The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[eyeheartawk]

There was a lot that the Dude would abide.

Personally, I'd go all Walter on someone trying to put non-dairy Creamer in my White Russian.

Here you go, Eyehearthawk. You see what happens? You see what happens, Eyehearthawk?! See what happens?! This is what happens, Eyehearthawk! See what happens, Eyehearthawk?! See what happens when you put non-dairy creamer in my drink?!
This is what happens! See what happens, Eyehearthawk?! You see what happens, Eyehearthawk?! This is what happens when you put non-dairy creamer in my drink!

The same thing that happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Probably, it's been awhile since I had to read The Republic, but I don't think that the argued that he was the philosopher king.

The whole system is a bad idea, though. Let's say you get a great philosopher king.

What if the next one sucks? How do you replace him?

Democracy is chaotic at the best of times, but it has a built-in mechanism for self-correction. "This dude has a PhD in philosophy from NYU" does not.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The same thing that happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps?

Mess with a stranger in the Alps and a family of adorable children come sing at you until you beg for mercy.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

The same thing that happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps?

Not to get personal, but I'd rather mess with a stranger in the Alps than have non-dairy creamer in a drink.

Gotta have standards.

 

[eyeheartawk]

The whole system is a bad idea, though. Let's say you get a great philosopher king.

What if the next one sucks? How do you replace him?

Democracy is chaotic at the best of times, but it has a built-in mechanism for self-correction. "This dude has a PhD in philosophy from NYU" does not.

Oh yeah, it's definitely not tenable, but it's hard to argue that it also wouldn't be the most effective government to ever exist while you did have a good philosopher king in there.

That's why we still talk about it three thousand years later, that duality.

Much like Diet Coke and Whole Milk.

Like, why Diet Coke and Whole Milk, you know?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Oh yeah, it's definitely not tenable, but it's hard to argue that it also wouldn't be the most effective government to ever exist while you did have a good philosopher king in there.

That's why we still talk about it three thousand years later, that duality.

Much like Diet Coke and Whole Milk.

Like, why Diet Coke and Whole Milk, you know?

When in doubt, you can be sure the answer is something something KETO.

 

[Cadence]

It's possible, sure. I guess it depends on expectations and persistence, and just how rose-colored your nostalgia-glasses are. It's worth keeping in mind that the stuff you liked as a kid probably wasn't any better, on average, than the stuff they're making for kids today (leaving a certain rodentine cultural hegemon to the side for now).

I'm pretty sure the newer Lego movies that he's found himself are a lot better than a ton of the stuff we had growing up - the Star Wars ones included

 

[CleverNickName]

I know Patron is expensive, but how good is it really?

There are a lot of good tequilas around, especially nowadays, and many more that no one would ever complain about drinking.

Is the Patron mark-up worth it?

To my taste? No, it's not worth it. I hit the point of diminishing returns pretty quickly when spending money on alcohol.

One time, I was at the Scottish Festival in Estes Park, CO. They were auctioning off a whole untapped cask of 100-year old, single-malt scotch for some kind of fundraise event...and right next to it, they had tapped its sister cask for people to sample. (I can't remember the name of the distillery, but apparently it was famous because it was destroyed in a fire? Probably just a legend, to justify the high price tag.) It ended up selling for several thousand dollars.

So anyway. I paid $25 for a half-ounce pour of 100-year old single-malt scotch. And it was good, but it wasn't OmG aMaZiNg...certainly not "$600 a bottle" good. It was better than the 12-year stuff that I had at home, but it didn't taste any different from the 18-year stuff I sometimes get when I'm out on the town. Maybe there are refined palettes out there that can taste a difference in a double-blind test, but personally I think it's a myth. Past a certain point, I think people stop tasting the liquor and start "tasting the price tag," so to speak.

IMO, anything over $50 a bottle is a waste of money, and anything over $100 a bottle is an IQ test.

 

[Mannahnin]

A fellow co-bro?

That's most definitely what's up.

I've watched a lot of Caleb cubing, but I don't think I recall the term co-bro for fans. Maybe my brain just isn't working, or maybe it's a different streamer.

Wait until you find out how common egg whites are in classic cocktails.

Totally different from dairy. I'm very much down for a good egg white foam, pain in the ass/arm though they are to make/shake.

 

[eyeheartawk]

I've watched a lot of Caleb cubing, but I don't think I recall the term co-bro for fans. Maybe my brain just isn't working, or maybe it's a different streamer.

Yeah different streamer. I guess mixing drinks using Mountain Dew as a main ingredient is more common than I anticipated.

May god have mercy on our souls.