No more Weed?

[Jafar]

So the local Class Six tells me today that they are no longer stocking Jeremiah Weed. I'm sure many of you are familiar with this beverage, and it happens to be my favorite Bourbon. (I know it's cheap trash, but I dig it.) It isn't available in my state liquor stores, so AAFES used to be the only place to pick it up around here. Any of you happen to know if this is an AAFES wide thing? Is it available at your six? Pisses me off. :uzi: Now I have to order it off the internet like a 12 year old.

 

[AdlerDriver]

So the local Class Six tells me today that they are no longer stocking Jeremiah Weed. I'm sure many of you are familiar with this beverage, and it happens to be my favorite Bourbon. (I know it's cheap trash, but I dig it.) It isn't available in my state liquor stores, so AAFES used to be the only place to pick it up around here. Any of you happen to know if this is an AAFES wide thing? Is it available at your six? Pisses me off. :uzi: Now I have to order it off the internet like a 12 year old.

Sorry to hear your Weed supply is drying up. Just for my own info..... Do many 12 year olds actually purchase Weed over the internet? Just another reason I wish I had the internet when I was a kid.

Also, Weed is actually a Bourbon Liqueur. So, you can still have a favorite bourbon, too.
:beer:

 

[satpak77]

Sorry to hear your Weed supply is drying up. Just for my own info..... Do many 12 year olds actually purchase Weed over the internet? Just another reason I wish I had the internet when I was a kid.

Also, Weed is actually a Bourbon Liqueur. So, you can still have a favorite bourbon, too.
:beer:

you can purchase ANYTHING over the internet and now with PayPal, PAY for ANYTHING over the internet

 

[Jafar]

Also, Weed is actually a Bourbon Liqueur. So, you can still have a favorite bourbon, too.:beer:

Not sure what this means, but I like to drink it and get all rowdy and obnoxious, that's what counts, right?:beer:

 

[cforst513]

Not sure what this means, but I like to drink it and get all rowdy and obnoxious, that's what counts, right?:beer:

only if you're flying :nuts:

 

[Gorilla]

"Jeremiah Weed was a man of action... he knew what he wanted, and he took it..." Something like that!

I always enjoyed it when we had sq. visitors on Fridays, and at COB, the chant went up:

Weed! Weed! WEED!

The visitors got all big-eyed, like they were about to see a squadron of .mil pilots whip out a big party bong and a few blunts. When they found out it was a drink, they were disappointed only up to the point where they had a shot. :beer: :laugh:

 

[Eagleflip]

One of my favorite scams in the beloved 27th FS....Squadron Commander "Bones," oft times somewhat unable during the normal day to speak eloquently, would find courage in the bar during Roll Calls. Quite often he'd yell "shot o' WEED!" at any minor infraction of the sacrosanct rules. The offender would have to take a shot to shut the man up. Made for slow going, especially during the "stories" stage of the event.

One Roll Call, the Mayor and boys decided to turn the tables. Four bottles of weed were procured--three empty and one full. The empties were filled with dark Lipton tea, and all were chilled to within a fraction of their life in anticipation of the Friday main event.

During that particular Roll Call Bones yelled his normal call of the wild, and others joined in frequently. All took shots, though Bones had no idea his was the only shot glass filled with the real stuff. Soon, he was happy and verbose. By 1900, he was absolutely rat-faced, only to realize that the wives were now patiently waiting to enter the bar for an official squadron gathering. Few wives were impressed. The boys were giddy with a successful scam.

As for Bones, the only fact he understood was that the Earth was trying to fling him off the face of the planet by mere centrifugal force alone.

He was a bit more subdued in the bar after that.

 

[stonewall]

One of my favorite scams in the beloved 27th FS....Squadron Commander "Bones," oft times somewhat unable during the normal day to speak eloquently, would find courage in the bar during Roll Calls. Quite often he'd yell "shot o' WEED!" at any minor infraction of the sacrosanct rules. The offender would have to take a shot to shut the man up. Made for slow going, especially during the "stories" stage of the event.

One Roll Call, the Mayor and boys decided to turn the tables. Four bottles of weed were procured--three empty and one full. The empties were filled with dark Lipton tea, and all were chilled to within a fraction of their life in anticipation of the Friday main event.

During that particular Roll Call Bones yelled his normal call of the wild, and others joined in frequently. All took shots, though Bones had no idea his was the only shot glass filled with the real stuff. Soon, he was happy and verbose. By 1900, he was absolutely rat-faced, only to realize that the wives were now patiently waiting to enter the bar for an official squadron gathering. Few wives were impressed. The boys were giddy with a successful scam.

As for Bones, the only fact he understood was that the Earth was trying to fling him off the face of the planet by mere centrifugal force alone.

He was a bit more subdued in the bar after that.

That ain't right.....

 

[Gorilla]

Eagleflip, good scam. Getting the wives involved was a nice touch.

Buying a round of milk shots for visiting marines at the O-club was another standard ploy. They weren't amused, but after a "friendly" game of crud, we usually ended up having a great time. With crud, Marines made up for a lack of skill with a brutal and punishing style of play. :nuts:

 

[scoreboard]

So the local Class Six tells me today that they are no longer stocking Jeremiah Weed. I'm sure many of you are familiar with this beverage, and it happens to be my favorite Bourbon. (I know it's cheap trash, but I dig it.) It isn't available in my state liquor stores, so AAFES used to be the only place to pick it up around here. Any of you happen to know if this is an AAFES wide thing? Is it available at your six? Pisses me off. :uzi: Now I have to order it off the internet like a 12 year old.

Buy some brake fluid, tastes the same and you can use it to tune up the brakes on yer car.

 

[Huggyu2]

That ain't right.....

Oh contraire!: that's beautiful!!!

 

[bssthound]

Oh contraire!: that's beautiful!!!

Yes it is!! What a great thread. Many, many fond memories of Jeremiah Weed but now, in my old age, I know exactly what Hank Williams Jr. meant by

"Cornbread and iced tea have took the place
of pills and 90 proof!!"

:beer:

 

[malterf15]

Weed - It's time to reveal this sissy drink for what it is!

You can't seriously say weed is your favorite bourbon. It's a bourbon Liqueur....not exactly the type of beverage a killer is known for. I can hear the grumbling now from all the fighter pilots who immediately react in defense of their drink. But think about it! Learn to drink a real whiskey. What's wrong with Jack? How about a good rye or Irish Whiskey if you want to do shots? Let's get rid of this sissy drink once and for all. They make peppermint schnapps that's 100 proof too - are you gonna drink that?
Come on.....drink real whisky.

 

[Huggyu2]

Come on.....drink real whisky.

I do agree that "whisky" (without the 'e', just like you spelled it) is king. But, Weed, for all its nastiness, does have a great tradition, and can be a lot of fun (not that I drink that crap any more).
Here's to a good single malt: cheers!!

 

[Mud Eagle]

It's a bourbon Liqueur....not exactly the type of beverage a killer is known for.

Nobody has ever claimed that JW was good, or cool, or manly. It's just tradition. A 20-year-old tradition it may be, but none the less.

Yes, Jack is better in nearly every way...except that's not what was at the Parangahat Bar on the fabled day!

 

[malterf15]

All loyal traditionalists as I suspected. Maybe you should have joined the navy. Then you could drink your sissy liqueur nude while crossing the equator.
Oh and I'm not so sure the story of a phantom driver hamfisting his jet into the ground and getting his ass saved by a WSO, then getting sh!t faced with a fat bearded man while drunk driving to a crater in Nevada is quite worthy of being "fabled" or of legendary status. Forgive me for questioning this grand tradition.
Roll call - that's a good tradition. Drinking whisky - perfect. Songs - great fun. But everybody agrees JW is sh!t. How hard would it be to make Jack the official fighter pilot drink? Just bring out a General at your next roll call instead of the weed you keep IN THE FREEZER!?!

By the way I heard that Jeremiah and Jack knew each other way back when. They both moved to Tennessee chasing the daughter of a rich farmer. Her name was Betty and she had it going. She really liked Jack - he was a real gentleman. But she couldn't resist Jeremiah's "bad-boy" image. That all changed when she came home one day and found Jeremiah trying on her underwear in her room. The town rose up and threw Jeremiah out. He went to Kentucky where he took a great drink (Bourbon Whiskey) and made a Liqueur out of it - which he sold from his florist shop.

Drink real whisky!
Cheers

 

[AdlerDriver]

You can't seriously say weed is your favorite bourbon. It's a bourbon Liqueur....not exactly the type of beverage a killer is known for.

Did I not say exactly that in post #2? All I did was confuse Jafar. I was trying to be gentle with him and suggest that he could like Weed and still have a favorite beverage that was really bourbon. Bottom line dude: If JW is really your favorite bourbon-type drink - you REALLY need to get out more and give some actual good stuff a try.

I'm not going to side with malterf15 on this one. I think JW, Jack, Jim, and all the other Gents can co-exist in any fighter squadron bar. It's tradition and most of the time dudes are drinking JW it's as a punishment for some infraction in the bar or it's time to name a new-guy. You might be able to find a few odd balls who actually like the stuff. I don't. When I drink really good bourbon, I enjoy it. When I drink JW, it's usually because I screwed up.

Jafar, try Booker's, Maker's Mark or Knob Creek as a start. Don't mix it and ruin it either. Just sip it on the rocks. The only downside is, the next time you have to drink JW, it'll be more like the punishment it should be.

 

[Gorilla]

It is purely tradition, and nothing more. It is also easier to get wives and girlfriends drunk because of the sweetish taste.

 

[malterf15]

All in good fun boys.

Adler - good list, good advice about no mixing. Also try Ridgemont Reserve, an outstanding bourbon.
Bernheim also makes a Wheat Whiskey that is very interesting.

Gorilla - weed for the ladies? Never see before.

 

[Jafar]

Okay, now I'm beginning to understand what I started here...

You see, I was introduced to Weed while I was an enlisted Marine on Ft. Knox at Tank school. I had no idea at that time that it had some big sub-culture thing in the Air Force. Now that I'm in the Air Force I have learned all about pilots drinking it and so forth. Frankly, I just like the stuff. When I get my pilot slot, (App is in, know in a couple months...) I'm sure I'll drink even more of it.

If it makes me a pu$$y, so be it. Call me the pu$$y who drinks the cheap a$$ 100 proof Bourbon "liqueur."

Yeah, I've had all the whiskeys, like them too. Weed rules. Some guys like Rothchilds Vodka and Thunderbird, too, you know? :beer: