Dad-ism #87548709438

[judecorp]

So I'm on the phone with my Dad to ask what time to go to Uncle Joe's tomorrow for dinner. And he's a little punchy, saying he has to get off the phone because he had a long day. But then, in true Dad style, he keeps talking. Eventually it turns into an argument about whether Cabernet is a red or white wine. Whatever.

He then busts out with, "But remember, a baton rouge is a red stick." Completely out of nowhere.

The man is insane.

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[haloumi.livejournal.com]

Cabernet Sauvignon is a black (red) grape that has white flesh. Normally it is fermented with its skins and, thus, makes red wine. Cabernet Franc does the same thing.

I should note that there are rare sports of Cabernet which have white skins and produce white wine. There are some examples in Australia but they are very uncommon. The traditional French Cabernet family based wines from Bordeaux are reds.

However, he is insane for randomly interjecting baton rouge.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Of course Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine. And Chardonnay is a white wine. And he has them confused. But he is NEVER GOING TO ADMIT IT until I pour out a damned bottle! ;)

But thanks for backing me up, homey.

Re: until I pour out a damned bottle!

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Well, now we know what he wants for Christmas.

Re: until I pour out a damned bottle!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha! Good idea!

(BTW, it was a bottle of Chardonnay, not Cabernet.)

Ironically

[etherial.livejournal.com]

We had Cabernet with our Turkey Day feast.

Re: Ironically

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

HA!!

[haloumi.livejournal.com]

I always love discussions/arguments like this with parents. Even if you pour it out he may just say 'Well, I meant Chardonnay... everyone knows Chardonnay is white..."

You cannot made red wine out of Chardonnay unless you add another grape, food colouring or vast quantities of human blood. (And I should note that the human blood would not make it stay red for long)

Offer to test the last theory on him. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's true. I saw the bottle. It was Chardonnay.

[haloumi.livejournal.com]

I was of course disregarding the American predilection for 'blush' wines - and that great abomination, White Zinfandel. So I suppose that there could be a large number of 'White Cabernets' (shudder) fermented with little or no skin contact.

The grape has black skin. Whether the winemaker uses it or not.

Hopefully this clears this up.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Truer words, my friend. Zinfandel is from the devil.

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

My brother grew up in Baton Rouge.

I'mfromLaGrangecatsarenice.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

So I have your phone number, and we'll be in town sometime this afternoon! When is the best day/time to get together? Should I just call you guys? Do you have my number? Are you excited? Am I asking too many questions?

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

Call jadefu this afternoon (she's still in bed right now 'cos we were up late last night). She's much better at managing the social calendar than I. I have lunch plans today, and homework to get done sometime, but that's about it; the rest of our weekend will consist of vegging out and/or trying to make our apartment look more like a place to live and less like a storage facility for carnies that have migrated south for the winter.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I have her number. Will do!

Get your work done, mister!

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

Insane, but amusing.

He should come over and have some of the bottle of [yellow tail] Cabernet Sauvignon that Vogon plans to serve with Thanksgiving dinner.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

He actually bought Yellow Tail Chardonnay. He's so insane. I don't get it.

I am so way normal compared to these people.

[photodork.livejournal.com]

smurfy, i have a video tape of myself and another dj at the club we worked at, singing shh boom on a kareoke night.

chris and i would howl like wolves and baa like sheep when someone bad would sing,and we had a giant shepards crook to pull folks off stage if it was too painfull..(it got used alot) heh

so once a month, he and i would sing a song picked by the audience and let them go mental on our performance... so much fun.. :)

i loved that song.. till he and i ruined it :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, to see that video tape!!