I just sucked down ti martwonis. Ask me anything.

[SOteric]

*giggle*

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Were they gin or vodka?

:hi:

[SOteric]

2. Vodka.

:hi:

I've never cared for the taste of gin. It sort of reminds me of aftershave. :shrug:

[flamingyouth]

3. I had two Singapore Slings!

Why didn't you have those?!? :hi:

(They were yummy - never had them before.)

[SOteric]

4. Martinis and jazz were on the bill of fare

for the evening.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. But how could you have jazz and martinis without

cigars? :shrug:

[SOteric]

11. Ack-shirley...

There were enough cigars in the place that I didn't really need to smoke one.

[flamingyouth]

8. Where were you?

Restaurant or bar in Seattle?

[SOteric]

23. Dimitrious.

[HEyHEY]

9. what the hell is mescal then?

In fear and loathing Thompson always talks about singapor slings with mescal on the side.

[SOteric]

12. Mescal is a liquor made from the agave. It's 'tequila' except

that tequila is only made in Jalisco. Any liquors from the agave made in the style of tequila anywhere other than Jalisco, Mexico are mescal.

[HEyHEY]

13. why does it go with singapore slings?

What is the compliment?

[flamingyouth]

15. Um, I'm the one who had the Singapore Slings...

not SOteric. So, you'll have to ask ME!

[HEyHEY]

16. god damnit you know the question!

What's the answer? ;-)

[SOteric]

18. It's just a quirk, HeyHey.

A Singapore Sling is:

1 1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce Cherry Herring brandy
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/4 ounce Benedictine
4 ounces pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/3 ounce grenadine
dash bitters

Having mescal on the side is just an idiosyncrasy. Like I know a man who drinks Southern Comfort with a pint of bitter. And another who like dunking Fig Newtons in his scotch.

[HEyHEY]

19. ah okay

good thing I never ordered it outta curiosity.

[flamingyouth]

24. Mine were yummy

Nothing weird on the side.

And they had umbrellas!

[Bridget Burke]

30. I wouldn't use Hunter S. Thompson as a guide for mixing....

Whether it's Singapore Slings & Mescal or the combination he packed for Las Vegas, later in that same book (& movie):

"The trunk of the car looked like a mobile police narcotics lab. We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers ... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls."

The combination may have worked for him but most of it would find it a bit excessive. For example, I'd definitely leave out the Budweiser.

[qwertyMike]

5. Was that Ti or Thri?

[SOteric]

7. It was ti...

but I'm small and they were potent.

[HEyHEY]

10. Did you have the shaker glazed with scotch?

:-)

[Booberdawg]

14. Hey SO!

I agree, gin is awful. When I worked as a tarbender or cocktail waitress I only served a couple and they smelled like gasoline and the few that drank them got nasty. I wouldn't put that stuff in MY mouth.

How ya feelin' after ti martwonis? :D

[HEyHEY]

17. I love gin

On the rocks..not proper but damn good sometimes!

[SOteric]

21. Hey Boober!

I'm feeling pretty silly, actually. I might giggly.

Probably not actually drunk, just in high spirits. ;-)

[Booberdawg]

22. Silly looks good on you. ;-)

giggly is good!

I wish I were home right now - I have some good emoticons for this!

I'm on vacation - I'll have one with your name on it this Friday!:D

[CanuckAmok]

20. Fuck me rigid--I wish I was there!

I love martwonis!

My personal fave is a medium dry Vox vodka with a twist (of lime, of course).

[BrotherBuzz]

25. If Bush* orders

a 'dry' martini in Germany and is promptly served three drinks, and he responds with, "I'm impressed! Que bueno! Now I'm literate in two languages" is he really an idiot?

[SmileyBoy]

26. Were they good martwonis????

I like vdoksa and Sprtite myself...

[SOteric]

27. Yes they were...

-and I think we've both 'sprtited' ourselves quite enough for one evening...

[VOX]

28. Good night, SO -- may your dreams be unfettered and easy...

And may you wake tomorrow with no headache.

Night-night. :hi:

[terrya]

31. If you don't have too much of a hangover...

May I ask if those martinis were shaken or stirred?

I know, I've been watching way too many James Bond films. But I've always wondered what the difference was.

[SOteric]

32. If you shake them you evaporate off more of the alcohol

than if you stir them.

[GOPisEvil]

29. How ya feelin' this morning?

Took a pain reliever and a drank a big glass of water before bed, I hope! :-)

[SOteric]

33. A little dehydrated, but not too much the worse

for the adventure.

Not bad enough to whinge about it. :hi:

[BritishHuman]

34. It's odd to find you intoxicated

Normally I find you intoxicating.

:-)

[SOteric]

35. You

are a silver-tongued devil...

:loveya: