Oxford County is like Arkham crossed with the Shire.Flex wrote:What you describe is truly a paradise.Wolter wrote:No, it's from New England. Which is what America would be like if its Constitution were written by H.P. Lovecraft and Cliff Clavin from Cheers.Suzanne H. wrote:I've never heard of Moxies the drink....is it an American thing?
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I buy Moxie once a year to remind myself that it's gross. However, there is a place in the city that makes Moxie ice cream which is quite interesting and good.
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What are you, some kind of woman?BostonBeaneater wrote:I buy Moxie once a year to remind myself that it's gross.
Huh, what place is that?However, there is a place in the city that makes Moxie ice cream which is quite interesting and good.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."
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The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.Dr. Medulla wrote:The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."
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Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.Spiff wrote:The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.Dr. Medulla wrote:The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."
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My motto is If it's itchy then scratch it.Dr. Medulla wrote:Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.Spiff wrote:The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.Dr. Medulla wrote:The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."
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And let loose the puss of love.BostonBeaneater wrote:My motto is If it's itchy then scratch it.Dr. Medulla wrote:Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.Spiff wrote:The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.Dr. Medulla wrote:The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."
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From John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.
Mr. Francis consumed many cans.Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.
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The real story here is Coffee Brandy, specifically Allen’s Coffee Brandy. I would estimate 80% of car accidents in Maine involved Allen’s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Nov 2017, 10:27pmFrom John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.Mr. Francis consumed many cans.Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.
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BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑30 Nov 2017, 10:40pmThe real story here is Coffee Brandy, specifically Allen’s Coffee Brandy. I would estimate 80% of car accidents in Maine involved Allen’s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Nov 2017, 10:27pmFrom John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.Mr. Francis consumed many cans.Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/u ... oogle.com/
Somehow I feel blessed for having read those words put in that order.“It’s apples and oranges,” she said. “You are not going to put coffee brandy in a beer bong.”
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