Dating Horror Stories

[Secular Sanity]

That's not too hard is it?

Not hard at all, I'm afraid.

Spirit? Do you know, Zinman?

[Zinjanthropos]

That's not too hard is it?

Not hard at all, I'm afraid.  

Spirit?  Do you know, Zinman?

Why booze is referred to as spirit? Not sure but I can make something up if you like. 

I've heard it referred to as panty remover also. Any truth in that?

[C C]

"You were great, was it good for you too" 

Official dialogue from the Zinman's date's apartment. I know what you're thinking. This internet lothario  boasting of another sexual conquest. Oh no. Fellow student from a philosophy seminar, betcha didn't think that was possible either, nice looking but she was into some kind of Zen thing, not sure what exactly. Anyway her idea of sex was to mentally experience it first, she in one corner and me in another. Get into your favorite relaxation pose, close your eyes and imagine the act. The only thing I try to form an image of is my next golf shot, so I watched her. I must have been pretty good because she was sure enjoying it. I didn't think I could top that by doing the real thing, plus I thought she was crazy, so I made up an excuse and left. I think there must be some unwritten code stating....don't make love with a crazy person. Still I wonder what I missed.

Minus the dating context, sounds vaguely like a younger Sky in that Rockford Files episode "Quickie Nirvana". Boggles that flaky characters in those old movies and TV shows from the 60s and 70s sometimes weren't so much exaggerated caricatures as more closely reflecting real-life counterparts.

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[confused2]

Oops, too much spirit, perhaps?
What does a guy say in that sort of situation?

With hindsight "Beam me up Scottie" might (or might not) have been a good thing to say.
Youth is wasted on the young.

[Secular Sanity]

"Beam me up Scottie"

Now, that's funny!  

Nite, C2.

[Zinjanthropos]

That's not too hard is it?

Not hard at all, I'm afraid.  

Spirit?  Do you know, Zinman?

Wonder if it's related to Demon rum?

[Secular Sanity]

Wonder if it's related to Demon rum?

Not sure. There doesn't seem to be an official answer. Probably because it raises your spirits...but not your flesh.  

Why do we call liquor "spirits"?

We don’t have the official answer (no one seems to), but we do have some pretty interesting theories. Pick one:

1. Back in the day, Middle Eastern alchemists were more concerned with medical elixirs than with turning lead into gold. The vapor given off and collected during an alchemical process (as with distillation of alcohol) was called a spirit of the original material.

2. Monks in Europe during the 12 Century believed that the spirit was removed from the “mash” during the distilling process. To this day, some European rye whiskey drinkers still pour out the first shot onto the ground (in order to giving the angels their share).

3. The word al-ghawl is the origin of the English word “ghoul.” “Ghoul” is another word for “spirit.” Get it?

The most believable explanation, however, might just be that imbibing liquor raises ones spirits.