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ProfessorGAC

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6. The Only Time Ny Dad Drank Too Much, Was...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:48 PM

Feb 28

...on the night when his medical buddy was shipping out from Naples to go home.
They were drinking Tom Collins and he had too many. For a very light drinker, it didn't take many to get him hungover.
Never drank another TC after that.

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Enjoying a nice frosty Tom Collins tonight. [View all] Aristus Feb 28 OP

Celebrating good blood test results? I've done the same. surfered Feb 28 #1

And yours. Aristus Feb 28 #4

I feel the same. I'm usually in a humorous mood. Today, not so much surfered Feb 28 #10

Whatever it takes to dull the pain. Aristus Feb 28 #12

i got a call earlier today asking about me Tetrachloride Feb 28 #2

Call can be stressful. Aristus Feb 28 #5

i am usually more worried on the status of the callers Tetrachloride Feb 28 #9

Someday, we'll be able to party and celebrate. Aristus Feb 28 #13

Very refreshing! Enjoy! yellow dahlia Feb 28 #3

As they do in all difficult times. Aristus Feb 28 #7

The Only Time Ny Dad Drank Too Much, Was... ProfessorGAC Feb 28 #6

It is indeed a good time for a drink biophile Feb 28 #8

No drinks for me tonight True Dough Feb 28 #11

I love a Tom Collins on a hot day Figarosmom Mar 1 #14