--- Reggie Bautista wrote: > Jean-Louis replied: > >I suggest drinking Halloween floats : > > > >1 part blond beer (eg. lager) with orange coloring > >1 part Guinness which should float on the lager! > > Irish bars here in KC (and presumably elsewhere) > call this either a > half-and-half (if the bottom half is Harp) or a > Black and Tan (if the bottom half is Bass). > > Ahh, the memories! A pint-sized half-and-half in my > right hand, a > double-shot of Bushmills Special Reserve in my left > hand, and a bar full of > drunks singing Irish drinking songs along with Eddie > Delahunt... Those were *really* the days :-) > > Reggie Bautista > Haven't even had a good glass of Mead in the past > year Maru :-(
This reminds me of a Halloween ride in 1990: for our pre-ride brunch we had mead, coffee with Bailey's, and mimosas (orange juice & champagne) - with assorted quiches/muffins/fruit to dilute the alcohol! - then set off for the lake. I was one of several to 'kiss the dirt' as none of the horses had participated in a costumed event before (no one was hurt as we were, ahem, 'well-lubricated'), but the real problem came later, when I was holding the reins for another woman to re-mount. Her mare spooked violently at her flapping cape (the scary mask probably didn't help either :P ), reared and leaped into the lake; not having sense enough to drop the reins, I wound up _under_ Magnolia, and finally let go of them when a pastern (the joint right above the hoof) smacked my forehead. [I didn't see it of course, but a steel-shod hoof would have at least cracked my soused head; those on shore said she appeared to stumble before she leaped out of the water - I think she sensed that I was under her and jumped over me...] What's that saying about "watching over fools and idiots?" <shudder> I haven't ridden, driven or operated any equipment whatsoever with more than a half-glass of wine on-board since. There But For The Grace Of God Go I Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
