Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul

[Richard Hakluyt]

Champagne is not a generic term for sparkling wines over here though 

[garbon]

Is there anything more 'let them eat cake' than a thread about poverty protesting becomming a thread about wine snobbery?

'Let them appreciate fine authentic vintages'. 

[The Brain]

As in, you can't artificially through legal process make a name "non-generic" once it has already become generic.

Why not?

[garbon]

As in, you can't artificially through legal process make a name "non-generic" once it has already become generic.

Why not?

It reminds me of having an institution that determines what words are allowed in a language.

[Razgovory]

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The problem with this "geographical origin" protection is that it makes no sense when terms of geographical origin have become common use for a product. What's next, prosecuting people for selling hamburgers that were not made in Hamburg, Germany? 

The culling of Guernsey cattle not actually born on Guernsey.  And the extermination of all Canaries that don't live in Spain and restricted use of Americium outside the US.

[crazy canuck]

  Actually, I would say that even more expensive wines rarely taste great, and are very inconsistent.  I have a bottle in my fridge right now, and I swear that it tasted very differently a month ago than it does now.

This is a troll?  right?

[crazy canuck]

As in, you can't artificially through legal process make a name "non-generic" once it has already become generic.

Why not?

It reminds me of having an institution that determines what words are allowed in a language.

and your position reminds me of an institution charged with ensuring words lose their meaning...

[crazy canuck]

Champagne is not a generic term for sparkling wines over here though 

Until Garbon suggested such a thing I didnt know Champagne was used a generic term either.

[Razgovory]

  Actually, I would say that even more expensive wines rarely taste great, and are very inconsistent.  I have a bottle in my fridge right now, and I swear that it tasted very differently a month ago than it does now.

This is a troll?  right?

He's a Russian.  What do you want?

[Maximus]

  Actually, I would say that even more expensive wines rarely taste great, and are very inconsistent.  I have a bottle in my fridge right now, and I swear that it tasted very differently a month ago than it does now.

I think the problem is the bottle. I've found bottles don't preserve the wine as well as boxes.

[DGuller]

Champagne is not a generic term for sparkling wines over here though 

Until Garbon suggested such a thing I didnt know Champagne was used a generic term either.

It's a generic term in Russian.  It's common to refer to Soviet champagne or Italian champagne.

[crazy canuck]

Champagne is not a generic term for sparkling wines over here though 

Until Garbon suggested such a thing I didnt know Champagne was used a generic term either.

It's a generic term in Russian.  It's common to refer to Soviet champagne or Italian champagne.

You mean people in Russia really do call Prosecco Champagne?  Well I think you have done a great service in undermining Garbon's argument.

[DGuller]

  Actually, I would say that even more expensive wines rarely taste great, and are very inconsistent.  I have a bottle in my fridge right now, and I swear that it tasted very differently a month ago than it does now.

I think the problem is the bottle. I've found bottles don't preserve the wine as well as boxes.

I don't think boxed wine is much better.  I tried Franzia wine, and it seems to go bad within seconds of opening.

[The Minsky Moment]

The basic problem here is humpty-dumptism.

No, I mean I think we are going around in circles as in I already responded to that same point.

[garbon]

As in, you can't artificially through legal process make a name "non-generic" once it has already become generic.

Why not?

It reminds me of having an institution that determines what words are allowed in a language.

and your position reminds me of an institution charged with ensuring words lose their meaning...

Nah, I recognize that the meaning of words change over time. I'm not trying to ossify a particular historical moment.