Drinking stories that put yours to shame - CNN.com: "The record for history's largest cocktail belongs to British Lord Admiral Edward Russell. In 1694, he threw an officer's party that employed a garden's fountain as the punch bowl. The concoction? A mixture that included 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of nutmeg. A series of bartenders actually paddled around in a small wooden canoe, filling up guests' cups. Not only that, but they had to work in 15-minute shifts to avoid being overcome by the fumes and falling overboard."
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English comic Ronny Corbett, in one of his signature rambling monologues, once told of a Scottish uncle of his who drowned in a vat of whisky. "Took four hours. Would have been quicker if he hadn't gotten out twice to go to the loo."
What I never understand is why people who are lucky enough to have a functioning brain think that they need to shut it down in order to have fun.
Ferguson (((Jersey))) is retiring (newszyl)
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