Postby Technomancer » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:48 am
Raiden no Kishi wrote:When I'm old enough, I'm going to try a SMALL quantity (probably no more than half a shot) of sake just to know what it tastes like.
I'm nuts.
Rai
Yes; yes you are are
. Sake is actually pretty god awful stuff, but try it anyways... Personally, I'd rather have a glass of riesling or a nice cold cider.
For those who are curious, the drinking age in Canada is 19.
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