Tuesday Open Thread

by: Colorado Pols October 26, 2021 at 6:53 AM MDT

“Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.”

–William Safire

davebarnes says:

October 26, 2021 at 7:52 AM MDT

Today is National Mule Day. V gets another day in his honor.

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- MichaelBowman says:
  
  October 26, 2021 at 8:08 AM MDT
  I prefer mine in the communist form, liquid and in a cold copper mug.
  - 2 ounces vodka
  - 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  - 3 ounces ginger beer, chilled
  - Garnish: lime wheel
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  - The realist says:
    
    October 26, 2021 at 8:17 AM MDT
    
    My favorite is the London mule.
    
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    - Duke Cox says:
      
      October 26, 2021 at 8:26 AM MDT
      
      Made with gin?
      
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      - MichaelBowman says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 8:27 AM MDT
        
        2 ounces gin
        
        1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
        
        3 ounces ginger beer
        
        Garnish: lime wheel
        
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        notaskinnycook says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 10:01 AM MDT
        
        Hey, you two! Recipes are my lane, unless it's made with cannabis. Then it's all Bowman's.
        
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        Duke Cox says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 10:15 AM MDT
        
        Sorry, skinny…l will yield to Mr. B if it is made with Hemp. I will stake a claim when it starts with a "C".
        
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        notaskinnycook says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 10:20 AM MDT
        
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        MichaelBowman says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 11:05 AM MDT
        
        I’m using Purgatory vodka!!!!!
        
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        Voyageuses says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 11:10 AM MDT
        
        Before noon?!
        
        😉
        
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      - The realist says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 11:57 AM MDT
        
        Yep.
        
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        Duke Cox says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 1:11 PM MDT
        
        Ooooh…me…Gin. Can't happen.
        
        Gordons' and Tahitian Treat….I lost $40 and 4 hrs. that afternoon
        
        Oy.
        
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        NOV GOP meltdown says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 1:15 PM MDT
        
        Gordons' and Tahitian Treat ? What the hell ???
        
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        Duke Cox says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 2:59 PM MDT
        
        Fraternity rush…1971…University of South Florida.
        
        10 ft. tall and bullet proof. A tub full of intoxication. Not sure it was Gordons' gin, it matters none.
        
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        NOV GOP meltdown says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 3:07 PM MDT
        
        Youth…is wasted on the young !
        
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        Conserv. Head Banger says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 3:15 PM MDT
        
        "it matters none……"
        
        Maybe it was a tub of Old Dynamite. I did a couple of those parties in college: have one tub iced down. Everybody bringing alcohol pours it into the community container no matter what it is. If you wanted to go cheap wine, that meant MadDog or Thunderbird. If you went for cheaper beer, it was Falls City. Then off you go……..
        
        Voyageur says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 3:26 PM MDT
        
        Yes, meltdown, it is. But retirement is wasted on the old. They ought to let people work until they’re 40, then give them 20 years off at full pay to enjoy life with their friends and families. Let them go back to work at 60 for as long as they enjoy it.
    - MichaelBowman says:
      
      October 26, 2021 at 8:26 AM MDT
      
      That looks like a great variation! I’ll have to try it!
      
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      - notaskinnycook says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 10:22 AM MDT
        
        Hey Michael, I just picked this up and didn't want you and Duke to miss it: https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/rocky-mountain-high-us-looks-colorado-methane-emissions-policy-2021-10-24/
        
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        MichaelBowman says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 11:06 AM MDT
        
        Thanks, skinny!
        
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        Duke Cox says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 11:23 AM MDT
        
        Good stuff, skinny. Thanks.
        
        Methane emissions are a terribly important issue owing to the potency of the substance as a greenhouse gas. It was a big issue in Colorado long ago, hence our leadership in that arena.
        
        Once again, the stories some folks like to tell about that are only marginally true. The major players in the methane rules saga want to take credit for something they HAD to do.
        
        The Weld County drift from the gas fields into the city of Denver had gotten so bad, Denver was routinely violating clean air standards. Faced with massive fines from the Feds, they submitted plans to fix things they have been hounded about for decades.
        
        The big three polluters in the area of concern
        ( the Julesburg Basin, I think) started making changes, I’m told, that have made progress. Of course, Governor Frackenlooper tried to take credit for something he would not have done if not forced into it. That’s how the OilyBoyz have always done it.
        
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- Voyageur says:
  
  October 26, 2021 at 9:40 AM MDT
  
  Don’t mules live in Barnes?
  
  😈
  
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Conserv. Head Banger says:

October 26, 2021 at 9:50 AM MDT

The Mule was a disruptor in Asimov's Foundation trilogy.

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- Voyageur says:
  
  October 26, 2021 at 9:56 AM MDT
  
  Still among the all-time greats of SF.
  
  Often imitated but Seldon equaled.
  
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  - Duke Cox says:
    
    October 26, 2021 at 11:31 AM MDT
    
    I see what you did there…
    
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  - davebarnes says:
    
    October 26, 2021 at 7:48 PM MDT
    
    Actually, Issac's writing is very stilted.
    Of course I read every SF word he wrote. And, enjoyed them.
    
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    - Voyageur says:
      
      October 26, 2021 at 8:47 PM MDT
      
      Read his book about the Bible, Dave.
      
      I think you’d find it intersting.
      
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      - M. chapeau blanc says:
        
        October 26, 2021 at 9:00 PM MDT
        
        " I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics—Well, they can do whatever they wish"
        
        No wonder you like him so much He's a sore Pul-loser too!
        
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