Friday, January 24, 2003

Allohol. Interesting. Gin Tonic as a Malaria remedy? Why not. BBC - History of Gin."1870 - Gin's position in Britain moves up as it grows drier and more refined. "Indian tonic water" is invented to disguise the unpleasant taste of the quinine necessary to fight malaria in the tropics. It combines will with gin and the gin and tonic is born. Martini birth #2: A gold miner pays for a bottle of whiskey in the town of Martinez with a nugget so big he demands an extra drink. The bartender dubs it a 'Martinez'." 5:48:20 PM     |

"tube"Crowded? Or Overcrowded? Anger at tube bosses [This is London: London News] 7:17:09 AM     |

"tube"This is really good to know. Tube incident could have been disaster [This is London: London News] 12:14:02 AM     |