Shrimp Cocktail

 

A friend told me about a misunderstanding she had about shrimp cocktail (she thought it was an alcoholic cocktail drink), and this comic was inspired. And I sincerely hope there is not a shrimp-based beverage out there because that just sounds disgusting and also right in line with those recipes from the 50's where everything was suspended in aspic and covered in mayo. They probably had a shellfish beverage. 

Congrats to my cousin who is getting married tomorrow! I hope the catering does not make a shrimp beverage.

Happy early Birthday to my Dad! I hope you don't get any shrimp beverages for your big day. 

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Title: Shrimp Cocktail
P: This is the most disgusting drink I have ever had, and WHERE are the appetizers?!?! 

Abstain from Whine

 

Welcome to March! Let's march right in, haha.

Thought of this comic of the many times my daughter was whining. Usually it's a sign that she needs a nap, or at least some quiet rest time. Baby girl should abstain from both whine and wine, she's far too young for that. Also we attend a Baptistic church which does not use wine in the Lord's Supper so she is going to go a very long time before she gets any wine. 

On a related note, we were out with friends and Lucy was being a fussy pants and I told her to stop being such a baby. My friend was amused. I think it's humorous to tell a baby not to be a baby because it makes you realize that said baby is actually acting her age.

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L: Baby Girl, please abstain from the whine.
BG: WHIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

Dry Sound Bar

HAPPY PI DAY! I should make a pie. 
My brother-in-law suggested we install a sound bar in our basement, which is where our tv and such are, and something like this conversation happened.
In our previous house, the basement had a dry bar which was totally unused by us since (a) no alcohol and (b) it didn't make sense to bring cups/beverages/etc downstairs just to bring everything back upstairs. We thought about putting a mini-fridge in there but it would still have the issue of bringing stuff up and down and I didn't like throwing away food wrappers in the basement because that would attract mice. But it turned out we didn't have a mouse problem due to the snakes. We eventually tore out the dry bar, put a rug down to cover the uneven flooring (tiled behind the bar, bare concrete under the bar, then carpet in the rest of the room), and used that corner for my home office. It was a much better use of the space. 

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N: You should install a sound bar in your entertainment center.
L: No, this is a dry household. 

Cotton Gin

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Bring your American industrial inventions to every party you attend.
I had to look up what a cotton gin looked like since I don't think I've ever seen one in person. I've been to many colonial places and also there's Font Hill Castle which is all pre-Industrial Age but maybe there is a cotton gin at one of the Smithsonian museums in D.C. I'll try to look for one next time I'm in the Museum of American History, that seems like a likely place for it.

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B: We have the tonic, what kind of gin did you bring?
E: ... cotton