atleast we got adam to smoke something a little lighter than the camel wides he was on for a while :) Thank You, Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > If you didn't smoke, you might look your age and they might actually cart > you :) > > Tom Veldhouse > veldy at veldy.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Maloney" <adamm at sihope.com> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:36 AM > Subject: [TCLUG:22192] OT: booze rant > > > > I apologize for the off-topic post but I have to rant about this > > somewhere... > > > > Yesterday was my 21st B-day. After work I stopped by Liquor Warezhouse to > > pick up some fire water. I wanted Red Stripe but they didn't have any, so > > I grabbed a case of Hacker Pschorr just because of the name. Bring it up > > to the counter, the guy glances at me, rings me up, takes my > > money...doesn't even bother to card me. God! I've been waiting 21 years > > to buy my "first" beer and I'm finally old enough but it doesn't even > > matter. I still get carded buying cigarettes for god sake. My working > > theory is that I wasn't nervous, played it cool, and hadn't shaved that > > morning. That and I wasn't buying Old Swillwaukie or miller high-life, > > which is what all the high-school kids drink because it's all they can > > get. > > > > Incidentally, the Hacker beer was actually quite good. The day wasn't a > > total loss. Although my dad lost some respect for me because I prefer > > imports like Dos Equis over Summit and Sam Adams. > > > > Adam Maloney > > Systems Administrator > > Sihope Communications > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org