Will there be a Forum Christmas Party?

Personally, I'm still waiting for Theo's forum title to rez.

Conan asked about egg nog. No doubt it started in England, but was a standard item among the American Colonists and I will show you why. The best recipe I know of is found in The Joy of Cooking, an American staple cookbook that covers almost everything a normal person might want to make at home. The recipe is for making the stuff in party-sized quantities, which is the only way to do it - produces about a gallon, and DO NOT try to drink it all yourself. The ingredients are:

2 quarts of heavy cream (!)
2 fifths of liquor, much preferably dark rum, but brandy, bourbon or rye are ok
1 lb. of confectioner's sugar (dissolves more smoothly than the regular granulated stuff)
1 dozen eggs
nutmeg (to sprinkle on top of your cup of egg nog)

Anything that horrendously unhealthy, calorific and rich has to taste great, right? It does.

I'll refer you to the cookbook to find out what to do with these things to get the end result. My arteries are still too clogged with cholesterol from the last time I made it to function quite well enough to tell you myself. But trust me, it is terrific: If you drink three or more, you will wake up a week later in Tijuana lying between a lady truck-driver and a big collie dog, with no recollection of how you got there.

(Oh, all right, I can't stand this incessant hounding. Here's what you do: You separate the whites and the egg yolks and remove the little gelatinous white tails clinging to the yolks because people don't like to find them in their drinks. Retain both whites and yolks. With an eggbeater gradually beat the confectioner's sugar into the yolks, then, very slowly and without letting up on the eggbeater, 2 cups of the rum. Gives a nice, smooth base liquor. Go away for an hour while the sulphur compounds from the eggs dispel. Come back and slowly and steadily beat into it the rest of the booze and the heavy cream (aka whipping cream, if you're into BDSM). Refrigerate a few hours. Whip up the egg whites to a firm froth but not quite dry and fold it into the nog to give it a nice, frothy texture. As noted, sprinkle nutmeg on each cupful as you pass them out.)

And say hello to the lady truck driver for me. The dog too; he's actually more well-behaved than she is. ; )

I'm glad to see the Holiday festivities are well in hand. I agree with Har, we don't need any damn PC mandated titles, it's Christmastime, deal with it. BTW Eggnog is a vile concoction, the alcohol being the only ingredient in it that doesn't make me nauseous. My idea of a Holiday beverage is a pint of Guinness, or perhaps a Sam Adams Winter Brew, and a shot of Jameson's or a good Single Malt. But I digress. Just like the Halloween Extravaganza the objective is to get together and prove we aren't the asshats we apperar to be here. And I really think it is needed at this particular time. The shit is getting a little deep around here lately.

Sandy, I will be playing Santa Claus, so all the ladies can sit in my lap. I guess you need to round up a girl for the guys to tell what they want for Christmas.

I really don't want the men sitting in my lap, but:

You can sit in their laps.

Is this before they speak?

You gonna show them the Norse Pole?

Only if they have been good............or naughty.

The naughty list falls off the table and onto the floor. The good list is one book.

At the north pole:

Ho, Ho, Ho, Lexxi.

I've heard they go to Iceland for the natural hot spas, the vodka, and the scantily clad gents.

Stop it! I'm at work! My cubicle neighbor just peeked over the wall to find out why I started choking back laughter.

I hear that is the standard reaction when Chis whips it out............

/me wonders how many times I can ask Santa Chris for gifts before his lap gives out?

/me wonders how many times I can ask Santa Chris for gifts before his Norse Pole gives out?

"Simply ,Having, A Wonderful Christmastime..."

/me thinks only once or twice at most, but I bet you get better gifts

Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall?
It's the time that every Santa has a ball
Does he ride a red nosed reindeer?
Does he turn up on his sleigh
Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?

Not if they live in the West Midlands (region).

I opened the advocaat tonight. That is not the reason why I fell asleep all evening, I only had one Snowball. Even I am not THAT easy to get drunk.

OK, then, I am

Every time I read one of your posts from now on I will hear it read in a high pitched brummy accent. I hope you will understand, then, why it will be difficult to take anything you say seriously from now on.

You do that. Shame it's not true really. Nor am I a yam-yam ...

You could ask people who have talked to me if you like

You could also ask Brenda.

I heard it just then

Do me a favour - say the word "lovely"

/me says - luv-li

not

LOIYUV-LEEAY

Spoil sport