🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <fmab8vo2q2je4cn83...@4ax.com>, 
br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:52:46 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >In article <un998vouegchn18kj...@4ax.com>, 
> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:58:15 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >In article <1v498vgs831i944ih...@4ax.com>, 
> >> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> >> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:23:12 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >In article <1rm88v4n7t0unofdh...@4ax.com>, 
> >> >> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> >> >> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 05:34:12 GMT, Don Ertman <helms...@verizon.net>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >Lemming wrote:
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >> I fear nothing except Br d's lemonade.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >As well you should. I however fear the melon patch.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> I fell in that once, and I er... can't think of anything amusing to
> >> >> >> say about it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Then you didn't fall hard enough, my good man.  The Melon Patch(tm) can 
> >> >> >be a numinously frightening place.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Bret
> >> >> >
> >> >> >PSA -- IIRC, "taking a walk in the melon patch" typically involves a 
> >> >> >generous splash of Midori, a copious amount of Vodka and a negligible-
> >> >> >by-any-standard volume of grapefruit juice served in a genuine-queen's-
> >> >> >stamp-bearing pint glass)
> >> >> 
> >> >> Ahh it's a cocktail! I'm afraid my alcohol choices have been somewhat
> >> >> presbyterian, I only discovered spirits a couple of years ago.
> >> >> But tomorrow (an England International) I intend to hit the lemonade
> >> >> with vigour, so if I can find out what on earth Midori is,
> >> >
> >> >Well, it's green for one thing.
> >> >
> >> >> and if I
> >> >> can remember where I keep the fridge, I shall try a Melon Patch in
> >> >> honour of you and Don.
> >> >> Salute!
> >> >
> >> >Don -- you know, of course, we are going to burn in heck for this.
> >> 
> >> Until tomorrow then!
> >
> >I will join you in spirit, if not in spirits.
> 
> I've got it. Had to travel some for it though. It's green and it looks
> and smells, well, odd. It's also 20 percent proof, so I will not be
> drinking it from a pint glass, i'm trying to reach April for christ
> sake. Also, I have company, so once things get going I will knock a
> few up (in half pint glasses) and get the assembled's opinions.

When done properly, it should look and smell like automobile anti-
freeze.  Also, it is ideally a summer drink but please don't let that 
dampen your evening.

> I really must take my hat off to you and Don if you used to drink this
> stuff with Vodka by the pint, little wonder you have such an
> understanding of the liver. How on earth did Don reach the attic after
> that? Or did you start in the attic so you could just fall down one
> floor at the appropriate moment?

IIRC, he used to end up passed out on the ceiling, so he only had to 
roll over to get upstairs.

> Get back to you a little later.

If so, you didn't get the recipe right.

Bret