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08 Sep 09 - 08:17 AM (#2718792) Subject: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: 3refs This past weekend, we went down to our daughter and son-in-law's home in Barrie to celebrate their birthdays. Shellene's being on the 1st and Mike's the 9th of September. It was the first time we'd seen them since the dog passed(her name was "Tina #2", btw). It was a nice gathering of family and friends totalling about 50 people. As we were spending the night, I saw no reason not to let the hair down a little. After consuming a few beer and a bite or two, someone presented me with a shot of tequila(first since my 18th birthday, which is another story). I was kind of shocked at how well it went down, so I had several others. By this time I was "beered out" and had a couple of Crown Royals. Then the son-in-law says "I still have that bottle of "Newfie Screech" you got me for Xmas". Safe to say, I'm feeling no pain. Sitting beside two very pretty, young blond ladies by the fire(life long friends of the daughters)I had entered "the silly season". One brought out this bottle of Purple Nail Polish to show the other when I was asked "do you like this colour?". I couldn't lie! My favourite colour is purple. So I told them! I distinctly remember one saying "want us to paint your toe-nails?". My youngest son showed up after he got off work(all 6'2"-325lbs of him)and his only comment was "Dad, you've finally lost it"! All I said was "Michael, if your ever lucky enough to have two pretty blonds ask if they can paint your toe nails, don't "ever" say no! |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:25 AM (#2718804) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Noreen :0) |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:31 AM (#2718807) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: gnu I am screechless. |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:32 AM (#2718809) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: olddude LOL I bet you would have let them paint yours if they had asked ... |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:34 AM (#2718811) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Beer So, how does the bottle of Screech look like this morning? You wearing sandals to work? Beer (adrien) |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:40 AM (#2718817) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: SINSULL Mother was right. Always wear clean sox and underwear so as not to embarrass yourself if you have to take them off. |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:44 AM (#2718822) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: frogprince Way up at a Broadway party, Met a little lady who was very arty, She took me home to see her studio. She took out her paints and she whispered to me, She said that she wanted to do me. Some of that paint will never come off, I know. Tom Paxton, "The Natural Girl for Me". |
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08 Sep 09 - 11:41 AM (#2718953) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: CarolC Drinking screech on purpose (without being made to)? All I can say is someone must have been already feeling no pain before they decided to drink the screech. |
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08 Sep 09 - 11:50 AM (#2718959) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Beer Screech is just an over proof Jamaican Rum. And as far as I know still Distilled, bottled and shipped out to Newfoundland as Screech. Don't know if the label is put on in Jamaica or over here. Adrien |
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08 Sep 09 - 11:53 AM (#2718965) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: CarolC The screech I had was over proof, really cheap, and trashy rum (and it tasted awful). And that, my Newfie husband tells me, is the nature of screech generally... strong, trashy, and cheap. That's why they call it screech, and that's why it's so funny when they make people drink it before they kiss the codfish. |
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08 Sep 09 - 12:05 PM (#2718977) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: gnu Screech is not overproof. London Dock, Wood's Navy... Now, a bo'le a Old Sam will make ya wiah ya had some Screech. |
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08 Sep 09 - 12:27 PM (#2719000) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: CarolC We had some 151 proof rum here for a while. I can't remember what it was called. It had some metal mesh in the opening, supposedly because it's supposed to be easy for the bottle to catch fire. LOL That stuff really makes people behave strangely. |
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08 Sep 09 - 01:38 PM (#2719058) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: meself Think maybe you're talking about two different thingamabobs: there's screech, the traditional stuff, and there's Screech, the modern stuff with the label that screeches "Screech". That stuff is just another brand of rum. The trad. stuff, if I recall correctly, was soaked out of wooden barrels that had been (mostly) emptied of their rum. |
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08 Sep 09 - 01:42 PM (#2719062) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: bobad The Story Of Screech |
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08 Sep 09 - 02:42 PM (#2719120) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: meself Ain't the way I heard it. But then, what the heck do I know? (All reasonable answers accepted.) |
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08 Sep 09 - 02:48 PM (#2719126) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: CarolC That's a charming story, but remember, Newfoundlanders tell the best stories. Modern screech is the cheapest rum they can slap a label on because they only use it to have some fun with "come from aways", and to sell to mainlanders. |
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08 Sep 09 - 06:50 PM (#2719321) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: gnu What a load of hooey! I have drunk many a bo'le of Screech and it wasn't "swish" (made from soaking empty barrels) or anything else. It was tar rum... back tar rum. It wasn't overproof (against the law if not labelled properly) or anything else. It was SCREECH. Sorry if I seem upset, but I am. As an honourary Newf (most of 30 years) I am offended! Screech is good. PS ... CC! Yee is married to a Newf love maid! 'As n blessed such blasphemy? |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:37 PM (#2719417) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Joe_F When I was little, one of my ambitions was, when I was grown up, to wear black nail polish. Now that the thing is perfectly possible, the desire has evaporated. Likewise, I was going to have my own helicopter. Put at the controls of one now, I would be paralyzed with fright. So it goes. |
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08 Sep 09 - 08:53 PM (#2719424) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: 3refs http://www.screechrum.com/ScreechInCertificate.pdf |
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08 Sep 09 - 09:08 PM (#2719435) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Rowan I still have the bottle of Aztec Purple nail polish I was given, 35 years ago, to paint my toenails. It matched the purple corduroy flared jeans I wore with my lilac shirt. And I was stone cold sober. Thank goodness the 70s are now a very distant memory. Even though they reckon I have no discernable" style" my daughters can't believe I was so uncool. But I still use the nail polish as "poor man's Loctite" and it stops all the little screws and nuts in gear that must be frequently moved from unscrewing themselves. And its colour means I can see which ones I've missed. Cheers, Rowan |
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08 Sep 09 - 09:23 PM (#2719443) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: frogprince Holloween; 1974?: I set out to put together a costume for a singles party in Chicago. I found a mask which, except for scale, looked just like a shrunken head. It was colored like dark brown leather. I found makeup to match it for all my exposed skin. I just wore really ratty jeans with the knees out, and an old undershirt. Painted both my toenails and fingernails with bright purple polish. I didn't even know there was a prize for costume until they awarded it to me. Woke up the next morning to realize I didn't have any nail polish remover. Went to the store wearing gloves to buy some. |
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08 Sep 09 - 09:58 PM (#2719461) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: open mike one time i went to the store to get some hand cleaner after i had done some work on my vehicle...i think i changed the water pump. i had gotten fairly greasy and instead of wiping off my hands i went right to the store to get some lava soap..i was a flaunting a bit the fact that i had done some mechanical work..not many other girls would attempt it, i think. |
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08 Sep 09 - 10:02 PM (#2719462) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: CarolC Newfoundland Survival Kit for people visiting the Island... a) Memorize all of the jokes at this site. Every Newfoundlander will be impressed that you have taken the time to learn about our culture and can quote these jokes verbatum. b) Always refer to a Newfoundlander as "Newfie", otherwise you will be considered snobbish. c) Until you are more familiar with Newfoundland and it's history stick to safe topics when talking to Newfoundladers. A good opening line might be: "I hear unemployment is high in Newfoundland" or "My brother Jack works with a Newfoundlander in Brooks Alberta". d) Learn how to pronounce Newfoundland. Many Canadians pronounce Newfoundland as "Newf-And-Land", sort of like Understand. This won't get you many friends. The correct pronunciation is "New-Fun-Lin". If you remember any of these tips, make sure it is this one. e) Don't visit a bar on Monday evening, it will be empty as everyone will be at home watching "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". Also look through the TV Guide to see if "Codco" is on, another good time to stay at home. f) If you do visit a night club be sure to ask for Screech. You will insult the bartender by asking for anything else. Newfoundlanders are like the Scots when it comes to their national drink. It's a fact the average Newfoundlander drinks Screech with every meal. g) If you don't get to visit Newfoundland, but meet a Newfoundlander during your visit to Toronto, remember to compliment him/her on the province. A good example would be: "Your from Newfoundland, I love the Maritimes, I visited Nova Scotia two years ago". h) Memorize all of the jokes at this site. Every Newfoundlander will be impressed that you have taken the time to learn about our culture and can quote these jokes verbatum. |
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08 Sep 09 - 10:19 PM (#2719470) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Beer The last time I was in newfoundland I was Screeched it for the 5 th time. But i had to kiss the Puffins arse because of the moratorium on the Cod fish. Carol, the following is certainly not true any more."Always refer to a Newfoundlander as "Newfie", otherwise you will be considered snobbish". I was told when i arrived to be careful if i used the term "Newfie" as there is a movement happening. Well i more or less said "Fuck it". I"ll say it if i wish. Like all movements it sometimes goes way to much on the other side. You take away the Newfie jokes and their way of us having fun with them than we will loose something very very precious. So, how is that nail polish doing Dad? Ad. |
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08 Sep 09 - 11:54 PM (#2719522) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: meself Adrien: you're supposed to read that list with your "irony-ray specs" on ... |
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09 Sep 09 - 07:21 AM (#2719659) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: Beer Ya, your right meself. Ad. |
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10 Sep 09 - 07:35 AM (#2720521) Subject: RE: BS: Nail polish-Dad you've lost it! From: 3refs For starters, I hate the smell of nail polish remover and insist that the wife go to another part of the county when she removes hers. So, it's wearing off slowly. Right now the only issue is one of the toe nails isn't the normal colour of nails, or the colour of the polish! It has had it's advantages though! With all this nice weather we've been having, it's shorts on the golf course which means no socks in the golf shoes. Taking off the shoes was good for at least 2 strokes each from my playing partners and a free beer from the beer cart girl! |