Ever had a steak from outback or Texas Road House, and then go eat one from

Dec 27, 2024
8:10:27am

indocoug All-American

Jess and Jim’s, St. Elmo's, Prime's......or shoot even Ruth's Chris when compared to Outback or TRH.......Once you have done that then you will understand.

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As someone who has never drank alcohol, can anybody explain one thing to me

Sir_Ten

Dec 27, 7:33am

Following

EhTeam

Dec 27, 7:38am

There’sa button for that

molodyets

Dec 27, 8:31am

RE: As someone who has never drank alcohol, can anybody explain one thing to me

KingDave

Dec 27, 7:40am

Probably the same reason people devote entire media rooms to the San Francisco 49ers, or Lego sets, or Marvel Avengers.

Cougar-Duck

Dec 27, 7:45am

Or shoes

Sea Chicken

Dec 27, 8:07am

In my experience it was people with more money than they knew what do with

Cougs'16

Dec 27, 7:45am

Guy I know invests in it, heavily

Gustav

Dec 27, 7:46am

It's essentially a hobby. No different from a woodworker shed

NGB

Dec 27, 7:48am

That’s the part that gets me - paying so much for something so easily consumed

KingDave

Dec 27, 8:00am

Is this different from expensive foods?

NGB

Dec 27, 8:02am

It is because food takes time to eat. A beverage can be gone in seconds.

KingDave

Dec 27, 8:05am

Nobody buying 100$ bottles of wine is drinking it in seconds just because

joelvandyne

Dec 27, 8:30am

You don't see things like this around other hobbies...

Rules For Thee

Dec 27, 9:00am

Like this

Forbidden Fruit

Dec 27, 7:49am

To be fair...

Ted Lasso

Dec 27, 7:49am

It would be like Supercoug thinking a McRib is good BBQ...

TheLost

Dec 27, 7:55am

I read some interesting studies on this.

Courtimedes

Dec 27, 8:01am

Don't confuse wine tasting ("it has a fruity oak taste with a hint of pear") to quality..

TheLost

Dec 27, 8:08am

I can believe that- I certainly claim no expertise. I just find it fascinating

Courtimedes

Dec 27, 8:19am

I don’t think it’s “just” a drink. It can be made in a plethora of styles, the

Polecat

Dec 27, 8:00am

Its a food... food can be fast, food can be cheap, and you end up paying more for a good meal.

TheLost

Dec 27, 8:03am

During our final business sync meeting of the year, our fearless leader was drinking some sort of liquor. We took a 10

Rules For Thee

Dec 27, 8:11am

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TheLost

Dec 27, 8:08am

Ever had a steak from outback or Texas Road House, and then go eat one from

indocoug

Dec 27, 8:10am

That's true. After I ate at St. Elmo's I immediately went home and bought

IceCreamButt

Dec 27, 8:20am

RE: That's true. After I ate at St. Elmo's I immediately went home and bought

indocoug

Dec 27, 12:46pm

Hobbies are hobbies. People build entire basements dedicated to a sports team, or model trains, or sewing. I don't get

durandal

Dec 27, 8:12am

The other aspect I don’t understand is why alcohol is required at weddings

KingDave

Dec 27, 8:22am

Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy - Benjamin Franklin

Cougar McGregor

Dec 27, 8:28am

"I want to get a lot of STDs in Paris" ~ also Ben Franklin.

Rules For Thee

Dec 27, 8:30am

Alcohol is a social lubricant.

HiLife

Dec 27, 8:31am

Wine is more of a food.. and is closer to beer in its Alcohol content (~12%)

TheLost

Dec 27, 9:02am

A loved one was killed by a DUIOfSteak driver. Oh wait, it was that other food, so a standard DUI.

Rules For Thee

Dec 27, 9:11am

I'm not condoning alcohol consumption.. I'm just saying in the wold of booze, most drunks go for harder stuff.

TheLost

Dec 27, 9:48am

If I was a drinker, it’d be the high end whiskey. Male wine connoisseurs are

YbeatsU

Dec 27, 8:45am

If I was a drinker, I would most likely be an alcoholic.

Courtimedes

Dec 27, 9:23am

I don't suppose addiction could play any part in it.

quantum valeat

Dec 27, 8:53am

Because of experiences like this one. Warning: Linked Tweet with expletives.

IdahoCoug

Dec 27, 8:56am

umm...

BYUFam1

Dec 27, 9:03am

Don't get CB started on any new Mountain Dew flavors 🙂

TheLost

Dec 27, 9:07am

Endless varieties and it is a status symbol to be able to discern and appreciate

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