Hahaha, I like that tactic. Get the other guys drunk (in vino veritas),
while maintaining your own sobriety.
As for Beverly and Crystal, I’m ready to puke while punching Smith
& “Jones” heads. To create minor children as sex toys….
bunch’a sick mo’fos out there deserving of the wood chipper
punishment…… feet first. Might as well make ’em into something
useful: (un)natural fertilizer, fish chum, buzzard bait,
feral hog trap chow…….
10% house beer…..that sounds tasty. I’ve sampled some of the
potent beer (10% & better) in Germany.
(LIP SMACK!) Tasty stuff. But if you’re not careful, you’ll end up
under the table post haste. Still…….
the memories…… ahhhh, good times.
I sampled Guinness Stout in Amsterdam. One of the few beers I
actually liked! The GuinnessGunie Stout here in the US? Ugh!
Its freaking horrible in comparison!
They’re all too young, but that one shows her age. These
… fellows … were aiming for a clientele made up of fetishists.
Under imperial law their crimes (in this area) are dependent on how
much damage they were doing to the AIs (not their bodies, which are
basically prostheses), and that may be debatable, but the violation
of Imperial Security and theft of government property, those are not.
I was referring to her appearance. Chronologically they are all newborns
or at most infants. IMS they’re less than a year old.
Rob, I’m not that sure about the sexual assault charge. Prior to Aaron
decreeing their status they were merely highly realistic machines along
the lines (but much, much farther advanced) of the Realdoll product
which I personally consider damned creepy! The law these days considers
it child pornography if the images purport to be of minors. Likewise,
it is still solicitation of a minor online if the object of attention
pretends to be a minor. I remember reading Texas law specifically
prohibiting the defense that the person actually being solicited was
not a minor so long as the person doing the soliciting would reasonably
have believed the object was a minor. Yes the builders – AND USERS – of
the androids are perverts of the worst kind but their defense would be
that at the time they were using/abusing the androids they (the users)
knew they were simply sophisticated machines. Besides, I don’t think
the users will necessarily be prosecuted. Clearly the makers of the
androids are both criminally and civilly liable but I do not see how
the androids’ users could be prosecuted absent evidence they were part
of the conspiracy to create the androids. But, of course, it is the
Catman’s story to tell and all our discussion (with the exception of
Mr. Stanley) is pure speculation based upon the story to date. I can
see the Catman having the users brought up on some sort of charges
and I can see him not. Who knows, since prostitution is likely not
illegal (two consenting adults agreeing upon services rendered for
a fee ought not to be illegal) in the empire, some AIs might actually
WANT to work in the sex trade. I do not like the government prosecuting
otherwise victimless crimes. Morality is a personal, private affair.
I have not and would not ever utilize the services of a prostitute but
I would not impose my own morality on others. Now that Aaron has ruled
on the androids’ status they would be protected like any minor.
Activities between consenting adults is one thing, NAMBLA (“Sex before
eight or it is too late.”) and suchlike is a whole other kettle of fish.
Those bastards deserve to be royally punished.
i just realized – so, I’m slow sometimes. Implication is the house beer isn’t good but it
might be, a lot of house beers are – but it’s 20 proof. They are likely to be drinking more
ethanol than they realize, especially as they are scared and their captors are buying.
Just because it’s a “house beer” doesn’t mean that it’s a bad beer,
or even a not-that-good beer. Here in SLC there are two restaurants
(Hoppers and The Bavarian) with their own built-in/attached mini
breweries. From all I hear, good stuff, both food and libation.
And 10 proof isn’t that unusual for a house beer.
Maybe I’m just used to Oklahoma, where beer is limited to 5%, and
not that long ago to 3%. Oklahoma was one of the last states to
repeal statewide prohibition. Not sayin’ my great-grand-dad ever
sold any of his ‘shine on this side of the state line, not sayin’
he didn’t.
As far as the quality, well, who owns the club?
Would he serve anything of lesser quality? The Cats like the taste,
and alcohol doesn’t affect them much.
Danny also imports gourmet catnip.
10% alcohol by volume would be a very strong beer. The strongest I’ve
come across is Schlitz Malt blue at 8.5% ABV. I used to like Steel
Reserve 211 which is a malt liquor which comes in at 8% ABV. If
someone were drinking 10% ABV and used to the more common 5% (pretty
much what all national brands are) they’re doing to feel it pretty
quickly. But like everyone else I figure that is what Jenna – AND
Ivan – are counting on. After all, booze is a poor man’s truth serum.
I expect most everyone has heard of the Latin phrase “in vino veritas”
(in wine there is truth) but the Greeks had the same saying. In fact
most European countries have a similar aphorism. I kind of like the
French saying, “What the sober hold in their heart is on the drinker’s
tongue”. And they don’t call ’em ” beer goggles” for nothing –
although I’ve seen some bar girls in NCO clubs (Do the other services
call them buffarillas?) that there isn’t enough beer in Shiner to
make em cute.
Bill, I’ve had the pleasure of reverse beer goggles a couple of times.
The ladies I woke up with were actually more attractive, both
physically and personality wise, than I thought the night before!
I remained friends with them for several years afterwards,
until I had to move out of the area. Economics suck…
Hahaha, I like that tactic. Get the other guys drunk (in vino veritas),
while maintaining your own sobriety.
As for Beverly and Crystal, I’m ready to puke while punching Smith
& “Jones” heads. To create minor children as sex toys….
bunch’a sick mo’fos out there deserving of the wood chipper
punishment…… feet first. Might as well make ’em into something
useful: (un)natural fertilizer, fish chum, buzzard bait,
feral hog trap chow…….
10% house beer…..that sounds tasty. I’ve sampled some of the
potent beer (10% & better) in Germany.
(LIP SMACK!) Tasty stuff. But if you’re not careful, you’ll end up
under the table post haste. Still…….
the memories…… ahhhh, good times.
I sampled Guinness Stout in Amsterdam. One of the few beers I
actually liked! The GuinnessGunie Stout here in the US? Ugh!
Its freaking horrible in comparison!
Damn!! That little one might even be too young for Willy Jeff!
They’re all too young, but that one shows her age. These
… fellows … were aiming for a clientele made up of fetishists.
Under imperial law their crimes (in this area) are dependent on how
much damage they were doing to the AIs (not their bodies, which are
basically prostheses), and that may be debatable, but the violation
of Imperial Security and theft of government property, those are not.
ah,, but rape is punishably retroactive,, IE: 3 years old is not
admissible in court , but legal age is… and now they are legal
citizens,,,.
I was referring to her appearance. Chronologically they are all newborns
or at most infants. IMS they’re less than a year old.
Rob, I’m not that sure about the sexual assault charge. Prior to Aaron
decreeing their status they were merely highly realistic machines along
the lines (but much, much farther advanced) of the Realdoll product
which I personally consider damned creepy! The law these days considers
it child pornography if the images purport to be of minors. Likewise,
it is still solicitation of a minor online if the object of attention
pretends to be a minor. I remember reading Texas law specifically
prohibiting the defense that the person actually being solicited was
not a minor so long as the person doing the soliciting would reasonably
have believed the object was a minor. Yes the builders – AND USERS – of
the androids are perverts of the worst kind but their defense would be
that at the time they were using/abusing the androids they (the users)
knew they were simply sophisticated machines. Besides, I don’t think
the users will necessarily be prosecuted. Clearly the makers of the
androids are both criminally and civilly liable but I do not see how
the androids’ users could be prosecuted absent evidence they were part
of the conspiracy to create the androids. But, of course, it is the
Catman’s story to tell and all our discussion (with the exception of
Mr. Stanley) is pure speculation based upon the story to date. I can
see the Catman having the users brought up on some sort of charges
and I can see him not. Who knows, since prostitution is likely not
illegal (two consenting adults agreeing upon services rendered for
a fee ought not to be illegal) in the empire, some AIs might actually
WANT to work in the sex trade. I do not like the government prosecuting
otherwise victimless crimes. Morality is a personal, private affair.
I have not and would not ever utilize the services of a prostitute but
I would not impose my own morality on others. Now that Aaron has ruled
on the androids’ status they would be protected like any minor.
Activities between consenting adults is one thing, NAMBLA (“Sex before
eight or it is too late.”) and suchlike is a whole other kettle of fish.
Those bastards deserve to be royally punished.
i just realized – so, I’m slow sometimes. Implication is the house beer isn’t good but it
might be, a lot of house beers are – but it’s 20 proof. They are likely to be drinking more
ethanol than they realize, especially as they are scared and their captors are buying.
Just because it’s a “house beer” doesn’t mean that it’s a bad beer,
or even a not-that-good beer. Here in SLC there are two restaurants
(Hoppers and The Bavarian) with their own built-in/attached mini
breweries. From all I hear, good stuff, both food and libation.
And 10 proof isn’t that unusual for a house beer.
Maybe I’m just used to Oklahoma, where beer is limited to 5%, and
not that long ago to 3%. Oklahoma was one of the last states to
repeal statewide prohibition. Not sayin’ my great-grand-dad ever
sold any of his ‘shine on this side of the state line, not sayin’
he didn’t.
As far as the quality, well, who owns the club?
Would he serve anything of lesser quality? The Cats like the taste,
and alcohol doesn’t affect them much.
Danny also imports gourmet catnip.
10% alcohol by volume would be a very strong beer. The strongest I’ve
come across is Schlitz Malt blue at 8.5% ABV. I used to like Steel
Reserve 211 which is a malt liquor which comes in at 8% ABV. If
someone were drinking 10% ABV and used to the more common 5% (pretty
much what all national brands are) they’re doing to feel it pretty
quickly. But like everyone else I figure that is what Jenna – AND
Ivan – are counting on. After all, booze is a poor man’s truth serum.
I expect most everyone has heard of the Latin phrase “in vino veritas”
(in wine there is truth) but the Greeks had the same saying. In fact
most European countries have a similar aphorism. I kind of like the
French saying, “What the sober hold in their heart is on the drinker’s
tongue”. And they don’t call ’em ” beer goggles” for nothing –
although I’ve seen some bar girls in NCO clubs (Do the other services
call them buffarillas?) that there isn’t enough beer in Shiner to
make em cute.
Bill, I’ve had the pleasure of reverse beer goggles a couple of times.
The ladies I woke up with were actually more attractive, both
physically and personality wise, than I thought the night before!
I remained friends with them for several years afterwards,
until I had to move out of the area. Economics suck…