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Booze robos

February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~

Intelligent researchers say in the future, robots will play a prominent role in our daily routine.
Roboexotica is a festival, the brainchild of a group of Viennese techno-artists called Shifz, which started the event in 1999, reasoning that if robots were ultimately supposed to interact with humans in everyday life, then turning them [...]

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Bar skillz

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~

Checkdis link (sorry cdnt embed here). Sent by a reader, Marc. Crazy skillzĀ  behind d bar.
Respect.

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Booze speak

November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Funny-ass shit/incidents ~

Alcos dont really have a particular language of their own, unless they’re really gone n start mumbling in Martian. In which case, a Martian interpreter would be required. So fuggedaboutit. Its a language u dont need to comprehend. Just nod when ur spoken to.
The way i see it, there are 4 levels of highness -
i) [...]

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Them basics

October 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~

Its kinda surprising that many drinkers dont know some basic drink measures & bar terms. Lemme see if i can assist.
A shot of liquor in Malaysia is generally 30ml (one ounce, aka a pony), but in many countries including US, its 45ml (1.5 oz). (UK is only 25ml. Haha! Kesian)
A regular mug / can of [...]

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DIY apple cider / alcohol

October 7th, 2009 · 17 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Moonshine! ~

OK here it is finally, how to make sidra / cider after some teasing in a recent post about yeast, and one before that. Had to be sure how to do it. So now you can make your own apple booze at home, or any other fruit!
Makes u realize what cheap shit alcohol actually is. [...]

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Breakin da goddam seal

October 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments · ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Random ~

… is a goddam bitch. It’s defined as the first piss u take after many drinks, and henceforth u gotta piss every 15 minutes. ITS FUCKED-UP SHIT.
Urban Dictionary has a reasonable definition.
Watever the cause, its fuckin irritating. Sometimes it makes me wanna piss into an empty bottle under d table. It aint so bad [...]

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The Drinking Army

May 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Travel ~

There exists a small, elite group of party animals.
Specialists. Snipers. The cream.
Known as Binatang Parti Malaysia (BPM): Sniper Squad.

I’m in it, and so are 15 others - 6 guys, 9 girls and one dog.
The purpose of this unit is simple - party well n hard, systematically. It was formed a few years ago, and since [...]

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