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Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 21:16 Tue 01 Oct 2013
by jdaw1
First
draft of the placemats (and
parameters by which made).
I could print, but won’t be there until 7pm.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 23:11 Tue 01 Oct 2013
by Alex Bridgeman
I should arrive about 6pm, but can't print.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 05:05 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by uncle tom
I won't foil mine, because it has no label..
..first bottle from a ten bottle stash that I bought two years ago, where I only have the vendor's word for the ID.
If it is what it it was sold as, it is a major vintage and a major shipper that has only had one previous appearance at a TPF event, when it was well received.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 11:30 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by RAYC
Happy to print (and just have), will target 6.30-6.45
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 11:32 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by jdaw1
RAYC wrote:Happy to print (and just have)
Thank you.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 11:49 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by RAYC
jdaw1 wrote:RAYC wrote:KZZM - right handed - thanks
Presumably an office colleague, whose ‟KM” initials had already been bagsied by somebody more senior.
Yes and no. KZM would be sort of correct outside the office (we think HR were just having fun when adding the second "Z"), though only as the "americanised" translation of his real name (马致远) which is not really capable of reduction to initials in original language.
Does that work on placemats...?!
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 12:27 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by DRT
RAYC wrote:马致远!
Does that work on placemats...?!
I think you might have opened a can of worms.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 12:37 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by DRT
This is starting to look very interesting but, unfortunately, I am still confined to barracks so cannot join you in person.
However, in order to mitigate my disappointment I intend opening "a nice bottle of vintage port" and sipping my way through it* at the same time you are enjoying whatever turns up at The Bunghole.
I am happy to provide clues as the evening progresses so that my bottle can be included in the blind guessing, perhaps as a tiebreaker in the event that everyone scores the usual near-zero points.
* subject to life coach permission
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 12:37 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by djewesbury
DRT wrote:RAYC wrote:马致远!
Does that work on placemats...?!
I think you might have opened a can of worms.
new parameters please!
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 12:58 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by TLW
uncle tom wrote:I'm game.
I will probably just go for the 94 Dow from their list.
If you haven't already done so, I could supply a Dow '66 from my cellar for the same money..
If the offer is still good, I would very much like to take you up on it!
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:00 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by TLW
jdaw1 wrote:Placemats: blind or sighted?
Why not blind - matches at least me ratherr well.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:01 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by DRT
TLW wrote:uncle tom wrote:I'm game.
I will probably just go for the 94 Dow from their list.
If you haven't already done so, I could supply a Dow '66 from my cellar for the same money..
If the offer is still good, I would very much like to take you up on it!
I have sent Tom a text in case he doesn't see this
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:03 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by uncle tom
If the offer is still good, I would very much like to take you up on it!
Will grab a bottle and double decant it for you.
My bottle just decanted - ID confirmed - looking good!
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:10 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by jdaw1
djewesbury wrote:DRT wrote:RAYC wrote:马致远!
Does that work on placemats...?!
I think you might have opened a can of worms.
new parameters please!
Sigh. For some years the manual has had a ¶:
The program was designed for left-to-right script, and the alphabets successfully used have been Roman (mostly), Greek (occasionally), and Cyrillic (rarely). Users with knowledge of PostScript who are able to assist with testing in other scripts including right-to-left are invited to contact the
the author, perhaps after reading
this request for assistance rendering ‟泉å段”.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:15 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by djewesbury
jdaw1 wrote:djewesbury wrote:DRT wrote:RAYC wrote:马致远!
Does that work on placemats...?!
I think you might have opened a can of worms.
new parameters please!
Sigh. For some years the manual has had a ¶:
The program was designed for left-to-right script, and the alphabets successfully used have been Roman (mostly), Greek (occasionally), and Cyrillic (rarely). Users with knowledge of PostScript who are able to assist with testing in other scripts including right-to-left are invited to contact the
the author, perhaps after reading
this request for assistance rendering ‟泉å段”.
Excellent. Tonight is your chance to find out if KZZM has any knowledge of Postscript!
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:30 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by TLW
My wife, YM (Why me?) I often think, will also be joining, but will probably just taste from my glasses.
I will contact the Bunghole to let them know that it will probably be seven in the end.
See everyone there.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:32 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by jdaw1
Oops: wrong date on placemats.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:41 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by uncle tom
D66 decanted
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 14:31 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by jdaw1
Mine decanted at 2pm.
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 16:22 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by DRT
Mine at 3pm -
I've started
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 19:48 Wed 02 Oct 2013
by Alex Bridgeman
And we have started too
Re: Tuesday, October 8th, London, "Bring a bottle to share"
Posted: 10:25 Fri 04 Oct 2013
by DRT
A package was just delivered to my house containing four samples marked G63, S67, D83, "G50 VC07". I am confused by the latter, but thank you to the very kind gentlemen who sent these to me.
Re: Tuesday, October 8th, London, "Bring a bottle to share"
Posted: 13:35 Fri 04 Oct 2013
by Alex Bridgeman
DRT wrote:...G63, S67, D83, "G50 VC07"...
I have some bad news. Not all is as was labelled...
Re: Tuesday, October 8th, London, "Bring a bottle to share"
Posted: 13:40 Fri 04 Oct 2013
by DRT
AHB wrote:DRT wrote:...G63, S67, D83, "G50 VC07"...
I have some bad news. Not all is as was labelled...
So what is the game? Am I to guess and post here? Are any of the labels relevant?
Re: Wednesday 2nd October in London
Posted: 13:44 Fri 04 Oct 2013
by Alex Bridgeman
I don't think there is a game. I think it was a consequence of filling sample bottles late at night after having consumed a little bit of Port. No-one else consumed Graham 1963 on Wednesday. As much as we miss you, we would not send you our only 60ml sample of that fine nectar.
If you care to think of it as a game, think of it as a blind sample tasting challenge - tell us what you think is in each of the sample bottles before we post a review thread.