"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Have a safe and Happy 4th folks!
Headed out to mow the lawn. I'll be listening to "The Catch Bit Show" Podcast. Thanks to Jason Ritchie, Mike Moran and Neal Punchard for the interesting, informative and entertaining content.
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Peregrin said:
Have a safe and Happy 4th folks!
Headed out to mow the lawn. I'll be listening to "The Catch Bit Show" Podcast. Thanks to Jason Ritchie, Mike Moran and Neal Punchard for the interesting, informative and entertaining content.
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I need to catch up with that :) Have a great day Gary :) :thumbsup:
 
Peregrin said:
Have a safe and Happy 4th folks!
Headed out to mow the lawn. I'll be listening to "The Catch Bit Show" Podcast. Thanks to Jason Ritchie, Mike Moran and Neal Punchard for the interesting, informative and entertaining content.
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What is this thing you call, “Mowing the lawn”? I got up early and turned on the furnace, it was 62 degrees in my house 😬.
 
sf fanatic said:
What is this thing you call, “Mowing the lawn”? I got up early and turned on the furnace, it was 62 degrees in my house 😬.
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I had always heard that Mark Twain once said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
But after reading your post, I googled that quote to make sure I had it right, and discovered that Twain isn't really the source. Here's a link to what I thought was some interesting "literary detective work".
https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/...-a-summer-in-san-francisco-say-what-says-who/

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I had always heard that Mark Twain once said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
But after reading your post, I googled that quote to make sure I had it right, and discovered that Twain isn't really the source. Here's a link to what I thought was some interesting "literary detective work".
https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/...-a-summer-in-san-francisco-say-what-says-who/

- GT
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I thought of that quote, too, when I read sf fanatic sf fanatic ’s post, and while I was aware that it was commonly misattributed to Twain, I didn’t know any of the additional information in the article you shared. Thanks for the interesting read, GT. :thumbsup:

(I mean, who doesn’t enjoy learning literary trivia from a beer website?) 😁
 
Peregrin said:
My wife and I took the train from Syracuse to New York City on Wednesday (my 72nd birthday). We usually make the trip once or twice a year. Last time was November 2019. We scaled back our travels due to the pandemic.
We always stay near Times Square and the Theatre district. We go to a Broadway show and a few restaurants we like. We love the energy of the city. It's a nice escape for us.
I always bring a slip joint along, and carry it when I feel I can, which is most everywhere.
Just a few pics, since without them it didn't happen. ;)
We always try and get to the Oyster Bar and Restaurant at Grand Central Station. Best Bloody Marys in the city and the Seafood Pan Roast is a favorite of mine. Boker Club was along on this trip.
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A pic of part of the restaurant and one of the interior of the station, a grand old building.
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We always try and visit St. Patrick's Cathedral. I said a prayer for you guys.... ;)
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Last night we saw the Broadway play POTUS. I haven't laughed so hard in ages!
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OK, gotta train to catch! Have a great weekend!
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A bit late, but happy belated birthday, Gary!
Glad you had an enjoyable visit to the city.

Happy 4th, all!
 
Jack Black said:
An interesting link Gary 😎👍
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btb01 said:
I thought of that quote, too, when I read sf fanatic sf fanatic ’s post, and while I was aware that it was commonly misattributed to Twain, I didn’t know any of the additional information in the article you shared. Thanks for the interesting read, GT. :thumbsup:

(I mean, who doesn’t enjoy learning literary trivia from a beer website?) 😁
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You're welcome, Jack and Barrett; I wasn't expecting that Anchor Brewing site to be nearly as informative as it turned out to be. 🤓

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I try to cover all the bases, Mike! ;)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
You're welcome, Jack and Barrett; I wasn't expecting that Anchor Brewing site to be nearly as informative as it turned out to be. 🤓


I try to cover all the bases, Mike! ;)

- GT
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For $15 you can take a tour of the brewery with the best part at the end in the tap room where they generously let you sample their brews. 😃
Oh yeah, you might want to Uber there and back home. 😜🍻
 
sf fanatic said:
For $15 you can take a tour of the brewery with the best part at the end in the tap room where they generously let you sample their brews. 😃
Oh yeah, you might want to Uber there and back home. 😜🍻
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I'll bet I'd have enjoyed that brewery tour in my youth, but I'm quite a "lightweight" when it comes to drinking beer here in my "golden years"; one beer every 6-8 hours is about all I can handle. o_O

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Cool, evocative photo, Dwight! :cool::thumbsup::cool:
But where are the hot dogs and Chevrolets?? 🤓

- GT
 
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