We've talked a good bit about shine around here, but we never mention, when talkin' about shine, that there are certain things done or said....and others not said or done. Awhile back I was writing another "Paw and Cletus" tale and some shine popped up in it which happens in their stories. It occurred to me then that that there are some protocols observed.

If the maker or provider of the brew is present, you never comment on any negative quality of the shine. As a matter of fact, it really doesn't matter if you're choking to death, temporarily blind, your diaphragm is in spasms, and your throat and esophagus feel as if they have just dealt the ass end of a Saturn rocket. As soon as possible (when you quit convulsing, coughing, your vision has returned, and you can speak....sorta') you must say that one word......."Smooth."

Spaw