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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TonyK: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Pure Sunshine: [qb] OK, call me naive, but here's a question I've been wanting to ask for weeks ... Is GIN an acronym or are certain Shipmates simply so devoted to a particular drink that they spell it in CAPITALS (see Rossweisse's sig, for example)? [/qb][/QUOTE]Since nobody better has come along to answer this, I will take it on myself to do so - though I am hardly qualified to answer it. GIN is not an acronym in this context. It seems that certain people of a mainly Anglican persuasion (and, ISTM, high Anglican) consider GIN to be the correct vehicle for alcoholic refreshment, seemingly at every possible opportunity. I assume it is normally mixed with something (usually tonic water in my very limited experience!) Personally I cannot understand the love for this spirit - the few times I have tried it, in various combinations, I have found it to be almost undrinkable, but perhaps the fault is mine and shows a poor education and deficient background. There has been considerable discussion on many threads in the past - mainly on the Ecclesiantics Board - about the various makes of GIN, and how and where to drink it. This caused a level of despair to some of the hosts. IIRC, at one time there was a move to ban any mention of GIN, but wiser heads prevailed and mention of it has subsided to the present level of reference. I hope this answers your question... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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