The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[CleverNickName]

Seriously though, while we might never agree on pineapple as a pizza topping, I think we can all agree that:

• There's no such thing as a "bard." What most folks call a bard is really just a rogue who bought a lute. Just like how a "paladin" is just a fighter who went to church (once), and a "gnome" is just a dwarf in a clown suit that knows card tricks.
• A "martini" is 2.5 oz of gin, 0.5 oz of dry vermouth, and an olive. Any other formula is not a martini. This is Bartending 101, it's on the exam. Yes, there is a bartending exam, and yes, this is one of the questions.

 

[CleverNickName]

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Seriously though, while we might never agree on pineapple as a pizza topping, I think we can all agree that:

• There's no such thing as a "bard." What most folks call a bard is really just a rogue who bought a lute. Just like how a "paladin" is just a fighter who went to church (once), and a "gnome" is just a dwarf in a clown suit that knows card tricks.
• A "martini" is 2.5 oz of gin, 0.5 oz of dry vermouth, and an olive. Any other formula is not a martini. This is Bartending 101, it's on the exam. Yes, there is a bartending exam, and yes, this is one of the questions.

Martinis are one of the few things that break the math of this cold and uncaring universe.

One is amazing.
Two are too many.
Three, alas ... three are never enough.

 

[CleverNickName]

"I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most,
After three, I'm under the table,
After four, I'm under the host."
-Dorothy Parker

 

[trappedslider]

But today, I learned that at least one multimillion-dollar BatMovie was considered too big of a risk to be released after production.

Quick! unleash the bot army that helped get the good (IMO) version of the justice league movie released!

_

You all need to attend AA

 

[prabe]

"I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most,
After three, I'm under the table,
After four, I'm under the host."
-Dorothy Parker

Not quite the way I remember it ...

 

[CleverNickName]

Not quite the way I remember it ...

It's true. In 1967, Dorothy Parker plagiarized a popular limerick from a magazine. The original version (published in 1959) goes like this:

"I wish I could drink like a lady.
"Two or three," at the most.
But two, and I'm under the table--
And three, I'm under the host."
(Author unknown)

Well, maybe "plagiarized" is a strong word...but there it is. The 1959 version probably wasn't the original, either, so who's to say?

Also, Dorothy Parker famously preferred to drink scotch whiskey, not martinis.

 

[prabe]

It's true. In 1967, Dorothy Parker plagiarized a popular limerick from a magazine. The original version (published in 1959) goes like this:

"I wish I could drink like a lady.
"Two or three," at the most.
But two, and I'm under the table--
And three, I'm under the host."
(Author unknown)

Well, maybe "plagiarized" is a strong word...but there it is. The 1959 version probably wasn't the original, either, so who's to say?

Also, Dorothy Parker famously preferred to drink scotch whiskey, not martinis.

Yeah. I wasn't really calling you out hard. I learned it as ...

I wish I could drink like a lady
I can have one or two at the most
Three and I'm under the table
Four and I'm under the host.

Same point, same joke.

 

[Mannahnin]

Speaking of martinis, I finally had one I really liked recently.

Bear in mind, I came to liking gin only within the last ten years, and prefer lighter, more citrus-forward versions for the most part. I make and love a variety of gin cocktails*, but every time I order a martini I usually find that the balance is off or the gin just a bit too much to make a pleasant sipper.

The other night I had one at a restaurant and they used Grey Whale, and it was perfect. I should have asked what vermouth they use, though.

*(Corpse Reviver #2, Gordon's Cup, French 75, Last Word, G&T, Bees Knees, Negroni, Gordon's Breakfast...)

 

[payn]

So, we managed to hit the balance topic and now rolled into linear fighter, quadratic wizard. Good thing this isn't a drinking game or Id be at the bottom of a bottle right now.