# Crystal Skull, vodka, Dan Akroyd **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [September 21, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917 "2009-09-21T07:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/21 "2009-09-21T22:54:28Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > It sells for $49.95 a bottle. For vodka. I didn’t say he wasn’t making some nice coin from it - I’m just saying it’s not ‘I need to pay for my house, give me a job!’, it’s making money on something he actually believes in. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/22 "2009-09-21T22:56:22Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > That is a wicked cool bottle. If you like that, check out this [Kalashnikov](http://www.vodkakalashnikov.com/home.htm) shaped one. Unfortunately, they’re not available in the US. Some collectors I know have been trying to get them for years without success. That website says they are available in the US now. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/23 "2009-09-21T23:09:35Z")
Yes, but there’s no information on how to order them. As far as I can tell, you still need to go to Russia (or eastern europe) and bring it back yourself. And the contact page says " Currently not available for sale." ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/24 "2009-09-21T23:12:12Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I didn’t say he wasn’t making some nice coin from it - I’m just saying it’s not ‘I need to pay for my house, give me a job!’, it’s making money on something he actually believes in. You said he’d do it for free, and that he didn’t need the money. That was you, wasn’t it? Well then, why isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/25 "2009-09-21T23:19:02Z")
Because he doesn’t need to. He can make money doing it. If he couldn’t, he’d still do it. Because this isn’t just an ad spiel, it’s what he actually believes. But, if you want to twist saying ‘he’s not doing it just for the money’ into ‘he wouldn’t do it for money’, then, go ahead. That’s not what I said, it’s not what I meant, and it’s not what the phrase I used means when it’s used, by anyone, ever. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/26 "2009-09-21T23:28:55Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Because he doesn’t need to. > > He can make money doing it. If he couldn’t, he’d still do it. > > Because this isn’t just an ad spiel, it’s what he actually believes. > > But, if you want to twist saying ‘he’s not doing it just for the money’ into ‘he wouldn’t do it for money’, then, go ahead. That’s not what I said, it’s not what I meant, and it’s not what the phrase I used means when it’s used, by anyone, ever. You said “he’d do it for free.” Unless someone else was at your keyboard. Were they? What’s stopping him from doing it for free? And why charge such an exorbitant price if “he’d do it for free”? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/27 "2009-09-21T23:38:52Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > You said “he’d do it for free.” Unless someone else was at your keyboard. Were they? > > What’s stopping him from doing it for free? And why charge such an exorbitant price if “he’d do it for free”? You know what, I don’t know what kind of gotcha game you think you’re playing, but I’m not playing any more. I said exactly what I meant, what I meant and what I said is completely true, your insistence on claiming that ‘he would do it for free, because he believes in this’ and ‘he’s making money on it’ are in some way contradictory (they’re not) doesn’t change that. He’s charging good money for the vodka because he CAN. People will pay it. That doesn’t mean he’s not a believer in all that woo woo insanity, it doesn’t mean he’s got bills to pay and is taking whatever job is handed to him, it just means he’s quite happy to milk his fellow woo woo believers, and people who are willing to pay a premium for a cool bottle, or booze made by a celeb. While doing something he’d happily do for free - promoting his paranormal nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/28 "2009-09-24T17:18:48Z")
I’d buy it, just to get the bottle. It’d look great, refilled with something like midouri {I’d prefer something better flavored, and therefore, tougher} and tucked into the back of my liquor collection (which we transfer into nice glass bottles). ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/29 "2009-09-24T17:40:59Z")
I’ve heard some pretty scary stories about Ackroyd’s visits to West Virginia “Gentleman’s Clubs”. If the stories are true, he could be going through a great deal of money in next to no time. I’m not having any trouble believing he’s desperate. I should add that I can’t see the links from work. … ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/30 "2009-09-24T17:54:07Z")
Mmmmmm That’s good skull vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/31 "2009-09-24T18:51:33Z")
I might get one just for the unique bottle, but would never get a second one. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/32 "2009-09-24T19:13:42Z")
Back when I was in college, I knew some guys with a drill bit made for drilling through glass. They’d make bongs (ahem, excuse me, water pipes) out of any creatively-shaped glass bottle they could get their hands on, and they’d have loved to get their hands on an empty from that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/33 "2009-09-24T19:14:04Z")
It would make a really cool candle holder once the vodka was gone. Add some red-colored water to the bottle, stuff a candle into the opening…viola! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/34 "2009-09-24T19:16:04Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > It would make a really cool candle holder once the vodka was gone. Add some red-colored water to the bottle, stuff a candle into the opening…viola! That’s the most awesome typo I’ve seen in a while. ::eerie, ominous music playing on a viola:: Please don’t fix it. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/35 "2009-09-24T19:29:06Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > That’s the most awesome typo I’ve seen in a while. ::eerie, ominous music playing on a viola:: > > Please don’t fix it. :o :smack: Hee hee! ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/36 "2009-09-24T22:06:35Z")
I actually have one, signed by Akroyd. From what I see, the vodka is nothing special; it is probably identical (in taste) to hundreds of other brands. I suspect this stuff will be on sale next year. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/37 "2009-09-24T22:41:12Z")
I saw these bottles for sale in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t realize they were from Akroyd’s distillery. Cool looking bottle; if I needed expensive vodka, I’d buy this once, just to keep the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/38 "2009-09-24T22:49:19Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > It would make a really cool candle holder once the vodka was gone. Add some red-colored water to the bottle, stuff a candle into the opening…viola! Indeed it would. But you’d probably also want to make some sort of base for it, because as it is, the candle would be at an angle and would drip all over. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/39 "2009-09-27T23:49:02Z")
If you’re anywhere near the midwest, you can buy it for $51.99 at John’s Grocery in Iowa City, Iowa, if you’re interested. I’ve thought about getting a bottle, but I’m not a big vodka drinker. Nevertheless, the bottle is wicked cool. But $52.00 wicked cool? Not yet. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917/40 "2009-09-28T00:06:57Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > skull vodka. _(Obligatory “BAND NAME!” thingamabugger.)_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-skull-vodka-dan-akroyd/510917.md?page=3)