 Poster: A snowHead
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I know, it is another ski&(dont)drink thread. But just remembered what a nice thing Grolle is after a dinner .... France is good for this - 6 weeks to go before my next Grolle.
I so far found that it is best in small, family run restaurants.
A recomendation for Meribel-Mottaret - La Vieille Creperie was the best so far (also food wise). After the dinner we started singing and after another Grolle we started singing even louder, which followed another genepi 'on the house' - our singing must have been damn good .... 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@mooney058, I would suggest Italy is better...
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@Cacciatore, funnily enough, so do we, which I think we bought in La Rosiere or La Plagne.
@under a new name, not been to that part of Italy to try it there, must remedy that.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hells Bells, funny - I think mine came from either La Ros or Serre Che (it was a birthday present).
You know, I've never used it. Having just read the Wiki info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grole I think a trial run tonight might be in order
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@Cacciatore, research more a bit - first time it should be burned a bit, do not know how, but the owner of one of restos where I tried it first mentioned it (I think so  )
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mooney058, thanks - seem to recall something along those lines, now you mention it. Will do the research!
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@Cacciatore, we have used it once or twice, but it mainly gathers dust in my kitchen cabiney.
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can't say I've ever seen one in Serre Che though.
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You may well be right - I can't quite recall when it was given...but it was after a trip to La Ros or SC. It also gathers dust on a cabiney thing in the livingroom 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've never seen one used in anger. Rather glad to say that when we get those shots on the house in our local they are in individual glasses.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What is one?
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You know it makes sense.
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If they gather dust so well are they made by Dyson?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@geepee,
Shall I bring one along to the BB, in that case...?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Cacciatore, It might be entertaining. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I guess you drink out of it, rather than smoke it
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@Mosha Marc, yep. Passed around the table, turning it so each person gets a clean spout. Filled with alcoholic coffee.
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@Hells Bells, yeah but after the third round everyone has everyone else's herpes.
The alcohol may reduce the risk 
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Funny, always thought it was the other way round.
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No way does everyone get a clean spout! Not enough spouts!
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How have I spent most of the last 12 winters in Savoie without coming across one of these unhygienic things?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@pam w, 'cos they're not terribly Savoyarde, more Italian. Although such boundaries in this neck of the woods, are, somewhat, fluid
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@sarah, our old one had eight spouts. I have only one mouth.
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Ah, but with eight spouts, unless there are eight or four of you round the table, and everybody pays attention, you'll still get the herpes bugs. They do sell them in our local Alpine tat emporiums, along with the whistling marmottes. I've not been tempted.
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You know it makes sense.
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When we have had it in a restaurant, the number of spouts always corresponded to the number of people participating. Two of them were on the table if there were more than 8 of us.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Most of us even if we are symptom free and have never had a cold sore in our lives will already be infected.
@pam w, if there were six, you had six spouts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Why worry about sipping from a spout your friend may have used when you go snogging random strangers on your nights out.
Or is that just me?
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@Mosha Marc, it's just you!
@Hells Bells, Thank goodness for that I will keep on Grolleing then
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@Hells Bells,
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Blocking the two adjacent spouts with your thumbs (as per the piccy) is required if you don't want to pour scalding hot coffee down your top. So any attempt at hygiene is futile. We've always nicknamed it "The Woodbeast", after the Flash Gordon bravery trial scene 
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@shep, you pick your nose with yours thumbs?
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if you don't want to pour scalding hot coffee down your top
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I can't imagine it stays hot for long (it's not usually that hot even when you get your own cup!). So, you need a great collection of grolles to suit a variety of gatherings? To gather dust the rest of the time. Sounds a bit of a faff to me.
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