Word: drinking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...special promotions for St. Patrick's day? Seamus: It's rock and roll McPatty's week. FM: Is that what the promotion is called? S: No, that's just what I call it. FM: Well, do you buy more alcohol or something? S: You have to have lots o' drink and lots o' music, especially music. FM: I'm guessing you're Irish. How long have you been here? S: A long time, a lot longer than you. FM: Will it be busier than normal? S: Every night is a busy night. How are you writing this down? FM: With...
...Irish-American, are yet? This Wednesday, as you are settling down to a pint of Guinness and joining in yet another rendition of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (that most American of "Irish" songs) you might do well to remember how it was that you came to drink in an American bar in the first place. What does St. Patrick's Day mean to you? Is it just an excuse to dye the Chicago River green, to get drunk, to wear green plastic hats, to go to parades...
...journalists who actually talked to her occasionally was our Washington bureau chief, Michael Duffy. Last February, just a month after the scandal broke, the two had a drink together, secretly, at a steak house in Washington. The conversation was off the record, but Michael was struck by how well-spoken and friendly she was--and also how unprepared she seemed for the nightmare unfolding...
...only real objection I can foresee is the obvious one: Students will sneak coffee out of the cafe and soil the books. This problem is easily overcome. Install a checker at the door-if you inspect people's bags and jackets, hardly any food or drink will escape into the stacks. Besides, people are sneaking food and drink into the library as it is. A wet book is not a dead duck, but an undercaffeinated student is a miserable thing...
...character, the one I had provided the inspiration for, begged to leave outer space because of the glaring lack of apple juice. But as huge as apple juice was in the first five years of my life, I lost my way for over a decade and virtually abandoned the drink. But now, with the amber, foam topped glasses at my disposal for breakfast, lunch and dinner, I live in the midst of an apple juice revival. Also, my food choices also place me squarely in the kindergarten camp. Chicken fingers on the menu? Super-duper. And I could never cope...