full Irish breakfast" but close.
LOL ... I have had big breakfasts in Belgium and the Netherlands, so I'll agree with you there. The German breakfast you describe is not familiar to me. It sounds like the German version of an "English" or "continental" breakfast.
I lived with a rural/semi-rural German family for a while, and the breakfasts they served were much more hearty. Not as heavy as a "full Irish breakfast" but close.
162.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56444]How much do you think Sinead can bench?[/QUOTE]
She's not big, but she's fast ...
She's not big, but she's fast ...
163.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Your German family probably broke tradition to fatten you up and so you wouldn't throw shade years later.
164.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56446]She's not big, but she's fast ...[/QUOTE]
I bet he would be a good wrastler.
I bet he would be a good wrastler.
165.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I felt lucky to get water. No refills though.
166.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Designing black forest cuckoo clocks doesn't take a lot of stamina.
167.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Italy was way confusing. Wait in long line to tell cashier what you want, then another long line to get your food.
168.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
There is the prepasta then pasta then post pasta.
169.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I just want a whopper.
170.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I think for Sinead you'd want to play like you're hurt and then head butt him.
171.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56450]Designing black forest cuckoo clocks doesn't take a lot of stamina.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... These people were building bombs and tanks 35 and 40 years before I got there ... Cuckoo clocks were just a hobby for the happy-go-lucky Bavarian Nazis.
LOL ... These people were building bombs and tanks 35 and 40 years before I got there ... Cuckoo clocks were just a hobby for the happy-go-lucky Bavarian Nazis.
172.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
Okay, what about German chocolate cake beater licker? That's a highly skilled position.
173.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56451]Italy was way confusing. Wait in long line to tell cashier what you want, then another long line to get your food.[/QUOTE]
Most of what I remember of Italy is the seven-dollar cokes, the Roman Coliseum and the girls ...I'm sure there's more to it, though.
Most of what I remember of Italy is the seven-dollar cokes, the Roman Coliseum and the girls ...I'm sure there's more to it, though.
174.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56458]Okay, what about German chocolate cake beater licker? That's a highly skilled position.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... Best strawberry shortcake EVER was made by my German "mom" the first day I got there. I thought I spoke/understood German pretty well but the regional accent and the pace of speech made me think I was never gonna survive ...
[Cue Billy's picture of me eating cake, here ...LOL]
LOL ... Best strawberry shortcake EVER was made by my German "mom" the first day I got there. I thought I spoke/understood German pretty well but the regional accent and the pace of speech made me think I was never gonna survive ...
[Cue Billy's picture of me eating cake, here ...LOL]
175.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
The thing I remembed the most from France, is never go back. Oh and goat cheese really smells like the local zoo.
176.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56454]I think for Sinead you'd want to play like you're hurt and then head butt him.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... +3
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it. :beer:
LOL ... +3
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it. :beer:
177.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56461]The thing I remembed the most from France, is never go back. Oh and goat cheese really smells like the local zoo.[/QUOTE]
LOL .... " I don't know how people walk around with that stuff ..."
LOL .... " I don't know how people walk around with that stuff ..."
178.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56462]LOL ... +3
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it. :beer:
[/QUOTE]
I thought he really showed his diversity when he was in GI Jane.
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it. :beer:
[/QUOTE]
I thought he really showed his diversity when he was in GI Jane.
179.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
LOL ....
I told you she could throat-punch you.
I told you she could throat-punch you.
180.) DParker - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56438]So what is the list of ingredients?[/QUOTE]
- Sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), finely minced.
- Minced onion.
- Oatmeal.
- Suet (usually beef today, but lamb originally).
- Stock (again, usually beef now, but more likely lamb back in the day).
- A variety of herbs and spices (salt, black pepper, nutmeg, etc).
- Sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), finely minced.
- Minced onion.
- Oatmeal.
- Suet (usually beef today, but lamb originally).
- Stock (again, usually beef now, but more likely lamb back in the day).
- A variety of herbs and spices (salt, black pepper, nutmeg, etc).
181.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I just can't get past the lungs.
182.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56465]LOL ....
I told you she could throat-punch you.
[/QUOTE]
That is one angry young man.
I told you she could throat-punch you.
[/QUOTE]
That is one angry young man.
183.) DParker - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56467]I just can't get past the lungs.[/QUOTE]
You need to sharpen your knife.
You need to sharpen your knife.
184.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=bluecat;56468]That is one angry young man.[/QUOTE]
She IS a pistol.
[QUOTE]He said, "I don't know, man... ah... She kinda funny, you know."
I said, "I know! E'erbody funny... Now you funny too. "
[/QUOTE]
:wave:
She IS a pistol.
[QUOTE]He said, "I don't know, man... ah... She kinda funny, you know."
I said, "I know! E'erbody funny... Now you funny too. "
[/QUOTE]
:wave:
185.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56466]- Sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), finely minced.
- Minced onion.
- Oatmeal.
- Suet (usually beef today, but lamb originally).
- Stock (again, usually beef now, but more likely lamb back in the day).
- A variety of herbs and spices (salt, black pepper, nutmeg, etc).[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=bluecat;56467]I just can't get past the lungs.[/QUOTE]
Did you know that cow burps are more of a methane problem than cow farts? I learned that on NPR the other day. Having been around cattle a little, I'm skeptical. I'm thinking no one on NPR has been around cattle, ever.
I don't know why we can't get lamb in lamb dishes very easily. Even the "premium" frozen shepherd's pie sellers that I know of use beef, which is a disgrace. I have half a mind to track down the head corporate honchos and beat them with my shillelagh.
The lamb people need to get with the pig people and learn some marketing strategies, stat.
- Minced onion.
- Oatmeal.
- Suet (usually beef today, but lamb originally).
- Stock (again, usually beef now, but more likely lamb back in the day).
- A variety of herbs and spices (salt, black pepper, nutmeg, etc).[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=bluecat;56467]I just can't get past the lungs.[/QUOTE]
Did you know that cow burps are more of a methane problem than cow farts? I learned that on NPR the other day. Having been around cattle a little, I'm skeptical. I'm thinking no one on NPR has been around cattle, ever.
I don't know why we can't get lamb in lamb dishes very easily. Even the "premium" frozen shepherd's pie sellers that I know of use beef, which is a disgrace. I have half a mind to track down the head corporate honchos and beat them with my shillelagh.
The lamb people need to get with the pig people and learn some marketing strategies, stat.
186.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
I think the left is producing more methane than any bovine.
187.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2018
Oh, and by the way, if you can eat sausage with natural casings---or liver however prepared---lungs shouldn't be a problem. :wink
The only reasons I haven't eaten haggis are 1) everybody talks it down and 2) no one's ever put it in front of me ... LOL .... It can't be worse than anything from Taco Bell, right?
The only reasons I haven't eaten haggis are 1) everybody talks it down and 2) no one's ever put it in front of me ... LOL .... It can't be worse than anything from Taco Bell, right?
188.) bluecat - 07/06/2018
[QUOTE=DParker;56471]You need to sharpen your knife.[/QUOTE]
Touche`
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56475]Oh, and by the way, if you can eat sausage with natural casings---or liver however prepared---lungs shouldn't be a problem. :wink[/QUOTE]
Good point
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56475]The only reasons I haven't eaten haggis are 1) everybody talks it down and 2) no one's ever put it in front of me ... LOL .... It can't be worse than anything from Taco Bell, right?[/QUOTE]
+ 3.2
Touche`
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56475]Oh, and by the way, if you can eat sausage with natural casings---or liver however prepared---lungs shouldn't be a problem. :wink[/QUOTE]
Good point
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;56475]The only reasons I haven't eaten haggis are 1) everybody talks it down and 2) no one's ever put it in front of me ... LOL .... It can't be worse than anything from Taco Bell, right?[/QUOTE]
+ 3.2
189.) Swamp Fox - 02/25/2019
Bumping this up for Crookedeye and his sausage fest ... Wait ...