RE: Shortage of Tonic Water

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Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: Shortage of Tonic Water (in reply to Richard Jernigan)

I guess with gin whiskey etc, enough dose and you see “spirits” floating around, where as too much wine and you get a headache and “whine” about it later.

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Richard Jernigan

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Joined: Jan. 20 2004
From: Austin, Texas USA

RE: Shortage of Tonic Water (in reply to Ricardo)

Couldn't find the photo...at a restaurant in Jerez of the English version of the "Whine List."

RNJ

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 24 2020 22:56:06

hamia

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Joined: Jun. 25 2004

RE: Shortage of Tonic Water (in reply to BarkellWH)

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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH

...who apparently had run amok.

Bill

amok....nice word for a story about Malaysia. I recall Anthony Burgess explaining it in his autobiography Big Wilson and Little God - of course it's a common enough word in English but good to know its derivation.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 27 2020 21:30:45