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I can bring 1980 Taylor, Graham, OBV. But my OBVs came from Uncle Tom, so if he’s coming perhaps he should bring OBV?

Conky wrote:YOU TWO PEDANTS BEGAN DISCUSSING THE EXACT TIME OF CONCEPTION!!!

Conception? You meant birth, of course.

New emoticons installed. Please do use the colours in your TNs. :330000: :660033: :663333: :660000: :663300: :990066: :990033: :993333: :993300: :996600: :CC6699: :CC9999: :CC6666: :CC9966: :CC0033: :CC3333: :CC6633: :CC9933: :CC0000: :CC3300: :CC6600: :CC9900: :FFCCCC: :FF9999: :FFCC99: :FF6666: :...

AHB wrote:Tasting Mats: Drafted, but needing revision to acommodate new attendees.

And to allow the tasting to be blind.

New emoticons installed. Please do use the colours in your TNs.

I was intrigued by the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence, which I thought should be a question mark. Maybe I could do a question-mark version. Not sure if there’s space. Tomorrow perhaps. OK, so http://www.jdawiseman.com/ftlop/20080402_quote_pedant.gif now has a pendant, http://www.jdawis...

a shortage of glasses a shortage of decanters … I can partially resolve challenges 1 and 2 as I have a number of port glasses a few decanters. However, AHB and I do not have sufficient of either between us to make the issue go away. Can you please let us know what you can bring along to help? Nothi...

If Symingtons will put all their 2007s in same-shaped bottles, they could even do a mixed in OWC.

Derek T. wrote:I was intrigued by the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence, which I thought should be a question mark.

Maybe I could do a question-mark version. Not sure if there’s space. Tomorrow perhaps.

jdaw1 wrote:There is an extra icon, which should not be uploaded without suitable permission, that I propose naming “QuotePedant†: . I shan’t be using it, but perhaps others would wish to!

No comment on this? I am surprised.

Derek T. wrote:I think it would be very interesting to do this blind and allow the wines rather than the labels to influence the outcome.

Blind is easy as AHB is planning decanters not bottles. But I think we are all sufficiently competent not to be influenced by label.

The plan is that a TN writer can say “it was <this> colour†. That requires several colours. And the FF6633 isn’t far off the Borges 1963 we had at the TCP on Wed 30 Jan (though the colour was actually nearer FF9900).

I have located a Gould Campbell 1980 at a very reasonable price. Providing the delivery charge is reasonable it will be there to accompany its siblings. Excellent. Sandeman, Ferriera and Niepoort are available in other countries but their inclusion would be price prohibitive a reasonable excuse. an...

OK, I have a set of (now 40) glasses. As soon as I manage to make a .pak file, they will be sent to the creator’s assistant for uploading (I can’t do that myself). There is an extra icon, which should not be uploaded without suitable permission, that I propose naming “QuotePedant†: http://www.jdawi...

We can delay the LBV until June: no problem. And without “sotto voce comments†. (Though please re-title the thread.)

There might have to be a short-notice ‘emergency’ tasting in April, but that can be arranged separately.

but after drinking with fellow forum members, I can say that you, Alex, enjoy your ports really mature and mellow. KillerB likes it with some spice, so would expect a smaller decant window. Julian likes it like his japanese women; young, full bodied and spicy. :D G-man’s interpretation is his own.

Derek: you should sign the labels. Your labels should state, in 5-point writing, “Purchased <where purchased, lot #s> on <date>. New label by <full name not on public forum>†. If the bottle’s current owner should die before drinking, the next owner will be grateful.

Thank you for your enthusiastic comments. Upon reflection I agree: the tasting portions have too few pixels for the colours to be seen. So, below, find a proposed set of 39 new emoticons, needing only names. We could use the tedious colour codes, or appropriate refreshments. Suggest away! http://www...

Derek T. wrote:I didn't know you had changed your Avatar this time. Did I miss something?

Kenny died.

g-man wrote:

KillerB wrote:The correct response was, of course:

"No, definitely O'Reilly"

Defin'ly O'Reilly ?

Missed that. Sorry.

KillerB wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:One’s brother’s wife’s sister’s husband’s cousin’s name’s O’Reilly.

Oh really?

Not really, no. I don’t think my brother’s wife has a sister. Though I might be wrong.

What happens on the birthday four years from now? Will I have to change my avatar again?

One’s brother’s wife’s sister’s husband’s cousin’s name’s O’Reilly.

Conky wrote:See how easy it is Julian? Now when you've read this, and understood the insult, please delete this Post, and develop a more 'live and let live' balance.

Sorry, Conky, I’ve failed to understand. All three posts made me laugh.

How red is Warre 1980? RGB?

TPF needs some special emoticons. Not “pointlessly flashy epileptic-unfriendly emoticons with a target audience of illiterate teenagers† : I mean useful TPF-relevant emoticons. Some examples: http://www.jdawiseman.com/ftlop/20080331_1977niepoort_tasting.gif Niepoort 1977, tasting measure; http://ww...