Authorities may destroy cases of nearly 100-year-old whiskey


	Authorities may destroy cases of nearly 100-year-old whiskey

cpltaiji

11-15-2007 6:36 PM

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cpltaiji says:

What are they, freakin' NUTS? That's good booze, dammit!

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11-16-2007 5:30 PM

boniface

Noooo! Is there no compassion? Let me adopt one; I'll give it a good home.

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