Davey Boy 2.0

hmm, it doesn't look like much at the moment- doesn't seem to be a sign out front or anything

A spokesman for the Pforzheim police reported to Spiegel Online that 'a woman walking her dog alerted the police after seeing a bird sitting by the side of the road oblivious to passing traffic.' When police found the brown owl, it was staggering around with drooping eyelids. As further evidence of the owl's drunkenness, two small bottles of schnapps were found near the bird. The police took the owl to a local expert who has treated 'alcoholized birds' in the past. This bird is being given plenty of water, and will be free to go when sober."

You'd never've seen Pierre Trudeau rockin out a crunchy, "With a Little Help from my Friends"

...and on the 5th day He created the Fat Cat

burger-fromage de la Pataterie Hulloise pour moi

Just don't ask for the autograph while he's playing

holy mother of pearl!

Fack Pennant is duuuumb Stoke star Jermaine Pennant was reported to have forgotten he owns a Porsche in Spain after his former club Real Zaragoza contacted him about the car, which had been parked at a local rail station for five months. Pennant said he did not remember anything about the car and his agent denied the oversight.

...after announcing that that festival was being moved to Vanier.

...as for Children's Fest, Monahan thinks that raising the targeted demographic age by a couple of decades would be best to help grow it into something sustainable for the long-term

I also heard that Monahan has been in contact with Chamberfest, and was quoted as saying that maybe it needs an injection of some musical pieces written within the last hundred years to help raise its profile and that he's looking to boost its budget out of the 3 figure zone.

sounds like you answered your own question

Very subtle, Tonguestunned!

Righteous bucks!

"cigar-smoking" seems superfluous at best

yeah but I didn't have my pocket guide with me at the time, just asked if things were fresh

she or he?

I think it goes, "Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks." (thanks for the linx, BWM)

whatever you do, don't call it a Pogo!

The second edition is going to be entitled, The Boozer's Home Maintenance, Repair and First Aid Guide or Falling Off a Ladder After You've Fallen Off the Wagon

we're still shopping for a company to print up The Boozers' Home Remedy Guide

can't wait for Monday's additions to the "Chatham in the News" thread

BEPPI CROSARIOL decanter@globeandmail.com Literary quiz time. Who penned the following? "O Whisky! Soul o' plays and pranks! Accept a bardie's gratfu' thanks! / When wanting thee, what tuneless cranks / Are my poor verses!" If you failed to guess Robert Burns (from the ode titled Scotch Drink ), it may be time to get thine self into a remedial poetry class. Whisky was the Scottish national bard's muse, of course. It was also likely a complicating factor in his premature death at age 37. I regret that Burns, whose Jan. 25 birth 252 years ago will be honoured by kilt-wearing, haggis-swallowing bravehearts at ceremonial Burns' Suppers around the country this Tuesday, never got to savour what most of us would call the good stuff. By 2011 standards, the general quality of Scotch in the 18th century was frightful. Heavy taxes kept the industry under ground, with bootleg moonshine the order of the day. More surprising to many connoisseurs, perhaps, is the fact that much of the stuff looked and tasted unlike what we now call whisky. Years of wood-cask mellowing, which gives today's Scotch its amber hue and most of its flavour, became the norm only in the 19th century. Many Burns-era Scots sipped their clear, colourless drams fresh, sometimes even warm from the still. Russians and Eastern Europeans might have identified most of that "Scotch" by another name: vodka. These days, there are fine whiskies from such unlikely places as Japan, India and Canada that, in spirit though not in international trade law, merit the name Scotch - certainly as much as any liquid that Burns imbibed. Japanese Scotch? It's better than it sounds. Wish I could say the same of haggis. Here are some favourites of the recent and forthcoming releases of limited-quantity, premium whiskies (all prices Ontario). Lagavulin Aged 12 Years Single Malt, Scotland SCORE: 95 PRICE: $110.50 Bottled at 57.9-per-cent alcohol, the younger sibling of the classic 16-year-old Lagavulin offers less smoke on the palate but just as much complexity. I would argue it shows even better harmony. The high alcohol percentage carries the flavours well without the overbearing heat. It reminds me of an unsupervised children's science experiment gone awry: Cheerios in a blender with liquid smoke, sea water, toffee, vanilla and a couple of Band-Aids. Only in this case it all tastes very right. Bowmore Tempest No. 2 Aged 10 Years Single Malt, Scotland SCORE: 94 PRICE: $73.95 Weighing in at a cask-strength 56-per-cent alcohol, this is the linebacker of Bowmores. It's powerful but seamless, with well-integrated smoke and salty tang wafting across flavours of cereal, citrus, caramel and spice. Just 2,000 cases were made of this second small-batch release from the distillery, and it's a bargain here: in Britain it sells for about 50 pounds and the suggested U.S. retail is $100. Nikka Whisky Single Malt Yoichi 10 Years Old, Japan SCORE: 93 PRICE: $110 Starts out punchy, with a strong left hook of spice, then delivers fruit, grain and smoke in equal measures, with a waft of iodine and sea breeze in a moderate, Bowmore-like Islay style. Whisky magazine ranked it Whisky of the Year in 2002. Amrut Fusion Single Malt, India SCORE: 91 PRICE: $68 Distilled in India from Indian and Scottish barleys, Amrut is well-rounded with a satisfying balance of flavours, which hint at barley, creamy vanilla, fruit, smoke and spice. It controls its 50-per-cent alcohol well. Amazing fact: Jim Murray, London-based author of the Whisky Bible , ranked it No. 3 in the world for 2010, with a score of 97 out of 100. In spirits circles, that's a coup for India on a par with the Slumdog Oscar. My quibble: The flavours appear on stage at the same time; I'd prefer some plot twists and more of a dramatic arc. Benromach 10 Years Old Single Malt, Scotland SCORE: 91 PRICE: $74.95 Big on grain and savoury character, mostly malted barley, grass and smoke. I expected more fruit notes from this whisky, which spent a year in casks that had formerly contained Sherry - after an initial nine years in the standard ex-Bourbon casks used for Scotch. The Sherry wood delivers a deliciously nutty nuance. Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve, Ontario SCORE: 90 PRICE: $69.95 Independent distiller John Hall has been producing some of this country's finest whiskies from a location in Niagara, where he also makes Kittling Ridge wines. Distilled from corn, rye and barley, and initially matured in U.S. oak, the spirit was finished for three years in barrels made from Canadian oak sourced 60 kilometres from the distillery. Full-bodied and smooth, with notes of vanilla, raisin, fig, spice and honey-nut cereal. The Famous Grouse Gold Reserve Aged 12 Years, Scotland SCORE: 90 PRICE: $39.95 A premium edition of the popular and very good blend, this Famous Grouse is malty and rich, with an essence of dried fruit, then a kick of spice followed by grain, building complexity before turning soft and smooth on the finish. Great value. The Spice Tree Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland SCORE: 89 PRICE: $67.25 From Compass Box distillery, this spirit shows a fat underbelly of dried citrus, apricot and malt, with a cream texture that turns tangy and spicy on the finish. Glen Breton Rare Aged 10 Years, Nova Scotia SCORE: 87 PRICE: $90.05 The only single malt produced in Canada, by Glenora Distillery in Cape Breton. Made entirely from barley, it delivers the essence of single malt Scotch, but there's quirky character to it, a sort of honeyed-apple flavour. The toasted-wood essence could do with some tighter integration into the main flavours, but I like the creamy texture and peaty note in this medium-bodied effort.

Might have to put my '81 Cosmos shirt on ebay sometime.....

that's a lot to remember also i thought albacore tuna had high mercury levels....