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Tell me about Tequila

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And other than that it makes your clothes fall off, I need to learn more.

I am thinking this is the one Mae has recommended to me:
http://www.tequilasource.com/cabowabo/pics/cabo-wabo-reposado_07_r4.jpg

Also doing some reading here:
http://cocktails.about.com/od/spirits/p/tequila_brands.htm

A few years back, TR was a big help in teaching me the way of Scotch. It is now time for me to learn the ways of Tequila.

My friends already cringe because I drink Jose neat.

What brands do you like, how do you like to drink it, and how much does it cost?

I WAS going to get a new bottle of Scotch for myself for Christmas, but I think a good bottle of Tequila is in order instead.

Does Tequila come with the legendary “worm” in it anymore? Has anyone ate the worm?

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The Aztec Legend of the Agave and Tequila

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http://cocktails.about.com/od/history/a/agave_legend.htm

This made me laugh.

“[i]Mayahuel is the goddess of fertility, she was portrayed as the goddess with[b] four hundred breasts.[/b] He found her and fell in love with her.”[/i]

Duh! B-)

That is the one

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and all you need is the bottle and shot glass.

Tequila doesn’t have a worm, Mezcal does.

More

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Mezcal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcal

It is talked about as if it is tequila, and then as if it is something else?

A specific type of tequila or just close to it?

I believe

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it’s just close to it.

I almost ate the worm once.

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But couldn’t do it.

Never been able to drink Tequila since that night, even the smell of it makes me gag now.

Sissy

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B-)

Are you calling ME a Sissy?????

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Yeah, I know.

Took me a while to live that one down. 🙁

That is ok

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I am sure you are in the majority. Here in the states, we generally don’t eat bugs either…. ;\

yeah…in Michigan where the bugs freeze…

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they eat back bacon like the Canucks, eh ]:)

Hardly

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As I have found most Canucks don’t LIKE backbacon, or as WE call it, “Canadian Bacon”. 😀

[i]of all the places in the world you would expect to find Canadian bacon……. :p

We just don’t call it the same thing….

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Actually one of the treats in one of our Toronto markets is a back bacon sandwhich ….and its a short walk from the bar with 100 varieties of beer.

James

well in FL what you find

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we have an over abundance of:

Italian food (thanks to the migrant NY/NJ retirees)
Spanish food (thanks to the migrant Mexicans and Cubans)
bad drivers (thanks to all the crazy people from up north who come down here to retire)

2 out of 3 ain’t bad. lol 😉

Drinkin song

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Quality or type doesn’t matter as long as you know the song lyrics. I’m guessin.

How much tequila did I drink last night?
It’s really anybody’s guess.
I poured them so fast,
I couldn’t keep them in the glass,
But this morning I sure am a mess.
My head is four or five times its normal size
And I got this big old cactus stuck between my eyes.
I can’t recall a single thing I did or said
Or the names of all these people sleeping in this bed.

Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how,
Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?

How did I get these cuts and bruises all over my body?
I must have fallen down somehow.
I believe it had something to do with karate
— It’s all coming back to me now.
I was standing in a bar with King Kong’s cousin,
He must have been seven foot three.
His elbow gave me a bump, and so I said “Hey, chump,
Would you like to step outside with me?”

Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how,
Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?

My mouth is filled with cotton and my brain is sore.
I left last night’s dinner on this morning’s floor.
My stomach is swollen and my eyeballs shrunk.
I drank so much that my hair got drunk.
I see a big old worm about ten feet long
Hallucinating purple cows.
Somebody moved the furniture while I was gone.

Uh oh, this is not my house.
I could call us a taxi on the telephone
If I only knew where we are.
I guess I’m gonna have to drive myself back home
As soon as I can find the car.

Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how,
Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?

You should know by now

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if you post lyrics, post the song as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ZxuMC7onM

Video

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We were all hoping for a video of you singing it is why!!!!!!!!!!!

ACK!

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Not sure if I have the rusty pail to try to carry that note in….. 😀

Worms are for sissies, eat a scorpion…

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http://www.scorpionmezcal.com/

First time I saw that I did a double take in the store. WTF, a scorpion?! Seriously, just ew! But if you eat the scorpion you’ve got more cajones than me.

I stick with the blue agave stuff. Patron or Sauza’s Tres Generaciones. It even tastes good sipping from a glass, no mixer or crutches needed.

Whoever came up with that

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must have really been into their own stock to much, to often…. ;\

Wonder if they are still poisonous?

No gringo, the glands are removed

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You can also look in the bottle and see where part of the tail has been cut.

It’s worth a looky lou next time you’re browsing the mezcal.

Patron Silver is my personal fave

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I like it slightly chilled. I take it straight w/o any salt or lime (I find these to severely detract from the flavor and aroma). Both sipping or shooting work well (though, the latter will obviously work faster).

The Costco by my house usually has Patron for about $10 less than what you’d find it for anywhere else. My annual membership fee is recouped by the end of April!! 🙂

What is the differnce

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between the silver and the gold?

I think I am going to have to make a road trip into Canada, just so I can hit the “duty free” shop! B-)

I keep offering….

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Just wait till after the MIL leaves after XMas….long story….

Dan Ackroyd owns a company that brought Patron to Canada and is the distributor. He has been doing some promotion for it.

I’ve only had Cuervo Gold – neat. Tastes good on a cold day….

James

I have been getting favorable results

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in generating interest for the jazz festival with the Things, so as long as I don’t have another financially devastating year like last year….

Cuervo and Sousa(sp?) are the only two I have ever had. Anything lower than the Cuervo gold was horrible….. Can’t even use in a Margarita.

Never been a “well” drinker.

I think Sousa

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has to do with marching bands..

Sauza.

Specifically Sauza Hornitos Reposado. That’s also very good. And cheaper than Cabo Wabo or Patron.

A good friend gave me a bottle as a wedding gift

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still hand the duty labels on it from when he was down in Meh-i-kho visiting relatives.

Really was a shame the ex didn’t want any, so I was forced to drink it without her…. B-)

Those pesky canadians….

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make the best whiskey. Far and away Crown Royal is my favorite drink. And crown with ice is my favorite mixed drink, lol. Not the ultra expensive Extra Special Reservere, just the regular $20-$25 a bottle cheap stuff. My current significant other took my bags that the bottles came in to her mother’s house. She’s sewing them into a blanket, lol. Similar to this:

http://www.maggiefinchdesigns.com/Custom/CrownRoyal2A.jpg

Love the bags

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can’t drink the whiskey.

Had a run-in with Kesslers a long time ago, and we are no longer friends. Unfortunately, it also ruined the party for all the others like Kesslers, black velvet, and the like.

The only whiskey I can drink anymore is Jack, preferably straight up.

I prefer scotch.

I love Jack

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Unfortunately in my older age the Crown is a little more colon friendly the following day. From time to time I do have to purchase a bottle of that charcoal flavored goodness. I have some cool JD swag I picked up when I vacationed in Tenn and visited the distillery. 🙂

I’m a Canadian club fan myself…

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…though I wouldn’t turn down a bottle of Crown Royal.

Canadian Club and Canada Dry Ginger Ale was one of my first mixed drinks in high school.

As kids we used to use the bags for marbles.

James

Tequila aging

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Blanco (“white”) or plata (“silver”) ? white spirit, un-aged and bottled or stored immediately after distillation, or aged less than two months in oak barrels.

Oro (“gold”) ? un-aged “blanco” tequila, blended with rested or aged tequilas, and often with caramel coloring, sugar-based syrup, glycerin, and/or oak extract added so as to resemble aged tequila.

Reposado (“rested”) ? aged a minimum of two months, but less than a year in oak barrels.

A?ejo (“aged” or “vintage”) ? aged a minimum of one year, but less than 3 years in oak barrels.

Extra a?ejo (“extra aged” or “ultra aged”) ? aged a minimum of three years in oak barrels.

In terms of Patron specifically, they add some different ingredients (much like wine) to make it more aromatic and ‘smooth’. Also, their a?ejo gold is a combination of tequilas at various stages of aging, which gives it a somewhat unique taste.

They’ve also started (I think it is fairly recent, as I’ve only begun noticing the scores in the last few months) rating Tequilas on taste/body/aroma much like wines are graded. So, if all else fails, you can defer to the grade to help make a choice.

Ah man..if only i could rememeber

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only had the stuff a couple times.. not good results..
don’t think i could drink it agian 🙂

ha ha

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said in my best “Nelson” voice…. ;\

Anyone notice the buzz is different?

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If you drink JUST the blue agave tequila all night, you have a slightly different buzz. For me it seems to be somewhere between whiskey drunk and being high on weed…from what I’m told. 😉

Or am I crazy?

I don’t think you’re crazy

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Actually, it may explain why I drink only Tequila or Bourbon. 🙂

Reminds me of this song

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http://www.imeem.com/21guns/music/TAHLeIy0/black_label_society_crazy_or_high/

Anyone know about this?

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?

Normally Patron

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Here are a couple of nice tequila reads;

http://www.friday.com/bbum/2008/06/19/what-is-good-tequila/

http://tequilamonster.tripod.com/drink.html

Ah, more reading material

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Thanks.

Never tasted it – I’ll stick with THIS: …

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My current favourite is:

http://www.highlandpark.co.uk/shop/whisky.asp

The official website is listing it as ?26.99 but if I order it online from Tesco (supermarket) they deliver it to my door for ?18.38 per bottle.

I’d be interested to know what the American price for this stuff is, not an online price but the actual ‘through your door, in yer hand’ price.

Very palatable, perhaps too much in all honesty. 😉

I drink beer

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because I like mixed drinks….. 😀

Going to have to keep my eye out for this, and will let you know the price if I see it.

Personally..

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Being from KY, I usually stick with bourbon. Knob Creek or Woodford Reserve.

Damn..I wish it were Friday.

You’re lucky – in the UK we’re rather limited …

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‘Jack Daniels’ or ‘Jim Beam’ is about the extent I’m ever likely to see on a Scottish liquor shelf.

I still get funny looks when I buy the occasional bottle of either [i](I’m wondering what the look would be if I ever bought Tequila!! ) 😀

In Ontario

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$54.95 Canadian or about $29 pounds, assuming I walk in the door to get it.

James

On the serious side

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I have built a 10′ by 6′ climate controlled room. It could be called a wine cellar but I have decided to buy and stock several bottles of each of the major liquers also(Scotch,Rum,Whiskey etc.) As I didn’t know much about the new rage in high end Tequilas I used this info to give me a better idea of what I should be stocking. This is for retirement, I am also looking at this as a long term investment. See below.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16383529/

Sounds like

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you need to post a pic of your room for us? B-)

Sounds cool.

accepted

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I accept that invitation. It will be a cool challenge as it is built somewhat covertly in the back of the basement.

“Hey what you got back behind there?”

“Oh uh nothing interesting”

Tequilas

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1) You can’t go wrong with any of the Cabo Wabos. Sammy Hagar knows his ta-kill-ya lol

2) Don Alejo is good too

3) Patron and Herradura and nice.

4) Jose neat??? Lord have mercy on your intestines. lol 😉

ADDED: Never EVER buy- Heaven Hill…Montezuma…or generic. You’re probably getting something more akin to standard, grain-made vodka than blue agave derived stuff.

#4

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the salt and lemon just don’t do it for me. After all, don’t need the straight salt, and lemons are not good for your teeth. Just trying to think of my health, ya know? B-)

In a few months, I will be asking about Vodka next, for my birthday. 😀

Vodka is another bastardized spirit

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People have this idea that Absolut is some kinda super vodka…kinda like most people think Chivas Regal is super scotch.

If you want good vodka, try these:

Chopin
Krowleska
Van Gogh

I believe they are all 100% potato vodka.

Most vodka now…made from…grain? WTF?

I think even Grey Goose is a grain-based vodka.

For a not-so-pricey pretty good vodka that is potato vodka…get Luksusowa.

I won’t be drinking for Christmas…or New Years. Doctor forbid it, and I promised this certain female I wouldn’t drink til the doctor cleared me. Yes, particular women have more influence on me than medical, legal, or law enforcement professionals.

I’m such a dope. lol

Absolut just spends the money on advertising

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don’t like it. I take the well vodka over it. For a low end, SKY isn’t bad…..

I like Chivas, but it isn’t at the top of my list. Probably 5th?

If you can’t drink, I will just have to double my consumption so there will be balance in the world, huh? B-)

Absolut and my drinking

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Absolut became a niche vodka, just like Chivas to scotch, just like Jim Beam to bourbon whiskey drinkers in the USA, just like Coors and Bud to beer drinkers. It’s about that “image”.

Yeah, Skyy is just as good as Absolut, and less expensive.

As for my drinking:

If all goes well, in February for my b-day I will be getting so FUBAR that I might well die.

Turning the big four Oh-no! lol :p

As good?

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My opinion, Sky is better.

Four decades old? :0 Sounds like a REAL Tequila night! B-)

Rule of thumb, don’t accept ANY drink if the person buying it isn’t matching you the SAME drink. Nothing like a good cement mixer to ruin a night out…. :0

Their is only one…

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Petrone…

how much and how?

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how do you like to drink it?

What can I expect a bottle to set me back?

U would sip it…

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Patron Tequila Silver 750ml
at ShopRite Liquors Laurenti Wines
$44.99

Patron Tequila Gran Platinum 750ml
at WineChateau.com
$185.99

Patron Tequila Gran Burdeos 750ml
at WineChateau.com
$479.99

It all depends on what you want, but trust me its all good and the best their is, no matter the level.

Wholly Cow

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Does each bottle come with a loan application too?

Ye it is a bit high priced

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But trust me you will never go back to any other Tequilla again.

Shots, Margarita, whatever, it really is worth it. And the 44 dollar bottle is ten times better then most.

Have you ever gotten higher than the Silver?

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The others are WAY out of my income bracket.

how do you compare the silver to cabowabo?

CaboWabo Tequilla?

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Heh best thing to do is just go to a bar and get a shot of each. Petrone to me is like a good vodka with the flavor of tequilla.

A year and half ago I was in Vegas for my buddies Bachelor Party. We all decided, after drinking heavily, that we would all do a shot of the the Grand Burdeos, The 7 of us grew up with each other since grammer school and we are all either 39 or 40.
I seem to remember the shot being 30 or 40 dollars. But I was a bit goofy.

It was like butta..

No I am not in that financial bracket either the 45 dollar bottle is just fine for me. 🙂

I pretty much stick to beer when at a bar

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because I like the other drinks so much more. B-)

If I choose something I don’t like as much, I drink much less. Saves a lot of money and makes getting up at 6am to do the hour drive to work much easier, if you know what I mean….

I have never done high end drinks of anything but scotch, and even that was only a 15 year.

JD I don’t think you should mention

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Drinking Scotch with a 15 Year Old some people might get the wrong idea. :^0

Col

If I could give that more than one thumb…..

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THAT is a good piece of advice…. ;\

She SAID she was 18 officer, really! :0 As soon as she wakes up, you can ask her yourself! 😀

You could probably get it a lot cheaper …

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If you could SPELL properly.

By using the [b]PRONOUN[/b] of ‘[u]their[/u]’ – you are naturally suggesting that the money is for them to take from you: – if you simply wrote [i]”It all depends on what you want, but trust me its all good and the best [u][b]there is[/u][/b], no matter the level.”[/i] – You might find you get it at customer price, rather than slave price. 😉

O god….. Tequila…..

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LOL… its been 3 years since I have touched that stuff…

Patron seriously threw me on my rear, ever since then I don’t go near it… In its defense it was my 25th birthday, and it didn’t help that people were throwing shots at me… I guess I deserved it…. BTW 11 beers + 9 shots = Timmy blacks out. I heard I had a fun time, but I don’t really remember….

But if I were to drink it again I would go with Patron, it went down nice and smooth 🙂

*I cant count

The last “rough” night I had

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We were slamming beer and tequila at the first two bars.

Next bar, was getting vodka and lemonade.

Next bar, wild prairie fires. (Absolut, hotdamm, and tobasco) but in my defense, the little shot babe was so cute and had a cow bell hanging off the back of her belt and she would shake it while you had your drink…..

Back for more vodka/lemonade.

I slept the whole next day and night, almost non-stop. The day after, I was finally well enough that I started to puke……

That must have been 15 years ago……

What a night! B-)

lol….

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ouch… hahaha… yeah, I think my next few day were alot like yours.

:)

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Never again

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Funny that you should bring this up on our 27th wedding anniversary that appears to have come about because of a night out on Tequila.

Our first date and it was the fourth of july. Me and my mate Mick were taking out these two hot chicks. Kirsten was driving so me and Mick decided to warm to the occasion with a few tequilas. Not having tested the brew before it wasn’t long before we polished off the bottle. We went out for a great night dancing and generally having a good time. Then it was time to go home so we left the event and headed for Kirstens car. Where are the keys Rob, Kirsten asked. I haven’t got the keys, you have the keys, no I am sure that I gave them to you she replied. Bummer no car keys. 20 miles from home for us and 5 miles for my date. Just then my date spotted an old friend and after explaining the situation took my date home to get her car so that she could come back and get us. We dropped Kirsten off and then Mick and then it was my turn to go home. I thanked my date for the evening and arranged to see her again.

Woke up next morning and rememberd Kirstens car. No bloody keys and I really couldn’t remember her giving them to me. No problems I would arrange a new barrel for the door and the ignition. Went to see my mate Allan at the wreckers and found the barrels complete with keys. Picked up Kirsten and went to retrieve the car. It was an old Holden so it wasn’t hard to get into it to replace the bits. Ok problem solved but I was heading home now to catch up on some shuteye, boy was I feeling tired. Arrived home and had a message to contact Micks mum. Apparently not long after dropping Mick of his mum had to get an Ambulance for him as he had taken a turn. Poor bugger had his stomach pumped. I have never touched Tequila since. To this day I don’t remember Kirsten giving me the keys to look after.

And they never turned up?

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Sure Mick didn’t eat them in a fit of munchies, causing the “turn”? 😀

I almost never drink to excess, which is why my buds like to go drinking with me. They know they have a driver.

The LAST time I was drunk, was the story I listed further up, and that was 15 years ago.

They would

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have came out when he was pumped. I remember the night but not the keys. I really felt bad as I was the one blamed for losing them. It was my one and only experience with Tequila and it may have caused me to blank out. I don’t want a repeat of that episode so I have avoided Tequila like the plague. 😉

Haven’t read through yet

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And someone else may have mentioned it but the one
with
the worm isn’t Tequila. It’s Mezcal. Slightly different but I
don’t know offhand what the difference is.

The closest I ever get to Tequila is in a Margarita.

And yes, my ex-husband did once in my presence. This
may be the reason that I don’t drink much Tequila.

EDIT to add: What I was trying to say above is that the ex
ate the worm. Yes, I know. Sentence makes much more
sense with that little factoid thrown in.

I understood Tig

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even without the correction…. ;\

From reading up on it, I will leave that to third/fourth world countries to eat bugs….. :p

Tequila

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makes some of us into hit and run maniacs. B-)

But does it

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make you ticklish? ;\

Nope.

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Already am. ]:)

RE : [i]Tell me about Tequila

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After watching part of some weird Religious thing on TV last night

If you drink Tequila you will die. Alcohol in any form is a Posion that kills you.

If you fell weak you need lots of support from your fiends to stop you weakling and consuming this substance as Suicide is unacceptable in most cultures around the world. Unless of course you strap a big bomb to your body and pay a visit to the IRS where you detonate the bomb. They will be a Hero. :0

Now for the really bad news I’m told by the yet to die that while drinking Tequila you will have lots of Fun and Vastly enjoy the experience. If you where to believe Satan in the form of the advertisers of this product it will make you so attractive to your preferred Sexual Partners that you’ll have to beat them off with a Stick to get some peace and quite.

But since you are going to die anyway all I can say is [b]What a Way to go drink up and enjoy.[/b] :^0

Col

Death, by bugga bugga….

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😀

Last I knew for certain

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only rabbits bugga-bugga-ed to death. 😀

Creative use for tequila

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I’ve stocked up on 10 bottles of Pace salsa sauce (because they were selling it out at 99c store. maybe marketing mistake didn’t catch on):

Chile – lime – tequila flavored.
I don’t think there’s much alky left tho. I added half a bottle to a casserole for a club potluck today and I didn’t see them staggering around. Some members did bring some wine tho.

Not bad, my wife likes our salsa autentica better tho.

There was one of those specials on ‘how they do it’ or a show like that on how they grow the blue agave, harvest and roast the ‘pineapples’ and make the tequilla out of it.

DOn’t suppose that’s part of drinking lore tho. One guy is trying to do a tequila plantation out here in Temecula desert. I guess he may change the name to ‘Temecula’ for his drink.

Background is always good

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As I noted with my second posting.

Is there any wonder he fell in love with the woman with 400 breasts? :^0

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