After the gray, mud-splashed form of Smarty Jones passed pacesetter Lion Heart, whose unmudded colors were a sharp contrast, in the homestretch on his way to winning the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby in the unimpressive time of 2:04 (forgiving, considering the slop the poor beasts had to race through), I knew I'd want to go out that night and celebrate.
It was the best Derby I've ever seen.
FYI, there have only been 4 other Derbies so muddy, the last being in '94, in which Go For Gin plodded through one of the least impressive Derbies.
FYI, May 1st is Offical Smarty Jones Day in Pennsylvania, so PA'ers, be patriotic to your home state next May 1st by wearing a dorky horse shirt!
We went out last night. I was hoping to get drunk, or at least tipsy, and make several drunken toasts to Smarty Jones and his luck in the Preakness Stakes.
Here's the stats on our night:
Bars attended: 1 (Sluggers on Clark)
Games of pool played: 1 (I won)
Beers consumed: 2 (1 Amstel Lite each)
Drinks consumed: 1 (vodka/red bull for me)
Shots consumed: 0
Toasts made: 0
Flirtarous (ok it's probably spelled wrong) remarks made: 0
Times I told him to get a drink, I'm buying: at least 12
Total time out: around 1 hour 15 mins, the 15 being the time it took to walk to the bar.
Cab fare home: $5
Shitty. Shannon said he had a headache, but as any boozer knows, a headache can be helped with a few drinks (well not really, but drunken bliss takes you mind off many things, headaches being one). I should've checked outside to see if pigs were flying. Shannon turning down a free drink? Very very very bizarre to say the least.
I guess we won't be going out for a while. I only get the opportunity to pay for drinks (and even more rarely, his too!) once every couple months or so. That unused cash in my wallet will disappear fast.
What does it mean when a boozer turns down free drinks?
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So it's final, I'm gonna sit through a horribly long, drawn-out commencement ceremony on May 29th that will make me want to dig a spork into my eyes. I don't offically get my diploma til I finish summer school, but the end is near...the end is near
It was the best Derby I've ever seen.
FYI, there have only been 4 other Derbies so muddy, the last being in '94, in which Go For Gin plodded through one of the least impressive Derbies.
FYI, May 1st is Offical Smarty Jones Day in Pennsylvania, so PA'ers, be patriotic to your home state next May 1st by wearing a dorky horse shirt!
We went out last night. I was hoping to get drunk, or at least tipsy, and make several drunken toasts to Smarty Jones and his luck in the Preakness Stakes.
Here's the stats on our night:
Bars attended: 1 (Sluggers on Clark)
Games of pool played: 1 (I won)
Beers consumed: 2 (1 Amstel Lite each)
Drinks consumed: 1 (vodka/red bull for me)
Shots consumed: 0
Toasts made: 0
Flirtarous (ok it's probably spelled wrong) remarks made: 0
Times I told him to get a drink, I'm buying: at least 12
Total time out: around 1 hour 15 mins, the 15 being the time it took to walk to the bar.
Cab fare home: $5
Shitty. Shannon said he had a headache, but as any boozer knows, a headache can be helped with a few drinks (well not really, but drunken bliss takes you mind off many things, headaches being one). I should've checked outside to see if pigs were flying. Shannon turning down a free drink? Very very very bizarre to say the least.
I guess we won't be going out for a while. I only get the opportunity to pay for drinks (and even more rarely, his too!) once every couple months or so. That unused cash in my wallet will disappear fast.
What does it mean when a boozer turns down free drinks?
**********************************
So it's final, I'm gonna sit through a horribly long, drawn-out commencement ceremony on May 29th that will make me want to dig a spork into my eyes. I don't offically get my diploma til I finish summer school, but the end is near...the end is near
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trucker_fiction:
sounds like the evening didnt quite have the impact you were hoping for... oh well, perhaps next time. I NEVER turn down a free drink, unless it's tequila, in which case I will immediately begin 
followed by usually giving myself a 
. call me a 
if you want to, but Tequila makes me want to 
and if someone insists on it, I'll probably get real 
and call upon my friend, who is a badass 
followed by usually giving myself a . call me a if you want to, but Tequila makes me want to and if someone insists on it, I'll probably get real and call upon my friend, who is a badass 
biomechmonster:
Hatred of tequila but love of whiskey must run in the family. Who the hell did we get that from? 