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Kingsley Amis, Everyday Drinking
The link above is actually to a cheap collection of Amis’s three books on drinking, but the book I loved the best, originally with this excellent cover and illustrations (sadly lacking from my copy) was On Drink, a hilarious batch of observations, recipes, quotes, principles, and thoughts on the art of drinking.
My favorite quote is actually “General Principle #7,”
Never despise a drink because it is easy to make and/or uses commercial mixes. Unquestioning devotion to authenticity is, in any department of life, a mark of the naive—or worse.
Do not miss his instructions for beating a physical and metaphysical hangover, and Lucky Jim, which contains the best description of a hangover in literature.
See also: Maud Newton on the book.
Filed under: drinking
“As Planned” by Frank O’Hara
After the first glass of vodka
you can accept just about anything
of life even your own mysteriousness
you think it is nice that a box
of matches is purple and brown and is called
La Petite and comes from Sweden
for they are words that you know and that
is all you know words not their feelings
or what they mean and you write because
you know them not because you understand them
because you don’t you are stupid and lazy
and will never be great but you do
what you know because what else is there?
From The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara
(via theparisreview)
Jonah Lehrer on “the benefits of not being able to pay attention.” He should’ve named his new book this.
Kramer advertises Hennigan’s scotch
“That is damn good Scotch. I could do a commercial for this stuff. That’s right, folks. I just had three shots of Hennigan’s, and I don’t smell. Imagine, you can walk around drunk all day. That’s Hennigan’s, the no-smell, no-tell Scotch. Say you got a big job interview and you’re a little nervous. Well, throw back a couple of shots of Hennigan’s, and you’ll be as loose as a goose and ready to roll in no time. And because it’s odorless, why, it’ll be our little secret. H, E, double-N, I…
Filing this under Christmas, because.
(Thx, braiker!)
(Source: eatshitdieslow)
Dr. Steve Brule’s Wine: Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
Dr. Brule reports live from Wine Country with a special report on wines. He gets a little out of control when he has too much wine.
I can’t tell you how much mileage me and @gerrenlamson have gotten out of this skit. SWEET BERRY WINE!
Dr. Steve Brule is coming over tonight. (Thx, @gerrenlamson!)
(Source: porlaputa, via thewaitisogre)
