Comments on: Whiskey from diabetics' urine http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 08:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877825 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877825 Egads, is it April 1st already? Where did the time go? Egads, is it April 1st already? Where did the time go?

]]> By: DeWynken http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877826 DeWynken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877826 what-the-FRAK?!! BB: Please aim higher than pisskey posts in the future. Thanks-Loyal Reader (the above printed in Comic Sans) what-the-FRAK?!!

BB: Please aim higher than pisskey posts in the future. Thanks-Loyal Reader

(the above printed in Comic Sans)

]]> By: sergeirichard http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877828 sergeirichard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877828 Cant imagine why no one thought of this before. Cant imagine why no one thought of this before.

]]> By: stegodon http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877829 stegodon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877829 this stuff has been around for year, the bottle previously read "Ten High" this stuff has been around for year, the bottle previously read “Ten High”

]]> By: Oshkosh John http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878086 Oshkosh John Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878086 The was the key story line in a <i>Black Adder</i> episode! The was the key story line in a Black Adder episode!

]]> By: GeekMan http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877831 GeekMan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877831 Welcome to the modernist period. We've moved past "poop is art" and have extrapolated into "pee is art". This pisskey needs a chaser. Quality booze post, please. Welcome to the modernist period. We’ve moved past “poop is art” and have extrapolated into “pee is art”.

This pisskey needs a chaser. Quality booze post, please.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878087 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878087 I just threw up in my mouth a little. I hope they make that on different equipment from the real stuff. I just threw up in my mouth a little. I hope they make that on different equipment from the real stuff.

]]> By: IPFREELY http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877832 IPFREELY Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877832 Aren't there better things we can make out of sugary pee? Aren’t there better things we can make out of sugary pee?

]]> By: limbjack http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877835 limbjack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877835 Yeah... saw a different take on that article a few days ago here: http://swellco2000.com/2010/09/gilpin-family-whisky/ Doesn't seem so palatable now does it/ Yeah… saw a different take on that article a few days ago here: http://swellco2000.com/2010/09/gilpin-family-whisky/ Doesn’t seem so palatable now does it/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877836 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877836 I thought for a second that I was reading warrenellis.com I thought for a second that I was reading warrenellis.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877838 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877838 Along the lines of A Modest Proposal I suppose Along the lines of A Modest Proposal I suppose

]]> By: enkiv2 http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877840 enkiv2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877840 This is reasonable. To make alcohol, take anything that has sugar or starch in it, and let it rot -- pretty straightforward. The alcohol *should* kill any bacteria in the urine, so the drinker should be safe from e coli (etc.). Prion diseases could be a problem... This is reasonable. To make alcohol, take anything that has sugar or starch in it, and let it rot — pretty straightforward. The alcohol *should* kill any bacteria in the urine, so the drinker should be safe from e coli (etc.). Prion diseases could be a problem…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878096 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878096 Soiliant Green Wiz, it is made from people Soiliant Green Wiz, it is made from people

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877843 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877843 Adds new meaning to <i>getting pissed</i> for sure, as well as <i>aged</i> whiskey. Adds new meaning to getting pissed for sure, as well as aged whiskey.

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-880915 Itsumishi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-880915 It's still distilled from grain! They're just adding sugar from urine.... It’s still distilled from grain! They’re just adding sugar from urine….

]]> By: mgfarrelly http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877844 mgfarrelly Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877844 Somewhere, in England, Warren Ellis is laughing and laughing and laughing... Somewhere, in England, Warren Ellis is laughing and laughing and laughing…

]]> By: Pantograph http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877845 Pantograph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877845 Proteins can't evaporate so no living matter (including viruses and prions) won't pass the distilling step. Proteins can’t evaporate so no living matter (including viruses and prions) won’t pass the distilling step.

]]> By: Grey Devil http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877846 Grey Devil Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877846 Just..... no. Just….. no.

]]> By: AllisonWunderland http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878614 AllisonWunderland Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878614 Just because it can be done doesn't make it a good idea. Just because it can be done doesn’t make it a good idea.

]]> By: Phikus http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877849 Phikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877849 Reminds me of an bit Eric Idle did on Letterman one time (can't seem to find the clip) where he spoofs the snobby way that wine tasting seems to be practiced. He has a french waiter produce a bottle and a taster elaborately describe its character, fullness, robustness, etc. and then ask what it is. "It is wee wee, sir" -incredulous look on the taster's face, and he asks again: "No, what is it?" "It's wee wee, sir" the french waiter repeats. Reminds me of an bit Eric Idle did on Letterman one time (can’t seem to find the clip) where he spoofs the snobby way that wine tasting seems to be practiced. He has a french waiter produce a bottle and a taster elaborately describe its character, fullness, robustness, etc. and then ask what it is. “It is wee wee, sir” -incredulous look on the taster’s face, and he asks again: “No, what is it?” “It’s wee wee, sir” the french waiter repeats.

]]> By: PaulR http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877850 PaulR Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877850 Don't be so sure: 1) Distillation of whiskey is at a temperature less than 100degC. 2) Prions, which will easily survive this temperature, could rise through the vapour column as aerosols... Don’t be so sure:
1) Distillation of whiskey is at a temperature less than 100degC.
2) Prions, which will easily survive this temperature, could rise through the vapour column as aerosols…

]]> By: Alex_M http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878112 Alex_M Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878112 Not to mention that the fats and oils in cosmetics often come from the rendering of used food oils. Yesterday's deep-fry oil at McDonalds is tomorrow's Oil of Olay. Not to mention that the fats and oils in cosmetics often come from the rendering of used food oils.

Yesterday’s deep-fry oil at McDonalds is tomorrow’s Oil of Olay.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877858 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877858 i frew up i frew up

]]> By: braininavat http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-878114 braininavat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-878114 I had some Johnny Walker Red that supposedly came from a garbage bin the other night. Couldn't finish the glass. I'm drawing the line at that. I had some Johnny Walker Red that supposedly came from a garbage bin the other night. Couldn’t finish the glass. I’m drawing the line at that.

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877859 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877859 OK, this gives me an excuse to tell this joke. A whiskey snob goes into a bar and wants to try their best single malts, and starts impressing everyone with his intimate knowledge of whiskies; at one point the bartender hands him a glass and he takes a single sip and immediately hands it back, saying no, he'd asked for the eighteen-year-old malt and this was clearly the fifteen-year-old. Some drunk guy weaves through the small crowd around the snob and hands him a glass; the snob takes a sip without looking, then immediately spits it out and sputters, "My god, man, this is <i>piss</i>!" "Well," the drunk demands, "how old am I?" Thanks, I'll be here all week. OK, this gives me an excuse to tell this joke. A whiskey snob goes into a bar and wants to try their best single malts, and starts impressing everyone with his intimate knowledge of whiskies; at one point the bartender hands him a glass and he takes a single sip and immediately hands it back, saying no, he’d asked for the eighteen-year-old malt and this was clearly the fifteen-year-old. Some drunk guy weaves through the small crowd around the snob and hands him a glass; the snob takes a sip without looking, then immediately spits it out and sputters, “My god, man, this is piss!”

“Well,” the drunk demands, “how old am I?”

Thanks, I’ll be here all week.

]]> By: querent http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877863 querent Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877863 Damn. Stole my idea. Damn. Stole my idea.

]]> By: TEKNA2007 http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877866 TEKNA2007 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877866 Creator James Gilpin doesn't sell the stuff, but rather gives away bottles as a marketing promotion sure to receive widespread coverage and generate attention, if not necessarily an increase in demand. The Gilpin distillery also offers visitors a choice of several exotic foodstuffs, including a creme cheese frosting based on a family recipe. Said Mr. Gilpin: "We find that a traditional powdered-sugar-and-creme-cheese recipe combined with human dandruff results in both a better texture and a sharpened flavor. We're using a recipe passed down from my grandmother, and we're using her dandruff too. Many people may not realize that dandruff is a fungus that can be cultured and grown. We've been keeping a culture of Grandma's dandruff for four decades now. We're also looking at using it in next year's hops-based brews." Creator James Gilpin doesn’t sell the stuff, but rather gives away bottles as a marketing promotion sure to receive widespread coverage and generate attention, if not necessarily an increase in demand.

The Gilpin distillery also offers visitors a choice of several exotic foodstuffs, including a creme cheese frosting based on a family recipe. Said Mr. Gilpin: “We find that a traditional powdered-sugar-and-creme-cheese recipe combined with human dandruff results in both a better texture and a sharpened flavor. We’re using a recipe passed down from my grandmother, and we’re using her dandruff too. Many people may not realize that dandruff is a fungus that can be cultured and grown. We’ve been keeping a culture of Grandma’s dandruff for four decades now. We’re also looking at using it in next year’s hops-based brews.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877867 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877867 "single malt whisky" Really? From reading their description I believe they're selling a blended. “single malt whisky”

Really? From reading their description I believe they’re selling a blended.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877871 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877871 Here ya go: http://www.buffalotrace.com/home2.html Here ya go:
http://www.buffalotrace.com/home2.html

]]> By: adultnotesdotcom http://boingboing.net/2010/09/04/whiskey-from-diabeti.html#comment-877875 adultnotesdotcom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-877875 Wow, that is just so...weird that it made me LOL! I am working hard today when I should be out in the beautiful weather and I needed a good laugh. But what I DON'T need is a shot of whiskey!! Wow, that is just so…weird that it made me LOL! I am working hard today when I should be out in the beautiful weather and I needed a good laugh. But what I DON’T need is a shot of whiskey!!

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