At least you figured it out. I had a Barolo from 2000, was quite keen on impressing a friend. I spare myself the full embarrassment but it ended with reverting to an old fashion corkscrew that time.
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For me itās often a problem of not remembering that, for example, a 2002 is now over 20 years old.
Exactly. I mean, if I bought it on release, it canāt be that old, right?
Iām looking at you, 1995ā¦
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There are two patents. Iām not sure why the PTO figures that they expire in 2026. They were granted in 2007 and I thought patents were good for only 17 years.
That changed in 1995 to 20 years from filing.
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That was quick! Nice work.
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Iām still trying to come to terms with the fact that people born in the early 2000ās are old enough to legally drink wine.
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This is why it would be dangerous for me to reinstate my active bar membership.
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Just wait till Tom posts that he canāt get his Durand to work on a screw cap.
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Are we sure he hasnāt already?
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Awwwwright, folksā¦you need to cut me some slack. I realize Iām not
the sharpest pencil in the box!!
We know, but we love you anyway. 
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I am from the time when pencils with erasers were high tech. Sharpening a pencil was easier than dealing with the folks on this board.
Perhaps, but were you any good at clapping the erasers?
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Well next time you are in Minneapolis you can stop by this house. They have a sharpener you can useā¦
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Thanks to this thread I realized that I had been making the same mistake.
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Sabrage is the answer. Always. What was the question again? 
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I call mine the āKevinā, probably Millennial dad joke thereā¦
