tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post2865641080980470187..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Congratulations 2010 Poodle Nominees!Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49008758141411876472010-05-28T15:48:06.331-07:002010-05-28T15:48:06.331-07:00Charlie,
Hey, the Century Mark!
The 100 Pointles...Charlie,<br /><br />Hey, the Century Mark!<br /><br />The 100 Pointless Blog!<br /><br />Amazing!<br /><br />It's always more fun over at Samantha's blog. I'm a stiff, and a lousy host. And I'm flatchested, not a manboob in sight. So, yeah, Sans Dosage is way more fun.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone, all 14 or so, who made this possible. We may never see it again.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66383611014051564162010-05-28T15:38:27.570-07:002010-05-28T15:38:27.570-07:00By the way, who's counting?By the way, who's counting?Puff Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60431928780158770852010-05-28T15:36:16.546-07:002010-05-28T15:36:16.546-07:00Well, there are two possibilities. Either the guy ...Well, there are two possibilities. Either the guy is pulling your leg or you have suddenly become a nominee in the Poodle Category: Wine Blog Most Likely to Provide Therapy to Non-Poddle Winners.<br /><br />It is more fun over on Sam's blog, even though I am afraid to go back lest I get hit with flying missiles. Thanks for agreeing with me that all that tastes good in Chardonnay is not from Chablis. Of course, you are now in trouble over there as well. Look out that you do not get hit with a squirrel--or worse yet, with a flying Poodle.Flying Missile Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-9600317539673683252010-05-28T10:21:02.070-07:002010-05-28T10:21:02.070-07:00Ouch for Kokomo!
Advice taken. I used to do it a ...Ouch for Kokomo!<br /><br />Advice taken. I used to do it a lot more when I first started, like Santa Barbara Winery and my story on Wolff Vineyards. I don't know why I got away from that. Thank you for guiding me back into the light of sarcasm and parody. Peace be with you...W.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18310814537451742561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66936355099577739482010-05-28T09:41:07.412-07:002010-05-28T09:41:07.412-07:00Acorn Dog Daddy,
The only time I ever ate squirre...Acorn Dog Daddy,<br /><br />The only time I ever ate squirrel, and it wasn't at Chez Panisse, I came home and stuck my nuts in a tree. Nasty side effect. And my nuts are still sappy. And taste like chicken.<br /><br />Wayne,<br /><br />I should hope you are in it to win it. I read a couple of your posts. I have a small piece of advice. Put more of the personality you've shown here in this comment into your blog posts and the work will come alive. Profiling wineries has been done endlessly, and I mean the kind of endlessly you get watching Sex and the City, the suicidal kind of endlessly. Have the kind of fun with it you've demonstrated you're capable of here. The profiles don't have to be about you, but you, your personality, needs to be more present. <br /><br />And as for standards...Kokomo? Man, I have had a lot of those wines and they ain't setting the world on fire. And if they did, I'd use them to put the fire out.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-82323633780290266212010-05-28T09:29:24.747-07:002010-05-28T09:29:24.747-07:00Ron - stop raining on my delusional parade. You do...Ron - stop raining on my delusional parade. You don't seem to understand the process very well. Guy writes blog, guy wins blog award, guy puts j-peg image on his site that let's everyone know he is the best, guy gets book deal, guy gets flown all over the world, guy develops coke addiction, guy ends up dead in a gutter. I will not let you rip my drug endused gutter death from me, it is my dream and no one can take that from me.<br /><br />If I didn't have standards, I would be out there rating every wine I drink and scoring it 1-5, or A, B, C, or three corks, or whatever system I invented to make me feel relevant and important in the wine world. I do this because it is amazingly fun for the time being, and because my life will end up in a gutter one way or another, so I might as well enjoy the ride.<br /><br />May I be so privileged to be eviscerated by Mr.HoseMaster. And I assure you I shortened my article out of pure laziness, not because of the gigantic gravitational force that is The HoseMaster of Wine.<br /><br />Now I am off to run some more laps at the dog show. I actual do want to win though, because why not...W.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18310814537451742561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63944930692850101072010-05-28T09:17:31.070-07:002010-05-28T09:17:31.070-07:00RE Squirrel Recipes: In the final analysis, it tas...RE Squirrel Recipes: In the final analysis, it tastes just like chicken anyhow--except for a certain species of black squirrel that dines only on acorns. They taste like Serrano Ibericos made out of chicken.<br /><br />Problem is that when you cure and hand dry a squirrel, you only get 1.5 oz of meat per squirrel. Chez Panisse serves it sometimes as an appetizer for $24.Acorn Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56635707578192246072010-05-28T08:48:38.625-07:002010-05-28T08:48:38.625-07:00Hey Wayne,
I wouldn't go tailoring my posts b...Hey Wayne,<br /><br />I wouldn't go tailoring my posts because of the ol' HoseMaster. Do what works for you. Your audience will find you. By the way, winning a Poodle will drive a lot of people to your site for about a week, and with what you do every idiot wine marketing person in the state will want you to write about them. Have some standards. Your hit counter will go crazy, and a week later it will go back to wherever it is now. Have fun with it, but the Poodles are a big fat ticket to Nowhere.<br /><br />Good Luck. Thanks for being such a good sport. If you win, don't be surprised if I eviscerate you.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83135973361028618492010-05-28T07:47:49.918-07:002010-05-28T07:47:49.918-07:00Ron, support the art of long, long, long stories. ...Ron, support the art of long, long, long stories. I did shorten the most recent offering, partially due to laziness on my part, a quality well known by wine bloggers, and in part to honor you.<br /><br />You should also consider me because of what my business cards say: "Wine blogger, gentleman, scholar."<br /><br />I am above all, better than most of the people I meet and that should be reward in the form of an image I can put on my site that agrees with that theory.<br /><br />Keep it snarky my friend!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489389433154799234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35868505804683081382010-05-28T04:55:26.710-07:002010-05-28T04:55:26.710-07:00I resent that - I only kiss Puff Daddy's ass!
...I resent that - I only kiss Puff Daddy's ass!<br />:)1WineDudehttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77505739569704776712010-05-27T21:10:53.477-07:002010-05-27T21:10:53.477-07:00Rocky the Flying Squirrel Daddy,
You know, it'...Rocky the Flying Squirrel Daddy,<br /><br />You know, it's funny, I haven't voted for the Poodles yet either. I'm like Meg Whitman but with a better haircut--what, she can't afford a stylist? I want to vote, but I just can't pull the trigger on the nominees. But I did vote NO on all the propositions--and I've had a lot.<br /><br />For $5 I'll vote for your son. But that kissass will win easy anyway. Now I'm sorry I parodied him--I made him famous.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15620817842494201302010-05-27T20:47:12.042-07:002010-05-27T20:47:12.042-07:00All this talk of squirrels:
http://www.fieldandstr...All this talk of squirrels:<br />http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/other/recipes/2005/10/online-exclusive-squirrel-recipeswinebookgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108898075062843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88115728654118869472010-05-27T17:32:02.708-07:002010-05-27T17:32:02.708-07:00This business about what wine goes with poodle has...This business about what wine goes with poodle has the dog next door upset. It has been barking all day. I would feed it a squirrel to make it happy, but I don't have a blog--so no squirrel.<br /><br />But, I am inexorably led to a more significant line of thought. What wine goes with squirrel? I am much more likely to break bread with the winners of squirrels than I am with the winners of Poodles seeing as I refused to vote in most categories. I did vote for family members--one has to do that--and for Tom Wark. <br /><br />Yes, I know that Wark is not nominated, but he is going to win anyhow. He's Tom Wark for goodness sake. I also voted for Joe Roberts to win in the Best Tasting Notes Suited For Twitter category and for Samantha Dugan in the Best Blog Written By A Lakers Fan. <br /><br />I was unable to find a category in which I could vote for Jose, but I am sure that he will win next year for Best Wine and Food Blog, based on the 100 comments left here about what to serve with Poodle.I Do Not Eat Squirrel Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15383292049097598652010-05-27T17:17:40.610-07:002010-05-27T17:17:40.610-07:00Roast poodle pairs best with orange wine.
Are we ...Roast poodle pairs best with orange wine.<br /><br />Are we at 100 yet?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-58503334028882694042010-05-27T16:55:55.916-07:002010-05-27T16:55:55.916-07:00Marcia,
Oooh, cattiest and mouse in the same post...Marcia,<br /><br />Oooh, cattiest and mouse in the same post about Poodles. Why, how clever.<br /><br />No HoseMaster's House of Satire for me. I'm not moderating any kind of eHose. I can barely manage this stupidity.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-19570143089299772732010-05-27T16:49:56.355-07:002010-05-27T16:49:56.355-07:00Thanks, Joe. It's kind of weird to have more c...Thanks, Joe. It's kind of weird to have more comments than I have readers.<br /><br />Damned Poodles just won't stop barking.<br /><br />Maybe if I get 100 comments I can be a judge for next year's WBAs! A mysterious, unnamed judge with the power to make wine bloggers babble incoherently and act like an Internet "Lord of the Flies." And then, for sure, the nominations would be perfect; ChronicNegress would be cured, though I didn't know being a Negress was a disease, SipSwirlSpit would be Spat, and WineHarlots would make a clean sweep of the Poodles!<br /><br />Have you written your acceptance of the Best Overall Wine Blog Poodle yet, Joe? If not, I know Alder has one he won't be using. You could borrow that.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-82617448182755917192010-05-27T16:45:19.203-07:002010-05-27T16:45:19.203-07:00Howabout a HoseMaster's House of Satire chat r...Howabout a <i>HoseMaster's House of Satire</i> chat room? Surely that would be an easier format for one and all to read and post one another's cattiest and cleverest comments? 'Specially if you're gonna go for triple-digit commenting on a regular basis. There's so much scrolling involved now! My mouse roller is gettin' tuckered out!Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35636998223123158562010-05-27T16:18:26.554-07:002010-05-27T16:18:26.554-07:00I'm only commenting again to try to get you to...I'm only commenting again to try to get you to 100.<br /><br />WOOF!1WineDudehttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21448921533115340082010-05-27T14:44:49.636-07:002010-05-27T14:44:49.636-07:00With roast poodle? Any mutt wine, and "Sweet ...With roast poodle? Any mutt wine, and "Sweet Virginia" by the Rolling Stones.PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28336248969327326372010-05-27T14:43:57.982-07:002010-05-27T14:43:57.982-07:00Oh sure if you want to go the traditional route.Oh sure if you want to go the traditional route.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-71798433903484544672010-05-27T14:41:35.810-07:002010-05-27T14:41:35.810-07:00John,
With all due respect to Samantha's pair...John,<br /><br />With all due respect to Samantha's pairing skills, HoseMaster prefer a refreshing bottle of Picpoudle and a rousing version of "Who Let the Dawgs Out."<br /><br />I'm betting my new post gets 7 comments, no more.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60360437235316755692010-05-27T14:20:41.233-07:002010-05-27T14:20:41.233-07:00John,
Pinotage and Lady GagaJohn,<br /> Pinotage and Lady GagaSamantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73769552319603007552010-05-27T14:17:17.960-07:002010-05-27T14:17:17.960-07:00Un. Be. Lievable. Unbelievable. Near triple digits...Un. Be. Lievable. Unbelievable. Near triple digits in the comments roasting the poodles. With all the talent here would SOMEBODY please tell John which wine goes best with roast poodle? And what music John should be listening to with it?John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-9189107255458157172010-05-27T12:02:18.282-07:002010-05-27T12:02:18.282-07:00" I don't need a book. I have a blog. And..." I don't need a book. I have a blog. And a damned stupid one at that. One that will last and be considered important for generations. And if you're lucky, I'll mention your book in it. "<br /><br />Yes, that is what I am worried about. Perhaps you should wait to see if I am allowed to say anything about the Hosemaster in the blogs section. I don't want to scare anybody.Book Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59077711259906667112010-05-27T11:50:14.452-07:002010-05-27T11:50:14.452-07:00Do I hear 76? Oh, that's me.
Do I hear 77? C&...Do I hear 76? Oh, that's me.<br /><br />Do I hear 77? C'mon. Anyone wish to bid 77?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.com