Sometimes beer is .. GOOD!

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I am the kind of person to whom it comes as a suprise every summer that
grass actually grows. Fast. Besides, I live in a prat of the world where
it rains. Often. Therefore I'm usually not at liberty to apply my electric
wossnames on the lawn the moment I realize the grass need some serious
attention. Such operations needs planning, and I'm proud to say - I'm very
good at planning. I can spend weeks planning.

But today was D-day. I've spent the afternoon out in the wilderness, armed
to my teeth. Clearing land, chasing the natives and destroying their puny
little cottages. Too bad I'd forgotten where my brimstone supply was, and
since it's saturday, my suppliers are closed. So it was hard, manual work.
And then you get thirsty. It's not particularly hot outside - 12 degrees C
(I refuse to convert to F), but still I get thirsty.

Now I'm not a beer drinker anymore, it's weeks between the occasionally
half-litre. But there are thirsts which simply cannot be wasted on
drinking anything else.

Cheers.

pibbur
I've discovered you can buy low-carb beer now. I've tasted it - not bad.
So now beer is to some degree healthy. I'm pretty sure Homer would
appreciate that. Not that he'd drink low-carb beer, of course.


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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:23:21 GMT, pibbur <oops@dragonline.noland> wrote:

>I am the kind of person to whom it comes as a suprise every summer that
>grass actually grows. Fast. Besides, I live in a prat of the world where
>it rains. Often. Therefore I'm usually not at liberty to apply my electric
>wossnames on the lawn the moment I realize the grass need some serious

You have an electric wossname? Even though I pay a service to do my lawns
(well for two of the houses anyhow) I do have a gas lawnmower in a shed
somewhere.

>attention. Such operations needs planning, and I'm proud to say - I'm very
>good at planning. I can spend weeks planning.

Planning planting is good. Or you can just dedicate your lawn to be a
scientific experiment demonstrating how nature reclaims its territory.
Put up little signs - "Experiment in progress: Do Not Mow" and "Warning:
Lethal snakes* may inhabit this experimental lawn".

>But today was D-day. I've spent the afternoon out in the wilderness, armed
>to my teeth. Clearing land, chasing the natives and destroying their puny
>little cottages. Too bad I'd forgotten where my brimstone supply was, and

Plants do need brimstone. It's not one of their major nutrients but it is
definitely a needed ingredient. It's also good for casting shoe and
footprints in snow, in case you get into field forensics there. *Imagines
nice snow covered landscapes* *Looks out window at boiling hot weather,
birds catching on fire in flight, small children cooking meals on the
sidewalks, etc.*

>since it's saturday, my suppliers are closed. So it was hard, manual work.
>And then you get thirsty. It's not particularly hot outside - 12 degrees C
>(I refuse to convert to F), but still I get thirsty.

12 degrees C? Don't atoms collapse at that temperature?

>Now I'm not a beer drinker anymore, it's weeks between the occasionally
>half-litre. But there are thirsts which simply cannot be wasted on
>drinking anything else.

*thinks of blood* Yes, you are so right.

How do you pronounce that? Litt-Ree? We do have some things in liters
but, of course, we spell it correctly here.

>Cheers.
>
>pibbur
>I've discovered you can buy low-carb beer now. I've tasted it - not bad.
>So now beer is to some degree healthy. I'm pretty sure Homer would
>appreciate that. Not that he'd drink low-carb beer, of course.

Probably would prefer wine.
/assumes Pibbur means the writer.

Isn't low-carb beer just diluted? How else do you remove the alcohol?
Since I don't drink, I'm actually serious here, but not serious enough to
go research it.

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> Isn't low-carb beer just diluted? How else do you remove the alcohol?
> Since I don't drink, I'm actually serious here, but not serious enough to
> go research it.

Silly Poly. Low carb bear is made of fermented ground beef. Mmm.. Beefy.

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:02:02 +0200, Polychromic <macecil@comcast.net>
wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:23:21 GMT, pibbur <oops@dragonline.noland> wrote:
>
>> I am the kind of person to whom it comes as a suprise every summer that
>> grass actually grows. Fast. Besides, I live in a prat of the world where
>> it rains. Often. Therefore I'm usually not at liberty to apply my
>> electric
>> wossnames on the lawn the moment I realize the grass need some serious
>
> You have an electric wossname? Even though I pay a service to do my
> lawns
> (well for two of the houses anyhow) I do have a gas lawnmower in a shed
> somewhere.
>
Yepp, got an electric lawnmover floating on an air-cushon (when the
engine's on). Handy as soon as you get over the habit of mowing the cord
as well. I also have an electric wossname with rotating catgut, I use that
one for tall grass, tall non-grass plants in the lawn, shrublets, people
taller than 10 cm.

>> attention. Such operations needs planning, and I'm proud to say - I'm
>> very
>> good at planning. I can spend weeks planning.
>
> Planning planting is good. Or you can just dedicate your lawn to be a
> scientific experiment demonstrating how nature reclaims its territory.
> Put up little signs - "Experiment in progress: Do Not Mow" and "Warning:
> Lethal snakes* may inhabit this experimental lawn".
>

I'd have to import the snakes, as there are no particularly lethal snakes
in Norway. OK, we do have a viper which is poisonous, but not very
dangerous. OTOH it is feared, so it may be sufficient. Besides, importing
snakes is illegal.

There are very few dangerous animals in Norway. We have a couple of bears,
5 or 6 wolves, a lynx or two, a couple of dragons in disguise. And wasps.

But the idea of dedicating the lawn to science is good. To make it more
convincing I could paint some of the grass blue, install a couple of
hidden speakers from which weird music spreads in the environment.

>> But today was D-day. I've spent the afternoon out in the wilderness,
>> armed
>> to my teeth. Clearing land, chasing the natives and destroying their
>> puny
>> little cottages. Too bad I'd forgotten where my brimstone supply was,
>> and
>
> Plants do need brimstone. It's not one of their major nutrients but it
> is
> definitely a needed ingredient. It's also good for casting shoe and
> footprints in snow, in case you get into field forensics there.

So there are other uses for brimstone? Interesting.

> *Imagines
> nice snow covered landscapes* *Looks out window at boiling hot weather,
> birds catching on fire in flight, small children cooking meals on the
> sidewalks, etc.*
>
>> since it's saturday, my suppliers are closed. So it was hard, manual
>> work.
>> And then you get thirsty. It's not particularly hot outside - 12
>> degrees C
>> (I refuse to convert to F), but still I get thirsty.
>
> 12 degrees C? Don't atoms collapse at that temperature?
>
Based on the growth rate of the grass, I'm pretty sure that's not the case.

>> Now I'm not a beer drinker anymore, it's weeks between the occasionally
>> half-litre. But there are thirsts which simply cannot be wasted on
>> drinking anything else.
>
> *thinks of blood* Yes, you are so right.
>
> How do you pronounce that? Litt-Ree? We do have some things in liters
> but, of course, we spell it correctly here.
>

There's english, there's US english and there's pibbur english.

>> Cheers.
>>
>> pibbur
>> I've discovered you can buy low-carb beer now. I've tasted it - not bad.
>> So now beer is to some degree healthy. I'm pretty sure Homer would
>> appreciate that. Not that he'd drink low-carb beer, of course.
>
> Probably would prefer wine.
> /assumes Pibbur means the writer.

I was simps, oops, SIMPLY referring to the old greek historian.

>
> Isn't low-carb beer just diluted? How else do you remove the alcohol?
> Since I don't drink, I'm actually serious here, but not serious enough to
> go research it.
>
It has an alcohol content of 4.7 %, I remove it by fermenting it in my
liver.

As to non-alcoholic beer, I don't know how they remove the alcohol, but I
don't think it's by dilution.

pibbur
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:12:14 GMT, pibbur <oops@dragonline.noland> wrote:

>I'd have to import the snakes, as there are no particularly lethal snakes
>in Norway. OK, we do have a viper which is poisonous, but not very
>dangerous. OTOH it is feared, so it may be sufficient. Besides, importing
>snakes is illegal.
>
>There are very few dangerous animals in Norway. We have a couple of bears,
>5 or 6 wolves, a lynx or two, a couple of dragons in disguise. And wasps.

Ah, I figured as much and had intended that snakes* to go to a question
down below but with all the other * I forgot.

>So there are other uses for brimstone? Interesting.

Or sulfur/sulphur as it is sometimes known. Hmmm, could this be a
heretofore unknown bone of spelling contention? Which is the right way to
spell sulfur?

>Based on the growth rate of the grass, I'm pretty sure that's not the case.

Grass is composed of atoms? Wow. So a lawn mower can split atoms!! That
must explain the heat.

>As to non-alcoholic beer, I don't know how they remove the alcohol, but I
>don't think it's by dilution.

Well, they must be replacing it with something. Let's think. What is
liquid and would blend with beer's coloring?

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:00:37 -0500, Lost Dragon <kulhain@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> Isn't low-carb beer just diluted? How else do you remove the alcohol?
>> Since I don't drink, I'm actually serious here, but not serious enough to
>> go research it.
>
>Silly Poly. Low carb bear is made of fermented ground beef. Mmm.. Beefy.

I don't quite remember, but I think there is some kind of fermented meat
drink. Not sure I want to research that one. I watch too much History
channel.

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pibbur schrieb:

>>
>> Planning planting is good. Or you can just dedicate your lawn to be a
>> scientific experiment demonstrating how nature reclaims its territory.
>> Put up little signs - "Experiment in progress: Do Not Mow" and "Warning:
>> Lethal snakes* may inhabit this experimental lawn".
>>
>
> I'd have to import the snakes, as there are no particularly lethal
> snakes in Norway. OK, we do have a viper which is poisonous, but not
> very dangerous. OTOH it is feared, so it may be sufficient. Besides,
> importing snakes is illegal.

Invite some to immigrate. When even Wolves return to Sweden you ought to
get some snakes to Norway ;-)

> There are very few dangerous animals in Norway. We have a couple of
> bears, 5 or 6 wolves, a lynx or two, a couple of dragons in disguise.
> And wasps.

No Elks? Raging rednosed Reindeers?

> But the idea of dedicating the lawn to science is good. To make it more
> convincing I could paint some of the grass blue, install a couple of
> hidden speakers from which weird music spreads in the environment.

Wouldn?t that inspire the local law enforcment to suspect that you grow
more than just grass in your garden? ;-)


>> *Imagines
>> nice snow covered landscapes* *Looks out window at boiling hot weather,
>> birds catching on fire in flight, small children cooking meals on the
>> sidewalks, etc.*

36 Degrees Celsius in the shadow here yesterday - but I?m after all a
bit more south than Norway...
bye
Michael

 

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:12:14 GMT, pibbur <oops@dragonline.noland>
wrote:

>>
>Yepp, got an electric lawnmover floating on an air-cushon (when the
>engine's on). Handy as soon as you get over the habit of mowing the cord
>as well. I also have an electric wossname with rotating catgut, I use that
>one for tall grass, tall non-grass plants in the lawn, shrublets, people
>taller than 10 cm.
They still make FlyMos? My bro-in-law had one that he used on the
embankment of his house. It was light, it floated, and was easy to
manouver. But alas, since it depended upon blowing air down to
levitate, it also blew the grass down and as such, it gave a very
irregular mowing. He soon dropped it in favor of a string trimmer.
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:24:00 +0200, Polychromic <macecil@comcast.net>
wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:12:14 GMT, pibbur <oops@dragonline.noland> wrote:
>
>> I'd have to import the snakes, as there are no particularly lethal
>> snakes
>> in Norway. OK, we do have a viper which is poisonous, but not very
>> dangerous. OTOH it is feared, so it may be sufficient. Besides,
>> importing
>> snakes is illegal.
>>
>> There are very few dangerous animals in Norway. We have a couple of
>> bears,
>> 5 or 6 wolves, a lynx or two, a couple of dragons in disguise. And
>> wasps.
>
> Ah, I figured as much and had intended that snakes* to go to a question
> down below but with all the other * I forgot.
>
>> So there are other uses for brimstone? Interesting.
>
> Or sulfur/sulphur as it is sometimes known. Hmmm, could this be a
> heretofore unknown bone of spelling contention? Which is the right way
> to
> spell sulfur?
>
With 4 'p's as in 'horse'.

OK, it's not funny anymore. But. I suppose sulphur is derived from latin
and that the 'ph' variant is the original one.
IUPAC adopted 'sulfur' as a proper name for S in 1990. 'f' or 'ph' doesn't
matter much to me, I use the term 'svovel' anyway. I have much more
problems with 'Aluminum', which is just ugly.

BTW (or ANTSCD).
For the last couple of years we've had a fierce language dispute in Norway
since a couple of english derived words have changed their spelling into
something more like the way we pronounce them. Thus 'wire' became 'vaier',
'tape' became 'teip' and so on. Authors, teachers, politicians, you name
them didn't like it. And to be honest I am more comfortable with writing
these words the way I'm used to (with lots of typoes). But 100 years ago
we had a similar dispute when the writing of the word we use for 'driver'
changed from 'chauffeur' to 'sjåfør', and the word for chocolate from
'chocolade' to 'sjokolade'.


>> Based on the growth rate of the grass, I'm pretty sure that's not the
>> case.
>
> Grass is composed of atoms? Wow. So a lawn mower can split atoms!!
> That
> must explain the heat.
>
Yes.

>> As to non-alcoholic beer, I don't know how they remove the alcohol, but
>> I
>> don't think it's by dilution.
>
> Well, they must be replacing it with something. Let's think. What is
> liquid and would blend with beer's coloring?
>
You're referring to urine. You may be right. If you drink a lot of beer,
your urine gets clear as water. So somehow beer removes the colour from
the urine.

pibbur


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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:29:11 -0500, Polychromic <macecil@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:00:37 -0500, Lost Dragon <kulhain@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> Isn't low-carb beer just diluted? How else do you remove the alcohol?
>>> Since I don't drink, I'm actually serious here, but not serious enough to
>>> go research it.
>>
>>Silly Poly. Low carb bear is made of fermented ground beef. Mmm.. Beefy.
>
>I don't quite remember, but I think there is some kind of fermented meat
>drink. Not sure I want to research that one. I watch too much History
>channel.
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Meat_20Beer

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