Daaaas Boot Challenge!!!!!!!

[DuffManMississippi]

That guy is a dad? ugh.

Best Dad in the world, and proud of it!!!
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[homebrewer_99]

Jagermeister is a drink to be enjoyed however I freaken choose. I have drank my own weight in the stuff over and over. Who the Hell are you to judge anyone for it?

Oh and living in Germany for 9 years doesn't give you this right either.

Get off the high horse and enjoy your beer and liquor however you wish, but let the rest of us enjoy ours how we please. :rockin:

Personally, I don't recall judging anyone, unless my rant on the subject hit too close to home.

As for drinnkig what you want when you want...personally, I don't give a flying Fk what you do with it...my comments were for 1) informational purposes and 2) a peeve against ignorant Americans who, well, I'll leave it at that.

The living in Germany part was just to say that I have experienced their culture and drinking habits as they do...for more than 3000 days. You ever been out of Alabama?

 

[EoinMag]

Personally, I don't recall judging anyone, unless my rant on the subject hit too close to home.

As for drinnkig what you want when you want...personally, I don't give a flying Fk what you do with it...my comments were for 1) informational purposes and 2) a peeve against ignorant Americans who, well, I'll leave it at that.

The living in Germany part was just to say that I have experienced their culture and drinking habits as they do...for more than 3000 days. You ever been out of Alabama?

+1 Not only ignorant but proud to be ignorant, sigh.

Jaegermeister is in the family of drinks that the Germans call Kraeuterlikoer, basically herbal liqueur and they find it's great to settle the stomach after a large meal. Other drinks in the category would be fernet branca, underberg and many others.

That said it had a large revival as a druggie drink when the rave scene was big over there, apparently ahem it's good when you drink it when you're on ecstacy, we used to grab it on the way home from the clubs in the kiosks, great drink, horrible hangovers though.

 

[FromZwolle]

I love these threads....

So, where'd everybody get their boots from? if you say internet, you're not a real man.

 

[MyNameIsPaul]

Had a great time reading this thread, thanks for the laughs DuffManMS! And next time you think about breeding, well...don't.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

First, that is a ridic amount of beer per time period. Second, it is nearly too much to be proud of. Third, that kind of bragging will only be popular ion a frat house, hence all the frat boy comments. Fourth, don't get pissed when people react negatively to dumb comments, if you only want people who think pounding beer and soco (barf) is cool, again, visit a frat.

I am sure you are a good dad, but honestly, try not to bring up the fact you are a father justifies you thinking massive binge drinking is OK. It makes you look like the dregs of American society.

American Bacon is awesome, so is Canadian (or English, not sure how the Canadians got the nod on that one).

The boot is fun but is meant to be a social drink, not a slamming vessel. That makes you look like an idiot and an amateur at least in my circles. We all laugh at those idiots. You probably wear the Tyrolean hat with your sunglasses and a Leini's leiderhosen shirt to Oktoberfest too (mit spilled beer from your sweet DAS BOOT! and a yellow mustard stain)... groan.

 

[FromZwolle]

i wish every thread got bacon-jacked. :rockin:

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

I love bacon

 

[homebrewer_99]

+1 Not only ignorant but proud to be ignorant, sigh.

Jaegermeister is in the family of drinks that the Germans call Kraeuterlikoer, basically herbal liqueur and they find it's great to settle the stomach after a large meal. Other drinks in the category would be fernet branca, underberg and many others.

That said it had a large revival as a druggie drink when the rave scene was big over there, apparently ahem it's good when you drink it when you're on ecstacy, we used to grab it on the way home from the clubs in the kiosks, great drink, horrible hangovers though.

Here too.

What one person thinks is "cool" another unfortunate "sheeple" will follow...

 

[MeatyPortion]

You know what's cool in my circles? Setting your hair on fire and then running in circles while trying to chug a case of Keystone.

 

[MVKTR2]

As someone who sadly hasn't traveled outside the country, but hopes to, perhaps even work overseas I find some of the 'cultural' bante intriguing. Homebrewer99 (and others) I absolutely love your contribution to this forum and have both learned from you and enjoyed discussions in a few common threads. Acknowledging that there are plenty of 'ugly Americans' is easy, but there are 'ugly' people from every nation/culture. There are plenty of ugly Germans, I've known 1 (only known 3 personally) but don't think of 1/3rd of Germans as being like the idiot I knew. Heck I still hold a grudge after they German's Bombed Pearl Harbor! Certainly you're more than aware of the America Bashing that goes on in Europe, aren't you? I for one have no problem with the many many funny and/or derogatory comments I see in British movies & TV. It's also spiteful, boring, and just plain poor taste some times. But heck if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at! The guys at Top Gear can't seem to make it through an episode without deriding American culture or cars in some way.

I love and own both Das Boot, simply amazing film that is everything a movie should be, and Beerfest which I find to be freaking hilarious. The entire point of the film just like Super Troopers etc. is to be over the top self deprecating humor, it pokes more than enough fun at everyone. "Typical Americans, why don't you go back to your strip malls and drink your Smirnoff Ice and Zima". I don't care if 5% or 55% of the people who watched Beerfest don't get some of the references or understand know that Das Boot means the boat not the boot. I have a friend that loves the film but said he didn't get some of the submarine stuff... he had never seen Das Boot. Btw the friend's lived in or traveled to Germany, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, England, Guantanamo, and more, obviously military. Not knowing something doesn't make people stupid, it makes them ignorant. On most subjects in the world most of us are ignorant. How many thousands of dishes are there in Brazilian cuisine... I don't know how to make a single one, therefore I'm ignorant of Brazilian cuisine, doesn't make me stupid though. Just seems there's a lot of fuss over nothing in this thread, well except for the budding alcoholism, but that's his choice.

As for my fellow Mississippian and OP of this post, binge drinking isn't cool, heck it was barely almost sort of kind of okay but not really back in college. I just hope you're doing it at home or with a stone sober DD. For the life of me I can't remember who said it but this quote jumps to mind, 'Drunkenness doesn't result from the use of a bad thing but the abuse of a good thing'.

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[homebrewer_99]

I totally agree with anything you said...I laugh at myself a lot, but sometimes the things people do are just too stupid. The problem is that they don't know any better and when you try to educate them a little they act like you're the alien.

It reminds me a lot like the changes in our own culture. What some people considered hilarious 10-50 years ago is now stupid; e.g., WC Fields, The Smothers Brothers, Carrot Top, etc.

I really liked (I only use the word "love" when talking about people) living in Germany and have met many good people. My wife, on the other hand, thought they were rude and wouldn't talk to her. I tried many times to teach her some phrases so she could talk to them.

I told her that it was at least important to try to communicate in their language. I've realized a long time ago that if you don't try they won't try. The same goes in any of the (over 2 dozen) countries I've visited in the past 35 years. I've been to several of them many times. I've never had a bad experience keeping that in mind.

The German's Bombed Pearl Harbor...now that's funny!!! :rockin:

 

[maxamuus]

I told her that it was at least important to try to communicate in their language. I've realized a long time ago that if you don't try they won't try. The same goes in any of the (over 2 dozen) countries I've visited in the past 35 years. I've been to several of them many times. I've never had a bad experience keeping that in mind.

Except for the French.... well maybe better said Parisians. They are just rude nasty people.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I dunno about that. When I was in Paris everyone was really polite. I can't think of a single country I've been to where I judged everyone to be one single way.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

meh. I found all the Europeans I have interacted with just the same as any other people. Try living in one of the biggest (if not the) tourist attractions in the world (Paris) and see how you deal with large herds of ridiculous looking people getting in your way and being CRAZY rude to you all the time. I would be way worse than they are.

I have spent about 2.5 weeks in Paris, and found the people to be awesome. Try adapting their culture while their, don't dress like an idiot (going out in sweatpants, a stained shirt, and white sneakers doesn't work ANYWHERE except the US), and be nice. I found our service in Paris to be better than most places in the US, because people appreciate nice people from other cultures. It also helps not being is aforementioned large herds of people.

Western Europe's opinion of American's (in general) is largely based on the tourists they see. You would not believe what those groups are like without seeing them. It is shameful in 90% of cases IME. Seriously. I would hate us too.

That said, I always find it funny how people think of Western Europeans as these great forward thinking people. As a group, Western Europe is filled with the most bigoted and racist people I have met. They are not ignorant. They just choose to be that way. Power to them, but they don't smell like roses any more than we do.

 

[barnyard]

I love the people in Germany, and there beer. I think I will try to drink a DAS BOOT tonight. Just to enjoy getting drunk.

 

[beerloin]

I dunno about that. When I was in Paris everyone was really polite. I can't think of a single country I've been to where I judged everyone to be one single way.

+1 for the French!
i found them very polite and helpful.

....except for the couple standing behind us waiting to get into a restaurant...
they were pointing and laughing at us. I still don't know why....

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

+1 for the French!
i found them very polite and helpful.

....except for the couple standing behind us waiting to get into a restaurant...
they were pointing and laughing at us. I still don't know why....

It was probably the skid mark. Or that you look funny.

 

[MVKTR2]

It was probably the skid mark. Or that you look funny.

That's just funny!

My French teacher in college was originally from Colombia, fluent in several languages teaching French in English. Anyhoo when discussing the reputation for being rude that the French have he simply said he found it no different than any large city where people tend to be less personable. I think someone else hit it on the head with the Paris/Tourist grating on the nerves of people comments. However he did have a funny story about a ticket salesman who he was conversing to in English as that's the language the gentleman began speaking to him in. Somehow the dude got mad and was dog cursing him in French while giving him service. He retorted back with choice words in Spanish and gave the guy one line of French so the fella knew he knew what he was saying before leaving. Said the guy just kid of looked stunned. Funny story when he told it.

Now get back to work you dirty yankee scums! (said in my worst dirty french accent)

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[Sigafoos]

 

[MeatyPortion]

 

[brewagentjay]

homebrew_99, Again I called you out for acting like self righteous prick. So let me address your questions. Yes I have been outside alabama just a little bit.

You can try to act innocent but basically you choose to judge an entire group of americans by how they choose to drink a specific liquor. I'm not sure your age. There is a good portion of those "younger americans" serving their country so you can have this self righteous opinions and judgements. As a Marine, we might go on a drinking binge here and there. We work hard and we play hard.

Next, you used the fact that I from Alabama to pass another judgement. In your latest posts you had to mention 35 countries you visited. Does any of that make you better than some construction worker who has never left his home town, but works hard day in and day out to provide for his family? No! Not just No but HELL No!

BTW: You were a young american at some point in your life.

Next time you are in Germany let me know, perhaps I can buy you a Turbojäger. Oh yes they do drink it the same way we do. Maybe not in your day, but times they always change.

 

[chumprock]

Less fist shaking, more bacon.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

One more time with emphasis....Man I love bacon!

 

[brewagentjay]

I do love bacon. Sometimes you also need a little fist shaking too.

All I'm saying is that if a person wants to drink alot of beer from a glass boot then let him or her. No reason to judge.

I can't see myself doing this kind of challenage alone but at a party maybe.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Agreed. Nothin wrong with a little excessive drinking every now and then. Especially if there bacon involved.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I excessively drank bacon once.

 

[brewagentjay]

Meaty I have drank a lot of things in my life but can't say bacon is one of them. I can eat my weight in bacon however. So you must share the story.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Bacon grease?

You can also mix up bacon in a blender with pineapples for a delicious smoothie. Throw on a lei, mix up some poi, and you've got yourself a luau.

 

[brewagentjay]

Down here in Bama, we use the bacon grease for gravy & for greasing the pan for biscuts.