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In its 3-star class, Sandymount Hotel is outstanding. The vast selection of rooms on offer here can make you feel rather spoiled. Mobility is facilitated by the presence of nearby Pearse Street Station. A possible inclusion in your itinerary, Herbert Park is a short distance from this location, as are The Grand Canal and Merrion Square Park. If you stay in this accommodation, National Gallery of Ireland is worth visiting, as it is very close by. For events or conference visits in RDS Shelbourne Hall, it's good to know it's close by.
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This Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 6 p.m., Graeagle celebrates its 18th annual Holiday Festival. Along with the merchants opening their doors with lots of merriment, libations and food, there will be a horse-drawn lighted trolley offering rides up and down the main drag, street carolers, Santa and the traditional tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. We'll see you there!
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I like the Discover Card. I've been looking for a good credit that offers decent rewards with no annual fee. What would you guys recommend?
The 5 Best Credit Cards for Dining Out
At first glance, dining out would seem be the opposite of frugality, as it is easy to spend enough in one meal at a restaurant as you could buying a week's worth of groceries. Yet frugal people like me have been able to turn this equation on its head by using every trick in the book. On a recent night out, I made my reservation with Open Table just before departing in order to receive points worth future dining credits. When I arrived, I presented a coupon from Restaurant.com that took $25 off my $35 bill. Finally, I paid for our meal with my Chase Sapphire Preferred card, which earns double points at restaurants. On other occasions I have use coupons from the Entertainment Book and participated in many of the dining miles programs offered by the airlines. By dining out frugally, I cannot claim to be saving money over the price of home-cooked meals, but I can come pretty close to the price I would have paid for just the ingredients I would have used to prepare a similar meal. (See also: Credit Cards for Groceries)
There are other situations where dining out makes sense or is essential, too. Every day that I go to my office, I am presented with three options for eating lunch. I can prepare my own meal at home, bring a store-bought frozen meal, or eat out. Preparing my own meals is the least expensive option, but it requires me to spend time and energy each evening putting it all together and cleaning up; time I would rather spend with my family. The next least expensive option is to bring a store-bought frozen meal, which I tend to do once or twice a week. While I have found frozen meals for under $2, the decent quality entrées actually to cost at least 3$ - $4. Alternatively, I can find healthy lunch specials for as little as $5 when I eat out. At the end of the day, the extra $1 for a healthy, freshly prepared meal is worth it to me.
Another time I always have to dine out is when traveling. Those who travel for pleasure will visit restaurants for convenience, or if only to enjoy the local cuisine. On the other hand, those who travel on company-reimbursed business trips are usually granted a per-diem allowance and save nothing by economizing.
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This card offers one point per dollar spent on most purchases, with double points on dining, hotels, and car rentals. In contrast with Chase's Ultimate Rewards Program and their own Membership Rewards program, the points offered by this card simply return 1.33 cents cash back as a statement credit. Therefore, each dollar spent at restaurants returns 2.66 cents in cash back. And although in-flight meals cannot really be considered dining, this card does offer a $100 annual statement credit to cover buy on board meals or checked baggage fees. This statement credit is also a great way to justify the $75 annual fee.
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This is the wildcard of the bunch. It offers one point per dollar spent on most purchases with double points for dining at restaurants, as well as airline and rental card charges. Five points per dollar are earned at Marriott properties. You get 50,000 bonus points after spending $1000 in your first three months, enough for 7 free nights at a Category 1 hotel. There is an $85 annual fee that is waived the first year, and cardholders receive a free night each year when they renew.
Without a doubt, most consumers will save money when they prepare their meals at home. Nevertheless, I find a frugal night out to be a needed respite from our family's normal routine of cooking and cleaning. By using all available coupons and discounts, and by choosing the best credit card to pay for your dining expenses, you can have affordable meals that ultimately lead to valuable rewards.
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I would add the Visa Signature SonyCard from Capital One to this list. It offers 3X points on dining out and movies. No foreign transaction fees, no annual fee.
Also, whatever card you go with, if you register it with upromise.com and you get additional cash back at many restaurants. This cash back can be applied to a Sallie Mae student loan, 529 plan or just a regular savings account if you don't have any education related expenses.
Is the non-student version of the Citi Forward Card still available? I can't find it on the Citi website.
Thanks for sharing this information and this post! I'm mostly pleased with American Express, have been using it for years and I almost have no problems with it.
overlooked is the Costco (American Express) card - 2% on restaurants - cashback paid annually (bummer) plus, of course the Costco membership fee. But, too, the card does 3% on gas.
I still use the Citi Forward Card with 5x point for dining but he Simply Cash Business from Amex looks like a good one..3% back at restaurants.
U.S. Bank Cash+. 5% on restaurants if you choose restaurants+fast food as your two 5% categories.
Amex Costco Card is definitely the best out there. 2% Cash back on restaurants no quarterly limit crap. Eat as much as you want as frequently as you want and you'll get 2% cash back. Just don't forget to exercise :)


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Kudzu grows faster than grape* vines too. And much faster than oak trees. Yet, both survive and thrive.originally posted by haggis:
the US has largely outpaced the EU in terms of economic growth. From 1991 to 2003, the US economy grew by no less than 47 per cent in total, whereas the EU economy achieved only 28 per cent growth.' Mr Brinkhorst also drew attention to the fact that in 2003, the US GDP per capita was 55 per cent higher than the EU's...
" President Vladimir Putin offered couples cash to have more children to halt a dramatic decline in population and called for a stronger army in a key speech on Wednesday in which he shrugged off sharp attacks by Washington.
Putin, defying predictions he would focus on foreign policy, zeroed in on Russia's dwindling population -- an issue with huge implications for the economy -- which is falling by 700,000 people every year."
"The leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said the Islamic political movement's relations with Christians should remain "good, civilized and cooperative."
"While anger over the pope's remarks was necessary, it shouldn't last for long because while he is the head of the Catholic church in the world, many Europeans are not following it. So what he said won't influence them," Mohammed Mahdi Akef said."
"These organizations represent themselves as mainstream, even as they continue to embrace the Brotherhood's radical views and maintain links to terrorists. With moderate rhetoric and well-spoken German, Dutch, and French, they have gained acceptance among European governments and media alike. Politicians across the political spectrum rush to engage them whenever an issue involving Muslims arises or, more parochially, when they seek the vote of the burgeoning Muslim community.
But, speaking Arabic or Turkish before their fellows Muslims, they drop their facade and embrace radicalism. While their representatives speak about interfaith dialogue and integration on television, their mosques preach hate and warn worshippers about the evils of Western society. While they publicly condemn the murder of commuters in Madrid and school children in Russia, they continue to raise money for Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Europeans, eager to create a dialogue with their increasingly disaffected Muslim minority, overlook this duplicity. The case is particularly visible in Germany, which retains a place of key importance in Europe, not only because of its location at the heart of Europe, but also because it played host to the first major wave of Muslim Brotherhood immigrants and is host to the best-organized Brotherhood presence. The German government's reaction is also instructive if only to show the dangers of accepting Muslim Brotherhood rhetoric at face value, without looking at the broader scope of its activities."
[/i][i]Politicians across the political spectrum rush to engage them whenever an issue involving Muslims arises or, more parochially, when they seek the vote of the burgeoning Muslim community.
Faulty math anyway. That would only be true if all existing generations died off in the next generation (generation = 20 yrs). Since lifespan is ~ 70+ yrs, we have ~ 4 generations going at any given time."Spain 1.1, about half replacement rate. That's to say, Spain's population is halving every generation. "
- Damn, we were late! And I had no idea I could specify Altoid's ankle shape...eventually every couple on the planet may decide to opt for the Western yuppie model of one designer baby at the age of 39.
According to a poll taken in 2004, over 60% of British Muslims want to live under Shariah--in the United Kingdom.
dai bread wrote: Mark Steyn seems a bit pessimistic, at least from this side of the world. Others who live nearer the action may have a different view.
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By Roger Scruton
In 1968 the products of the postwar baby boom decided to seize the European future and to jettison the European past. In that same year Enoch Powell delivered to the Birmingham Conservatives the speech known forever after as "Rivers of Blood": a speech that cost him his political career, and which, on one plausible interpretation, made the issue of immigration undiscussable in British politics for close to forty years. It is a speech that raises in its acutest form the question of truth: What place is there for truth in public life, and what should a politician do when comfortable falsehoods have settled down in government, and their uncomfortable negations seek forlornly for a voice? ...........................
.........................The problem with censorship, as John Stuart Mill pointed out a century and half ago, is that it makes it impossible for those who impose it to discover that they are wrong. The error persists, preventing the discussion that might produce a remedy, and ensuring that the problem will grow. Yet when truth cannot make itself known in words, it will make itself known in deeds. The truth about Hitler burst on the world in 1939, notwithstanding all the pious words of the appeasers. And the truth about immigration is beginning to show itself in Europe, notwithstanding all the liberal efforts to conceal it. It is not an agreeable truth; nor can we, in the face of it, take refuge in the noble lies of Enoch Powell. The fact is that the people of Europe are losing their homelands, and therefore losing their place in the world.
" have to assume that Europe (including Britain) is different, which it is, but I hadn't though it was that different."
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4.5/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Arcadia Shipwreck Porter
22 oz bomber
Moderate pour in an English pint
Recent bottling, wrecked 11/06
Poured black, with clear ruddy brown highlights, with a light brown frothy mostly lasting head.
Smelt of strong bourbon, charred wood, burnt sugar, dark coffee roast, light vanilla.
Taste was upfront strong bitter sweet burnt wood and light sweet dark chocolate and vanilla followed by harsh burnt wood and moderate sweet molasses on a moderate ashy finish. Palate was medium to full bodied, lively carbonated, oily, and moderately astringent.
Overall, this porter carries the taste of bourbon wood exquisitely. The strong taste does hide other subtle notes, though.
Serving type: bottle
11-24-2006 04:53:29 | More by xav33
Ontario (Canada)
3.58/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Nice black colour,good aroma of the bourbon. I think this was aged in a bourbon barrel and would have liked it not to be. It was woody and I tasted the corn sweetner. We Canadians are not so oy-yoy-yoy on bourbon. I also found the mouthfeel to be a tad on the thin side.
Serving type: bottle
11-19-2006 02:23:14 | More by Sammy
1.55/5 rDev -59.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Wow! What a disappointment. I enjoy porters very much but this was way too overdone.
It pours a nice enough color, deep brown with a two finger tan head. That is where the niceties end however. The nose is complete whiskey. I don't like whiskey. I don't drink whiskey. And that's basically all I can smell. There may have been a little coffee or chocolate in there, but I couldn't tell due to the boozy smell to this sucker.
The taste is complete whiskey. I don't like whiskey. I don't drink whiskey. And that's basically all I can taste. You get the idea.
The mouthfeel was underwhelming, but a little better than the nose and the taste. It was full with a touch of alcohol sting.
I could only handle about 5 smallish sips before I had to dump this one out, which is something that I very rarely do. I'm all for breweries trying to do new things with porters, but Arcadia went too far here in my opinion. Yikes. I need a brillo pad to scrub off my tongue.
Oh well.
Serving type: bottle
11-15-2006 01:59:27 | More by Blybloke
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I didn't realize that this was a whiskey barrel aged beer before I tried it - so that first sip was a shocker. It pours a very dark color with a moderate head that falls quickly and leaves a bit of lacing on the glass. The aroma has a lot of dark malt character with chocolate, but the whiskey comes through as well to create a complex combination. Quite sweet and flavorful flavor with plenty of dark roasted malts combining with a very strong whiskey/bourbon flavor. The body is medium and the drinkability is ok considering the extremely strong flavor of the whiskey.
Serving type: bottle
11-11-2006 20:06:45 | More by clvand0
3.65/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle obtained via trade with CRJMellor.
Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 3/4" brown head the opaque dark brown brew. Head lasts nicely, with heavy sticky lace. Aroma is dark grains with strong alcohol imput. Taste is chocolatey malts upfront, but quickly overpowered by the bourbony alcohol first seen in the nose. Mouthfeel is just limited by the alcohol, and drinkability is apulled down by same. I think if this one turned it down just a notch, it would be great.
Serving type: bottle
10-21-2006 14:04:09 | More by ppoitras
3.18/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Appearance - pours black, two+ fingers of light mocha foam sitting on top. Nice hold at a half-finger and some good wavy lacing to boot.
Aroma - intensely oaky to the point of drowning out all other smells. A heady alcohol vapor mixed in also. An occasional whiff of chocolate but the wood here is very strong, too strong.
Taste - some decent chocolate malts to start. Slightly sweet, they are quickly replaced by an intensely woody flavor. Did they add 'Liquid Oak'? It's a big block of wood in handy liquid form. Some chocolate following and a good measure of abv warmth. The swallow has some balancing bitterness but the oak never lets up and allows anything else to blend in. I guess after a number of bourbon barrel beers, it's different to taste just the oak without the whiskey, but I don't care a whole lot for it. While waiting a bit before sips, I do notice at long last a slow emergence of bourbon as an aftertaste. Quite good but it takes a while to develop, so there's a bit of redemption for this one. And as with many higher abv brews, after a bit of palate adjustment, the flavors are more amenable.
Mouthfeel - good mouthfeel; smooth, slightly heavy.
Drinkability - I can appreciate the effort in making it, but it's not up my alley.
Appearance - all black pour, a dense mocha head of about a finger or so, insulating quite well. Thick rings of lace on this one. 5.0
Aroma - chocolate covered bourbon balls. The chocolate fades to something a bit smoky, the bourbon stays right where its at. Hmmm, beer or bourbon? 3.5
Taste - sweet and chocolatey at first, like Kahlua. Alcohol warming on the swallow, roasted malts and sweetened bourbon take over. Finishes with a dry sweetness, bittersweet chocolate, and one of the most pleasant alcohol infusions running through it all. 5.0
Mouthfeel - insanely smooth from the first sip. The heaviness goes well with the sweetness and "bigness" of the flavor. 5.0
Drinkability - for the bourbon-loving sweet tooths out there, this is a treat. Quite approachable for a beer of this style and crafting. 5.0
Serving type: bottle
09-26-2006 18:27:13 | More by brewdlyhooked13
New Jersey
3.78/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
It pours a rich, deep mahogany, pretty ruby along the edges. A finger of loose, light tan head ebbs soon to frothy globules. Points of lacing minimalize the inside of the glass.
The aroma swirls bittersweet roasted malt, toying with dark chocolate, coffee, port, bourbon oak, cola, and licorice. A mere floral hint of hops caresses a veritably present spine of alcohol.
Upon tasting, there's a flow of slightly charred but mildly sweet roasted malt, with plum, raisin, and smokey oak in play. A vinous note hints at port, and is joined by a strident tendon of seemingly mentholated alcohol. The grain replays briefly before sneaky hops bitter things rather abruptly, leading to a lingering dry finish. It seems like a compressed, almost rushed version of the aroma, but it's still a decently crafted profile.
Medium bodied, the combination of malt, cooling alcohol, and bitter hops keeps the palate awake.
The aroma starts with plenty going on, but pretty much leisurely. Then the flavor compacts the elements into a more concentrated and harder to read burst. The one real distraction, though, is the gleaming streak of alcohol that tries to part the flavor like Moses and the Red Sea. And that ABV goes a long way toward keeping consumption well in line. It's a beefy bugger that has some in the plus column, and is worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
08-22-2006 17:46:24 | More by Foxman
3.95/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours black with a light brown head with some decent retention. Initial smell is large on sugary vanilla, also has some bourbony alcohol and roastiness. As i get further into it, the smoky roasty aroma and alcohol aroma become stronger. Taste starts with a nice roasted malt flavor, then a sweet creamy vanilla and cola-y flavor followed up by some nice alcohol presence and more roastiness with a little tang. This beer is fairly creamy on the palette with a decent size body and also a fair but proportionate amount of spicy alcohol and a large amount of acidic tanginess. I enjoy this beer, it definitely seems bigger than 7.8 abv and may be too rich to sample too much of but 22 oz is perfect tonight.
Serving type: bottle
08-18-2006 21:52:55 | More by hoppymeal
3.53/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours out with plenty of brown suds leaving little lacing.
the aroma is sweet and bitter at the same time. There is a fruit smell in there as well. The Whiskey aroma really shines through when the drink warms up a bit. Best tasted above 50 degrees.
It has a clean taste with slight caramel and hopps mixing in with the bourbon flavor.
Mouthfeel is really clean for such a Porter which makes me think it might be a little watered down.
Drinkability is the better quality here. Arcadia has better beers, but this one is worth another goaround.
Serving type: bottle
08-08-2006 02:19:34 | More by peabody
3.9/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
What it is! Not my favorite style for summer quaffing but a nice treat on a hot summer's day anyhow. HUGE vanilla and oak from the barrel on the nose, also plum, licorice, espresso, and a touch of tobacco. Perfect tan head leaves a merengue-like film on the side of my tasting glass (from the 1st ever Gitchee Gumi fest, heh heh) and makes me think of dessert. A smokey, tannic dessert beer? Sure, why not. Velvety-smooth with soft carbonation on the first sip, but with a nice hop bite and significant bitterness braced-up against the malt complexity. Notes of green apple in the aromatics, along with complex phenols and warming alcohol. A sipper, not a beer for easy quaffing or light cuisines . . . probably great with cigars. Definitely cellarable and worth stashing a bottle. While this certainly isn't a beer for everyong, it is a beer for me.
Way to go, Arcadia!
Serving type: bottle
07-07-2006 19:52:45 | More by Chaz
3.1/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I thought the pour the beer looked a bit thin as Im used to Russian Imperial Stouts barrel aged. It looked good dark with a light brown head. The nose was slightly sour with definite whiskey on the nose. To like this beer you must like whiskey and weak porters. The beer is not bad only that it can not hold up to the whiskey aging. Worth a try but not a repeat for me.
Serving type: bottle
07-07-2006 05:09:41 | More by lou91
2.88/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
22 oz bomber. Pours a fairly dark brown color with a 3 finger tan head over top that falls to about a finger before settling. The brew is murky, with a moderate cascade of bubbles maintaining the head. Nose brings prominent sour notes, reminding me more of a sour brown than a porter of any type. Behind that I find some deeper roasted and lighter chocolate notes with a light alcohol blanked in the background. As it warms, this become more clear on the aroma. There are definate aggressive alcoholic whiskey notes in this one. Moderate vanilla tones sit over top of coffee and chocolate. Not quite what I was expecting on the nose with this one from the initial pour, but after letting it sit and come to stasis, it is okay. Flavor is interesting. The sourness is there, but more subdued. My initial impression is that the alcohol really stands out in this one. I get an initial hint of it as I first sip the beer, but after swallowing the brew, it really hits almost like a spirit, in my sinuses and then as a moderate burn in my stomach. Outside of this, I find some chocolate and roasted notes, with a very mild fig that rounds things out. The aftertaste is a little solvent-like due to the alcohol as well, making this less than desirable. I would have to say that the alcohol detracts pretty heavy on this one. Mouthfeel is thick, with a light to moderate carbonation that serves to break it up a little. As I said, this one lights up my stomach a bit, even leaving traces of heat in my esophagus. Overall, this one just isn't captivating my senses. At 7.8%, it should not be as aggressive on the alcohol as it is. I am not sure if the sourness is supposed to be there or not. I may grab another bottle now that its on shelves near me and see if this is a product of the bottle I have or if it is chronic.
Serving type: bottle
06-28-2006 00:33:04 | More by kmpitz2
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mohagany black color with a cappucino brown head. Settles to a layer of foam atop the liquid. Aroma is strong on the bourbon barrel notes. Lots of vanilla sweetness and woody esters along with a twinge of alcohol. It's all a bit sharp with some roastiness. It really comes out at you. Taste is also on the strong side. Honestly there's not a whole lot of porter in this beer. The bourbon barrel aging really dominates. And I'm not a big time whiskey fan esp. for beers but this one is quite good. It's more of a vanilla/oak flavor rather than whiskey, which just seems to compliment. Not a whole lot of depth or subtlety but I really enjoyed this beer and that's what it's all about in the end. Different, give it a try.
Serving type: bottle
06-13-2006 18:55:17 | More by granger10
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Wow, is this an interesting beer. Not perfect by any means, but very interesting.
Pours almost black, more like a deep brown, with very little head. The nose is quite sharp -- lots of alcohol and bourbon aromas in there, lots of vanilla, along with chocolate and espresso. Very baltic porter-like. It's not terribly pleasant, but it sure is compelling. On the tongue, there's malt sweetness, then bitterness, and then a big alcoholic burn that's reminscent of the hard alcohol that, apparently, formerly occupied this beer's aging barrels. Surprisingly thin mouthfeel, coupled with a sticky film on the back of the tongue, reduce this one's drinkability. But man, is this one interesting. I'd love to actually see the process of making this one.
Overall, this one is flawed (alcoholic burn, not enough body, overly overt bourbon aromas) but fascinating. I always like to see beers like this -- they don't entirely succeed, but they try real hard and end up being far more interesting than even most of the micro dreck out there.
Serving type: bottle
06-09-2006 01:50:06 | More by geexploitation
3.03/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance This one is dark brown in color with orange highlights and a modest, brown head.
Smell The rich malts were covered with a harsh alcohol aroma that diluted the pleasure of this nose. There was a whiff of coffee at the end that helped things out, though.
Taste This fella shows off a big coconut flavor at the taste along with some vanilla notes. Theres a light, rather flimsy malt base thats too small to respect.
Mouthfeel This is shy of medium-bodied and too thin for a BP. The alcohol is much too stingy for a beer thats less than five percent.
Drinkability This is a barely drinkable BP that had an unusual vanilla character.
Serving type: bottle
06-08-2006 02:09:10 | More by RoyalT
4.28/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Unpolished black with barely a brownness peeking at the bottom. Small tanned, evenly foamy top. Collar stays thin and tight with a broken skim once the top creeps away. Not much lacing, a bit of low ended sheeting and skragly, boney fingered strings.
Aroma is deeply whiskey-fied with modest maple and vanilla sweetness hovering with very light roasted chocolate. Perhaps a bit understated and uncomplexing, but man do I like it.
Same goes for the taste. Deeply whiskey toned and warming with a nice inlay of vanilla tossed in. Dark and deceptive. Intriguingly layered in depth with the whiskey; first the vanilla, very open and soaking, then some maple, a thin peel of sweet banana, and ends with a puff of chocolate resonating under the heat late after the finish. A nice little roasty effect is also evident as it begins to peak interest, but the chocolate puff and fluff is the mainstay once the warming begin to set in. A tender pull of dark vanilla sweetness is left soaking into the cheeks as the warmth sits firmly in the throat, belly, and mind. Quite nice.
Feel is left with a middle grounding of mediumish body, leaving the warmth do alot of the work and not so much the body or flavor. Perhaps a tad to whiskey-like. The front is the most empty, gains then fades, then gains again, and as already stated, mostly in warmth and not so much in thickness.But all the flavors inside the warmth do keep it interesting enough to persue more sippage.
And that is what you'll do with this big warming brew, sip and sip and sip, through and through and through. Quite nice overall really. Impressionable, yes, but could use more stature and thickness compared to other, more complexing Porters. Whiskey Oak-aged or not. Still...a very solid Porter worth checking out.
Serving type: bottle
06-07-2006 01:51:06 | More by tavernjef
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 oz. bomber with a picture of a shipwreck. Hmmm...I wonder why that ship wrecked, they probably had to much of this stuff on board. It bours black with a brown head that sits low and creamy.
The aroma is all Whisky man, after it warms a bit the Whisky aroma starts to smell a little like maple syrup in the end.
The flavor is an abundance of whisky flavor with some roasted malt and chocolate flavor. The flavor is good but the whisky is a little bit too much. I think I am going to pick up a few bottles of this to let every thing mellow out a bit and then try it again, it seems like it would be good with some age on it.
The mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation.
The drinkability is o.k. but not great because the whisky flavor is so over the top. Try aging this and the drinkability could improve.
Serving type: bottle
06-02-2006 05:48:02 | More by Brian700
3.38/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This porter is nearly black if not black. With a generous tan head that leaves behind trace amounts of spotty lacing.
Aromas are big in bourbon almost overly so. Hints of vanilla, bitter choclate, roasted malt, and some dark fruits.
Malty malty porter. Much of the flavor and complexities of this beer seem to be hidden behind a vail of bourbon and oak. Still good flavors of bitter choclate, vanilla extract, black currant, smoke, tobacco, and some meaty earthy flavors.
Mouthfeel is good but not great. Again the bourbon leaves this once out of whack making a somewhat undesirable mouthfeel but not making it bad. This isn't one I'm going to drink an abundace of but worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
05-21-2006 20:18:28 | More by mcallister
4.22/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Poured into a Sam Smith Tulip, huge 2" head, slow fading, billowy, atop a coal black body that allows no light.
Smell: The rich wood scentss are immediately evident, smoke, coffee, chocolate, many stout qualities here, but maybe that is because I have never had a barrel aged porter.
Taste: At first it is a little bewildering. The flavors all mix together and take a little while to work through. I do like the beer, though, the barrel realyl adds charachter and bite to the beer. The porter flavors are a little more subdued that a stout in it's place, but it stands up well to pairing with charred oak. The alcohol is strong, but is is a good beer voerall.
Drinkability-Mouthfeel: A little bit thinner than you would expect, creamy and lightly carbonated. I hope Arcadia continues this line, I appreciate them branching out.
Serving type: bottle
05-20-2006 03:46:27 | More by TastyTaste
1.58/5 rDev -59%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
Almost pitch black with a small tan head that drops pretty quick leaving some light scattered lace. Sweet caramel comes out first only to be drowned out with booze and an out of place fruitiness. Aroma is just a mess with too much alcohol and not much else able to show through. Flavor starts off with a bit of sweetness and some strange ripe fruitiness. Some burnt and woody notes peak through before the bourbon takes over. Really bad alcohol burn fruity finish that is just as much a mess as the aroma. Mouthfeel was decent except the burn. No drinkability here for me it was a drain pour after forcing my way through the first glass. I waited to review till I had my second bottle figuring I had on off bottle but it was identical. A very appropriately named beer.
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2006 19:43:35 | More by meathookjones
3.95/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours out an opaque black Stout color with a decent head of cream with lots of big bubbles on top. Laces in patches and smaller marks. Aroma has Irish coffee elements, some reminders of red wine and oak from the barrel conditioning. Mouthfeel is nice to begin with, creamy with subdued carbonation. Flavor features lots of bitter dark chocolate with a snap of vinous raisins and current and highlighting the bourbon casks. It also has good persistance, but perhaps the carbonation (initially smooth) seems a little too active at the end. Plenty of aftertaste, perhaps with a small touch of hops re-inforcing the roasty bittering of the brew, along with some smokey whiskey flavors. Arcadia has a wide range of beers to my tastes, this one works for me.
Serving type: bottle
05-06-2006 01:17:39 | More by ADR
4.3/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Undated bomber, purchased at Cloverleaf.
Poured into a pint glass.
First off, this beer is all about the bourbon!!!!
Average appearance, half inch head that fades quickly. Leaves a thin cream colored line around the edges. Black in color with some brown highlights. Fantastic smell, a great combination of bourbon and chocolate, some roasted malts. Taste is mostly bourbon, like almost doing a shot. After the bourbon fades, you can pick out some dark chocolate, wood and roasted malt. This has a much greater bourbon taste than Founder's Kentucky Breakfast. On the verge of maybe too much, but personally, I love it!!! Velvety smooth as easy too drink. I have no clue what the abv is. A nice sipping brew to have after dinner. Very enjoyable and a definite winner from Arcadia. Limited release!!!
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2006 23:55:26 | More by BigDaddyWil
4.2/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
If you don't like bourbon, I highly recommend you stay clear of this one. Pours a deep, almost black brown in color with a thin wispy tan head that left a crown all throughout. Nose is distinctly bourbon, alcohol, vanilla, old wood. Taste is very much the same, initially the bourbon hits followed by a dose of vanilla, bittersweet chocolate and roast. The finish has a lot of vanilla. I quite like this, but the bourbon really dominates which I don't really like, I prefer when it takes a backseat in a beer, but alas, it is what it is.
I liked this a lot though overall.
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2006 05:24:22 | More by Gaisgeil
4.53/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
The second installment of the Brew Crew Big Beer Series. Packaged in bombers featuring what looks like a sailing ship from the 19th century beached and laying on its port side with a lone figure walking precariously along the upturned starboard.. Side of the label sez, "Marooned on a deserted island after a violent storm shipwrecked him, Brewer John Osborne used whatever raw materials and supplies he could salvage from the flotsam of the wreckage to brew his beloved Porter, including oak barrels that once held 10-year old whiskey. Rescue could now wait! This legend and our Brew Crew Big Beer Series continues...."
This Porter was aged for six months in Evan Williams casks.
Undated bomber purchased at Merchant's in Dearborn, MI and poured into an imperial pint glass.
Damn near black with some hints of reddish brown at the edges. Tan head that rises up and threatens to spill before settling down to a few dense centimeters. Good retention with thick sheeted lace left clinging to the glass.
The nose has lots of bourbon and a good amount of rasted malts and chocolate. Deep, rich and warming. Not as intense as the aromas in the Founders Kentucky Breakfast, but its damn good.
The taste follows along the lines as the nose but it also has a good nutty flavor that works really well. The bourbon flavors are not hot and unrestrained. They add a sweetness that works well with the roasted notes. A bit of alcoholic heat in the back with some lingering heat and roasted flavors in the aftertaste. Well rounded, at least for someone who loves bourbon. Some may appreciate this beer a little more after some aging but I like it now.
For style, the mouth was right on. Full and smooth with no oily residuals. For those of us who like bourbon and bigger beers, this is a real winner and was worth the wait.
Serving type: bottle
04-15-2006 03:17:21 | More by ypsifly
Arcadia Shipwreck Porter from Arcadia Brewing Company
86 out of 100 based on 133 ratings.


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I was the perfect target. Because I've been ordering the majority of my Christmas gifts online and recently sent a Christmas gift via FedEx, when I saw an email that appeared to be from FedEx in my inbox, I clicked on it without hesitation.
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Because I glanced over the email hasitly, I didn't noticed the glaring grammatical errors that could have tipped me off to the fact that the email was, in fact, a fake.
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I am in my forties too, with 3 children, a husband and two jobs. I have already lost 2 pounds, and want to lose 2 more before Saturday. I have a dress to fit into for a military awards ceremony on Saturday for my husband who will be receiving an award for supporting National Guard by his volunteer chaplaincy and counseling for the past 6 years. I wish I was further into the challenge, and had already lost all 20 pounds! Oh well. Reading your posts is encouraging to me. I am less sore this week than last. After the first lower body work out, I was so sore, I could barely move. Now I am much less sore. Progress!
Thanks for all your posts, I need them.
Mon and Tues I missed my workouts. It doesn't even matter the reasons (excuses)..but I let it happen, and then last night while I realized I wasn't workingout I caved and had 2 nature valley bars (each 190 cal each)...din't have my last mini meal though. Regardless I have to get back on full track today...it's only the beginning of week 2. I think I 'allowed' myself to slack because I read others sometimes fell off track and eventually managed to get back on and success. I don't even have a full plan as to how/when I'm getting to gym today...but I will and promise myself (and you ladies) I will post tonight. Let's see if that keeps me accountable.
Good morning ladies! Hope that you are all doing well and making every day count. Today is Day 3 for me. So far, so good. I have done my workouts, stuck to clean eating, and gotten in all of my water (even though I feel like a camel).
@Clare38 - I haven't hear "sore is the new sexy" but I like it. My go to is a Marine quote - "pain is weakness leaving the body." All I can think somedays is dang, that's a lot of weakness...I like the message in the picture attached below - Healthy is the new Sexy!
Excited to hit the gym this afternoon for LBWO. I always love working my legs - woot woot!
Question for you all - when are you doing abs? I am thinking of adding the to my cardio days since the workout is so much shorter. I have a P90X DVD around here somewhere (on a dusty shelf I am sure) that has a killer ab routine in it. Thoughts?
Have a great BFL day!
Shoo thought I lost you guys, cool that we have this space! Day 4 training with personal trainer here in South Africa! Re our cheat day he has recommended NOT going off the wall but to rather have one free meal with a desert then remove snacks have a healthy 2 other meals and fruit so that I don't undo my hard work done in the week!
Hey p90x is awesome for the cardio workout too, I am using that disc here in South Africa!
Hey Shelley did u go to gym??? What did u do and for how long?? Come on you can do it, time for Shelley right so DON'T slack off u MUST stay on track! Imagine us all succeeding and u fell off wondering what u could have done??? Not worth it, u in week two, get back on the saddle?? So, what did u eat today? Tell us about ur workout if u managed to go?
Shelley, hope you are okay. Don't let a slip de rail you, it's not like you have binged on pizza for a week. Even though you didn't exercise on the Monday and Tuesday if you ate well it will still count.
Keep going, use visualisation techniques. If you are feeling unmotivated imagine how you will look when you have finished the challenge, think of how you feel, what you are wearing, how good and energetic you feel. Sounds cheesy I know but it works. Check back in and let us know how you are.
Sharon - love the picture. For a minute I thought it was you, nearly choked on my protein bar with jealousy. Lol
I do my abs after my leg workout. Xxx
Bought Greek yoghurt today never had it before and I'm so pleased i like it! Makes some meals a bit easier.
Weighed myself today too - day 7. Lost two pounds ( only have about ten to lose - muscle permitting) so am really pleased especially as I ate like a pig on Saturday.
Love love love this workout regime. Love it.
Book it- big congrats to your husband! What an achievement. X
Hi Ladies!
I am also on the third day of BFL. I did the program 9 years ago. That time I lost 22 lbs and went from a size twelve to a size 6 and 8. I know the program works and this time I plan to enter the challenge. Getting to the gym is going to be my biggest challenge. I am a nurse working 12 hour shifts. I rotate a month of days with a month of midnights. Last time I did the program I was on straight nightshift. The last thing I wanted to do yesterday was go to the gym at 730 pm. My neck and shoulders were killing me. Surprisingly, after doing my upper body workout I actually felt better! Good luck to everyone and remember, the program really works. Just keep at it.
Did LB workout today from 7:15-8:09 PM at hom with barbell. I planned to do it when my kids were out at a basketball game. felt really good. Stayed on track with food also...probably need to be drinking more water though. Clare 38 and Des Spangenberg..thanks so much for checking in on me....I don't even know you girls..but I love you!! means alot to have someone care and ask.
Has anyone ever done Les Mills Bodypump...intense barbell workout....??
10:08 pm....going to sit and hv a quick minimeal with water and tea...then plan tmw :)
Morning everyone! It's 7:05am in sunny South Africa and I am prepping for my day! Day 5 for me, I have a booked session at 4:30 pm with my BFL trainer, looking forward to it!
We work in kilograms here so I used a converter just now to convert to lbs ..... I am aiming to lose a total of 60lb so 30 kilograms ... Feels overwhelming .... I am not sure I will achieve all of it by 24 March but would be happy if at least 20 kg's could come off! Terrible where I have ended up ... My hubby is also doing it so cooking is easier and then I have a 1 year old girl and a 3 year old girl so I just prep similar food for them but with some added stuff!
Tempted to get on my scale today but my husband has hidden it lol, so no can do ... He also said NO to pulling it out so that's that then lol!
By the way, I'm 33 and through PND after my first born and no diligence on eating habits ( for me not the quantity but the types of food) I have ended up 30 kg's overweight so hence my dedication to this program and getting a personal trainer to kick my butt, I do realize that he can only push me so far, I need to manage the 70% of what I do that he does not see which is what I am eating! I have done a weekly meal calendar and stuck them on the fridge, then went to the butcher and got my meat types packaged in 120g packages and labelled them with my name, threw out all the junk and stocked up on veggies, eggs and cottage cheese!
I have also put my goals up on my cupboard so that I see them when I wake with a calendar that I am crossing off each day!
Anyway, I'm off to the office, busy day ahead, good luck girls have a great BFL day, catch up later!
Good morning BFL ladies!
Today is Day 4 for me and all is going right on track. I have stuck to my workout plan and have eaten clean. I am getting in my water (the most difficult task for me) for the day and trying to get it done before 5pm. Too many frequent trips to the restroom in the middle of the night! My glutes and quads are "thanking me" for pushing them to the limit yesterday. Standing up and sitting down is quite the challenge. My abs are also ridiculously sore from doing the P90X ab ripper. My goal is to make it through the entire routine without stopping by the end of our challenge. Nowhere near that at this point.
@Des - love the accountability! Great plan posting your goals and using the calendar. Do you have the Success Journal? I am using it and really really like it. I too have quite a bit of weight that I am looking to remove - 40lbs. Realistically, I do not think that I can safely do that in 12 weeks so I came into this with the back-to-back challenge approach. I will do what it takes to get myself healthy and then keep it that way. This truly has to be a lifestyle for me and not just a 12 week thing.
@Clare38 - hahaha...that will be me strong, healthy and sexy. However, that pic is definitely NOT me yet :-) Just a reinforcement that healty is the new sexy and skinny Barbie/model bodies are OUT.
@Shelly - way to jump back in! I love the support here and know that we will ALL need it from time to time. BFL got it right with the introduction of these forums.
@SUP2013 - thanks for the encouragement. I am currently at a size 12 and a size 6 is my goal. I too have very erratic hours so scheduling workouts and establishing routines is difficult to say the least. Since I work with team members from literally around the world (east coast USA, Brazil, UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Israel, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, China, Korea, South Africa, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand) my hours are all over the place. Since I am the furthest resource west (Arizona) I have found that 2-4pm is the quietest time in my day. So that is now blocked off for my workouts. I highly prefer mornings but my mornings usually start at 5:00am and end as late as 11:00pm. Getting up any earlier than required isn't going to happen so 2-4pm is now my time.
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Day 9 for me. So far so good, haven't missed a workout and have passed up some pretty tempting foods, but I did it. With the exception of the glass of wine I so desperately needed on Tuesday night! Not even an ounce of guilt! I earned it! :-)
This morning was tough. I do all my workouts in the morning before I go to work and today was cardio. I have a treadmill at home that I use. My mind was motivated but my body wasn't. My body is tired. I CAN NOT WAIT for my free day on saturday to get a break from the workouts. Anyone else out there body just ready to collapse? That being said, I did push myself through the cardio, and it was a doozie. Lunges yesterday kicked my butt, literally, it hurts to sit!!! I'm proud of myself everytime I sit down! haha!
I did measurements and weighed myself yesterday morning which was my beginning of week 2. I was only down .8 lb, but I have already lost a total of 3 3/4 inches throughout my body. For that I am thrilled! Just the little encouragement I needed to keep it going.
@Shelly, Good for you for not giving up! Keep your mind motivated and your body will follow.
@Sharon, I feel your pain with the bathroom trips and the soreness! As for recipes, Did you by chance buy the Eating for life cookbook? I bought it used off of Amazon and I really to LOVE IT! I have been planning 90% of my meals, and snacks from it. All the recipes are simple and good. Of course I love to cook so I put my own spin on some of them. Not adding fat, but just flavors. So far our favorite was the Asian Beef and Noodles! It was fantastic. I can pass you some recipes from the book along if you would like. I've also made the enchilladas, sloppy joes, tuna noodle casserole, and a bunch of desserts and snacks. My FAVORITE breakfast is the Turkey Bacon Melt. I usually brought a breakfast sandwich that I made at home to work with me everyday so this fit right in. It is a whole wheat enlish muffin with tomato, cheese and bacon (it calls for turkey bacon, but I actually use real bacon. Oscar Mayer (or Wegmans if you have one around you) Center Cut bacon is less fat, calories and sodium than turkey bacon!! So I've been using that ---I compare the items I want against my eat this not that book to determine the best option of ingredients for the recipes)
I toast the muffin, cut two slices of tomato, place a slice on each side, top each side with a slice of sarrgento THIN sliced cheddar cheese (or it calls for Kraft 2% cheese) and top with 3, 1/2 slices of cooked bacon on each side (total of 3 slices), bake till bubbly and enjoy! I am not even a big tomato fan but it is SO GOOD!
Ok, didn't mean to write a book here, but get me on food and I can't stop! Let me know if you are interested in some of the Eating for Life Recipes. I'd be happy to share.
I agree ..this forum is great. I have tried Weight Watchers before because I loved the meetings (but weight lose was so slow for me)..then I did a private diet program that you get weighed 2-3 times a week and review menu etc.....the missing componet of both was excercise AND a group of like individuals discussing. I think in a certain way it's almost more humbling to be chatting and supporting and unloading to a peer that is going through it WITH you, as opposed to a leader that has already been through it. I have a good friend who successful did lapband surgery (no judging)..but I have asked her why now was she able to stick to a strict diet and excercise regime when she clearly couldn't or wouldn't before...do you know what was her biggest tool....the chat forum that she joined of lapband patients. She regularly reported to them her progress, her misteps and supported them as well............OUR FORUM will be that extra tool that will help us succeed!
I am 48 years old , 5'2"...and about 176 (din't weigh myself on day 1)...........I ultimately need to lose close to 40 pounds. Wow, I. actually wrote that. I have lost 20+ before...but I've also never been this heavy. I also plan on doing back to back BFL........if i lose even close to 20 I'd be shocked............but wouldn't it great to be shocked.
Today is Aerobics day and I have a date with my husband at the track tonight (I asked him"out")...... does everyone adhere to 3 hour empty stomach before aerobics?
Tried a great late evening meal last night........mixed plain oatmeal flakes (1/2 pkg) with eggbeaters, spoonful of cottage cheese and truvia.....cook inpan as a pancake..and top with sugar free jelly. YUM!
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Started 1/6 and want to stay focused. I am 42 and have never completed a challenge. In fact I have battled with these 20 extra pounds for over 15 years. My clothes do not fit well anymore and I am now Squeezing into my 8s.
I work 30 hours a week and really struggle with sticking with a food plan.
I do not mind working out and hit the gym at 5:15 before work. Exercise has no meaning for me these past 3-4 years. Tennis and marathons have messed my knees up and I have had 4 surgeries and still can't run. It has put me in a dark place and I want out.
Deep down I know if I just commit and work through the tough times DURING these 12 weeks I will see clearly again. Time to get out of my comfort zone.
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Everyone on this list suffers (well, "has", they all seem pretty damn happy) from a syndrome referred to as "object sexuality" These people fall in love with objects and identify them as a gender, give them a name, and have what they believe is a fulfilling, loving, relationship with these items. And you thought your love life was complicated.
OS is defined as "a pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects. Those individuals with this expressed preference may feel strong feelings of attraction, love, and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation. For some, sexual or even close emotional relationships with humans are incomprehensible. Object-sexual individuals also often believe in animism, and sense reciprocation based on the belief that objects have souls, intelligence, feelings, and are able to communicate."
OS is defined as "a pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects. Those individuals with this expressed preference may feel strong feelings of attraction, love, and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation. For some, sexual or even close emotional relationships with humans are incomprehensible. Object-sexual individuals also often believe in animism, and sense reciprocation based on the belief that objects have souls, intelligence, feelings, and are able to communicate."
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The Ride of Her Life: A Woman Marries a Roller CoasterAmy Wolfe Weber is a church organist who comes from Pennsylvania and she is married to a roller coaster. The husband in question is an 80ft gondola ride called 1001 Nachts. The 35 year-old woman said she first fell for the ride at the tender age of 13, "I was instantly attracted to him sexually and mentally. I wasn't freaked out, as it just felt so natural, but I didn't tell anyone about it because I knew it wasn't 'normal' to have feelings for a fairground ride."
Amy had ridden the ride over 3,000 times before they were married, I guess that's her version of a normal courtship, she sleeps with a picture of the ride on her ceiling and carries spare nuts and bolts from it in her pocket, so that way they are always together....just what you like to hear...a fair ride having "extra parts".
Amy claims they have a fulfilling physical and spiritual relationship and she doesn't get jealous when other people ride her husband. Oh, and Weber is the name of the rides manufacturer Amy changed it after she was married.
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He Choo Choo Chooses It: Man Marries Steam Engine TrainJoachim A has a thing for the inner workings of technical objects, which is great since he works as a repair man...but not so great for his spouse, a steam locomotive.
"A love affair could very well begin with a broken radiator." Joachim says "repair jobs have often led to infidelity in the past" but they always seem to plow through it and stay together somehow.
He stresses that people like him (the people on this list) aren't just fetishists. "For some people, their car becomes a fetish which they use to put themselves in the limelight. For the objectum-sexual, on the other hand, the car itself -- and nothing else -- is the desired sexual partner, and all sexual fantasies and emotions are focused on it."
Needless to say, this guy loves to fix things.
He realized he had a "thing" for things when he was 12. He's currently 45. He loves his train like he would a person, according to him: "you can reveal yourself to an object partner in an intimate way, in a way that you would never reveal yourself to any other person...[even] experience sexuality together."
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May Their Love Never Be Brought Down: A Woman Marries the Berlin WallEija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer, whose surname means Berlin Wall in German, wed the Berlin Wall in 1979 after being diagnosed with a condition called Objectum-Sexuality. I guess this was the only prescription?
Berliner-Mauer says she fell in love with the structure when she first saw it on television at age seven, she refers to it as "he" and she collected his pictures until she could save up enough money to visit. On her sixth trip in 1979 they tied the knot before a handful of guests.
While she technically remains a virgin she insists she has a full, loving relationship with the wall.
When the Berlin wall was brought down 1989 Berliner-Mauer was horrified as she watched her husband being brought down. She has not been back since now keeps models depicting "his" former glory. "What they did was awful. They mutilated my husband." She is said to have shifted her affections to a nearby garden fence. So, because the wall doesn't look as good as it did in 1979 you're just gonna leave him for another rampart? Apparently, Berliner-Mauer partakes in sexual stimulation with this fence by rubbing herself on it...like a cat in heat.
Berliner-Mauer, said: "I find long, slim things with horizontal lines very sexy. The Great Wall of China's attractive, but he's too thick – my husband is sexier."
There's nothing left to say after that really.
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Game Over: A Man Marries a Video Game CharacterA man called Sal9000 (this story should really just be able to end after this, the guy's name) married Nene Anegasaki. Nene lives inside of a Nintendo DS video game called Love Plus. The wedding was quite an event done before a live audience and broadcast to a virtual one, the bride (who made a speech) and groom were married by a real human priest.
While normal people worry about growing about, Sal9000 has to worry about the fact the a Nintendo DS is completely outdated at this point and Gamestop will not take returns on used equipment.
In the video above, a guy marries a video game.
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The Architecture of Her Love: Woman Marries the Eiffel TowerErika Eiffel has had a love for objects since she was a little girl.
"I thought everyone had a connection to objects in one way or the other. It really wasn't until I saw that they were dating each other and I was dating a bridge, that I was different. I just went to school and pretended I was like everybody else," she said.
Her love of objects served her well, she became a world-class archer and won a $250,000 scholarship to the United States Air Force Academy, all thanks to her attraction to the F-15 fighter jet. She said when she saw the F-15 she thought, "I'd like to get to know this jet. Kind of like a guy goes to a bar and he sees a really nice-looking girl and he, he wants to go sit next to her, buy her a drink and get to know her more. Well, I kind of felt that way about the F-15."
However, her love of objects got her discharged from the Air Force, ridicule by her peers, and abandonment by her family.
That's when she found true love, with the Eiffel Tower. "Her structure is just amazing. You know, she's got subtle, subtle curves, you know," that's how Eiffel describes her wife. Erika Eiffel participated in a commitment ceremony with the Eiffel Tower. "I will tell you that I know love is being reciprocated," Eiffel said. "I'm happy, I'm not hurting anyone, I'm not hurting myself, I'm not being held back. I love my life." C'est la vie!
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Tinzouline (aka: Rabat Du Tinzouline) is located about 120 km south of Ouarzazate, and 35 km north of the city of Zagora in the Zagora Province. The town is a desert oasis where the landscape is vast and dramatic. On one side of the road is the Draâ River, which irrigates the three-kilometer wide berth of date trees and underlying seasonal crops.<ref>citation needed</ref> The other side of the road displays an impressive and seemingly unending desert of rocks, pausing at the distant mountains in a spot called Foum Chenna. The mountains there are adorned with prehistoric rock carvings, including gazelles, snakes, hunters and ostriches.<ref>citation needed</ref> Tinzouline is small, but still equipped with many modern conveniences. There are approximately 8,000 people in the center of town, and 15,000 total people in the administrative district of Tinzouline.<ref>citation needed</ref> There is one main road in town, which runs along the only main road in Zagora Province.
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"Tin" means "place" in Tashelheit, and "Zouli" is the name of a Jewish family who used to live in (and possibly established) the town. The "n" on the end of the word serves to make the name plural.
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Relatively modern in its appearance, Zagora may seem more important as a regional administrative centre than interesting as a place to visit. Although you will not find the historical architectural wonders of Fez and Meknès, or the richly laden atmosphere of Marrakesh, Zagora remains an interesting point from which to explore this south-eastern corner of Morocco. Surrounding the town are the endless palm groves of the Drâa Valley, framed by the Jbel Rhart and the peaks of the Jbel Sarhro to the North and the Jbel Bani to the south. In between the greenery of the palm groves lay the Ksour, or fortified villages, whose colour and texture reflect the colour of the stone from which they built. The age of this type of settlement is reflected in the name, which is an Arabised version of the word 'Caesar'. Although its origins date back to the 13th century, Zagora cannot claim to be a city of major architectural monuments, yet just south of the town, situated on the slopes of the strange, black sugar loaf hill called Jbel Zagora, the remains of an earlier Almoravid settlement still reveal their strict, rectangular grid. From here, the views across the surrounding countryside are stunning.
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Ahoy, matey! Join Molly & Gil on their hunt for buried treasure
Kids help Dora retrieve the magic wand and turn Boots back into a monkey!
Find 6 action-packed math adventures in one umirrific game
Kids cruise through the zoo and help find a friend for Monty the rhino
Travel through Alphabet Forest gathering letters with Dora and Boots!
Peter and his pals need help collecting fruits & veggies before it gets dark!
Collect super power shapes, avoid obstacles & speed past Dump Truck to win!
Answer animal distress calls, drive Diego's rescue rover & save fierce animals
Dan hops on a dino's back & races down a track to see which dino is the fastest
Kids can uncover countless surprises in this multi-world adventure game!
The Backyardigans need help keeping King Pablo's pet egg safe while he's away
Help Swiper use his swiping skills to do a good deed!
Down the rabbit hole your gamers go for some high-flying fun!
Kids collect and count ingredients to make a potion and save Bubble Puppy!
Dora and Boots need help getting back home in time for Dora's big party!
Help Dora balance-beam walk, trampoline jump, & swing her way to the big show!
Where is Isa hiding? Follow the flowers to show Dora the way!
Can your little ghost tracker help find Blue's ghost friends in the old house?
Kids help Olivia search for pearls in this underwater adventure!
Steer an ice coaster and help decorate a snow dragon--super!
The mission: A risky river crossing! Al rescate!