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Time for Tippling
Connie your lists are hysterical. You must feel truly tippled!In Murder on the Orient Express there was obviously a murder. Twelve stabs wounds with a knife. Cognac showed up to calm a lady's nerves. Wish I had some! And, of course, they were on the Orient Express!
Rusalka wrote: "1898. And how fun is it reading books from then."He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him, His landlady came to the door, wrapped in a dressing-gown and shawl; her husband followed, ejaculating."
*SNORT*
Drink."
LMAO!
Just today realizing how long my list would be had I kept track. With Harry Bosch someone is always getting hurt or dead and being around LA they get ibto a car every other page.
Yeah in the 1800's soneone was always ejaculating.
Iced coffees with Irish cream at my sister's early in the morning. Neither of us have had much sleep. I think naps are in our near futures.
Ditto for me with Cool Runnings as Almeta and I watched it together.
Finding myself slightly hung over this morning not surprising. Last thing I remember was thinking how George Thorogood sang you know when your mouth is getting dry you're plenty high. And I was thinking my mouth isn't dry but my teeth are numb and how could I work that ibto a song. Then I thought I wonder if I'd have a kink in my neck if I just laid ob the grass and went to sleep. Then I woke up on the couch
There's nothing worse than a surprise ejaculation.Yeah, okay, I'm stopping.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Finding myself slightly hung over this morning not surprising. Last thing I remember was thinking how George Thorogood sang you know when your mouth is getting dry you're plenty high. And I was th..."Sounds like a fun night then! At least you were inside and not under a bush.
I used to tell I was drunk at 18 by whether the dimple between your nose and your top lip was numb. I spent many a time poking that spot thinking it was such a weird feeling. That really should have been the hint that I was drunk the fact that that entertained me for 15 mins.
Sounds like Travis had a good night. I remember that about the numb dimple thing, Rusalka. I'd forgotten that.
They say music is the international language. But here I think liquor is the international language. We may not understand each other's language or customs, but we sure know how to drink the same!
I have my water ready to go for the day :) if I drank liquor while reading, I'd have to read the book over at some point. There isn't much going on in Life of Pi yet, but it doesn't take much for me to get tipsy/drunk, lol!
What i found interesting when I had my wisdom teeth out, was that the main complication the surgery has is that you are numb on the opposite dimple, under your lip before your chin. Where your labret piercing goes. I couldn't really get my head around that until I saw a model, but the few nerves that go there are closest to your wisdom teeth. Not quite the same as the drunk dimple, but still. Interesting fact for tonight.
Almeta wrote: "Connie wrote: "Switched to tea for obvious reasons. Life of Pi
not so much tippling
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Did you like it? Seems to be a Marmite book!"
This is my second reading. I read the book the first time when it was first published and didn't find it very interesting. I rated it a tepid 3. I took my time on the reread and actually love the book. It has a lot of symbolic meaning embedded in the story that I enjoyed thinking about, and I like the varied underlying puzzles that the author gives the reader. The author writes with intelligent humor, which I appreciate. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for something different, something that makes you laugh a few times, and something that makes you think. I gave it five generous stars.
Debra wrote: "Connie your lists are hysterical. You must feel truly tippled!In Murder on the Orient Express there was obviously a murder. Twelve stabs wounds with a knife. Cognac showed up to ca..."
Yes, I feel tippled this morning too! Don't know if I'll crack open any more wine today. Too much partying and tippling last night!
Rusalka wrote: "No no. It's common usage in the late 1800s was like "to exclaim" or "to burst out". Sherlock Holmes has Watson ejaculating frequently at Sherlock, so if it was our modern meaning that would chang..."
Mercy!
Travis of NNY wrote: "Yeah in the 1800's soneone was always ejaculating."Mercy!
Debra wrote: "Iced coffees with Irish cream at my sister's early in the morning. Neither of us have had much sleep. I think naps are in our near futures."Are you " cat napping" ?
Rusalka wrote: "1898. And how fun is it reading books from then."He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him, His landlady came to the door, wrapped in a dressing-gown a..."
Even though I've seen that term used in the old fashioned sense in a few books, it too makes me laugh. I burst out laughing just reading your quote before I got to your *snort*. I too am 10!
I've been attempting to tipple with tea today but still my books are not giving me much to go on. I will get the wine out again later to finish off.
I think most of us have regressed to 10 on this thread, but isn't it fun? Wickedly delicious fun!
Omg I love this group! I just found this thread, so I missed a lot of socially-acceptable tippling opportunities as there have been several Comanche massacres so far in my book! So far it's just been coffee but I will definitely be breaking out my wine shortly. It's not quite noon here but it's 5:00 somewhere!!!! Yahoo!!
Way to get in the spirit (wasn't spirits a common term for liquor then?) of the Toppler, Ann!
Travis of NNY wrote: "Finding myself slightly hung over this morning not surprising. Last thing I remember was thinking how George Thorogood sang you know when your mouth is getting dry you're plenty high. And I was th..."See what reading a good book can do for you! Now I have to go listen to One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. ☺
Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when
I've been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin
Gonna get high man I'm gonna get loose
Need me a triple shot of that juice
Gonna get drunk don't you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
I will participate for a little while today. I am having water and diet coke because I have to work in a few hours. I am reading s murder mystery and so far one person dead, one person in hospital, one autopsy, and multiple car trips.
No Hope for Gomez had several tippling moments... quite a bit of eating and drinking (mostly tea) and a couple small chuckles near the beginning of the book. I enjoyed some wine while reading last night and coffee and water this morning. I need to gopher for my next book since I didn't expect to finish Gomez so quickly and break for a late lunch.
With all the George thoroughgood references I'll just say that I met him once at a Phillies game when I was in High School. He sat with me and my friends and was flirting. My uncle was there keeping an eye on us and giving him dirty looks. GT was not a looker so my uncle had nothing to worry about but it was a fun experience. I haven't been tippling with anything stronger than tea/coffee and I'm falling asleep. Honestly, I can't even tell you if I hit any tippler moments yet in my book. It doesn't feel like it but I have to go check.
I just checked and from what I can tell I've had 1 chance to tipple when the narrator jumped on a train.
Nice tasha I am both a fan of Phillies and Thoroughgood. Now if anyone wants to hear his best work in my opinion. Listen to a live version Johnny B Goode. May not be his song but of all the people who have covered it old George really nails it
On the wine now and I was just in time as at the end of my book, they ate and drank something. Yay!!!
Glad you had a comfortable night. How did you get from the outside to being on the couch Travis?After this toppler is over, we might need to ween ourselves off the alcohol gently otherwise we'll all have the DTs for both the toppler and the alcohol!
jaxnsmom wrote: "Topplerholics Anonymous?"LOL indeed!
I finished Speak, which is an incredibly depressing book and drinking green tea.
Mostly I have people riding on buses (especially school buses) and in cars. Dad takes a limo once. Dad drinks some booze, and there are some teenage drinking parties. Two characters eat some raspberry jelly-filled doughnuts that sound delicious. (wish I had some, but I'll just drink instead/sugar is bad for you anyway)
Melinda eats ice cream.
LOL moment: The librarian gave Melinda a Maya Angelou poster and told her that Angelou was one of the greatest American writers. The poster had to come down because the school board banned one of her books. Melinda thinks that Angelou must be a great writer if the school board is afraid of her.
Finished The House at Pooh Corner and drinking tea.Of course Pooh eats honey, and they have tea and very nearly tea in the Hundred Acre Wood.
LOL moment:
When Pooh decides to visit Rabbit, he begins to muddle things over to himself. "Suppose I get stuck in Rabbit's front door again, coming out, as I did once when his front door wasn't big enough? Because I know I'm not getting fatter, but his front door may be getting thinner."
LOL moment:
Pooh to Piglet: "What are you doing?"
Piglet: "I'm planting a haycorn, Pooh, so that it can grow up into an oak tree, and have lots of hay corns just outside the front door instead of having to walk miles and miles, do you see, Pooh?"
Pooh: "Supposing it doesn't?"
Piglet: "It will, because Christopher Robin says it will, so that's why I'm planting it."
Pooh: "Well, if I plant a honeycomb outside my house, then it will grow into a beehive."
Piglet wasn't sure about this.
LOL moment:
Piglet said, "Rabbit's clever, and he has Brain."
There was a long silence.
"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything."
I have been on the hot chocolate again tonight. I was finishing up reading Affinity and there were a few instances of characters drinking (although it was mostly water they were drinking and nothing stronger) and some travel by carriage. It didn't make me laugh at all as it's a pretty dark, depressing book. I loved it though! :)
Rusalka wrote: "1898. And how fun is it reading books from then."He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him, His landlady came to the door, wrapped in a dressing-gown a..."
So far, there is no ejaculating (sexual or otherwise) going on in the 1898 book I'm reading. Mores the pity!
In The Hot Rock, the gang meet at OJ's for their meetings. The bartender doesn't call them by names. He calls them by the drinks they consume. "Beer and Bourbon are waiting in the back room."All weekend, I've been tippling with water and tea. So let me tell you that "Port" has arrived. Enough tea totalling. I've been missing out.
I have to give up the topplings in my book, there are so many desserts described... Who knew old Heinlein was a dessert-fetichist?(OK, I may drink a glass whisky to "round" all the due tipplings ;-)
Janice wrote: "In The Hot Rock, the gang meet at OJ's for their meetings. The bartender doesn't call them by names. He calls them by the drinks they consume. "Beer and Bourbon are waiting in the back room..." ☺☺ In Bank Shot, the gang meet at OJ's for their meetings. The bartender doesn't call them by names. He calls them by the drinks they consume. "Beer and Bourbon are waiting in the back room." ☺☺
I can't really keep up with all of the cars (many stolen) and the drinks consumed.
I've had another Iced Coffee with Irish Cream and several glasses of tea. I'd say that I could not tip the glass enough to cover the multitude of Tippling Moments in this book.
2 stolen trucks, a 1938 Pakard limousine, a Chrysler, a Datsun, a Ford get-away car, an Olds get-away-car
taxicabs taken after dropping off stolen cars
bourbon, beer, sloe gin fizz, Old Crow, ginger ale
Dinner party of eight got drunk.
Five caper planners toast to success
lol at a couple of "who's on first" type conversation misunderstandings.
lol Stan poses as a valet and receives a tip from a car owner, just before Stan drives it way.
lol the caper itself is so audacious.
I'll drink to that Almeta!
I should probably have put my picture of you here. I think I'll move it.Janice has a lot of catch up chatting to do! And even more tippling :-) Did you keep track? Are you going to drink a bottle of wine or port, or just one glass?
I had a glass of port to cover: Vodka sour
Beer with a bit of salt (apparently causes more head)
Diet cola
Bourbon
Another Bourbon
(all above within 5 minutes)
I'd be sloshed if I drank a glass of port for each mention.
Sipping wine/ finished The Finkler QuestionThere isn't much to tipple to in this dreary book. Several characters get into and out of cars and on buses. Sam Finkler has a big, black Mercedes with a driver. They do drink a good bit, but the author doesn't spend much time describing food or drink; he just says that they drank or got drunk. This is a book to make you drink from sheer boredom.
Connie wrote: "Sipping wine/ finished The Finkler QuestionThere isn't much to tipple to in this dreary book. Several characters get into and out of cars and on buses... This is a book to make you drink from sheer boredom...."
LOL!, Sorry the book wasn't good, Connie
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Did you like it? Seems to be a Marmite book!