A Conversation for The Village de la Vavoom's Second Annual Harvest Festival 2003
Wine Tasting & Cat Rescue Stall
Kes Posted Sep 19, 2003
That rather depends on what the cat's tasting ... silly
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LL Waz Posted Sep 23, 2003
*wanders in from the dunking booth to see if there's anything that would go down well with soggy hotdog*
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Kes Posted Sep 24, 2003
*Kes produces a bottle containing bright red liquid with a scent like the interior of an old submarine. Kes pours a glass, then uses a dirty spoon to fish out a small black lump. The spoon emerges clean and shining.*
Care to try the ragwort, dandelion and ketchup burgundy?
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LL Waz Posted Sep 24, 2003
mmmm, that sounds like it'll torpedo the spot. And such a pretty colour...
*swirls glass*
Sticks nicely round the glass too...
*sniffs*
*coughs*
*dunks hotdog*
mmm hmmmm
*beams*
erm...I might just 
... sit down...
ooops, sit down...for a while......
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Kes Posted Sep 25, 2003
*Catches Waz's glass before it falls, and empties it in one deft movement. Shortly thereafter ... sits down.*
Hic!
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Sep 25, 2003
<-- sniffs at the small black lump, whimpers and backs off
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Sep 26, 2003
*gestures to one of the maintenance people, who discreetly remove the lump before it causes any harm*
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Kes Posted Sep 26, 2003
Thank you ... always best to get rid of those before they breed, I find.
*Rattles the donation tin un-subtley*
Come on, everyone ... have another tasting ... here's one to challenge you.
*Pours several samples from a new bottle. Brilliant orange in colour, effervescent (in a swampy kind of way), this wine makes a rapid start on recycling the plastic cups into which it has been poured.*
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Oct 1, 2003
[B4 wanders by the tent and notices the libations being poured, checks the menu placard but finds no mention of this particular vintage, digs in his pockets for a few seconds, comes up with 
and plunks them down on the concession counter.]
Hey, this looks like a real bargain, Kes. What do you call this stuff?
[He swirls the now-wildly-roiling liquid in its plastic cup, only to note it has sprung multiple leaks. B4 quickly consolidates his cup's contents with that of another on the counter, then expertly knocks back the whole lot of it at one go.] 
Weww, theh inissial thenthathion on the pawate ith vewwy intewwethting... 
[A sudden shiver runs down the length of his body.] 
I haven't experienced a taste such as this since sampling the mentholated llama while touring the Andes. Now, correct me if I'm wrong on this; you used Orange Nehi as the base for this little delight, didn't you? Either that, or GoJo, though I'm sure you would have had to water it down a bit for that. 
Oh, and the afterglow is quite mellow... 
B4
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Kes Posted Oct 2, 2003
*Uncovers the label*
Glad you like it. It's Lentil vindaloo and diced carrot champagne!
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Oct 2, 2003
You can't beat the old classics . I might buy some of that for my trip to Bradford at the weekend.
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Kes Posted Oct 2, 2003
It's surprising how many things can be fermented successfully. I find that as long as one avoids blue wine, 'most everything else is drinkable.
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Oct 2, 2003
Aaaahh...yes... The 'blue' wine! I usually have some of that fermenting in my house, though I can't seem to keep it in stock very long. I may actually have to switch to wooden casks or even glass bottles, though at present cleaning the porcelain fixture is SOOOOO much easier. 
Hey, Kes, you got any more o' that Ol' Janx Spirit? My cup runneth under... 
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Santragenius V Posted Oct 2, 2003
Oh, don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit
On second thoughts, I'd better have one as well..... 
A rather large one?
*puts down *
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Oct 2, 2003
Hang on, Kes, this is my round. I've got two spare 2's.
Oh, and make sure this batch has a hint of phenylketoneurics... 
B4 
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Kes Posted Oct 3, 2003
*Kes beams in delight at the amount of money being collected for Cat Rescue.*
Certainly, my friends ... I'll get out the large glasses ... ... Do try this one!
*A new bottle is opened. Kes inverts and shakes the bottle over each glass, to glug a couple of blobs of blue-grey quivering gunk into each glass.*
This one's my favourite ... damson, tea-bag and chip-fat fuisse. Enjoy!
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Santragenius V Posted Oct 3, 2003
*looks at gunk*
- 
*looks mildly panicky at his watch*
Oh, d**n - forgot all about an appointment... 
*from a supposedly quivering-gunk-safe distance*
Oh, I forgot to drink my fuisse - I'm donating it to the good cause
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Oct 3, 2003
Kes, I'm getting a case of déjà vu.
THE BLOB (1958) **** Steve McQueen made his big screen debut in this little gem of a low-budget sci-fi quickie that has become a cult classic: a shapeless flesh-absorbing mass from outer space wreaks havoc on a small town consuming every living thing in its path and gets really big really fast! Fun and some genuine chills with some waycool effects (remember this was the 50s!) Best bit: the taking over of the movie theater! Campy title song by Burt Bacharach (!)
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[B4 begins backing away from the concession, hopefully out of pseudopod reach.]
I know that even a glass of water has problems being drunk, but I'm not sure who's on the receiving end of this deal...
Back in...a while... I gotta go to the loo... Too much information. I'll be back. (Hey, that sounds like a good line for a mo...)
B4iBcomepartofaBmoviespecialFX
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Titania (gone for lunch) Posted Oct 3, 2003
*feeling sorry for Kes*
*plonks her *
*puts up a brave face*
I'd like to taste the next special please!
*trembles*
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- 41: Kes (Sep 19, 2003)
- 42: LL Waz (Sep 23, 2003)
- 43: Kes (Sep 24, 2003)
- 44: LL Waz (Sep 24, 2003)
- 45: Kes (Sep 25, 2003)
- 46: LL Waz (Sep 25, 2003)
- 47: dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC (Sep 25, 2003)
- 48: Titania (gone for lunch) (Sep 26, 2003)
- 49: Kes (Sep 26, 2003)
- 50: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Oct 1, 2003)
- 51: Kes (Oct 2, 2003)
- 52: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Oct 2, 2003)
- 53: Kes (Oct 2, 2003)
- 54: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Oct 2, 2003)
- 55: Santragenius V (Oct 2, 2003)
- 56: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Oct 2, 2003)
- 57: Kes (Oct 3, 2003)
- 58: Santragenius V (Oct 3, 2003)
- 59: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Oct 3, 2003)
- 60: Titania (gone for lunch) (Oct 3, 2003)
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