The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)

Organise events to meet up and drink Port.

Which night suits you best

Poll ended at 23:02 Tue 08 Jan 2008

Monday 28th January 2008
7
88%
Tuesday 29th January 2008
0
No votes
Wednesday 30th January 2008
1
13%
 
Total votes: 8

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Re: Totalling 588 bottle-years

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jdaw1 wrote:
Derek T. wrote:Damn, missed my queue.
You meant, of course, “cue†. But you missed it anyway.
I did, of course, intentionally mis-spell it in order to bate the trap :lol:
jdaw1 wrote:Are we yet sufficiently off-topic to justify splittage?
Not even close.

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Re: The swingometer

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Derek T. wrote:Votes FOR including the Nacional 1966: 11

Votes AGAINST including the Nacional 1966: 1

Votes NOT YET CAST: 1
Even without waiting for the rural constituencies, that seems like a consensus.
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Seven pages!

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Seven pages! The Fonseca vertical didn’t reach seven pages until nine days before. The 1966 horizontal has nineteen days to go.
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Re: The swingometer

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jdaw1 wrote:
Derek T. wrote:Votes FOR including the Nacional 1966: 11

Votes AGAINST including the Nacional 1966: 1

Votes NOT YET CAST: 1
Even without waiting for the rural constituencies, that seems like a consensus.
But not unanimous.
Port is basically a red drink
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Re: The swingometer

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jdaw1 wrote:
Derek T. wrote:Votes FOR including the Nacional 1966: 11

Votes AGAINST including the Nacional 1966: 1

Votes NOT YET CAST: 1
Even without waiting for the rural constituencies, that seems like a consensus.
I am hoping for a recount in the Borough that voted NO. :roll:

I have contacted the Returning Officer in Dunny on the Wold and asked him to bring more sheep into the counting shed so that a result can be produced as soon as possible.

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Ahh, European voting.

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Ahh, European voting. The government tells you what result it wants. If that’s what it gets, it’s binding forever. If the people dare vote differently, ungrateful peasants, then there will be a re-vote. And, if necessary, another. Great game!
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Perhaps you could write an article on this vote and the system it has used for addition to similar articles that are published on your website?
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As some of the bottles may not have labels I will be bringing along a full set of my own. Here is an example of what they will look like...

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Excellent. Except the redundant word “offline†,

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Excellent. Except the redundant word “offline†, which also rather rankles. Could it quietly disappear?
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Re: More 1966s

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jdaw1 wrote:But fourteen ports is more than enough to fuzz my palate — I am unconvinced that it won’t be wasteful.
This still makes sense to me.

Nonetheless, in manifest and utter self-contradiction, I have ordered to be delivered to me in New York, as a precaution only, for insurance, just in case, the:
jdaw1 wrote:
  • 1966 Gould Campbell, $160+P&P from Aabalat
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Re: Totalling 588 bottle-years, this is going to be splendid

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jdaw1 wrote:Already totalling 588 bottle-years, this is going to be quite splendid. {Everybody hide—explosion coming!}
But the great thing is that these bottles we will be opening gain 1 year in age between them every 26 days. By the time of the offline they will have almost 589 Bridgemans. :wink:

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Re: Totalling 588 bottle-years, this is going to be splendid

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AHB wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Already totalling 588 bottle-years, this is going to be quite splendid. {Everybody hide—explosion coming!}
But the great thing is that these bottles we will be opening gain 1 year in age between them every 26 days. By the time of the offline they will have almost 589 Bridgemans. :wink:

Alex
No - they have a Turnbull Time of 26 days.
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Here goes

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All,

So here I am in Dublin, about to meet the lawyers, and see whether I can be given time off to attend this wonderful occasion. If pressed about my alternative engagement, I have decided to say that I am meeting up with 14 or so old friends, and that they might never get to be gathered together in one place again. Does that sound fair and OK? :roll:

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Well, I'd let you off with it.
Port is basically a red drink
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Re: Here goes

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Ghandih wrote:old friends
I’m only 39!
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Derek T.’s labels

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At Derek’s request, jdawiseman.com is now hosting Derek T.’s bonus labels to add to any label-free bottles.

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Splendid. Thanks.
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Here are five of our victims, four of them with their new labels on 88)

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The Offley has a near perfect label front and back so I will not need to use my own version.

The small neck tags were applied by Uncle Tom and contain his cellar reference codes. We can spend hours fruitlessly attempting to decode these references on the night.

The Rebello Valente also has a larger neck tag with a hand written note saying 'Rebello Valente 1966 - Gift. T. Valente'.

Derek

Cue Conky with a tile joke :roll:
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Am I allowed to point out that it says "Rebello Valete"? Slightly lacking a 'n'.
Port is basically a red drink
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KillerB wrote:Am I allowed to point out that it says "Rebello Valete"? Slightly lacking a 'n'.


:oops: :oops: :oops:

I was going to re-print that one anyway as it should say "Robertson's Rebello Valente"

Nice spot.

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Looks good
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Ok then, if it's expected...


Whiston Hospital Mortuary has that shade of tile.
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Conky wrote:Ok then, if it's expected...


Whiston Hospital Mortuary has that shade of tile.
That's exactly where I got them from :shock:
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Co-incidently, those tags on the bottles are also what I have to put on the toes of the suddenly departed, in the middle of the night. (Thats when the staff aren't there to sort it out). Bet you're glad you only have the tiles, and not such responsibilities.
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I'm even more glad that you didn't put one on me when I was asleep on your kitchen floor :shock: :lol: :lol:
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