Word: bourbon
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...cage, the bird would greet him with a dulcet, patronizing "Hello, boy." As girl workers arrived, beady-eyed Flash greeted them with wolf calls. When crossed, which was seldom, Flash cussed the air blue. He was fond of raisins, and newsmen slipped him plenty, though some said he preferred bourbon...
...White House was too chilly for his health, Flash has been living at the home of White House Correspondent Merriman (Thank You, Mr. President) Smith. There, last week, at the untimely age of 18 months, Flash died. The rumor that death was caused by an extra large slug of bourbon was disproved by the Department of Agriculture, which performed an autopsy. The verdict: pneumonia...
Luks's paintings had more force than finesse; he knew the niceties of beer, bourbon, wine and cheese better than those of art, "It's in you or it isn't," he would shout when the discussion got around to painting techniques. "Who taught Shakespeare technique? Or Rembrandt? Or George Luks...
These days, there seems not an amiable bone left in Malik's body. (His drinking habits seem symbolic. At U.S. parties, Malik used to be a smooth, sociable guest or host, not averse to a cocktail or Bourbon & water. Recently, in the Security Council delegates' lounge, he has stuck to fruit juice or soda water.) Says Norway's Arne Sunde: "Malik is very rude. And he looks as if he believed in his rudeness...
...jitters about a possible liquor shortage. Their rush to stock up moved several whisky distributors to put dealers on temporary allocations, and the heedless excess last week brought customers quick hangovers. Schenley Distillers, Inc. announced that it was hiking its eight-year-old, 100-proof rye and bourbon $1.35 a fifth, bringing the price in some localities...