tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post362503485253672541..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Best New Wine BooksRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80318477273776073292012-01-18T15:24:04.173-08:002012-01-18T15:24:04.173-08:00Not that long, Thomas, just as long as it took to ...Not that long, Thomas, just as long as it took to get Matt Lauer out of there.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-69909957438305278442012-01-18T14:39:48.884-08:002012-01-18T14:39:48.884-08:00Believe it or not, I once was stopped in front of ...Believe it or not, I once was stopped in front of a subway station at 59th Street and asked by a tourist, "how do I get to Carnegie Hall."<br /><br />I couldn't resist, and the guy was not amused by my answer.<br /><br />Katie Couric had a colonoscopy?<br /><br />The things I learn online. Ron, do you know how long it took to open the entryway?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26111777287036473482012-01-18T13:28:18.774-08:002012-01-18T13:28:18.774-08:00Puff Daddy,
EH, Vahtevuh.Puff Daddy,<br /><br />EH, Vahtevuh.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21477155774273814812012-01-18T13:25:16.881-08:002012-01-18T13:25:16.881-08:00Dear Jose--
The correct expression is "Vaht?...Dear Jose--<br /><br />The correct expression is "Vaht? You vant maybe I should give you two poopers"?<br /><br />Note to Mr. P: Not quite. It is a little like knowing the way to Carnegie Hall.Puff Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-39666091801188569922012-01-18T13:16:56.051-08:002012-01-18T13:16:56.051-08:00Thomas,
I guess I'm just more circumspect tha...Thomas,<br /><br />I guess I'm just more circumspect than most. I've always been a big tipper. Maybe a moile would make me happier. You know, the moile the merrier.<br /><br />Samantha, My Love,<br /><br />OK, now we're even for the Parker nursing Jay Miller image.<br /><br />Till There Was YouTube,<br /><br />Yikes, that "documentary" sounds duller than Kobrand's portfolio. Though I'm pretty sure it must be a comedy. Wow, a rare look inside the MS exam. Kinda reminds me of Katie Couric's TV colonoscopy.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-82550690014790218932012-01-18T11:55:53.667-08:002012-01-18T11:55:53.667-08:00HoseMaster, my mascara runneth over! Can't wai...HoseMaster, my mascara runneth over! Can't wait for the fun this spring when you have your way with the new documentary, SOMM: http://vimeo.com/34996725Tillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711511919736073243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51284782545331288992012-01-18T11:22:03.443-08:002012-01-18T11:22:03.443-08:00I once had a moilie removed from my flatbush....cl...I once had a moilie removed from my flatbush....close enough? Yeah, that even made me cringe, just wanted to play too.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17345773313150436112012-01-18T11:16:36.431-08:002012-01-18T11:16:36.431-08:00Ron,
If you got the joke, why don't you just ...Ron,<br /><br />If you got the joke, why don't you just give Puff daddy a tip...this could go on forever, you know.<br /><br />My verify word: havilo (nahgila?)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26545573702107032082012-01-18T10:22:43.206-08:002012-01-18T10:22:43.206-08:00Puff Daddy,
I got the joke. What, you should want...Puff Daddy,<br /><br />I got the joke. What, you should want I award it Two Puffs?<br /><br />Stillman,<br /><br />Somewhere in my archives there's an Origins post about how I became the first and only HoseMaster. It's a self-awarded title, just like CSW.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-29820321258522765562012-01-18T08:01:13.192-08:002012-01-18T08:01:13.192-08:00Did your degree come from having tripped over a ho...Did your degree come from having tripped over a hose in a winery, therefore giving you more actual experience than 99% of sommeliers? You've earned more I hereby confer on you the degree of Doctor of Wine, Inebriate, (acronym apparent) which will allow you to look down the remains of your nose even more distantly at mere Masters. Your diploma will be on Aussie sheepskin, softened with ion exchange in a bottle and written in menstrual Tenturier . . . as soon as I finish with the sheep.Stillman Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691385422597182522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34634038999983812012-01-18T07:23:06.310-08:002012-01-18T07:23:06.310-08:00Tips Daddy,
Here's a tip: don't tell a jo...Tips Daddy,<br /><br />Here's a tip: don't tell a joke if you have to explain it...<br /><br />You may be onto something with that New York comment. I'm not a Jew, but because I grew up in Brooklyn's melting pot, I can play one on television. Although, I doubt I'd make a good tipster/moile.<br /><br />Have we taken over this site yet?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-73799243494819250432012-01-18T00:49:26.381-08:002012-01-18T00:49:26.381-08:00Thank you, Mr. P.
I know a guy who chose to be a ...Thank you, Mr. P.<br /><br />I know a guy who chose to be a moile for elephants because the tips were so big.<br /><br />I am a little worried that Ron did not get the joke. Maybe you have to live in New York to get it.Tips Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28046031539848140422012-01-17T15:45:18.338-08:002012-01-17T15:45:18.338-08:00Marcia Love,
I think it's that same Madge tha...Marcia Love,<br /><br />I think it's that same Madge that used to sell Palmolive dish washing soap...Not that you are anywhere near old enough to remember Madge.<br /><br />HoseMaster,<br /><br />This post sucks sulfites. I mean it, way below average. And below average for you is like below average for a Gaboon viper. They bite you right in the Gaboon. If you want to make fun of wine books, why not go after Alice or that Vaynerwoodchuck? What about that crap that Theise peddles as wisdom? Stop taking the easy way out.<br /><br />Oh hell, nobody reads you anyway. Especially me.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-54158054064636179932012-01-17T15:22:47.792-08:002012-01-17T15:22:47.792-08:00I'm with Samantha. "Madge N Airy" - ...I'm with Samantha. "Madge N Airy" - Who does she think she is?<br /><br />Word Verif: under.... Really?Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26318673437178475612012-01-17T12:22:22.734-08:002012-01-17T12:22:22.734-08:00Stillman,
I thought "Bob the Noseless" ...Stillman,<br /><br />I thought "Bob the Noseless" was the name of a charity for people in need of plastic surgery. Man, I need to get out more.<br /><br />Thomas,<br /><br />Well, I may have to break out the Million Point Scale again, but at the moment the only scales around my house are from my psoriasis. I am a flaky bastard.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66205984688379798082012-01-17T12:08:59.021-08:002012-01-17T12:08:59.021-08:00"...moilie. That is a guy who works for tips...."...moilie. That is a guy who works for tips."<br /><br />Almost as funny as Hose's post.<br /><br />Hmmm. Is that a compliment?<br /><br />Glad to say that the only scale in my home rests on the leaves of the Meyer lemon and Kafir lime trees--there must be a hundred on each!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-41140234472208204772012-01-17T11:09:35.071-08:002012-01-17T11:09:35.071-08:00The 100 point scale was the Emperor Bob IIIs subst...The 100 point scale was the Emperor Bob IIIs substitute for the archaic measurement known as "price" which has both objective and subjective biases, unless you have Obama's credit card number. Bob the Noseless was forced to invent a new system because he got all his wine for free.Stillman Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691385422597182522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-10644471541852656882012-01-17T10:31:15.014-08:002012-01-17T10:31:15.014-08:00New Scale Daddy,
I've always found that too m...New Scale Daddy,<br /><br />I've always found that too many of the people using the 100 point scale have the damn thing set at 50 when they begin. Read the manual, people!Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-14637233366888334372012-01-17T08:31:10.326-08:002012-01-17T08:31:10.326-08:00Yaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnn...........
Weren't you sup...Yaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnn...........<br /><br />Weren't you supposed to be writing for Snooth, or Lot Blinks a lot 185?SUAMWhttp://shutupandmakewine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-43582384408607107372012-01-17T08:22:12.266-08:002012-01-17T08:22:12.266-08:00Nearly lost my shit on Madge N Airy....Nearly lost my shit on Madge N Airy....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21135775294609300442012-01-17T08:14:37.450-08:002012-01-17T08:14:37.450-08:00Well, good morning to you, Jose.
I am so sad aft...Well, good morning to you, Jose. <br /><br />I am so sad after reading your latest commentary. Just yesterday, my wife bought me a new 100-point scale--one of those electronic ones so that is so much more accurate than the windup model I have been using.<br /><br />The magic word for today is: moilie. That is a guy who works for tips.New Scale Daddyhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.com