Comments on: Time for a wee snootchie

By: Mar Iguana

Mar Iguana — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:41:30 +0000

My favorite poison is the sublime blue agave tequila gimlet, straight up.

By: Sylvanite

Sylvanite — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:25:56 +0000

Feh! A pox on blue laws!

By: Ron Sullivan

Ron Sullivan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:14:23 +0000

Buttercup: Itâ€™s a strange state, especially in the middle bits.

Grew up in Harrisburg, the only city ever cursed by Jack Kerouac. Nuff said. Even a jerk can be right about some things.

…by pulling the magnet links apart and snapping them back together

I have to admire such a refined and rare perversion. I also wonder how this jewelry would mess with, for example, BART tickets.

Oh, Sylvanite — those laws are religiously inspired, so Yeah.

By: hedonistic

hedonistic — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:45:24 +0000

I found it! Rats, the case only covered the shipment of wine, and we have a long way to go . . .

http://library.findlaw.com/2005/Jun/10/174717.html

By: varnish eater

varnish eater — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:40:56 +0000

I think those bracelets are made by a friend of my boyfriend. Not trying to be an uppity bitch, more just it’s-a-small-worlding.

By: Sylvanite

Sylvanite — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:30:36 +0000

I know you can get six packs at delis and bars, but I only drink Woodchuck cider and lambic, and the only place I’ve found those available near me is at a deli in King of Prussia. It’s not a convenient trip. I suppose I could look harder, but it doesn’t really seem worth it.

By: hedonistic

hedonistic — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:24:43 +0000

State run stores? Really? And just over the river from me; obviously I’m not paying attention. In New Jersey I can get whatever tipple I want, even on a Sunday. If it’s not at my HUGE local booze shop I think it’s even legal to order it through the mail (though I am not sure, it varies from state to state, but don’t tell me though, because if it’s illegal in NJ I don’t want to know!!!).

The answer: Mail ordered booze. You can get anything you want off the internet. Understandably many in the industry feel pretty threatened by this; there was even a recent Supreme Court case on on interstate alcohol commerce. I wonder how it was decided?

By: Twisty

Twisty — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:24:33 +0000

The thing you’re all wondering about is a bracelet made out of lots of little magnets. The hand holding it is Stingray’s. While engaged in conversation over gay cocktails, Stingray (and she will so appreciate me revealing this personal detail) quiets her Waring-blender mind by pulling the magnet links apart and snapping them back together. Loudly. All the time.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:21:28 +0000

Sylvanite, I don’t know where in the state you are, but here in Pittsburgh, you can get six packs, but only at bars and delis and suchlike that serve food. And some places will let you mix and match your six packs if you ask nicely. There’s actually a place here that sells hot dogs and six packs, and I’ve always assumed that was a maneuver around the law. At first blush, it may seem a little odd to blame the patriarchy for PA’s arcane liquor laws, but I’m sure that’s what it boils down to in the end.

By: varnish eater

varnish eater — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:13:06 +0000

See I actually thought the Kir Real sounded delicious. I hate sweet drinks usually, but Kirs are just on the edge. If I had money for anything classier than PBR, I’d drink mostly dry cocktails. Also, I’m a sucker for aperitifs and digestifs. Absinthe and aquavit baby! I blame my Danish grandmother.

But I’ve totally lost my taste for frequent alcoholic beverages. And I’m only 24!