tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post9060268213112867098..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in front of the computer...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58945773927375999872012-08-20T16:47:17.578-04:002012-08-20T16:47:17.578-04:00But least he wasn't quite as indiscriminate (i...But least he wasn't quite as indiscriminate (in booze and women) as Chas Bukowski...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54389663490734843212012-08-20T16:14:01.205-04:002012-08-20T16:14:01.205-04:00Hemingway liked drinkin' Margaritas and so wou...Hemingway liked drinkin' Margaritas and so would probably be a big Jimmy Buffet fan and maybe even have one of those Margaritaville slurpee-machines with his own smilin' mug slapped on it, selling 'em on late-night TeeVee. Damn writers.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13460199597231661863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61308366636021144002012-08-20T00:34:08.648-04:002012-08-20T00:34:08.648-04:00Gah! Edit the above to add "looks in pants&q...Gah! Edit the above to add "looks in pants" with carets around it before "Yep, still there". I keep forgetting the left caret does...something. Plus, I have 2/3 of that gin and tonic in me.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800106790176447938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76027170292542910892012-08-20T00:31:24.476-04:002012-08-20T00:31:24.476-04:00But, but, I like mojitos and I'm drinking a gi...But, but, I like mojitos and I'm drinking a gin and tonic right now and I can write (OK, type) Yep, still there. I'm gonna go fall asleep into a drunken stupor now...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800106790176447938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83719017100490422872012-08-19T22:05:29.523-04:002012-08-19T22:05:29.523-04:00BEWARE THE THIRSTY MUSE!
SHE'S A KILLER !BEWARE THE THIRSTY MUSE!<br />SHE'S A KILLER !<br />NAVIGATORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67436285307129699982012-08-19T20:03:15.434-04:002012-08-19T20:03:15.434-04:00I'm starting to wonder if Marko either enjoys ...I'm starting to wonder if Marko either enjoys the stereotype he portrays, or really is looking for a donor liver. Must be in the job description?Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53093083779807441632012-08-19T18:16:49.954-04:002012-08-19T18:16:49.954-04:00I once had a beer and followed it up with a mai ta...I once had a beer and followed it up with a mai tai...<br /><br />Woke up the next morning with my ear pierced, and no recollection whatsoever of it having happened.<br /><br />That was ages ago. Good thing there were no tattoo parlors in My Fair City when I did that.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75721956528932105282012-08-19T17:56:31.655-04:002012-08-19T17:56:31.655-04:00Hemingway allegedly recommended champagne and absi...Hemingway allegedly recommended champagne and absinthe for seasickness...<br /><br />Me, the only cocktail I favor is a mai tai, when vacationing in The Islands.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90806631818800743592012-08-19T16:47:24.729-04:002012-08-19T16:47:24.729-04:00You know how some silly liberal reactionaries trie...You know how some silly liberal reactionaries tried to say that Hemingway was compensating for his concerns about his manhood? I've always thought that was bollocks, until I reflect upon his favorite drink (<i>not</i> "Death In The Afternoon"), the mojito, fer-cryin'out-loud.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13025188160138039832012-08-19T15:56:00.048-04:002012-08-19T15:56:00.048-04:00What of the gin & tonic- the official drink of...What of the gin & tonic- the official drink of the old British Empire?Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41298962412711012402012-08-19T15:51:15.478-04:002012-08-19T15:51:15.478-04:00I'll just stick with my 8 year Beam and Coke, ...I'll just stick with my 8 year Beam and Coke, after all it's Sunday.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63953271797218630442012-08-19T14:03:38.682-04:002012-08-19T14:03:38.682-04:00Since I am rarely concerned with my masculinity, I...Since I am rarely concerned with my masculinity, I think I shall make some Ginny Weasleys for the wife and me this afternoon. They sound delicious. I love ginger ale and I love gin. <br /><br />-RobRevolverRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7348791664998482732012-08-19T13:59:27.713-04:002012-08-19T13:59:27.713-04:00Hemingway was fairly damned manly, though--Gunsmit...Hemingway was fairly damned manly, though--Gunsmith Bob was evading your point-seeking relevance missile. A claimed list of Hemingway's tipples:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.codex99.com/list/42.html" rel="nofollow">Hemingway and the Cocktail</a><br /><br />They don't strike me as being more manly than a Ginny Weasley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14874036827601173222012-08-19T13:45:22.100-04:002012-08-19T13:45:22.100-04:00Ended up? With Hemingway, look how it began! He ...Ended up? With Hemingway, look how it <i>began!</i> He never had a chance.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26920219398427003212012-08-19T13:38:30.953-04:002012-08-19T13:38:30.953-04:00I'm a writer, and I drink my whiskey straight....I'm a writer, and I drink my whiskey straight. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57980573614437353032012-08-19T13:13:44.839-04:002012-08-19T13:13:44.839-04:00Gunsmith Bob is right, particularly on Hemingway. ...Gunsmith Bob is right, particularly on Hemingway. Reading Hemingway is like trying to swallow a spoonful of corn meal with nothing to wash it down.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10870039855692647532012-08-19T12:49:38.025-04:002012-08-19T12:49:38.025-04:00I'm thinking of that old Jimmy Stewart movie A...I'm thinking of that old Jimmy Stewart movie Anatomy Of A Murder. <br /><br />"Gin!... I knew there was something wrong with that guy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29412665925709323432012-08-19T12:29:52.057-04:002012-08-19T12:29:52.057-04:00Not manly? It's 2/3 of a Vesper, cut with a so...Not manly? It's 2/3 of a Vesper, cut with a somewhat dry and bitter soda. Sounds mighty satisfying to me.<br /><br />Unless Gunsmith Bob thinks 007 wasn't manly...Lokidudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621746696000747854noreply@blogger.com