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I like root beer' date=' but I've never been able to figure out what the deal is with root beer floats. It takes the awesomeness of ice cream and root beer, and combines them into a fizzy, diluted mess.[/quote']

 

It's awesome for the first few minutes, before it becomes the fizzy, diluted mess. Until then it's a bit like vanilla ice cream with fizzy root beer topping.

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Much coolness!

 

Keri and I are getting ready to buy a new home from KB. We've got a lot hold down right now, and go in on Thursday to sign a contract and trade the check we gave them for a cashiers check. :)

 

On the other hand, the house won't be ready until Septemberish.

 

Well, it's official. Or at least as official as it will be until the house is done and we can close. We have a contract on a brand new house signed. Our real estate agent even earned her cut by negotiating a $10,000 credit for upgrades that we get to pick. :) On top of their current "sale" which includes a $20,000 price reduction and a credit of 6% of the sale price towards closing costs. Those last two incentives normally require going through their lender, but we might be able to get them decoupled so that we can use them going through Keri's brother for the loan.

 

Either way it should be a 30 year fixed rate that we can afford, for a house that is big enough for us to live in and raise a family in. And since we've already got the bun in the oven that's kind of nice. The house is due around the first half of September. The kid is due the first half of November. :)

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Most of the Irish that I've met (well, and talked to about it) are revolted by root beer. An exception being one of Keri's cousins, who quite likes the stuff. :)

 

For a while Keri was doing some informal research that seemed to be showing that people generally liked either Dr. Pepper or Root Beer, but not both. I blew that one for her, as I quite like both. :D

 

I like Dr. Pepper. And I've only had one brand of rootbeer that I liked -- Frostie. A&W is tolerable. Barq's may have bite but I found it to be bad.

 

Though I don't like it as much any more. Perhaps because they switched (like all other US sodas) from sugar to High Fructose Corn Syrup (according to Wikipedia).

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Compelling evidence as to why choosing titles is important. :snicker:

 

Agreed. Here's an e-mail I got recently:

 

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I could say the same about those who like warm beer. :eek::)

 

As Lemming pointed out, it isn't that non-Americans drink warm beer. They drink "cellar temperature" beer. Much cooler than room temp, though not as cold as 'frig temperature.

 

I don't like any beer, at any temp, but I like good ciders at cellar temp. The not so good ones? Yeah, go ahead and get 'em colder. It helps hide the flavour. :)

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I like everything I drink to be ice cold; beer' date=' milk, Coke, tea, etc. I don't drink coffee, though I have had iced coffees on rare occasions. Hot chocolate is the exception.[/quote']

 

I like different beverages at different temps. Most sodas and water I like ice cold (as in I put ice in them even if they've been in the 'fridge), though I prefer Ginger {ale, beer, brew} at cellar temp. I like tea and coffee, but generally only hot. Milk I like at 'fridge temp.

 

I'm complicated. :D

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