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Notable and quotable
The last time this was done was back in '05 (I think) and I'm positive that we have had lots of memorable quotes since then. Post your favorites and the author if you remember who it was. I'll start with this one from today:
Discussing leaving a running still: "The Gods of distillation don't like to be ignored." shadylane
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Discussing leaving a running still: "The Gods of distillation don't like to be ignored." shadylane
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The truth is that this site is very unsafe. You will find that the longer you stay here the more addicted to this silly hobby you will become. -blanikdog-
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Patience is a must in this hobby if you want quality. T-pee
welcome aboard some of us are ornery old coots but if you do a lot of
reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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That is the worst advice I have ever heard.... Rad.
There is no such thing as a stupid question....... Unless you didn't research it first.
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The best thermometer to use on a pot is one that you can hit with a VERY heavy hammer!
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The best location for a thermometer on a pot still is under a twenty pound hammer.
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Ahhhhhhhh Goodie! Another thermometer mashed with a Twenty pound hammer.
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The best location for a thermometer on a pot still is under a twenty pound hammer.
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Ahhhhhhhh Goodie! Another thermometer mashed with a Twenty pound hammer.
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I still say to take a very large hammer to the thermometer, PP. As I did to mine.
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"fores/heads is like having sand in your beans no matter how much you pick out ,you always fiend more." Dnderhead
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From a new post by prairiepiss I had to post this here because I almost choked laughing when I read it:
"Ethanol has a flavor. It tastes like a hospital to me."
Made me think of hospital food...
"Ethanol has a flavor. It tastes like a hospital to me."
Made me think of hospital food...
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My minimum requirements for companionship are ; human , female , above the age of consent , breathing , and WILLING. Truckinbutch
welcome aboard some of us are ornery old coots but if you do a lot of
reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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"With my reflux rig, making the tails cut by temps would be like taking driving directions from my doberman." - bearriver
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My favorite is still Jimbos...
Why do I distill?.....because I'm a cheap bastard with expensive tastes
love it.
Why do I distill?.....because I'm a cheap bastard with expensive tastes

love it.
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Posted by Rad
Any dumbfuck making meth deserves to get caught...!!!
Any dumbfuck making meth deserves to get caught...!!!
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I still laugh every time I read it.rad14701 wrote:You aren't going to ask a professional rodeo rider what brand of boots will make you the next champion... You aren't going to ask a plumber whether it's righty-tighty or lefty-loosey when using PVC cement... So why do you come here and ask us annoying questions that just make you sound ignorant, which in a majority if cases is an accurate and honest assumption...??? Ignorance describes the mental state of having the ability to learn at a time when you have not yet learned, not to be confused with stupidity which more accurately describes a total inability to learn... Nobody is calling you stupid - lazy, perhaps...
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I am here to learn like everyone else, that and every village needs an idiot......
T_pee.
T_pee.
There is no such thing as a stupid question....... Unless you didn't research it first.
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Steam injection rig http://tinyurl.com/kxmz8hy
All grain corn mash with steam injection and enzymes http://tinyurl.com/mp6zdt5
Inner tube condenser http://tinyurl.com/zkp3ps6
All grain corn mash with steam injection and enzymes http://tinyurl.com/mp6zdt5
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From today:
ga flatwoods wrote:Best way to look at is that if anyone ever gives you something in a jar or bottle that is homemade no matter what the contents, then they thought enough of you to give you a labor of love as nothing bottled comes easy.
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SHIT!!!!!!!!!!
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Tal
There is no such thing as a stupid question....... Unless you didn't research it first.
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Can't believe this thread made it this long without this classic.
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You have to thank the man for enticing you to read and do your own research before asking a question you should have answered yourselfrad14701 wrote:This is no place for the thin skinned...Suck it up buttercup and you'll thank us once you realize that we care more about your health, safety, and success, than you do... Do the research and you'll understand... Or go elsewhere, perhaps to where nobody cares about your well-being...
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we, with boilers that average 10 to 16 gallons should be seeking a gallon of nectar vs 3 gallons of pig swill. Swede
welcome aboard some of us are ornery old coots but if you do a lot of
reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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reading and don't ask stupid questions you'll be alright most are
big help
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Good, Fast, Cheap pick two : EmptyGlass
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That ain't your lady friend so keep your filthy fingers out of it or it'll get infected...!!!
Posted by rad in ujssm thread.
Posted by rad in ujssm thread.
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Sometimes it's hard to tell when idiots use camoflage...like Congress.halfbaked wrote:Don't take advice from idiots.
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another instant classic from goose eye:
"Shoot it. Turn the wick back an shoot it warm."
"She'll steam on you when you shoot it so keep your wits about you."
"Shoot it. Turn the wick back an shoot it warm."

"She'll steam on you when you shoot it so keep your wits about you."
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now i drink for evil.
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Yup, hot off the press +1HDNB wrote:another instant classic from goose eye:
"Shoot it. Turn the wick back an shoot it warm."
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"She'll steam on you when you shoot it so keep your wits about you."
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best quotes are wise wordsGoose eye wrote
Go in get out an keep your mouth shut. Never let em know how
much you know.
Pride will get you caught.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin
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Goose Eye needs to publish a book. "Words of Wisdom as seen through the eye of a goose" for a title perhaps? Love his short, too the point and no bs sugar coating insights.
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"Chances are, if you're having Moosehead In Canada, you have an antler in each hand!"
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DAD300 wrote:More column...I need more power...then more boiler...More column...I need more power...then more boiler...More column...I need more power...then more boiler...
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Jimbo wrote
I dont do sugar heads but well imagine making the yeast happy in them desolate ferments must be a real trick.


Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin