Another in a line of fine beverages lost to the past. At least it didn't cost much.
Posted on 02/28/2014 7:00:44 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Glad I never tried any of those, Thunderbird was a big mistake for me and some friends in high school shortly after it came on the market. LOL!
LMAO!! T-Bird!!
Never said it was good either. He did say that it had an “unusual taste”. At the end, as he was pouring that vintage ripple over ice, he said it was “delightful”. I think he was talking about the paycheck that he was going to get for promoting their product.
Waiter: Um yes, sir, right away...
T-bird was a “fortified wine” with a bit more alcohol than mere fermentation could give. It was nasty stuff. maybe not was- you can still get Boone’s Farm from Gallo, why not T-bird?
WHAT’S THE WORD?
THUNDERBIRD!
WHAT’S THE PRICE?
THIRTY THRICE!
Get a good lawyer and sue Mason, his producer and director and then buy the bridge.
An ad for Mason Jars?
Does Slow Joe shop at TJ’s?
I liked the original glass jugs Boone’s Farm “apple wine” came in.
I wonder if the people who drank Thunderbird even knew what the word “thrice” meant.
Thunderbird
17.5% alc. by vol.
Look for the pigeon feces and you’ll find this old bird. As soon as you taste this swill, it will be obvious that its makers cut every corner possible in its production to make it cheap. Self-proclaimed as “The American Classic,” Thuderbird is Vinted and bottled by E&J Gallo Winery, in in Modesto, CA. Disguised like Night Train, the label says that it is made by “Thunderbird, Ltd.” If your taste buds are shot, and you need to get trashed with a quickness, then “T-bird” is the drink for you. Or, if you like to smell your hand after pumping gas, look no further than Thunderbird. As you drink on, the bird soars higher while you sink lower. The undisputed leader of the five in foulness of flavor, we highly discourage driking this ghastly mixture of unknown chemicals unless you really are a bum. A convenience store clerk in Show Low, AZ once told me that only the oldest of stumbling indian drunks from the reservation buy Thunderbird. Avaliable in 750 mL and a devastating 50 oz jug.
The history of Thunderbird is as interesting as the drunken effects the one experiences from the wine. When Prohibition ended, Ernest Gallo and his brothers Julio and Joe wanted to corner the young wine market. Earnest wanted the company to become “the Campbell Soup company of the wine industry” so he started selling Thunderbird in the ghettos around the country. Their radio adds featured a song that sang, “What’s the word? / Thunderbird / How’s it sold? / Good and cold / What’s the jive? / Bird’s alive / What’s the price? / Thirty twice.” It is said that Ernest once drove through a tough, inner city neighborhood and pulled over when he saw a bum. When Gallo rolled down his window and called out, “What’s the word?” the immediate answer from the bum was, “Thunderbird.”
WARNING: This light yellow liquid turns your lips and mouth black! A mysterious chemical reaction similar to disappearing-reappearing ink makes you look like you’ve been chewing on hearty clumps of charcoal.
http://www.bumwine.com/tbird.html
Another in a line of fine beverages lost to the past. At least it didn't cost much.
it might be too confusing for him.
Ive heard he has a valet for such purposes....
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