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1.) DParker - 11/18/2013
[URL="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/kalashnikov-inventor-hospitalized-in-izhevsk/489759.html"]Kalashnikov Inventor Hospitalized in Izhevsk[/URL] (Izhevsk is my Mosin Nagant's hometown.)
It looks like they're at least keeping him well hydrated via IV drip though...
It looks like they're at least keeping him well hydrated via IV drip though...
2.) Swamp Fox - 11/18/2013
Good luck to the old commie.
I hold my nose as I pass this information along, but some of you ladies might be interested in Kalashnikov Military Strength vodka, though I can't imagine why.
Here's a write-up on the bottle:
[I]Clear blown glass with a see-through portrait of Mikhail Kalashnikov (in younger years) and as its name might suggest, the bottle is in the shape of a M44 7.62x79 Cartridge at least in terms of the bottom of the bottle which has a rimless extraction shape on the bottom of the bottle (like the bottom of a bullet cartridge to the non gun aficionados out there). Not to be confused with Red Army Vodka which is even closer in shape but different color and construction. Certainly stands out from all the other vodka bottles out there! What the hell, Buy a Kalashnikov for World Peace. [/I]
A taste review is also here, but it's all potato juice to me:
[url]http://www.spiritsreview.com/reviews-vodka-kalashnikov.html[/url]
:co:
I hold my nose as I pass this information along, but some of you ladies might be interested in Kalashnikov Military Strength vodka, though I can't imagine why.
Here's a write-up on the bottle:
[I]Clear blown glass with a see-through portrait of Mikhail Kalashnikov (in younger years) and as its name might suggest, the bottle is in the shape of a M44 7.62x79 Cartridge at least in terms of the bottom of the bottle which has a rimless extraction shape on the bottom of the bottle (like the bottom of a bullet cartridge to the non gun aficionados out there). Not to be confused with Red Army Vodka which is even closer in shape but different color and construction. Certainly stands out from all the other vodka bottles out there! What the hell, Buy a Kalashnikov for World Peace. [/I]
A taste review is also here, but it's all potato juice to me:
[url]http://www.spiritsreview.com/reviews-vodka-kalashnikov.html[/url]
:co:
3.) DParker - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12638]...but it's all potato juice to me[/QUOTE]
Not in this case.
[quote][B]PROOF:[/B] 82 (41%)
[B]AGE:[/B] Not Applicable
[B]TYPE:[/B] Russian, [B][COLOR="#B22222"]Wheat[/COLOR][/B][/quote]
I applaud not only the extractor groove at the bottom of the bottle, but also what appears to be a degree of taper to the bottle wall, running from bottom to top. The stickler for detail in me approves.
Not in this case.
[quote][B]PROOF:[/B] 82 (41%)
[B]AGE:[/B] Not Applicable
[B]TYPE:[/B] Russian, [B][COLOR="#B22222"]Wheat[/COLOR][/B][/quote]
I applaud not only the extractor groove at the bottom of the bottle, but also what appears to be a degree of taper to the bottle wall, running from bottom to top. The stickler for detail in me approves.
4.) Swamp Fox - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=DParker;12639]Not in this case.
[/QUOTE]
Sure. I'm sad to see you've fallen for it. That's what the Russians want you to think.
[/QUOTE]
Sure. I'm sad to see you've fallen for it. That's what the Russians want you to think.
5.) bluecat - 11/18/2013
So do you purchase a magazine, a clip or a case of vodka?
6.) DParker - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12641]Sure. I'm sad to see you've fallen for it. That's what the Russians want you to think.[/QUOTE]
Hey, you won't be seeing [I]me[/I] in any re-education camp.
[QUOTE=bluecat;12642]So do you purchase a magazine, a clip or a case of vodka?[/QUOTE]
If you're not buying both your ammo [I]and[/I] your booze by the case, you're doing both wrong.
Hey, you won't be seeing [I]me[/I] in any re-education camp.
[QUOTE=bluecat;12642]So do you purchase a magazine, a clip or a case of vodka?[/QUOTE]
If you're not buying both your ammo [I]and[/I] your booze by the case, you're doing both wrong.
7.) bluecat - 11/18/2013
So is this where the term "loaded" comes from?
8.) Swamp Fox - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=bluecat;12642]So do you purchase a magazine, a clip or a case of vodka?[/QUOTE]
Yes.
But only if you're female or trying to hide your drinking from your parents.
You can also probably get vodka in drums...Big, honkin' drums like for hydraulic fluid or used motor oil...
But obviously I haven't looked to verify that.
:wink
Yes.
But only if you're female or trying to hide your drinking from your parents.
You can also probably get vodka in drums...Big, honkin' drums like for hydraulic fluid or used motor oil...
But obviously I haven't looked to verify that.
:wink
9.) Swamp Fox - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12641]Sure. I'm sad to see you've fallen for it. That's what the Russians want you to think.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DParker;12643]Hey, you won't be seeing [I]me[/I] in any re-education camp.
[/QUOTE]
I'm going down fighting....Well, maybe kicking and screaming...I promise I'll write...:wink
I'd buy this girl a drink:
[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-laas/why-do-people-like-vodka_b_52779.html[/url]
[QUOTE=DParker;12643]Hey, you won't be seeing [I]me[/I] in any re-education camp.
[/QUOTE]
I'm going down fighting....Well, maybe kicking and screaming...I promise I'll write...:wink
I'd buy this girl a drink:
[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-laas/why-do-people-like-vodka_b_52779.html[/url]
10.) DParker - 11/18/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12650]I'm going down fighting....Well, maybe kicking and screaming...I promise I'll write...:wink[/quote]
We'll avenge you!
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12650]I'd buy this girl a drink:
[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-laas/why-do-people-like-vodka_b_52779.html[/url][/QUOTE]
If there's caviar on the table, that drink should be ice cold vodka, straight up...
[quote]Of course, millions of Russians can't be entirely wrong about their national tipple. Vodka is excellent sipped straight, frozen and neat, on those rare, happy occasions when I eat caviar. I enjoy vodka's pure, alcoholic wallop, the way condensation freezes to the glass and the way it produces numbness, then warmth in the mouth and throat. Though it is less exciting than most other drinks, it has its place on the bartender's arsenal and also on my table.[/quote]
Read some of the comments, by people who know the difference between crappy and good vodka. Vodka has plenty of flavor, if you spring for something better than Stoli (the comment regarding rum and Bacardi is spot on).
What's really ironic though is her disdain of people who drink vodka mixed with various things, before ending with a plug for vodka mixed with ginger beer and lime.
And finally...I'm going to have to issue a Man Card warning for citing a Huffington Post article as an authoritative source for....well...anything. :wink
We'll avenge you!
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12650]I'd buy this girl a drink:
[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/molly-laas/why-do-people-like-vodka_b_52779.html[/url][/QUOTE]
If there's caviar on the table, that drink should be ice cold vodka, straight up...
[quote]Of course, millions of Russians can't be entirely wrong about their national tipple. Vodka is excellent sipped straight, frozen and neat, on those rare, happy occasions when I eat caviar. I enjoy vodka's pure, alcoholic wallop, the way condensation freezes to the glass and the way it produces numbness, then warmth in the mouth and throat. Though it is less exciting than most other drinks, it has its place on the bartender's arsenal and also on my table.[/quote]
Read some of the comments, by people who know the difference between crappy and good vodka. Vodka has plenty of flavor, if you spring for something better than Stoli (the comment regarding rum and Bacardi is spot on).
What's really ironic though is her disdain of people who drink vodka mixed with various things, before ending with a plug for vodka mixed with ginger beer and lime.
And finally...I'm going to have to issue a Man Card warning for citing a Huffington Post article as an authoritative source for....well...anything. :wink
11.) Swamp Fox - 11/19/2013
[QUOTE=DParker;12651]Read some of the comments, by people who know the difference between crappy and good vodka.... And finally...I'm going to have to issue a Man Card warning for citing a Huffington Post article as an authoritative source for....well...anything. :wink[/QUOTE]
Authoritative, schaumoratative...HuffPo was the only place besides [I]Pravda[/I] and women's magazines that I could find an article that cited a benefit of vodka other than its undetectability and femininity. :wink Maybe some fey beta male has written favorably about it in [I]The New Yorker[/I] or some place but like that, but no one ever bookmarks [I]The New Yorker.[/I] :omg:
As far as I can tell, the difference between crappy vodka and "good" vodka seems to be degree of flammability, and whether you're burning grains or spuds...
Authoritative, schaumoratative...HuffPo was the only place besides [I]Pravda[/I] and women's magazines that I could find an article that cited a benefit of vodka other than its undetectability and femininity. :wink Maybe some fey beta male has written favorably about it in [I]The New Yorker[/I] or some place but like that, but no one ever bookmarks [I]The New Yorker.[/I] :omg:
As far as I can tell, the difference between crappy vodka and "good" vodka seems to be degree of flammability, and whether you're burning grains or spuds...
12.) DParker - 11/19/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12652]Authoritative, schaumoratative...HuffPo was the only place besides [I]Pravda[/I] and women's magazines that I could find an article that cited a benefit of vodka other than its undetectability and femininity. :wink Maybe some fey beta male has written favorably about it in [I]The New Yorker[/I] or some place but like that, but no one ever bookmarks [I]The New Yorker.[/I] :omg:[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_dine_archive_250/282_buying-premium-vodka.html"]http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_dine_archive_250/282_buying-premium-vodka.html[/URL]
Unlike HuffPo, the above site contains information for men (look, it says so right in the URL), including gratuitous photos objectifying hot wimmenz...
So there. Oh, and while we're on the subject, in my brief search I happened across the following entertaining and eminently topical site dedicated to today's serious lush:
[URL="http://drunkard.com/"]Modern Drunkard Magazine[/URL]
[URL="http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_dine_archive_250/282_buying-premium-vodka.html"]http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_dine_archive_250/282_buying-premium-vodka.html[/URL]
Unlike HuffPo, the above site contains information for men (look, it says so right in the URL), including gratuitous photos objectifying hot wimmenz...
So there. Oh, and while we're on the subject, in my brief search I happened across the following entertaining and eminently topical site dedicated to today's serious lush:
[URL="http://drunkard.com/"]Modern Drunkard Magazine[/URL]
13.) Swamp Fox - 11/19/2013
LOL...
It also says "beta" right there at the top of the page...And how deep into the article do you want me to read if its main cheerleader for vodka is a Frenchman?
I fervently await your reply, which will make no difference to me...:wink
It also says "beta" right there at the top of the page...And how deep into the article do you want me to read if its main cheerleader for vodka is a Frenchman?
I fervently await your reply, which will make no difference to me...:wink
14.) Swamp Fox - 11/19/2013
[QUOTE=DParker;12653:
[URL="http://drunkard.com/"]Modern Drunkard Magazine[/URL][/QUOTE]
Now, this shows some promise....
[URL="http://drunkard.com/"]Modern Drunkard Magazine[/URL][/QUOTE]
Now, this shows some promise....
15.) DParker - 11/19/2013
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;12654]LOL...
It also says "beta" right there at the top of the page...And how deep into the article do you want me to read if its main cheerleader for vodka is a Frenchman?
I fervently await your reply, which will make no difference to me...:wink[/QUOTE]
Nice try...but "beta" something different in the tech world (you know, like the intertubez). :re:
But, OK...yeah. It's not what I thought (despite their nod to R. Lee Ermey's book).
It also says "beta" right there at the top of the page...And how deep into the article do you want me to read if its main cheerleader for vodka is a Frenchman?
I fervently await your reply, which will make no difference to me...:wink[/QUOTE]
Nice try...but "beta" something different in the tech world (you know, like the intertubez). :re:
But, OK...yeah. It's not what I thought (despite their nod to R. Lee Ermey's book).
16.) DParker - 11/22/2013
Since today is Eugene Stoner's birthday (he would have been 91 years old) I thought the following photo appropriate for this thread:
