xz576's picture xz576 Submitted by Guest on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 14:33

admin wrote:

He's like the nagging parent who never fails to point out your weaknesses or call attention to the giant, obvious zit that just formed on your forehead: he only does it cuz he loves us

More like the drunk uncle at holiday events who everyone just hopes will leave early. I understand that the staff doesn't care, but other readers do not appreciate the constant barrage of inane and negative comments. There are plenty of opportunities in Beijing to listen to the rants of miserable aging expats if one wants to.

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 16:32

birdseed45 wrote:
Giovanni Martini wrote:

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around anyone having so much dead time that s/he would want to tour a Coca-Cola museum. What's next on the tour? The McDonald's wax museum? When I was a kid my neighbor's work-allergic/ambition-impaired adult son was reputed to have a thirty year collection of Mogan-David 20/20 bottles in his basement room. Mebbe we could visit there, if he's still alive. (Though I seem to recall he only extended invites to junior-high girls.)

Considering your prodigious output of bland ephemera on this website, I'm not sure anyone has more dead time than you.

Ooooooh. Wicked burn, bra. Totally, ja.

Yahoo

birdseed45's picture birdseed45 Submitted by Guest on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 14:36

Giovanni Martini wrote:

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around anyone having so much dead time that s/he would want to tour a Coca-Cola museum. What's next on the tour? The McDonald's wax museum? When I was a kid my neighbor's work-allergic/ambition-impaired adult son was reputed to have a thirty year collection of Mogan-David 20/20 bottles in his basement room. Mebbe we could visit there, if he's still alive. (Though I seem to recall he only extended invites to junior-high girls.)

Considering your prodigious output of bland ephemera on this website, I'm not sure anyone has more dead time than you.

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 14:54

Giovanni Martini wrote:
Sikaote wrote:
Giovanni Martini wrote:

If you ever need a job, let me know. You gush harder than any three oil wells in Sowdee Araby.

I'm not the author but I'll take the job.

Crazy

BTB, my mom says there'a a lot of black people in Africa.

I'm visiting Wakananda as soon as this Covid thing goes away.

You won't see Black Panther there. He, um, retired.

Shok

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 04:26

Giovanni Martini wrote:

"Pebbles has stocked its first lot of agave spirits." (unquote)

Query: do you call brandy "grape spirits"? Is bourbon "maize spirits"? Slivovitz "unwashed Serbian sweat-socks and prune pits spirits"? I imagine you walk into KFC and order a "poultry-protein sandwich."

Why grouse, as this old gander is doing? I never read writing like this without a vivid suspicion the author would rather jerk off over his food/beverage than consume it. "Nah, I'm not just a tequila drinker. I am also so well informed as to be aware it is made from cactus. And not just any cactus. Nay not so! But specifically the AGAVE cactus, which..." Shut up and drink your cactus whiskey there, Junior.

Query: do you call brandy "grape spirits"? Is bourbon "maize spirits"? Slivovitz "unwashed Serbian sweat-socks and prune pits spirits"?

Pretty sure baijiu has a lock on the 'sweat socks' tag. Could be wrong but I don't believe that I am.

Crazy