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Thanks to that Pinky and the Brain parody, I finally realized Welles is narrating a TV ad which he is watching while reading. I always thought it was a radio ad and the talking of being in snow and so on made no sense. I thought Welles was imagining them based on context or that the cans of peas had snow on them. I feel this is a fairly precise gauge of the depths of my ignorance.
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I didn't realize that "DADADADA, DA, DA-DA-DA" was the Mars overture until the Venture Brothers made me look it up.
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Sep 4, 2010 22:26
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It's spelled 'Whisky' on every bottle of scotch. If you're talking about scotch, that's how you spell it, damnit.
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Sep 5, 2010 09:07
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Clitch posted:It's spelled 'Whisky' on every bottle of scotch. If you're talking about scotch, that's how you spell it, damnit. There's a sort of rule of thumb: if the English name for the country of origin has an "e" in it, then you spell it whiskey (Ireland, America). If the name does not have an "e", then you spell it whisky (Canada, Scotland, Japan). It's not a perfect rule, and some American distillers label their product whisky, but it's easy to remember for the vast majority of whiskies you'll encounter.
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Sep 5, 2010 16:17
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benito posted:There's a sort of rule of thumb: if the English name for the country of origin has an "e" in it, then you spell it whiskey (Ireland, America). If the name does not have an "e", then you spell it whisky (Canada, Scotland, Japan). The rule of thumb I go by is: I am an American, and the American spelling of the word is "whiskey."
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Sep 5, 2010 16:30
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The Advisor thinks it's a drat shame how squabbling over spelling can derail a thread, so perhaps we can be of some assistance. The easiest way to put it, fellows, is this: one drinks scotch whisky, but one also drinks whiskey from the jar. (Good luck finding the still and bring along a local when you do, lest they mistake you for a revenuer.)
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Sep 5, 2010 16:48
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benito posted:There's a sort of rule of thumb: if the English name for the country of origin has an "e" in it, then you spell it whiskey (Ireland, America). If the name does not have an "e", then you spell it whisky (Canada, Scotland, Japan).
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Sep 6, 2010 03:12
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McGravin posted:Japanese whisky? Jesus christ. Do I want to know? Is it flavored with octopus penis or something? Because the "Japan = tentacle rape/high school girls" joke is still funny, right? No, according to Wikipedia, Japanese whisky is supposed to be, for the most part, an imitation of Scottish whisky.
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Sep 6, 2010 03:28
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Cobweb Heart posted:Because the "Japan = tentacle rape/high school girls" joke is still funny, right? No, according to Wikipedia, Japanese whisky is supposed to be, for the most part, an imitation of Scottish whisky. Nikka whisky isn't too bad either.
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Sep 6, 2010 03:39
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Cobweb Heart posted:Because the "Japan = tentacle rape/high school girls" joke is still funny, right? No, according to Wikipedia, Japanese whisky is supposed to be, for the most part, an imitation of Scottish whisky. Sorry, I didn't intend to offend your love of tentacle rape (and yes, that joke is still funny). I merely meant that the Japanese are somewhat known for taking food and drink from other places and flavoring them with strange things or otherwise making them weird. McGravin fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Sep 6, 2010 |
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Sep 6, 2010 04:44
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McGravin posted:Sorry, I didn't intend to offend your love of tentacle rape (and yes, that joke is still funny). I merely meant that the Japanese are somewhat known for taking food and drink from other places and flavoring them with strange things or otherwise making them weird. There was an entire movie about Bill Murray's character shilling for a real Japanese whisky company. "For relaxing times, make it Suntory time." 
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Sep 6, 2010 05:25
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It's whisky for fucksake, end of debate. When you think of whisky, what country do you think of? Scotland. How is it spelled in Scotland? Whisky.Cobweb Heart posted:Because the "Japan = tentacle rape/high school girls" joke is still funny, right? No  Why don't you take a seat...
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Sep 6, 2010 12:02
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McGravin posted:Sorry, I didn't intend to offend your love of tentacle rape (and yes, that joke is still funny). I merely meant that the Japanese are somewhat known for taking food and drink from other places and flavoring them with strange things or otherwise making them weird. Apologies for continuing this, but as derails go, this one can certainly be said to be in the spirit of the comic.
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Cobweb Heart posted:Because the "Japan = tentacle rape/high school girls" joke is still funny, right? No, according to Wikipedia, Japanese whisky is supposed to be, for the most part, an imitation of Scottish whisky. Is the notion honestly out of the realm of possibility in your mind? Kinda 
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Sep 7, 2010 04:37
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Agree with me, friend, that in a perfect world there is an inexpensive whiskey named Ancient Shenanigan.
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Sep 7, 2010 14:10
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I too associate an entire nations culture, industry and history with their batshit insane pop culture magnified by the internet. So hows those big cowboy hats going guys? On a serious note god I really do miss this comic updating.
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Sep 7, 2010 14:53
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SeanBeansShako posted:On a serious note god I really do miss this comic updating.
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Sep 7, 2010 17:18
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NoneMoreNegative posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V17duGlHEYY Onstad...Onstad start the reactor. Free mars.
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Sep 7, 2010 17:58
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SeanBeansShako posted:On a serious note god I really do miss this comic updating. Same here. Achewood has been dethroned by the other comics in my rotation from its spot as my favorite not by quality, but rather attrition.
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Sep 7, 2010 19:33
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Achewood Thread 12: Waiting for Godot I think I'm going to draw a hot bath, pour a cold martini, and read through my two Achewood hardback books tonight. Rather than complain about the current pacing, maybe I'd be better off reliving the glory days of the Great Outdoor Fight.
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Sep 7, 2010 23:16
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Warren Ellis gives Onstad the mad propers today on his website: http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=10576
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Sep 10, 2010 00:42
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Is this Teodor/Nice Pete story going to get resolved at all?
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Sep 10, 2010 01:56
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Shmoses posted:Is this Teodor/Nice Pete story going to get resolved at all?
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Sep 10, 2010 02:35
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Zereth posted:And what about that haunted banjo? And Scrambles the puppy?
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Sep 10, 2010 02:43
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And did we ever find out who ate Ray's dang nachos? 
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Sep 10, 2010 03:01
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McGravin posted:And Scrambles the puppy? And who ate Ray's dang nachos? e: DAMMIT!
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Sep 10, 2010 03:02
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McGravin posted:And Scrambles the puppy? Onstad's comment in the 2nd Dark Horse volume about Scrambles makes me sad 
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Sep 10, 2010 05:25
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Shmoses posted:Is this Teodor/Nice Pete story going to get resolved at all? We'll eventually get a burst of strips that will resolve the plot and have a couple of Ray-centric inconsequential humor strips, then the update schedule will drop back to zero again.
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Sep 10, 2010 05:33
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Jerusalem posted:Onstad's comment in the 2nd Dark Horse volume about Scrambles makes me sad I like to picture Scrambles relaxing on a beach with a margarita. He never mentioned where he was going when he was lost, turns out it was a trip to the airport.
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rotinaj posted:And who ate Ray's dang nachos? And where the hell is the instruction manual to the drum machine?
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Sep 10, 2010 08:06
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Sep 10, 2010 12:20
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I desperately want that sign for my job. However I don't like the implications for Achewood in general...
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Sep 10, 2010 12:41
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choobs posted:I desperately want that sign for my job. Onstad doesn't work in a corporate office, so I think it'll be okay.
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Sep 10, 2010 15:04
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Wow. This strip gave us "poo poo the bed with the lights on" (an important qualifier) and "dong-razzled." Good show, Chris.
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Grilldos posted:Onstad doesn't work in a corporate office, so I think it'll be okay. Well I do... and if I could possibly get that sign up in my cube without getting fired it might actually make my job worth coming to.
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I had a dream we got a 3 page color update. Then the next day we got another one that was even longer, and I kept clicking forward and just when I thought there couldn't possibly be anymore pages I woke up. I miss Achewood (this was a great one but 2 and a half weeks is torture)
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Sep 10, 2010 16:01
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When will that sign be available in the Achewood shop?
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Guy A. Person posted:I had a dream we got a 3 page color update. Then the next day we got another one that was even longer, and I kept clicking forward and just when I thought there couldn't possibly be anymore pages I woke up.
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Sergeant Rock posted:
Upon seeing the update in my RSS reader, I squealed like a little girl(*) and hastily clicked on the link without reading it, but as the screen was changing I thought I saw the link had read "A Final Lovely gently caress You Friday." Cue a couple of seconds of sheer terror as I was convinced it would be Onstad's last strip, and the gently caress You directed at the fans. Fortunately the title was "Another Lovely gently caress You Friday." Close call averted. This thread is blowing my native pessimism out of proportion. * This probably did not actually happen. (**) ** OK, it totally did.
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I got an awkwardly loud chuckle out of "laser-guided MAN JUSTICE."
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