Superthread LXV - Honouring Alex McKinnon

[Skinner]

I never said interchange them, I said replace them.

The acronym here in 'Straya is TFIF.

Actually...........NO, it is not.

 

[Dragon2010]

Another 100% assignment. #NerdLife

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Morning.

Happy birthday SGL. May your screwdrivers be at hand and wine flows freely.

TGIF and HB SGL

:? SGL is an alien? Which planet is he from?

Happy birthday SGL.

Happy Bornday SGL

Thanks guys!

 

[Bulldog Force]

Actually...........NO, it is not.

Skinner, that's UNAustralian of you!

 

[Bulldog Force]

Err, what? How exactly could it be anything like a cap unless they forgot to add the chocolate?!

Exactly! What they did is squirt liquid chocolate to the bottom then pour the coffee and milk over it. A proper barista would have used the chocolate, blended it in well with the coffee, then added the milk... not just pour it all in without mixing. That's why it tasted like coffee!

 

[Misanthrope]

Happy birthday, SGLC! For some reason I keep getting you mixed up with BM on FB.

 

[Didgi]

You have BM on facebook?

Happy birthday SGL mate.

 

[Dragon2010]

F*ck off SGL, lucky I don't stab you in the pancreas for your "birthday".

 

[Drew-Sta]

I'm more than willing to take you up on that, Drew. I reckon you're fighting a losing battle with coffee, though. I like 'em sweet to the point of barely tasting like coffee.

Wine... my mates were fans and I did occasionally join them for a drop. I don't think I'll ever be able to enjoy a red, though. Just too rich for me.

Coffee will be easy. Good strong cap with two sugars and some cinnamon on top will ease you into it. Once you begin to enjoy the flavours, you just need to gradually pull back on the sugar and you'll be drinking piccolo's and short macchiato's in no time.

Wine is a bit more complex. Sounds like you've had a lot of big brutal stuff that has a bit too much sulfate; generally cheap stuff. If you get some subtle Hunter Shiraz or Hilltops Cab Sauv which is smoother you'll begin to enjoy it I think. The Canberra syrah I mentioned a few pages back would be one I'd recommend.

If you pay a pittance you get piss with wine; spending an extra $5-10 on a bottle generally nets a massive improvement. Not always, but genreally. Our Inheritance is about $7 a bottle but is generally fairly reasonable. Our Hanwood stuff is $12 usually, but scores quite well at shows.

Exactly! What they did is squirt liquid chocolate to the bottom then pour the coffee and milk over it. A proper barista would have used the chocolate, blended it in well with the coffee, then added the milk... not just pour it all in without mixing. That's why it tasted like coffee!

I don't understand why you didn't order a hot chocolate. I also don't understand why I persist in my thinking that you'll see reason. :crazy:

 

[Bulldog Force]

I don't understand why you didn't order a hot chocolate. I also don't understand why I persist in my thinking that you'll see reason. :crazy:

Because there is a difference between the 2...

 

[Jason Maher]

So Drew's a coffee snob. Wanker. Coffee tastes like shit. If I really want to consume something burnt, I can just turn the toaster up. If I want caffeine, I can drink Coke.

 

[ek999]

I once worked with a guy that put 5 or 6 sugars in a coffee.

 

[Dragon2010]

I did work experience with a guy once that drank 24 cans of diet coke a day. Do the maths...

 

[Misanthrope]

You have BM on facebook?

Happy birthday SGL mate.

I don't, but I operated under the assumption that SGLC was BunniesMan for longer than I'm proud to admit.

Coffee will be easy. Good strong cap with two sugars and some cinnamon on top will ease you into it. Once you begin to enjoy the flavours, you just need to gradually pull back on the sugar and you'll be drinking piccolo's and short macchiato's in no time.

Wine is a bit more complex. Sounds like you've had a lot of big brutal stuff that has a bit too much sulfate; generally cheap stuff. If you get some subtle Hunter Shiraz or Hilltops Cab Sauv which is smoother you'll begin to enjoy it I think. The Canberra syrah I mentioned a few pages back would be one I'd recommend.

If you pay a pittance you get piss with wine; spending an extra $5-10 on a bottle generally nets a massive improvement. Not always, but genreally. Our Inheritance is about $7 a bottle but is generally fairly reasonable. Our Hanwood stuff is $12 usually, but scores quite well at shows.

That does sound pretty good. I'm fond of coffee when it's 'cut' with a complimentary flavour like cinammon or caramel, which I guess puts me in a similar boat to the Philistine, BF.

As for wine, I've had some nicer reds, but the flavours generally don't appeal to me. I can stomach a rose, and can drink most any white as long as it's not terribly dry.

More than willing to expand my palate though.

 

[ek999]

Between drinking and pissing how the f**k did he get any sort of work done

 

[Bulldog Force]

I once worked with a guy that put 5 or 6 sugars in a coffee.

f**k that! It's an unwritten rule that coffee isn't meant to taste sweet. If you want sweet and caffine, then buy coke. Coffee is meant to taste like coffee, not like the coffee beans were attacked by a sugar cane.

 

[Drew-Sta]

So Drew's a coffee snob. Wanker. Coffee tastes like shit. If I really want to consume something burnt, I can just turn the toaster up. If I want caffeine, I can drink Coke.

I prefer connoisseur ;-) And if you've only had burnt coffee I appreciate your comment, but would suggest you get someone that isn't Steve Price to make it in future.

Coke is terrible for your guts and teeth. Ok for a treat, but more than once or twice a week begins to stack up.

I once worked with a guy that put 5 or 6 sugars in a coffee.

Yeck. That's not coffee. That's a sugar bowl sprinkled with milk and caffeine.

 

[ek999]

I figured if he microwaved a Red Bull it would essentially taste the same

 

[Drew-Sta]

I don't, but I operated under the assumption that SGLC was BunniesMan for longer than I'm proud to admit.

:lol:

That does sound pretty good. I'm fond of coffee when it's 'cut' with a complimentary flavour like cinammon or caramel, which I guess puts me in a similar boat to the Philistine, BF.

As for wine, I've had some nicer reds, but the flavours generally don't appeal to me. I can stomach a rose, and can drink most any white as long as it's not terribly dry.

More than willing to expand my palate though.

Done! You're back in August, right?

I did work experience with a guy once that drank 24 cans of diet coke a day. Do the maths...

Had a friend go in for stomach surgery a few years back. Her stomach inside was blue. Doc asked if she drank diet Coke. She said yes. He said that was the cause. She hasn't touched it since.

f**k that! It's an unwritten rule that coffee isn't meant to taste sweet. If you want sweet and caffine, then buy coke. Coffee is meant to taste like coffee, not like the coffee beans were attacked by a sugar cane.

Argh :crazy::crazy::crazy:

 

[Misanthrope]

f**k that! It's an unwritten rule that coffee isn't meant to taste sweet. If you want sweet and caffine, then buy coke. Coffee is meant to taste like coffee, not like the coffee beans were attacked by a sugar cane.

I want to facepalm, but I'm too lazy to go find an image to link to.

:lol:



Done! You're back in August, right?

Yep. Angling for 2-3 weeks off. One weekend for the wedding, one for a bucks, and one at home - but I'll likely be in Sydney for two of the three weeks.