Friday Night Chiller 2009

**Slyer** · 17th September 2009, 19:23

Remember we're talking about Andrew here.

**jono035** · 17th September 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by Real_Wolf

Owned

10char

That wasn't really my intention. If you don't drink all that much (like me now that my undergrad days are behind me) then 1.5x the legal limit can be completely obliterated. If that's what it takes to get you properly hammered then score, you're gonna save a ton of money.

Ran some more numbers on alcohol values (prices from the mill website)

Brenner 330ml and Viking 440ml beer in cans is cheapest at $0.073/ml and $0.067/ml respectively...
Red Square 1L vodka is $0.093/ml with Smirnoff 1L at $0.100/ml
Jim Beam Red 1L $0.100/ml with Jack Daniels 1L $0.138/ml (from local liquor story, for some reason the mill has 1L JDs at $65, should be $55).

Beer would be cheaper again from the supermarket and I couldn't find alcohol percentages for aquila/chardon/scrumpies etc.

Edit: Drink whatever you want, if people are telling you that you're a student and therefore should only be drinking rheineck tallboys that have been dented and are in the clearance bin then fuck em, it's your money and your choice. Just don't say it's cheaper than beer because I can't help myself when I see something that is factually incorrect.

**Squiggles** · 17th September 2009, 20:35

Originally Posted by jono035

Brenner 330ml and Viking 440ml beer in cans is cheapest at $0.073/ml and $0.067/ml respectively...
Red Square 1L vodka is $0.093/ml with Smirnoff 1L at $0.100/ml
Jim Beam Red 1L $0.100/ml with Jack Daniels 1L $0.138/ml (from local liquor story, for some reason the mill has 1L JDs at $65, should be $55).

You clearly need a drink. Come saturday to Danaes and bring any lady friends (wenches) ya have

**jono035** · 17th September 2009, 20:43

Originally Posted by Squiggles

You clearly need a drink.

You're bang on the money there. I'm guessing whatever is happening at Danae's place is why Andrew isn't allowed to be hungover from friday?

**Squiggles** · 17th September 2009, 20:59

Originally Posted by jono035

You're bang on the money there. I'm guessing whatever is happening at Danae's place is why Andrew isn't allowed to be hungover from friday?

bookface me (squigglesxv)

**Phurrball** · 17th September 2009, 21:09

Originally Posted by ital916

I like this plan as I am now missing a tooth I need single malt scotch to heal the wound....in copious amounts

Absinthe is only nice when you drink gold label (that's 89% for all you lay peeps)..none of this pansy green or red label crap.

Oh and don't drink it straight mix it nicely and bask in the aniseed flavoured goodness.

Why care the label colour and alcohol content if you MIX it.

Connoisseur attempt fail.

The Listener drinks reviewer had a term for those that chose to MIX quality alcohols - 'Gustatory necrophilia'.

You're only playing with the DEAD BODY if you MIX it.

If you want mild aniseed flavour, drink something else. I think you miss the point of absinthe.

(And a little apostrophe protection society infraction thrown in for good measure

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@Jono035 - That is top-notch pedantry. And even better, on a completely trivial matter.

I LOVE IT.

More PLZ.

Where does bulk ethanol 'liberated' from labs fit in the analysis? IIRC the 40 gallon drums were INSANELY cheap as there was no excise on them.

Surely any home-brew FTW?! (And bonus longer chain alcohols from poor process control! Turbocharge your hangover

...)

There was always a litre or 2 left in the bulk EtOH drums that the siphon just couldn't reach...which was still there at drum disposal time...

(Damned heavy metal contaminants alleged to be in cheap EtOH. Ruined all the potential fun.)

Have tried analytical grade EtOH, but it was horrid. Dehydrating agents or summat.

Where's a bio-scientist type to confirm the cost of bulk EtOH these days? GSXR Trace are you out there? Anyone else?

**jono035** · 17th September 2009, 21:17

Originally Posted by Phurrball

@Jono035 - That is top-notch pedantry. And even better, on a completely trivial matter.

I LOVE IT.

More PLZ.

Pedantry is my forte

I was just disputing the whole 'cheaper than beer claim' and got a little carried away. Home brew can be good depending on how keen the brewer is (more often it tastes like watery marmite though)...

Edit: For students I would have thought the price per drunkenness index wasn't particularly trivial!

**Phurrball** · 17th September 2009, 21:36

Originally Posted by jono035

Pedantry is my forte

I was just disputing the whole 'cheaper than beer claim' and got a little carried away. Home brew can be good depending on how keen the brewer is (more often it tastes like watery marmite though)...

Edit: For students I would have thought the price per drunkenness index wasn't particularly trivial!

Indeed on the latter. Pedantry IS more impressive when it is 'trivial' in the big picture (yet important in its subgroup) and bemuses casual observers.

We could factor in food status, different alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes, the poorly explained effects of carbonation on alcohol uptake, inhalation of vaporised alcohol etc and come up with a fool-proof guide to the ultimate in economical drunkenness (without Police and Hospitals) for any unique person and drink combination

**jono035** · 17th September 2009, 21:40

Originally Posted by Phurrball

Indeed on the latter. Pedantry IS more impressive when it is 'trivial' in the big picture (yet important in its subgroup) and bemuses casual observers.

We could factor in food status, different alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes, the poorly explained effects of carbonation on alcohol uptake, inhalation of vaporised alcohol etc and come up with a fool-proof guide to the ultimate in economical drunkenness (without Police and Hospitals) for any unique person and drink combination

And on that note I'm going to go pour myself a JD and coke...

**Squiggles** · 17th September 2009, 21:45

Arrr

Chillar be at Strata as usual tomorrow.

**jono035** · 17th September 2009, 21:48

Originally Posted by Squiggles

Arrr

Chillar be at Strata as usual tomorrow.

Cool, I might take a cruise into town specifically. Won't be at uni because my lab has been overrun by those cretinous undergrads and their horrible open day contrivance...