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[Giles]

5 Cooperage Green?

[Guest]

@zwer:

Canadian Thanksgiving started 50 years or so before US Thanksgiving. Wikipedia says so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

Who cares, it's Canada

[Giles]

2012 Forum Tee's are reduced to USD35 and USD30 for the indigo and white respectively…..

[thomasnunnally]

@zwer:

Canadian Thanksgiving started 50 years or so before US Thanksgiving. Wikipedia says so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

I have to spread this news!!!!

[davito]

@Chris:

Sadly, yes- this is Texas style…

yeeeeah Chris we have some of em in Zurich too but they look cooler in Texas I just mean the difference between the look of the car and the countryside 

[Chris]

There should a minimum age for dudes to get their eyebrows waxed, like with drinking.  You can't prevent adults from making terrible choices, but somebody needs to step in for the good of the children.

[davito]

fully understand Chris and I am with you. we have a lot of troubles here as well and probably you know drinking on the streets for example is completely allowed here compared to your country. I live within the "party mileage" of Zurich and see a lot going on. sometimes it is really frustrating, especially then when some bottles or glasses are flying around

[davito]

I just read that lonesome George was not the last of its kind, which makes me very happy as I think these animals are just beautiful and elegant imo. Seeing that puts a smile on my face. RIP George and live on tortoise species

this is an earlier info from National Geographic:

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/lonesome-george/?ar_a=1

and here the latest news

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/11/lonesome-george-was-not-alone/

[hectic]

Hey, don't suppose anyone has an invite available for me for Ingress? http://www.ingress.com/

TIA

[RocknRoll]

@davito:

these animals are just beautiful and elegant imo. Seeing that puts a smile on my face. RIP George and live on tortoise species

True - they are amazing creatures! RIP George.

[Megatron1505]

A little sound advice which I would like to pass on. The mixing of Whiskey, Tequila, Amareto and Blue Moon is a foolish idea, and results in feeling a little unwell.

[Seul]

A little sound advice I'd like to pass on: drinking beer with cola in bars is the best way to avoid a hangover. Drank for 10 hours straight,

[Megatron1505]

You crazy continentals, beer and cola 

[Seul]

It's called "mazout"… Really good...

[natehate]

is there a specific beer type to do this seul? lager ? ale? i wanna try
mix method? beer first or pop first?

[Seul]

Coke first. Fill up with

[Megatron1505]

Edit: Sales thread added.

[urbanwoodsman]

[zwer]

@Seul - we used to add a shot of Amaretto to a glass of coke & beer and then down it in one go. Called a Dr. Pepper.

[emceeQ]

One of my housemates came up to me today with a bunch of questions about denim.  Gettin him into a pair of 3sixteen's later this month!  May have a future Iron Heart convert on our hands…