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HuubL
hunter-gatherer
I see room for several threads here à la Coffee and Camera....
Booz and Camera,
Drunks and Camera,
Drunken Cameras,
Cameras in Booz...
Booz and Camera,
Drunks and Camera,
Drunken Cameras,
Cameras in Booz...
hipsterdufus
Photographer?
That's what happens towards the end of a bad bender, HuubL.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I currently have my M8 immersed in brandy ... I remember my grandmother telling me if you put a lemon in alcohol it preserves it indefinitely!
NickTrop
Veteran
Delicious Clamato juice (little known fact, "Clamato" is a portmanteau of "clam" and "tomato") is made with reconstituted tomato juice concentrate and clam juice. It carries, some would say, a steep price of $5.99 for a 64 ounce bottle. I personally would never foul a delicious glass of Clamato (Clam + Tomato) by mixing it with Paul Masson Grande Amber! So, I prefer to drink my Clamato straight. Some have taken to developing a DIY Clamato, the recipe can be found here: http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Clamato-Juice-Substitute-Homemade-Copycat-Clone-11774 I wouldn't do this! However, some do and enjoy delicious DIY Clamato. The same holds true for cameras.
sig
Well-known
The price tag on the bottle is clearly important: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9849949-39.html
To connect it to cameras. A 10 000 dollars leica mp is better than a 5 000 dollars one.......
To connect it to cameras. A 10 000 dollars leica mp is better than a 5 000 dollars one.......
jpa66
Jan as in "Jan and Dean"
I agree with Roger. I also would rather pay the extra amount.
There's nothing wrong with being a "snob" as long as you concentrate on the product, and not the hype/marketing prestige. I love wine, and gladly drink wine that is cheap - as long as it's good, I don't care how cheap it is ( the less the better... ). That said, there certainly are a lot of cheap wines that I simply won't drink.
I agree with one of the posters that there is a law of diminishing returns. It also depends what your "poison" is. I can't stomach brandy or scotch - all of it tastes like cardboard to me. So it wouldn't matter how expensive it is - it would all taste "bad". My father, and also one of my best friends, loves scotch, and I can reliably say that my father ( as well as my friend ) NEVER drinks cheap scotch.
Since life is short, and should be enjoyed, why waste your time eating or drinking things that are only mediocre, when for a little bit more, you could have something truly worthwhile?
There's nothing wrong with being a "snob" as long as you concentrate on the product, and not the hype/marketing prestige. I love wine, and gladly drink wine that is cheap - as long as it's good, I don't care how cheap it is ( the less the better... ). That said, there certainly are a lot of cheap wines that I simply won't drink.
I agree with one of the posters that there is a law of diminishing returns. It also depends what your "poison" is. I can't stomach brandy or scotch - all of it tastes like cardboard to me. So it wouldn't matter how expensive it is - it would all taste "bad". My father, and also one of my best friends, loves scotch, and I can reliably say that my father ( as well as my friend ) NEVER drinks cheap scotch.
Since life is short, and should be enjoyed, why waste your time eating or drinking things that are only mediocre, when for a little bit more, you could have something truly worthwhile?
jpa66
Jan as in "Jan and Dean"
I've heard about that. I would guess that it's people's expectations that a high-priced wine should be "fantastic". I could care less. I've had expensive ( to me ) wines that I've not liked at all.
In my opinion, that study reinforces my perplexity at the fact that so many people give rave reviews to broadway shows that clearly are horrible. They spend their $100 dollars on a seat, and they are going to like the show no matter if it stinks or not.
Paulbe
Well-known
Not worth the money
Not worth the money
Single malt--yum yum!
Generally good stuff-- and Glenlivet is an excellent taste for the money.
Of course, Macallan 25 is super, but it it currently $1000.00 for 750ml here locally.
A tad out of my price range---
Paul
Not worth the money
Single malt--yum yum!
Generally good stuff-- and Glenlivet is an excellent taste for the money.
Of course, Macallan 25 is super, but it it currently $1000.00 for 750ml here locally.
A tad out of my price range---
Paul
enasniearth
Well-known
Cameras. Alcohol
Cameras. Alcohol
In general ---the next day you still have the camera , however the alcohol
Is gone. (unless the camera is lost while wandering the bars )
Cameras. Alcohol
In general ---the next day you still have the camera , however the alcohol
Is gone. (unless the camera is lost while wandering the bars )
Graham Line
Well-known
What was the question?
Teton Glacier is a nice sipping vodka. They are not all alike.
Teton Glacier is a nice sipping vodka. They are not all alike.
shimokita
白黒
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
My family gathers together for Thanksgving dinner every fall and we have long enjoyed Green Chartreuse as our after meal tipple.
This past year we noticed that the proof had changed; we finished the bottle from the previous year and started another. The enjoyment was the same but the new bottle was marked as 110 proof (55%) and the prior years' bottle was marked as 180 proof (90%).
I've no idea why the Monks changed the product but I was just as pleased with it as ever.
On a sort of similar note, I had a customer at the last restaurant I worked for who never ate soup(mine or any one's) and he told me the reason why: "I'm not paying for flavored water."
He did not appreciate my pointing out to him that, by his "logic", he should eat bread instead of drink beer.
Rob
This past year we noticed that the proof had changed; we finished the bottle from the previous year and started another. The enjoyment was the same but the new bottle was marked as 110 proof (55%) and the prior years' bottle was marked as 180 proof (90%).
I've no idea why the Monks changed the product but I was just as pleased with it as ever.
On a sort of similar note, I had a customer at the last restaurant I worked for who never ate soup(mine or any one's) and he told me the reason why: "I'm not paying for flavored water."
He did not appreciate my pointing out to him that, by his "logic", he should eat bread instead of drink beer.
Rob
ferider
Veteran
If you prefer it, pay the extra, drink the good stuff and enjoy it.
But why talk about it ?
And price and personal taste are often un-related. One of my favorite "Cognacs" is Armenian, which, if you can get it, is more affordable than the equivalent from France
Anyways, the best things in life are free.
But why talk about it ?
And price and personal taste are often un-related. One of my favorite "Cognacs" is Armenian, which, if you can get it, is more affordable than the equivalent from France
Anyways, the best things in life are free.
Morca007
Matt
Excepting beer, alcohol all tastes the same to me, it tastes like drunk. Now the difference between a good sativa and a good indica, night and day...
wgerrard
Veteran
Sometimes, differences exist. Blended scotch is made one way, single malts are made another way. If you can recognize the difference, and like it, I don't think it is snobbery to prefer a $60 single malt over a $15 blended scotch. (Whether that single malt merits a $60 price tag is a different matter.)
But, if you can't tell the difference, or if you just buy the most expensive scotch in order to be seen buying it, or if you really prefer the taste of that $15 scotch, then, well, you're a snob.
Same with cameras. If you understand why a new Leica is better than an iPhone and know how to exploit that difference, then buying one is not snobbery. But, if you don't know the difference and use the Leica as you used your iPhone, then that's both snobbery and silliness.
But, if you can't tell the difference, or if you just buy the most expensive scotch in order to be seen buying it, or if you really prefer the taste of that $15 scotch, then, well, you're a snob.
Same with cameras. If you understand why a new Leica is better than an iPhone and know how to exploit that difference, then buying one is not snobbery. But, if you don't know the difference and use the Leica as you used your iPhone, then that's both snobbery and silliness.
sojournerphoto
Veteran
I drink cask strength malt, with a little water. There is a difference between adding the water and drinking immediately and adding it, chill filtering and bottling.
Having said that, one of the best malts I ever tried (to my taste) was a snifter of 28 year old sherry aged Highland Park just before it was bottled from 6 months in a port pipe. A very generous distiller bestowed the honour upon me
MIke
Having said that, one of the best malts I ever tried (to my taste) was a snifter of 28 year old sherry aged Highland Park just before it was bottled from 6 months in a port pipe. A very generous distiller bestowed the honour upon me
MIke
Steve_F
Well-known
Islay malts for me - after much fun experimentation I have in 'stock'
Caol Ila, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Talisker, Ardbeg (gorgeous) and a 15 yr old Bowmore.
All at various levels. Depends on the mood.
Always a nice way to round off the night and if the weather is right, sit out and enjoy with a Partagas cuban cigar....
Steve.
Caol Ila, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Talisker, Ardbeg (gorgeous) and a 15 yr old Bowmore.
All at various levels. Depends on the mood.
Always a nice way to round off the night and if the weather is right, sit out and enjoy with a Partagas cuban cigar....
Steve.
Ben Z
Veteran
Other than the fact people can turn anything into a way to laud the self-imagined superiority of their taste and discernment over other peoples', I don't quite see a close parallel between the inherent value of premium liquor and premium cameras. Even in the digital age where cameras depreciate sickeningly fast, it still doesn't compare with the speed a drink travels from mouth to bladder
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kshapero
South Florida Man
I grew up in Kentucky and the bourbon I drank behind the barn was a far cry from what you buy on the shelves today, and I have the missing teeth to prove it.