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Boozing It Up |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light 
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I cannot hold my liquor, I get tipsy rather quick. I turn green around the gills, And then I'm really sick! I got drunk only once, But I knew it'd be my last. I was sick for days on end, With my sails at half-mast. I am not a drinker, 'Cause booze brings on the "flu", So I'll go with Orange Pekoe, ~ Now that's my kind of brew! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Earth Angel I would say so, LOL enjoyed. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
so I guess doing a shot of tequilla with me is out of the question? lol... can I join you for a cup of tea Linda? Hugs. |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
High Five!!!!! You and me both...although if I can't sleep, I will have a snoot once in a while, and wine keeps good company with pasta Good write |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Good morning, Mr. T.! Would you care to share In a pot of fresh-brewed tea?  I saved a spot for you!  EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Donna ~ Oh, I'm not a complete tea-totaller! I can handle the occassional 1/2 bottle of beer or 1/2 glass of wine! lol ~ and yes, you most certainly may join me in a cup of tea! ~ with crumpets and my homemade black current jam! Happy summertime! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Lee ~ My "X" (before he became my "X"! lol)once gave me a shot of brandy to help me sleep and I literally passed out for 14 hours! As I just mentioned to Donna, I'm not a complete tea-totaller. I also enjoy the occasional Shirley Temple! lol Huggums, Linda |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
green around the gills.... LOL... with my last name, I guess I'd STAY green!!! LOL Enjoyed this, my friend... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Yep, Earth Angel, I'm like you.....except it's coffee instead of tea with a maybe one gin & tonic a couple of times a year or a beer maybe once a year or a glass of wine about as frequently. However, this year, dry......I guess, I'm high enough on life without the other stuff! lol......enjoyed. lily hugs to you! |
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Hockeychick19 Member
since 2002-10-29
Posts 430Massachusetts, USA |
EA, I liked this one... I'll have to remember not to drink too much when I turn 21 on July 20th. ~Kelly~ Life is a gift so live it to the fullest! |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Haahaa! Good one! JL  |
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PKreturns Member
since 2003-07-21
Posts 362New Orleans, LA |
The title drew me in. I thought it was describing me. lol Its like looking in a mirror. I drink all the time, anytime. But its a way of life down here... I'll have one for you in about 5 minutes when I leave work EA... |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL, laughing at PK's reply. I shall tip my glass of wine in your honor, sweet lady. It's the third glass that takes me down.  |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA |
Hmm *innocent look* I hope well hrmm...well you know  I need one of those blushing smilies right about now...If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
I'm getting ready to go enter "Re-tox" right now....cute write angel......have a good weekend.. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Ah, tee hee and no booze for me. Sober since birth SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
cute |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Yep. Very cute Linda!  "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Got a kick out of this, LInda. You're so clever. Make mine Chamomile! misc'e |
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mrmojorisin5908 Member
since 2004-05-03
Posts 103Colorado |
I liked it. - it was funny and concise However contemplate this "'Cause booze brings on the "flu" ~"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom"~ - William Blake Andrew A. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
suthern sweetheart ~ Funny thing is, Ms. Gill, I really did think of you after I wrote "gills"! But please remember, green is the colour of money and you really do look like a million bucks! Warm hugs 'n smiles, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
iliana ~ Hi lily, hi lily, hi lo! Life gives me a high as well! ~ at least most of the time! It is not always a bowl of cherries! Sometimes its the pits and very hard to chew! ~ but I know there's a "natural" high right around the corner ~ even though some of those corners can be as wide as the gates to hades! lol Love, Light, & Laughter, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Hockeychick ~ May I wish you a happy birthday in advance?!? "Happy 21 st!!!"    I remember my 21st birthday. I was dating a lawyer who was a few years older than I was and he knew I had never had a drink before, so he ordered me a martini to wisen me to the ways of the world! Well, I broke into fits of giggles then I darn near passed out at the table! The writing was on the wall from the get-go! I have a delicate constitution! Hey, maybe I really am an angel! lol  Birthday hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
JL ~ I love the sound of your laughter! Happy hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
PK ~ So that's you I see looking back at me in the mirror! You're very good-looking! Happy Hour hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Midnitesun ~ Me too! PK cracked me up as well! ~ and that's a good thing ~ as long as my mirror remains intact! I can't afford 7 years of bad luck! Cheers! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Ceinwyn ~ So how are you doing the day after the night before?!? I hope it went well for you today! I was thinking of you! Big hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Toe ~ That's a good one! tehe May you have a happy W/E ~ but not tooo happy! lol Loves 'n hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Susan ~ Susan S.S.B. ~ Has a nice ring to it! lol Would you care to join me in a Virgin Bloody Caesar or a Shirley Temple?!? Cheers! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
p s ~ curtseying EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Susan C ~ "cute" is cute ~ and I like cute! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
misc'e ~ Hi, Missee! One Chamomile tea coming right up! ~ very calming! Sweet dreams! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
5908 ~ Hmm! Perhaps I should rethink sobriety! Blake may have had something there! Perhaps through excessive intake of alcholic libations, I might gain in wisdom! ~ Now, if only my body would cooperate! lol Cheers! EA |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
You've drawn a sample of joke and jibe from those who might sometimes imbibe Of wine or beer, I love a glass Too many knock me on my fanny Nicely done, Linda. KJ Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Lucky you...if you don't like the booze...James |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
KJ ~ I'm trying to picture you on your fanny! lol Bottoms up! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
James ~ I suppose I must be allergic to alcohol! ~ and perhaps that is not such a bad thing afterall! ~ there are worse things to be allergic to! ~ like food! lol Linda |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Linda: In Hawaii, where I did some bartending(long ago), I'd serve Mai Tais in wide bar glasses with "Okole Maluna" written on the bottom for the drinker to see. Okole Maluna is "bottoms up" in Hawaiian. Cheers. KJ Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Purple Poet On Wheels Member
since 2002-06-21
Posts 145Pittsburgh/Edinboro, PA |
This is quite a response for a poem about drinking  Vote Kerry/Edwards |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This made me smile, and think of my mother. She would have 1/2 of a 1/2 of a small glass of Dad's beer...and go take a nap.  Thank you for those memories...  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
KJ ~ Aloha! ~ Okole Maluna to honour the Spirits of Mai Tai! Pip Pip Cherrio! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Sunshine ~ I was pleased to have evoked those pleasant memories of your mother. ~ as you have evoked many for me through my reading of your poetry! Thank YOU!To warm memories ~ May we never lose them! Loving hugs, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
PPOW ~ Oops! I responded out of turn! I could not help but laugh out loud when I read your remark. Those were my exact sentiments! ~ yet I had an inkling that the title of this poem would draw in more readers! ~ and I was right! lol Warm hug, EA |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (giggles in delight) Hehehe, I'm not a drinker either, and it may seem that way because I have a hippy personality but I live the free spirit without the drugs and booze, as I find the lungs is not the place you want to invoke the spirits, they should be breathed from love alone! (smiles) No, I'll get intoxicated from candy and wild honey and rainbows, thank you very much, yay! God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Linda, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton Ooohhhh...if you want a sugar buzz, here's a poem you might like, yay! /pip/Forum90/HTML/000364.html "You'll find something that's enough to keep you But if the bright lights don't receive you You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20 |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
EA...you are something else! You caused a great big belly laugh with this one. Flu indeed! I tried that one on my mom when I was but a youngster. Mom believed me, but Dad knew better! You are too cute for words! Patricia |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Noah ~ "I'll get intoxicated from candy and wild honey and rainbows" ~ Yeah! Let's partaaay! lol Cheerios! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Patricia ~ You know, I think of my Mom and my sister every time I see your name. ~ Patricia Marie and Marie Patricia. My family moved from Ontario to British Columbia last year and I miss them terribly. Now on a cheer-ier note, let's get back to boozing it up! lol Love & Coors Light !!! ~ I'll split a bottle with you! lol EA |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
I'm not and don't plan to ever be a drinker either. Known too many people who've been hurt by it. And have that alcoholic history in the family... besides, the smell of it alone makes me sick!! Cute write, Linda Always, Alyssa Poems are made by fools like me, |
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