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In response to "you can cook steak at home for 1/10 the price, but the really good steak houses get amazing cuts that you still would pay a fortune for at a butcher, " by Andie

Don't get me wrong, like I said, I understand the dynamic. But the fact that it's a beverage just feels bizarre to me.

Posted by musubi Oct 14 '10, 12:48

I'm really not trying to make a value judgement. It's just weird to me personally.

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I feel the same way as you do about most steakhouses - that I can make them at home. But I can't blend scotch, or age port 40 years. -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:49 16
- well, you *could*, but whether it would be worth the effort is a completely different matter. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:52 15
  - I'm doing my best to hang onto the Macallan 18 that Diva got me a few years ago. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:55 14
    - My friend does this with his yearly birthday present to himself, a bottle of the aforementioned Bushmills 21 Rare. - znufrii Oct 14, 12:58 9
      - When we finally get a grown up place where I can store things like this I'm going to buy a bottle and put it away. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 8
        
        this reminds me, one of these days I need to throw a whiskey party - znufrii Oct 14, 13:02 4
        
        count us in. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:04 3
        
        hopefully I can find a free weekend before I leave for Philly. - znufrii Oct 14, 13:06 2
        
        when do you leave for Philly? -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 13:07 1
        
        January, exact date tbd. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 13:08
        
        ...and then next to where I store that bottle, I'm building an enormous ball pit! -- nm - Mel Profit si Oct 14, 13:02 2
        
        I hate you Chewie. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:05
        
        This made me laugh way too hard. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 13:03
    - Jealous. That's some good shit. The 15 is darn tasty, too. - TWuG Oct 14, 12:57
    - dude - we can get more. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:57 2
      - but it won't be as old! -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 1
        
        heh -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:59

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Don't get me wrong, like I said, I understand the dynamic. But the fact that it's a beverage just *feels* bizarre to me.

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Don't get me wrong, like I said, I understand the dynamic. But the fact that it's a beverage just feels bizarre to me.