[Rhodes22-list] Scotch was Enemy of the State? Or maybe scotch is the enemy of the state

[Slim]

Ohmygod Brad, you ordered scotch and water in Scotland?  Heresy!
Naturally, I'm on a first-name-basis with most of the liquor vendors in the
state of Minnesota.  Matt sells Dewars for $17 per liter.  It's the lowest
price I've ever seen--even in duty-free shops.  And that's not a sale price,
it's the regular price.  I asked Matt if he could do any better if I bought
a case and he said he'd throw in an extra bottle.  That makes it $16+ per
bottle.  He calls it the "Slim deal."  BTW, I take it neat with a splash.

On 8/6/06 5:35 AM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Ahh, Macalens!  Good choice laddy!  I usually buy J&B unless Dewars or
> Johnnie Walker is on sale. Glen Fiddich is a favorite as well. I've
> given my first wife a bottle of Famous Grouse every Christmas for over
> twenty years.
> 
> Once while flying international, I laid over in Prestwick, Scotland
> and stayed at the Royal Troon golf course.  I hiked into town, found a
> pub, and ordered a scotch and water, something I recognized from the
> States.  The whole pub went quiet as if I had just farted.  One of the
> patrons welcomed me and then suggested that perhaps I'd enjoy one of
> the local malts a bit more, sans the water. It was tough enough to
> understand their English through the brogue and impossible after a few
> rounds of 96 octane. It's still one of my top ten scotch experiences.
> 
> Brad
> 
> On 8/6/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>> Thanks, Brad.  I like the Dalmore but favor the Macalens.  But tonight it's
>> Dewars.  I haven't had a good idea since I poured my last drink.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 8/6/06 4:43 AM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Slim,
>>> 
>>> Upgrade to a better scotch and you won't babble, you'll become enlightened.
>>> Go to a high-end liquor store and look for Dalmore Cigar Malt.  Even better
>>> yet, sip it with a good cigar.  Just be sure to record all your thoughts or
>>> you'll have to repeat the experience because you forgot all the good ideas
>>> you had.
>>> 
>>> Brad
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 8/6/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hank,
>>>> 
>>>> When I'm drunk, I don't google, I babble.  Thanks for digging that up for
>>>> me.  I knew someone on this list would have the right answer.
>>>> 
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
>>>> On 8/5/06 10:14 PM, "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Slim,
>>>>> 
>>>>> You really are drunk.  5 minutes on Google came up with the following.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hank
>>>>> 
>>>>>> From http://www.usflag.org/colors.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> The quote below concerning *gold fringe on the Flag* is from the book
>>>> "So
>>>>> Proudly We Hail, The History of the United States Flag" Smithsonian
>>>>> Institute Press 1981, by Wiliam R. Furlong and Byron McCandless. "The
>>>>> placing of a fringe on Our Flag is optional with the person of
>>>> organization,
>>>>> and no Act of Congress or Executive Order either prohibits the practice,
>>>>> according to the Institute of Hearaldry. Fringe is used on indoor flags
>>>>> only, as fringe on flags on outdoor flags would deteriorate rapidly. The
>>>>> fringe on a Flag is considered and 'honorable enrichment only', and its
>>>>> official use by the US Army dates from 1895.. A 1925 Attorney General's
>>>>> Opinion states: 'the fringe does not appear to be regarded as an
>>>> integral
>>>>> part of the Flag, and its presence cannot be said to constitute an
>>>>> unauthorized addition to the design prescribed by statute. An external
>>>>> fringe is to be distinguished from letters, words, or emblematic designs
>>>>> printed or superimposed upon the body of the flag itself. Under law,
>>>> such
>>>>> additions might be open to objection as unauthorized; but the same is
>>>> not
>>>>> necessarily true of the fringe.'"
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 8/5/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've had too much to drink tonight but here goes:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We all know the American flag has its 13 stripes and its 50 stars on a
>>>>>> field
>>>>>> of blue, but did you know that the design and specifications of the
>>>> flag
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> an act of congress?  Yes--it's legislated that the flag be exactly such
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> such and that all its qualities and proportions are exactly
>>>>>> specified.  Any
>>>>>> deviation from that and it ceases to be the official flag of the United
>>>>>> States of America.  Presumably, all countries do this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The United States military, however, operates under a different
>>>>>> flag.  They
>>>>>> put a gold fringe around their flag.  So do many police forces.  This
>>>> is
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> insignificant!  They are not displaying the flag of the United States
>>>> of
>>>>>> America!  By an act of congress, you can't alter the specs of the flag
>>>> in
>>>>>> any way and still call it the official flag of the USA.  There ain't no
>>>>>> gold
>>>>>> fringe on Old Glory!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So what gives?  It would seem the military operates under a separate
>>>>>> sovereignty and a flag of their own.  First I'd like to know why, and
>>>>>> second
>>>>>> I would like to know if this "nation" is friend or foe.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Slim
>>>>>> 
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