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Yes, this is a real book, available for purchase here. (http://www.redhen.org/bookDetail.asp?bookID=195) I am not linking it because I recommend that you buy it; I am linking it simply to prove that it is actually a book published by a press and offered for sale in the US.

So is this sad or scary? Or both?

It's a book of poetry? They've destroyed the most beautiful form of language!

So is this sad or scary? Or both?

It looks like satire.

It looks like satire.
He might call it that, although I'm sure he would prefer "wryly ironic" or something slightly more highbrow than satire. What it really is, in my view, is a bunch of cheap shots against groups--because he takes shots at more than Spears in the book--that are easy game. What's original about taking a shot at Britney Spears? Everyone's done it by now.

He might call it that, although I'm sure he would prefer "wryly ironic" or something slightly more highbrow than satire. What it really is, in my view, is a bunch of cheap shots against groups--because he takes shots at more than Spears in the book--that are easy game. What's original about taking a shot at Britney Spears? Everyone's done it by now.
Double Entendre, ha-ha.

Double Entendre, ha-ha.
Like I said... :D

Humor me. I'm on my third bottle of wine tonight. :D

Humor me. I'm on my third bottle of wine tonight. :D

what kind of wine?

what kind of wine?
I started with Chardonnay because it's all we had in the house, but since then we've had a Sangiovese and we're currently on a blend from Coppola vineyards called a Rosso. It's 47% Zinfandel, 32% Cabernet and 21% Syrah, and very tasty.

no, you're wrong.

They haven't published the NS "depressing poetry" thread as a book yet.

I started with Chardonnay because it's all we had in the house, but since then we've had a Sangiovese and we're currently on a blend from Coppola vineyards called a Rosso. It's 47% Zinfandel, 32% Cabernet and 21% Syrah, and very tasty.

that sounded like an alien language to me since I know NOTHING about wine. But yum...alcohol...

that sounded like an alien language to me since I know NOTHING about wine. But yum...alcohol...

And I repeat, Bring the lady booze!

that sounded like an alien language to me since I know NOTHING about wine. But yum...alcohol...
Sangiovese, as I understand, is a varietal that isn't alll that big name, but I love the taste of it--a little peppery. There's a lot less of it around than, say, a cabernet or a merlot (which I don't drink if I can help it anymore). The Rosso is one of the best blends I've had, though.

Sangiovese, as I understand, is a varietal that isn't alll that big name, but I love the taste of it--a little peppery. There's a lot less of it around than, say, a cabernet or a merlot (which I don't drink if I can help it anymore). The Rosso is one of the best blends I've had, though.

I also find the more bottles I drink the more the wine improves.

I also find the more bottles I drink the more the wine improves.
Yes. That is indeed the case. Give me another twenty minutes and I'll be praising Cisco to the stars. :D

What about the 'Friendly Penis of Michael Jackson'? That would be the worst book of poety and it's even more of a cheap shot.

no, you're wrong.

They haven't published the NS "depressing poetry" thread as a book yet.

I hope I wind up in that. "Shitting in your Cheerios" went over rather well.

What about the 'Friendly Penis of Michael Jackson'? That would be the worst book of poety and it's even more of a cheap shot.
Kind of outdated by now, just like this book will be in 5....4.....3......

Sangiovese, as I understand, is a varietal that isn't alll that big name, but I love the taste of it--a little peppery. There's a lot less of it around than, say, a cabernet or a merlot (which I don't drink if I can help it anymore). The Rosso is one of the best blends I've had, though.

Ok. I'll bite. What happened with the merlot (one of my favourites as I tend to prefer wine to be heavy on the tanin.)

Yes. That is indeed the case. Give me another twenty minutes and I'll be praising Cisco to the stars. :D

:eek: so does that mean I would be able to stand Corona (watered down piss) if I get completely hammered?

Ok. I'll bite. What happened with the merlot (one of my favourites as I tend to prefer wine to be heavy on the tanin.)
It's just not as interesting to me anymore. I like the Sangiovese and, if I can get it, Tempranillo, which is really unusual, and Pinot Noir (though I hesitate to say that after "Sideways" because it sounds like I'm a movie poseur). And if I can get my hands on a Meritage without paying three prices for it, I'm all there.

:eek: so does that mean I would be able to stand Corona (watered down piss) if I get completely hammered?
There is never a good reason to drink Corona, or any beer in a clear glass bottle, for that matter. Light degrades beer, so as a general rule, the darker the glass, the better.

:eek: so does that mean I would be able to stand Corona (watered down piss) if I get completely hammered?

I say we get her completely hammered!

.......... and Pinot Noir (though I hesitate to say that after "Sideways" because it sounds like I'm a movie poseur)..........

That's why I only drink white wine now. Less pressure.

That's why I only drink white wine now. Less pressure.Funny thing is, I know next to nothing about wine, but I get tapped to choose the bottle whenever we go out to dinner with friends, and generally, I do pretty well.

Best value I've found recently is 2004 Ravenswood Zinfandel. I get it on sale around here for around nine bucks a bottle, and it's phenomenal at that price range. In restaurants it regularly goes for $36 a bottle.

Funny thing is, I know next to nothing about wine, but I get tapped to choose the bottle whenever we go out to dinner with friends, and generally, I do pretty well.

Best value I've found recently is 2004 Ravenswood Zinfandel. I get it on sale around here for around nine bucks a bottle, and it's phenomenal at that price range. In restaurants it regularly goes for $36 a bottle.

That's a good price. (Even factoring that restaurants always hose people with wine prices.)

When I was younger I used to feel pressure to drink the "right" wine. Now not so much; I just drink what I damn well please really. Of course it helps that I don't really drink beer or liquor anymore, so I drink wine even if I don't have a meal.

Also, I've found over the last decade or so, as people are drinking more wine in general (or at least so it seems), there are fewer really undrinkable bottles out there, and the overall quality at the lower end has improved beyond all recognition. If you stick to the $8-15 dollar range, and have at least a nodding acquaintance with the better known varietals & countries of origin, you really can't go that far wrong.

Personally I drink a lot of Marlborough county Sauvignon Blanc, and Italian PG or Peidmonts. (Yes, I know, that makes me officially a chick, but what can I do?).

Oh come on now, there's that Jewel book where she thought 'casualty' was the plural of casual or some nonsense...

Oh come on now, there's that Jewel book where she thought 'casualty' was the plural of casual or some nonsense...Yeah, but I put Jewel into that category of vanity books where it's published because of who the poet is--like Leonard Nimoy, for instance--than whether or not the poetry is worth reading. You go into books like Jewel's with the assumption that most, if not all of it, will be crap, and you hunt for the gems (or you mock the whole thing, but that's a bit like calling Britney Spears an unoriginal songwriter--duh!).

It's a book of poetry? They've destroyed the most beautiful form of language!
It's being ironic.

Speaking of poetry books...

okay, we both know what I'm going to ask here.

Hows yours?

by the way, red wine hangovers are killer. Mind the loud noises and bright lights