The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 1/4/06)

[RetroLounge]

A Drink With Something In It

There is something about a Martini,
A tingle remarkably pleasant;
A yellow, a mellow Martini;
I wish 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 think that perhaps it's the gin.

Ogden Nash

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Hey, they don't always have to be so heavy and depressing.

This one made me smile. :D

:hi:

RL

[Callalily]

1. Hmmmm, a little

early in the morning for me RL, but I can almost taste it!

[RetroLounge]

10. It's five o'clock somewhere

right?

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Candy

Is dandy
But liquor
Is quicker.

Ogden Nash:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

21. Yes it is!

:hi:

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I thought of this one, since it kind of seemed like he answered himself!

I've always liked Ogden Nash...

Rhiannon:hi::rofl:

[wildhorses]

3. cute !! and ain't it the truth?

except I thought Vodka made martinis
and Gin made gimlets?
No matter
and BTW....I love the word ain't
and I ain't apologizing for it either :silly:

[RetroLounge]

4. I love the word ain't

It's a great word, and I ain't gonna stop using it!

:D

RL

[Rhiannon12866]

5. You can use either gin or vodka.

Though gin is traditional, I think. My grandmother drank martinis...:D

[LynzM]

6. Hrm....

Sounds good to me!

[In_The_Wind]

7. I love it!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Here you go! A drink for the mid-week!

I like this little bit of poetry from Dorothy Parker:

I love to drink martinis,
Two at the very most,
Three, I'm under the table,
Four, I'm under the host.

Glad to see you smiling today, my dear RetroLounge! You made me smile, too.....

[RetroLounge]

9. "Four, I'm under the host."

:rofl:

You just made my morning, Peggy!

:yourock:

RL

[GOPisEvil]

11. The last three lines are entirely correct!

:D

[miss_american_pie]

12. Is Rabrrrrrr impersonating RL today?

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

13. He is my sock puppet.

or maybe I am his?

:shrug:

RL

[AussieDave]

22. Ok - if he's your sock puppet, just where exactly is your hand ???

On second thoughts, I don't want to know........


(BTW - I like the poem - so very cosmopolitan and 1950's)

[RetroLounge]

23. No, you do not want to know...

really...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

14. Make mine an Appletini, please.

I despise gin. :P

:hi::hug:

[RetroLounge]

15. Here you go

RL

[RevCheesehead]

16. If I haven't said it to you lately,

I adore you! :7:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

17. When you don't tell me every day

I look like this:



RL

[RevCheesehead]

18. Except with a beard, right?

Did I miss your poem yesterday? I don't remember seeing it. :shrug:

[RetroLounge]

19. Yes, w/o beard

Here's yesterday's thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4527177

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

20. Thanks for the link.

I'm sorry I missed it yesterday. That was (forgive me) cathartic.