To all the Oregon fans

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#128
Grand Vol said:
Apparently Volnation became the proverbial Belgium with A&M boy playing the part of the French in 1940 and Duck guy playing the part of the Wehrmacht. (and no Dooley references please)

Summary: Aggie got served over comments made, we all were fairly impressed over the verbiage used and stated so, Aggie posted up a half attempt at a rebuttal, Littlecat (playing the part of the British) spoke kindly on our behalf, Vol fans for the most part sat on the sidelines and watched the battle unfold, parties went to bed and hopefully nobody trips in traffic.

What we learned: Kentucky plays good basketball, some Oregon fans are very articulate, A&M has Manziel, UT is admired by both Oregon and Kentucky fans and some people have a hard time retorting without resorting to swearing.

In a nutshell, more or less
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Pretty much.

We also learned our resident A&M fan quickly loses his cool; very quickly.
 
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crusse10 said:
it's all hypotheticals, I'm simply saying that I trust Johnny Football when it matters. I have no doubt that if his special teams had gotten them the ball back that the Bama game would have been going to OT.
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No doubt? He would have had about 15 seconds. I think you're a little too into Johnny Football.
 
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Damn, my most poetic and descriptive part was taken out for the use of adult words. That portiion truly would have made it my tour de force.

But sorry for the...distinctive...color of launguage; I did my best to not make it smutty. I just couldn't resist my word choice regarding Mack Brown's and aTm's relationship.
 
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DuckIt said:
- The best beer and beer diversity in the world, renown wine, a prodigious quantity of the world's best restaurants and chefs.
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Only part of the entire tirade I would disagree with.

In the US, I think Colorado has some of the best beer.

Internationally it's a toss up between Belgium and Germany.

And been all three places as an almost reforming alcoholic, so I can speak with some authority.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Only part of the entire tirade I would disagree with.

In the US, I think Colorado has some of the best beer.

Internationally it's a toss up between Belgium and Germany.

And been all three places as an almost reforming alcoholic, so I can speak with some authority.
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Belgium beer is amazing. I've been to Belgium. In fact, I went there on a pilgrimage specifically to drink their beer. I, too, have been to Germany.

I'm talking diversity. Not only are some of the most awarded beers in the world made in the Pacific Northwest and west coast, but the city of Portland itself has more microbreweries than any city in the world. The beer being made from San Diego to Seattle, and San Francisco to the Sierra Nevadas, is simply incomparable in its scope of choices, quality, diversity, and deliciousness. Walking into a beer market or bar in Portland can be overwhelming. And that's not the case for some trendy beer snob bar or liquor store - that's the case with every damn liquor store and bar. It's crazy.

My sophomore year, I was able to walk to a liquor store near my house and try a new beer, at least 3 days a week, for an academic year, without ever running out of options. It was one of the most beautiful times of my life. Tear. Trying insanely good, fiercely local beer and never running out of options is almost a right of man in Oregon.

Belgian beer is amazing. But that's all there is in Belgium: Belgian beer. On the west coast there is Belgian beer, IPAs, stouts, porters, English Ales, nut brown ales, pilsners, wheat beers. If the beer type exists, it's being produce in that region. Believe me, I'd rather sit in Ghent, Belgium drinking Kwak or East Berlin drinking a summer wheat on most days. But in terms of beer variety, the west coast dominates the world. And in terms of quality, as painful as it is for me as a Californian to admit it, the Pacific Northwest specifically just cannot be beat in America.

But that's awesome you've been to all 3 and this is certainly a matter of choice. My dad likes Belgian beer and almost exclusively Belgian beer. Obviously, he'd rather drink Belgian beer than 90% of all the different types of beer being made, say, in California.

Where in Belgium and Germany have you been? Love those two places.
 
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DuckIt said:
Where in Belgium and Germany have you been? Love those two places.
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Spent 4 years in the Eifel region so a hop, skip and a jump away from Belgium.

I liked the small town breweries more than anything over there. The small family owned businesses that had been in operation for years on end that served great food and beer practically straight out of the vat.

Got to love the kristallweizens over there and started figuring out drinking a fresh brewed hefeweizen was like drinking a steak dinner in a glass. But very tasty. And the Oktoberfest brews were out of control. And probably the only place I've ever enjoyed dark beers, the dunkles at one place in particular (small village brewery/restaurant) was off the chain.

Learned a lot about beer from those four years and I just can't look at American beer the same now. Cracks me up when people make the claim "I've had German beer. I drink St Pauli Girl and Becks!" And most don't realize those two are like the German equivalent of Natty Light and Milwaukee's Best.

Man, I'm thirsty lol
 
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Grand Vol said:
Spent 4 years in the Eifel region so a hop, skip and a jump away from Belgium.

I liked the small town breweries more than anything over there. The small family owned businesses that had been in operation for years on end that served great food and beer practically straight out of the vat.

Got to love the kristallweizens over there and started figuring out drinking a fresh brewed hefeweizen was like drinking a steak dinner in a glass. But very tasty. And the Oktoberfest brews were out of control. And probably the only place I've ever enjoyed dark beers, the dunkles at one place in particular (small village brewery/restaurant) was off the chain.

Learned a lot about beer from those four years and I just can't look at American beer the same now. Cracks me up when people make the claim "I've had German beer. I drink St Pauli Girl and Becks!" And most don't realize those two are like the German equivalent of Natty Light and Milwaukee's Best.

Man, I'm thirsty lol
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That's awesome! Talking about good beer makes me thirsty too. Ha.

I love Belgian and German beers. The darker German variety are truly remarkable. I think their natural sweetness balances the bitter bite associated with most dark English, Irish, and American beers. Yet, they're still not too sweet. There's a Belgian/German beer hall in Los Angeles, not too far from where I live. Not only is it full of a prodigious selection of German and Belgian beers by the bottle and on top, but you can eat Belgian frites and in-house made sausages of rattlesnake/rabbit, duck and bacon, alligator, buffalo/veal, pheasant, etc. I spend hours there drinking myself into Belgian oblivion. You know - when I can't make it to Belgium for the weekend.

I lived in Italy two years teaching and translating. As you can imagine, far more wine and aperitifs were consumed in Italy than beer; but I got to travel a ton. I made frequent stops to Germanic strongholds.

I recently returned from a 2 1/2 month trip in Europe with my best friend - philandering, gallivanting, and imbibing our way across the continent. We flew into Denmark and trained it to Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, and Germany - visiting friends and drinking every delicious beverage put in front of our faces.

I remember really enjoying the beer in Czech Republic, too. Even though they lean heavy towards pilsner (since it was invented there, after all). The only problem is that the beer variety is poor. But what a memory, drinking renown Czech pilsn, smoking unfiltered cigarettes inside, hiding from the unforgiving snow, and watching obfuscated figures pass outside of the foggy, iron-work windows. God I love it over there.
 
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I think one of the more remarkable things I discovered was the different bottles and shapes making a beer taste different. Bitburger for example came in the stubbies and the "mortar shells." Same beer, different shaped bottles, world's apart in taste. I've always wondered why American companies haven't picked up on this.

The other cool thing about the companies was when they would include a glass or a mug with the rack. I used to go through the Class 6 on base and specifically grab a rack of beer just for the free glass lol
 
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Grand Vol said:
I think one of the more remarkable things I discovered was the different bottles and shapes making a beer taste different. Bitburger for example came in the stubbies and the "mortar shells." Same beer, different shaped bottles, world's apart in taste. I've always wondered why American companies haven't picked up on this.

The other cool thing about the companies was when they would include a glass or a mug with the rack. I used to go through the Class 6 on base and specifically grab a rack of beer just for the free glass lol
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I brewed my own beer in college. Which is more or less compulsory in the state of Oregon. Haha. It was an IPA, and it turned out pretty good. But nothing like this:
 

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Since we're on the subject: 11% of beer sold in Oregon was brewed in-state, the highest figure in the United States.
 
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TrueOrange said:
Better here to use a YouTube clip of that scene, maybe?

The scene kind of loses its meaning without any sound or at least text on the gif


(Only saying this because I love that scene and when it's used in discussion)
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He is saying you get nothing.
 
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TXA&M07 said:
Our defense lost a ton of key players to the draft. We had those that remained on the team suspended for at least parts of the first two games. This was the first time the entire starting unit saw playing time together. They're all pretty damn young.

We asked a lot of them last Saturday when you think about it, and I'm pretty proud of what they were able to do given the circumstances. As for our offense: its pretty badass.
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You guys are done after this year.
 
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volger said:
He is saying you get nothing.
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I know. That's why I said I love that scene and it being used in discussion.


All I was saying it needs the dialogue (either in audio or text-on-gif form) to be truly effective - like this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ[/youtube]



especially if it turns out one's audience isn't familiar with the movie to already know the scene's dialogue



(of course he said he went the route he did because it took too long for it to load the gif with the text)
 
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