@robbfritz - I know what you mean. But while it's tautological, saying 'used' after 'spent' acts as an intensifier (in linguistic terms). It just kind of works...
there I can help you. as a dedicated Midwesterner and beer drinker, for a cheap malt liquor it's actually not bad. not that I'm exactly running out and buying it since I was 20 or anything...
@antonywaltjarv - there you go; me being dim. It was the 'them' that threw me. I know Oddbins. Not sure if they're in Scotland, though. May have to settle for the delicious monk's brew, Buckfast, up here. I regularly drive between England and Scotland for work, and what I especially love on the motorway is the signs on the gantries. Last one in England is (grammar notwithstanding): Bin your litter other people do.
First one in Scotland is Don't do drugs and drive.
@antonywaltjarv Another thing about Scotland: in Glasgow, lots of drunks, and a real Big Brother attitude to speeding. I remember seeing a sign saying 20's plenty, and under it was a bloke completely folded in on himself clutching a can.
so I'm just over the border - in Newcastle. Oddbins used to be everywhere (inc. Scotland) but they seem to have scaled down a bit - they were at the posher end.
@antonywaltjarv - boo... apparently "this video is no longer available because the Youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement'.
25 Comments (since 3 Oct 2012)
robbfritz
best song punchline ever?
AlicejustMay
@robbfritz - Don't think I've heard a better one...
robbfritz
other thing - only recently did I actually think to myself, "Just what the hell IS a spent piece of used jet trash"? It makes sense but...?
AlicejustMay
@robbfritz - I know what you mean. But while it's tautological, saying 'used' after 'spent' acts as an intensifier (in linguistic terms). It just kind of works...
AlicejustMay
@robbfritz - and of course, that's exactly what Tom Waits would have told himself (ahem).
robbfritz
yeah no doubt that was exactly what he was thinking :) oh to know for real...
AlicejustMay
@robbfritz - I still want to know whether Mickey's Big Mouths are worth drinking.
robbfritz
there I can help you. as a dedicated Midwesterner and beer drinker, for a cheap malt liquor it's actually not bad. not that I'm exactly running out and buying it since I was 20 or anything...
AlicejustMay
@robbfritz - but it'll see you through needy times if there's nothing else, right?
antonywaltjarv
spotted them in an Oddbins a while back...should've got one as a tribute, but was in a big rush.
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv - being dim here - spotted what?
antonywaltjarv
erm...Mickey's Big Mouths
antonywaltjarv
Oddbins being a British 'off-licence' or liquor store
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv - there you go; me being dim. It was the 'them' that threw me. I know Oddbins. Not sure if they're in Scotland, though. May have to settle for the delicious monk's brew, Buckfast, up here. I regularly drive between England and Scotland for work, and what I especially love on the motorway is the signs on the gantries. Last one in England is (grammar notwithstanding): Bin your litter other people do. First one in Scotland is Don't do drugs and drive.
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv Another thing about Scotland: in Glasgow, lots of drunks, and a real Big Brother attitude to speeding. I remember seeing a sign saying 20's plenty, and under it was a bloke completely folded in on himself clutching a can.
antonywaltjarv
so I'm just over the border - in Newcastle. Oddbins used to be everywhere (inc. Scotland) but they seem to have scaled down a bit - they were at the posher end.
antonywaltjarv
excellent! - the '20's plenty' signs have made their way down here now - one time I would only see them up your way.
antonywaltjarv
Anyways,..back to Tom - did you ever watch his acceptance speech when he was inducted in to 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'? It's greathttp://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/03/watch-tom-waits-rock-hall-of-fame-speech-performance/
antonywaltjarv
http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/03/watch-tom-waits-rock-hall-of-fame-speech-performance/
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv - boo... apparently "this video is no longer available because the Youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement'.
antonywaltjarv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqclc3dY09Y
antonywaltjarv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHHPXxuUAw
antonywaltjarv
hopefully these cover the whole thing
lynn200
track was great,sureal. there you all are talking good beer,a good malt----I ENVY. spent good times on w coast years ago. tried many good malts
d0minic
Hey @AlicejustMay my 'Full Circle' CD has arrived from Amazon and it's blooming marvellous