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by PhilW
23:21 Thu 16 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

A life belt?
by PhilW
11:44 Thu 16 Jan 2014
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Taylor 1985 case testing 27th of January 2014
Replies: 60
Views: 33799

Re: Taylor 1985 case testing 27th of January 2014

Auduze method 0hr no decant == pop and pour 0hr double decanted == straight before the tasting 4-6hr double decanting == (late) lunchtime - x3 to also provide variance control 8-10hr double decanting == in the morning 20-24hr double decanting == the night before The ‟variance control” depends on t...
by PhilW
11:02 Thu 16 Jan 2014
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Taylor 1985 case testing 27th of January 2014
Replies: 60
Views: 33799

Re: Taylor 1985 case testing 27th of January 2014

The question I have in relation to WS1's proposal is how we will be able to assess whether a certain decant method is better than another without first having an appreciation of how much bottle variation we should expect naturally from a single case...? Perhaps if we go down that route first we sho...
by PhilW
10:31 Tue 14 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Apostrophe crimes
Replies: 2072
Views: 691123

Re: Apostrophe crimes

Preference? • The new widget is designed to be robust to bankruptcy. • The new widget is designed to be robust against bankruptcy. And, of course, why? I think there might be an issue of whether the action is by self (or the quoted party) rather than another. Against is usually in opposition to an ...
by PhilW
12:14 Thu 09 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

DRT wrote:Is it a haggis?
It must have been a very good night last night; Two words, some form of hat: Haggis. A good evening right there, I reckon.
by PhilW
17:59 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

PhilW wrote:Some form of hat?
Not my turn.
by PhilW
17:59 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Some form of hat?
by PhilW
16:46 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Is it worn on the person?
by PhilW
16:26 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Which room in the house would it be commonly found in? Guess: Some form of incense burner? You aren't allowed two questions at once, even if you label one of them 'guess'. It is not any form of incense burner. I should have used a full-stop on the second one instead of a question mark - I was tryin...
by PhilW
14:07 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Which room in the house would it be commonly found in?

Guess: Some form of incense burner?
by PhilW
13:43 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

PhilW wrote:Does the object in question have a function, or is it purely decorative?
by PhilW
12:43 Wed 08 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Does the object in question have a function, or is it purely decorative?
by PhilW
22:59 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Is it a name for a form of log sculpture (given your recent garden activities)?
by PhilW
22:46 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Is it anything to do with art?

Perhaps it is the name for a new tool used for detecting forgeries of some kind?
by PhilW
22:37 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Is it some type of fungal growth, perhaps in a certain shape? (Such as could form on the neck of old ullaged bottles)?
by PhilW
22:18 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Not that. It is a tangible thing that has three dimensions.
Is it a word for a very VERY small penis? :wink:
by PhilW
21:32 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Is it a particular style of mark, or method of making such?
by PhilW
20:35 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

Boa Vista. Correct. The Port house is Offley, who produce Offley Boa Vista , CSI:Miami includes a character Natalia Boa Vista , and Boa Vista was the name of a German literary magazine published until 1983 ("old" simply as in "not current" since publishing ceased 30 years ago). ...
by PhilW
17:34 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

AHB wrote:The fact they all use Helvetica Bold font on their labels, signage and published materials
No, not font related.
JWEW wrote:Would that be CSI Miami?
The connection with Miami does indeed relate to CSI:Miami, though this is not itself the connection.
by PhilW
10:16 Tue 07 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

New question: What is the connection between a Port house, Miami, and an old German literary magazine?
by PhilW
17:26 Mon 06 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: One quiz at a time
Replies: 9703
Views: 1814597

Re: One quiz at a time

But like the goat, this is an animal that has always had a great deal of mythology around it. I once had to mark a dissertation in which the student had written about the artist Joseph Beuys ... In the basement of the floor of the Rene Block Gallery in Berlin, Beuys positioned himself on the floor ...
by PhilW
10:19 Mon 06 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: A reason to get up early
Replies: 595
Views: 200724

Re: A reason to get up early

I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy) I have had second thoughts and have ordered one of these to test the step-up in size. I decided that going from 5" to 12" in one go would be challenging for any man so have gone for the inter...
by PhilW
21:02 Sun 05 Jan 2014
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: The 2014 Harvest
Replies: 101
Views: 33085

Re: The 2014 Harvest

DRT wrote:I think 1992 was definitely the right decision. I have heard many people agree with that.
I'm not disagreeing about '92, nor trying to restart a '91 vs '92 debate right now.
by PhilW
21:00 Sun 05 Jan 2014
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: IVDP glasses and square stems
Replies: 28
Views: 9154

Re: IVDP glasses and square stems

Pan, you just want the square corners so you can line them all up precisely, admit it!
by PhilW
20:56 Sun 05 Jan 2014
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: A reason to get up early
Replies: 595
Views: 200724

Re: A reason to get up early

I'm guessing you have at least an 8" tube to go with that? (Yeah, yeah, double-entendre guy) Not yet. I am building up the bits and bobs and then going for one of these when the bonus arrives 88) veeeery nice; straight to 12" with goto and tracking. It could be high-dynamic-range CCDs nex...