We found a Mexican joint that doesn't absolutely suck and does cheap happy hour margaritas, so I think that's happening this afternoon.
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An old school role-playing game periodical with a focus on adventure design
Stephen Colbert: “What would you do, when coming up with your character you roll six rolls of three six-sided dice to come up with your character”
Joe Magliano: “There’s a new way now where you roll 4d6 and you take away the lowest.”
Stephen Colbert: “Really? That’s for children!”
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Don't listen to that Matthew! Always Extra Stout dangit!Philotomy Jurament wrote:(Apropos of nothing in particular up-thread...)
Foreign Extra is so superior to Draught that I can't even begin to describe the difference. That is all.
(Well, not quite all --- New Belgium's Pumpkick kinda sucks.)
Nah, it's good stuff, I gotta admit.
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I'd say Foreign Extra > Extra Stout > Draught.rredmond wrote:Don't listen to that Matthew! Always Extra Stout dangit!Philotomy Jurament wrote:(Apropos of nothing in particular up-thread...)
Foreign Extra is so superior to Draught that I can't even begin to describe the difference. That is all.
(Well, not quite all --- New Belgium's Pumpkick kinda sucks.)
Nah, it's good stuff, I gotta admit.
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Four Tröegenators before eating dinner. At 10:30pm.
Good move?
Holly and the girls went to LI.
But I still have work tomorrow.
On q positive note, I'm working on a dungeon based on the Candyland game. It's a little bit linear.
Good move?
Holly and the girls went to LI.
But I still have work tomorrow.
On q positive note, I'm working on a dungeon based on the Candyland game. It's a little bit linear.
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But Hogans Heroes is on. So that adds to the d20 roll.
If Blood of Heroes or Hawk the Slayer was on (Matthew knows what's coming) it's an automatic win!!
If Blood of Heroes or Hawk the Slayer was on (Matthew knows what's coming) it's an automatic win!!
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Yes, indeed.Philotomy Jurament wrote: I'd say Foreign Extra > Extra Stout > Draught.
Ha, ha. Hope you enjoyed your night of freedom. I have Hawk the Slayer on DVD and in "novel" form.rredmond wrote: But Hogans Heroes is on. So that adds to the d20 roll.
If Blood of Heroes or Hawk the Slayer was on (Matthew knows what's coming) it's an automatic win!!
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True Stories from the Louisiana Renaissance Festival
I ordered a black & tan from the pub. After a single sip, it was obvious that something was terribly wrong. The drink had a strong sweet & sour taste. Holding out the possibility I was in the midst of a stroke, I asked my wife to try it with the old, "Does this taste funny to you?" Does tasting anything under that request sound like a good idea? Trooper that she, is, she gives it a go, and yup, she agrees it tastes like something has gone terribly wrong with the Guinness, the Harp or both.
Returning the drink, I see one of the tap handles is Angry Orchard. "Ah .. I see your problem." Passing the drink to the bartender, I suggest to him that his tap handles are mixed up. No, as I was within seconds of discovering, a mix-up with the handles is not the issue. The bartender asks, "What's in a black & tan?" Now, this is a group of people trying to speak in some made-up, pidgin Elizabethan English dialect
and these mofos don't even know what a black and tan is. I'm sure the expression on my face conveyed every ounce of contempt I held for this "bartender". I already paid for the drink and really wanted a beer before proceeding to the whiskey tasting tent. So, as good-naturally as I could muster, I explained the Guinness and Harp combination, then watched him pour it. His second attempt wasn't bad. I just wish I could have withdrawn my tip. I'm not that much of a dick to actually request it.
I ordered a black & tan from the pub. After a single sip, it was obvious that something was terribly wrong. The drink had a strong sweet & sour taste. Holding out the possibility I was in the midst of a stroke, I asked my wife to try it with the old, "Does this taste funny to you?" Does tasting anything under that request sound like a good idea? Trooper that she, is, she gives it a go, and yup, she agrees it tastes like something has gone terribly wrong with the Guinness, the Harp or both.
Returning the drink, I see one of the tap handles is Angry Orchard. "Ah .. I see your problem." Passing the drink to the bartender, I suggest to him that his tap handles are mixed up. No, as I was within seconds of discovering, a mix-up with the handles is not the issue. The bartender asks, "What's in a black & tan?" Now, this is a group of people trying to speak in some made-up, pidgin Elizabethan English dialect
and these mofos don't even know what a black and tan is. I'm sure the expression on my face conveyed every ounce of contempt I held for this "bartender". I already paid for the drink and really wanted a beer before proceeding to the whiskey tasting tent. So, as good-naturally as I could muster, I explained the Guinness and Harp combination, then watched him pour it. His second attempt wasn't bad. I just wish I could have withdrawn my tip. I'm not that much of a dick to actually request it."The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." - Joseph Campbell
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That's a terrible story. I like black and tans. That's how my wife prefers her Guinness, and only with Harp not Bass. I knew there was a reason why I love her. 
Wait. He made your drink with the hard cider?
Wait. He made your drink with the hard cider?
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I think it's the 2E version, TRP, supposedly pretty common at those festivals.TRP wrote:Unless there was something else on tap sweet & sour.rredmond wrote:Wait. He made your drink with the hard cider?
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"Snakebite" is Guinness and cider. While there is a long list of drinks you can make with Guinness, I prefer mine unadultered or perhaps a half and half.
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True, but in the 90s "Snakebite and Black" was very common in the metal scene in Britain, mainly because it got you pretty damn drunk.TRP wrote: An appropriate name for something no one should want.
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I still order snakebites, sometimes.
In my pub, the way to order a Guinness with Harp is to ask for a "half and half." The owner and some of the staff at the pub are originally from (Catholic) Ireland, and if you order a "black and tan" you might get the hairy eyeball because of the association with the Black and Tans. (They'd probably only razz you about it if you're a regular.)
In my pub, the way to order a Guinness with Harp is to ask for a "half and half." The owner and some of the staff at the pub are originally from (Catholic) Ireland, and if you order a "black and tan" you might get the hairy eyeball because of the association with the Black and Tans. (They'd probably only razz you about it if you're a regular.)