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Subject: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:14 AM Starkle, Starkle, Little Twink: Who the hell you are I think I'm not as thunk as some people drink I am. 'sides that, I only had tee martoonies and I've got all day Sober to sunday up in. or Starkle, starkle little twink Who the hell are you I think, I'm not under what you call The acofluence of incohol. I'm just a little slort of sheep I'm not drunk like thinkle peep. I don't know who is me yet, But the drunker I stand here the longer I get. So just give me on more drink To fill my cup 'cause I got all day sober to Sunday! or Starkle, starkle little twink, What the heck you are, I think. I'm not under the alluence of incohol, Although some thinkle peep I am, It's just the drunker I stand the longer I get. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Donuel Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:25 AM http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/venmar7.jpg |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Rapparee Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:25 AM It's in the DT: We set out from Stamford town With a fleet of stinkpots all around When from up aloft a cry came down: "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" It's good for captain and for crew It's the only drink you can look right through, And there's really nothing else will do --- "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" cho: So haul the sheets back with one hand, Set your drink down, if you can And never sail out of sight of land. "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" At Greenwich harbor we put in For we were getting short of gin To continue on would have been a sin "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" Our skipper's lying on the floor He was selected to go for more But he broke his leg tryin' to get on shore. "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" cho: Nine parts of gin and one vermouth It's the sailors friend, ain't that the truth From Sheepshead Bay to the Bay of Booth "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" Southhampton girls have figures fine Rigged loose in front and taut behind With packing slips from Calvin Klein "Tanqueray Martinis, Oh!" cho: |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Bunnahabhain Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:41 AM Was found all over the british empire at the end of the 19th C.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Windsinger Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:51 AM This is my kind of thread-title. :) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Mar 06 - 09:56 AM Surfeit? I don't think so! A herd of Martinis is a shaker, not a surfeit. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: JennyO Date: 01 Mar 06 - 10:18 AM Gimme a martinus. You mean martini. If I want two, I'll ask for 'em! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Leadfingers Date: 01 Mar 06 - 12:05 PM You CANT have a surfeit of Martinis , you can only ever have enough , 'cos then you fall over ! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Windsinger Date: 01 Mar 06 - 12:51 PM (BTW, didn't ClintonHammond already start a thread started about this?) Either way, by clockout time *I'll* sure need a surfeit of Martinis. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 06 - 01:17 PM Clinton who? Giok ☺ |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Desdemona Date: 01 Mar 06 - 02:48 PM Chance, as they say, would be a fine thing! Shaken or stirred? ~D |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Windsinger Date: 01 Mar 06 - 03:47 PM Shaken, of course. :) (Is there any other way?) Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Liz the Squeak Date: 01 Mar 06 - 03:50 PM I like my martinus make the Tom Lehrer way: Hearts full of youth, hearts full of truth, Six parts gin to one part vermouth! Add an olive....... LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Rapparee Date: 01 Mar 06 - 03:52 PM Take 9 parts of good gin and one part of good vermouth. Carefully pour them together, turn the blender to the highest speed and blend for 10 minutes with crushed ice. Pour into plastic tumblers, toss in some lemon peel or a couple of anchovy-stuffed olives and serve. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Bill D Date: 01 Mar 06 - 03:56 PM "some lemon peel or a couple of anchovy-stuffed olives" tsk! You want a drink, or alcoholic salad? |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Windsinger Date: 01 Mar 06 - 04:01 PM Actually, I've come to like the family of martinis that that use vodka and fruit-cordial, like Chambord or Pucker. -- as long as the barkeep listens, makes sure to use GREY GOOSE (tyvm!), and not too much of the syrupy stuff. In a frosted glass, after a hard day's work, it's awesome. Slán, ~Fionn www.geocities.com/children_of_lir |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 06 - 04:09 PM I always use Noilly Prat the Queen of vermouths. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: GUEST Date: 01 Mar 06 - 05:07 PM Vermouth = German "wermut" = the wormwood plant. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: lady penelope Date: 02 Mar 06 - 04:11 PM What's the tune to Tanqueray Martinis,oh! ? it won't do the click to play thingy....... I NEED TO LEARN THIS SONG!!!!!!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Rapparee Date: 02 Mar 06 - 05:49 PM Among other places, it's on Tommy Makem's "At the Irish Pavilion" recording. The full name of the place when I was there was "Tommy Makem's Irish Pavilion".... |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Padre Date: 02 Mar 06 - 08:55 PM 'Tanqueray Martini' is also on the Boarding Party's Album "Too Far From the Shore" (Folk Legacy CD 131) Jon Campbell wrote it after a weekend in a Connecticut anchorage where, he said, 'there were so many boats you could walk from one side of the harbor to the other, and the only thing you'd get wet was the back of your throat.' Padre, who uses Tanqueray gin and Cinzano vermouth (5:1) |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Peace Date: 02 Mar 06 - 09:06 PM It's attributed to Paul Campbell and Jim Houlihan in the DT. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: GUEST,Joe_F Date: 02 Mar 06 - 09:49 PM There is something about a Martini, A tingle remarkably pleasant. A yellow, a mellow Martini: I wish that I had one at present. There is something about a Martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And, to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth -- I rather suspect it's the gin. -- Ogden Nash --- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: A bit of love, a bit of lust, and there you are. :|| |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: John MacKenzie Date: 03 Mar 06 - 05:16 AM I must get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini! Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Gervase Date: 03 Mar 06 - 05:31 AM Oh, but you can have a surfeit - ask the barman at the Lanesborough. But don't mention me by name. No, the Martini is like a woman's breasts - one is not enough, and three is de trop. Unlike the Martini Henry, where you need at least 20 to be effective. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Purple Foxx Date: 03 Mar 06 - 05:38 AM The Perfect Martini. Catch a flight to Crete. Once there go to The Mambo Restaraunt in Stalis. Ask for Sylvana. Get her to make you one. Sorted! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: lady penelope Date: 03 Mar 06 - 04:11 PM I favour Juniper Green gin, but over proof Tanqueray is not to be sniffed at. Can't abide Noily Pratt though...... |
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Subject: RE: BS: A Surfeit of Martinis From: Rapparee Date: 03 Mar 06 - 05:58 PM I believe it was Dorothy Parker who said, "After one martini I'm under the weather. After two martinis I'm under the table. After three martinis I'm under the host." |
