Off: Absinthe

[Steven Skane]

Dont go. That is my cunning tactic for a 25 year reunion in November.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lockwood" <rich at BEERPOWEREDNOISEFRENZY.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: Off: Absinthe


> Van Gogh cut his ear off whilst under the influence of absinthe...
>
> "Self portrait with razor and bandage"
>
> Ow, ow, ow.
>
> At least we're not trying to kill each other here tonight, which is more
> than can be said for some other lists I've been on - and one incident
which
> has had me physically standing between two friends, both of whom are much
> bigger than me, trying to stop them from pulling each others ears off (and
> kicking their teeth through their respective arses...)
>
> I'm going to listen to High Rise before I go to bed.
>
> I need something to mellow me out before tomorrow's school reunion...
>
> Aaaaargh.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich.
>
>
> > mmmm...Wormwood...doesn't that sound tasty...
> > tim
> > Richard Lockwood wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > As has been noted, it's a strong liquor whose primary ingredient is
> >  > > Wormwood (just as it's Juniper Berries for gin, for instance),
along
> with
> >  > > other herbs (somewhat along the lines of Jagermeister).
> >  >
> >  > Erm, Jaegermeister is simply a cabbage liqueur.  It's not the
> mindbending
> >  > stuff that people think it is.
> >  >
> >  > Simply a warming winter spirit.
> >  >
> >  > Not in the same league as Absinthe - which is quite scary.
> >  >
> >  > Cheers,
> >  >
> >  > Rich.
> >  >
> >  > (But nothing beats Timothy Taylor's Landlord)
> >  >
> >  > Currently listening to "High Rise"
> >
>