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Saras posted 12-01-98 04:33 AM ET
Ok, for those who do not know the reason for this thread - please check in the "errors in the 27th episode" where three Russians and a lot of other people were discussing vodka and ways to drink it. Please continue in similar fashion. Andrei, Oleg i Denis (Alpha13), naletaite. Pabediteliam prishliu jashchik vodki kak attachment po e-mailu
DJ RRebel posted 12-01-98 04:38 AM ET
I like to drink my vodka !!!
Ummm .. could you just get a bit of a shorter title next time !!!
Anyways, I love borsht !!!
I think they should put vodka in borsht !!!
Saras posted 12-01-98 04:40 AM ET
Ok, word for the sponsors - the "bear comes out, bear comes in" can actually be used with anything, not only beer. For example, a couple of years ago me and my three friends were at the sea-side in summer and we sent a black bear out (Coke out of a 2 liter plastic bottle), and it never came back 8D
Saras posted 12-01-98 04:42 AM ET
Q: Why do you drink vodka?
A: Because she's liquid; otherwise, I would chew it!
Saras posted 12-01-98 04:43 AM ET
I would make it law to put her everywhere, not only borshtch!!
Vodka tap at home - bhwahhhhhaaaahahha!!!
DJ RRebel posted 12-01-98 04:47 AM ET
LOL ... but then you'd have to have an orange field behind your home !!!
0leg posted 12-01-98 04:56 PM ET
Great ideas, Saras !
Being a Texan now, I'll adopt it as a "Margarita in, Margarita out" :
Start with a regular margarita sip a little, then add tequila or vodka, sip again, add more... Worth trying.
MikeH II posted 12-01-98 05:03 PM ET
A Jack Daniels with a Southern Comfort mixer. Lethal even in relatively small doses. Mainly because you have to be pretty drunk to order one.
Brother Greg posted 12-01-98 06:25 PM ET
One Bourbon, one Scotch one Beer.
Followed by lots more beers. And Bourbons.
Brother Greg.
MikeH II posted 12-01-98 06:34 PM ET
Tip for Americans:
Try drinking beer that doesn't come from America if you want to get drunk.
There is a brewers convention, afterwards the delegates go to the bar.
The Dutch rep says I'll have a pint of my own Heineken.
I'll have a XXXX says the Australian.
The Belgian and American also order their own brews.
The Irishman says, I'll have a lemonade.
Not drinking! exclaim the other delegates
Well if you aren't going to order beers I don't think I will either.
0leg posted 12-01-98 07:22 PM ET
Mike, I dare to say you are dead wrong about Belgian beer ! I drink and love guinness, but it does taste like a Coke when compared to some double and triple belgian ales !!! There've been even a paper in Scientific American 2 years ago about how superb and unique are belgian ales. On the second thought, you likely know this anyway and was just kidding

DJ RRebel posted 12-02-98 04:17 AM ET
Mike !!! LOL .. you are my twin !!!
My 2 favorite alcohals are Southern and Jack Daniels !!!
MikeH II posted 12-02-98 06:05 AM ET
OK so we can remove the Belgians. I skipped bits of that joke because I couldn't be bothered to type it all at home. I should have put the beers in for the other nationalities.
Guinness is great but drinking it regularly can be hazardous to your waistline.
Roland posted 12-02-98 06:42 AM ET
Dunkles Hefeweizen and Eisbock, that's beer. Once you've tasted the best, you will forget the rest!
Saras posted 12-02-98 08:32 AM ET
Hey, back to the subject. I mean, you don't talk about Fujifilm film or Kodak film at the Academy awards?
BoomBoom posted 12-02-98 09:13 AM ET
One way of ensuring that you'll have a hangover in the morning is to do what me and the rest of the basketball team used to do in college.
We'd get a few bottles of tequila, and line up six straight shots (per person) and then held a contest to see who was fastest. And then we repeated to see if he (or she) could hold on to his/her title. Let me just say that after five or six rounds, everyone was just about KO.
Another thing that we used to do was something called a boatrace. we used to do against other sports teams. You line up 8 people across from eachother (8 as in a boat). Everyone has a pint of lager, a pint of cider, a double whisky and a double vodka.
Then you start downing in a row (ie the second person waits for the first person to finish), first the beers, then the cider, then the whisky and then the vodka. Which ever teamfinished first won.
That is as long as no one puked or something similar.
And it was winner stays on, with the loser buying the next round of drinks.
Lethal, but typical studenthood drinking games.
Saras posted 12-02-98 09:41 AM ET
OK, one more vodka trick:
Fill the (how do you call that pressure bottle where you attach a hydrocarbonate capsule and make soda water?), well, that thing with vodka, and GAS THE VODKA!!! Guaranteed to kill instantly, but with a swift recovery, ready for more...
Grosshaus posted 12-02-98 03:57 PM ET
First pour about one third Finlandia Vodka. Then fill the glass with this Finnish traditional non-alcoholic Christmas drink gl�gi. It's like spiced red wine, that is served hot. Perfect when waiting for Santa to come.
Beligian beer is great. When I was in England the only beer I could drink was Belgian, Stella Artois. All the British ones sucked.
0leg posted 12-02-98 05:38 PM ET
Nothern Lights - 50/50 mixture of vodka and champagne. Let you see them in tropics, thus the name.
Oleg.
0leg posted 12-02-98 07:52 PM ET
How about the Elena Glinskaya coctail ???
Contains vodka, beer, honey and mint. The major purpose is to ruin boss suit.
It is from "Mechanical Ego" by R. Sheckly, although I might be wrong. Long time since I red that hilarious novel.
Oleg.
Brother Greg posted 12-02-98 08:45 PM ET
Hmm, I always liked the idea of a "Zombie". Something like 5 or more white Rums, served in a Coconut shell. Apparently you drink the thing, and think "well, what's the big deal - I feel fine".
Then you get up off your chair, and fall flat on your face because you can't control your legs, even though your brain is relatively "intact".
Still, my fave cocktail is a B52. funny, but I can never remember what the hell goes into it. Kahlua, Creme de cacao and Baileys. Or something. I always have to look it up in a cocktail book anyway...
In the end though, nothing beats a beer.
As for Aussie beers sucking, I can't say too much, as I haven't experienced European beers much. I do know that American beers taste watered down though, as I went there once, and their "full strength" beers have close to the same alcohol volume as our "lite" beers.
And the bloody Poms drink WARM beer? What sacrilege. No wonder they can't play cricket...
Guiness here apparently tastes nothing like it does in Ireland. Apparently shipping it here changes the flavour. Still, doesn't seem that special to me, though mates that have travelled there reckon it is much better locally.
Brother Greg.
DJ RRebel posted 12-03-98 05:05 AM ET
I'm sorry to say, but Canadian beer is on average the most potent !!!
Anyways .. lol ,.,. just reading this thread is getting me trunk !!!
Gotta go party now !!! hic !
Roland posted 12-03-98 07:22 AM ET
Cheers, DJ!!!! Is there a canadian beer going beyond 10% alcohol ? Eisbock is getting there, that stuff is pretty tough....
Vodka: Hmm... 1/2 absolut vodka, 1/2 cointreau. That's called ladykiller, I think, but it kills men as well... I know...
Saras posted 12-03-98 07:30 AM ET
why does plain vodka cause less of a hangover than vodka with somthing? Does anyone know?
Roland posted 12-03-98 08:06 AM ET
Is that so ? I think vodka with other alcohol -> worse hangover, vodka with eg orange juice -> less hangover.
And I almost wrote orang juice. Gee, the gaians would kill me for that...

Saras posted 12-03-98 09:07 AM ET
Oops, i misinterpreted myself - i meant vodka with other alcohol - bad hangover, vodka without other alcohol - not_that_bad_hangover
Peke posted 12-03-98 09:18 AM ET
Hey people, where's your common sense...
Vodka with orange juice(or similar) has only the alcohol that vodka has. But vodka with another alcohol --> more alcohol --> worse hangover..
Roland posted 12-03-98 10:15 AM ET
Clarification: this is about the same amount of alcohol. If I mix 1/3 vodka with 2/3 orange juice, I'd have to compare 3 vodka orange with 1 pure vodka or 1 vodka/high percentage alcohol stuff. You may have less of a hangover due to less dehydration etc...
Peke posted 12-03-98 11:12 AM ET
That is true Roland.. But I imagined that the amount of vodka would be the same, as it is in bars and restaurants..
0leg posted 12-03-98 03:48 PM ET
I think the organism gets too confused when it has to deal with complex alcogol mixtures.
All what he needs to get rid of C2H5OH is to induce the alcogol dehydrogenase, so vodka does not pose much of a biochemical chalenge.
But when the problem is compounded by some weird substances, like by-products of yeast metabolism, our liver simply gives up.
Oleg.
Spoe posted 12-03-98 04:03 PM ET
Ah, but in unpasteurized beer, the vitamin B complexes you get from the yeast still in the beer helps to counteract hangovers. Of course, I don't know this from experience -- I've never had a hangover past cotton mouth regardless of how much I've had to drink.
Spoe posted 12-03-98 04:11 PM ET
Oh, and before you totally discredit American beers, try something along the line of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Red Hook ESB(or maybe their Double Black Stout), Anchor Liberty Ale, or similar. If you only try something from Budmilloors, of course it's gonna suck. And definately stay away from anything an major American brewery calls "ice beer".
Grosshaus posted 12-04-98 03:47 PM ET
Not to mention "light beers". Of course beer is light when half of it comes foaming out when you open it.
Something that really makes you crawl:
Mix cider with pure(96.5%) alcohol. Ouch!!
Also NEVER trust a Slovak, if he tries to get you to drink homemade vodka. I did and in the morning=afternoon he told me it actually burns, so it was over 60% strong. Gosh!
The best brandy in the world:
Splendidos
The name tells it all
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Author	Topic: SMAC zaniest drink/cocktail/way_of_drinking of the year awards '98
Saras	posted 12-01-98 04:33 AM ET Ok, for those who do not know the reason for this thread - please check in the "errors in the 27th episode" where three Russians and a lot of other people were discussing vodka and ways to drink it. Please continue in similar fashion. Andrei, Oleg i Denis (Alpha13), naletaite. Pabediteliam prishliu jashchik vodki kak attachment po e-mailu
DJ RRebel	posted 12-01-98 04:38 AM ET I like to drink my vodka !!! Ummm .. could you just get a bit of a shorter title next time !!! Anyways, I love borsht !!! I think they should put vodka in borsht !!!
Saras	posted 12-01-98 04:40 AM ET Ok, word for the sponsors - the "bear comes out, bear comes in" can actually be used with anything, not only beer. For example, a couple of years ago me and my three friends were at the sea-side in summer and we sent a black bear out (Coke out of a 2 liter plastic bottle), and it never came back 8D
Saras	posted 12-01-98 04:42 AM ET Q: Why do you drink vodka? A: Because she's liquid; otherwise, I would chew it!
Saras	posted 12-01-98 04:43 AM ET I would make it law to put her everywhere, not only borshtch!! Vodka tap at home - bhwahhhhhaaaahahha!!!
DJ RRebel	posted 12-01-98 04:47 AM ET LOL ... but then you'd have to have an orange field behind your home !!!
0leg	posted 12-01-98 04:56 PM ET Great ideas, Saras ! Being a Texan now, I'll adopt it as a "Margarita in, Margarita out" : Start with a regular margarita sip a little, then add tequila or vodka, sip again, add more... Worth trying.
MikeH II	posted 12-01-98 05:03 PM ET A Jack Daniels with a Southern Comfort mixer. Lethal even in relatively small doses. Mainly because you have to be pretty drunk to order one.
Brother Greg	posted 12-01-98 06:25 PM ET One Bourbon, one Scotch one Beer. Followed by lots more beers. And Bourbons. Brother Greg.
MikeH II	posted 12-01-98 06:34 PM ET Tip for Americans: Try drinking beer that doesn't come from America if you want to get drunk. There is a brewers convention, afterwards the delegates go to the bar. The Dutch rep says I'll have a pint of my own Heineken. I'll have a XXXX says the Australian. The Belgian and American also order their own brews. The Irishman says, I'll have a lemonade. Not drinking! exclaim the other delegates Well if you aren't going to order beers I don't think I will either.
0leg	posted 12-01-98 07:22 PM ET Mike, I dare to say you are dead wrong about Belgian beer ! I drink and love guinness, but it does taste like a Coke when compared to some double and triple belgian ales !!! There've been even a paper in Scientific American 2 years ago about how superb and unique are belgian ales. On the second thought, you likely know this anyway and was just kidding
DJ RRebel	posted 12-02-98 04:17 AM ET Mike !!! LOL .. you are my twin !!! My 2 favorite alcohals are Southern and Jack Daniels !!!
MikeH II	posted 12-02-98 06:05 AM ET OK so we can remove the Belgians. I skipped bits of that joke because I couldn't be bothered to type it all at home. I should have put the beers in for the other nationalities. Guinness is great but drinking it regularly can be hazardous to your waistline.
Roland	posted 12-02-98 06:42 AM ET Dunkles Hefeweizen and Eisbock, that's beer. Once you've tasted the best, you will forget the rest!
Saras	posted 12-02-98 08:32 AM ET Hey, back to the subject. I mean, you don't talk about Fujifilm film or Kodak film at the Academy awards?
BoomBoom	posted 12-02-98 09:13 AM ET One way of ensuring that you'll have a hangover in the morning is to do what me and the rest of the basketball team used to do in college. We'd get a few bottles of tequila, and line up six straight shots (per person) and then held a contest to see who was fastest. And then we repeated to see if he (or she) could hold on to his/her title. Let me just say that after five or six rounds, everyone was just about KO. Another thing that we used to do was something called a boatrace. we used to do against other sports teams. You line up 8 people across from eachother (8 as in a boat). Everyone has a pint of lager, a pint of cider, a double whisky and a double vodka. Then you start downing in a row (ie the second person waits for the first person to finish), first the beers, then the cider, then the whisky and then the vodka. Which ever teamfinished first won. That is as long as no one puked or something similar. And it was winner stays on, with the loser buying the next round of drinks. Lethal, but typical studenthood drinking games.
Saras	posted 12-02-98 09:41 AM ET OK, one more vodka trick: Fill the (how do you call that pressure bottle where you attach a hydrocarbonate capsule and make soda water?), well, that thing with vodka, and GAS THE VODKA!!! Guaranteed to kill instantly, but with a swift recovery, ready for more...
Grosshaus	posted 12-02-98 03:57 PM ET First pour about one third Finlandia Vodka. Then fill the glass with this Finnish traditional non-alcoholic Christmas drink gl�gi. It's like spiced red wine, that is served hot. Perfect when waiting for Santa to come. Beligian beer is great. When I was in England the only beer I could drink was Belgian, Stella Artois. All the British ones sucked.
0leg	posted 12-02-98 05:38 PM ET Nothern Lights - 50/50 mixture of vodka and champagne. Let you see them in tropics, thus the name. Oleg.
0leg	posted 12-02-98 07:52 PM ET How about the Elena Glinskaya coctail ??? Contains vodka, beer, honey and mint. The major purpose is to ruin boss suit. It is from "Mechanical Ego" by R. Sheckly, although I might be wrong. Long time since I red that hilarious novel. Oleg.
Brother Greg	posted 12-02-98 08:45 PM ET Hmm, I always liked the idea of a "Zombie". Something like 5 or more white Rums, served in a Coconut shell. Apparently you drink the thing, and think "well, what's the big deal - I feel fine". Then you get up off your chair, and fall flat on your face because you can't control your legs, even though your brain is relatively "intact". Still, my fave cocktail is a B52. funny, but I can never remember what the hell goes into it. Kahlua, Creme de cacao and Baileys. Or something. I always have to look it up in a cocktail book anyway... In the end though, nothing beats a beer. As for Aussie beers sucking, I can't say too much, as I haven't experienced European beers much. I do know that American beers taste watered down though, as I went there once, and their "full strength" beers have close to the same alcohol volume as our "lite" beers. And the bloody Poms drink WARM beer? What sacrilege. No wonder they can't play cricket... Guiness here apparently tastes nothing like it does in Ireland. Apparently shipping it here changes the flavour. Still, doesn't seem that special to me, though mates that have travelled there reckon it is much better locally. Brother Greg.
DJ RRebel	posted 12-03-98 05:05 AM ET I'm sorry to say, but Canadian beer is on average the most potent !!! Anyways .. lol ,.,. just reading this thread is getting me trunk !!! Gotta go party now !!! hic !
Roland	posted 12-03-98 07:22 AM ET Cheers, DJ!!!! Is there a canadian beer going beyond 10% alcohol ? Eisbock is getting there, that stuff is pretty tough.... Vodka: Hmm... 1/2 absolut vodka, 1/2 cointreau. That's called ladykiller, I think, but it kills men as well... I know...
Saras	posted 12-03-98 07:30 AM ET why does plain vodka cause less of a hangover than vodka with somthing? Does anyone know?
Roland	posted 12-03-98 08:06 AM ET Is that so ? I think vodka with other alcohol -> worse hangover, vodka with eg orange juice -> less hangover. And I almost wrote orang juice. Gee, the gaians would kill me for that...
Saras	posted 12-03-98 09:07 AM ET Oops, i misinterpreted myself - i meant vodka with other alcohol - bad hangover, vodka without other alcohol - not_that_bad_hangover
Peke	posted 12-03-98 09:18 AM ET Hey people, where's your common sense... Vodka with orange juice(or similar) has only the alcohol that vodka has. But vodka with another alcohol --> more alcohol --> worse hangover..
Roland	posted 12-03-98 10:15 AM ET Clarification: this is about the same amount of alcohol. If I mix 1/3 vodka with 2/3 orange juice, I'd have to compare 3 vodka orange with 1 pure vodka or 1 vodka/high percentage alcohol stuff. You may have less of a hangover due to less dehydration etc...
Peke	posted 12-03-98 11:12 AM ET That is true Roland.. But I imagined that the amount of vodka would be the same, as it is in bars and restaurants..
0leg	posted 12-03-98 03:48 PM ET I think the organism gets too confused when it has to deal with complex alcogol mixtures. All what he needs to get rid of C2H5OH is to induce the alcogol dehydrogenase, so vodka does not pose much of a biochemical chalenge. But when the problem is compounded by some weird substances, like by-products of yeast metabolism, our liver simply gives up. Oleg.
Spoe	posted 12-03-98 04:03 PM ET Ah, but in unpasteurized beer, the vitamin B complexes you get from the yeast still in the beer helps to counteract hangovers. Of course, I don't know this from experience -- I've never had a hangover past cotton mouth regardless of how much I've had to drink.
Spoe	posted 12-03-98 04:11 PM ET Oh, and before you totally discredit American beers, try something along the line of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Red Hook ESB(or maybe their Double Black Stout), Anchor Liberty Ale, or similar. If you only try something from Budmilloors, of course it's gonna suck. And definately stay away from anything an major American brewery calls "ice beer".
Grosshaus	posted 12-04-98 03:47 PM ET Not to mention "light beers". Of course beer is light when half of it comes foaming out when you open it. Something that really makes you crawl: Mix cider with pure(96.5%) alcohol. Ouch!! Also NEVER trust a Slovak, if he tries to get you to drink homemade vodka. I did and in the morning=afternoon he told me it actually burns, so it was over 60% strong. Gosh! The best brandy in the world: Splendidos The name tells it all