Comments on: How To Drink Less http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less Seriously, this could not be more beta Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:36:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DorothyMantooth http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40898 DorothyMantooth Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:57:14 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40898 <a href="http://www.altarestaurant.com/" rel="nofollow">Mai htmlz is brokedz.</a> Mai htmlz is brokedz.

]]> By: DorothyMantooth http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40897 DorothyMantooth Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:55:47 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40897 <a href="altarestaurant.com" rel="nofollow">Alta</a> makes a lovely drink with Cynar called the Sicilian. You can hardly taste the artichoke! Alta makes a lovely drink with Cynar called the Sicilian. You can hardly taste the artichoke!

]]> By: andrew graham http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40876 andrew graham Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:19:46 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40876 Campari can be consumed, worn as a scent, or both. In the words of my regular barkeep, it's "what people drink when they don't want to get too drunk." Campari can be consumed, worn as a scent, or both. In the words of my regular barkeep, it's "what people drink when they don't want to get too drunk."

]]> By: Moff http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40864 Moff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:58:07 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40864 I had a very nice night drinking Fernet at Vesuvio Cafe in North Beach a few years ago. Wish I could remember more of it. I had a very nice night drinking Fernet at Vesuvio Cafe in North Beach a few years ago. Wish I could remember more of it.

]]> By: sailor http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40779 sailor Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40779 One of my alcoholic stepfathers was on the Fernet Branca cure before he married my mother in the village of Luynes outside of Tours, France. He swore he was on the road to recovery and soon fell off the wagon and was back to doing the NYT crossword in ink and timing himself, playing the market for some rich matron in Martha's Vineyard and passing out on the couch with lit cigarettes in his hand. Yes it tastes like the proverbial dog shit, but it's still alcohol. Alex for the second time this week, just say yes to dope. One of my alcoholic stepfathers was on the Fernet Branca cure before he married my mother in the village of Luynes outside of Tours, France. He swore he was on the road to recovery and soon fell off the wagon and was back to doing the NYT crossword in ink and timing himself, playing the market for some rich matron in Martha's Vineyard and passing out on the couch with lit cigarettes in his hand.

Yes it tastes like the proverbial dog shit, but it's still alcohol.

Alex for the second time this week, just say yes to dope.

]]> By: riggssm http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40768 riggssm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:13 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40768 My fool-proof method to retard my drinking is to sleep more than my standard 4.5 hours p/night. Each additional half hour of sleep = 4 ounces of the hard stuff (individual results may vary). My fool-proof method to retard my drinking is to sleep more than my standard 4.5 hours p/night. Each additional half hour of sleep = 4 ounces of the hard stuff (individual results may vary).

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40751 HiredGoons Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:07:43 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40751 Thanksgiving is a whiskey holiday. Always has been, always will be. Thanksgiving is a whiskey holiday. Always has been, always will be.

]]> By: forget it i quit http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40748 forget it i quit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:03:32 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40748 I used to blame my Sunday night tippling on Mad Men, but that has borne out to be a falsehood. Unfortunately the all-Marmite-all-the-time diet didn't work for me, so not too sure about this one. I used to blame my Sunday night tippling on Mad Men, but that has borne out to be a falsehood.

Unfortunately the all-Marmite-all-the-time diet didn't work for me, so not too sure about this one.

]]> By: rod_townsend http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40747 rod_townsend Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:03:07 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40747 1. Campari and cocaine are splendid together. 2. My favorite is Gammel Dansk, which is hard to find. 3. And, hello? Jager. Peels off paint and memory. 1. Campari and cocaine are splendid together.
2. My favorite is Gammel Dansk, which is hard to find.
3. And, hello? Jager. Peels off paint and memory.

]]> By: The Epicurean Dealmaker http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/how-to-drink-less#comment-40746 The Epicurean Dealmaker Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:38 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=19572#comment-40746 An old acquaintance of mine--sadly since passed on, but not via that debbil alcohol--had a different strategy: drink like a fish 11 months of the year, but go cold turkey every January. It sounds painful, but just imagine how delicious that first drink at 12:01 am February 1st tasted! Besides, it made for great conversations at bars, which my friend did not cease attending even while on the wagon: "What's the matter, aren't you drinking?" "No, January is Liver Awareness Month." An old acquaintance of mine–sadly since passed on, but not via that debbil alcohol–had a different strategy: drink like a fish 11 months of the year, but go cold turkey every January. It sounds painful, but just imagine how delicious that first drink at 12:01 am February 1st tasted!

Besides, it made for great conversations at bars, which my friend did not cease attending even while on the wagon: "What's the matter, aren't you drinking?" "No, January is Liver Awareness Month."

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