The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

Woah! Settle down fella!

And I worked in Hospitality at 5* level for 12+ years. That's what I know.

And , yes, a vodka and orange is technically a coughtail. A coughtail is any drink that requires extra prepartion, i.e. not from a tap or straight from a bottle. Think Rusty Nail or Screwdriver.....oops sorry, Vodka and orange.

No, no, no.

I didn't mean "Well what do you know?". I meant "Well, what do you know?". I have learnt something new.

Gin and tonic is a coughtail? This guy was just being silly. He doesn't belong in hospitality. By the way in Brisbane they put doubles in the Bloody Mary.

 

[Boca68]

So would that include any mixed drink, such as a gin and tonic, or bourbon and coke?

Yes,

(making up mimimum)

 

[TheRealTMA]

So would that include any mixed drink, such as a gin and tonic, or bourbon and coke?

Probably not since they come out of a tap?

What at about asking for a "shandy"?

 

[Bindibuys]

Now on this damm merry-go-round with Kogan to get the promotional QFF bonus points.

 

[serfty]

Probably not since they come out of a tap?

What at about asking for a "shandy"?

Or a Portagaff ...

 

[RooFlyer]

<snip> A coughtail is any drink that requires extra prepartion, i.e. not from a tap or straight from a bottle. Think Rusty Nail or Screwdriver.....oops sorry, Vodka and orange.

So whisky with water or ice is a coughtail, now?

So would that include any mixed drink, such as a gin and tonic, or bourbon and coke?

As far as I'm concerned, a G&T is a 'mixed drink' as opposed to a 'coughtail'. A bourbon and coke, on the other hand is called 'an abomination'.

I haven't worked in hospitality at all, but I have been on the 'right' side of the bar for well over 30.

A coughtail is any drink that takes longer to make it than drink it.

 

[blackcat20]

Allen’s Jelly Tots: Lollies brought back after Facebook campaign
Jelly Tots are back!

 

[serfty]

...
A coughtail is any drink that takes longer to make it than drink it.

I guess you haven't seen the members in the local RSL during "happy hour" ...

Then again ...this is God'zone..


An the USA "a coughtail" can be any alcoholic drink.

... A bourbon and coke, on the other hand is called 'an abomination'. ....

Take the coke out and you still have 'an abomination' ...:evil:

 

[penegal]

An the USA "a coughtail" can be any alcoholic drink.

Generally any drink with more than one ingredient is regarded as a coughtail in the USA (e.g Spirit and mixer).

To an Australian a simple Gin and Tonic isn't a coughtail, but to an American it is.

 

[serfty]

Generally any drink with more than one ingredient is regarded as a coughtail in the USA (e.g Spirit and mixer). ...

I have come across 'coughtail' in reference to having nothing more than beers many a time ... I just go with the flow ...

Still, I find that easier to handle than their use of the term 'Entree' to describe a meal's main course ...

 

[penegal]

I have come across 'coughtail' in reference to having nothing more than beers many a time ...

Still, I find that easier to handle than their use of the term 'Entree' to describe a meal's main course ...

WOW, and here I thought a beer is... a beer

 

[wooley]

I love a fancy cough tail...

 

[Flashback]

Spent some time chatting to a few people in the lounge on the QR A380 enroute to BKK today. One chap was rather...... enjoying himself. I had to laugh when I then saw him going through passport control still wearing the PJ's (and swaying a bit!). Had one too many I'd say! No........ it wasn't me, before you all think I'm talking in the 3rd person :mrgreen:

 

[PLANT]

So what's the biggest file you can transfer via Bluetooth..... Tablet to tablet?????
20 minutes no % movement on 3.6Gb file currently

 

[anat0l]

A coughtail is any drink that takes longer to make it than drink it.

Never done vodka shots or Jäger bombs before?

I believe they are not coughtails - except maybe in the USA - but they are often listed as "shots" so I wouldn't be calling them your run of the mill mixed drink either...

Still, I find that easier to handle than their use of the term 'Entree' to describe a meal's main course ...

Yes, this sometimes drives me crazy, too. I think the UK, in some circles, have borrowed from this practice.

It trips up some of the expats (and students) here, which is really odd because many of them would have at least some grounding in French (so should be aware that l'entrée refers to the first course, or 'appetizer' as it were in the USA, not the main course, le plat or le plat principal).

 

[amaroo]

Never done vodka shots or Jäger bombs before?

hahaha throwback ... those were the days.

[video=youtube;y3KEhWTnWvE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE[/video]

 

[erkpod]

*waves from my first day of holidays*



I got to see an old train at my depot recently.



In a lower level of ice hockey, this goalie had a balloon tied to his helmet.



If an ice hockey scoreboard doesn't work, the time of 00:00 will still be correct 3 times a game.



I went to a workmate's fancy dress birthday party dressed as this. It worked a treat.



An alternative use for table tennis bats for an upcoming project to signal between the central position and the remote location.

I'll be in Melbourne 21-31/8. I'll be busy on the Fri/Sat/Sun of the trip during both weeks but mostly OK during the week if anyone wants to catch up. I'm staying at Space Hotel in the CBD.

 

[RooFlyer]

Never done vodka shots or Jäger bombs before?

<snip>.

Ummmmm ... no. I've always thought of shots as a kids phenomenon where they want to get the effect of alcohol, but don't like the taste (and I don't think they existed when I was a kid ).

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Ummmmm ... no. (and I don't think they existed when I was a kid ).

Only in those old western movies - when the cowboy got off his horse and went into the saloon and asked for a shot of whisky

 

[medhead]

I guess windows 10 marketing is out in force masquerading as news stories.
I was a Microsoft sceptic, but Windows 10 has me convinced

I don't know if I broke a law of computing or committed heresy. But I installed Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro.

<snip>

I had thought I would never install a Microsoft operating system ever again after my experience with Windows 8. It was terrible: inelegant, difficult and expensive. It took me about 10 minutes to conclude that Microsoft had lost touch with its customers and was destined to go the way of AOL and Myspace, and I switched all I could to Apple.

But I still needed the Microsoft Office tools, because they are industrial strength and Apple still has no products that are as good. To use these, I had to load Windows and Office under VMWare on my MacBook. Instead of getting the best of both worlds, though, I got the worst: pathetically slow applications, poor battery life, and inconsistent user interfaces.

Is this guy a complete goose, or do they know nothing about IT? The Mac version of Office works fine on my Macbook Pro. No VMWare, no windows running under VMware. Nice and quick.