Subj : Re: Diary Of A Snow Lover
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : George Pope
Date : Tue Jul 20 2021 01:11:22

 > -=> George Pope wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 >  GP> I prefer a Greyhound (whiskey & grapefruit juice); I make them 
myself.

 > It seems the distilled part changes; out in California I've always known a
 > Greyhound to be vodka and grapefruit juice.

Yet you said you order it as a Salty Dog?

 > I ordered a salty dog at a local bar and the bartender asked if I wanted 
gin
 > or vodka. Gin could be interesting, but the flavors tend to be subtle and
 > would be overwhelmed by the grapefruit.

I'm not a fan of gin. . . I like my whiskeys ('most any kind -- each has 
their subtleties); I no longer drink it by the bottle (fifth as you call 
them; two-sixer as we call them); 

My rule was alwaysd to keep the liquor neat & I never got sick (that & I'd
drink a lite of water before going to bed); 54 years old & never been hung
over, even though I used to drink a LOT!

If someone insisted I should mix my whiskey (healthier on the stomachg, lasts
longer, whatever lame excuse) I'd say "Point the bottle at the tap & 
introduce themn, then pour me 5 or 6 fingers in a rock glass, neat, & I'm
good.

My fave expewrience was when I was in the bar downstirs when I lived in a
hotel.  I asked the new bartender for a triple Jack Daniels, neat.

He asked if I wanted ice, or a bit of water or coke (I was 20 & looked 17); I
repeated my order, emphasising "neat" a little stronger.

Then he asked if I'd like a beer or soda as a chaser.  I sighed loudly &
repeated myself (I hate doing that), really hitting the "neat" part; a
waitress saved him & said it was my usual.

I, as always, upon firs arriving & getting my first whiskey after a 15 hour
day of work, shot it staight back & swallowed it, then I looked at the
baertenderm who was watching me like I was a science experiment, "On second
thought, please do give me some thing to chase it."

He smirked until I finished, "Pour me another of the same"

This one I took & sat down with, to nurse half the night with a pint or two,
that I'd get from the waitresses as I felt they deserved the tips more!

Good times -- it was my bedtime routine on my 15 hour days (two fulltime
physical jobs)

 >  GP> The other fruit drink I like is vodka with an 8:1 ratio of vodka:pure
 >  GP> lime juice (Nuclear Gimlet, my invention/name)

 > When I did Atkins/Keto, I'd order a vodka on the rocks with a squeeze of
 > lime juice. Probably the same ratio you describe.

It's a solid drink, eh? Just a hint of the lime, & you feel the kick right
away, when you need to relax. . .

I've never done Atkins or Keto, but doesn't Atkins forbid alcohol (as it's
pure carb?); I find it easier to accept my fat carcass the way it is.

Only my wife's opinion matters & she likes me like this. . . :D

ok, humour. . .here we go. . .ObJoke. . . 

Bud and Jim were a couple of Newfie drinking buddies who worked as airplane
mechanics in Gander, NFLD. One day the airport was fogged in and they were
stuck in the hangar with nothing to do.

Bud said, "Man,I wish we had something to drink!"

Jim says "Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get buzz. You
wanna try it?"

So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and get
completely smashed.

The next morning Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In fact
he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing!

Then the phone rings... It's Jim.

Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?"

Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?"

Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?"

Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff no hangover, nothing. We ought to
do this more often."

Jim says, "Yeah, well there's just one thing... Have you farted yet?"

"No.....

"Well, DON'T. I'm in Yorkton". (Note: Yorkton is in Saskatchewan!)

to translate for my America friends. . .

* A Newfie is your hillbilly.
* Newfoundland is Maine 
* Yorkton is Houston.


Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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