Q & A with the Shinerman
Have a question for the Shinerman? Don't hesitate to send it to shinerman@yahoo.comThanks for your support!
What the FUCK Shinerman!
I just read an article about this pyramid scam called 'Gifting Cirles' or 'Friends for Friends'. The compare and contrast hit me like a 12-pack of Schiltz.
Scam goes like this: You give 1,000 dollars (ex.) to the person above you and so do other people. To the person above you this is the 'big payoff'. Next, the person above you encourages all to pitch the spill to other people (pray) to invest as you did for their 'big payoff'. If your not on the bottom, sounds great!
ILLEGAL according to the United States.
Lets compare and contrast to Car Insurance:
COMPARE - Scam goes like this: You give money to the person (company) above you and so do other people. To the person (company) above you this is the 'big payoff'. If your not on the bottom, sounds great!
CONTRAST - The person (company) above doesn't even give a shit enough to encourage you to pitch the spill to other people (pray) to invest as you did.
LEGAL and MANDATORY according to the United States.
To not be scammed, I feel I have to get into auto accidents, so I can get the personnal and finacial 'big payoff'.
So Shinerman I ask about my own Scam.
Scam goes like this: I put an ad in smut magazines selling any kind of sex toy (who cares). The ad specifies to send check's only, to IHALD Inc. When the checks come
in I deposit them and wait for the clearance. Once cleared, I send a letter back saying: Sorry we are currently out of stock, enclosed is your refund check. The check is for the same amount and from IHALD Inc., but the hook is the company name is unabbreviated. IHALD = I HAVE A LITTLE DICK Inc.
Now, what good god fearing citizen would go to their bank and look their bank teller in the face and cash the
check? I wait 90/120 whatever days, and when the check isn't cashed I reclaim the check for the full amount.I am giving them a refund; it's their problem if they
don't cash it.Telemarketers use the angle of people (pray) avoiding conflict (saying no). Beggars use the angle of pity and charity. Hell, I researched the company that calls trying to sell you the Silver, Gold, or Platnuim badge, window sticker for your car, for police officers fallen in the line of duty. The officers family only get 5% of the money you give this company! (LEGAL according to the United States) I would work the angle of embarassment.
So I ask Shinerman. My Scam LEGAL or ILLEGAL?
CJ
Dear Friend:
Is it illegal, uh, yeah, it's called fraud. Will you get caught? Most likely not, at least not if you don't make a living off of it. The pyramid scam you talked about before is only illegal if you fail to provide a good or service or make false promises. As far as I know, you can ask someone to give you money, and if they do, you haven't committed a crime. Everything else you mentioned is legal even though some of it probably shouldn't be. Car insurance is the worst legal scam ever, paying and paying on something you may possibly never use. On the other hand, it is not so much to pay for you damaging your car, but the damage (and the lawsuits) that stem from you hitting someone else. The charities are just as bad, they usually have ridiculous overheads. My advice is to do what I do, don't give your money to anybody except the bartender, and you'll be ok.
Money for nothing and chicks for free
The Shinerman
Great Consumer of Beer and White Castle,
Just a quick question regarding your top 5 cheap beers. While I'm all over Miller High Life, I was wondering how Budweiser proper gets beat out by Icehouse, Lone Star, and Bud Ice. Am I to understand that you've covered that base with Bud Light? Or perhaps it's not as cheap as the others, cheapness being a determining factor. I ask only because I care.
Keeping the faith
Viper
Dear Friend:
I understand your concern, and I never intended to overlook Bud straight. Since Bud and Buddy (slang for Bud Light) are almost exactly the same in price, they are interchangeable as the top of the cheap beers. Plus, Buddy is my "bread an butter" beer.
Thanks for keeping me honest,
The Shinerman
Hey Shinerman,
I heard a rumor about a list that was going around that rates the areas in the USA that drink the most beer, per captia. I also heard that the area where I reside, Southern Indiana, is high on this list. It has a very strong German Heritage. Have you heard anything about this?
Ashley
Hey Ashley: Dear Shinerman,
I have to admit, I haven't. It sounds like a perfect thing for Maxim or another magazine like that to do, so you might want to check there first. If you find anything, let me know, I would be curious to see this as well. Doing some research, I was able to compile this list of states and thier consumption rates per capita. It is also interesting, and while Indiana doesn't rank high on the list, it does a respectable 20.6 gallons per person annually. Of course, it's no 26.5, go Texas. I don't think anyone was surprised to see Nevada top this list. Thanks for the question!
Volume per Capita
Sincerely,
The Shinerman
Recently I heard a wonderful rumor that your liver still filters well into death (unless you bleed to death). I've been very cautious about drinking and driving because of my life insurance policy. If this is true then I can regain confidence once again in being the driver no matter what; to satisfy my love for driving.
Shinerman, FACT or URBAN LEGEND?
CJ
Dear Friend:
I am not sure where you heard this rumor, because I haven't heard it nor can I find any evidence of it on the Internet. What I have found is an answer to your question- once brain death occurs, virually all organ function stops, including the liver. More importantly, the heart stops, which pushes the blood through the liver which it then filters. The short answer: No, the liver doesn't filter any substantial amount of alcohol after death, definitely not enough to filter even one beer's worth. Sorry. Now the second part of your concern, what about this life insurance policy? Most policies cover you no matter what happens, they even include coverage for a suicide, provided that 2 years has elapsed from the time the policy was purchased. Not that the Shinerman advocates drinking and driving in any form. My advice, either don't drive, or work on your tolerance so you can knock back a few and still be good to go. Did I just say that?
Looking for a liver in all the wrong places,
The Shinerman
My friend and drinking mentor,
I'd like to take this opportunity to describe the events at Denton's
own R Bar on Thursday, 13 March. I'll start by explaining what everyone
should already know, the R Bar is a dirty and unimaginative shithole.
They had two, count them, two (2) beers on tap, Miller Lite and Bud
Light. My friends and I have reason to believe that it's more than just
beer they're putting in those pitchers because we were completely shitty
after three pitchers, or roughly four beers a man, and you know as well
as anyone that dog simply will not hunt. It gets better though: our
esteemed, hard-working officers of the Denton Police Department made
their appearance, demanding IDs from everyone, even trying to physically
intimidate none other than the Viper himself with a few menacing looks
and a weapons search (no kidding). I'm starting to lose faith in this
city of dumbass cops, shitty colleges, and wanna be partiers (see I'm
even using incorrect grammar and words that don't exist in the English laungage). Where did it all go so very wrong?
Ex-R Bar patron and your friend for life,
Viper
Most powerful Viper,
To be honest, I don't know what the hell is going on. For those who don't know about Denton, it used to be a fun town that you could go to a great party or club every night of the week. Not that long ago, you could drink, smoke, party all night and walk home, and as long as you weren't hurting anybody, no one would mess with you. Recently I have seen attitudes change, and I am not sure why. The cops are the most obvious part of this change, taking liberties with anyone under 30 that would make Saddam's Republican Guard blush. They aren't the only ones though- they follow the direction of the City Council, the Mayor, and the County, all of which are on my shit list. The County for the stupid laws which require each bar and resturant to register as a private club and pay taxes on each drinker. I almost want to get a fake ID from another state just to avoid having my license scanned everytime I go into a bar like Big Brother needs to know I have a drinking problem. The other problems I have are with City Council, which have destroyed 23 years of tradition by attempting to get rid of Fry Street Fair, and don't think we have forgotten about the trying to change last call from 2 am to 12 pm! I think what it comes down to is that we have been called to save this city from itself. While City Council and the Mayor try to change this city into a haven for commuters with 2.5 children that really don't give a shit about it's history, we will remind them that long before (circa 1890) Soccer Moms were going to Procurement jobs in Dallas from here, college kids were partying in this city and turning it into one of the most unique, rustic, and artistic places to be in North Texas. It will not become another Frisco/Coppell/Plano/Garland- not if we have anything to say about it.
Still crazy after all these years,
The Shinerman
Shinerman,
I'm sorry to hear you won't be joining us at this years fair, and I
understand. The Delta Lodge did not want to move off the street, nor
does anyone who's ever been to the Fair. We will continue to strive for a
new location in/closer to Denton for 2004, and believe me, we exhausted all
options to keep it in Denton, but none have panned out for this year.
There was going to be NO FAIR, until (in our infinite wisdom) we came
up with this option. It was our only immediate alternative. The show must
go on, even if Denton won't let us have it there on the street of it's
birthright. The Delta Lodge supports any effort you or anyone does to have fun in
Denton, even on April 19, 2003, and wish you all the luck with the city
and police. It's a lot of fun and someone besides us should enjoy the
experience of Denton politics, and the Delta Lodge won't get handed the
($30,000.00) bill for this years police, nor will we be cleaning the
street afterward leaving it cleaner than we found it.If you would like to help petition the city to get the Fair back on the street at whatever event you choose to hold or support that day, please
let me know. The decision to leave Fry Street was not made by Delta Lodge. We want
it there. If you want it back, or want to know why it's not there this
year,ask the City Council who told us to leave by next year - avoiding the
25 Year benchmark that makes it a recognized historic event in Denton, the
Denton Police and thier $30,000 concentration camp security plan, the
ungrateful charities, the Mayor who called our $47,000 in dontations a
"sham" (Dallas Business Journal), the businesses who increase the
payoff amounts drastically each year to obtian their signatures for street
closure, the 110% increase in security cost required by the Police each
year, etc. etc. On another note, there are a few things you ought to know about the
alternative Fair and location, just FYI ( not making excuses, or trying
to get you there, I just want the facts straight):
1.It will be much cheaper than last year (but with limited space -
ticket prices announced later)
2.There will be 36 bands, 4 stages, 3 DJ's, all from North Texas & none of them suck
3.The event will last till 2am
4.You CAN SMOKE ANYWHERE in the event, except the
bathrooms/porto-poties
5.We are making an effort to support/promote Denton clubs at the event
-via booths and day of advertising. We will also be having promotions in
Denton clubs before & after the event
6. It won't be BYOB (none regret this more than Delta Lodge) but the
prices won't be insane, Chuggers available at reasonable prices
7.We will petition in Denton and day of in Deep Ellum for support of
the Fair back on Fry Street in Denton
8.When we do move in our new house, Denton will once again have an
indoor & outdoor stage provided by Delta Lodge and previous Fair support, to
invite their friends to hear even the newest bands perform their craft - Year
round!I know the pain of change, and hope this helps clarify the how's and
why's of how this happened, and how we feel about it. Thanks for you previous support, and attempt at understanding our situation. I wish you and anyone the best of luck in Denton. Maybe this
absence will be felt in the right places, and Denton will help us get
back where we belong.
Delta Lodge
D. Lodge,
Thanks for your quick response and information. It is obvious which of us is more adept to diplomacy, but I will give it a shot. I guess what upsets us most is that when we heard about the "move" from Fry Street we figured Denton Square, or possibly the Fairgrounds. What we never imagined is moving the entire fair out of the city and taking it to Deep Ellum. In such a case, I think I speak for many people when I say I would almost rather there not be a Fair than try to make it something that it is not. I completely understand your problems with the City of Denton, and the ungrateful sloths on City Council. These people have all the time in the world to give Delta Lodge a hard time about the Fair but can't get Wal-Mart to foot the bill to fix Loop 288 before staking their multi-million dollar claim in the city. All it takes to be Mayor is money, they've proven that time and again, and don't even get me started on the Police. They all treat the students and the Universities that built this town like readheaded stepchildren that they have to "deal" with as a necessary evil. Basically what is happening is extortion on the part of the city and these businesses. I'd bet money that the Denton Jazz Festival doesn't have to put up with this garbage. What we have heard from the City Council thus far is that Delta Lodge "is unwilling to compromise" and they had given the thumbs up for the Fair to take place here one last year before making it move, mainly because serious issues about emergency vehicles had not been addressed. I would be interested to hear your position on that. What I need from Delta Lodge is a list businesses that have asked for payoffs in exchange for their signatures on the road closures. I am sure the local patrons would be very interested in who is helping the Fair stay in Denton and who is impeding it. Also any plans you, or local clubs have in Denton to support the Fair so we can direct our energies in the right place. Something along the lines of the Summer Fair that took place behind Muther's and Tavern is what I am thinking. I will be contacting Bobby at the Tavern about maybe setting something up like this. I am sorry but I won't be attending the Fair in Dallas- I am sure it will be a success, that place is packed on a regular Saturday night. Best of luck and we'll be in touch.
To fair or not to fair,
The Shinerman
Wise and Powerful Shinerman,
Please help! I saw a commercial for a new beer, Samual Adams Light.
Of course I just laughed, thinking it was a joke, but then I saw it
again! And yes, I continue to see it, and am now convinced that it is a
real beer that Samuel Adams is actually selling! What's more, they don't
even uphold the respect of our favorite brewer/patriot, they have
shortened the name to SAM Adams Light! What happened? Is this a fluke, or
is the world of beer as we knowing going to change forever? I would
expect as much from Michelob (See: Michelob Ultra), but Samuel Adams?
What's next? Shiner Light? Or God forbid:Guinness Light? Oh the
humanity! What's a real beer-drinker to do?
Still laying the smack down,
Viper
Dear Sir,
I feel your pain. I too have seen these commercials and had to be revived by a cardiologist. The answer, as plain as I can put it, is dollars and cents. You see, Samuel Adams already made as much money as they can by charging for expensively imported hops and time consuming brewing, so there really is only one answer left: water down your existing brew, charge just as much for it and call it "Light" to get the girls and tummy-tucking guys to pay for a beer the would not have normally consumed. I am afraid there is nothing for us die-hards to do but try and ignore it, but it won't go away. In the end, drink what you want, and drink your beer.
Respectfully yours,
The Shinerman
I just saw Minority Report while keeping your Movies Section Critique in mind. In the entire movie, the only places we are shown conducting retinal scans are at the police station for security purposes, and at The Gap and the train station for marketing purposes. We must not assume anymore therefore your statement about it being 'impossible to travel the DC area without being catalogued' is unfounded and inaccurate. He did not enter the main entrance to the Lexus factory like the policemen chasing him did so perhaps he broke through a window or other unsecured area. After that he entered the frame of a Lexus just being built. Perhaps the only way out of the factory besides the way they came in is to take your chances dodging robotic arms that are unknowingly trying to kill you while it builds the car around you. Obviously he survived against all odds and instead of the car being carried away on the conveyor belt he took control of the wheel. Fantastic but not impossible. Another very plausible theory, and my favorite, of all of their mysterious entrances is that cops in that time period are allowed retinal access through certain security checkpoints so that justice may be carried out swiftly. We know that the Spiders are allowed access into every apartment in a building to scan everyone inside. This would go against the rights we have now but it is legal in that future. Since the Lexus factory had no people, there wasn't even a question of human rights so we have no reason to believe that the police doesn't have total access to wherever they want to go. The cops are allowed to arrest people before they commit crimes for god's sake, do you really think they can't walk into a car plant! This is probably what Spielberg and the other writers believed considering the main theme of the movie suggested the police force had a little too much power at the cost of freedom.
Ok- Dear Shinerman, Dear Friend: Dear Shinerman, Dear Birdman- In the Mexican, that was just supposed to be one of those, Aw jeez
what's the chances of that happening, moments and picking on Pleasantville
should be considered a scifi type movie that you said you wouldn't pick on.
While Twister and The Fast and the Furious portray exagerated real life, the
people switching colors in Pleasantville cannot really happen therefore
the rest of the movie should be given the benefit of the doubt regarding
reality. You're really reaching.
Dear Sir- Hi, Dear Sir- Oh Great Beer Consuming One, Dear Sir- The great and powerful Shinerman, Dear Esteemed Colleague: Most esteemed and honorable Shinerman,
Dear Esteemed Colleague: Dear Mr. The Shinerman, Dear Friend: Shinerman, Dear Sexy Lady: Dear Ridiculous Human: Shinerman, Dear Obscene Stupidity:
I believe you have two points, so I will try to address them. #1 Watch the fucking movie again, because you obviously missed the part where retinal scans are required for all public transportation. Can we assume, that if a man would take his life into his own hands with an eye transplant, it
I would like to spontaneously combust later in life after I've finished my worldly tasks. Can I spontaneously combust while getting drunk or do I have to be sober?
Please help,
CJ
A noble and lofty goal, the world would be a better place with more people like you. Here's why that might be harder than it seems: In the 19th century it was theorized that alcohol consumption lead to the possiblity of Spontaneous Human Combustion, the idea being that the body's fat cells stored the alcohol and burned the victim quickly upon ignition. Today's theories range from shakra centers inside the body being unable to release their energy to micro-nuclear fusion. None of which is readily accepted by the medical community. I don't like leaving you on such a down note, so you might want to explore the possibility of Spontaneous Human Invisibilty, researched here:http://members.aol.com/Rapunz1/invisibility.html
It's cleaner and might get you laid.
Always ready to get lit,
The Shinerman
was a necessary step in order to move freely around the city? Thank you. Secondly, if we can assume that Lexus cars are still built to be driven by humans, Humans would therefore be involved in their manufacture, even if only in a Quality Assurance fashion. In this future that has been created, security is more intense than it is now, not less. Yet we are made to believe that a fugitive can break into a Lexus plant, BEING CHASED BY THE POLICE, then jumps into the backseat of a Lexus and drives right out and open door into the street? Your assumptions don't make sense now, much less 50 years of perfecting quality and security. Couldn't the cops pushed a "stop" button on the conveyor? Why wouldn't they have blocked off this huge damn door that opens to the street? Wasn't there even one Lexus employee to say "Hey, stop that man!" Of course not, because it makes for a cool scene and allows him the only unabated way to get to the countryside. (Because of all the retinal scans) and the audience is asked to believe it with no explanation. I take issue with that. I am sure the book explains this in more detail. The movie producers simply overlooked it, and I called them on it.
Enough already,
The Shinerman
Have to say, I throughly enjoyed your section on the 5 best political daughters ranging from Gore to Bush. However, I must confess, you blundered on something: you forgot to include Suzanne Terrell(currently in a runoff race against Mary Landrieu in Louisiana for the Senate Seat). If you think the Gore daughters are hot, well you have to check out Suzanne Terrell's daughters Elizabeth, Christine, and Julie. The three of them absolutely blow Al Gore's daughters away, plus they play volleyball. Let me know what you think.
The Juniorbirdman
Very good my friend, excellent way to keep your eyes on the ball. I will post this ASAP.
Keep on trucking,
The Shinerman
Am I? Or am I so sane I just blew your mind. First of all, I never have one of those "aw jeez" moments. If you spend the time to make a movie, make sure you dot the i's and cross the t's, that's all I ask. It is very feasible that one of the bullets could have killed his contact in The Mexican, however, it is physically impossible that the rest of the bullets all landed on the roof and hood of his car. As for Pleasantville, I have no problem with Sci-Fi or fantasy, you don't see Star Trek up here and me saying that humans will never have spacecraft in the 23rd century. The problem is, you make the rules of a movie, you stick by those rules, or I bust ya. In Pleasantville, clearly they specify that there is no place other than Pleasantville in the classroom. However, in the barber shop, the men are talking about the high school basketball team losing one of thier games. They go on to say they have never lost a game. This means that there must be other nieghboring towns, and the townspeople would be aware this. Even Mayberry had their Mount Pilot. Better luck next time.
Once again,
The Shinerman
I'm responding to your movies section of your page. In regards to The Fast and the Furious, I don't think millions of dollars were spent to infiltrate the gang. Thousands of dollars were spent for the car which may have been donated by the shop where the young FBI agent 'worked' at. Also, he wasn't infiltrating "THE" gang as much as he was getting into the in crowd to find out who was committing these crimes. That is surveillance. Actually it was more effective than the standard surveillance. How many agents would it take to survey every area where trucks are passing with electronics and how much would that cost in man hours? So they get one of their agents, get him a fancy car that they probably wrote off, and try to get him to catch a gang that's jacking $100,000 worth of electronics probably every week, not to mention the cost of the trucks which they may or may not have kept and sold. Like they said, they were trying to avoid the truckers taking vigilante justice so they had to do something fast. They couldn't just watch any riceburner USA with binoculars and hope they see something. Someone had to infiltrate and befriend the culture and that's what Bryan did. One agent and a fancy car is a small price to pay to avoid vigilante justice and stop an annual multi million dollar theft ring and unsafe driving. I hope this answers any questions you had about this movie. I'd appreciate it if you removed this movie from your page. You have infuriated me. Maybe at the least you'd like to post the replies. (and respond if you can.....hahahaha)Thanks.
I am certainly excited about your vigor towards the new movie section. Since you took it upon yourself to defend this piece of garbage of movie-making, I am obligated to go back and watch it again with pen and paper, just to make sure that I haven't missed anything. I didn't want to make the Movies section about criticism, but it looks like it is unavoidable. Overall this movie really lets you down, I bought it sight unseen, on a friend's recommendation. I wish I had bought Gone in 60 seconds instead, it is a far superior movie, anyone wanna trade? I will post a better version for The Fast and the Furious, based on new data, but it certainly WILL NOT be removed, it has earned far more shame than I have given it.
Not fast or furious,
The Shinerman
2 Questions:
1. What were you thinking when you included Michelob in
your Top Five list and left out Zeigenbock? Obviously,
you must have been deep under the influence when you
came to this conclusion.
2. If you have in fact been to the Homeland of Great
Beers, why no Top Five List of German Beers? How's
about a little love for some real beer?
I have long feared that Michelob would come back to bite me, and yeah I think you may be right, it's time to redo the greatest beers of all time. Traditionally, I have kept this category only open to domestics, but if it is truly to be the "Greatest of All Time" it should bypass borders and boundaries. This list has haunted me for some time, kind of how my Top Five Models list haunts me because it doesn't have Nikki Taylor (which I accept full blame for), however, Ziegenbock? I have tasted the beer, and it is good, maybe even better than Shiner Bock in its current form, but I have a hard time placing it on any list out of pure principal. Ziegenbock is a Budweiser creation that only came into being to compete with Shiner in its' early years. On the other hand, it is an exceptional brew that has stayed true to form and is only available in Texas. Duely noted.
#2- I would make a Top five German beers, however, I have kept that category suppressed for the express reason that most of the beers I would name are unavailable in the US and even some parts of Germany. There are an infinite number of local brews on the German countryside and to start putting them in order would be like me trying to destroy a Fire Ant mound by punching it with my fist. For now, I am going to stay with my current categories, BUT I will put in some stipulations for the excellent brews I tasted while abroad.
I am currently working on a theory of mine. The
theory is that if you ignore someone for long enough,
they will die. My theory is based on the well known
Natural Law of Ignorance is Bliss, and as you might
have guessed, is a derivation of the "No Talking Ever"
theorem that was proven in 1994 on the campus of the
University of North Texas. Although my current theory
seems to be foolproof -- and I'm sure you will agree
with this -- there is one slight problem with the
method of observations and testing. There is no real
way to determine whether or not the subject being
ignored is dead, because to do so would not actually
be ignoring the person. Even something as innocent
as scanning the obituary in the daily news and not
telling anyone about it would still not be completely
ignoring the subject. Thus there is no real way to
prove my theory. I now turn to you to rid me of this
silly problem of details and help me see the light as
you've done so many times before.
Your friend and future WWF Champion,
Viper
Often referred to as Theory of "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil". A sort of opposite effect of Metaphysical healing, the two conflicting ideas are this:
1. The subject being ignored suddenly departs from the physical world for no apparent reason.
2. The subject being ignored slowly becomes part of the general population again, therefore becoming a "non-entity" like certain telemarketers or mexican food buffet servers that you could pass on the street and not recognize anymore because your mind has adjusted to the idea that that person no longer exists.
In either case, the mind is duped into thinking it has somehow erased past events. Nothing can be further from the truth, so be careful to whom you apply this theorem. The real question is how can we be sure that it was your doing that caused their demise and not natural causes? Whoa, big fella, you just said a mouthful! Since you are part of the world, and all things are connected, you are part of the natural causes. Don't get a big head; combine this with the fact that if you desire to ignore someone, you are probably not the only one, thus the power is multiplied.
I can certainly understand your problems with The Uncertainty Principle, the fact that you cannot measure the results of your experiment without interfering with the experiment itself. This can be overcome by making an agreement with a non-participant that when the subject does die, that they tell you, merely in passing. This non-participant must also agree to not discuss the subject anytime before or after the fact, and realize when the message is conveyed, that you will simply ignore the news.
Loved and hated, but never ignored,
The Shinerman
I was wondering why when the phone company runs out of numbers, why they don't just use the # and * as extra characters for new phone numbers, instead of just making the numbers longer like they do in New York (I think). Also, is there any chance we will ever have the honor of being
introduced to a Shinerman Home Brew? To partake in such a beverage would be an experience not unlike the one Saul of Tarsus had on his journey to Damascus, except we won't go temporarily blind.
Viper
Excellent Biblical reference. However, I think it imprudent of me to believe that my own meager contributions can be spread as far and wide as Christianity, but thanks for the vote of confidence. Yes, there are plans currently to make a brew, but it is not entirely on my own. I currently have a team of scientists working around the clock to create the perfect brew. So far, we have only produced a few bottles of red wine. I assure you in your lifetime the beer will be available. To answer your second question: I assume you are talking about 10 digit dialing when you are referring to New York. All major metropolitan areas will soon have to adhere to this standard, so get used to it. The pound key (#) and the asterisk key (*) are perfectly legitimate keys that can be used in any tone dialing system. The problem is that individual digital trunks, owned by the phone company and large corporations would have to create and implement a standard for their use. So how would they be used? If I told you my number is 555-42#-23*3, would you dial it like that, or just think I can't type? What I see for the future is something similar to what the Canadians have, wherein a national telecom service is in place that provides easy access to services via extensions and shortcuts. If you want to call Papa John's for a pizza, you dial *4231, and you are directly connected. This way, the series of telephone lines (and numbers) can be handled by the digital trunking systems, not tying up so many numbers for computers, fax, voice, etc. Good question, I hope I have been clear.
Sincerely,
The Shinerman
I went camping lately and I happened to look up in the sky. In that sky I saw many stars forming many constellations, some of which were the well known constellations. I was thinking with myself, "I see a hellacious amount of falling stars, but none of them are ever part of the constellations we celebrate. How could this be?". Also, is it true what they say that if you're busy drinking, you're too busy to get into trouble?
Having it both ways,
larsulrik
Very deep. Unfortunately, my answer comes straight from TLC's History of the Planets, which is not quite as deep. The fact that we call falling stars "stars" at all is a complete misnomer. The objects falling to Earth that create the dazzling array of lights in the night sky are not stars, but rather debris from meteors, comets and asteroids flying around space. They are grabbed by the Earth's gravity, pulled through the atmosphere, and are usually burned up completely by the process. The actual stars that you see in the constellations are suns of other galaxies, not unlike our own, which will be around long after humankind throws their last party. To answer your second question, it is true, until you have to go get more drinks under the influence. That's when the real trouble begins.
Living the High Life
The Shinerman
Crown Royal doesn't make the top five liquors? That's blasphemy!!
Ashamed,
Pryncess Court
I must admit, my liquors section is not nearly as well researched as the beers. I am not much of a liquor fan, honestly, so I will take your comment under advisement. To its credit, Crown Royal does make an excellent mixing liquor. However, if you look at it seriously, it is nothing more than glorified Jim Beam. So if you are taking it straight, join the hobos and hillbillies and save yourself the cost of going Crown.
Sincerely,
The Shinerman
Is it true what they say about Corona being fermented
w/ fermaldahide? Help me Obi-Juan. You are my only hope.
Lost,
BootsieT
No, Corona is not fermented with formaldehyde. You may be referring to the urban legend about some less-than-great 40oz beers such as Olde English which put a cocktail of preservatives in their beers to keep them from going skunky prematurely (of course, this does nothing for the taste, but is no more dangerous than drinking a Coke)
For quite some time now, I have been trying to discern the difference between the imported Corona (which is mediocre) and Corona served in Mexico (which is 10 times better). This may be the difference between the two. Because the clear bottle allows light in, and we all know that the beers' trip is not temperature-controlled, Corona USA may be putting artificial preservatives in their beer to keep it from going "bad". It wouldn't be the first time.
Sincerely,
The Shinerman
MGD is a pretty cheap beer, you should put it in the cheap beers section instead of Icehouse
Regards,
Fumanchi1
As tested (6 pack) MGD was over a dollar per 12ozs. That makes it far from a cheap beer. MGD gets bonus points because they always have sexy "real" chicks drinking and dancing with it. (by "real" I mean girls that are just naturally sexy, girl next door type, you know) Unfortunately this has only happened to me once, when a sexy "real" girl I worked with brought a six-pack over to a party I was having when she didn't have to. I almost married her on the spot, but my girlfriend was standing in the spot next to her. I am willing to budge on Icehouse, but you need to offer something more substantial than inane comments.
Sincerely,
The Shinerman