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Puerto Rico/NYC
but then again, I AM . . .
The Great Dumboni.
And there is no other. :duh: :duh: :sm_angel:
I recently decided to see how prone I am to exaggerate. I mean, we all do it, and Americans can't seem to help themselves.
"I just had the worst day of my life. You'll never believe what happened to me on the subway. I just got out of there after spending at least half an hour stuck in the tunnel. When we got into the station, there were at least a million people on the platform, all trying to get on. I almost got crushed to death trying to get off."
There's NO exaggerated remarks there, right? I mean, it really WAS the worst day of that guy/gal's life, right? And c'mon, if you've ever been to NYC, especially if you've lived there, it would be EASY to believe anything that anyone tells you happened down there. And half an hour stuck in the tunnel? Well, not that it's never happened before, but most of the time it was probably ten to fifteen minutes.
A million people on the platform? Two to five thousand is quite possible under the most extreme conditions, but a million? And although it gets pretty crowded and rough during rush hour and certain crises, very few people are ever REALLY in danger of being crushed to death. New Yorkers may be rough and they will behave like "the Thundering Herd" when they want to get on or off a certain subway train or out of a station after work, but you never hear of the kind of thing that happens twice a week during European soccer matches. :sm_angel:
So, Americans, especially Noo Yawk types, can be prone to exaggerate. With that in mind, I recently took a leisurely trip through my mind (WHAT mind Bloof, another exaggeration? :duh: ) to determine exactly how many bourbons I've really tried. Recently, I've been telling people at least 50, or 50-55, but is this realistic?
Well, I've got a Top 25, and many, many fine bourbons have either never had a chance, or just plain dropped off after new competition stepped up to beat them down. So, exactly HOW MANY bourbons have I tried? During a recent day to day and a half period, I just took my Top 25, then began to slowly tick off in my mind the names of those others who have come and gone or never had a chance.
As time went on, I compiled this informal list without prodding myself, putting pressure on myself or giving myself a time limit. It was merely during the course of a normal period of life, going about my business, and slowly bringing to mind the name of each one that I've tried. After this day or so's time I knew that I had remembered each and every one, with names popping into my head periodically, calling through the clarity of my relaxation. After about a two day period I knew that there were no other names to come blasting out of the inner reaches.
In a very methodical, but clearheaded and calm fashion I could finally name them all. The total is in fact 48. Of those, as we well know, there is the much ballyhooed and blathered about Bloofy Top 25, my current favorites. There are also six that I do not like at all, nor at any time did I like. There are perhaps also a few that I have very neutral feelings about, and 10-12 that I like very much, but just don't belong in the Top 25.
So, not so much exaggeration this time, and still plenty to look forward to. I have 25 current winners, and no matter how much the list may change as time goes on, certainly no shortage of bourbon sipping enjoyment. May the fires of The Jim Beam Distillery never happen again, and may no other distillery experience such a tragedy as that recent happening. Can you imagine waking up to find that all the notable distillery's had experienced major tragedys and vast shortages were imminent?
That WOULD be a problem. :duh: :flush:
The Great Dumboni.
And there is no other. :duh: :duh: :sm_angel:
I recently decided to see how prone I am to exaggerate. I mean, we all do it, and Americans can't seem to help themselves.
"I just had the worst day of my life. You'll never believe what happened to me on the subway. I just got out of there after spending at least half an hour stuck in the tunnel. When we got into the station, there were at least a million people on the platform, all trying to get on. I almost got crushed to death trying to get off."
There's NO exaggerated remarks there, right? I mean, it really WAS the worst day of that guy/gal's life, right? And c'mon, if you've ever been to NYC, especially if you've lived there, it would be EASY to believe anything that anyone tells you happened down there. And half an hour stuck in the tunnel? Well, not that it's never happened before, but most of the time it was probably ten to fifteen minutes.
A million people on the platform? Two to five thousand is quite possible under the most extreme conditions, but a million? And although it gets pretty crowded and rough during rush hour and certain crises, very few people are ever REALLY in danger of being crushed to death. New Yorkers may be rough and they will behave like "the Thundering Herd" when they want to get on or off a certain subway train or out of a station after work, but you never hear of the kind of thing that happens twice a week during European soccer matches. :sm_angel:
So, Americans, especially Noo Yawk types, can be prone to exaggerate. With that in mind, I recently took a leisurely trip through my mind (WHAT mind Bloof, another exaggeration? :duh: ) to determine exactly how many bourbons I've really tried. Recently, I've been telling people at least 50, or 50-55, but is this realistic?
Well, I've got a Top 25, and many, many fine bourbons have either never had a chance, or just plain dropped off after new competition stepped up to beat them down. So, exactly HOW MANY bourbons have I tried? During a recent day to day and a half period, I just took my Top 25, then began to slowly tick off in my mind the names of those others who have come and gone or never had a chance.
As time went on, I compiled this informal list without prodding myself, putting pressure on myself or giving myself a time limit. It was merely during the course of a normal period of life, going about my business, and slowly bringing to mind the name of each one that I've tried. After this day or so's time I knew that I had remembered each and every one, with names popping into my head periodically, calling through the clarity of my relaxation. After about a two day period I knew that there were no other names to come blasting out of the inner reaches.
In a very methodical, but clearheaded and calm fashion I could finally name them all. The total is in fact 48. Of those, as we well know, there is the much ballyhooed and blathered about Bloofy Top 25, my current favorites. There are also six that I do not like at all, nor at any time did I like. There are perhaps also a few that I have very neutral feelings about, and 10-12 that I like very much, but just don't belong in the Top 25.
So, not so much exaggeration this time, and still plenty to look forward to. I have 25 current winners, and no matter how much the list may change as time goes on, certainly no shortage of bourbon sipping enjoyment. May the fires of The Jim Beam Distillery never happen again, and may no other distillery experience such a tragedy as that recent happening. Can you imagine waking up to find that all the notable distillery's had experienced major tragedys and vast shortages were imminent?
That WOULD be a problem. :duh: :flush: