one million

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5499~Paul McCartney owns the publishing rights to "Stormy Weather" and "Hello Dolly," as well as the soundtracks of "Grease," "Mame," "Annie," and "A Chorus Line," among many others.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5500~The Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" holds the record for the biggest leap to the number one position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. On March 28, 1964, it entered the chart at number 37; the next week, it was number one.

[MilkToast]

#5502 - I think that this is correct based on the reply counter.

A post got dropped somewhere...

[MilkToast]

#5503...

yup, a double post at 5471.

[MilkToast]

#5504

[MilkToast]

#5505

here are some facts about beer... let's call them factoids as I have not checked them against more than one source...

[MilkToast]

5506


2800 BC is the first recorded record of a drunk driving fatality. In ancient Egypt, an inebriated charioter was apprehended after running down a vestal virgin of the goddess Hathor. The culprit was crucified on the door of the tavern that sold him the beer, and his corpse allowed to hang there until scavengers reduced it to bones

[MilkToast]

An Epgytian text of 1600 BC gives 100 medical prescriptions using beer.

--5507--

[MilkToast]

An Epgytian text of 1600 BC gives 100 medical prescriptions using beer.

--5508--

[MilkToast]

A few years ago, the New Castle Brewery in England brewed 1000 bottles of Tutankhamun Ale from a 3200 year old recipe found in the sun temple of Queen Neferti.

--5509--

[MilkToast]

Stiegl beer ( a beer from Slazburg, Austria) was first made in 1492, the same year Columbus discovered America.

--5510--

[MilkToast]

In 1516, William IV of Bavaria decreed that only four ingrediants could be used for brewing beer: water, malted barley, hops and yeast. It became law. This was known as the "Pledge of Purity" or "Reinheisgebot".

--5511--

[MilkToast]

The lease for a one acre plot of land signed by Arthur Guinness in 1759 expires in the year 10759.

--5512--

[MilkToast]

The red triangle that is the Bass Brewery logo was designed in 1777 and is the worlds oldest international trademark.

--5513--

[MilkToast]

In 1788, Ale was proclaimed "the proper drink for Americans" at a parade in New York City.

--5514--

[MilkToast]

In 1790 George Hodgson of the Bow Brewery in East London formulates a beer that will survive the five-to-six month sea journey to India. He brews a pale ale with a higher amount of malt, hops it twice the normal rate, and then adds a healthy dose of priming sugar to keep the yeast in a feeding frenzy. Thus is born the style "India Pale Ale or PIA".

--5515--

[MilkToast]

The oldest operating brewery in the United States, D.G. Yuengling & Sons of Pottsville, PA, has been owned and operated by the Yuengling family since 1829.

--5516--

[MilkToast]

In 1896, Helmut Keineger, a Bavarian brewer, commited suicide in a Munich jail cell. His crime: placing chemicals in his beer that ran contrary to the Reinheitsgebot purity law of 1516.

--5517--

[MilkToast]

In the '30's there was a brewers strike. All the brewers refused to work. Back then sales were centered around your brewery and you had to keep all the local pubs and bars stocked. A certain St. Louis brewery was worried about losing customers so they put the assisstant brewers in charge. Back then assisstants were nothing more than glorified peons and really knew little of making beer. They would make a batch and it would be bad so they would dump it and try again. they dumped so many batches that the gutter ran with beer. They finally came up with a recipe that was usable and it was shipped out to the local pubs. It had come to be known by the locals as 'gutter beer'. When the strike ended, the owners did not want to throw out all the barrels of the remaining beer as it had already cost them too much with the lost batches. So they figured that if they gave it a good name and marketed right they could sell it. Today it is known as Michelob.


--5518--

[MilkToast]

The first beer cans were produced in 1935.

--5519--

[MilkToast]

The first beer cans were produced in 1935.

--5520--

[MilkToast]

--5521--

I can not vouch for these, but if any of them are true then I am going to be one healthy person :p

The Healthy Reasons to Drink Beer

Moderate beer drinkers are less likely to die from a heart attack.
Beer helps improve blood circulation
Beer is the least intoxicating among all alcoholic drinks
Beer makes you livelier.
Beer is easily digestible
Beer is fat free
Beer helps you sleep better
Beer is less fattening than milk

[MilkToast]

--5522--

The Nutritious Aspect of Beer Drinking

Beer contains calcium for strong bones and teeth.
Beer contains phosphourous to stimulate the body and appetite.
Beer contains potassium to relax and energize your body.
Beer contains thiamine, another energizer.
Beer contains riboflavin for healthy skin, good vision and resistance to infection and disease.
Beer contains niacin to develop healthy tissue.
Beer contains pantothenic acid to eliminate harmful cholesterol.
Beer contains choline to improve memory.
Beer is an essential source of B complex vitamins. Water contains no vitamins.

[MilkToast]

--5523--

Some Fun Beer Facts:

- There are over 200 styles of beer produced throughout the world.

- The growth of the specialty (craft or micro) beer segment has resulted in more breweries in the US than any other country in the world.

- A 12 oz. beer has fewer calories than two slices of bread and contains no fat.

- The average American annually consumes 47.3 gallons of soda, 26.5 gallons of coffee, and 23.1 gallons of beer.

[MilkToast]

--5524--

Where did these words come from?

- In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts, so in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would tell them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. That is where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."

- After consuming a bucket or two of vibrant brew they called aul, or ale, the Vikings would head fearlessly into battle often without armor or even shirts. In fact, the term "berserk" means "bare shirt" in Norse, and eventually took on the meaning of their wild battles.

- In the Middle Ages, "nunchion" was the word for liquid lunches. It was a combination of the words "noon scheken", or noon drinking. In those days, a large chunk of bread was called lunch. So if you ate bread with your nunchion, you had what we today still call a luncheon.

[MilkToast]

--5525--

What is the difference between a lager and an ale?

The yeast is the main difference between the two. Ales, fermented at warmer temperatures, use an ale yeast that often yields a fruity aroma and flavor. Lagers, fermented at cooler temperatures, use lager yeast that create smooth, crisp, and clean-tasting beers.

[MilkToast]

At the 1893 Chicago Fair, Pabst beer won a blue ribbon, and was called 'Pabst Blue Ribbon" beer from then on.

--5526--

[MilkToast]

The oldest known code of laws is the Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylonia, about 1750 B.C. It regulated the practices of drinking houses, and called for the death penalty for proprietors found guilty of watering down their beer.

--5527--

[MilkToast]

The ancient Babylonians were making more than a dozen different varieties of beer from various grains and honey in 4000 B.C.

--5528--

[MilkToast]

The Egyptians believed that the god of agriculture, Osiris, taught humans how to make beer.

--5529--

[MilkToast]

Historians report that during the Middle Ages, when monks were brewing their beer in their monasteries, each monk was allowed to drink 5 quarts of beer a day.

--5530--

[MilkToast]

In 1900 there were over 1,800 breweries in the U.S. In 1980 there were 44, and in 2001 there were close to 2,000.

--5531--

[MilkToast]

The largest brewery in the U.S. is the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri.

--5532--

[MilkToast]

GOLDEN, COLORADO (August 2000)--- An employee of Coors Brewing Co. flipped the wrong switch and sent 77,500 gallons of beer into a creek, killing thousands of fish and prompting health warnings. The beer, which was in fermenting tanks, washed through a wastewater-treatment plant before ending up in Clear Creek on Friday, said Coors spokeswoman Aimee St. Clair. The fish likely suffocated from the alcohol - among other things - produced in the tanks. "Somebody made a mistake," she said. Officials with the state Division of Wildlife could not give a precise number of fish killed but estimated it was thousands.

--5533--

[MilkToast]

--5534--

[I've seen a few versions of this, here is a good one]

Drink for a Better Nation!

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is maintained or even improved by the regular culling of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells through which the electrical signals pass. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake of alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

Thus, regular consumption of beer helps eliminate the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. The result of this in-depth study verifies and validates the causal link between all-weekend parties and job related performance. It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving a university and getting married, most professionals cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieve during their college years.

So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological edge, we must not shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars. Quaff that pint. Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have. Take life by the bottle and be all that you can be. Alert all of your friends, acquaintances and coworkers that may be in danger of losing their edge.

What more can we do??

Raise your mugs with me and drink!

[MilkToast]

--5535--

"Rule of Thumb"
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger into the mix to assess the temperature before adding yeast. Too cold, and the yeast wouldn't grow. Too hot, and the yeast would die. This yields the phrase a "rule of thumb".

[MilkToast]

--5536--

"Wet your whistle?"
In England (long ago), whistles were baked into the handles of ceramic cups. When someone wanted a refill they would blow on their whistle to get service.

[MilkToast]

--5537--

BEER FACTS - Famous Moments in Beer

4300 BC Babylonian clay tablets from this time depict brewing and show detailed recipes for beer.

1600 BC An Egyptian text from this period contains 100 medical prescriptions that call for beer.

1200 AD Beer-making is firmly established as an important commercial enterprise in Germany, Austria and England.

1420 German brewers begin to make lager.

1516 Germany's "Reinheitsgebot" purity law takes effect (it states that the only ingredients permitted for brewing beer are water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops and water).

1602 Dr. Alexanders Nowell discovers that ale will keep longer if stored in glass bottles, sealed with corks.

1620 The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, bringing beer with them.

1623 The New World's first brewery is built in Manhattan.

1786 Molson, the oldest surviving brewery in the New World, is founded.

1788 Ale is proclaimed "the proper drink for Americans" at a huge parade in New York City.

1789 In the first year in which the U.S. Constitution is effective, James Madison proposes in Congress that a duty of 8-cents per barrel be levied on malt liquors in the hope "that this low rate will such an encouragement as to induce the manufacture of beer in every State in the Union."

1810 Oktoberfest is established in Munich as an official citywide celebration.

1842 The first clear, golden-hued lager is produced in the town of Pilsen in Bohemia. (The town was granted brewing rights by King Wenceslas in 1295.)

1850's The modern era of brewing in the U.S. begins to take shape as German immigrants bring a love of lager and the technological expertise to make it to their new land. By the late
1800's, aided by the development of commercial refrigeration, automatic bottling and pasteurization, the modern era of big brands is in full swing.

1860's The first federal excise tax on beer was imposed as a "temporary" measure to help the Union during the Civil War.

1876 Louis Pasteur publishes Studies on Fermentation-The Diseases of Beer, Their Causes, and Means of Preventing Them.
Source: Cheers - Knowing and Understanding Beer - June 1996

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5538~So, the other night, you were just doing research? ;)

[MilkToast]

--5539--

The "Beer Me" Diet

For the beer drinkers out there...... Happy dieting !!!

Your on the right track :D

8 Facts
FACT 1:
A lite beer has between 70 and 100 calories, is almost all water, and the part that isn't water is almost pure carbohydrates.

FACT 2:
The average diet recommends a daily caloric intake of 1,200 calories for women, 1,500 for men, if you want to lose the medically safe two to three pounds a week. On the "Beer-Me" diet, that equates to at least 12 beverages a day for women, and 15 for men. A measurable goal.

FACT 3:
The alcohol in beer is a diuretic, which causes the water to flush out almost immediately, leading to a consistent workout regimen including deep knee bends (getting out of the chair), fast walking (getting to the bathroom) and squats (as the case may be).

FACT 4:
Drinking beer actually helps you sleep-even when you aren't necessarily tired. All that added rest is certain to help any problems you may have experienced in sleep deprivation, counting calories on those other fad diets. In addition, you may experience the occasional "How did I get here?" when you wake up, which always makes for lively conversation, and possibly additional exercise if you have to sneak out and run home.

FACT 5:
The "Beer-Me" diet is good for your heart. After just one day of consuming your required 12-15 beers, you will certainly want to consume some aspirin, which is medically proven to help prevent heart attacks.

FACT 6:
On the "Beer-Me" diet you can eat anything you want. The only rule is that you cannot consume any food until you have consumed at least half of the day's required beers. This way the food will probably only stay in your body a short time, until you again exercise the deep knee bends, quick walk and, this time, the "lean-over-and-hurl" stomach crunches.

FACT 7:
Beer drinking is often done in bars, where other forms of exercise are common. Dancing, for example, is a good way to build up a thirst, as is chasing members of the opposite sex. If you really want to maximize your workout, try actually walking up to the bar, versus using a waitress. To take this to the extreme, you could even get up and get someone else a beer-perhaps someone who is newer to the diet plan than yourself.

FACT 8:
Beer is cheaper than Jenny Craig. Based on these facts, let's run through a given scenario for diet implementation.

CAUTION:
This is a weekend diet plan, and should be attempted during the work week by only the staunchest of dieters.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY:
Eat junk food and basically be a slob.

FRIDAY:
Feeling "huge," swing by the liquor store and stock up. Go to favorite place of beer drinking and begin the consumption process (remember 12 for women, 15 for men).

SATURDAY (a.m.):
Wake up (as required) and lounge around all day, feeling slightly smaller after expunging any food that you may have accidentally consumed (particularly if it involved beef jerky from 7-11). Take aspirin. Notice that you have absolutely no interest in food, anyway.

SATURDAY (p.m.):
Restart cycle, noticing that your appetite has still not returned. Perhaps only meet half of your consumption goal due to an ongoing discussion with "the dog that bit you." This is a good thing, as only half-consumption means less than 1,000 calories for the day, and you still don't feel hungry.

SUNDAY (a.m.):
Wake up for mandatory sports day. This is a very convenient diet during football season, but it can be successfully implemented year-round. There is some major professional sport being played every day of the year except the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star game (fact-look it up). Consumption on this day should be paced to cover the entire day-you don't want to peak too soon. Again you notice a lack of appetite, and are feeling thinner all the time. Don't forget the aspirin.

MONDAY: Return to work, feeling thinner, well rested and surprisingly mellow. Mark your log book, and begin preparation for the upcoming weekend.

Happy dieting !!! :)

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl
#5538~So, the other night, you were just doing research? ;)

I could say that I am doing research right now... along with my Wicked friend Pete :D

--5540--

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5541~And, is there anything else you need to research? :D :) :p

[MilkToast]

--5542--

depends on what it is that is being researched :p

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5543~ Just curious ;)

[MilkToast]

--5544--

well, time to run... need to hit the sack early tonight....

[MilkToast]

--5545--

good progress in this thread today :)

est. achievement date as of this post: 2/3/25 3:04 PM

[PantyFanatic]

MT- Consider yourself my official beer guru. :D

[Vicious Tease]

5446

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5448~Songwriter Randy Newman, the man who wrote the 1977 hit parody of bigotry "Short People," is 5 ft., 11 inches tall.

[PantyFanatic]

#5549

Do you sleep in a vat MT? ;)

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5450~The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, who patented it in 1846.

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
[BDo you sleep in a vat MT? ;) [/B]

Nah, but I thought about it for a while :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5452~Singer-composer Barry Manilow (woohoo!) sang advertising jingles for McDonald's, Pepsi, Chevrolet, KFC, and others before making it big on the music scene.

[Vicious Tease]

5552

[PantyFanatic]

# 5554

Was Adolphe Sax in Pais by chance IKG? :)

[Vicious Tease]

5455 sorry ... lost count there for a second

[Vicious Tease]

5457

[Vicious Tease]

5458

am i back on track yet?

[MilkToast]

close... you're off by 101...

this should be #5558

[MilkToast]

#5559

OK... I really need to get going :D

l8r

[IAKaraokeGirl]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
# 5553

Was Adolphe Sax in Pais by chance IKG? :)


#5560

My sources don't tell me that, PF. Maybe I should check the Magic 8 ball. :p

[PantyFanatic]

Vicious Tease posted 5557 at 22:54 EDT as # 5458

[MilkToast]

--5562--

and PF forgot to put the reply number in 5561 06-22-2003 11:00 PM :D:p:D :eek:

[edit] aha... PF got there with the edit button... I'm still leaving this post though... HA!

Apparently the beer has not made me sleeply like the info said it would :P

[MilkToast]

I've been informed that I am being too much of a wise-ass and that I need to go do something else to chill out for a while... so I am parked in front of the PC for a bit longer :)

--5563--

[PantyFanatic]

I do that on purpose when the count gets snakey. ;)

I'll come back and edit it like here.:)

[MilkToast]

--5565--

makes sense to me... I think I should take that practice up...

[MilkToast]

--5566--

we need to get a petition rolling to get the ":eek:" smiley returned... it's just not right I tell ya!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5567~I'll join that petition!

[Steph]

5568

I just say EEK now and have even forgotten what the eek smilie looked like! What did it look like? Sniff, I'll sign the petition.

[Vicious Tease]

5568

put my name on that list

and I'm thinking I should take it off this thread ... sheesh, I swear I can add ... all evidence to the contrary

[Vicious Tease]

damn damn damn

5570

[Steph]

5571, VT?!?! :)

[Vicious Tease]

5572

*crossing my fingers*

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5573~Woohoo for VT!

[txgrneyes]

5574....hey I am learning to count

[Vicious Tease]

5575

[Steph]

5576

[Steph]

5577

That's a good number

[Steph]

5578

Man, look at that av! I need a tan!

[Steph]

5579

or a tanning?

[Goddess_X]

5580 and counting

[speedy]

number of orgasms in a row?

[dm383]

#5582 ....... Must be at LEAST that..... just in the last 8½ months!!! :D:D:D

[celticangel]

5583
morning all!~~~~just sobered up from my 1.5 glasses of Baillies!~~~~~~didn't quite make it to 2!!!!

[Eliza]

#5584
Morning! Well late morning...But still officially morning! I just read through all that interesting trivia! How interesting IAKG and Milk Toast!
BTW..Milk Toast that is such a cute nic....

[Eliza]

#5585

[Eliza]

#5586
More later...:banner:

[Steph]

5587

First smog advisory already

[Steph]

5588

There goes my plans for a major bike ride, I think

[Steph]

5589

You can still exercise inside, tho', so I should go to the gym after I run (walk, really because of the smog!) some errands.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5590~Steph, head out my way. We don't have interstates, much less smog. ;)

[Vicious Tease]

5591

[Vicious Tease]

5592

[Steph]

5593

IAK, you don't have many laundromats, tho'!

I just walked to the post office and my shirt was sticking to me. I have to bike around for a few more errands. I think it's going to suck the energy out of me.

[Steph]

5594

The heat is on,
it's on the street

[dm383]

#5595

Not HERE is isn't!!!

[Summer]

#5596

Beat the HEAT!

[dicksbro]

5597

[dicksbro]

5598

[dicksbro]

5599

[dicksbro]

5600

[Steph]

5601

Beating the heat with a beer and a power nap

[Steph]

5602

and a couple more cold showers, I think

[Steph]

5603

went for a bike ride, stopped biking, started sweating

[Goddess_X]

5604 *one more closer to non-junior member*

[Steph]

5604

not complaining, though :D

[Scarlett]

5605

I am off to the pool again :D

[dm383]

Missed one somewhere!! :)


#5607 ....... STILL no heat here...... getting colder, if anything!!:(

[celticangel]

5608

[dicksbro]

5609

[dicksbro]

5610

[Scarecrow]

5611

[Scarlett]

5612

I am back from the pool.

[Scarlett]

5613

The water was cold.

[T-S]

#5614

[Scarlett]

5614

I got some sun though :D

[Scarlett]

5615

If you could have the hair of any Hollywood celeb, whose would you want?

[T-S]

#5617

[Scarecrow]

5618

[hellsbells]

#5619

[Scarecrow]

#5620

Count check


only 994,380 to go

[hellsbells]

#5621

[Scarecrow]

5622


:sw: :sw: :sw:


:jump: :jump:

[Scarlett]

5623

Good evening!

[Steph]

5624

Canadian Idol is on - two of my co-workers might be on tonight for more audition footage. Last week, a girl I know from Newfoundland made it to the finals. Hmm, maybe Canada IS that small!:)

[MilkToast]

5625

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5626~Wow, Steph. That's terrific!

[MilkToast]

5627

[MilkToast]

5628

[Eliza]

#5629
Evenin All!

[Eliza]

#5630

[Eliza]

#5631
Drinking some beer and lighting a bon fire tonight...woo hoo!

[Eliza]

#5632
And sunburnt as hell!:hot:

[MilkToast]

#5633... drinkin' beer... good plan :)

[Eliza]

#5634
I need to go take a bath in a vat of aloe gel...anyone care to join me? PF...I'll even wear my ruby panties for you...

[Eliza]

#5635
Well Milk Toast, your beer trivia inspired me to do great things.

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
#5634
I need to go take a bath in a vat of aloe gel...anyone care to join me?
me, me, me.... pick me... over here... hello?... me,me, me :D

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
me, me, me.... pick me... over here... hello?... me,me, me :D



#5637
*insert corny game show announcer voice here* "Ok Milk Toast! Come on Down!"

[Eliza]

#5638
Hey! I'm almost to 600 posts...

[MilkToast]

5639

[Eliza]

#5640
Hmm..a challenge...post to 600 before I get hollered at and told to quit fussin with the puter and get out there...

[Eliza]

#5641

[Eliza]

#5642

[MilkToast]

--5643--

[Eliza]

#5644
Wow..Milk Toast..I'm on top...then you're on top...then I'm on top...I'm gettin dizzy Hun.

[MilkToast]

it's a fun game...

--5645--

[Eliza]

#5646

[MilkToast]

--5647--

[dicksbro]

5648

[MilkToast]

5649 - yeah, but I got to that "edit" button nice and quick

[Eliza]

<-------------------Woo Hoo!!! 600th..I suppose I'll end on that note before I get carried out of here...lol..yes..it's sad..there is beer and fire and where am I??????? Posting to the million thread. So addicting.
Night!:sun:

4650

[dicksbro]

5651 ... you sure did. :D Me too.

[MilkToast]

--5652--
woohoo... 600 for Eliza.... cool!

Have fun, and have a cold one for me :)

Heck, I'll just go get one of my own from the fridge!

[MilkToast]

and now for my next topic to post here...

Scotch Whisky... my other favorite drink :D

(these facts have not all been checked thoroughly, so there may be some discrepancies)

--5653--

[MilkToast]

--5654--

Malted barley is the primary grain used in making Scotch whisky.

[MilkToast]

--5655--

Drying the barley in kilns heated by peat fires gives Scotch its smoky flavor.

[MilkToast]

--5656--

Blended Scotch accounts for 95% of all consumption in the U.S.

[MilkToast]

--5657--

Blends can be made from dozens of single malts and grain whiskeys.

[MilkToast]

--5658--

Scotch is often aged in casks formerly used to age sherry, port, or bourbon to impart certain flavor characteristics.

[MilkToast]

--5659--

Whisky, one of the world’s largest spirits, has a history of its own. The name ‘whisky’ itself is a variant on the phrase ‘water of life’ indicting spirits. This word, in various spellings, is found today in some Scandinavian countries, and the French eau-de-vie translates in the same way. Rendered in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the term becomes uisge beatha or usquebaugh among other spellings. It eventually was mangled into the half anglicized whisky.

[MilkToast]

--5660--

The oldest of today’s distilleries date from the 1700s. In the 1700s and early 1800s, production was small and irregular, and the notion of ‘brands’ or ‘trademarks’ was unknown in any industry. Whisky was sold by the cask to country grocers and wine merchants. Johnnie Walker was one such a shopkeeper, George Ballantine another whereas the Chivas brothers were partners in a shop. These merchants dealt with the lack of consistency or volume by creating their own house vattings, and these became brands.

[MilkToast]

--5661--

John Dewar, who went into the business in 1806, was the first person to sell branded whisky in bottles.

[MilkToast]

--5662--

The oldest rock through which a distillery’s spring water source flows is over 800 million years old and found on the Isle of Islay.

[MilkToast]

--5663--

So you believe in being 'the real McCoy’? Do you know where the well-known phrase was originally coined? It was first used in reference to Scotch whisky smuggled into the USA during Prohibition by Captain Bill McCoy. During Prohibition, Scotch whisky could be legally obtained through a doctor, but only for ‘medical’ purposes.

[MilkToast]

--5664--

Queen Victoria, one of the few responsible for creating a demand for Scotch whisky outside Scotland, used to enjoy a daily dram in her tea.

[MilkToast]

--5665--

The French drink more Scotch whisky than Cognac. This is because of a wine louse that wiped out all the French vineyards in 1880 and Scotch manufacturers took this opportunity to flood France with Scotch. And that has been the case ever since.

[MilkToast]

--5666--

The proof of Scotch whisky (alcoholic strength) used to be tested by using gunpowder.

[MilkToast]

--5667--

Although not a cure, but definite aid to combat a heavy cold, there is nothing that could beat hot Scotch whisky toddy!

[MilkToast]

--5668--

The most expensive bottle of spirits ever sold in the world is a bottle of aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

[MilkToast]

--5669--

Single malt scotch is created from a single distillery using only one type of malt and local water. They are always aged in oak barrels.

[MilkToast]

--5670--

Blended scotch whiskeys are extremely different from single malts. The blending maintains a consistent taste, color and aroma. Even the bottles have the same flavour and character. They are a mix of single malts. It has been shown that some blends may contain up to 40 different single malts. The aging process also uses oak barrels for a minimum of 3 years.

[MilkToast]

--5671--

Scotch is most often ordered neat. Some prefer it mixed with water or soda. Always serve scotch with the mix on the side. Let the drinker determine how much or little they prefer. To most Scotch drinkers, their preferential mix amount is their own personal art form.

[MilkToast]

--5672--

My personal favorites (I prefer single malts):

Lagavulin
Oban
Talisker
Glenmorangie
Glenmorangie

[MilkToast]

--5673--

OK, done with this run for a while... time to go do something else ;)

[dicksbro]

5674

[dicksbro]

5675

[dicksbro]

5676

[dicksbro]

5677

[dicksbro]

5678

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--5679--

[Steph]

5680

Still 32 C (90 F) here. The heat is wonderful!

[MilkToast]

--5681--

watching TV... posting from the laptop :D

[MilkToast]

5682

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5683

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5684

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5685

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5686

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5687

[MilkToast]

5688 - ho hum.....

[MilkToast]

5689


dum dee dum

[MilkToast]

5690 doh dee doh

[MilkToast]

5691

bleah.....

[MilkToast]

5692....

pfffft....

[MilkToast]

5693

huh?

[MilkToast]

5694

post hog!

[MilkToast]

5695

[MilkToast]

5696....

bleah!

[MilkToast]

5697

la la la

[MilkToast]

5698

zoom zoom zoom

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5699

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5700

[airhog]

Originally posted by Steph
5680

Still 32 C (90 F) here. The heat is wonderful!

I wish I lived in canada :D

Im sure I could make you feel 32C

:hot:
5701

[MilkToast]

5702

that is an excellent avatar airhog... way cool!

[MilkToast]

5703

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5704

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5705

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5706

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5707

[MilkToast]

5708....

hi de ho

[MilkToast]

5709

[MilkToast]

5710
:D

[MilkToast]

5 7-11 (open 24/7)

[MilkToast]

5712
:p

[MilkToast]

5713
:devil:

[MilkToast]

5714

[MilkToast]

5715 - TV show is over... g'night all.

[Steph]

5716

the movie's on pause as the b/f is on the phone with his mom

[Steph]

5717

I am bugging the people in chat :) :) :)

[Steph]

5718

and bugging

[PantyFanatic]

# 5719


Post # 5718 @ 23:08 counter check.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5720~Star Trek's Captain Kirk commanded a crew of 430. His successor, Captain Picard, had 1,012--in crew and civilians--under his command.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5721~Cross-dressing Corporal Max Klinger wore size 10 pumps on the TV sitcom MASH.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5722~The name of Walt Disney's family dog was Lady. She was a poodle, not a cocker spaniel like Lady in Disney's 1955 film "Lady and the Tramp."

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5723~Actors Jack Klugman and Tony Randall played roommates in the TV sitcom "The Odd Couple." Klugman's real-life roommate in New York City before both became stars was Charles Bronson.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5724~In February 1995, Barbara Streisand, upset at the high volume of the commercials shown during the TV premiere of "The Prince of Tides," called NBC and ordered an engineer to lower the volume.

[dicksbro]

5725

[dicksbro]

5726

[GusAspar]

5727

[dicksbro]

5728

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5729~The meaning of "orbium phonographicorum theca," one of the words the Vatican has added to the Latin language in a bit to keep it up-to-date, is "discotheque."

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#5730~"Amen" means "so be it" or "let it be."

[celticangel]

5731

[Scarlett]

5732

Good morning!

[Summer]

#5733

Good MOrning!

[Steph]

5734

35 (95) with the humidex already! Whoa, Nellie!

[Steph]

5735

My story is going well. Yay me, I have motivation again.

[dicksbro]

5736

[Eliza]

#5737
Hello

[Eliza]

5738:jump:

[Eliza]

5739 :spank:

[Eliza]

5740:sex:

[Eliza]

http://beaty625.com/rblicons/angdev.gif 5741

Here's some smiley ideas...

[Eliza]

#5742
http://beaty625.com/rblicons/RBLCircle.gif

[Eliza]

#5743

http://beaty625.com/rblicons/mwah.gif

[Eliza]

#5744

http://beaty625.com/rblicons/soapbox.gif

[Eliza]

#5745


http://www.beaty625.com/rblicons/cheers.gif

[Eliza]

5746

http://www.beaty625.com/rblicons/thwak.gif

I love this one

[Eliza]

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5747

[Eliza]

http://www.beaty625.com/rblicons/jerk.gif

5748

[Eliza]

http://www.beaty625.com/rblicons/meany.gif

5749
We need this one