Unpopular opinions

[seawolf]

@JoshC That's hilarious!

[Giles]

And todays phrase is "negative space"...

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-new-color-for-timexs-enigma-1975-mystery-dial-live-pics-pricing

[Go For Chill]

Negative space is what is inside of our hollow moon. It's where the moon people live.

[endo]

are there 'moon people'? or is it that some people not always get all things together?

[Go For Chill]

@endo They are 7 feet tall with black eyes the size of softballs and really bad body odor.

[Matt]

@Tago-Mago said in Unpopular opinions:

@Matt how dare you accuse @goosehd of being funny. He’s Canadian!

Au contraire… some of the funniest people I know are Canadian…

[seawolf]

@Matt Literally the first thing that comes to mind when I think of funny Canadians.

[mclaincausey]

My head goes to some of the SCTV guys and then Kids in the Hall and then Trailer Park Boys and then Letterkenny / Shoresy.

Canada, are y’all accepting refugees from America?

[goosehd]

@mclaincausey Nope, we’re full.

[pechelman]

@goosehd what if we bring whiskey?

[Matt]

Real whiskey, not what you have.

[goosehd]

@Matt common decency and respect for one another…???

[Matt]

I’d rather have good bourbon.

[goosehd]

@Matt …well we do live in igloos and if you’re bringing bourbon

[AdamJ]

There is more than one type of nice bourbon

(very underrated biscuit)

[endo]

@Matt said in Unpopular opinions:

Real whiskey …

… from the US? I don‘t know.

[ARNC]

@AdamJ fair enough, but I suspect you’d have more fun with the non-biscuit type!

[Matt]

I do love a good biscuit.

[seawolf]

@endo We make plenty of good whiskey in the US, but the bourbon laws can be a little restrictive, so bourbon distillers definitely don't have as much freedom to experiment. However, not all American whiskey is bourbon, and there are a lot of wonderful bottles available from all over the country.

That being said, my preference over the years has defintely leaned towards bottles from Scotland and Japan. The distillers in Scotland aren't bound by the same laws as bourbon producers and this opens the doors for much broader experimentation. The opposite is true for French wine vs. American wine though. The French have so many rules in place and strict naming conventions, whereas in California, anything goes. And there is a ton of wine coming out of California.

Here are some facts about California wine production that I thought were interesting:

California produces 81% of all wine made in the United States. The United States is the fourth largest wine producer globally, and California accounts for the vast majority of that production. California's wine industry also dominates US wine exports, with 95% of those exports coming from the state, according to WineAmerica.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
California's share of US wine production: Approximately 81%.
US share of global wine production: Around 12%.
California's rank among global wine producers: Fourth largest, after Italy, France, and Spain.
California's share of US wine exports: 95%.

And since we're in the unpopular opinons thread, I'll just come right out and say it. The best wine in the world comes from California.

[endo]

I‘ve had very nice Californian Zinfanfels and nice Bourbons @seawolf was just joking. Also fascinated by some of the Japanese Whiskys.