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Ron Scubadiver

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First Drink's On Me
« on: March 05, 2017, 02:59:57 »
First One's On Me by Ron Scubadiver, on Flickr

From a small town on the Mekong River in Laos.  Fluid is potable alcohol made from rice, about 60% alcohol, or 120 proof.
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David H. Hartman

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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2017, 03:04:30 »
I'll pass...
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2017, 11:13:50 »
seriously ? !!! Mongo is with David on this one. Very nicely shot and presented image though. The golden light could almost lure you to drink

Have to ask - did you actually see anyone drinking this stuff ?? and does it come with a crab fork to make sure you do not miss out on the goodies inside when you are done drinking this stuff ??
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2017, 11:18:34 »
Very artistic arrangements! Cheers ;)
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2017, 11:40:13 »
LOL!  Those kinds of liquor are fairly well known in south-eastern and eastern Asia.  I haven't tasted any (I don't drink alcohol in the first place), but such liquor can be commonly seen also in China town in Yokohama, for example.

I enjoy Ron's reperesentation!  Nice lighting!
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2017, 15:09:04 »
the snake wine (?) I saw lots of in Hong Kong. But I will gracefully pass too - thanks for the offer :)
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2017, 15:54:50 »
strong stuff
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2017, 16:01:45 »
"Interesting" beverages!
I cannot help wondering how did they get the creatures into the bottles..?
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2017, 16:57:56 »
Quote from: stenrasmussen on March 06, 2017, 16:01:45
"Interesting" beverages!
I cannot help wondering how did they get the creatures into the bottles..?

I'm more interested in why they put those creatures into the bottles. Yuk!
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2017, 18:39:21 »
Quote from: CS on March 06, 2017, 16:57:56
I'm more interested in why they put those creatures into the bottles. Yuk!
Extra protein perhaps?  ::)
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2017, 18:49:54 »
Hands up those who suspect/know this is a male "invention". I do.
I suspect the stronger sex could never summon the necessary madness to come up with a products like these.
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Ron Scubadiver

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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2017, 18:51:53 »
Thank you gentlemen and Elsa.  I don't know how they get the creatures into the bottles, but their bodies must be flexible.  The reason why could be for looks or perhaps people really drink that stuff.  I did not see anyone drinking from that source.  The liquor itself is clear, high proof and tastes a lot like sake.  There was a still set up out back.  It looked like a piece of junk.

When I was in college we used to call anything that gross "revolting".
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2017, 18:59:12 »
Quote from: stenrasmussen on March 06, 2017, 18:49:54
Hands up those who suspect/know this is a male "invention". I do.
I suspect the stronger sex could never summon the necessary madness to come up with a products like these.

Well then, looking at it from that line of reasoning, the answer to my question as to why they do it, is because they can!  ;)
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2017, 21:10:27 »
Quote from: stenrasmussen on March 06, 2017, 18:49:54
Hands up those who suspect/know this is a male "invention". I do.
I suspect the stronger sex could never summon the necessary madness to come up with a products like these.

Yes, that's it!   ;D
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Re: First Drink's On Me
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2017, 03:25:21 »
A good bet when wondering about these types of medicine...they are either for male virility as pointed out, or long life, or god help us, a combination of both.
This kind of thing looks benign when you see bottles filled with insects or reptiles.  It looks totally different when you see someone chainsawing the horn off a dead rhino.
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