Drinkies ?

[mikey4444]

What are we all drinking tonight ?

I am enjoying a wonderful Dry Martini at the moment, with some Lidl scrumpy cider to have with my Chilli Con Carne later. ( alas, not home made....the Chilli that is, not the Martini )

[alavahalf]

"How would these words be pronounced in Canada" .. bouy .. bouy .
math ... math ... and route ... itineraire.

[Jackdaw33]

In times gone by, sailors would be hanged from the yardarm if convicted of a capital offence.

[Chipchopper]

Usually a couple of beers (quality craft ones) but tonight Mikey, its gin & tonic, for a change. The gin is Opihr and the tonic is fever-tree, and naturally a slice of lemon.

Food, beef in black bean sauce and sticky Tai rice + prawn crackers for scooping it up.

[stuey]

I'd say that most people I know follow the British spelling and pronunciation. But there are exceptions of course, for example most of us say 'math'; put a 'z' (zed not zee) in 'realize'; say 'tomayto' not 'tomahto'; and other variations.

[Chipchopper]

Back to the subject of 'drinkies' I've often thought the lyrics in the first verse of the Billy Joel song 'The piano man' very strange: "Its nine o'clock on a Saturday.
The regular crowd shuffles in.
There's an old man sitting next to me.
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.....Do you think that guy got thrown out ?

[jennyjoan]

Ummmm - somehow I recall you always said that your dad was NOT an alcoholic. Maybe I am wrong.

[Mamyalynne]

Just poured a glass of red.


Ummmm said on page 1 that her father liked a drink.

[jennyjoan]

Yes I know Mamy - but months earlier there was a discussion between her and someone else and she always said her dad was not an alcoholic even though he had liver disease.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh has she now said he is an alcoholic??

I missed that just saw 'liked a drink'.

You don't have to be an alcoholic to get liver cancer, it may well be more common amongst drinkers.

[Prudie]

Lots of people like a drink but that doesn't make them alcoholics - like this lot here :-)

[Caran]

I have just opened a bottle of rose.

[Mamyalynne]

Enjoy Caran.x

[Caran]

Thank you Mamya.

[tonyav]

Have you drank that bottle of Ros'e yey, Caran. If not giz a swig ;-)

[tonyav]

Yet ^^^^

[david small]

Nice glass of chilled fizzy water.

[Zacs-Master]

A nice bottle of Perrier Jouet on the balcony.

[sandyRoe]

I was running out of cigarettes and the nearest place open was the off licence. When was in there I noticed they were selling bottles of Guinness Porter. I bought one and I was surprised to find it tasted far better then I'd remembered.

[sandyRoe]

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