Martinis and Breasts
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Monday, April 27, 2009
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“Christopher Hitchens says that martinis are like breasts: One is one too few, while three is one too many.” – via Andrew Exum, who recommends doubling that recommendation to ward off the swine flu.
I’m not so sure about Exum’s medical advice — although he is a doctor (of philosophy) — but Hitchens’ advice is both sound and a superb mnemonic device.
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So having 1 is bad, and so is 3. But 2 is okay…so is 4 like having a threesome?
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Anyone who believe Hitchens ever stops at two is a damn fool.
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My sense is that Hitchens gets to two and then maintains that equilibrium.
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Just don’t ask about the olives.
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Should they be shaken or stirred?
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“Two or three at the most;
After four, I’m under the table.
After five, I’m under my host.”
–Dorothy Parker
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You’ll note that Hitch makes no comment on _how big_ those two martinis should be.
Comments on how big breasts should be are a completely unrelated discussion :-)
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Don’t the French say something about the perfect breast fitting inside a martini glass?
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