Error in today’s ODE article, “You can have your Blow Job if I can just get my martini”
The Oregon Commentator isn’t known for its superb copy editing, but I am sure we would never print the opening line to an opinion by Matt Petryni in today’s ODE. (This was caught by my functional alcoholic roommate.)
So recently I was in a bar, which shall remain nameless for its own defense, and I ordered one of the standard gin cocktails (think: the “martini” or the “
Manhattan,” for example).
Bourbon, Matt, a
February 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
What do you expect from an opinion piece titled “You can have your Blow Job if I can just get my martini”?
I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Fucking amateurs.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Haha.
“I ordered one of the standard vodka cocktains (think: “bourbon on the rocks” or “Glenlivet”)”
February 5th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
And sweet rather than dry vermouth.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:57 am
“I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction.”
To what?
February 6th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Awesomeness.
February 7th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Er…
“Bourbon, Matt, a Manhattan is made with whiskey and/or bourbon.”
Bourbon is a variety of whiskey. A Manhattan is generally made with bourbon whiskey. It can also be made with Tennessee whiskey, such as Jack Daniel’s, or Kentucky whiskeys that are not technically bourbons, such as Early Times. If you make it with Scotch whisky, it’s a Rob Roy. If you make it with Canadian whiskey, you can go to hell.
Not as bad as ODE’s error, but still — stay in school.
February 7th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Obviously. I meant to say there are varieties that are not just bourbon and some recipes include a mix. I prefer a combination of bourbon and rye. And although I would usually agree with you about using anything Canadian, Canadian whiskey is my one exception. I guess when it comes down to it, any whiskey will do.
February 7th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Canadian whiskey is good for girl drinks if you’re in the mood for such a thing, which I sometimes am.
Manhattan is really best with the following: 2 oz Maker’s Mark or Knob Creek, splash sweet vermouth, splash grenadine, cherry. Shake wiskey with ice, put in glass, enjoy.
February 7th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
What, you don’t like Canadian Hunter? It has the best label ever!
February 7th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label.
February 7th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
“I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label.”
Man, way to capture America’s experience during Prohibition in miniature. In a sense, during the Roaring ’20s, we all caddied for an alcoholic Canadian.
My problem with Canadian whiskey isn’t that it’s Canadian, it’s that it’s not a full-bodied whiskey. They cut it with neutral spirits. Sure, it’s mellower, but at what price?
Anyway, Fighting Cock has the best label.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Meh. Bourbon is for people who can’t handle scotch.
The only decent Canadian whiskey is Seagrams VO Gold, and even it is pretty middle-of-the-road.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:05 am
I can handle scotch. A lot of scotch. Yet bourbon, too, is for me.
They are different, different whiskeys. Spare me the snoot.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Pish posh. Don’t you have a farm to tend to, pleb?
February 8th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
“Pish posh. Don’t you have a farm to tend to, pleb?”
Just out of curiosity: what’s your point there, Vinny?
February 9th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Wait. We’re supposed to have a point now?
Anyways, I was only kidding about scotch. While I do prefer it over bourbon, I really dislike scotch snobs.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Speaking of inane debates… this one is shaping up to be a doozy over at the ODE
February 11th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
That thread is one of the worst things I’ve ever read.
February 12th, 2008 at 7:35 am
It’s soul cancer, I advise looking away.