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2007-07-18 Iraq

Marines launch Operation Mawtini in western Al Anbar

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Operation Maw-tini. Apply one dose of southern accent, shake, mix, strain and serve em "up" on ice.

Many legendary historical figures favored mawtinis, among them Churchill, Truman Capote, J. Robert Oppenheimer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cary Grant, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the fictional James Bond. The dry martini is also sometimes called a "Silver Bullet" because it "is clear, potent and never misses its mark";

Posted by A T">A T 2007-07-18 02:41|| 2007-07-18 02:41|| Front Page Top

#2 First pour the extra dry Vermouth over the rocks and shake, then pour out the remaining liquid. Then add the gin, shake and pour. Be sure to use three olives, for the vitamins.

And remember, if you use vodka and have an onion, it is a Gibson.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-18 10:49|| 2007-07-18 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Use Tanqueray, NOT vodka. Mix it up at noon, cover it and stick it in the freezer. By six p.m. it'll be ready. Pours out like syrup. Add an olive or two. Deadly.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-07-18 11:48|| 2007-07-18 11:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget Tanqueray.
Use Ten or Sapphire

Posted by epaminondas">epaminondas 2007-07-18 12:43|| http://vwt.d2g.com:8081]">[http://vwt.d2g.com:8081] 2007-07-18 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Frankly, I'm not much for mawtinis - I much prefer the old-fashioned napalm grill method, followed by picking through the ashes. Guess I'm still a Southerner at heart...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-07-18 12:49|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-18 12:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Depends on the situation, OP. Just think how much more sensible some of these turbans would be if you could get some good gin down their throats.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-07-18 14:47|| 2007-07-18 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Always start with gin unless called for otherwise. Any martini assumes gin - not vodka as gin itself is a flavored vodka. Loose the gin and you lose those essential botanicals. For the ultimate in a dry martini...swirl a few drops of good scotch in a chilled glass, then shake out excess then add yer chilled gin and gnosh of choice. Bombay Sapphire is still the benchmark for me though there's some new gins hitting the shelves that are causing a ruckus, which of course will require some thoughtful, hands on research. Oh looky...lunch time. Off to Harrington's!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2007-07-18 14:57|| 2007-07-18 14:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Mawtini- "My Homeland"
Popular Arab folksong.
The new Iraqi national anthem?

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-07-18 20:38|| 2007-07-18 20:38|| Front Page Top

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