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| Distillery worker commits suicide by leaping into vat of whisky |
| 2012-01-11 |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #11 You - to yer room - now. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-01-11 22:20 |
| #10 'Moose---you may be on to something in that theory. So was it suicide or was it a tragic accident? Can't tell from the article. But we DO know that he got the last wort in. **ducks** |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-01-11 21:31 |
| #9 I need proof. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-01-11 21:14 |
| #8 Glenfiddich is lovely, but I will always have a warm place in my heart for Jameson Irish Whiskey, which I call "My all-purpose brain cleaner". It is great for when there is a recent event that it would be best if everyone just forgot. Though it is strongly recommended that you not use the "brain eraser button" unless you have an ankle bracelet connected to a strong security cable, lest you end up on some roof, naked and singing show tunes. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-11 21:11 |
| #7 Aah Glenfiddich, the ‘Valley of the deer’ I seem to remember being invited to a single malt tasting once. It started off civilized enough. We started by sampling a small dram from each of the twelve brands on offer. Swirled the whisky in the glass and made the appropriate comments. After an hour things went rapidly downhill. Self service took over, glasses were filled to the top and I seem to remember Glenfiddich became a favorite. Three hours later I emerged from the cellar where the whisky tasting was taking place into 104 degree heat wave. Don't remember much after that. |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-01-11 20:29 |
| #6 What do you yell when you fall in? "Whiskey?" |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2012-01-11 19:21 |
| #5 Savoy Brown: If the river was whiskey and I was a diving duck... I'd dive right to the bottom and drink my way back up... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-01-11 19:13 |
| #4 Washback vats do not have "just water and yeast" in them, as they said in the article. Instead they have 'wort' in them. Wort is sugary flavored water extracted during the mashing process, and with yeast, ferments, producing a LOT of carbon dioxide. Importantly if you stick your head into invisible carbon dioxide gas, there is a good chance that when you inhale, you will pass right out. So in this case, if he climbed up the ladder, then leaned over the tank with his center of gravity above the edge, got a big whiff of CO2 and passed out, he would tumble head first into the wort. And unless immediately pulled out by someone with breathing equipment, he would die. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-11 17:58 |
| #3 "If the river was whiskey and I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never come up" |
| Posted by: Whith Hatfield3711 2012-01-11 17:35 |
| #2 Not like jumping into water. You'll sink to the bottom. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-01-11 16:49 |
| #1 They tried to save him, but he fought them off four time.(Very old joke) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-01-11 15:24 |