Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
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Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
Hell yes I'll have some. At the OTW. All day long. Just need to win enough to cover the bar tab.
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
Well good luck then.
Bukowski always had cheap red to his bets I think, but it was dog races wasn`t it?
I`m not into betting but has any of you folks ever won a sum worth bragging about or were you always short on the dollar in the end?
Bukowski always had cheap red to his bets I think, but it was dog races wasn`t it?
I`m not into betting but has any of you folks ever won a sum worth bragging about or were you always short on the dollar in the end?
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I was taught to bet on numbers 2 and 5 (I have no idea why). I would bet to win and to place and would generally lose.
Since reading Bukowski I now only bet on one horse, and only to win. I try to study the form too but I don't really know what I'm doing.
My friend and I went to a Bukowski reading about 2 years ago and thought, in true buk style, that we'd get smashed beforehand and bet on the horses. My friend had never bet before.
We sat outside in a pub next to a TAB (betting shop). We had a drink while checking the form, selected our horse and placed our bet to win. We then focused on drinking a bit more. i sent my friend in to check the ticket after a while, without either of us knowing the outcome.
She came out amazed, we had won about $150 from our $10 bet. She thought this racing gig is easy! That paid for our drinks for the night.
We then went and saw the reading, heckled the readers, drank a shitload and my friend woke up the next morning without her pants (but that's another story).
Apart from that I usually lose when betting.
Since reading Bukowski I now only bet on one horse, and only to win. I try to study the form too but I don't really know what I'm doing.
My friend and I went to a Bukowski reading about 2 years ago and thought, in true buk style, that we'd get smashed beforehand and bet on the horses. My friend had never bet before.
We sat outside in a pub next to a TAB (betting shop). We had a drink while checking the form, selected our horse and placed our bet to win. We then focused on drinking a bit more. i sent my friend in to check the ticket after a while, without either of us knowing the outcome.
She came out amazed, we had won about $150 from our $10 bet. She thought this racing gig is easy! That paid for our drinks for the night.
We then went and saw the reading, heckled the readers, drank a shitload and my friend woke up the next morning without her pants (but that's another story).
Apart from that I usually lose when betting.
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
So the lady with no pants was kind of a win, too. If that were to happen everytime I went gambling I don't think I'd care how much I lose.
Also always bet the gray horse.
Also always bet the gray horse.
Now you're ready for some anti-dry-otics!-BeerMakesMeSmarter
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't fuck with them-Todd Snider
Blackout and be extraordinary-Absinthe of Malice
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't fuck with them-Todd Snider
Blackout and be extraordinary-Absinthe of Malice
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well played sir, this one`s on mePatchez wrote: Also always bet the gray horse.
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Totally missed Preakness, but I'll still drink to it
Preakness Stakes was today in Baltimore and instead of enjoying a great day-drinking day, I chose to drive up and down the goddamn beltway from goddamn chore to goddamn chore, all while completely dry.
Well, no need to mope. I have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
I think "better late than never" should be figured in to the Top 20 Drunkard Mottos anyway.
Well, no need to mope. I have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
I think "better late than never" should be figured in to the Top 20 Drunkard Mottos anyway.
"They told me to see the glass half full cause some see it as half empty
I chose to see the glass twice the size it needed to be" - Pharoahe Monch, 'Broken Again'
I chose to see the glass twice the size it needed to be" - Pharoahe Monch, 'Broken Again'
Re: Totally missed Preakness, but I'll still drink to it
that goddamb sucksRye and Coke wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 7:09 pmPreakness Stakes was today in Baltimore and instead of enjoying a great day-drinking day, I chose to drive up and down the goddamn beltway from goddamn chore to goddamn chore, all while completely dry.
Well, no need to mope. I have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
I think "better late than never" should be figured in to the Top 20 Drunkard Mottos anyway.
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
Never had a mint julep but always wanted to try one. And I want the real deal, not one I attempt to make myself. Pretty sure I'd hate it anyway because I'm not a bourbon drinker but it wouldn't stop me from tryin'.
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
They're surprisingly refreshing and you wouldn't expect it.Artful Drunktective wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 1:29 amNever had a mint julep but always wanted to try one. And I want the real deal, not one I attempt to make myself. Pretty sure I'd hate it anyway because I'm not a bourbon drinker but it wouldn't stop me from tryin'.
The trick is the sugar, mint and ice. Don't think about the bourbon. If it's good bourbon it's characteristics will remain. The ice will dull it down so that the mint and sugar take the center stage.
I don't drink bourbon as much as I used to, but I love the Juleps. I can see how the Derby ends up decadent and depraved as you can go through 3 or 4 of them without even realizing what you've done.
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
Ditching the mint and sugar I could see maybe enjoying a julep on broiling hot day in August.
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Re: Totally missed Preakness, but I'll still drink to it
That may be the vilest concoction ever foisted on the drinking and betting public. Worst of the Triple Crown drinks.Rye and Coke wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 7:09 pmI have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
Now you're ready for some anti-dry-otics!-BeerMakesMeSmarter
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Re: Derby Day Saturday! Mint Juleps anyone?
It's like a whiskey sour gone horribly wrong.
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Re: Totally missed Preakness, but I'll still drink to it
Come on, don't crap on someone else's drinkPatchez wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 7:42 amThat may be the vilest concoction ever foisted on the drinking and betting public. Worst of the Triple Crown drinks.Rye and Coke wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 7:09 pmI have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
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Re: Totally missed Preakness, but I'll still drink to it
haha, yeah, the Julep is better.Patchez wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 7:42 amThat may be the vilest concoction ever foisted on the drinking and betting public. Worst of the Triple Crown drinks.Rye and Coke wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 7:09 pmI have the makings of a Black-eyed Susan and I plan to take advantage tonight.
But I didn't mind it. I did make some changes though.
Instead of orange juice, I substituted it with mango-pineapple. And I made my own sour mix.
It wasn't that bad. But just to be sure, I'll make one for Jack n Coke this weekend. She hates anything overly alcoholic. So if she likes this then there has to be some merit there.
"They told me to see the glass half full cause some see it as half empty
I chose to see the glass twice the size it needed to be" - Pharoahe Monch, 'Broken Again'
I chose to see the glass twice the size it needed to be" - Pharoahe Monch, 'Broken Again'