Subj : Re: Diary Of A Snow Lover
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : George Pope
Date : Tue Jul 27 2021 15:46:17

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

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

 >  GP> Yet you said you order it as a Salty Dog?

 > A salty dog is a Greyhound with a grapefruit wedge garnish and a salted 
rim.

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

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

 > I've started adding a splash of water to a malt whisky. Filtered water,
 > since our water is unnaturally hard around here. It helps open up the 
whisky
 > nicely.

 > I have an old 18th century style rye whiskey that is much better with a
 > splash - it helps lessen the alcohol hit on the taste buds and lets me 
enjoy
 > the flavor more than if I drink it neat.

 > Islay whiskys are the exception - I prefer them neat.






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

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

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

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

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

 >  >  GP> The other fruit drink I like is vodka with an 8:1 ratio of
 >  >  GP> vodka:pure 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 >  GP> "No.....

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

 >  GP> to translate for my America friends. . .

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


 >  GP> Your friend,

 >  GP> <+]:{)}
 >  GP> Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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