So what should the "not a heavy drinker, does not like the taste of anything stronger than wine straight" order? Is white wine a fail? Sherry?
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Typo Boy - Mar 23, 2009 11:08:36 am PDT #4492 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
DavidS - Mar 23, 2009 11:12:43 am PDT #4493 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So what should the "not a heavy drinker, does not like the taste of anything stronger than wine straight" order? Is white wine a fail? Sherry?
They do have lighter cocktails that are more refreshing and not designed to get you hammered. I've seen some places call them "afternoon cocktails." Things like a Pimm's Cup are pretty light. Champagne cocktails. Lots of Italian drinks for afternoon cafes - Campari drinks etc. - are fairly light.
Connie Neil - Mar 23, 2009 11:19:35 am PDT #4494 of 30000
brillig
re: Lambrusco
It reminds me of college, and it makes me smile. That and Mateus Rose and the bottle that every dorm room had, with a candle stuck in it. "Damn it, I only have dripless candles! Who's got candles that drip!"
Then there was the night that the guy I was sleeping with told me--in bed!--that he was engaged. I kicked him--literally--out of bed, laughed, then sat in a friend's room and drank a whole bottle of wine and never lost the power of clear speech.
Ah, college and the stories I never bothered to tell my mother.
Trudy Booth - Mar 23, 2009 11:21:44 am PDT #4495 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I get that not every bar is going to have All-Spice Dram but any self-respecting bar that does more than pull Guinness would have those bitters.
You probably have a decent shot at three kinds of bitters if they have Guinness on tap.
Glamcookie - Mar 23, 2009 11:22:21 am PDT #4496 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Ah, college and the stories I never bothered to tell my mother.
Dude, I don't even want to think about my mom's reaction to college stories. Hell, high school ones too, for that matter. I was a bit of the hell raiser/stupid risk taker. I sometimes wonder how I made it past 21! It also terrifies me when thinking of a future child. Do as I say, not as I did!
Shir - Mar 23, 2009 11:24:07 am PDT #4497 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I forgot how fast you people post.
Barb, ~mas and ~mas and ~mas. I might be a little bit away, but for what it's worth, I'll hold your hand. Good luck!
Trudy Booth - Mar 23, 2009 11:24:53 am PDT #4498 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dude, I don't even want to think about my mom's reaction to college stories. Hell, high school ones too, for that matter. I was a bit of the hell raiser/stupid risk taker. I sometimes wonder how I made it past 21! It also terrifies me when thinking of a future child. Do as I say, not as I did!
Future Child has rocker Moms. The only way s/he can truly rebel is by becoming a heart surgeon or astronaut.
Connie Neil - Mar 23, 2009 11:26:14 am PDT #4499 of 30000
brillig
The only way s/he can truly rebel is by becoming a heart surgeon or astronaut.
Class president/Valedictorian, head of the Student Republicans.
Aims - Mar 23, 2009 11:30:49 am PDT #4500 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I are sad. Em is at the doctor's for the first time ever without me. And she's getting shots.
Joe is a magnificent, wonderful, terrific, caring, loving dad and I'm positive without a doubt that she's doing fine.
But ... *I'M* not there and ... and ... it makes me sad.
Trudy Booth - Mar 23, 2009 11:32:37 am PDT #4501 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Class president/Valedictorian, head of the Student Republicans.
tomayto/tomahto
In the olden days when I did standup I had a whole section on "People should get have their own lives but what about the child raised by Dads in Greenwich Village? Won't anybody think of him? How is that kid going to rebel?" And then launched into a whole schpeil where the son is all "I'm moving to the suburbs and becoming a copier repairman" and the dads are all "We sent you to the finest art camps! Where did we go wrong?!?!?"