Word: martinis
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...climax, when other movies are accelerating, a dyna- movie must slow down in a vain search for emotional heft. By the end, viewers may be exhausted from information overload. Instead of leaving the theater with a rosy glow or warm tears, dyna-moviegoers feel like a James Bond vodka martini. They have been shaken but not stirred...
...JUNE SUMMIT, DON'T OFFER HIM A MARTINI. Mikhail Gorbachev's health is of more than morbid interest to U.S. strategists. Analysts at the C.I.A. and State Department are now convinced he's a mild diabetic. They believe he developed the disease in his 40s and controls his blood sugar by taking tablets rather than insulin injections. He has been advised to watch what he eats and to avoid liquor, which may account for his strong dislike of vodka -- and his campaign to stop his countrymen from knocking back so much...
...Three-martini lunches do not produce any such "public good." In fact, because alcohol impairs judgment and decreases productivity, its consumption is really a "public bad." Surely the government should not subsidize a business practice that makes business less productive and efficient...
Franklin Roosevelt's martinis lifted the Oval Office many an evening. John Kennedy once showed up for work with a bandage on his head, claiming he cut it on a table while reaching for a dropped book. Research suggests that after ample champagne at a party, the President led a conga line into a wall fixture. The original photograph of Richard Nixon in the White House the night before he resigned caught two drained martini glasses at his elbow. The photo released to the public had the glasses airbrushed to remove the olives...
...Twelve years ago, I gave up spirits. I used tobe a pretty good scotch drinker. I haven't tastedscotch in 12 years. After that I had only wine,and perhaps an occasional martini, occasionally alittle vodka with smoked salmon, caviar, somethinglike that. That was just occasionally...