Ping Sheldon re: Manhattan Special

jmcquown said:

I clicked on the link to locate a distributor nearby and of course there are
none. I suppose everyone assumes people in the southern U.S. drink nothing
but iced tea (personally I can't stand the stuff!) But how generous, they
will sell me 12 bottles for $16 + shipping and handling, of course. I think
I'll stick to making my own iced coffee; might even get some club soda or
seltzer and add it to strong black coffee to make my own coffee soda. It's
going to be a long hot summer!

I don't work for them. It's not a widely distributed product, I can't
buy it near where I live in upstate NY either. I suppose if one were
to bug the stupidmarket manager to order it. !2 bottles for $16 is a
fair price considering the price of soft drinks nowadsys... it's the S
& H that will make it expensive. When I was a kid it was sold in 7
ounce glass deposit bottles, ice cold for 8 cents + 2 cents deposit.
Even though most drank the ice cold ones at the candy store they still
collected the deposit... afterwards you could get your 2 cents back
but most just took 2 cents worth of penny candies instead, or a soft
pretzel, or 3 loosies... loose cigarettes.

Sheldon

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

jmcquown said:

How generous, they will sell me 12 bottles for $16 +
shipping and handling, of course.

I don't work for them. It's not a widely distributed product, I can't
buy it near where I live in upstate NY either. I suppose if one were
to bug the stupidmarket manager to order it. !2 bottles for $16 is a
fair price considering the price of soft drinks nowadsys... it's the S
& H that will make it expensive.

I don't drink soft drinks so it really doesn't matter, but I do like iced
coffee so your post about this coffee soda made me take a look. I won't be
ordering any.

Quoted message said:

When I was a kid it was sold in 7
ounce glass deposit bottles, ice cold for 8 cents + 2 cents deposit.
Even though most drank the ice cold ones at the candy store they still
collected the deposit... afterwards you could get your 2 cents back
but most just took 2 cents worth of penny candies instead, or a soft
pretzel, or 3 loosies... loose cigarettes.

Sheldon

Heheh, around here loose cigarettes are called 'joints' and aren't tabacco
🙂 I haven't seen glass bottles or bottles for deposit in over 30 years.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Sheldon said:

jmcquown said:

How generous, they will sell me 12 bottles for $16 +
shipping and handling, of course.

I don't work for them. It's not a widely distributed product, I
can't buy it near where I live in upstate NY either. I suppose if
one were to bug the stupidmarket manager to order it. !2 bottles
for $16 is a fair price considering the price of soft drinks
nowadsys... it's the S & H that will make it expensive.

I don't drink soft drinks so it really doesn't matter, but I do like
iced coffee so your post about this coffee soda made me take a look.
I won't be ordering any.

Quoted message said:

When I was a kid it was sold in 7
ounce glass deposit bottles, ice cold for 8 cents + 2 cents deposit.
Even though most drank the ice cold ones at the candy store they
still collected the deposit... afterwards you could get your 2 cents
back but most just took 2 cents worth of penny candies instead, or a
soft pretzel, or 3 loosies... loose cigarettes.

Sheldon

Heheh, around here loose cigarettes are called 'joints' and aren't
tamacco 🙂 I haven't seen glass bottles or bottles for deposit in
over 30 years.

Jill

Loose cigarettes are now sold exclusively to crackheads. You can find them
in most ghetto convenience stores along with Chore-Boy®.

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass tubes, but
they had to be ordered to do that by law.

I did notice a guy buying some digital scales at the gas station the other
day. He must've been doing a lot of mailing from home to get rich quick.
Yes, I live in the ghetto, as deep into it as you can get.
No, I don't do crack. I've had the *priveledge* of being around enough
losers in my time to observe and learn what certain, apparently innocent
items can be used for.

I would be a cop's best friend, even a good cop. I have more experience on
the dark side than most veteran officers have ever seen.
I could empty this neighborhood and fill the jail within a week. Oh [censored],
it's already full. :-(

Bluto©

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

O

Ophelia said:

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

O

Remember those glass tubes for single roses? They're kind of pointed and
have a rubber band-like material on the top to hold the water in? They've
been banned because they're being used for crack pipes.

kili

Ophelia said:

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

$1.49 for a miniature rose in a glass tube with plastic plugs in both ends.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC546-A.pdf
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3209/7105/

You buy that, some Chore-Boy (google it) and a single cigarette.

Pull the plugs, toss them and the rose, stuff chore-boy ( a small wad ) down
about a third of the way into the tube. Smoke cigarette, saving ashes to
place atop the chore-boy.
Place $10 or $20 crack rock on top of ashes and crack out!

Optional step - Have broken pipe shown on national TV next episode of Cops.

Bluto©

Bluto said:

jmcquown said:

Sheldon said:

"jmcquown" wrote:
> How generous, they will sell me 12 bottles for $16 +
> shipping and handling, of course.
I don't work for them. It's not a widely distributed product, I
can't buy it near where I live in upstate NY either. I suppose if
one were to bug the stupidmarket manager to order it. !2 bottles
for $16 is a fair price considering the price of soft drinks
nowadsys... it's the S & H that will make it expensive.

I don't drink soft drinks so it really doesn't matter, but I do like
iced coffee so your post about this coffee soda made me take a look.
I won't be ordering any.

Quoted message said:

When I was a kid it was sold in 7
ounce glass deposit bottles, ice cold for 8 cents + 2 cents deposit.
Even though most drank the ice cold ones at the candy store they
still collected the deposit... afterwards you could get your 2 cents
back but most just took 2 cents worth of penny candies instead, or a
soft pretzel, or 3 loosies... loose cigarettes.

Sheldon

Heheh, around here loose cigarettes are called 'joints' and aren't
tamacco 🙂 I haven't seen glass bottles or bottles for deposit in
over 30 years.

Jill

Loose cigarettes are now sold exclusively to crackheads. You can find them
in most ghetto convenience stores along with Chore-Boy®.

Hey, you can buy Chore-Boy anywhere, man. And I myself used to cough for
"ten loose" at the newsstand if I was short on cash.

Quoted message said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass tubes, but
they had to be ordered to do that by law.

The uses for those was too obvious. It's a wonder they were ever allowed
to be sold.

Quoted message said:

I did notice a guy buying some digital scales at the gas station the other
day. He must've been doing a lot of mailing from home to get rich quick.

Musta been. Gas station musta been, too. Never seen scales for sale in
one of those. You sure he wasn't buying them at the stationery store*?

Quoted message said:

Yes, I live in the ghetto, as deep into it as you can get.
No, I don't do crack. I've had the *priveledge* of being around enough
losers in my time to observe and learn what certain, apparently innocent
items can be used for.

Sure. Never inhaled, I'll wager.

Quoted message said:

I would be a cop's best friend, even a good cop. I have more experience on
the dark side than most veteran officers have ever seen.
I could empty this neighborhood and fill the jail within a week. Oh [censored],
it's already full. :-(

'Salright. There's no money in that anyway. Informants get paid [censored].
Take your experience and invest it otherwise.

* A tried and true front for a numbers hole run by a one-time
acquaintance of mine -- nudge nudge.

Bluto said:

Ophelia said:

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Quoted message said:

Please would you explain that Bluto?

$1.49 for a miniature rose in a glass tube with plastic plugs in both ends.http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC546-A.pdfhttp://www.wweek.com/editorial/3209/7105/

You buy that, some Chore-Boy (google it) and a single cigarette.

Pull the plugs, toss them and the rose, stuff chore-boy ( a small wad ) down
about a third of the way into the tube. Smoke cigarette, saving ashes to
place atop the chore-boy.
Place $10 or $20 crack rock on top of ashes and crack out!

Optional step - Have broken pipe shown on national TV next episode of Cops.

Boy, you sure to know a lot about smoking crack.

Quoted message said:

Bluto©

--Bryan

Bluto said:

Loose cigarettes are now sold exclusively to crackheads. You can find them
in most ghetto convenience stores along with Chore-Boy®.

Actually, around here it is quite common to find loose cigarettes for
sale. I was stunned to see some low lifes approaching my brother and I
outside the local hospital trying to sell them when we were visiting my
mother there last month, and later on in the day I saw them doing it inside
the hospital. You can't smoke in the hospital or anywhere on the hospital
property.

BOBOBOnoBO® fka Food Snob said:

Boy, you sure to know a lot about smoking crack.

Quoted message said:

Bluto©

--Bryan

Yeah, I "to" <sic>. I've also watched idiots shoot dope into their veins.

I've seen a lot. Thank somebody (prolly my Mother) that I was strong enough
to pass and sit idly by and watch.
Watching a junkie get his fix is the ultimate turn off from drug use.

You may doubt all you want, your opinion means nothing to me. I know where
I stand.

Bluto©

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Quoted message said:

Ophelia said:

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

O

Remember those glass tubes for single roses? They're kind of pointed and
have a rubber band-like material on the top to hold the water in? They've
been banned because they're being used for crack pipes.

Thanks Kili🙂

"Bluto" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Ophelia said:

Bluto said:

At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

$1.49 for a miniature rose in a glass tube with plastic plugs in both
ends.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC546-A.pdf
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3209/7105/

You buy that, some Chore-Boy (google it) and a single cigarette.

Pull the plugs, toss them and the rose, stuff chore-boy ( a small wad )
down
about a third of the way into the tube. Smoke cigarette, saving ashes to
place atop the chore-boy.
Place $10 or $20 crack rock on top of ashes and crack out!

Optional step - Have broken pipe shown on national TV next episode of
Cops.

Thank you Bluto© 🙂 Um.. what is a chore-boy?

O whose education continues🙂)

Ophelia said:

"Bluto" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ophelia said:

Bluto wrote:
> At least they *did* stop selling the tiny little roses in glass
> tubes, but they had to be ordered to do that by law.

Please would you explain that Bluto?

$1.49 for a miniature rose in a glass tube with plastic plugs in both
ends.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC546-A.pdf
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3209/7105/

You buy that, some Chore-Boy (google it) and a single cigarette.

Pull the plugs, toss them and the rose, stuff chore-boy ( a small
wad ) down
about a third of the way into the tube. Smoke cigarette, saving
ashes to place atop the chore-boy.
Place $10 or $20 crack rock on top of ashes and crack out!

Optional step - Have broken pipe shown on national TV next episode of
Cops.

Thank you Bluto© 🙂 Um.. what is a chore-boy?

O whose education continues🙂)

I had to look this one up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Chore Boy is a brand name for a coarse scouring pad made of steel or copper
wool. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces, especially washing
dishes. During the first half of the 20th century, the product was marketed
under the name Chore Girl.

In the American community of do-it-yourself heavy drug use, it has gained a
rather large market as a make-shift part for homemade crack cocaine pipes.
It is infamously used as a filtering device in conjunction with a Chinese
product called a "Love Rose," a small glass tube with a miniature flower
inside.

Chore Boy is also the name of a punk band who used the name because of their
past experiences smoking crack with the brand name product.

kilikini said:

Quoted message said:

Thank you Bluto© 🙂 Um.. what is a chore-boy?

O whose education continues🙂)

I had to look this one up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Chore Boy is a brand name for a coarse scouring pad made of steel or
copper wool. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces,
especially washing dishes. During the first half of the 20th century,
the product was marketed under the name Chore Girl.

In the American community of do-it-yourself heavy drug use, it has
gained a rather large market as a make-shift part for homemade crack
cocaine pipes. It is infamously used as a filtering device in
conjunction with a Chinese product called a "Love Rose," a small
glass tube with a miniature flower inside.

Chore Boy is also the name of a punk band who used the name because
of their past experiences smoking crack with the brand name product.

Gosh! Thanks Kili🙂

Ophelia said:

kilikini said:

Quoted message said:

Thank you Bluto© 🙂 Um.. what is a chore-boy?

O whose education continues🙂)

I had to look this one up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Chore Boy is a brand name for a coarse scouring pad made of steel or
copper wool. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces,
especially washing dishes. During the first half of the 20th century,
the product was marketed under the name Chore Girl.

In the American community of do-it-yourself heavy drug use, it has
gained a rather large market as a make-shift part for homemade crack
cocaine pipes. It is infamously used as a filtering device in
conjunction with a Chinese product called a "Love Rose," a small
glass tube with a miniature flower inside.

Chore Boy is also the name of a punk band who used the name because
of their past experiences smoking crack with the brand name product.

Gosh! Thanks Kili🙂

So, now we know!

kili

kilikini said:

Ophelia said:

kilikini said:

> Thank you Bluto© 🙂 Um.. what is a chore-boy?
>
> O whose education continues🙂)

I had to look this one up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Chore Boy is a brand name for a coarse scouring pad made of steel or
copper wool. It is designed for cleaning very dirty surfaces,
especially washing dishes. During the first half of the 20th
century, the product was marketed under the name Chore Girl.

In the American community of do-it-yourself heavy drug use, it has
gained a rather large market as a make-shift part for homemade crack
cocaine pipes. It is infamously used as a filtering device in
conjunction with a Chinese product called a "Love Rose," a small
glass tube with a miniature flower inside.

Chore Boy is also the name of a punk band who used the name because
of their past experiences smoking crack with the brand name product.

Gosh! Thanks Kili🙂

So, now we know!

We certainly do🙂)