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WEST VIRGINIA STOPS SALE OF 190-PROOF GRAIN ALCOHOL
AP/The Spokesman-Review
| 10-17-2005
| Lawrence Messina
Posted on 11/17/2005 11:52:35 AM PST by lilylangtree
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To: hiramknight
Ah, yes. Good point.
Good times...
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:21:40 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."Face it, Kent. You threw up ON Dean Wormer.")
To: Ramcat
Safety tip of the day: Blow out the flame before you drink the shot.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:23:50 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."Double rock and rye and seven Carlings.")
To: Kimmers
Just check their thumbs for burn scars. That's a sure giveaway.
To: jaydubya2
Those were the days....can't remember much of my early twenties thanks to that punch.
To: lilylangtree
What the heck will they wash their oxycontin down with now?
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:27:05 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: Loud Mime
"Wouldn't 190 proof qualify as an explosive?"
It certainly qualified as fuel in the old A/Gas class in drag racing.
To: flutters
We called it Whoosh! LOL!
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:28:48 PM PST
by
BossLady
To: RichInOC
Safety tip of the day: Blow out the flame before you drink the shot. In Morgantown on home football Saturdays, it's customary to drink the shot then light the flame.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:28:59 PM PST
by
Ramcat
(Thank You American Veterans)
To: lilylangtree
"But the biggest sale of it was for labs and stuff. "It's used as a cleaning solvent." I think that I used to use the stuff to clean off residual resin soldering flux from printed circuit boards that I was repairing. Never thought of actually drinking it, though...
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:36:54 PM PST
by
Zeppo
To: lilylangtree
50
posted on
11/17/2005 12:43:46 PM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(lex orandi, lex credendi)
To: lilylangtree
Fraternities far and wide are in mourning.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:44:27 PM PST
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: Ramcat
The spud gun principle...
To: mtbopfuyn
"Of all the liquors, grain, especially the 190-proof, is purchased solely to get drunk on."
And this is different from regular liquor because...
To: BossLady
Whoosh? That sounds about right. But make sure you turn out the light first. Awesome blue flame. I only melted my thumb once.
My favorite was 1 cup boiling water mixed with lots of flavored gelatin. Then add 3 cups of grain. 140 proof jello! Burns on the way down. Very dangerous stuff.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:45:50 PM PST
by
Tao Yin
To: lilylangtree
I'm surprised I haven't seen my town drunk down at the Ethanol Pump getting himself a gallon corn liquor from his begging change.
Probably comparable to MD2020, less the food color.
To: lilylangtree
Grain is good for you
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:46:50 PM PST
by
capydick
("A good conscience is a continual Christmas")
To: Vaquero
"This should be enought for anyone." Not in North Carolina.
![](http://s2.excoboard.com/forums/8924/user/68671/235864.jpg)
Funny thing is until roughly around August of this year beer above 6% ABV was illegal.
To: Vaquero
I can still taste the straight up shot of 151 I did back in the day.... not recommended.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:51:47 PM PST
by
xsrdx
(Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
To: IranIsNext
Grr messed up quote formatting..
To: Sofa King
Well put. I had the opportunity to interview David Boaz of the libertarian Cato Institute yesterday, and he made similar remarks regarding both alcohol and drugs.
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posted on
11/17/2005 12:56:04 PM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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