I haven’t been one to get on your case to this point, and I don’t disagree with your view of wine to be enjoyed with friends, but when you insult everyone who thinks Seinfeld is good comedy (see “Burgundy is dead at retail” thread), you crossed the line buddy!
Alan,
Next time do it right :
Ulysses;
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“A bit nervy. Look out for squalls. All off for a drink. Arm in arm.
Lenehan’s yachting cap on the cadge beyond. Usual blarney. Wonder is that
young Dedalus the moving spirit. Has a good pair of boots on him today.
Last time I saw him he had his heels on view. Been walking in muck
somewhere. Careless chap. What was he doing in Irishtown?
— Well, Mr Bloom said, his eyes returning, if I can get the design I suppose
it’s worth a short par. He’d give the ad I think. I’ll tell him…”
K. M. R. I. A.
" — He can kiss my royal Irish arse, Myles Crawford cried loudly over his
shoulder. Any time he likes, tell him.
While Mr Bloom stood weighing the point and about to smile he strode
on jerkily."
Ah but relatively few people of Alan’s age speak Welsh, it’s much more common amongst the under 40s as it was reintroduced as schools in the 90s. Of course there are pockets where it’s ubiquitous.