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Post by Jon on May 7, 2018 18:49:11 GMT
I'm not a fan of The Great British Bake Off, I don't hate it but I've never understood the appeal.
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Post by timothyd on May 7, 2018 19:30:37 GMT
I only like the first act of the Lion King.
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Post by LaLuPone on May 7, 2018 19:41:39 GMT
I much prefer Miss Saigon to Les Mis. Though many songs from the score are brilliant as is the story, I’ve never fully been able to connect with it and don’t fully see the hype. To be fair I’ve never seen it live so maybe I’ll have a big enlightenment when I finally do. I think the fact that I was desperate to see Saigon as soon as I saw the London DVD proves which show grabbed me more though.
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Post by dontdreamit on May 7, 2018 19:46:00 GMT
I don’t get the appeal of wine, or for that matter beer.
Give me a chilled vodka though...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 8:57:49 GMT
I hate red wine. White wine for the win! Try to say that fast.
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Post by TallPaul on May 8, 2018 11:06:32 GMT
Although I prefer real ale, I will happily drink wine (and the more I drink, the happier I become!) What I've never tasted, in any glass, is raspberries or freshly mown hay, etc.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 11:14:44 GMT
For a chilled night, Rosé. For a lairy night, White. Shot of choice: Tequila. Drink of choice: Jack Daniels or Spiced Rum
Can't drink vodka, makes me agressive. 😂😂
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 12:27:04 GMT
For a chilled night, Rosé. For a lairy night, White. Shot of choice: Tequila. Drink of choice: Jack Daniels or Spiced Rum Can't drink vodka, makes me agressive. 😂😂 My drink of choice is gin & tonic. I looove gin, I'm always tasting new gins from different countries. Last one I bought was Vánagandr Gin, from Galicia, Spain. Delicious! Love rum and tequila. And Jagger with Redbull. And can tolerate vodka. Oh God, I'm such an alcoholic.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 12:59:58 GMT
I don't like red wine. I know it's supposed to be what sophisticated people drink, but people who think red wine is anything other than posh vinegar aren't that sophisticated in my book.*
* Matthew's Big Book Of Complete Wine Ignorance.
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Post by kathryn on May 8, 2018 13:02:35 GMT
I can top the lot of you - I don't like alcohol at all! It tastes horrible - even when it's a sugary alcopop-type drink.
Yes, I can taste it. No, it is not 'just like drinking lemonade'.
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Post by dramallama on May 8, 2018 13:06:27 GMT
I can top the lot of you - I don't like alcohol at all! It tastes horrible - even when it's a sugary alcopop-type drink. Yes, I can taste it. No, it is not 'just like drinking lemonade'. I was about to post the same thing. I don't really mind the taste that much (though, really, I don't understand how people can drink the stuff pure). For me, it's more that I don't like the effects - while most people are happier after a pint or two, it has the opposite effect on me.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 13:14:06 GMT
I don't mind alcohol in principle; I don't drink a lot myself because I too can taste it in whatever it's in and it's a very rare flavour that is improved by having that li'l kick, but I get that other people do so hey, you do you, just don't pressure people who are ordering a non-alcoholic drink into having a beer, because sometimes it's *not* as simple as they just don't like it.
What *does* bother me about alcohol is the weird culture we have where your choice of drink is your personality. People on Facebook laughing about it being wine o'clock, gift shops selling cushions and tote bags covered with bad Prosecco puns, people getting all excited about gin bars. I don't get why your choice of drink counts as a valid personality trait, and I do wonder why we're pushing borderline alcoholism as a jolly thing to laugh about.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 13:21:54 GMT
@ryan hasn't touched a drop of wine. Ever.
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Post by 49thand8th on May 8, 2018 14:27:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 14:31:41 GMT
I don't mind alcohol in principle; I don't drink a lot myself because I too can taste it in whatever it's in and it's a very rare flavour that is improved by having that li'l kick, but I get that other people do so hey, you do you, just don't pressure people who are ordering a non-alcoholic drink into having a beer, because sometimes it's *not* as simple as they just don't like it. What *does* bother me about alcohol is the weird culture we have where your choice of drink is your personality. People on Facebook laughing about it being wine o'clock, gift shops selling cushions and tote bags covered with bad Prosecco puns, people getting all excited about gin bars. I don't get why your choice of drink counts as a valid personality trait, and I do wonder why we're pushing borderline alcoholism as a jolly thing to laugh about. I will admit I am guity of calling the time of day wine o'clock and whilst I don't get excited about a gin bar, I do get excited about a cocktail bar. 😂😂
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Post by Snciole on May 8, 2018 15:22:44 GMT
Despite our views on Brexit clashing Wetherspoons' ordering app is amazing. I ordered a drink and it came in two minutes without having to leave my seat.
I am this sounds like an ad but I was so prepared for it to be crap.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 15:26:05 GMT
Despite our views on Brexit clashing Wetherspoons' ordering app is amazing. I ordered a drink and it came in two minutes without having to leave my seat. I am this sounds like an ad but I was so prepared for it to be crap. I do quite like that you can just order a random table anything. Have seen some great stories online of people posting for their mates Birthdays and the resulting drinks that have arrived via app ordering.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 15:51:27 GMT
I can top the lot of you - I don't like alcohol at all! It tastes horrible - even when it's a sugary alcopop-type drink. Yes, I can taste it. No, it is not 'just like drinking lemonade'. For you and @baemax yes people have a weird reaction to 'I just don't/don't want to drink' I didn't drink for much of Uni, which was obviously seen as unforgivable, simply because like you two I didn't much like the taste. Nowadays I enjoy wine and gin, but to the point of 'one maybe two' glasses, I hate being drunk and frankly would rather just drive myself home afterwards. But people will never cease to TRY and convince you that you somehow aren't 'doing it right'
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 15:59:33 GMT
The older I get, the less alcohol I drink. I’ve beer in the fridge that hasn’t been touched since Christmas and unopened Whisky bottles from last year (the only spirit I drink). I really dislike Vodka and Gin, Rum and Brandy are only passable in a crisis. Port in the winter months can be nice, though.. A good pint of beer, lager or stout is always welcome, though no more than that; as a student I could put away quite a lot of them but don’t see the point now.
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Post by Jon on May 8, 2018 16:11:41 GMT
I can top the lot of you - I don't like alcohol at all! It tastes horrible - even when it's a sugary alcopop-type drink. Yes, I can taste it. No, it is not 'just like drinking lemonade'. For you and @baemax yes people have a weird reaction to 'I just don't/don't want to drink' I didn't drink for much of Uni, which was obviously seen as unforgivable, simply because like you two I didn't much like the taste. Nowadays I enjoy wine and gin, but to the point of 'one maybe two' glasses, I hate being drunk and frankly would rather just drive myself home afterwards. But people will never cease to TRY and convince you that you somehow aren't 'doing it right' I never get why it's considered weird to not drink alcohol. I don't question why people drink or smoke so why as a non drinker, should I get weird looks or responses because I choose not to drink.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 16:13:32 GMT
I always find it weird when people say "I'd love to see you drunk". Not only does it sound vaguely threatening, but me drunk is basically the same as me sober, just with more crying (and I'm not exactly a dry-eyed stoic to begin with).
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Post by andromedadench on May 8, 2018 18:54:45 GMT
I like alcohol and I like theatre, but my possibly unpopular opinion is that the two don't go well together. Ice cream is a great idea, though.
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Post by Mr Snow on May 8, 2018 20:04:08 GMT
Although I prefer real ale, I will happily drink wine (and the more I drink, the happier I become!) What I've never tasted, in any glass, is raspberries or freshly mown hay, etc. if you're that keen I can strongly recommend the following. Find a clean empty 1L bottle. loosely fill it with Raspberries and then add sugar - about enough that would fill the bottom 2cm. Top up with a cheap Vodka - Lidl's is fine Leave in a dark cool place for about 3 months. Strain through a coffee filter. and Hey Presto Raspberry Vodka - its surprisingly nice. Lovely after a piece of dark chocolate which you made in an ice tray with the remains of the (Now dangerously alcoholic) raspberries mixed in! I do know what you really mean About 20 years ago Jonathon Ross was compering a TV based quiz show. They had the then TV wine experts, oz. Clarke on pne team and Jilly Goolden on the other. They showed a clip of the two of them opening a bottle and then cut, just as their descriptions began. Next a new bottle, same, producer and vintage, was opened and served to them. They had a second chance to describe the wine and then the original comparisons were played. Neither of them used nay of the same words or phrases, but at least they liked it both times.
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Post by duncan on May 8, 2018 20:04:17 GMT
As I don't read the left tax avoiding gutter rag The Guardian I couldn't give a tinkers cuss about Lyn Gardner as I have no idea who she is.
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Post by duncan on May 8, 2018 20:08:05 GMT
Eurovision is sh*t, no its not amusing, camp or any other word that the BBC would have you believe makes it worth the millions squandered on it every year. Its a collection of sh*te acts performing even more sh*te songs in some godforsaken barn in some godforsaken hell hole.
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