1 hefty shot of gin
1 (1/2 pint) bottle of Guinness
Ginger Beer
Kingsley Amis - 'Put the gin and Guinness into a pint sliver tankard and fill to the brim with ginger beer. I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the attribution, which I heard in talk, but the mixture will certainly revive you, or something. I should think two doses is the limit.'
O to move in such exalted circles.
A friendly understanding arrived at by France and Britain in 1904
Don't see; various Little Unpleasantness'
'England Expects That Every Man Shall Do His Duty'
On 21st October 1805 Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson needed a flag signal to encourage and inspire his men for a Little Unpleasantness off the coast of Trafalgar.
What he came up with has continued to inspire Englishmen to this day.
Incidentally we won, the French and Spanish lost, and Nelson was killed, though he did get to snog his mate Hardy before he went.
Well you can't have everything can you?
Drink.
See also; Booze, Satan's Urine, Sauce, Plonk, Alcohol, Swift One, Bracer, Stiffener &cet.
Larry Grayson was just the slightest bit camp.
When hosting The Generation Game he was given to asking for the 'Scores on the Doors.'
His other catch phrase was 'Shut that door Everard'
We really don't know why.