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WCDT strips 4016-4020 (3rd to 7th June 2019)
Gyrre:
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--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 06 Jun 2019, 22:29 ---Question from a non-murrican: sarsaparilla is something similar to root beer, right?
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That's what Wikipedia says. The only place I've ever seen it is here:
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Interestingly enough, you're more likely to find sarsaparilla in hardware stores than in grocery stores in the 'States.
Home Depot, Atwoods, some True Value stores, and some Ace Hardwares are the places I know to find it.
Weirdly enough, those also tend to be the only places I've found Sprecher's brand pop.
cesium133:
When I lived in Wisconsin, you could find Sprecher's root beer just about everywhere. Though that may be because it's made in Wisconsin.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 08 Jun 2019, 19:05 ---When I lived in Wisconsin, you could find Sprecher's root beer just about everywhere. Though that may be because it's made in Wisconsin.
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Well, yeah, Sprecher's main brewery is in downtown Milwaukee.
Boy, now I've got a hankering for Sprechers - thanks, Cesium. :P ;)
cesium133:
I had actually gotten confused when writing that post because I thought it was in Monroe, but yeah, it's actually in Milwaukee. I may have initially had it confused with another brewery that is in Monroe.
And I aim to please. :-D (In fact, I'm planning on going to Madison tomorrow, and will make a stop at the root beer store in Mt. Horeb.)
JimC:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 08 Jun 2019, 07:56 ---last year we've developed a way to 3D print metal.
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3d printing of metals has been around rather longer than that. I recall seeing 3d printed titanium components in 2013 (constructed in an Airbus factory). But yes, I agree, almost certainly the tech would have been developed in the military first.
But I think a certain branch of fandom gets far too excited about continuity. Which did you want, a precisely accurate pseudo historical construct or a good story... Also too much agonising over these things isn't a good thing. Like any vaguely science fictional creation QC has its inconsistencies and improbabilities, but if one highlights these things too much does one risk detracting from the enjoyment of other readers? And if we do that, especially if part of the motive is a degree of showing off how clever we are to spot these things, are we making the world a better place?
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