Useless Conversation

[Merusk]

Ditto.  But I am also a fan of wheat beers and hard ciders.

Speaking of: I discovered that Angry Orchard is on tap at the bar next door to the office and it is wonderful.

[WayAbvPar]

I love cider, but holy SHIT does it give me nasty hangover. So. Much. Fructose.

[Samwise]

I tend to like the drier, harder ciders for that reason.  Less fructose, more ethanol.   

[Sky]

That Shock Top was pretty vile. Too sweet and the apple flavor was fake and overpowering. I was excited because I like honeycrisp (shocking!) and wheat beer; I had also had some of Shock Top's excellent End of the World brew recently.


I've been enjoying some limited release Genesee Bock. I haven't had it since I was a kid. I hope it's not too limited, it's a really decent bock at cheap beer prices. I paid $8 for a twelvie, ffs. It's getting to where you can't buy a sixer for that anymore.

[IainC]

Rekorderlig's Strawberry and Lime or their Winter Apple ciders are entirely delicious, super refreshing and don't give me a headache in the morning at all.

[Salamok]

Pearl Snap by Austin Beerworks is my current favorite.

[Khaldun]

Been finding out in the last week that an out-of-control mid-level administrator has been meddling in a ton of other people's work and creating a lot of bullshit paperwork for people on very thin grounds and it's increasingly looking like at least one of the higher-ups might be backing this up. I have that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'm really going to have to get involved in this whole thing in a big way right now before this gets too fixed in place and that it's going to take some high drama to do that. I am really conflict averse when it comes to stuff like this but the stakes in this case may be sufficiently high that there is no way to dodge it. It's actually kept me up at night this week thinking about it.

[Yegolev]

Angry Orchard is the wife's favorite.

[Signe]

So, getting a new tattoo this month to almost finish off one arm.  It's been MONTHS and I'm getting angsty!  And I reckon I'll get another piercing, too.  What, though?  Snakebites or tiny eyebrow?  I can't decide and, other than one nephew, no one understands.  So help!

[Morat20]

I -- once again -- missed St Arnold's Divine Reserve release. I'm just gonna have to join up and put my name on a damn list. (Their Divine Reserve is spectacular, but it's a small run once a year. I'm pretty sure the formula changes yearly as well).

[Furiously]

Angry Orchard is the wife's favorite.

Their traditional dry isn't bad. Strongbow is still the best.

[Polysorbate80]

Conversation overheard while walking up the stairs here in the Student Union:

Female student #1, sounding utterly creeped out: "Ugh, he's so old...what is he, 25?"

Female student #2: "He's 26."

Female student #1: "Uggh! He's SO OLD!!"

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At the geezer-ish age of 43, I regret having to pass up the opportunity to mock them savagely.  But, y'know, I was wearing a shirt with my department name clearly written on it.  On the off-chance the coeds could actually read, I didn't want them to call up and complain...

[Merusk]

Hahahah.

Now do the math on how old they were and when they were born relative to when you were in college.

[Polysorbate80]

I don't do age-related math if I can help it.  I have articles of clothing older than they probably were 

[Der Helm]

What, though?  Snakebites [snip]?

Please don't do this, every single person I know looks dumber after getting these.

[Surlyboi]

Seriously, no snakebites.

One of the pluses of working at the house that Steve built is that no one judges you for your tats or piercings, etc. But we all generally agree snakebites are goofy.

[Lantyssa]

So, getting a new tattoo this month to almost finish off one arm.  It's been MONTHS and I'm getting angsty!  And I reckon I'll get another piercing, too.  What, though?  Snakebites or tiny eyebrow?  I can't decide and, other than one nephew, no one understands.  So help!

I'm more partial to the look of snakebites, but they seem like more of a hassle.  When fashion conflicts with comfort, I always err on the side of comfort.

(And if my non-committal answer convinced you one way or the other, I demand pics.)

[Teleku]

I'm going to have a five day weekend at the start of May, and am going to train hop to some cities.  Tell me which two of these cities I should visit:  Prague, Vienna, Budapest.  

I'd like to hit all three, but time constraints seem to make that unwise.

[Lantyssa]

I liked Vienna, but that was ages ago, and we didn't do anything special.  I just enjoyed the feel and look of the city.

[Zetor]

I'm going to have a five day weekend at the start of May, and am going to train hope to some cities.  Tell me which two of these cities I should visit:  Prague, Vienna, Budapest. 

I'd like to hit all three, but time constraints seem to make that unwise.

Avoid Budapest, here be dragons. 

Seriously though, Prague is a no-brainer. Of the other two, Vienna is a lot more Western European in everything, including prices. I'm pretty sure we have some f13ers in Vienna too!

[Signe]

Ok, tiny eyebrow then.  Thanks.  I'm sort of relieved.  Sometimes the metal bugs me in cold weather.  Anyway, hope you have a great holiday, Teleku!

[HaemishM]

Please explain to me what a snakebite is?

[Ironwood]

Cider and blackcurrant.

[WayAbvPar]

Or Yukon Jack and Rose's Lime Juice.

[Signe]

Snakebites:



Ok, I didn't post that pic because of his snakebites but they're there somewhere.

[HaemishM]

Oh yeah, that shit always looks stupid to me.

I'm old and boring.

[Rasix]

Snakebites:

Awful.  Makes you look like an angsty teen.

[Signe]

I would get the ones without the bars, just the balls.  But all the pics of those weren't him.  Anyway, I'm old and boring, too, but I'm working on becoming an ancient metal freak.  At least I have a goal again!

[Engels]

Well as long as you're prepared to have many people unable to keep eye contact with you because every time they look at your mouth they picture food/hair and other gunk caught in the metal and infecting your lips, I say GO for it! 

[Signe]

That doesn't happen, Engels.  I only get tiny piercings and they would be little round studs, not rings like with that guy.  I don't get gunk in my piercings and none of them have ever been infected!   

You are a crabby old tosser and I hate you.  (not really)

[Engels]

Hey, studs I can live with. GF has had a nose stud since she was 3 years old and I love her lots.

[WayAbvPar]

If you want balls on your lips I am sure there are far less painful (and less permanent) ways to accomplish it.

[Merusk]

Is that an offer or a threat..? 

[WayAbvPar]

[Sky]

Or Yukon Jack and Rose's Lime Juice.

Ah, the old band drink of choice.

God the thought of Yukon makes me ill now. Warm-up was passing a liter around, when it was finished we were warmed up!