Norwegian economic situation: Rationing, people fighting over drinks - Polidicks

[URL="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Foslopuls.aftenposten.no%2Frestaurant_uteliv%2Farticle630679.ece"]http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Foslopuls.aftenposten.no%2Frestaurant_uteliv%2Farticle630679.ece[/URL] [release][B]Sold wine for 500 000 US dollars in two hours.[/B] There was rationing, fighting for a space in line when [I]Wine Monopoly[/I] opened for exclusive drops. When [I]Wine Monopoly[/I] in Vika, Norway Thursday sold goodies from Bordeaux like Chãnteu Petrus 1982 and Chãteu Lator 1982 for 3600 - 1800 dollars per bottle, people stood in line - some for over a day - to get their hands on the valuable and rare drops. Those with 5000$ in their pockets could get a bottle of Magnum Ch. Rothschild 1982 - one of many goodies that was under strict rationing: Only a single bottle per customer. After two hours most bottles were gone, and the [I]Wine Monopoly[/I] could celebrate having sold wine for 500 000$ in only two hours. At times it went roughly and wine dreams broke - literally. [IMG]http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00093/_sy923554_jpg_93463e.jpg[/IMG] - There are many sharp elbows, people have also taken things from each others' shopping baskets, Kathrine Dalmo from the Monopoly said. - The bottles disappear quickly, but it was actually even more chaotic last year, Fanny Josefsson Waller says.[/release]

Hope you guys can pull this through this okay.

fuck you and your sensationalist title for a second there i thought the world had lost all hope :v:

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33231796]for a second there i thought the world had lost all hope :v:[/QUOTE] What are you talking about, there is no hope left. When I finally got in there was no Cheval Blanc left over.

You had me for a second

You have my heart, Scandinavian Brothers.

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO BAD MY FAMILY HAS NO wine TO DRINK

[QUOTE=mac338;33231693] - There are many sharp elbows, people have also taken things from each others' shopping baskets, Kathrine Dalmo from the Monopoly said. [/QUOTE] Elbows too sharp, would not steal from.

Some background information before people point out what a terrible name "Wine Monopoly" is for a liqour store: in Norway, the state-owned liqour chain [I]Vinmonopolet[/I] (lit. [I]The Wine Monopoly[/I]) is the only store allowed to sell alcohol with more alcohol than 4.75%. Hence, it is truly a monopoly on wine, not a distasteful liqour store name :v:

[QUOTE=Lazore;33232164]OH MY GOD THIS IS SO BAD MY FAMILY HAS NO wine TO DRINK[/QUOTE] Quit your wine-ing

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33231796]fuck you and your sensationalist title for a second there i thought the world had lost all hope :v:[/QUOTE] Because if Norway had descended into economic chaos... Good God, the thought is apocalyptic.

misleading thread title

Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?

[quote]Fanny Josefsson Waller[/quote] seriously?

Probably Swedish, judging by her two surnames.

[QUOTE=Wizard of Ass;33233995]Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?[/QUOTE] Depends on the wine If you blanket all wine as one thing, you've probably never drank more than a single glass

This is truly a sad day for Norway, they will never recover from the winepocalypse. 11/11, never forget.

I once had grape juice sit in my fridge for so long that it turned into a sort of crude cooking wine.

[QUOTE=Wizard of Ass;33233995]Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?[/QUOTE] yes [editline]11th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Hidole555;33235126]I once had grape juice sit in my fridge for so long that it turned into a sort of crude cooking wine.[/QUOTE] Since cold temperatures inhibit yeast growth, that must have been a hell of a long time.

This was great, thanks OP.

[QUOTE=Wizard of Ass;33233995]Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?[/QUOTE] You've probably only drunken the cheap shit.

[QUOTE=geoface;33234291]seriously?[/QUOTE] what?

Norway just can't catch a break.

[QUOTE=Wizard of Ass;33233995]Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?[/QUOTE] I don't know how to interpret the ratings for this post so I'll rate dumb for "no". :v:

[QUOTE=Cypher_09;33237041]I don't know how to interpret the ratings for this post so I'll rate dumb for "no". :v:[/QUOTE] Dumb means yes in this case.

[QUOTE=Lazore;33232164]OH MY GOD THIS IS SO BAD MY FAMILY HAS NO wine TO DRINK[/QUOTE]Better bring out the akevitt then, and not the cheap stuff either!

[QUOTE=Wizard of Ass;33233995]Am I the only one who thinks that wine tastes like shit?[/QUOTE] I don't like alcohol in general. I've had some high tier stuff too.