The worst thing about martinis is that the very last sip, at the bottom of the glass, after the olive has been eaten and the gin and the vermouth and the brine have spent some time mellowing together and are now absolutely bosom pals, is by far the best sip of the entire drink, far surpassing even t...

Hugh wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:40 pm

Yes, Threepwood, it takes all kinds. But we need some diversity here. What use is a forum full of nothing but pieces of shit? We need non-pieces of shit here. Quite desperately.

I will endeavour, though perhaps with some difficulty, to give satisfaction.

November seems like it's exactly 6 months too late in the year to be posting this particular recipe, but I'll have to remember it for next summer. Hopefully the bars'll be wild and free again, and I can confusedly describe it to some innocent barkeep in the middle of the dog days. It does sound very...

Hugh wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:26 pm

So you're a Wodehouse reader. Maybe you're not such a piece of shit after all. Because nearly all new registrants to this forum are pieces of shit.

I assure you, I'm definitely a piece of shit. But it takes all kinds, wot?

I've been sporadically reading MDM for years, and occasionally lurking this here forum, too. Finally decided to register earlier this fall, and now start posting. Seeing too many small fora these past few years either disappearing entirely or just turning into facebook or reddit groups. It's depress...