Thursdays #173 - better late than never

[catland]

must be alot of people out on vacation this week - the bar hasn't been opened yet. Either that, or all that traveling on last week's Thursdays just tired everyone out.

That's ok - I'll see what's left in the see-ment mixer. Then again, maybe not.

Who's thirsty?

[sparks19]

are you anxious to get a slushie? It's only wednesday hehehe

Oh well I'm all for a headstart

[RICHARD]

must be alot of people out on vacation this week - the bar hasn't been opened yet. Either that, or all that traveling on last week's Thursdays just tired everyone out.

That's ok - I'll see what's left in the see-ment mixer. Then again, maybe not.

Who's thirsty?

Hey I am tuning up my car today.....new brakes, fluids, plugs and filters.

So pull the cars around to the back.....

The Lazarus,

1.5 oz Curacao
1.5 oz vodka, lemonade and OJ. (the juice, not the killer)
and a splash of 7up...

(thr recipe says it would be great as a slushie!


DONE?


LOL,
Seeing NASA lost all that stuff i was going to suggest the "Drunken Space Monkey"..Maybe later?

[RedHedd]

Seeing NASA lost all that stuff i was going to suggest the "Drunken Space Monkey"..Maybe later?

I HAD to Google it - who said Thursdays wasn't a place to get motivated

DRUNKEN SPACE MONKEY:
1 mug hot water,
2 heaping scoops Tang, (but of course! )
2 oz. vodka,
2 oz. Zwack Unicum Hungarian bitters

and stir.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Zwack Unicum Hungarian bitters? What in the world....??....?? Oops, forgot, this was an "out of this world" drink.

If I can put ice cubes in it and drink it cold instead of warm, I think I'll try one. It would be nice to be out of this world right now....in a different....more peacefull....less stressful....world....mmm...that sounds like a place I want to be. Maybe two or three or maybe 8 of these Drunken Space Monkeys will get me there.

Uummm.....speaking of drunken space monkeys, has anyone seen Mario?

[RedHedd]

Another elixir beloved by a royal has only recently become widely available in the U.S.: Unicum – the name given it by Emperor Joseph II for its singular flavor. Developed as a digestif by his physician, Dr. Zwack, this third, 18th century creation was commercially available by the 1850s; unlike Drambuie and Benedictine, it wasn’t until the 20th century that politics made life difficult for Unicum.

In fact, the Zwack family did quite well making and selling Unicum and other liqueurs until World War II, when Allied bombs destroyed their factory in Budapest. Just as they began to rebuild, the new Communist government confiscated both the family home and the factory; brothers Janos and Bela eventually emigrated to the U.S., sneaking their secret recipe out with them in a breast-pocket.

When the Hungarian Communist government tried to continue making Unicum – without the recipe or know-how – Janos saw the Zwack family name being destroyed. He eventually won an international lawsuit against the Hungarian government for their trademark, but it wasn’t until the next generation that the Zwack family would return to making Unicum.

Peter Zwack cut his teeth in the American liquor industry until political changes in Hungary opened the door for his return. In 1989 he was the first Hungarian to buy back the family business and reintroduced Hungary to its national drink. Since then it has slowly trickled into other countries, doing especially well in countries like Germany and Italy where they already have a tradition of bitter digestifs.

That’s because Unicum is, particularly for Americans, an acquired taste. Its bittersweet character is too complex to be a frat-boy shot drink like its German cousin Jaegermeister. With such a rich flavor it also isn’t ideal for today’s fruity, vodka-based cocktails. But a combination of maceration, distillation, and oak-aging gives it a rounded herbal-licorice edge with just enough sweetness to wrap up a meal. It’s traditionally served in balloon-shaped glasses (which match well with the bottle, shaped as it is like an old-school anarchist bomb); it also goes well on the rocks for an aperitif. Hungarians today still swear by its recuperative powers: I once visited Budapest in a bleak December and promptly caught a cold, but locals plied me with enough Unicum to get me up on my feet for some vigorous Hungarian folk-dancing, and I awoke the next morning with a clear head and not a sniffle in sight.



Note the cross on the bottle! This stuff sounds DANGEROUS!

[davidpizzica]

How about a double drunk space monkey? I just saw Mario swinging from the rafters and he had his space helmet on!

[catland]

Well, in that case I'm just going to have to lift up a glass of Unicum and toast Mario and all other space monkeys.

... and speaking of space, a moment of silence for the iminent de-planeting of Pluto. What is Goofy going to do now?

[DJFyrewolf36]

Hey I am tuning up my car today.....new brakes, fluids, plugs and filters.

So pull the cars around to the back.....

The Lazarus,

1.5 oz Curacao
1.5 oz vodka, lemonade and OJ. (the juice, not the killer)
and a splash of 7up...

(thr recipe says it would be great as a slushie!


DONE?


LOL,
Seeing NASA lost all that stuff i was going to suggest the "Drunken Space Monkey"..Maybe later?

Hmm....that sounds really good! Barkeep, I'll take one...or several...and CNTs for the cat critters. I just did the tune up crud on my car (many dollar signs later...) and it STILL needs more work but its worth it cuzz a quarter of a tank can last me up to a week and a half

Hey Mario! Have a cherry...or a whole jar...just don't make a mess!

[lbaker]

LH, scallops in TOMATO sauce Oh, right Oklahoma You will be back before the season's over right? I'm sure LOH will be able to, shall we say, (or not) quench your thirst - for East Coast longings I'm sure I may be in Omaha NE in October for yet another Science meeting. Don't suppose I'll get much seafood there but I bet I can get a good steak you can't alway get what you want, but sometimes... you get what you need By the way RH, September SF isn't looking so good but Omaha is immediatlely followed by some science teachers meeting in SF. Sooooo.. I'll stay in touch.

[gini]

A Gargleblaster? You have got to be kidding!!

Why would you want one of those after all of Laurie's great food?

Oh, alright, I will try one ..............TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!

[RedHedd]

By the way RH, September SF isn't looking so good but Omaha is immediatlely followed by some science teachers meeting in SF. Sooooo.. I'll stay in touch.

Frank and the Pope are waiting for us

[RICHARD]

LOVELY..


I finally made it out of the L&F late last night...I heard the front door open and when I went out to investigate guess who I saw hitchhiking
whit this sign...

Goin two
NaHSuh-Fluhr I DAh



NO MORE DRINKS FOR MARIO,,,,,,,,,,


HE WANTS TO GO TO SPACE!