10 Days in October: Argle-Bargle or Foofarah? UPDATED: POSTS #984 & 995!!!

[Jennifer48]

I still can't believe this whole debacle. Disney, the Kings of Organization and Planning, messed up major for this F&W festivity. Tisk, tisk.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Good for you standing your ground - brekkie looks yummy... next installment please where we get to hear about Grimace eating brekkie? Her face is a real treat in that photo ("take the damned photo will you ..I AM smiling")

Our our womans twins?

 

[Nicole786]

Lovin the TR so far! But had to stop to comment on the Cards. I don't have a strong dislike for the cards (as a matter of fact, i'll leave out who my team is haha) But i HATE the yankees with a burning passion.

My team resides in the NL and i don't see how the Cards can be compared to the yanks at all. First off, the yankees are disgusting turds, who all use drugs and women. Second of all, the fans of the yankees that I know aren't the nicest group of people. (sorry to all yanks fans on here, btu the ones i know arent nice at all) and third of all: they are media giants, and the cards arent media giants at all.

Even in terms of actual playing, i can't see the comparison. If anything, the braves are the yankees of the NL. Pujols could definitely be compared to Jeter (except for the fact that Pujols has a heart, because of his autistic stepchild) But i wouldn't wish a yankees comparison on anyone lol But besides 2007, the cards havent won a World Series since, i cant remembr the exact year, was it 1988? or 84?

again, not messing with the cards, they're not my favorite team, but i hate the yankees with a burning passion.

OK, back to the TR! which i love btw! lol

 

[Jennifer48]

SORRY!

i HATE the yankees with a burning passion.

I like you Nicole786 **psst, you can tell who my favorite team is in my avatar**

 

[jusmom]

Yes, Brenda still here...love the report, you inspire me, I may have to do a trippie of our upcoming vacation. Keep it coming, but "don't talk to strangers" (um....isn't that the main point of the DIS?)

 

[oybolshoi]

We did too...
signed, Your Konked Kruisers

I'm sorry for making everyone sad.

I still can't believe this whole debacle. Disney, the Kings of Organization and Planning, messed up major for this F&W festivity. Tisk, tisk.

Yeah, every time we re-live this event we still end up shaking our heads. And I'm still waiting to hear from Disney...do you think that they no longer read "real" mail?

Good for you standing your ground - brekkie looks yummy... next installment please where we get to hear about Grimace eating brekkie? Her face is a real treat in that photo ("take the damned photo will you ..I AM smiling")

Our our womans twins?

Thanks Karen - man does my mom hate having her picture taken. For some reason on this trip I thought things were going to be different.

Lovin the TR so far! But had to stop to comment on the Cards. I don't have a strong dislike for the cards (as a matter of fact, i'll leave out who my team is haha) But i HATE the yankees with a burning passion.

My team resides in the NL and i don't see how the Cards can be compared to the yanks at all. First off, the yankees are disgusting turds, who all use drugs and women. Second of all, the fans of the yankees that I know aren't the nicest group of people. (sorry to all yanks fans on here, btu the ones i know arent nice at all) and third of all: they are media giants, and the cards arent media giants at all.

Even in terms of actual playing, i can't see the comparison. If anything, the braves are the yankees of the NL. Pujols could definitely be compared to Jeter (except for the fact that Pujols has a heart, because of his autistic stepchild) But i wouldn't wish a yankees comparison on anyone lol But besides 2007, the cards havent won a World Series since, i cant remembr the exact year, was it 1988? or 84?

again, not messing with the cards, they're not my favorite team, but i hate the yankees with a burning passion.

OK, back to the TR! which i love btw! lol

Nicole, thanks for reading. As for the baseball thing, I wasn't saying that the Cardinals are comparable to the Yanks in terms of attitude or hubris, I was really only talking about championships. The birds are second in MLB to the Yankess with 10 World Series Championships and 17 National League Pennants - I was only trying to point out that for such a long-lived and successful franchise the media generally gives us the shaft. But that's ok, we're used to it! Thanks again for reading!

SORRY!

I like you Nicole786 **psst, you can tell who my favorite team is in my avatar**

Somehow I knew you were going to comment on that!

Yes, Brenda still here...love the report, you inspire me, I may have to do a trippie of our upcoming vacation. Keep it coming, but "don't talk to strangers" (um....isn't that the main point of the DIS?)

You'd better do a trippie for your May report!! As for the strangers...my mom would be horrified to know that I speak with internet strangers on the DIS every day. It doesn't matter that we're all harmless Disney addicts, sharing advice and experiences with each other. The internet is weird and scary and all of you strangers have dark, nefarious intentions as yet unnamed...

Thanks again for reading everyone - it really gives me a warm fuzzy to come back and find comments from you all. Thanks!!

 

[Mic_n_Min]

This is a great TR! I started reading this one yesterday morning, you mentioned your Dining Review, read that and now I am all caught up on this one.

Thank you so much for a truly entertaining read! Can't wait to read more!

p.s. Sorry to hear about your troubles with Crohn's. I have UC and IBS and couldn't imagine planning a vacation around the Food & Wine Festival- my poor tummy couldn't handle it!

 

[cntkg1]

Sunday, October 22nd - Behold the Heretofore Unsuspected Negative Vacation Powers of the Grimace!!!


I tried to explain that the F&W Festival was all about shared experiences - people ask questions: Hey, that looks great, what is it? Where'd you get it? How much did it cost? Can I have a bite / sip? Have you got any spare change? Do you come here often? Are you guys swingers???


Of course, the entire situation could have been avoided if they'd just had someone standing at the front part of the dining room inquiring about the size of each party and then seating them accordingly. I didn't pay $250 to attend an event so that we could all sit at different tables and wave at each other - I did that at my wedding reception and once was enough.

For paragraph #1!!

For paragraph #2!! I totally forgot about that part of your last TR. I would've been one PO'd puppy!!

(Where are AFEG's machine gun smilies when you need one)??

 

[DISNEYDUET]

I love this TR! I wandered over here from your Dining TR. Your vacations sound like ours!! I am planning (I am the only one that is capable of said planning! ) a family trip for next October/November. Oh boy! It is my family DM, DF, DB and DB girlfriend, my MIL and FIL. Counting us that makes 8. Just shoot me now! This is all DH idea.
We tried the whole family Vaca thing before in Vegas- Bad idea! By the end of the week no one was talking to each other and I ended up riding home with my folks and DH with his when we got back from the airport. We had only been married for 8 months at the time. Never, ever again was heard in the house of E for a long time....
Fastforward to now. 4 years later. DH after our 4th trip last year. "Ya know what would be fun? If we got everyone together for the F&W!" (insert me ) Do you remember Vegas? Like the whole remember the Alamo thing. We lost a lot of god men out there. But maybe.....
My family is great. We are thrill ride seekin', beer drinkin', fun lovin' kinda folks! My dad is the coolest minister I know! He is not so much the beer drinker as DB and I are. Mom's poison of choice is whatever is fruity and frozen. Brenda, she will love the GRND M slushies!
My DH parents are different. They have been to WDW once (1975). They would rather drive across country to see the worlds biggest ball of string than go to a theme park. They are still upset with us that we bought DVC instead of a timeshare in Myrtle Beach (as a side note DH is an only child) So they are less than excited about this trip. They will probably back out causing me to eat the point diff for a 2 bedroom and a Grand Villa but what the hey, It's only points!
I know, I know. I am just trying to share with Brenda that her TR is helping me in a cheap (read free) Therapy kinda way. Keep it comin' girl!

 

[Guy Incognito]

"Tonight I say we must move forward, not backward, upward, but forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!"

"I am looking forward to an orderly election that will eliminate the need for a violent bloodbath."


One of the best Treehouse of Horror episodes, ever. I still think you're funny.

 

[Kay7979]

For those of you willing to assume the molecular risk, join me now as we slip through a little known DIS-wormhole provisioned with nothing more than a bottle of Dasani, two hard boiled eggs (that's pronounced ehh-ggs, not aaaaeeeeeggggs) and some low-fat cottage cheese...

Of course I love this. You know why. And I’d assume the molecular risk even without water and eggs.

The other reason for our return to Saturday is that I neglected to tell you about Grimace's reaction to her initial F&W Festival introduction. Annoyed indifference is probably the best way to describe it.

I can’t imagine a more entertaining traveling companion. You’re a saint!

There were also issues where people at some tables apparently didn't want to sit next to scary strangers and so left an open place between themselves and the unknown fearsome dessert lover to their left or right.

Or they might have been afraid of unknown fearsome dessert thieves!

didn't pay $250 to attend an event so that we could all sit at different tables and wave at each other - I did that at my wedding reception and once was enough.

Great line!

"Where's the real manager because we all want a refund."

******three minutes later******

"Would you like to have some coffee while we set up a table for you?"

What an altogether horrible and annoying experience. Even if it had been free, which it decidedly was not at those inflated prices, this is inexcusable. I can hardly believe that believe Disney couldn’t foresee the sort of problem you experienced. No seating arrangements? They could have set this up like Hoop-De-Doo-Revue since they knew months in advance how many people were coming and the party size for each group. Each family could have had assigned seating. Problem solved. It’s a wonder there wasn’t a duel to the death with the dinner knives, or someone didn’t get stabbed in the heart with a dessert fork!

This was a great episode, funny, well-written and entertaining. I am looking forward to seeing how this event unfolds.

 

[oybolshoi]

This is a great TR! I started reading this one yesterday morning, you mentioned your Dining Review, read that and now I am all caught up on this one.

Thank you so much for a truly entertaining read! Can't wait to read more!

p.s. Sorry to hear about your troubles with Crohn's. I have UC and IBS and couldn't imagine planning a vacation around the Food & Wine Festival- my poor tummy couldn't handle it!

Thanks for reading - I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it! You know, for being a Crohn I'm actually pretty lucky and my medication keeps things pretty well in check. I'm sorry to hear of your IBD and hope you are feeling well right now. You need a non-food WDW trip to help you feel better!

For paragraph #1!!

For paragraph #2!! I totally forgot about that part of your last TR. I would've been one PO'd puppy!!

(Where are AFEG's machine gun smilies when you need one)??

I forgot all about those uber-violent smiley guys -

Thanks for reading - always glad to know I can provide you with a smile or two.

 

[oybolshoi]

I love this TR! I wandered over here from your Dining TR. Your vacations sound like ours!! I am planning (I am the only one that is capable of said planning! ) a family trip for next October/November. Oh boy! It is my family DM, DF, DB and DB girlfriend, my MIL and FIL. Counting us that makes 8. Just shoot me now! This is all DH idea.
We tried the whole family Vaca thing before in Vegas- Bad idea! By the end of the week no one was talking to each other and I ended up riding home with my folks and DH with his when we got back from the airport. We had only been married for 8 months at the time. Never, ever again was heard in the house of E for a long time....
Fastforward to now. 4 years later. DH after our 4th trip last year. "Ya know what would be fun? If we got everyone together for the F&W!" (insert me ) Do you remember Vegas? Like the whole remember the Alamo thing. We lost a lot of god men out there. But maybe.....
My family is great. We are thrill ride seekin', beer drinkin', fun lovin' kinda folks! My dad is the coolest minister I know! He is not so much the beer drinker as DB and I are. Mom's poison of choice is whatever is fruity and frozen. Brenda, she will love the GRND M slushies!
My DH parents are different. They have been to WDW once (1975). They would rather drive across country to see the worlds biggest ball of string than go to a theme park. They are still upset with us that we bought DVC instead of a timeshare in Myrtle Beach (as a side note DH is an only child) So they are less than excited about this trip. They will probably back out causing me to eat the point diff for a 2 bedroom and a Grand Villa but what the hey, It's only points!
I know, I know. I am just trying to share with Brenda that her TR is helping me in a cheap (read free) Therapy kinda way. Keep it comin' girl!

Well thanks so much for reading... I'm already hooked, when do you start your pre-trippie report and where can I sign up?

Actually your DH's parents sound a lot like my in-laws. They actually don't like Disney because of the support the company provides to those who live an alternative lifestyle. They also would drive hundreds of miles to see a large ball of twine or possibly a giant mud sculpture, but only if it has some sort of obscure historical reference / genealogical tie to their family.

Anyway, good luck with your planning. If I can help in any way feel free to ask.

"I am looking forward to an orderly election that will eliminate the need for a violent bloodbath."


One of the best Treehouse of Horror episodes, ever. I still think you're funny.

 

[oybolshoi]

Of course I love this. You know why. And I’d assume the molecular risk even without water and eggs.


Alright, I'm going to try this again...stupid network server...

Are you a DS9 fan as well as Trek? Haven't been able to find anyone other than me or the DH who really watched it much. That's usually where my time travel ideas come from - I'm not smart enough to think of them on my own.

I can’t imagine a more entertaining traveling companion. You’re a saint!

Oh, no...I am definitely no saint - just ask my mom!


Or they might have been afraid of unknown fearsome dessert thieves!

Hmmmm...I never thought about that.

What an altogether horrible and annoying experience. Even if it had been free, which it decidedly was not at those inflated prices, this is inexcusable. I can hardly believe that believe Disney couldn’t foresee the sort of problem you experienced. No seating arrangements? They could have set this up like Hoop-De-Doo-Revue since they knew months in advance how many people were coming and the party size for each group. Each family could have had assigned seating. Problem solved. It’s a wonder there wasn’t a duel to the death with the dinner knives, or someone didn’t get stabbed in the heart with a dessert fork!

I said the same thing about assigned seating - it's not like it's some new party planning concept. And there couldn't have been more than about 80 people in the entire event, so assigned seats would have been easy.

Funny you mention that about the fork...Jay was actually keeping all the sharp utensils out of my reach until I'd sucked down a glass of Proseco. Then he decided it was safe to let me have some cutlery.

This was a great episode, funny, well-written and entertaining. I am looking forward to seeing how this event unfolds.

Thanks again for reading and for your comments - I love to know that people are reading and enjoying themselves. It provides added inspiration (and pressure!).

 

[BriarRosie]

As far as HP goes, I actually pre-order from Amazon and they Fed-ex to the house on Saturday. BUT...I also go up to Borders at Midnight (love their HP parties!) and pick up a copy there as well because I would go crazy sitting around my house waiting for the book to show up on Saturday.

One year it showed up on my door-step by 10AM, but this last time the Fed-ex guy didn't show unitl 3PM. Heck, I was already finished with Half Blood Prince by then!

I wish you could travel inland 850 miles or so...you'd be totally welcome at our Potter Party!

Ok, I have a Disney-related story about the Half-Blood Prince release date.
It coincided with a little shindig happening at Disneyland. 50th Birthday.
I had not thought that I would not be HOME to get this book before leaving
for my trip.

I had pre-ordered from Amazon and had them ship to my work addy. I even
told my boss to be on the lookout for it. Unfortunately, when I got back,
I found out that someone had sticky fingers because the book walked
off on its own. I managed to get a replacement from Amazon, though.

But that's not the point. The point is that while I was waiting in the biggest
line outside of the security checkpoint in DLR's Downtown Disney, people
in line everywhere had lugged their copies of the Harry Potter book with them.
I was actually in line for Disneyland and completely jealous of people who
had their book already. How sick is that?

And I ordered it from Amazon again, but I'm having it shipped to my home this
time around.

Ok, sorry to hijack the thread. I'll be good. I promise.

 

[Jennifer48]

The point is that while I was waiting in the biggest line outside of the security checkpoint in DLR's Downtown Disney, people in line everywhere had lugged their copies of the Harry Potter book with them. I was actually in line for Disneyland and completely jealous of people who had their book already. How sick is that?

Ok call me confused but why would someone bring their HP book to Disneyland?!

 

[BriarRosie]

Ok call me confused but why would someone bring their HP book to Disneyland?!

Oops, I neglected to mention that the Half-Blood Prince was released just
the day before, on July 16th. We were all waiting for Disneyland to open
on July 17, 2005....the actual 50th birthday of Disneyland.

 

[oybolshoi]

Sunday, October 22nd - Behold the Heretofore Unsuspected Negative Vacation Powers of the Grimace!!!

Alcoholic Tip of the Day: Never be afraid to try new things in weird and potentially revolting combination. For example, tonight I am indulging in a tuna fish sandwich and a pickle with a side of Irish Whisky. Sounds disgusting, doesn't it? That's what the cat said, although I think he was just angling for the sandwich.

But it's surprisingly tasty!

And for those of you not in the "know" the word whisky only contains the letter "e" when it has been distilled in Scotland. Every other country that produces whisky spells it the way I just did...apparently if you spell it wrong the FGMP (Fermented Grain Mash Police) will hunt you down with a single-minded, ruthless determination and pelt you with barley, rye, wheat, and corn while performing Riverdance in your front yard.

It's not pretty.

Lessee...when last I left you we were waiting for a table. The feeling among our two entirely unrelated parties was something like this: hey, why shouldn't we all just sit with each other? We now have plenty in common, lots to talk about, and no one smells bad which is always a plus, especially at a theme park in Florida.

I should mention here that the Grimace was actually getting annoyed with me at this point.

That's right...me.

What did I do???

She thought I was making us conspicuous.

Conspicuous?

There was no shouting or finger pointing or foot stamping. I didn't even cry, although I came very close at one point.

We're trying to right a corporate injustice here, woman!

Grimace didn't think the battle was worth being fought. She just wanted to sit down and have some coffee and she didn't care who she ended up sitting with because she wasn't planning on talking to anybody anyway.

Thankfully at this point I was distracted by a member of the catering staff who was beckoning to all of us. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that they set up two tables for the nine of us...I guess they didn't want us all at the same table sowing further discontent.

But isn't it funny when in the course of human events...oops, how did the Declaration of Independence end up there? As I was saying, isn't it funny how in the course of fifteen minutes we went from nine guests scattered among the random seats still available in the dining room to having two extra tables...one for my party of four and another for the equally, if not even more, annoyed party of five?

And, completely unintentionally on the part of the organizers, our two tables ended up with the best view of the event because we were elevated above all the other tables on the main floor and essentially eye level with the video screens. Talk about an unobstructed view!

Now at this point in the program the unspoken attitude on the part of the wait staff was something like this: "So, now that you whiners have a place to sit why don't you help yourselves to the breakfast buffet (what's left of it)?"

My initial unspoken response was, "Yeah, thanks anyway, but I'm not very hungry. That bowl of angst you guys served me when we first arrived this morning really filled me up."

But then I realized that things were alright, not perfect, but definitely improving. And there were yummy desserts to be enjoyed and in order to do them justice I needed some solid food in my stomach. Jay and I led the charge of the Disgruntled Nine through what was left under the heat lamps.

There was a ham and cheese scrambled egg pie-shaped thing, breakfast potates, bacon, sausage, and fruit. Martini and Rossi provided a sparkling breakfast wine called Proseco that was really really good - very light and very refreshing.

Hey! They had ham...bacon...sausage...the Homer Simpson pork tri-fecta all in one sitting! Things were defintely looking up!!

Here's my breakfast, because you're all dying to know what I ate, aren't you?

In all fairness I have to say that from this point forward the event was very enjoyable. Let me share the sugar love with you all now.

At each place setting was a program that listed the desserts we would be trying throughout the morning. Detailed recipes for each delectable item were also included along with a brief biopic of both chefs.

There was a facilitator on the stage...I don't know who she was but she kept the conversation going with Warren and Mary while they were baking...asking them why they did things a certain way or why they used one type of baking chocolate as opposed to another, and while there were times that I found her chatter somewhat annoying, for the most part she was an asset to the program.

Here's a picture of the action taking place on stage:

The first dessert of the morning was a Chocolate Buttercake Cupcake topped with Italian Meringue Buttercream. This was my favorite dessert of the three that we sampled. This was a very dark chocolate cupcake - rich and moist. The secret, according to Warren Brown, is in the cocoa powder. He says to use unsweetened Dutch processed cocoa powder with 22%-24% cocoa butter - that extra cocoa butter is what really makes the taste difference.

You wanna see a picture?

OK...I guess I can share; but I am not responsible for damage done to your keyboard by spontaneous salivary gland reaction to this photo.

Seriously, best dessert of the day. A word of advice, however; if you attend an event like this in the future with someone like the Grimace, who may be part goat, let him / her know in advance not to eat the decorative paper on the cupcake.

Dessert number two was a chocolate chip cookie served with some samples of Valrhona chocolate. Now you might be thinking, as I was, "big deal, a cookie."

But this was a COOKIE. A big ol' soft, sugary offering made with two types of chocolate. A secret...instead of using brown sugar use a refined sugar called light muscovado. And why use waxy chocolate chips when you can use quality baking chocolate like Valrhona? And why only one type of chocolate - why not use two, or even three?

Why, why, why?

Here's a question, Sherlock..why don't you hand over the cookie?

This would be a great recipe for making homemade cookie / ice cream sandwiches. And having never tried Valrhona chocolate before this event I can vouch for the taste...way better than a Hershey's morsel. And if I had been paying attention to something other than eating I would have manipulated my plate to make it look like a hidden Mickey. Too late now!

Dessert number three was served with some Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante. When I was younger I thought Asti Spumante was the end-all, be-all of sparkling wines pretending to be champagne. But now, I prefer a Moscato if I'm having sparkling wine with dessert...and truth be told I actually prefer a nice glass of port with dessert instead.

Mmmmmm....port with dessert. If anyone reading this likes port wines, try pouring a tawny port over ice cream some day... it's tongue-numbing, brain-blurring good times!

What? The final dessert? Oh, sorry...sometimes I get all carried away with the endless possibilities presented by booze and dessert.

Dessert number three was a lemon cranberry scone served with a pat of butter. This was ok, but I've been spoiled by the scones served at the Grand Floridian for afternoon tea, which are served with rich, tasty devonshire cream, so this scone was a bit of a disappointment. I thought it was on the dry side but I must admit that the lemon and cranberry really combined well. And the presentation was very pretty.

And this marked the end of the event. There was an audience Q&A session and then everyone had a chance to meet Warren and Mary. However, before that could happen for the Disgruntled Nine, there was a small surprise. The young lady who had to deal with our..situation...sat down with the assertive female leader of each party (that would be the not-anonymous-to-me leader of the party of five, and your wordy author). She gave us each a priority pass to one attraction of our choice in EPCOT for our respective parties. This was a nice gesture on her part - as far as I was concerned everything had turned out well and we had all made the best of an imperfect situation and I didn't need or expect anything else. We used our pass at Soarin' a few days later, but that did not prevent my writing a letter explaining to EPCOT / F&W Management how they could improve the guest experience. I'm still waiting for a response...I guess I need to send it somewhere else. Maybe I should just deliver it in person this May???

We did get to meet Warren Brown and Mary Meyers before leaving the venue -absolutely two of the nicest, most down-to-earth and approachable people you could ever want to talk with. They autographed our programs and posed for pictures.

Jon, by the way, is a mad mad baker. I think it has something to do with his skills as a chemist, although it seems to me that men tend to be better cooks in many instances than women. Regardless, he really enjoyed this event which made Jason and me very happy.

Grimace doesn't cook, at least not well. She also didn't want her picture taken. But she did say that she liked the event, although "once was enough."

Overall, this was a pretty good program once we moved past the seating fiasco. I'm not sure that I would do it again unless the event were being led by someone else that Jay or I really wanted to see - in part because of our experience but also because we'd like to try something new next year.

And I'm not entirely sure if some of the problem at Sweet Sundays can't be traced back to the vibe being thrown off by the Grimace...it seemed like we only encountered problems when she was around. Keep reading and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Coming soon...Freedom and a return to vacation bliss, no Shipwreck at the Shipwreck, Grimace gets a bribe, and The Cheesesteak Incident, DECLASSIFIED!!

 

[Guy Incognito]

I brought you a present...

 

[BriarRosie]

Sunday, October 22nd - Behold the Heretofore Unsuspected Negative Vacation Powers of the Grimace!!!

Alcoholic Tip of the Day: Never be afraid to try new things in weird and potentially revolting combination. For example, tonight I am indulging in a tuna fish sandwich and a pickle with a side of Irish Whisky. Sounds disgusting, doesn't it? That's what the cat said, although I think he was just angling for the sandwich.

But it's surprisingly tasty!

Heheheh. I'm no stranger to weird food combos. Ever since I was a kid,
I had a "thing" for eating a nice crunchy Claussen dill pickle along side
my peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich. I still love it. I have a feeling
I'd probably like your combo, too.

And for those of you not in the "know" the word whisky only contains the letter "e" when it has been distilled in Scotland. Every other country that produces whisky spells it the way I just did...apparently if you spell it wrong the FGMP (Fermented Grain Mash Police) will hunt you down with a single-minded, ruthless determination and pelt you with barley, rye, wheat, and corn while performing Riverdance in your front yard.

It's not pretty.

Ooh, you just made my day and you don't even know it. Seriously, you're
going to freak when I tell you this. And laugh your pants off at me too,
more than likely...

It's funny that you should mention this "whisky" vs. "whiskey" spelling
difference, because I just read about it in Uncle John's Fast-Acting, Long-
Lasting Bathroom Reader (18th edition!)

And they have a different view of this origin:

From Page 190:
Whiskey. The word comes from the Gaelic usquebaugh, meaning
"water of life." It's alcohol distilled from fermented grains such as
barley, rye, corn, wheat or a combination. In Ireland and the United States,
whiskey is spelled with an "e." In Scotland, Canada and Japan, it's spelled
whisky. And according to international law, only whiskey made
in Scotland could be called...Scotch.

Ok, I'm not some sort of Bathroom Reader savant knowing exactly where to
find this stuff. I happen to be in the middle of this book, and I only recently
read about the origins of different spirits.

But I want to thank you for giving me a reason to actually USE this info!



Oh, and I remember the outcome of the Sweet Sunday. I might give this
event another try. I did Sweet Sundays the first year they offered it,
and they didn't have a meal to go with it. I felt it was way overpriced for
the event, so I'm glad they've seemed to improve upon THAT aspect of it.