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Sharon Bowman

Sharon Bowman
Actually, I should also slug this post "Loosen," because that's what this wine needed to do.

2007 Baudry Granges. On first opening: oh, ugh, wait? I like Chinon? Or is this not some major disgustingish flaw? Is Baudry a straw man for everything we can throw on the fire and cook chipolatas over? Is it VA? Brett? Wild boar tripe? Aha, perhaps a bit of reduction.

A couple of hours later: Ohhhhh, right. This is very pretty.

It had lost its reductive squalor that flawed, aggressive thing. What remains is a nose of pure Chinon and a palate of smooth structure (yes, think rounded edges) and nice poise.

Quite the fine drink, after a bit. But man, decant.
 
loos⋅en

verb (used with object)
1. to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
2. to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp.
3. to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth.
4. to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint.
5. to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement.
6. to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden.
7. to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.
8. to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition.

verb (used without object)
9. to become loose or looser (sometimes fol. by up): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear.

Origin:
13501400; ME loosnen. See loose, -en 1
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I think making oneself less coherent is a goal not to be dismissed lightly.
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Yes, one should make the effort not to be lasey. Not that I'm trying to make light of Sharon's original post.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I looked up 'lasy,' no definitions. Is this anther one of those inside disorder things?
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No, it's more of a Thor thing. As we all know that jokes are funnier when explained here it is

1. Jeff said "making oneself less coherent is a goal not to be dismissed lightly"

2. a laser is coherent light

3. I said "one should make the effort not to be lasey. Not that I'm trying to make light of Sharon's original post. " This was a play on words for lazy and laser which I then hung a lampshade next to by saying "make light".

4. Everyone enjoys a hearty laugh*

*at my expense
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I looked up 'lasy,' no definitions. Is this anther one of those inside disorder things?
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No, it's more of a Thor thing. As we all know that jokes are funnier when explained here it is...
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Is this an example of lase majest, Jay?

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I looked up 'lasy,' no definitions. Is this anther one of those inside disorder things?
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No, it's more of a Thor thing. As we all know that jokes are funnier when explained here it is...
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Is this an example of lase majest, Jay?

Mark Lipton
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Indeed it is. When it comes to puns I can't make just one.
 
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