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And you have to find me to maim me, bw7.
Fortunately for you Dave, I can't afford the flight to China.
Here are two that I wrote this evening:
Clink of china cups.
From its perch, the blue Macaw
eyes the sugar bowl
Pouring the cold tea
onto the still lake at dusk.
Fish dart at tea leaves
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tea bags dried by sun
limp on a saucer hanging
One use and then gone.
How existential.
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Cup without saucer
Pale brown moon waxes and wanes
on the clean white cloth
Fox prints cross the camp
The plump white snowflakes dissolve
in the steaming tea
The tea leaves are the
same colour as the bricks in
the covered market
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Cup without saucer
Pale brown moon waxes and wanes
on the clean white cloth
Nice one.
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I drank marsala tea today, for the fist time. Weird stuff. Too milky for me.
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Is that the same tea they sell on street stalls in India, because I love that. I think they make it with soy milk or some kind of long life milk. It's very sweet and has spices in it - Ginger and Cardamon, I think.
I've tried to make it at home but it's not the same as the stuff they boil up in a dirty kettle next to an open sewer in the slums of New Delhi.
If you buy it on trains, they serve it to you in little clay cups that you toss out of the window, when you are finished.
Tea drinking in India is a great social ritual, so if you can't force down a few glasses of chai marsala, you do miss out a bit on the giddy social whirl that is the life of the budget traveller.
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Yeah, that's the stuff. quote:
I've tried to make it at home but it's not the same as the stuff they boil up in a dirty kettle next to an open sewer in the slums of New Delhi.
Ah, so that was the problem. Not enough sewer water.
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Today, Chinese tea. Too strong for me.
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In the short story 'The Library of Babel' Jorge Luis Borges imagines an infinite library composed of hexagonal galleries. The walls of these galleries are taken up with long book shelves. On one side of each gallery there is a corridor leading to an identical gallery. On either side of the corridor there is a latrine, a bed and also a sprial staircase
The inhabitants of the library spend their entire lives searching the shelves looking for a book that will explain the meaning of their existence or the purpose of the library. The young men embark on long quests. The old men are content to ramble around knowing that their own searches have been futile. When they die their bodies are thrown over the galleries, where they apparently fall forever.
At the end of the story the narrator expresses a fear that epidemics, inquisitions, skirmishes and the increasing suicide rate are diminishing the population to the point where it will not recover.
This dwindling population of scholars reminds me a bit of the teabag thread, which I think is entering its twilight years.
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And perhaps, with those words, we should leave it there.
Gentlemen, it has been a pleasure.
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i drink crystal light.
its a powdered tea. iced.
hm.
otherwise, i just like the apple cinnamin hot stuff when i'm sick, which is rare.
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This is one very very very.....(lot´s of very´s later) very long thread!!!
I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm
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I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm [/QB]
bvadr!!! pheeewww!!! yack!!
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I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm
bvadr!!! pheeewww!!! yack!! [/QB]
LUK ARRET!!!
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I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm
bvadr!!! pheeewww!!! yack!!
LUK ARRET!!! [/QB]
I'll get you for this, sonny boy!!!! ![[mwah hwah haa]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm
bvadr!!! pheeewww!!! yack!!
LUK ARRET!!!
I'll get you for this, sonny boy!!!! [/QB]
You´ll get squat, that´s what you´ll get!!!
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I like strawberry tea, with sugar, hmmmm
bvadr!!! pheeewww!!! yack!!
LUK ARRET!!!
I'll get you for this, sonny boy!!!!
You´ll get squat, that´s what you´ll get!!! [/QB]
I have my sources.... I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!!
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i like beer.
i actually don't.
as much alcohol as i drink, i've yet to find a beer that appeals to me.
and its not the girlie factor, either, as i'll readily drink any one under the table with tequilla or vodka or what have you. the hardcore booze is not a problem for me.
i can drink beer with no problem, as well. a new tall glass o'sam addams every 15 minutes isn't out of the question (even if i don't like it, i drink liquids extremely quick). hell, i'll even go the guinness stouts route, and thats like drinking tar. i just dont really like the taste of beer.
at most bars, if i need a bottle, i'll hold a malt, like mike's hard lemonade or smirnoff black, something like that. they're not exactly impressing anyone, though.
i've gotten into ciders a bit recently -- they at least look like beer. a cider jack in a tall glass gives the impression that i belong at a bar (or, at least, that my drink does).
lindeman's is a belgium (?) beer that i've really enjoyed. my cousin, a traveler and beer conosier, has said that european beer comes in many varieties, unlike its mass-produced and commercialized american counterpart. i forget what type he said lindeman's was; its almost got the flavor of a wine cooler, but its pure beer.
and how.
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I don't like the taste of beer. Shame of my family.
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i dont like the taste of beer but love drinking beer! i know that makes no sense, i try to find the least offensive tasting brew wich is usually Budweiser, but i can drink beer till i pass out of drunkedness, for some reason it is one of my favorite hobbies!
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i dont like the taste of beer but love drinking beer!
I know quite a number of people who think the same thing.
I think its because it fills/bloats your stomach and gives you a feeling of having your appetite satisfied.
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when i was a kid, i used to steal sips of beer from my uncles at family gatherings. i remember wanting to like it, but thinking it tasted like a shoe.
but there was something about the flavor or aroma or something. yeah, it was awful, but... not that awful. kinda addicting. like the smell of gasoline; bad, but oddly appealing.
however, i didn't really drink for real until i was of legal drinking age. it all went downhill from there.
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I forgive your cruel words Rob. I know it's the hallucinogenic tea that is making you say these terrible things.
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Do you take your urban myths with milk or with lemon, Backwards?
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you mean that story? if so, its, sadly, no myth. i saw the same report on a few news talk shows. greatly disturbing.
howard stern's opinion as to why the boy later chopped off his tongue, as well, was so that he never had to explain why he chopped off his penis.
sounds about right.
regardless, its enough to get me to never drink tea again. just incase.
you never know what lipton is brewing.
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beers sampled this weekend:
ying ling. not awful.
budweiser. as bad as it was the first time i had it.
honey brown. not bad.
sam adams. i'm actually sorta used to it.
conclusion: all beers fucking taste the same.
are there any exp(be)erts here? and, if i were to put down 10, unlabled beer cups in front of you, ranging from your personal favorite to new ones you've never tried... how many out of 10 do you think you could correctly ID?
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Budweiser has blanket TV advertising in the UK. You'd think it was the only beer available in America and I'm always wary of criticising it in front of Americans in case my comments are taken as a slur on their country and everything they hold dear.
Privately, I think it tastes like the residue of a stronger beer. It's like you've been given a diluted version of a beer. I imagine Budweiser has cornered the market by virtue of its inoffensiveness. It doesn't really taste of anything.
I always find it really hard to get drunk on Bud and when I do it's not a very satisfying drunkenness. I've never thrown up on a Bud drinking session or woken up in a strange place with no memory of the previous evening. That's the most damning thing I can say about that beer.
There seems to be more of a beer drinking culture in England, and in parts of Europe, than there is in The States. We have plenty of independent breweries over here, which means you get a lot of regional beers that you find in one part of the country and nowhere else.
I'm no beer expert. I generally stick to bitters and stouts. Cider, which my earliest drinking experiences revolve around, makes me gag.
I think I could recognise Guiness because it's got quite a distinct flavour. Murphy's is quite similar but I think I could taste the difference.
There's a stout called Samuel Smith's that I drink at a pub called 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese' in London. I'd recognise that, possibly more because of the effect it has on me than its flavour. It can't be much stronger than any of the other beers I drink, but one pint of it and I'm gone. It's great stuff. I've really put it away and it's never given me a hangover.
I would also be able to identify Gold Label, which is sold in cans as a beer, but is really a rough barley wine much loved by alcoholics and tramps. When I used to go to college in London, I used to drink two cans on the train going up. I'd sit through psychology or sociology with a big smile on face.
My psychology professor once commented that it wasn't advisable to take speed or coffee while studying for our examinations (he needn't have worried - half the class were hooked on heroin) because you would be learning in a certain frame of mind and come the exam, when you were straight, you might not be able to recall the information that you learned when you were amped up.
What he said seemed logical and so I followed his advice and sat all my A level exams, that year, mildly pissed on Gold Label.
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I could probably tell Guinness from Budweiser, but I'm not sure I'd be able to tell any strong lagers apart (apart from Special Brew, obviously).
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eh, i guess there's a certain pride in bud or other mass-produced american beers. its like rooting for a losing team with all of your friends... you can make fun of them, but if someone else does... "hey, thats my team!" bud is really the starter-beer. kids love the commercials (they are generally funnier than most tv shows), get ingrained with the brand name, and then its the first thing they think of once presented with a drinking opportunity, be it at college or high school party, etc. and its cheap, making it even more appealing. but, of course, you get what you pay for. quote:
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I always find it really hard to get drunk on Bud and when I do it's not a very satisfying drunkenness. I've never thrown up on a Bud drinking session or woken up in a strange place with no memory of the previous evening. That's the most damning thing I can say about that beer.
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There seems to be more of a beer drinking culture in England, and in parts of Europe, than there is in The States.
i'd probably agree to that.
yes, there are the football-watching types over here that could drink the globe under the table, but... at least from what my cousin tells me (the beer conosier mentioned above has worked for year-long stints in england), beer is so much more social in england.
with lunch? beer. after lunch? beer. after work with the colleagues? beer. at dinner with the wife? beer.
i think, at least now, in the states, there are so many different tastes that have created so many different drink varieties.
in the nyc metro area where i live, there are beer bars, martini bars, margherita bars, vodka bars, malt bars, etc. beer is just a portion.
in europe, especially england, belgium, germany, amsterdamn ... there are whole towns known for and identified by their flavor of beer.
thats a hefty difference.
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for you teabaggers: quote:
Originally posted as Drinking Tea May Lower Bad Cholesterol
By Christopher Doering
Black tea consumption may lower bad cholesterol levels and could one day be used to help reduce the chance of heart disease for those at risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture said they found consumers who drank black tea for three weeks experienced a decrease of between 7 percent and 11 percent in their low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or so-called bad cholesterol.
Exactly what caused the LDL cholesterol level to drop in those who consumed tea was unknown, but tests are being conducted to determine if the beverage slows the body's ability to absorb LDL cholesterol, the scientists said.
There was no effect on the level of high-density lipoprotein, or the good type of cholesterol, according to the study of a small group of individuals.
"This may indicate that drinking tea regularly could have a beneficial effect if consumed regularly as part of a mixed diet for most people," said Joseph Judd, a chemist with the USDA, who led the study.
"We aren't talking about drinking tea over a lifetime, which we really can't study, but we have a short study and indications are very positive," he said.
The study was published in the October issue of the Journal of Nutrition.
Cholesterol is distributed in the body attached to proteins called lipoproteins. Studies suggest that high levels of HDL cholesterol reduce the risk of a heart attack, while high levels of LDL cholesterol increase the risk.
Possible health benefits are among several factors that have helped boost tea consumption in the last decade. Consumers also have been flooded with newer shapes, sizes and flavors that have made their way beyond traditional supermarkets and into drug and convenience stores.
According to the Tea Association of the U.S.A., total sales of tea in 2002 were $5.03 billion, up from $1.84 billion in 1990.
Judd and his colleagues placed 15 participants on a six-week, double-blind study. About half received five cups of black tea per day for three weeks while the others were given colored water that tasted like tea. The two groups then switched what they were given to drink after three weeks.
LDL levels dropped by an average of 7.5 percent during the three weeks when the individuals consumed tea rather than the placebo blend, the researchers said.
Separately, scientists also tested another group to rule out the effect of caffeine. In that group, 12 of the original 15 individuals were given water-flavored-like tea with caffeine levels similar to what is found in tea. Those who had regular tea saw their LDL levels drop about 11 percent compared with the caffeine placebo.
The study controlled the diets of the participants by supplying them with their daily meals.
"We had the same background diet for every subject throughout the whole study because these active ingredients (that lower cholesterol) occur in a lot of other foods" such as apples or onions, said Judd.
Scientists at the USDA's research division also are studying the bioactivity of tea compounds for use in treating a wide-range of diseases. Research is currently being conducted on the effect tea has on blood glucose levels, the body's metabolism and cancer.
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beers sampled this weekend:
ying ling. not awful.
budweiser. as bad as it was the first time i had it.
honey brown. not bad.
sam adams. i'm actually sorta used to it.
conclusion: all beers fucking taste the same.
are there any exp(be)erts here? and, if i were to put down 10, unlabled beer cups in front of you, ranging from your personal favorite to new ones you've never tried... how many out of 10 do you think you could correctly ID?
I would gaurantee I could get at least 8 out of 10.....I'll be at Hooters in Wayne Friday night practicing. ![[woooOOOOoooo!]](graemlins/smilewoo.gif)
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hey, do they still have that really hot korean waitress? she hadda frickin smokin body. mmm... korean food...
...wait... ew! korean food!
but, mmm... korean hooters girl...
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8 outta 10 is a pretty tall order, no pun in tended. i can't imagine how that'd be possible.
you can discern bud from miller? miller from coors? coors from heneiken? heneiken from sam adams? sam from honey brown? honey brown from michelob?
to me, those're all "beer." i smell'em, its "beer." take a sip? "beer." i just coulnd't tell'em apart.
i could tell coke from pepsi, but to me, beers are all the same.
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How did this thread ever get so friggin long?
are teabags just an issue that attract alot of attention and interest from people or....
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it was a discussion on the former dcmb's lucifer forum that i ... somehow... "missed" for several years.
...yes...
anyway, in the great DCMB collapse of a few months back, several members were able to recreate threads, such as this one, in an effort to continue long lost discussions.
this particular thread, as you can see, talks about many, many different topics, but at least as far as the first few thousand posts are concrned, always manages to relate back to tea, much sounding like a social gathering between friends.
which, now here, of course drifts to alcohol.
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