Gin and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juce rocks!
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Gin is an evil, evil substance and you would do well to swear off of it forever, young man. Whiskey, tequila, vodka, even the occasional bottle of rum, perhaps, but gin is clearly the work of the devil. I remember back in the wild & crazy musician days when it wasn't at all uncommon to drink large quantities of anything with an alcohol content greater than 0%. With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin. Stone cold sober right up to the point where I'm waking up in the bathtub of some sexy biker chick's apartment (right before said biker chick's biker boyfriend shows up - who knew?). Or any number of similar stories. And it's not just me. My crowd was replete with tales of strange things that happened on gin and nothing else. One involving an old friend of mine, her cheating boyfriend, and an icepick, but I'll leave the details as an exercise for the reader... No, my friend, swear off now before it's too late. Gin is clearly a chemical concoction created by aliens to destroy humanity just prior to the inevitable invasion. Or, to put it in pop culture terms... "Run, Luke. Run..." :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
Christopher Duncan wrote:
With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin.
Oh, i know. It's also the only form of alcohol that always leaves me cheerful - that fact by itself is enough to arouse suspicion! So at this point, I stick to drinking only small amounts and/or on special occasions. Oh... And when i'm stuck debugging a particularly difficult problem. As is the case tonight...
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Shog9 wrote:
replaced the venerable G&T
never. Hendrick's gin + T + cucumber slice = heaven.
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(a positive post for Rama) A squishy ripe grapefruit wrung out over ice and mixed with a shot or two of decent gin. Simple and refreshing. Takes a bit longer to throw together, but this drink has replaced the venerable G&T as my favorite mixed drink when i'm at home. :)
I'm going to try that on the weekend. It's dry, but you can drink it. (Ref to SA cider add).
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin.
Oh, i know. It's also the only form of alcohol that always leaves me cheerful - that fact by itself is enough to arouse suspicion! So at this point, I stick to drinking only small amounts and/or on special occasions. Oh... And when i'm stuck debugging a particularly difficult problem. As is the case tonight...
Gin makes me manic in large quantities, and deathly sick in the morning - like some tropical virus kind of sick, not just headache and nausea, but on a weekend it's alright, because you just have another one in the morning. :cool:
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Gin is an evil, evil substance and you would do well to swear off of it forever, young man. Whiskey, tequila, vodka, even the occasional bottle of rum, perhaps, but gin is clearly the work of the devil. I remember back in the wild & crazy musician days when it wasn't at all uncommon to drink large quantities of anything with an alcohol content greater than 0%. With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin. Stone cold sober right up to the point where I'm waking up in the bathtub of some sexy biker chick's apartment (right before said biker chick's biker boyfriend shows up - who knew?). Or any number of similar stories. And it's not just me. My crowd was replete with tales of strange things that happened on gin and nothing else. One involving an old friend of mine, her cheating boyfriend, and an icepick, but I'll leave the details as an exercise for the reader... No, my friend, swear off now before it's too late. Gin is clearly a chemical concoction created by aliens to destroy humanity just prior to the inevitable invasion. Or, to put it in pop culture terms... "Run, Luke. Run..." :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
In Australia, many years ago, they launched an alcohol free whiskey called "Claytons" with the slogan "The drink you're having when you're not having a drink". So anything fake came to be called a "Claytons"-whatever. However, Gin got a new slogan thanks to the above... "The drink you're having when you're not supposed to be having a drink". So yes
Christopher Duncan wrote:
Gin is an evil, evil substance
- but you can make some great cocktails with it.
I just love Koalas - they go great with Bacon.
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Gin is an evil, evil substance and you would do well to swear off of it forever, young man. Whiskey, tequila, vodka, even the occasional bottle of rum, perhaps, but gin is clearly the work of the devil. I remember back in the wild & crazy musician days when it wasn't at all uncommon to drink large quantities of anything with an alcohol content greater than 0%. With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin. Stone cold sober right up to the point where I'm waking up in the bathtub of some sexy biker chick's apartment (right before said biker chick's biker boyfriend shows up - who knew?). Or any number of similar stories. And it's not just me. My crowd was replete with tales of strange things that happened on gin and nothing else. One involving an old friend of mine, her cheating boyfriend, and an icepick, but I'll leave the details as an exercise for the reader... No, my friend, swear off now before it's too late. Gin is clearly a chemical concoction created by aliens to destroy humanity just prior to the inevitable invasion. Or, to put it in pop culture terms... "Run, Luke. Run..." :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
Christopher Duncan wrote:
Gin is an evil, evil substance and you would do well to swear off of it forever
True! Not for nothing is it referred to as 'Mothers Ruin' in the UK.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Sounds really good. Per a friend's suggestion I just tried Sweet Tea Vodka and Lemonade. It is good.
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
Off topic, but I love the signature.
Mike Devenney
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Hendrick's is a cucumber's best friend.
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
With most booze, I could feel myself gradually becoming less and less sober. Not so with gin.
Oh, i know. It's also the only form of alcohol that always leaves me cheerful - that fact by itself is enough to arouse suspicion! So at this point, I stick to drinking only small amounts and/or on special occasions. Oh... And when i'm stuck debugging a particularly difficult problem. As is the case tonight...
Of course, this begs the question, which came first - the gin or the bugs? :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Gin is an evil, evil substance and you would do well to swear off of it forever
True! Not for nothing is it referred to as 'Mothers Ruin' in the UK.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Well then, there certainly must be a bit of the Englishman in me. :)
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services