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[Penta]

Pay no attention, Nenochtoo. I never suffer from PMS. Coldharvest missed a trick there.

[Kurt]

I know, Kurt. I still hate it. Our equivalent is "passed on" or "passed away", which I dislike too, but at least it doesn't leave me inevitably wondering what the object is supposed to be, as with just "passed" (though I've noticed more people dropping the on or away here recently). I don't mind "go/went", which is also common here - if people want to use euphemisms, it's a perfectly reasonable one.

One's regional jargon falling under scorn

You got off lightly, Nenochtoo, with just a bit of linguistic displeasure in response to your first post. Don't let me put you off.

The one that bothers me is "home" when "house" should be used. Like "Homebuilders" or I bought a home for $100,000. I am really fighting against the tide with this one because this is a case where the language is changing and it is not a regionalism...So I might as well scream at glaciers. Some real estate agency thought "home" was more inviting and changed it in their ads and now we have become slightly dumber because of them.

It makes me so angry I think I am going to go to a Whorehome after work and forget my troubles, then I will go apartment and relax.

[Penta]

The one that bothers me is "home" when "house" should be used.

Snap! (In the English use, of course.) A related one is when ordinary people, as opposed to estate agents, talk about "the property" they're buying, rather than the house or flat.

[Kurt]

The one that bothers me is "home" when "house" should be used.

Snap! (In the English use, of course.) A related one is when ordinary people, as opposed to estate agents, talk about "the property" they're buying, rather than the house or flat.

American is more corruptible by advertising....but we have at least avoided chronic glottal stop.

[rickshaw92]

The one that bothers me is "home" when "house" should be used.

Snap! (In the English use, of course.) A related one is when ordinary people, as opposed to estate agents, talk about "the property" they're buying, rather than the house or flat.

I'll have to remember that M'Lady as I always reefer to my home as a property even when I am caretakin at a resedental property. Mussent upset the Baroness lest she throw me off the top of her ivory tower!

[Penta]

I'll have to remember that M'Lady as I always reefer to my home as a property even when I am caretakin at a resedental property. Mussent upset the Baroness lest she throw me off the top of her ivory tower!

But when you're caretaking, it is more of a "property". If it's someone's house or flat, it's also "house-sitting" or "flat-sitting". We usually have someone (a son, with or without g/f, or the son or daughter of friends) flat-sitting when we go off to Spain for the summer. There's always someone we know who would like to live here for a few months and it's good for us to know it's being used.

[rickshaw92]

I would make a really good yacht sitter M' Lady.

[LechoZX]

The one that bothers me is "home" when "house" should be used. Like "Homebuilders" or I bought a home for $100,000. I am really fighting against the tide with this one because this is a case where the language is changing and it is not a regionalism...So I might as well scream at glaciers. Some real estate agency thought "home" was more inviting and changed it in their ads and now we have become slightly dumber because of them.

Even worse is the term "homeowner". In the sense that somebody would ask you "Are you a homeowner Mr. Kurt?". As if they are trying to create an exclusive club. Plus it sounds like they are asking you if you like it in the bum.

[WillyBlues]

I agree Barbancourt and Brugal. Try Barrilito three star, makes Bacardi taste like mouthwash.
http://www.ministryofrum.com/rumdetails.php?r=26

Barcelo is a good Domican rum as well.

[mapandcompass]

Bottoms up!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/0859920143 ... lkcmlua2Vy


Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers, Study Finds
Time.com

By JOHN CLOUD John Cloud – Mon Aug 30, 6:35 pm ET

One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking.

But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that - for reasons that aren't entirely clear - abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers. (See pictures of booze under a microscope.)

Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies. Moderate alcohol use (especially when the beverage of choice is red wine) is thought to improve heart health, circulation and sociability, which can be important because people who are isolated don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.

But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life? It's true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes, since drinking can be expensive. And people of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors - job and child-care worries that might not only keep them from the bottle but also cause stress-related illnesses over long periods. (They also don't get the stress-reducing benefits of a drink or two after work.)

But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables - socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, number of close friends, quality of social support and so on - the researchers (a six-member team led by psychologist Charles Holahan of the University of Texas at Austin) found that over a 20-year period, mortality rates were highest for those who had never been drinkers, second-highest for heavy drinkers and lowest for moderate drinkers. (Watch TIME's Video "Taste Test: Beer With Extra Buzz.")

The sample of those who were studied included individuals between ages 55 and 65 who had had any kind of outpatient care in the previous three years. The 1,824 participants were followed for 20 years. One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men. Just over 69% of the never-drinkers died during the 20 years, 60% of the heavy drinkers died and only 41% of moderate drinkers died.

These are remarkable statistics. Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and several types of cancer (particularly cancers in the mouth and esophagus), heavy drinkers are less likely to die than people who have never drunk. One important reason is that alcohol lubricates so many social interactions, and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health. As I pointed out last year, nondrinkers show greater signs of depression than those who allow themselves to join the party.

The authors of the new paper are careful to note that even if drinking is associated with longer life, it can be dangerous: it can impair your memory severely and it can lead to nonlethal falls and other mishaps (like, say, cheating on your spouse in a drunken haze) that can screw up your life. There's also the dependency issue: if you become addicted to alcohol, you may spend a long time trying to get off the bottle. (Comment on this story.)

That said, the new study provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking is not only fun but good for you. So make mine a double.

[Kurt]

I was pleased to see that too Map&C but it is "news" like Pashtun boy love is "news", since this story has been repeated since about 1992 when doctors discovered that winos who sold their body to science for booze had brillo pad livers, ulcerated stomachs and intestines but had perfect arteries.

Research was done and it was found that people who did not give a fuck about the amount they ate but drank during meals (like in France) tended to live long healthy lives free of diabetes and obesity. At the time the only group who ate the same rich foods as the French and smoked the same amount but did not drink wine with meals was the American south. They drank iced tea during their fatty meals and craoked sooner and spent more years in poor health while being more likely to be fat during their good years. When compared further with French alcoholics and souther teetotalers the result was what was found here in this story...it even made it on 60 Minutes years ago and many people wrote in angry letters claiming that it would encourage drinking....but people forgot it.

So I am glad to see it making its rounds again. Wine is awesome. So is beer and it may not be the best thing in the world to guzzle it down but it is still better than avoiding it altogether.

I would like to see drinkers get smug about their drinking.

[Dabbi]

Reyka vodka, just blows every other vodka i have tasted out of the water, my girlfriend likes the bottles so much that she uses them as flower wases in a mountain cabin that we frequently go to.

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/05/ ... ka-rev.php

[coldharvest]

Reyka vodka, just blows every other vodka i have tasted out of the water, my girlfriend likes the bottles so much that she uses them as flower wases in a mountain cabin that we frequently go to.

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/05/ ... ka-rev.php

That will be the next Vodka I get.

[deselby]

Reyka vodka, just blows every other vodka i have tasted out of the water, my girlfriend likes the bottles so much that she uses them as flower wases in a mountain cabin that we frequently go to.

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/05/ ... ka-rev.php

That will be the next Vodka I get.

Doesn't Smirinoff win every blind taste test, after you strip that status and sex marketing away from that simple neutral booze?

[coldharvest]

Reyka vodka, just blows every other vodka i have tasted out of the water, my girlfriend likes the bottles so much that she uses them as flower wases in a mountain cabin that we frequently go to.

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/05/ ... ka-rev.php

That will be the next Vodka I get.

Doesn't Smirinoff win every blind taste test, after you strip that status and sex marketing away from that simple neutral booze?

I don't drink that much so it's nice to
A: have an interesting booze
B: give my money to Iceland