Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Watching the 1934 version of Treasure Island. I believe I’ll have a noggin of rum at happy hour. Maybe two. (I had to look up noggin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 10 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Watching the 1934 version of Treasure Island. I believe I’ll have a noggin of rum at happy hour. Maybe two. (I had to look up noggin) Is that the one with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 6 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Is that the one with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper? Yes Oops a noggin is 4 oz. Maybe a half noggin to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 An old favorite, from my yout'... It's hard to eat cheese without thinking of Jim meeting Ben Gunn: "Marooned three years agone, and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters. Wherever a man is, says I, a man can do for himself. But, mate, my heart is sore for Christian diet. You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now? No? Well, many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese--toasted, mostly--and woke up again, and here I were." Dangit, Bob, now I'm gonna have to get me some good Christian cheese and watch it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 12 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: An old favorite, from my yout'... It's hard to eat cheese without thinking of Jim meeting Ben Gunn: "Marooned three years agone, and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters. Wherever a man is, says I, a man can do for himself. But, mate, my heart is sore for Christian diet. You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now? No? Well, many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese--toasted, mostly--and woke up again, and here I were." Dangit, Bob, now I'm gonna have to get me some good Christian cheese and watch it again! Got me a piece right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 He could have made goat cheese. Let the milk curdle and then press the curds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 30 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: He could have made goat cheese. Let the milk curdle and then press the curds. He could if he knew how. But he was a sailor man, not a dairy farmer. Probably had no idea how to make cheese. Like if I had access (on the island that I was marooned on) to iron ore, coal, sulfur, lead, potassium nitrate, and willow trees, I should be able to make me a gun and gunpowder and hunt. Except that while I know that gunpowder is made from charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate, and steel can be made from coal and iron ore, I don't know how to make either one of them. Or how to make a gun if I had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Got me a piece right now! I saved my empty Kirk & Sweeney bottle and use it for orange juice when we have guests for breakfast. Makes for interesting conversations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I love love Treasure Island with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll. Robert Newton is the king of pirates. If you look in the dictionary under the word pirate, you will see a picture of Robert Newton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 10 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: I saved my empty Kirk & Sweeney bottle and use it for orange juice when we have guests for breakfast. Makes for interesting conversations! So, how do you get that cylinder of frozen OJ concentrate in through that skinny little bottle neck? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: So, how do you get that cylinder of frozen OJ concentrate in through that skinny little bottle neck? LL Forget frozen concentrate. Just pour fresh squeezed juice into the bottle with a funnel. Tastes better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemetery Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 14 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Got me a piece right now! I'm not really a Rum drinker, but I'm thinkin' I need to try this brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 18 hours ago, Alpo said: He could if he knew how. But he was a sailor man, not a dairy farmer. Probably had no idea how to make cheese. Like if I had access (on the island that I was marooned on) to iron ore, coal, sulfur, lead, potassium nitrate, and willow trees, I should be able to make me a gun and gunpowder and hunt. Except that while I know that gunpowder is made from charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate, and steel can be made from coal and iron ore, I don't know how to make either one of them. Or how to make a gun if I had them. I could do all of that........if I had the simple tools that are unlikely to be in a life boat or on a makeshift raft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 4 hours ago, Cemetery said: I'm not really a Rum drinker, but I'm thinkin' I need to try this brand. I am not a big rum drinker either but this one is quite good. Two others I have found that I would rate higher are Ron Zacapa Systema Solera 23 and Papa’s Pilar Ernest Hemingway dark rum. They go down well on a winter night. I have tried a few “authentic” Royal Navy types and to me they seemed harsh and unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 An interesting note by the way is that Wallace Beery is not the friendly kind of guy that is shown in several of his movies but apparently quite a jerk in real life. But that said, His version of Treasure Island is the best IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 9 hours ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: An interesting note by the way is that Wallace Beery is not the friendly kind of guy that is shown in several of his movies but apparently quite a jerk in real life. But that said, His version of Treasure Island is the best IMHO. Well, yeah. He was an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 6 hours ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Well, yeah. He was an actor. Yes but this was the 30's and 40's and many actors were not jerks back then - consider how many joined the military or the war effort for example as opposed to now where admittedly the non-jerks would be a distinct minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 6 hours ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: Yes but this was the 30's and 40's and many actors were not jerks back then - consider how many joined the military or the war effort for example as opposed to now where admittedly the non-jerks would be a distinct minority. Hard to say. The media was different then. Stars had more privacy and were protected by the big studios. A lot of scandals got swept under the rug. The industry is so huge nowadays it’s difficult to say what the good guy to jerk ratio is these days. Now as far as politicians go……… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemetery Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/13/2022 at 2:33 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: I am not a big rum drinker either but this one is quite good. Two others I have found that I would rate higher are Ron Zacapa Systema Solera 23 and Papa’s Pilar Ernest Hemingway dark rum. They go down well on a winter night. I have tried a few “authentic” Royal Navy types and to me they seemed harsh and unpleasant. Picked up a bottle of Papa's today, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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