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Posted: 12/17/2020 3:27:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Particularly if you want to avoid China. I think any front flipper under $400 or so is probably coming from China (just a WAG). True from what I’ve seen so far. Just for the hell of it, I searched BladeHQ (their site is easy to filter) for non chyna front flippers.... The cheapest USA made was 495 South Africa - 300ish Seems like the best “budget” choice to avoid China would have to be Italy, Viper Knives in M390....at $140ish  
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Posted: 12/17/2020 3:38:15 PM EDT
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Something sharp in there.
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Posted: 12/17/2020 3:48:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dcs12345: True from what I’ve seen so far. Just for the hell of it, I searched BladeHQ (their site is easy to filter) for non chyna front flippers.... The cheapest USA made was 495 South Africa - 300ish Seems like the best “budget” choice to avoid China would have to be Italy, Viper Knives in M390....at $140ish https://www.bladehq.com/imgs/knives/manual-knives/flipper-knives/Viper-Knives-Novis-FF-Green-Canvas-Micarta-V5972CV-BHQ-86714-jr-bottlecap-large.jpg https://www.bladehq.com/imgs/knives/manual-knives/flipper-knives/Viper-Knives-Novis-FF-Green-Canvas-Micarta-V5972CV-BHQ-86714-jr-side-large.jpg Hey, that looks good, aside from the fact that you picked BHQ for the pic to grab. #f^ckbhq |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 4:11:41 PM EDT
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Their filtering is the best I've seen, though.
That's actually a decent looking knife, and Viper makes good stuff AFAIK. Looks like it's on CollectorKnives for $126 on the micarta versions (green or natural). 
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Posted: 12/17/2020 4:25:43 PM EDT
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My humble little collection
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Posted: 12/17/2020 4:42:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Their filtering is the best I've seen, though. That's actually a decent looking knife, and Viper makes good stuff AFAIK. Looks like it's on CollectorKnives for $126 on the micarta versions (green or natural). https://i.imgur.com/8JwAHoT.jpeg I still use BHQ for research. Not purchasing. I have had a couple Vipers. They were OK, but based on what I have heard about the other Maniago brands, they are the lesser brother. More hit or miss on fit and finish. Not bad, just not consistently good. For instance, I had a Viper Dan. It was OK, no real complaints, kinda clunky, had to adjust centering and sharpen it out of the box. Never really exuded quality feel. But it was OK for what I paid. chicagoknifeworks has the Novis for $124 shipped too. Nice spec for the money. Also, Italy is the China of Europe. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 4:42:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Something sharp in there. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20201217_131200-1735688.jpg blade of the bucket? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 5:00:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2020 5:10:13 PM EDT
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LOL
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Posted: 12/17/2020 5:10:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2020 6:47:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Something sharp in there. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20201217_131200-1735688.jpg I don't get it, you keep doing this as though we're supposed to be finding your knife, like some sort of fucked up Where's Waldo for OCD knife guys, but then you don't supply photos with enough resolution to actually find it. Do you enjoy torturing us? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 6:53:31 PM EDT
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I thought it was an Iowa thing.
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Posted: 12/17/2020 7:13:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I thought it was an Iowa thing. No, that would be more like this  or this 
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Posted: 12/17/2020 7:27:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: I don't get it, you keep doing this as though we're supposed to be finding your knife, like some sort of fucked up Where's Waldo for OCD knife guys, but then you don't supply photos with enough resolution to actually find it. Do you enjoy torturing us? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Something sharp in there. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20201217_131200-1735688.jpg I don't get it, you keep doing this as though we're supposed to be finding your knife, like some sort of fucked up Where's Waldo for OCD knife guys, but then you don't supply photos with enough resolution to actually find it. Do you enjoy torturing us? Yes |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 7:29:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By WICOUNSEL: I thought it was an Iowa thing. No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg Looks exactly the same where I live.  Not quite as many pigs though.
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Posted: 12/17/2020 7:34:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Yes I knew the answer to that question before I even finished typing it... |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:03:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWait if it's a webinar why aren't you at home? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:04:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dcs12345: True from what I’ve seen so far. Just for the hell of it, I searched BladeHQ (their site is easy to filter) for non chyna front flippers.... The cheapest USA made was 495 South Africa - 300ish Seems like the best “budget” choice to avoid China would have to be Italy, Viper Knives in M390....at $140ish https://www.bladehq.com/imgs/knives/manual-knives/flipper-knives/Viper-Knives-Novis-FF-Green-Canvas-Micarta-V5972CV-BHQ-86714-jr-bottlecap-large.jpg https://www.bladehq.com/imgs/knives/manual-knives/flipper-knives/Viper-Knives-Novis-FF-Green-Canvas-Micarta-V5972CV-BHQ-86714-jr-side-large.jpg Then you get the pricey South African makers. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:04:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Something sharp in there. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20201217_131200-1735688.jpg The fenders? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:07:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By distortion9: My humble little collection https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/98387/A8022DC2-37EB-4A6F-85D8-C03D82DFA1E5-1735761.jpg Some good stuff in there. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:26:15 PM EDT
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willett pot still bourbon any good?
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:28:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg huh, I though soy bean was the biggest crop in Iowa. Looks like the three big commodities are: 1. corn 2. hogs 3. soybeans |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:33:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: I knew the answer to that question before I even finished typing it... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Yes I knew the answer to that question before I even finished typing it...
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:36:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: huh, I though soy bean was the biggest crop in Iowa. Looks like the three big commodities are: 1. corn 2. hogs 3. soybeans Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Originally Posted By rbb2: No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg huh, I though soy bean was the biggest crop in Iowa. Looks like the three big commodities are: 1. corn 2. hogs 3. soybeans Yup. Ethanol production is a YUGE industry there. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:37:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: https://i.imgur.com/6xS5rnI.jpg USPS hasn't delivered your skull body screws yet? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:38:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sywagon]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: willett pot still bourbon any good? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:38:11 PM EDT
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So we should blame Iowa for the cost to the taxpayers to subsidize a useless industry?
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:40:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: The fenders? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Something sharp in there. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/204916/20201217_131200-1735688.jpg The fenders? Probably |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:41:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg Or this  First thing I can remember being from Iowa I saw some sort of corn liquor at the store today. Had IOWA in huge letters on it. Should have bought it |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:45:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: I like it. It gets sort of average reviews but I put it a bit above that. For $45 it is worth a try. The bottle is awesome too. Thanks, I was worried I would get a response from someone whose opinion doesn't matter. (looking at you misery) The bottle is eye catching. KFB2 texted me today to say the Sendik's by my house is selling them for $40 per bottle. Looking online that seems to be a good price if the contents are worth a try. I checked the lineage, no Jim Beam affiliation, so figured it had a fair chance to be decent. 
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:54:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Wait if it's a webinar why aren't you at home? Because when I get home my kids turn it up to eleven on the wild meter, so it's easier to just get a burger and eat at my desk. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 8:56:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Or this https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/slipknot-backdrops-home-theater-373843.jpg First thing I can remember being from Iowa I saw some sort of corn liquor at the store today. Had IOWA in huge letters on it. Should have bought it I try not to think about them.... |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:00:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Or this https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/slipknot-backdrops-home-theater-373843.jpg First thing I can remember being from Iowa I saw some sort of corn liquor at the store today. Had IOWA in huge letters on it. Should have bought it Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Originally Posted By rbb2: No, that would be more like this https://www.6mmacw.com/uploads/2/3/7/7/2377799/cornfield-2_orig.jpg or this https://assets.change.org/photos/4/qh/kh/rFQHKHqoneONVIq-800x450-noPad.jpg Or this https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/slipknot-backdrops-home-theater-373843.jpg First thing I can remember being from Iowa I saw some sort of corn liquor at the store today. Had IOWA in huge letters on it. Should have bought it I always forget they're from IA. I was in HS when they first hit the scene. Our school was weird, half were rednecks, the other half were metalheads. 
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:00:49 PM EDT
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slipknot could only have come from Iowa...
It is considerate of them to always wear masks. I hear Iowa people are particularly hideous, with the exception of our Rob Lowe looking friend here. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:05:29 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: huh, I though soy bean was the biggest crop in Iowa. Looks like the three big commodities are: 1. corn 2. hogs 3. soybeans We're first by quite a bit on eggs as well. Last I saw we were roughly 20% of national egg production. Doing a little googling, apparently my county of about 25,000 people marketed over 2.1 million hogs in 2017. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:07:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: slipknot could only have come from Iowa... It is considerate of them to always wear masks. I hear Iowa people are particularly hideous, with the exception of our Rob Lowe looking friend here. Have you ever hear Corey Taylor sing? Dudes got some range. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:15:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: willett pot still bourbon any good? Hope so. I have a 1.75l being delivered tomorrow. I have always liked it as a house bourbon. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:17:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: slipknot could only have come from Iowa... It is considerate of them to always wear masks. I hear Iowa people are particularly hideous, with the exception of our Rob Lowe looking friend here. That's not so unique these days. Re: hideousness, I honestly think that a big part of it is the increase in machinery/automation and decline in manual agricultural labor, across the midwest. Until only a few decades ago, a large portion of the population was employed in very labor-intensive occupations, and the "food culture" reflects that. A lot of high calorie foods, large portions, etc. Now that the majority of people don't perform manual labor for 8+ hours per day, all those calories just pile up. Highly processed foods don't help, either. The amount of sugar added to food, once you start to look, is mind-boggling. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:19:03 PM EDT
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And my modded SAK lived a short but dignified life as it fell out of my pocket and into the 14" of snow we had yesterday. I have an idea of the area but will wait for daylight to organize a search party.
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:20:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Have you ever hear Corey Taylor sing? Dudes got some range. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Have you ever hear Corey Taylor sing? Dudes got some range. bit non sequitur...but so does Ariana Grande, I ain't listening to her either. Originally Posted By rbb2: We're first by quite a bit on eggs as well. Last I saw we were roughly 20% of national egg production. Doing a little googling, apparently my county of about 25,000 people marketed over 2.1 million hogs in 2017. How do you breath? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:24:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: Hope so. I have a 1.75l being delivered tomorrow. I have always liked it as a house bourbon. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By conndcj: Hope so. I have a 1.75l being delivered tomorrow. I have always liked it as a house bourbon. yeah, I'm going to try to sneak out when the missus gets home from work. Surprising that Sendik's has had such good stuff in the bourbon department lately. Originally Posted By rbb2: That's not so unique these days. Re: hideousness, I honestly think that a big part of it is the increase in machinery/automation and decline in manual agricultural labor, across the midwest. Until only a few decades ago, a large portion of the population was employed in very labor-intensive occupations, and the "food culture" reflects that. A lot of high calorie foods, large portions, etc. Now that the majority of people don't perform manual labor for 8+ hours per day, all those calories just pile up. Highly processed foods don't help, either. The amount of sugar added to food, once you start to look, is mind-boggling. so true government control mechanism Originally Posted By conndcj: And my modded SAK lived a short but dignified life as it fell out of my pocket and into the 14" of snow we had yesterday. I have an idea of the area but will wait for daylight to organize a search party. You pulled an Op. Speaking of Op, we are rapidly approaching 1000 pages here, only a few posts left. I am going to back of from posting to make sure I am not the douche that robs Op's opportunity to own 1000. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:30:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: bit non sequitur...but so does Ariana Grande, I ain't listening to her either. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Have you ever hear Corey Taylor sing? Dudes got some range. bit non sequitur...but so does Ariana Grande, I ain't listening to her either. He doesn't just do screaming death metal. He's got some lighter stuff in his solo stuff and writes all his own music. He isn't some pop tartlet. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:35:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2020 9:49:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:05:03 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: Thanks, I was worried I would get a response from someone whose opinion doesn't matter. (looking at you misery) The bottle is eye catching. KFB2 texted me today to say the Sendik's by my house is selling them for $40 per bottle. Looking online that seems to be a good price if the contents are worth a try. I checked the lineage, no Jim Beam affiliation, so figured it had a fair chance to be decent. Picked up a couple things based on opinions here. I've had the WT Rye before and it isn't anything great but it is a good change of pace for manhattans. Looking forward to trying the EW BIB and Rare Breed. Oddly I've accumulated a really nice assortment of booze since the initial lockdown when I normally can't keep anything around. I guess I've been redirecting funds I'd normally be blowing at the pub.  Not sure if you got my reply last night. I sometimes wonder if the IMs here are 50/50 on getting through even when I see a confirmation. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:09:38 PM EDT
[#46]
 Took this earlier. Wife went to the uppity beer place. Tasty but not amazing |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:12:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WICOUNSEL: bit non sequitur...but so does Ariana Grande, I ain't listening to her either. How do you breath? |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:12:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sywagon]
[#48]
999 +1
My money is on WIC. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:12:59 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Because when I get home my kids turn it up to eleven on the wild meter, so it's easier to just get a burger and eat at my desk. My issue has been my dog. I'll get like four minutes into a meeting and he drops a bomb and takes off. |
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Posted: 12/17/2020 10:28:27 PM EDT
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Just waiting on the 4th version (green micarta) to show up in the mail!
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