Ken Gargett Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 you have been selected to be the first man on mars, a solo mission with little chance of return. but you can take some comforts. you are allowed - (this is the bit you guys fill in) one cigar - one bottle of spirits (and no, you cannot fudge with magnums or larger) - one bottle of wine - one book - one DVD movie - one DVD TV series - i'm still thinking...
ayepatz Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 Cigar - SLRDC Spirit - Port Ellen 36YO Wine - Pichon Baron ‘05 Book - The Magus (John Fowles) DVD - The Big Lebowski TV Series - Star Trek TNG Still thinking... - Shall we call it a luxury item? - A top-notch camera. 1
JoeyBones777 Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 Cigar: the last Monte 2 I have from Jun 2012(wedding month) Spirit: Bacardi 151 to light a fire. It's cold on Mars and I don't do spirits. Wine: Mauro Molino Barolo conca 2011 Book: The Bible Movie: The Big Lebowski...even on Mars the dude abides and you know that! TV Series: Criminal Minds 1
LLC Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 you have been selected to be the first man on mars, a solo mission with little chance of return. but you can take some comforts. you are allowed - (this is the bit you guys fill in) one cigar - one bottle of spirits (and no, you cannot fudge with magnums or larger) - one bottle of wine - one book - one DVD movie - one DVD TV series - i'm still thinking... one cigar - Hamlet Piggy one bottle of spirits (and no, you cannot fudge with magnums or larger) - 1858 Cuvee Leonie cognac. one bottle of wine - 1961 Chateau Petrus one book - how to find your way home from Mars one DVD movie - The Godfather one DVD TV series - The Sopranos Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Wilzc Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - Fonseca No.1. For the toilet paper added bonus one bottle of spirits - Balvenie doublewood 17 one bottle of wine - Seppeltsfield Para DP90 (oh boy oh boy) one book - LOTR one DVD movie - P0rn perhaps? one DVD TV series - Friends Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 2
mikeyjb Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 Cigar: Cohiba RobustoSpirits: Glenfiddich 18yoWine: passBook: Z for ZachariahMovie: Escape from AlcatrazTV: M*A*S*HSent from my Android using Tapatalk
PapaDisco Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - 2012 Punch DC, if I get only one it's gotta be a big one! one bottle of spirits - Van Winkles 12 yr Lot B, not the most expensive Pappy's but my fav of the lot. one bottle of wine - The Pearl, any year, from Journeyman vineyards. A field blend red from a hundred year old plot that's not changed since the original planting. ? one book - "Complete Solutions to the Einstein Field Equations" 'cause I gotta find me a way off this rock . . . ? one DVD movie - The Martian. Good tips on 'science-ing the sh*t out of this thing' ? one DVD TV series - Something without too much nudity . . . could get frustrating . . . i'm still thinking... Ketchup. A mission critical condiment. ? Or perhaps a lighter for the cigar? ? You know how NASA is about open flames in space . . .
gweilgi Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - Partagas SD4 one bottle of spirits - a bottle of Cadenhead's Jamaican rum straight from the barrel one bottle of wine - La Tache '66. There is none better. one book - Shakespeare First Folio one DVD movie - Life of Brian one DVD TV series - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Fuzz AI Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 One cigar - Cohiba DC One bottle of spirits - Frapin VIP XO One bottle of wine - 1998 Glaetzer Barossa Shiraz One book - Codex Seraphinianus (I guess I've got time to kill. Might as well try to figure it out) One DVD movie - History of the World, Part 1 One DVD TV series - complete series of MacGyver (There has to be a solution to my problem in there) I'm still thinking - Christina Hendricks 1
Popular Post Ken Gargett Posted August 7, 2018 Author Popular Post Posted August 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, Fuzz said: One cigar - Cohiba DC One bottle of spirits - Frapin VIP XO One bottle of wine - 1998 Glaetzer Barossa Shiraz One book - Codex Seraphinianus (I guess I've got time to kill. Might as well try to figure it out) One DVD movie - History of the World, Part 1 One DVD TV series - complete series of MacGyver (There has to be a solution to my problem in there) I'm still thinking - Christina Hendricks fuzz, the 'i;m still thinking' meant i was still thinking about my responses. not that you can kidnap someone. was there some trouble with the concept of a 'solo' mission? 5
SirVantes Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 Surely any wine worth taking on the journey will not actually survive the journey? What with the rigours of escape velocity and reentry... And imagine the shards of glencairn glass and Riedel crystal bouncing around.
Ken Gargett Posted August 7, 2018 Author Posted August 7, 2018 Just now, SirVantes said: Surely any wine worth taking on the journey will not actually survive the journey? What with the rigours of escape velocity and reentry... And imagine the shards of glencairn glass and Riedel crystal bouncing around. nope! everything gets there safely. if we can get a man to mars, we can pack the riedel carefully.
canadianbeaver Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - Siglo VI with age one bottle of spirits (and no, you cannot fudge with magnums or larger) - John Walker & Sons King George V one bottle of wine - something rare and expensive one book - As I Lay Dying one DVD movie - The Godfather 1&2 one DVD TV series - Law & Order original CB
SirVantes Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - LGC MdO2 one bottle of spirits - Laphroaig 1967 by Samaroli one bottle of wine - Monfortino ‘71 one book - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami one DVD movie - Lost in Translation one DVD TV series - Planet Earth
Doctorossi Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 What, no music?! Punch Double Corona Lagavulin 16 '86 Margaux The Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet Blade Runner Mad Men
Colt45 Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - Upmann Sir Winston one bottle of spirits - Herradura Reposado one bottle of wine - Le Piane Boca one book - The Hobbit (or if allowed as one book, Lord of The Rings) one DVD movie - The Martian one DVD TV series - NCIS Los Angeles
cmbarton Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 one cigar - HU Connie A one bottle of spirits (and no, you cannot fudge with magnums or larger) - The Dalmore Cigar Malt one bottle of wine - Blue Ostrich Tempranillo one book - 11/22/63 by Stephen King one DVD movie - Star Wars IV: A New Hope one DVD TV series - Game of Thrones
RijkdeGooier Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 One cigar - the elusive Visible Immenso it needs to last me a while One bottle - Rum Santiago Siglo 500 (best I’ve ever had)) Wine - Petrus 1968 Book - The Bible, including all apocrative books and the Thorah and its sequel the Quran Film - La Dolce Vita Series - The Sopranos To add one food - chateaubriand as it should go well with the wine I’d start with the diner and afterwards smoke and drink while watching the movie? The next day I’ll repent with the literature 1
foursite12 Posted August 7, 2018 Posted August 7, 2018 17 hours ago, gweilgi said: one bottle of wine - La Tache '66. There is none better. The '64 was.
Ken Gargett Posted August 7, 2018 Author Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, foursite12 said: The '64 was. the 59 or the 23?
Ken Gargett Posted August 7, 2018 Author Posted August 7, 2018 11 hours ago, SirVantes said: one cigar - LGC MdO2 one bottle of spirits - Laphroaig 1967 by Samaroli one bottle of wine - Monfortino ‘71 one book - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami one DVD movie - Lost in Translation one DVD TV series - Planet Earth i liked norwegian wood but i thought that 1Q84 was several steps up. that would be a book i'd certainly consider. and colt, yes, LOTR is one book and a very strong contender for me.
Ken Gargett Posted August 7, 2018 Author Posted August 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Doctorossi said: What, no music?! Punch Double Corona Lagavulin 16 '86 Margaux The Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet Blade Runner Mad Men good point. one CD as well. there is always something you forget to pack, even to mars.
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