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captainsblogTwice in the past week, I have walked into a liquor store with exactly $7.00 in my wallet, knowing full well that a bottle of either of our two favorite chardonnays is gonna run me $6.95 if I remembered the coupon.
This got me thinking out loud- as always, a dangerous thing.
Since Wal-Mart has pioneered the concept of the loss-leader painkiller, and since there is now serious talk of New York State allowing huge grocery chains to sell wine, the time has come for the corner liquor store to start selling $4 generics.
After a week like this has been, I'd have no problem coming up with a prescription.
I'd even consider mail-ordering the ten-dollar 90-day supply if it came with an appropriate hose.
It'd be nice if they actually included some decent products among the generics, but in case they run short on existing varietals suited to the task-
- I have some additional suggestions from last night's focus group:
Niagra™- consult your physician if hangover persists for more than four hours
Boones Farm Over the Hill- since we can't remember the original product at our age, we probably won't remember much about how it tastes now, either
French and Pretench-ious- a 750 ml bottle consisting of 1 ml of actual Bordeaux and 749 ml of taunting
Any selection of Australian table wines would be nice, too. (The link is to an accurate transcript of the old Python bit about that; although some other sites refer to the final tasting as "Louie San Wogga Wogga," all are consistent in saying that it "has a bouquet like an aborigine's armpit.")
This got me thinking out loud- as always, a dangerous thing.
Since Wal-Mart has pioneered the concept of the loss-leader painkiller, and since there is now serious talk of New York State allowing huge grocery chains to sell wine, the time has come for the corner liquor store to start selling $4 generics.
After a week like this has been, I'd have no problem coming up with a prescription.
I'd even consider mail-ordering the ten-dollar 90-day supply if it came with an appropriate hose.
It'd be nice if they actually included some decent products among the generics, but in case they run short on existing varietals suited to the task-
- I have some additional suggestions from last night's focus group:
Niagra™- consult your physician if hangover persists for more than four hours
Boones Farm Over the Hill- since we can't remember the original product at our age, we probably won't remember much about how it tastes now, either
French and Pretench-ious- a 750 ml bottle consisting of 1 ml of actual Bordeaux and 749 ml of taunting
Any selection of Australian table wines would be nice, too. (The link is to an accurate transcript of the old Python bit about that; although some other sites refer to the final tasting as "Louie San Wogga Wogga," all are consistent in saying that it "has a bouquet like an aborigine's armpit.")
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Date: 2009-01-24 04:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-24 11:53 pm (UTC)B) Every time I go to a liquor store and see the extensive section of Australian wines, I just laugh and laugh and laugh. I still haven't found the Welsh claret, though.
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Date: 2009-01-25 12:34 am (UTC)The wine of College Freshmen! You're first experience drinking wine. The grape is nasty cool aid easy to drink, mess you up before you know it.
LOL
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Date: 2009-01-25 03:29 am (UTC)/It's actually not THAT bad. For two bucks especially.
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Date: 2009-01-25 07:14 am (UTC)