Guzzle
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the problem was size
the cup was too small
I want a mug
not a wine glass
not a shot glass
I want a bucket with handle
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I don’t care
about to sophistication
of the right stem wear
the right cut crystal glass
old fashioned
martini
snifter
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who needs the drink to breathe
when I’ll guzzle it
in one or two gulps anyway
who wants to keep going back
to refill that teensy
little glass
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why should the stein
be reserved for lager
give me a mug
that holds a quart
don’t bother with ice
pour the drink in first
then if there’s room add mix
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what the hell
don’t waste time on a glass
or ice
drink the way nature intended
straight from the bottle
My favorite tea mugs hold about 20 oz – they are more like teapots without spouts but with handles – I have a couple of travel mugs that size too. I do have smaller but only for guests – they get the more civilized sizes. I keep my eyes open for mugs this size & can judge just by looking – I know the difference between 20 oz & 16 oz mugs.
When I was a drunk size mattered then too. I recall once spotting some large glasses in a shop window & bought a pair of them. They proved to be bigger than a schooner – a pub glass that usually held 32 oz. I would mix my drinks in advance so I didn’t have to keep freshening my ‘cocktail.’ I broke one of them & went into the store to buy a replacement & it turns out they were actually vases.
I did know guys who were very into the right glass for the right drink from shot glasses, old fashioned – they would never have a martini in a wine glass or brandy in a flute – they would never serve whisky in a highball glass. Then there are those who like the cut-glass variety – best thing about them is that the glass wouldn’t slip out of your hand thanks to the bevelling.
Much like wine connoisseurs I felt worrying about your stem wear was pretentious rationalization to make getting drunk seem less like getting drunk. Regardless of what’s poured into them, spilled out of them, shown into someone’s face, or passing out with one in your hand, they still had to washed like any other dirty dirty glass.
TOpoet 