I sat one evening and watched a bartender make martini after martini, so I asked for one just because I’d never tried them. After finishing it, I asked her never to make another one for me.
I’ve got oodles of Boodles – it was on sale yesterday $5 off per bottle – bought 4 of them – over 90 proof – also if I only got a single 1.5oz Jigger of Gin in a martini at a bar, I’d stop going there.
(note: Nash’s martini is “yellow” because it has some sweet vermouth in it; I make mine with 1/4 jigger sweet vermouth, 1/4 jigger dry vermouth, 2 1/2 jiggers Bombay Sapphire gin, and a dash of bitters. I believe this is called a “perfect martini” in some cocktail manuals.)
epaphus8 7 months ago
That’s me—fourth row, far left, with the hunchback and the glass eye.
mokspr Premium Member 7 months ago
Well at least they know their readership (a bit too well it seems).
nolcott 7 months ago
Oh my, do I feel high…
p1eacemaker 7 months ago
Lol, so true. I am 61 and enjoy this strip :) .
Ellis97 7 months ago
I think the strip is aimed at general audiences. Plus, this strip has had a lot of adult themes and jokes.
Studebaker Hoch 7 months ago
Despite what James Bond says, martinis should be stirred not shaken.
gokar RLV 7 months ago
More and more of us enjoy a Wake & Bake with our comics … especially Sunday!
ThreeDogDad Premium Member 7 months ago
I like my martini served in a travel mug so it stays chilled all day. And two olives!
Killraven Premium Member 7 months ago
I resemble that joke.
RitaGB 7 months ago
Can I “like” this more than once? I’m old and would love a martini.
Chithing Premium Member 7 months ago
I sat one evening and watched a bartender make martini after martini, so I asked for one just because I’d never tried them. After finishing it, I asked her never to make another one for me.
jtburgess Premium Member 7 months ago
I read these comics to my grandkids when I see them. Does that count?
ajr58(1) 7 months ago
One drink of wine, and two drinks of gin, and I’m Lost in the Ozone, Again!
Papakillamon 7 months ago
I’m 70 and know no one who reads comics, sadly.
David_J Premium Member 7 months ago
Been reading comics since I was a tot. The body ages, the mind does not.
oish 7 months ago
I’ve got oodles of Boodles – it was on sale yesterday $5 off per bottle – bought 4 of them – over 90 proof – also if I only got a single 1.5oz Jigger of Gin in a martini at a bar, I’d stop going there.
lemonbaskt 7 months ago
i doubt anyone under 30 is reading the comics
darkstripe 7 months ago
There is something about a Martini
A tingle remarkably pleasant;
A yellow, a mellow Martini;
I wish that I had one at present.
There is something about a Martini,
Ere the dining and dancing begin,
And to tell you the truth,
It is not the vermouth-
I think that perhaps it’s the gin.
- Ogden Nash
(note: Nash’s martini is “yellow” because it has some sweet vermouth in it; I make mine with 1/4 jigger sweet vermouth, 1/4 jigger dry vermouth, 2 1/2 jiggers Bombay Sapphire gin, and a dash of bitters. I believe this is called a “perfect martini” in some cocktail manuals.)
gustoons Premium Member 7 months ago
Second time today I’ve looked up lyrics, I know the song but couldn’t remember the chorus. Here’s the Kingston Trio >
terrapin6000 Premium Member 7 months ago
I don’t think anyone under the age of 21 even knows what a comic strip is.
xtc45688 7 months ago
“…oh my, do I feel high.”
halvincobbes Premium Member 7 months ago
Looks like the photos from Stephen Pastis’ book signings.
cmarckwardt Premium Member 7 months ago
Boy do I feel higher than a kite can fly…"
James Leffler Premium Member 7 months ago
T’is true.
hwmj 7 months ago
I’ll have what Hammie is having
Jeffin Premium Member 7 months ago
Shall we Sally Fourth to the ‘wall’ to Capp off this strip?
bluephrog 7 months ago
hearts full of youth/hearts full of truth/3 parts vodka/one part vermouth [Tom Lehrer]
mistercatworks 7 months ago
How many 21-year-old raccoons have you seen? And what were you drinking at the time?
bwswolf 7 months ago
Even though I don’t mind martinis ……. I’d prefer Bloody Marys …….. :)
christelisbetty 7 months ago
Hey! Old ladies read this too. (…and I loathe gin.)
Mostly Water Premium Member 7 months ago
Reading cartoon strips in newspapers and the Kingston Trio… I never thought there would be a connection.
Aladar30 Premium Member 7 months ago
THey really know their audience.
eddi-TBH 7 months ago
Kids? Where?
rfdjr 7 months ago
Love to see this nod to The Kingston Trio’s song Scotch and Soda. Does anyone here even remember The Kingston Trio?
chief tommy 7 months ago
Scotch and Soda, Mud in your eye --
backnine2000 7 months ago
“Scotch and Soda” by The Kingston Trio!
samsoltan_48323 7 months ago
“Scotch and Soda”, Kingston Trio.
Bryan Smith Premium Member 7 months ago
Surprised he’s not making the cocktail with Yoohoo
dpatrickryan Premium Member 7 months ago
Going on seventy, but who’s counting?