Drink Yourself Stupid
I'm not big on cocktails. One alcoholic drink in the glass at a time is usually enough for me. (I know that's not the dictionary definition but one liquor and a mixer doesn't seem worthy of the term.) So when My Two Dads took me out to Empire on Sunday, trouble was most definitely on the cards.
I usually drink 7&7 here and will miss it when I go. Tall glass = very refreshing! So it was an easy leap to the Rusty Nail on the menu. I say "the Rusty Nail" like it was singular: don't be fooled. Dan continued to make them for me at home, though apparently it should be Dewar's and Drambuie in a 1:2 (some sites say 1:3) ratio and we were making 1:1. Oops!
Around 4am, we decided to call it a night. We had all been slurring for while, yet for some reason this hadn't deterred us any. I was to be walked home - only 4 or 5 blocks - but we didn't get very far before falling over. As if by magic, the ugliest policeman in the world was right there on the scene, which sobered me up a leetle bit. Somehow we managed to convince him, from our seated position on the sidewalk, that we didn't need help or arresting. I made it to bed but the room was spinning. I think I was still drunk yesterday, and this morning's hangover bears that out.
P.S.A.: Do remember to drink responsibly. When you aim for that, sometimes accidents happen and you end up with a night like mine. If you aim to have a night like mine, well... it's your funeral!
posted by thisismarcus @ 13:09
14 Comments:
This is really bugging me...what is drambuie? Seven years of drinking and I don't know what it is? Shameful.
Oh, and the world's grossest drink is a boilermaker--a shot of whiskey in a bottle of beer. Who thought that one up? The one and only time I had one, I believe the beer of choice was Miller Lite. Blech.
This is Drambuie!
Learning so much today!
Why will you miss 7&7s when you go? You can't get them in the UK?
You can get the 7 but not the 7, as far as I know :) One of my minions is checking for me and I'll comment again when I know.
We shall ship it over in large wooden barrell.
Oh yeah more of the same Thursday night?
Maybe a little less, but essentially yes: it's gonna be one of THOSE nights. Glad you got my phone message!
BTW I promise to catch up on your blog soon. Your post about patterns looks fascinating but I need to go to college again before I can make it to the end :)
And be careful because I'll hold you to that barrel offer. (Everyone else is double-posting so why not me?!)
I've certainly never heard of 7, but then my specialist subject in the pub is definitely beer.
I've missed drinking silly amounts in your company - looking forward to making up for lost time soon!
I'm not as young and resilient to hangovers as I once was but I accept your challenge regardless! Hope to see you in a matter of weeks at the most.
Thanks for the second opinion on the Seagram's. I too had 2 or 3 "usuals" and ignored the rest of the bar. My American friends, I think it's clear what kind of gift you should bring when you come to visit with me!
"Visit with"? You have gone native.
Reading that a day later, I'm sure it's not right. I must have been thinking "visit" and "stay with" and typoed. Good spot! Although the first few times I say something stupid when I get back, I'm now going to pretend what I said was a genuine American phrase. He heh.
The final word on Seagram's: apparently I can order it online!
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