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LuvNewcastle

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54. If we're talking about the same drink, we call it Purple Passion

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 03:25 PM

Nov 2013

in Miss. It must be the same basic shit because we also made it up in big batches. Some liquor stores around here sell Purple Passion in bottles and cans, already mixed up. I never drank much of it myself. I used to sometimes have a sweet drink, like a daiquiri or a margarita, when I was a novice drinker, but now I really don't like sweet alcoholic drinks. Sugar and alcohol are a bad combination for me.

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1t's 190 proof actually...it's grain alcohol. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #4

Oh shit, a Jackyl reference on DU! nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #10

I was hoping someone would get a kick out of that idea! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #22

We used to make PJ in bathtubs or trashcans in college. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #11

Where the term 'Purple Jesus' came from: trof Nov 2013 #18

we may know each other.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #23

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I was being potty trained in 63...but I am from that area! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #74

Ha! I am SUCH a geezer. trof Nov 2013 #75

Ha! Never heard that one. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #25

If we're talking about the same drink, we call it Purple Passion LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #54

Purple Passion in 1980's Virginia too. Usually had a bunch of fruit fragments floating in it. arcane1 Nov 2013 #79

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We did it for weekend party's using lots and lots of fruit... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #77

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I went to the second woodstock Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #27

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"Shine could be 200 proof.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #39

I doubt there's very much if any shine that's 200 proof. EOTE Nov 2013 #42

Good point...but 'Shine ain't what it used to be either... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #43

trust me...no shine goes over 140 or so backwoodsbob Nov 2013 #71

I knew someone who made shine from "corn squeezings" that had to be near 200 proof.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #45

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He ran his coil though ice. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #48

Where's Walter White when you need him? robbob Nov 2013 #86

LOL. I miss Breaking Bad. EOTE Nov 2013 #101

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I would definitely agree with that. EOTE Nov 2013 #56

Its also great for making a tincture out of pot robbob Nov 2013 #85

news you can use! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #91

Yeah, pure grain alcohol. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #6

I drank like a fish in college Major Nikon Nov 2013 #17

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Where's that VIDEO when ya need it? MADem Nov 2013 #5

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Video is a gift that keeps on giving. MADem Nov 2013 #68

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Pissing myself was probably the worst. Only happened once, which was also the first time I puked. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #14

Grabbing the ground and crying because I thought I would fall off the Earth xmas74 Nov 2013 #16

There was the time I thought I was Lady Macbeth BainsBane Nov 2013 #58

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you win! bettyellen Nov 2013 #50

Now that's a night! xmas74 Nov 2013 #61

These are some great stories, you guys. Put mine to shame. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #76

Why pull this out? Who cares? BainsBane Nov 2013 #8

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Everyone knows the preacher's kids are the worst...I suspect there are more... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #34

If Obama had pulled something like this, would the Repubs follow your advice? Paladin Nov 2013 #21

If most of us don't care, chances are no-one else will nxylas Nov 2013 #33

I suppose BainsBane Nov 2013 #46

agreed... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #57

+1. nt. cstanleytech Nov 2013 #65

I feel the same. xmas74 Nov 2013 #62

Deep down, Ivy League drinkers are just plain folks KamaAina Nov 2013 #78

I just associate Everclear with bathtub punch xmas74 Nov 2013 #82

I'm actually surprised our rivals from Dartmouth never used it in their Jell-O shots KamaAina Nov 2013 #87

We did that here in Missouri. xmas74 Nov 2013 #93

We certainly all did 840high Nov 2013 #83

I remember when you had to cross over the state line to buy Everclear, B Calm Nov 2013 #15

Back in the day, us Californians would reprimand anyone who returned from Nevada without a bottle Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #38

This Explains So Much... Laxman Nov 2013 #19

talked my ex husband who didn't know anything about Grain Alcohol VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #24

Nothing good ever comes from drinking something... Laxman Nov 2013 #32

.....rheumatism..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #51

I once came close to ruining a wedding while shit-faced on that stuff... rudolph the red Nov 2013 #20

Everclear will fuck you up liberal N proud Nov 2013 #26

strong stuff sigmasix Nov 2013 #28

jesus, using MD as a mixer. i know this crazy guy who uses 4 loko as the mixer for his rum... dionysus Nov 2013 #53

Using Mad Dog as a mixer?? Good lord, I'm getting dizzy just thinking about that. arcane1 Nov 2013 #80

guess he was just born an asshole! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #29

It's not that he wrecked a school play, it's the fact that he was dumb enough to drink Everclear. Brickbat Nov 2013 #30

Everclear is illegal in several states including Massechussetts dynasaw Nov 2013 #31

I didn't know that. xmas74 Nov 2013 #63

POS heaven05 Nov 2013 #35

I seriously doubt mimi85 Nov 2013 #70

+1000 heaven05 Nov 2013 #100

This explains his fake filibuster Dopers_Greed Nov 2013 #36

Good casting however. Rev Parris is a hell fire preacher soaked in paranoia and Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #41

That was my first thought NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #69

I heard when he orders a Beef Wellington - he smothers it in ketchup and hot sauce Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #44

I heard he cheated on a math test in 7th grade as well! n/t zappaman Nov 2013 #49

Carnival Booze Cruz Blue Owl Nov 2013 #52

Idiot freepers will now proclaim him a hero Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #59

I find this to be something about him to like. PeteSelman Nov 2013 #64

I had him pegged for a Zima guy. nt RiffRandell Nov 2013 #72

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I love this show!!!! obama2terms Nov 2013 #95

And you would've thought that being Canadian Ted would be a bit more handy... 47of74 Nov 2013 #97

Everclear? mmm413 Nov 2013 #84

C'mon, who HASN'T ruined a school play while on Everclear? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2013 #89

I don't think that a performance in a school play is relevant iandhr Nov 2013 #90

despite him being the a creep of mammoth proportions - can't blame him for partying - and seems we'd Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2013 #94

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Everclear that stuff is the worst obama2terms Nov 2013 #96

In more ways than one, Ted Cruz is a "bad actor." JEFF9K Nov 2013 #98

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