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  • From: "Thomas A. Beckett" <thomas AT tbeckett.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Flame War at the Lounge
  • Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 22:17:38 -0500


Gina Norman wrote:
>
> > But wasn't it you who tried to show off with the flaming Martini
> > trick
> > and ended up spilling it all over the sofa?
>
> Now see, right there we have the statement that makes this whole story
> seem rather suspect... there's just now way I would do anything to a
> cosmopolitan that would prevent me from actually drinking it. Set fire to
> a perfectly good (rather yummy even) drink? ... I think not.

But Gina, according to what you said at the time, setting fire to the
Martini-like drink was the *entire point* of the drink. I mean, you
gave the bartender very specific instructions on making that drink,
which you claim to have invented yourself, and called it a "Flame War".
If memory serves -- how could I forget this? -- you very loudly
challenged all present to a Flame War, fired the drink and, as you were
hoisting it to your lips, some disturbance caused you to turn suddenly
and fling the fiery cocktail onto the davenport, which was fortunately
unoccupied at the time.

In retrospect, I'm really disappointed that I didn't get to see you
douse the concoction down your gullet. You must promise to do it again
next time. It looked really cool.

Tom




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