[The Bartender]

Cucumber sticks, a nice touch.

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

The closest to a cocktail that I used to drink occasionally as a youngster was a Lager & Lime.
I tried another cocktail in the 90s: Guinness & Black

 

[turban1]

(Is it like Gunga Pimm, the lesser know Kipling work about a heavy drinking kid?)

point one, no it isn't girly. it's what one drinks while playing croquet, etc., as discussed above.

point two, as a lad setting off from michigan to st andrews university in scotland, an anglophylic bartender told me that the british dote on pimms and served me one straight up in a cordial glass. took some getting used to.

point three - kipling indeed. well-spotted.

'for it was pimms, pimms, pimms
'til a fellow could not operate his limbs,
we was orderin' the round
while recumbent on the ground,
all a-bawlin' for another jug of pimms.

'now someday we may go
to a better world or so
where there's croquet
and the sunlight never dims,
we'll be dressed in flannel white
in that land without a night
and the angels will supply us all with pimms.

'yes it's pimms, pimms, pimms,
and cress sandwiches, devoid of crusts and rims,
every aged brigadier and his lady posted here
will thank the Lord for every glass of pimms.

(R Kripling)

 

[expressingmyself]

Challenge your next detractor to down an entire bottle - then see who's calling who poncey!

It's a delicious drink, enjoy it if you like and don't worry about the naysayers. Try to keep your pinky retracted while sipping, though.

 

[JerseyJohn]

"Girly" depends on context. At Campbell Apartment or Angel's Share, drink what you like. But if you pull into the parking lot and it's filled with rusted F-150's with Confederate flags in the back windows, then use the following flow chart:

Step (1) - Is it beer or a whiskey shot? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", procede to Step (2).

Step (2) - If it's a whiskey shot, are you ordering a beer back? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", proceed to Step (3)

Step (3) - Is the beer a major American brand like Budweiser or a regional favorite like Lone Star? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", proceed to Step (4)

Step (4) - is the whiskey shot bourbon or a good ol' American blend like Seagram's? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", enjoy. Just don't change the song on the juke box, mess with Jim Bob's woman or root for the Yankees! :icon_smile_big:

 

[ZachGranstrom]

^^^^

 

[The Bartender]

context is everything, I guess

"Girly" depends on context. At Campbell Apartment or Angel's Share, drink what you like. But if you pull into the parking lot and it's filled with rusted F-150's with Confederate flags in the back windows, then use the following flow chart:

Step (1) - Is it beer or a whiskey shot? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", procede to Step (2).

Step (2) - If it's a whiskey shot, are you ordering a beer back? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", proceed to Step (3)

Step (3) - Is the beer a major American brand like Budweiser or a regional favorite like Lone Star? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", proceed to Step (4)

Step (4) - is the whiskey shot bourbon or a good ol' American blend like Seagram's? If "no": it's girly. Put your wallet away and exit quietly. If "yes", enjoy. Just don't change the song on the juke box, mess with Jim Bob's woman or root for the Yankees! :icon_smile_big:

funny stuff. i'm laughing (but i hope not girlishly).

 

[turban1]

protective colouration

not girlish and not wanting to appear so, in public i only drink boilermakers, dropping the shotglass of rye straight into my schooner of budweiser. yet still i get grief and asked why. a trusted friend said it may be the little paper parasol in my budweiser. life is a constant series of challenges.

 

[JJR512]

not girlish and not wanting to appear so, in public i only drink boilermakers, dropping the shotglass of rye straight into my schooner of budweiser. yet still i get grief and asked why. a trusted friend said it may be the little paper parasol in my budweiser. life is a constant series of challenges.

Just tell people it's a Burberry parasol that costs 10x the price of a normal one and it will be OK.

(You may want to paint the Burberry check pattern on the underside of the canopy, just in case they check...)

 

[Pirendeus]

On a first date, I ordered a beer. I mentioned that it was horrible, and that girls were lucky--they could order good tasting alcohol and no one thought less of them. My date responded that a real man would drink what he wanted to drink, and not care what other people thought about him. So, I ordered a fruity drink made mostly of pineapple juice, and it was AWESOME! I really enjoyed it. However, after that night, she never answered the phone when I called. FML.