Word: limes
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...hero always won. In international politics, though, that elegance disappears. Too many cooks? Try too many allies. The common enemy suddenly gets complicated. The Third Man (1949) knows this. A film noir with real profundity, the movie is home to one of moviedom's great villains: Harry Lime. Yet Orson Welles' performance is very nearly secondary; Harry Lime is a creation of his American friend (Joseph Cotten), his lover (Alida Valli), his pursuer (Trevor Howard). Of the Americans, the British, the Russians, the French. And they're all tripping over themselves...
...companion heads to the restroom (where the vending machine dispenses 50-cent plastic spiders), the Vampire Lestat on the stairwell wall will be more than enough company. However, the garlic content of the Tequila Lime Crawfish ($10.50) will keep such evils...
...succulent pieces of the "Tequila Lime Crawfish" resembled the Holy Roman Empire, since its taste hinted that it contained neither tequila, nor lime, nor fish. But fans of fettucine will be pleased with the generous portion...
...collection provides an entertaining read in the style of the J.Peterman catalog (of Seinfeld fame). The shop puts an interesting twist on catalog writing, turning flowery prose into poetry. An example is this rhyming verse description of a collection--it has the utter incomprehensibility of haiku: "Tinted organdy in lime and Dresden blue, luscious velvets and jacquard--a hint of old, a tint...
...redeeming, perhaps, the pleasure of a drink or two, on a sad, wet afternoon, in the company of old friends, from the miserable thing that a drink had become in his life." McDermott goes on, deadly accurate: "The fruit salad was canned but served with a little scoop of lime sherbet, which was refreshing, everyone agreed...