[lit-ideas] Re: Funny Scotch
- From: wokshevs@xxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:13:19 -0230
No single malt bears the ontological status of "the macallan." The term has no
referent, and is consequently meaningless. As such, you cannot find a bottle of
the stuff on any shelf of any store or bar ... and "she has to walk into mine.
Johnny Walker Blue is not a single malt and hence does not deserve recognition
of symmetry and reciprocity from the Scotch Whiskey Society.
Walter O.
La Belle Ville
Quoting Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Yesterday, I was browsing our local liquor store in search of a bottle
> of the single malt scotch "the macallan". I finally found it in a
> locked case. After seeing the price, I reconsidered; but while looking
> at the other absurdly priced whiskys I noticed a big box called
> "johnny walker blue" -- the price tag said "$695.00 + 20 cents bottle
> deposit ".
>
> Nothing like kicking a man when he's down.
>
> enjoying a 2 dollar beer,
> p
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