🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:58:36 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
wrote:

>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

Ok Bret. I am now, officially drunk. And it's now time for the Melon
Patch.
Somewqhere somehow etc etc etc.

br d