dave weil wrote:
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:18:53 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Any drink that goes well with Coke can be instantly dismissed...

And yet you're willing to drink something with a half-assed lemonade
and melted orange bonbons.

Zero taste, zero culture.

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

Andre Jute wrote:
dave weil wrote:
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:18:53 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Any drink that goes well with Coke can be instantly dismissed...

And yet you're willing to drink something with a half-assed lemonade
and melted orange bonbons.

Zero taste, zero culture.

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

And their Audi-driving wives, of course, who tell them to drink
"something with a half-assed lemonade and melted orange bonbons".

Hee-hee!

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

Not to mention pretentious twits who wouldn't know a single-malt from a
blend, or good bourbon from battery-acid...

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

In article , Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Interesting how fast Jute dropped his claim of 4607 posts from me, and
accepted the true number of 602. Also interesting (and entirely
predictable) that he assumes that it's all about him - these were my
*total* posts to RAT over an 18 month period. An average of one post a
day, and included my own 'major KISASS project', which is every bit as
substantial as Jute's endless turgid prose surrounding a very simple
amplifier.

"Turgid" prose aside, whatever that may be, how can you claim your
"project" is anywhere near as "substantial" as Andre's when Andre actually
built his project, while you built nothing?


Regards,

John Byrns


Surf my web pages at, http://users.rcn.com/jbyrns/

On 6 Mar 2006 08:11:07 -0800, "Andre Jute" wrote:

Andre Jute wrote:
dave weil wrote:
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:18:53 +0000 (UTC), Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Any drink that goes well with Coke can be instantly dismissed...

And yet you're willing to drink something with a half-assed lemonade
and melted orange bonbons.

?

Zero taste, zero culture.

Who, Jute? Couldn't argue with that!

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

And their Audi-driving wives, of course, who tell them to drink
"something with a half-assed lemonade and melted orange bonbons".

Mine drinks mostly white wine, and certainly doesn't tell *me* what to
drink.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

On 6 Mar 2006 08:30:25 -0800, " wrote:

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

Not to mention pretentious twits who wouldn't know a single-malt from a
blend, or good bourbon from battery-acid...

Really? You know anyone like that? If bourbon's so great, why does no
one drink it 'straight up'?
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Drunkie said:

Mine drinks mostly white wine, and certainly doesn't tell *me* what to
drink.

And if anybody is wondering why, the records are being kept by the police
and the hospital.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:56:16 -0600, (John Byrns) wrote:

In article , Stewart Pinkerton
wrote:

Interesting how fast Jute dropped his claim of 4607 posts from me, and
accepted the true number of 602. Also interesting (and entirely
predictable) that he assumes that it's all about him - these were my
*total* posts to RAT over an 18 month period. An average of one post a
day, and included my own 'major KISASS project', which is every bit as
substantial as Jute's endless turgid prose surrounding a very simple
amplifier.

"Turgid" prose aside, whatever that may be, how can you claim your
"project" is anywhere near as "substantial" as Andre's when Andre actually
built his project, while you built nothing?

Did he? I've yet to see any *proof* of that. Besides, I already stated
why *I* didn't build KISASS, but I'm happy to discuss its design - as
indeed I already have done. What has actually assembling the hardware
to do with the substantiveness of the design exercise?

After all, it's taken Jute several thousand lines to get to the output
of the driver stage so far, without any reference to actual hardware
or test results.

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

In article , patent3
@dircon.co.uk says...
On 6 Mar 2006 08:30:25 -0800, " wrote:

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

Not to mention pretentious twits who wouldn't know a single-malt from a
blend, or good bourbon from battery-acid...

Really? You know anyone like that? If bourbon's so great, why does no
one drink it 'straight up'?

That used to be my opinion of bourbon, but recently I started exploring
some of the better products (avaiable to me) and found that there are
some that I enjoy neat (Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek). That said, I
still prefer a good single malt, and I admit that I've never tasted a
tequila that didn't induce an instant gag reflex. Probably that's
because I've never tried anything beyond the typical rotgut that *needs*
to be hidden behind lime & salt.

The pricier tequilas cost more than a decent malt whisky around here, so
up to this point in time I haven't bothered trying any of them. Maybe
one day...

--
Bill

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:10:42 +0000 (UTC), in rec.audio.opinion you
wrote:

On 6 Mar 2006 08:30:25 -0800, " wrote:

Proves once again that one may safely leave sticky cocktails to
"engineers" like plumbers, carpenters, carpetlayers, garbage disposers,
nightsoil removers, spam postmen, suchlike.

Not to mention pretentious twits who wouldn't know a single-malt from a
blend, or good bourbon from battery-acid...

Really? You know anyone like that? If bourbon's so great, why does no
one drink it 'straight up'?

Because some actually do. Especially some of the more refined products
like Woodford Reserve or Knob Creek. It's becoming a more acceptable
after dinner cognac-type drink, just like single-malts are.

I'm not a bourbon fan though. Too sweet for my tastes. I *will*
occasionally have a good bourbon as described but it's rare. I'm a
scotch guy pretty much down the line and I turn up my nose at those
contrived whiskys like Canadian Club and Crown Royal.

Also, I'm on record as saying that I prefer a single *small* cube of
ice in my single-malt. I like it because a single malt is best enjoyed
(IMO) with just a touch of water, which cuts the initial numbing
burning alcohol hit that interferes with the ability to taste the
subtleies (sp?) of the flavor profile. Even Michael Jackson (not
Jacko) claims that you get the best experience that way, although he,
like you, talks about a tiny bit of highland branch water (he says
that it actually releases the locked-in aroma). I just find that a
little ice cube accomplishes the same thing and I'm not so anal that
I'd find that using local water detracts from the experience. The ice
quickly melts to just about the right amount of water and it slightly
cools the liquid, which I find appealing. It doesn't chill it, which I
WOULDN'T like at all and it doesn't unduly dilute the beverage.

And finally, I have no problem drinking a "blended" single malt like
Famous Grouse. I find it to offer a modicum of single-malt pleasure at
about half the cost. I guess it's the 1/16th Scottish in me. Unless
I'm forced to drink them by circumstances, I avoid run-of-the-mill
blended scotches like Chivas and Dewars and J&B. And those, I'll just
drink on the rocks since there's not much there to mess up with water.

And no, I don't bother with such lightweights as Dalwhinnie. Give me
something bold like Talisker or Lagavulin or something elegant and
refined like Oban any day. I certainly won't pass up the "Rolls-Royce
of SMs", the various Macallans either. The 21 is a wonderful
scotch...just a bit overprised for my tastes. The 12 is acceptable but
it doesn't invoke the senses like the others I've named.

Damn, I'm thirsty. Shame that I have to work tonight...