Thread: You've Got Skill!

@Martin103 - alas - depending on your viewpoint, I'm either lucky in this or the unluckiest person alive. The Holy Barley, whether beer, wine or whisky, causes me to vomit like a Holy Hand Grenade, blowing my enemies to smithereens, in His Mercy, to quote Monty Python.

Allergic as crap to the stuff, and as a 6'4", Anglo-Saxon lad, whose ancestors probably painted themselves blue, had really cool swords and great big Long Bow's, I am denied the enjoyment of mead and wine!

I am now, simply, and sadly, a poet, trapped in the body of a wrestler....

Originally Posted by Phrank

@Martin103 - alas - depending on your viewpoint, I'm either lucky in this or the unluckiest person alive. The Holy Barley, whether beer, wine or whisky, causes me to vomit like a Holy Hand Grenade, blowing my enemies to smithereens, in His Mercy, to quote Monty Python.

Allergic as crap to the stuff, and as a 6'4", Anglo-Saxon lad, whose ancestors probably painted themselves blue, had really cool swords and great big Long Bow's, I am denied the enjoyment of mead and wine!

I am now, simply, and sadly, a poet, trapped in the body of a wrestler....

have you tried gin? its great

Originally Posted by bombay

have you tried gin? its great

It's the alcohol - allergic as hell to the stuff, whatever it is, I turn red, face swells, hive's break out, and the only place for me is either the hospital or the nearest Roman vomitorium!

It's not a pretty sight, and one I haven't seen in over 30 years, when I first discovered this wonderful ability I had to turn red, swell up like a pumpkin, and spew vomit like a firehose....

Originally Posted by Phrank

It's the alcohol - allergic as hell to the stuff, whatever it is, I turn red, face swells, hive's break out, and the only place for me is either the hospital or the nearest Roman vomitorium!

It's not a pretty sight, and one I haven't seen in over 30 years, when I first discovered this wonderful ability I had to turn red, swell up like a pumpkin, and spew vomit like a firehose....

do you have any native american heritage?? or asian??

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

do you have any native american heritage?? or asian??

Nope! Anglo-Saxon, blue-eyed Giant, comfortable with either a long sword, pikeaxe, mace or Long Bow, should despise the Normans and French by nature but am Canadian ( so I like everyone, sorry ), Agincourt and stuff like that is in the past. Again, as a Canadian, I should actually apologize to the French for my ancestors slaughtering their ancestors and France's nobility from time to time...sorry!

Doc says I have a very sensitive pancreas, and if the pancreas doesn't like what you're imbiding, it punishes you...enough said.

My main skill is pissing people off because I am honest,I just tell it like it is.People do not want to hear the truth anymore.
Wife and I just got back from a reunion of sorts,block party in a local we lived in last year.
Old codger I used to do alot of house repair work for came up and asked me why I quit returning his calls prior to us leaving,he had lots of work for me.I just flat out told him his wife was an idiot and nitpicked all I did when he was not around.He looked me square in the eye and said,your right.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

My main skill is pissing people off because I am honest,I just tell it like it is.People do not want to hear the truth anymore.
Wife and I just got back from a reunion of sorts,block party in a local we lived in last year.
Old codger I used to do alot of house repair work for came up and asked me why I quit returning his calls prior to us leaving,he had lots of work for me.I just flat out told him his wife was an idiot and nitpicked all I did when he was not around.He looked me square in the eye and said,your right.

Yes - that is wisdom! Huge life skill!

Long time ago, it dawned on me to stop trying to please people, because you can't win. At that moment, as the Enlightenment burst in my head, I realized it was OK to speak your mind, and if once in awhile you have to piss people off and be an a-hole, so be it!

I commend you!

+1 on pancreas punishment. I spent 10 days in the hospital with pancreatitis several years ago. Pretty miserable experience.