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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 01:59 PM
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is this a sick idea for a fundraiser or not?
Something called the museum of the american cocktail is getting bars in major cities to hold a "Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour" next Monday, with certain drinks offered for $10 apiece. "Receipts from the Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour will be donated to a special tax-deductible relief fund established by the Museum of the American Cocktail."

My first reaction was...anything to raise funds is good. But the more I looked at this, the more twisted it seemed. And when I checked out the "List of Recommended Cocktails" and saw "Obituary Cocktail", I decided these folks were just a little fucked up.

Here's the link

http://www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org/Cocktail200/

onenote
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:01 PM
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1. Nah.
Those drinks are famous on Bourbon Street.
Can't let a little political correctness get in the way of truth.
I think it's a great idea not to let the spirit of New Orleans fade away.
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Is It Fascism Yet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:06 PM
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2. I think it's a great idea too, and we have many sorrows to drown! N/T
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:11 PM
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3. I don't care if they have a necrophelia-themed party, as long as
they raise and send the money.

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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:16 PM
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4. okay, I'm convinced.
Tuesday the 13th is my wedding anniversary. I guess we'll go out and "celebrate" on Monday instead...and help raise some more $$ for the relief effort.

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smurfygirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:21 PM
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5. these drinks are regularly served in NOLA
several restaurants here that serve cajun food are doing the same type of things. I think it's a good way to raise money. Lots of people need a drink right now with other people that want to talk about what is going on as well. Also, it gives people a break from the tv and radio...giving them time to connect with neighbors is what alot of people need right now...

I'm drinking a blackened voodoo right now.
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:24 PM
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6. My local bar has had a fundraiser all week here in Dallas....
if you order a Hurricane (remember that's the signature New Orleans drink)...you get it free but you also make a donation to a relief fund.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:26 PM
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7. Geez
When I was 19 (legal drinking age then), I went to a Hurricane Party down South and got alcohol poisoning from drinking mass quantities of Hurricanes. I was in bed for 4 days--2 of those I couldn't even walk.
My cheeks still tingle when someone mentions Hurricanes,lol.
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 02:28 PM
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8. I think it's a good idea - drunks are (some) good people and the
more they drink, the more generous the become. ha
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