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Re:Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days by mikeash on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:53PM (#13609061)
What advantage would 100 year old scotch have besides subjective taste?
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Re:Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days by Someone on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:04PM (#13609198)
Snobbery. It may taste as good, but if it becomes available too all, it will be judged to be inferior.

Diamonds are higher rated the clearer they are, except for when they are man-made, too.

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Re:Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days by innocentoldguy on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:19PM (#13611084)
That's what makes it a joke, right? Ah, the cleverness that goes over people's heads...
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Re:Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days by mikeash on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:35PM (#13611227)
Oh, is that what that wooshing sound was?
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Re:Ultrasound Ages Liquor Two Years in Just Three Days by bubblesocks on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:16PM (#13611948)
Probably. You can fix that by standing taller though.
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