Brian Robinson Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derrick Report post Posted September 3, 2009 What a horrid article. The author obviously did ZERO research! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Where's my facepalm smiley?!?! EDIT: oh, here it is I hate everything about this article except for the ladies in it (facepalm) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierreverte Report post Posted September 3, 2009 wow! it's like the last 10 years never happened... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Baron Report post Posted September 3, 2009 I'll see that and raise you :poop: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwydion Stone Report post Posted September 3, 2009 That's not an article, it's a hit-generator for a "monetized" "blog". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 3, 2009 This is fun! Brian is taking alot of heat right now..... but at the same time he is seriously taking the piss out of Rainbowitz!!! annnnd whats this? Wayek makes an appearance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trid Report post Posted September 3, 2009 My particular favorite is the "my hearsay is truth, but if you contradict me, I won't believe you unless you show me your sources" guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
techdiver Report post Posted September 3, 2009 My, that certainly went on and on and on, etc. I must say I'm found myself amazed at what some people think of their own supposedly profound knowledge. Damn Brian, you're the King of Cool. I don't think I could calmly rebut their ignorance with such eloquence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted September 3, 2009 I got exactly what I wanted. An email from the author (reprinted with permission): Hey Brian, I didn't write that Absinthe Post, it was a paid post from AbsintheSupply.net. They paid me $100 and 20% of the proceeds from any sales to publish this article. I actually don't know much about Absinthe, I have tried it a few times in Europe and a brand or two at local U.S. bars, but that's is it. I have an entertainment blog where anyone can pay to have posts made. A few companies have contacted me and had me publish postings. I get around 40,000 visitors a month even though I do not update the site often. Anyone can pay and have posts placed on this site or get ads. I believe in free speech. However, the AbsintheSupply.net people have contacted me and have asked me to remove certain comments, I don't like doing that, but they paid for this posting space. So I might have to trim or do some edits. I don't like that guy making comments about you and your wife, so if you want I can remove those too, but they are just ridiculous. You seem like a cool guy. I just want to say that I didn't produce this content, it was produced by AbsintheSupply.net and I am not trying to start a battle between people who frequent my site and yours. Thanks, Natalie I smell my next Real Absinthe Blog article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Moss Report post Posted September 3, 2009 That might get edited too .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Dammit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwydion Stone Report post Posted September 3, 2009 AbsintheSupply.net. Say it ain't so!! I never saw that coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill Turkey Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Yeah, scary. If even they can be compromised... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Abs beat me to it. Shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Tessier Report post Posted September 3, 2009 I remember when I first discovered absinthe almost a year ago. Bought a bottle of Czech Absinth Strong and wished I could afford some KOSG. Thanks goodness I kept surfing the web, discovered WS and FV and got straightened out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 3, 2009 this article is one big facepalm If it wasn't for WS I would still be buying Pernod and thinking Im the coolest kid on the block! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan D. Report post Posted September 3, 2009 What a ridiculous racket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 3, 2009 and the troll went back under his bridge way to stick it to em Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scuto Report post Posted September 3, 2009 Brian, that's some tai-chi-style shit you're doing over there. Nice work! AbsintheSupply.net. Say it ain't so!! I never saw that coming. Yeah, scary.If even they can be compromised... They've really gone downhill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeker of truth Report post Posted September 4, 2009 ... Thank you Brian, and kudos man, you are like a zen master. Wow, you'd think Rainbowitz would get a clue, oh wait he's on absinthesupply.net's payroll! I must admit they're getting better at bullshitting and still good at avoiding the question while changing the focus. The La Fee spoon in the pictures is cool looking though What? They have a cool logo, what can I say? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill Turkey Report post Posted September 4, 2009 True enough. I bought this carafe with their logo when they first got their website open. They haven't offered this style in years. I thought it looked cool back then, and I still do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted September 4, 2009 Dude...I just saw a purple elephant come through here. It was really friendly...and fuzzy. Actually, that was my philo-------------- I like pork chops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marlow Report post Posted September 4, 2009 Truly a yeoman's work, Brian...I don't know how you do it! It's remarkable how vile some people can be when there is money at stake. I think that ultimately the best way to deal with them would be to get a legal definition in force that would exclude their faux absinthe products from the U.S. market. Some day, I hope.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Moss Report post Posted September 4, 2009 A legal definition is irrelevant. These products don't enter the USA legally. The only way such products could be excluded is if the US managed to police ALL absinthe/absinth shipments entering by couriers etc. The authorities would then exclude any real absinthe shipped in that way, since they probably don't differentiate between KOS and PF 1901. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jen Dixon Report post Posted September 4, 2009 ...they probably don't differentiate between KOS and PF 1901. Scary thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted September 4, 2009 Of course they do, Alan. The KOS is the real absinth that makes you tripbalz™, duh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 4, 2009 I trip out off beer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayek Report post Posted September 4, 2009 I think you and Rabinowitz should agree to meet somewhere and fight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
