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david_carnell Wrote:

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> It's a French wine shop. They probably are

> charging that much to get you back for drinking

> such horrid new world muck.

>

> Have an armagnac.


Arf! the trouble is you can't get good armagnac anywhere in East Dulwich. Green & Blue (RIP) were the only place I ever found a half decent one.

Otta Wrote:

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> Excellent, a bit of drink snobbery.

>

> I like Jack Daniels, as well as other bourbons.

> Would rather a nice bourbon than a lot of

> "quality" whiskeys that I've tried over the years.


Oh god. You do know I was taking the piss, right? It wasn't some shrouded personal attack. Jeez.

Jeez! I remember when the only place you could get it in London was the very first Oddbins that opened up on Farringdon Road. They didn't sell it in pubs, you couldn't get it anywhere else. It was around ?2.50 a bottle then (1974). About a pound more than an ordinary bourbon or whisky or whiskey. I thought that was expensive but I loved it and still do. I think I did a hell of a lot to advertise its dark smokey pleasures over here. So you damned well thank me, Keith Richards and Lemmy that we made it so damned popular because we were guzzling it before you were a twinkle in yer dad's eye. So there! Feckers!

Next time go somewhere else to buy it. Thirty quid is ridiculous.

Jessie Wrote:

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> I spent a whole evening buying Lemmy Jack Daniels

> one night, and Marlboro Reds.


You mug. He buys his rounds you know. I've drunk with him on a few occasions too. Good bloke. Loves a bit of a moan though but a good egg.

JL and Otta it of course makes perfectly acceptable night attire, when of course one is not entertaining a guest.


And of course such garments have a 'catchment area' - the newsagent for whatever combination of 'Sundays' one might have, the beer, takeaway run etc.


I have some clothing (I use the word loosely and some just barely covers my ample frame) that I have a 50 yard limit on.


It's making sure everyone's OK.

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