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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 12:41 PM
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How many of these drinks have you had?


Remember when you'd find these placemats in a restaurant? I ate at one the other day that still uses these (I think this was a 70's thing but maybe the restaurant bought a truckload of them so they still use them).

Some of these drinks are pretty obsolete.


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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 12:43 PM
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1. I have had all of them except for the Ward 8. Never heard of it. n/t
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 12:44 PM
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2. You'll have to buy a bottle of Rye and make one this weekend
I had a coworker that went to a restaurant that used these placemats. As a lark their group ordered one of everything from the placemat for the first round. It baffled the bartender since some of these drinks really aren't made anymore like the Pink Lady.
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:18 PM
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16. At least they had the recipe for him to follow!
:rofl:

dg
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OriginalGeek Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 12:49 PM
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3. Screwdriver and Martini
But I am not a big fan of mixed drinks in general. The only mixed drink I have with any regularity at all is a White Russian and that is 99% because I love the Big Lebowski and 1% because they are damn tasty.


I will occasionally mix up some Margaritas at home but I would never order one out.

I am a huge fan of big beers and I like single malt scotch (Laphroaig w00t w00t!) and those are what get most of my drinking time and money.
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:07 PM
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4. In one evening?

If we count multiple evenings 11.

If we count last Friday, I don't remember.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:17 PM
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5. Where were you drinking
Oh it was Mrs Robino's that uses that placemat
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 04:31 PM
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25. I thought it might be leftover from Katy's diner on Union Street, lol

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 07:34 AM
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38. Joe Biden is that you?
I couldn't tell if he was thinking of the old Katy's (Now Wings to Go and a Dive bar) on Dupont or Kozy Kitchen on Union
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 07:56 AM
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39. Have you been to the Polish festival?

I saw a billboard for that, and haven't been.

But the Oktoberfest is this weekend too, and I might hit my limit on sausage.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 08:15 AM
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40. I keep driving by it when I go to Planet Fitness but never make it there
I just like the festivals where I can walk to them - makes it easier to stumble home and not have to drive
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:19 PM
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6. Eighteen.
:toast:
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IcyPeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:24 PM
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7. 2
screwdriver, planter's punch
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dana_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:25 PM
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8. four
Screwdriver, daiquiri, Bloody Mary and the rum & coke. My step dad used to love the Old Fashioned and my uncle still likes his Harvey Wallbanger although he says that it is getting harder to find Galliano
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:51 PM
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10. any place that makes varieties of premium margaritas should have it
I see it in the duty free shop on the border still.:P
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:50 PM
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9. Eight
Never was one for fancy mixed drinks.
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OriginalGeek Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 01:57 PM
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11. My cowboy friend in Texas called them
"Hi-war-yann flowerdy dranks" and he didn't take kindly to them either. It always made me laugh.

Actually I THINK I kinda miss Lone Star beer. Haven't had it in 30+ years though so I may be remembering through beer colored glasses.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:17 PM
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15. I always thought they must be a PITA for bartenders
especially when they're busy. A shot or a beer or a shot and a beer for me, thanks.

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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:58 PM
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37. In my experience, it's not the mixing that pisses off bartenders
It's the blender machines. I worked at one place where the poor owner kept buying blenders for the bar and they kept magically breaking. I loved those bartenders.

Best story. The owner once had the bright idea to install a telephone behind the bar. The thing lasted all of five hours. I watched in delight as my favorite tarbender picked up the receiver, cut the cord and shoved evil device in the sink.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:02 PM
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12. oddly enough I haven't actually had that many but I know all but two
Edited on Wed Sep-14-11 02:04 PM by Kali
the ward B and the angel kiss

I've had about 10 of those.
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:10 PM
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13. just two
Edited on Wed Sep-14-11 02:11 PM by charlie and algernon
Rum and Coke
Gin and Tonic

Not listed though, I've had a Mojito a couple times, a Mudslide (essentially a hard milkshake :9) and a Mai Tai
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:10 PM
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14. Not one umbrella drink in the lot!
Where's the Mai Tai? Victor Bergeron is not smiling.
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:20 PM
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17. All but two...
I've never heard of the Ward 8 either.
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GoCubsGo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:30 PM
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18. 12
Although, one was actually Rum and Diet Coke. The Harvey Wallbanger was the "in" drink around the time I became "legal". I had one or two, but I prefer beer. And, if I'm going to have a Bloody Mary, I prefer it to actually be a Bloody Maria, using tequila, instead of vodka.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:53 PM
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19. I've had 9 out of 28
Daiquiri
Screwdriver
Manhattan
Whiskey Sour (along with a variety of other sours like Amaretto Sour)
Martini (although usually it was an speciality martini - I do not like Olives or Onions)
Rob Roy (was going thru a scotch phase)
Rum Cola (actually I preferred Diet Dr. Pepper - same concept)
Tom Collins (I hate gin but at a party someone gave me one)
Mint Julep (I hate minty drinks but I was at a Derby Party so I had to do one)
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 02:55 PM
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20. I had 10 of em.
And that's just this morning.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 03:14 PM
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22. Slowing down in your old age, eh?
:rofl:
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 03:31 PM
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24. Yep.
lol

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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 03:04 PM
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21. Tried 9 of them in my younger days.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 03:28 PM
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23. One.
Although my brother's bachelor party is this weekend. Apparantly the plan is to drink Manhattan dry.


If I'm not back on DU by Monday... wait a day.
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hifiguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 04:33 PM
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26. Screwdriver, Martini, Bloody Mary,
Sidecar (yum!! :)), Cuba Libre, Zombie, G&T. And another '70s doozy called the Dirty Mother - equal parts brandy and Kahlua topped off with half-and-half and stirred. Lemme tell ya, that last one is delicious and soooo smooth going down. Unfortunately it is very, VERY hard coming back up again. :puke:

I generally like my hard stuff straight (ice cold vodka) or neat with a splash (good whisky). Exceptions are made for a great vodka martini or a sidecar, though.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 04:40 PM
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27. 11?
but maybe 13 :toast: or maybe 14 :toast: I'm too old to remember.. but definitely 11.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 05:02 PM
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28. Several many
:evilgrin:

Of course, in NOLA, the pathetic little sip in the upper left does not qualify as a "daiquiri". THIS is a daiquiri:

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zanana1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 05:41 PM
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29. Today? nt
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 05:59 PM
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30. Um, 18.
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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 06:04 PM
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31. I drink too much
to be having drinks with all that high calorie fillers. I'd weight a ton.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:31 PM
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32. My dad used to have the lime mixture in little packets for gin gimlets. I used to
steal a lick of the powder every so often I was so desperate for something sugary.
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Luciferous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:36 PM
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33. 4
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:37 PM
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34. many of several and several of many and sips of the rest
Mom and Dad used to throw these cocktail parties back in the day :D
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:41 PM
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35. um - 22?
But I used to wait tables in college... and after the bar closed, well...
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-11 09:46 PM
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36. 11
To be fair, I worked in bars.

From that selection, the Vodka Gimlet is my favorite. The Rum/cola with an added squeeze of lime (Cuba Libra) is my second favorite.
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 08:21 AM
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41. All of them once at-least. Most of them repeatedly.
My brother is a bartender and this is all along his learning curve...so I was the guinea pig for his practicing when he was starting out. I must have done something right...he's one of those bartenders that gets written up in culinary magazines and has Philly restaurant scene name-recognition now.

Also, I'm a recovering cocktail drinker.
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