Jambo Cabao wrote:
Pretty fuggin lame is you ask me
The offer stands here at Dangerfields on 1st Ave. Its open mic night, tonight. Marathoners are hilarious.
Jambo Cabao wrote:
Pretty fuggin lame is you ask me
The offer stands here at Dangerfields on 1st Ave. Its open mic night, tonight. Marathoners are hilarious.
Maker’s Mark is bourbon whisky. And if you’re gonna try to brag and something then learn how to spell Laphroaig.
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/1191100806264709120Funny and shows one of the reasons Des is so popular. She's very relatable.
I have no feelings on her one way or the other, but...she's popular because of Boston 2018, period.
Without that race she would of course still be known, but it was the crazy weather that was reported on everywhere and even non-runners took note...winning it sealed her name for many years to come.
Smoove wrote:
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.
Cool, you’re an alcoholic.
Sisjsjaiab wrote:
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.
Imagine what kind of life out have if you care about this.
I often wonder the same thing, but then I remember I’m on letsrun so not only can I run a sub 14 5k but I also make high six figures and married a 10.
If this is all the personality the distance world can muster up we are in deep sh!t.
HOOWIE wrote:
If this is all the personality the distance world can muster up we are in deep sh!t.
Distance running has never survived based on personality.
theycallmeDrZing wrote:
and he should've said "and first American is still 6th place or are we gonna argue semantics"
POD
Elvin wrote:
Comedy of errors wrote:
More like a Subaru versus a Ferrari, but I agree it was a silly question. Runners are just not that cool for post-race pressers like that...
Ok, now I think you aren't following what is being said, here. The point of the car : vehicle analogy is that a car is a kind of vehicle, while not all vehicles are cars, in the same way that bourbon is a kind of whiskey, while not all whisk(e)y is bourbon. Subaru vs Ferrari doesn't make any sense as an alternative analogy (I'm not a car guy, but I'm pretty sure that a Subaru is not a kind of Ferrari).
Bourbon is a crappy whiskey... that’s the point.
Again, is it a Port night or a wine night? “Port is a wine Larry,” see how smart I am?
Chazz Michael Michaels IS figure skating! BOOM!
LetsRun.com wrote:
Funny and shows one of the reasons Des is so popular. She's very relatable.
I see nothing at all funny or relatable about this. Frankly she comes off as a bit of a douche here.
Bourbon is indeed a type of whiskey, but it's a special type of whiskey. And not all whiskey is bourbon, so "bourbon" and "whiskey" are not the same thing as Des's reply implies. I don't know for sure what the interviewer was thinking, but IMO the most reasonable way to interpret the question is that he was asking, "Is this a special whiskey kind of night or a plain, normal, non-special whiskey kind of night." She misunderstood the question and tried to make the interviewer look stupid with a reply that made even less sense than the question.
Even if you agree with her that that the question was stupid and that her response was appropriate, there's nothing particularly witty or hilarious about pointing out that an interview question was stupid.
This is a helpful reminder to continue to disregard any and all race event press conferences. I never want to be so numbed by persistently lame and insipid questions and replies that I'd ever be amused by something as low level as this.
whut wrote:
LetsRun.com wrote:
Funny and shows one of the reasons Des is so popular. She's very relatable.
I see nothing at all funny or relatable about this. Frankly she comes off as a bit of a douche here.
Bourbon is indeed a type of whiskey, but it's a special type of whiskey. And not all whiskey is bourbon, so "bourbon" and "whiskey" are not the same thing as Des's reply implies. I don't know for sure what the interviewer was thinking, but IMO the most reasonable way to interpret the question is that he was asking, "Is this a special whiskey kind of night or a plain, normal, non-special whiskey kind of night." She misunderstood the question and tried to make the interviewer look stupid with a reply that made even less sense than the question.
Even if you agree with her that that the question was stupid and that her response was appropriate, there's nothing particularly witty or hilarious about pointing out that an interview question was stupid.
Exactly my point. Thank you.
Comedy of errors wrote:
whut wrote:
I see nothing at all funny or relatable about this. Frankly she comes off as a bit of a douche here.
Bourbon is indeed a type of whiskey, but it's a special type of whiskey. And not all whiskey is bourbon, so "bourbon" and "whiskey" are not the same thing as Des's reply implies. I don't know for sure what the interviewer was thinking, but IMO the most reasonable way to interpret the question is that he was asking, "Is this a special whiskey kind of night or a plain, normal, non-special whiskey kind of night." She misunderstood the question and tried to make the interviewer look stupid with a reply that made even less sense than the question.
Even if you agree with her that that the question was stupid and that her response was appropriate, there's nothing particularly witty or hilarious about pointing out that an interview question was stupid.
Exactly my point. Thank you.
If the interviewer had asked, "So are you going to drive a car, or an automobile home from the race today?" I reckon Des would've felt the need to interject as well here. Not really douchey, especially given the general lack of understanding in the public of the difference between bourbon, rye, scotch, etc...
Comedy of errors wrote:
Elvin wrote:
Ok, now I think you aren't following what is being said, here. The point of the car : vehicle analogy is that a car is a kind of vehicle, while not all vehicles are cars, in the same way that bourbon is a kind of whiskey, while not all whisk(e)y is bourbon. Subaru vs Ferrari doesn't make any sense as an alternative analogy (I'm not a car guy, but I'm pretty sure that a Subaru is not a kind of Ferrari).
Bourbon is a crappy whiskey... that’s the point.
Again, is it a Port night or a wine night? “Port is a wine Larry,” see how smart I am?
A Subaru is not a crappy Ferrari, so I'm still not understanding your analogy.
Ignore foggydoggy, he is trying to be elitist. The Scotch spelling is without 'e'.
Not elitist
.........Scots!!!! I do also drink bourbon but I feel like the corn creates a different flavor (not better... just different and I prefer scotch. Don't like Irish ones as much but I don't think I've tried a good one. I also drink speyburn (on sale at safeway once in awhile) w/ ginger ale.
Elvin wrote:
Comedy of errors wrote:
Bourbon is a crappy whiskey... that’s the point.
Again, is it a Port night or a wine night? “Port is a wine Larry,” see how smart I am?
A Subaru is not a crappy Ferrari, so I'm still not understanding your analogy.
Comprehension might not be your strongest area.
Isn't it Laphroaig?
Probably, I'm at work and the bottle is at home and spelling is not my strong suit.
Comedy of errors wrote:
Elvin wrote:
A Subaru is not a crappy Ferrari, so I'm still not understanding your analogy.
Comprehension might not be your strongest area.
This is just a bad analogy. If Larry had said, "So is tonight a Jack Daniels night, or a Blanton's night?" that would work in terms of bourbon for your analogy. Plenty of other ways to phrase it, to make your analogy work. However, his comprehension is fine - you just suck at analogies.
Comedy of errors wrote:
Elvin wrote:
Ok, now I think you aren't following what is being said, here. The point of the car : vehicle analogy is that a car is a kind of vehicle, while not all vehicles are cars, in the same way that bourbon is a kind of whiskey, while not all whisk(e)y is bourbon. Subaru vs Ferrari doesn't make any sense as an alternative analogy (I'm not a car guy, but I'm pretty sure that a Subaru is not a kind of Ferrari).
Bourbon is a crappy whiskey... that’s the point.
Again, is it a Port night or a wine night? “Port is a wine Larry,” see how smart I am?
A Subaru is not a crappy Ferrari, so I'm still not understanding your analogy.[/quote]
Comprehension might not be your strongest area.[/quote]
Elvin, with all due respect, somebody is now hijacking my handle on a seemingly meaningless thread, so I will leave this here:
A Subaru is like a Kentucky GMO corn-based "whiskey," while a nice, smooth rye-based Scotch distilled several times and aged in nice oak, or, perhaps, port wine barrels, is like a Ferrari.
But Des can enjoy her pancakes and bourbon...