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And I don't mean the Caesar. Those are delicious and you Americans don't know what you're missing.

I'm watching QI, and its an episode with the theme "Horrible". Stephen Fry described it as being from a country normally known for cleanliness, and right away I'm like "Does he mean Canada? What have we- Oh. Oh my."
He was talking about:
http://www.sourtoecocktailclub.com/sourtoe.html
WARNING: it plays music and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off.
So incase you don't want to click the link:

Established in 1973, the Sourtoe Cocktail has become a Dawson City tradition. The original rules were that the toe must be placed in a beer glass full of champagne, and that the toe must touch the drinker's lips during the consumtion of the alcohol before he or she can claim to be a true Sourtoer. The rules have changed in the past twenty-seven years. The Sourtoe can be had with any drink now (even ones that aren't alcoholic), but one rule remains the same. The drinker's lips must touch the toe. " You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow-- But the lips have gotta touch the toe."

The Sourtoes are actual human toes that have been dehydrated and preserved in salt. Swallowing one is not suggested.

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I am temporarily obsessed with this, and am basically telling everyone I know. My one friend went from "I just vomitted in my mouth a little" to checking out prices for flights to the Yukon, because she wants to try it.

Discuss.

I remember that episode! I was shocked, appalled and curious.

That's cute. I'd try it if I was in the zone, just for the story, and possibly the taste enhancement.

The fuck is this?

Goddamn Western Canadians.

Jay said:

The fuck is this?

Goddamn North-Western Canadians.

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We're talking about one of the Territories here, not like, Calgary

Calgary is NOT WESTERN CANADA!

(says the one from the coast of BC) Frickin' Ontarians..... *grumble grumble gumble*

Really, so only the Western-most province can be western Canada, and not the second most western? Cause even if you divided Canada into thirds- Western, Central, and Eastern- Alberta would still be in the west third... Pretty selfish, there, British Columbia.
Besides, Jay's a Montrealer, so I think he's including Ontario in that. I'm just trying to shift his finger up north.

The realtionship between BC and AB is... antagonistic at best. We really don't like being lumped in with them. Besides, despite wanting to be Texas-North, AB is still part of the praries.

Oh, and so as to not totally derail - dear sweet God, that drink sounds disgusting. Though, I am somewhat intrigued and curious as to how I missed it when I was up there a few years ago.

You're all friggin West Canada hippies.

Gotta try that drink though, sounds manly. And remember if your drink isn't manly, you're a woman.

In this case, if the toe is male, the drink is literally manly.

HCGLNS said:

You're all friggin West Canada hippies.

Gotta try that drink though, sounds manly. And remember if your drink isn't manly, you're a woman.

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I want to find out the dudes that make up the rules on what's considered a manly drink. My beloved rum and coke, and whiskey sours have been reduced to "chick drinks." What's going to be considered manly in 50 years? Drinking chloroform and varnish?

Mathias said:

I want to find out the dudes that make up the rules on what's considered a manly drink. My beloved rum and coke, and whiskey sours have been reduced to "chick drinks." What's going to be considered manly in 50 years? Drinking chloroform and varnish?

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That sounds more like a prohibition-era manly drink.

Mathias said:

I want to find out the dudes that make up the rules on what's considered a manly drink. My beloved rum and coke, and whiskey sours have been reduced to "chick drinks." What's going to be considered manly in 50 years? Drinking chloroform and varnish?

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Rum and coke is girly now? Riiiiiight.

Tress said:

Rum and coke is girly now? Riiiiiight.

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Maybe rum and Pepsi, amirite fellas!?

This is why I drink rum and coke and thumbtacks.

Sounds like something that could be created pretty easily by a special effects guy.

Mathias said:

I want to find out the dudes that make up the rules on what's considered a manly drink. My beloved rum and coke, and whiskey sours have been reduced to "chick drinks." What's going to be considered manly in 50 years? Drinking chloroform and varnish?

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Wait, Rum and coke now, too?!WHAT THE HELL?!
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Dirona said:

The realtionship between BC and AB is... antagonistic at best. We really don't like being lumped in with them. Besides, despite wanting to be Texas-North, AB is still part of the praries.

Oh, and so as to not totally derail - dear sweet God, that drink sounds disgusting. Though, I am somewhat intrigued and curious as to how I missed it when I was up there a few years ago.

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Nah, I get that. I know there's a lot going on there. Just pullin' your leg.

...Why?

People just need to abandon the practice of labeling some things as girly drinks. It's stupid, and it's apparently getting even more stupid as time goes on.

Tress said:

People just need to abandon the practice of labeling some things as girly drinks. It's stupid, and it's apparently getting even more stupid as time goes on.

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It's time to take 'em back

Edit: No, that's not me, seriously you can't tell? My picture is right up there in my avatar! Bearded people don't all look the same!

Girly drinks are delicious.

I'm serious! If a guy wants to drink an Appletini, so be it. If we make fun of them, it's a short while before rum and coke becomes "girly" and the only manly drink left is antifreeze.

Mathias said:

I want to find out the dudes that make up the rules on what's considered a manly drink. My beloved rum and coke, and whiskey sours have been reduced to "chick drinks." What's going to be considered manly in 50 years? Drinking chloroform and varnish?

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Rum and coke will always be manly! Though it is a silly argument since you should always drink what you enjoy and to enjoy. Fruity boat drinks rule because they have fruit and rum! Yet so many of my beer guzzling friends try to call drinks born to be enjoyed on the high seas unmanly until I con them into trying to keep up with my rum habit, which they couldn't handle if they had if they had a team of EMTs on standby. For any interested the Dogfish Head brewing company makes an amazing Brown Honey Rum that is one of my favorites for sipping. http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-spirits/rums/brown-honey-rum.htm Entirely too good on its own for mixing. If you haven't tried it yet Kraken is awesome with Coke.
As for the fruity boat drinks mix in equal portions over crushed ice:
Cranberry juice first.
Ruby red grapefruit juice.
Cruzan Coconut Rum
Cruzan Mango Rum
Top with orange juice to finish the flavor and get the right color separation
Enjoy your drink as company compliments your mixing capabilities.

Okay, so I really like rum. Straight up, mixed, sipped. Hey, it's rum!

Varnish can help speed digestion. It think it and teflon may be major ingredients in fast food.

Chloroform, on the other hand, seems to always be there for the enjoyment of the ladies. "Does this smell like chloroform to you?" never fails.

Do they give the toes a pedicure before adding them to the drinks? Or would that make the drinks girly?

It's only girly if the toes have painted nails.

ok. I like legs and feet. I like getting my feet massage, but I do cringe a little when I see people dip body parts into alcohol and drink them (or that shoe + champagne thingy... ew!) but a dead preserve toe?

It's an aquired taste. No need to limit it just to toes or even ones preserved in salt.....

Off topic: Real men don't care what others call their drinks.

On topic: Where the hell do they get the toes? What happens if you swallow one? Why can't we go back to worms and grasshoppers in Tequila?

Biannoshufu said:

Off topic: Real men don't care what others call their drinks.

On topic: Where the hell do they get the toes? What happens if you swallow one? Why can't we go back to worms and grasshoppers in Tequila?

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Yea. I'm all for worms. Not so much on HUMAN toes.

Chicken feet? mmmm.. I can go with that