Best one liner from NY.... Des Linden: 'Bourbon is Whiskey"

I like Des, but if that was the funniest thing said it says more about how boring the rest of the athletes are.

She did have a look of, "you dumba$$ Larry, bourbon is whisky, everyone should know that".

Front page? Man, you guys are weird.

Gentleman Jack wrote:

I like Des, but if that was the funniest thing said it says more about how boring the rest of the athletes are.

She did have a look of, "you dumba$$ Larry, bourbon is whisky, everyone should know that".

She was nice about it, which means she is a good person and not a snob.

The question truly is akin to someone asking if you're going to have an IPA or a beer.

She gets all snobby about… drinking blended crap. Probably on the rocks, to boot. Maybe one day she'll advance to fine single malt whisky.

LetsRun.com wrote:

In case you missed it this was by far the funniest thing said by an athlete at the post-race press conference

https://twitter.com/WMMajors/status/1191100806264709120

Funny and shows one of the reasons Des is so popular. She's very relatable.

She gets sloppy drunk at public events, definitely an AZ St. grad. Not my style, but buzzed and tatted America surely loves her as one of their own.

I beg to differ, Bourbon is NOT whiskey, and the good stuff is spelled without the 'e.' Not that bourbon doesn't have its place but I'll stick to my McCallan's, or Laphroigh, "Like kissing a mermaid, who's just had barbeque" But good on her anyways!!!

I kinda liked the pre-race interview where she was asked whether the shoes she planned to race in are publicly available. Her non-answer answer: “The technology is available.” I think that’s funny because if, for example, Galen Rupp had said the same thing, it would have been LRC’s quote of the day. Desi on the other hand gets a complete pass. It doesn’t even get mentioned in the LRC article highlighting her negative comments toward the Vaporfly.

angryjohnny wrote:

I kinda liked the pre-race interview where she was asked whether the shoes she planned to race in are publicly available. Her non-answer answer: “The technology is available.” I think that’s funny because if, for example, Galen Rupp had said the same thing, it would have been LRC’s quote of the day. Desi on the other hand gets a complete pass. It doesn’t even get mentioned in the LRC article highlighting her negative comments toward the Vaporfly.

That's such a shallow way of looking at it. She can not like the direction things are going in the sport and speak out against it while also adapting to the changes so she doesn't get left behind. She recognizes that today's shoes are game changers. She knows that and she obviously doesn't like it. But it doesn't mean she has to be stubborn and run in inferior shoes while speaking out about it. Sure, it may help bring her 'greater credibility' but it would also put her at a competitive disadvantage. To be against something doesn't mean you have to be against everything about it. She is intelligent enough to see the nuisances in the argument and do things in a way that she sees fit to balance doing what is best for the sport and what is best for her.

foggydoggy wrote:

I beg to differ, Bourbon is NOT whiskey, and the good stuff is spelled without the 'e.' Not that bourbon doesn't have its place but I'll stick to my McCallan's, or Laphroigh, "Like kissing a mermaid, who's just had barbeque" But good on her anyways!!!

"Bourbon whiskey /bɜːrbən/ is a type of American whiskey,"

Right, her next career should be as a standup comedienne. She would kill over

at Dangerfields on 1st ave.

Sad. wrote:

foggydoggy wrote:

I beg to differ, Bourbon is NOT whiskey, and the good stuff is spelled without the 'e.' Not that bourbon doesn't have its place but I'll stick to my McCallan's, or Laphroigh, "Like kissing a mermaid, who's just had barbeque" But good on her anyways!!!

"Bourbon whiskey /bɜːrbən/ is a type of American whiskey,"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey

Ignore foggydoggy, he is trying to be elitist. The Scotch spelling is without 'e'.

Bourbon is the best whisk(e)y, period, and the hardest to do well. Unlike Scotch, the requirements are much more narrow: New Oak barrels, water, and mash bill at least 51% corn. That's it. No smoking it, no adding coloring or other flavorings (yes, Scotch has no restrictions on that). Scotch often uses used Bourbon barrels to boot (and wine, and port, and ...).

Good on Des. Standing has increased (not that I matter).

Isn't it Laphroaig?

Blended scotch and single malt aren't the same thing, yank.

Drunk Letsrun wrote:

She gets all snobby about… drinking blended crap. Probably on the rocks, to boot. Maybe one day she'll advance to fine single malt whisky.

Actually "fine single malt whisky" is also watered down. Ever tried the real stuff?

Only neat. Always.

Sweet potcheen from Ireland green

t'is the best, boyos. It's made from wheat and rye.

I am definitely a shallow simpleton but my point was more “nuisanced” than that. I got no problem with desi or her comments. My beef is with the constant barrage of anti-Nike / anti-VF sentiment coming from the LRC establishment.

Hey dipsticks, there is no such thing as the "best" whisk(e)y.

There is a time and place for just about everything.

Are you tailgating an SEC college football game ? Bourbon on the rocks is the right choice to ease the suffering of being in the heat and humidity.

Are you tailgating a Big 10 college football game? Then the nice spicy burn of rye out of a flask is the right thing for the occasion.

Having a post-meal digestif at a nice steakhouse after a big ribeye? Then I would suggest a nice single malt from the region of your choice (I'd go highlands here as I don't want to have briny ash tray burps on the drive home).

Family in town for the Christmas holidays and you are stuck in doors with them? May I suggest that you break out a slightly higher end blended whisky like Johnny Walker Black, that is both approachable, but got some flavor.

Looking to get drunk and start a fight that you cannot win? Let's go with the standard for the occasion, some Jack Daniel's.

That democrat lost big time!!!