May 2008
40 posts
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
Indy 500
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.
– Humphrey Bogart
Good men drink good beer
– Hunter S. Thompson
Of the demonstrably wise there are but two: those who commit suicide, and those...
– Mark Twain, Note-Book
An abstainer is the sort of man you wouldn’t want to drink with even if he...
– George Jean Nathan
When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.
– W.C. Fields
Once … in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were...
– W.C. Fields, My Little Chickadee
Well ya see, Norm, it’s like this… A herd of buffalo can only move...
– The Buffalo Theory as explained on an episode of Cheers by Cliff Clavin to his drinking buddy, Norm Peterson
Post hoc ergo propter hoc [Wikipedia] →
A logical fallacy which states, “Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one.”
Reductio ad Hitlerum [Wikipedia] →
A logical fallacy which states, “Hitler (or the Nazis) supported X, therefore X must be evil/undesirable/bad.”
The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.
– Frank Sinatra
For years I’ve nursed a secret desire to spend the Fourth of July in a...
– Frank Sinatra
Extreme Prejudice [Definition] →
A “take no prisoners” or “show no mercy” attitude.
I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat...
– Abraham Maslow
125 Places to drink beer before you die - #3 →
#9
#12
#102 - As far as I’m concerned this should be #1.
125 Places to drink beer before you die - #2 →
#9 - Without even knowing it was on the list, ended up at Monk’s last night with friends. Crazy selection of Belgians.
#12
125 places to drink beer before you die →
I’ve already been to #12 - The Brickskeller, Washington, DC. Just 124 to go.