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Serious bidness, this.

That may be true, but do you have a wife or girlfriend? This was supposed to be the girlie martini thread, not the selfish man thread. Though you're right, one would never guess that amidst all the dickwaving going on. Changing the title. Learn to make a good cosmopolitan and a mojito. Yup. Better hydration.

If I only had more imagination....

Soccer moms have been very popular in the Seattle area since the 70's They tend to have a large fan-shaped base. I had my first one in the early 80s.

Real bartenders titrate.

And here I thought 'footies' involved only two consenting adults. Gotta go. Time to take the neighbor's dog for a walkies. Cheers!

American football is like watching gladiatorial combat: Superhumans performing superhuman feats. Soccer is like watching a bunch of your neighbors chasing a lost cat. I don't watch either one.

Let's see, I've had a total of 1 decent martini made by a bartender in my entire life. That's like claiming to be an expert photographer because you've worked in the Walmart electronics department.

"Footie?" Oh God...

Close. I go with 5:1 gin:vermouth. As for the olive, rinse the brine off of it briefly first and dry it off, so your martini is not ruined (i.e. dirty) 5:1 is recommended.

FAIL....WRONG......you never shake a martini. You will bruise the alcohol. Stirring is the only way. And be quick about it....you dont want to dilute the alcohol with the water. You can't "bruise" alcohol. Some aromatic alcohol like gin shouldn't be chilled too much or it will lose its aroma. That's why you don't put gin in the freezer. Shaking can get a drink colder than stirring, which is why people who like to pretend they know a lot about booze say stupid things like "shaking will bruise the alcohol." You can't chill a martini too much. The whole point is for it to unfold within you, not in front of you, grasshopper.

If Bill suffered even the slightest additional brain damage his bowels would stop working.

Fill shaker with fresh ice, straight from the freezer Pour a dab of dry Vermouth in shaker Shake Pour out Vermouth Pour 3 shots chilled Bombay Sapphire in shaker Shake Put olive in a chilled martini glass Pour contents of shaker in glass Add a twist Drift away on a wisp of cirrus cloud Pour in a chilled martini glass STFU and experience a little bit of Heaven

Yeah, ending the War on Drugs, systemic racism in the criminal justice system and the highest incarceration rate in the world...it's all about keeping Harold and Kumar happy. Strategic reform and the long game...hard for some folk to get their heads around. Now rocks....

funny, my wife's a screaming liberal and currently home-schooling our kids, maybe we can balance out them damn iowans? Legal weed'll help. Yup, it will. It'll help a lot of things and a lot of people. It's a concrete issue that can be won in a concrete way through concrete efforts. Not something you're probably familiar with. Resume whining about a rock, by all means. We're all very concerned.

They wrote it in the paper so it must be super important.

Now if they'd just televise goals and cut the rest out, I might be able to stay awake during a game....

There is the small matter of the offending sign being painted over (ie, removed) 3 decades ago...long before Perry got into politics. Not that that's relevant at all in this groundbreaking 'story'. Anybody want to legalize pot in WA? I've got an I502 petition at my place on Phinney. No whining required.

Yawn. Slow news week I guess.

Sorry...cancelled due to wetter.

Looks more like hash.

Some men go through life begging to be killed.

Thousands of preachers spurt over the idea of wiping out the whole world every damn day, and do they get a missile up their asses? Guess you gotta stick with the right brand of crazy.

I only wish the Equal Protection Clause would kick in, here.

I'm torn. No due process, but that's one less preacher... ...and one who really knows his Hellfire.