Congratulations Mih on Biology Scores!

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The thread celebrates Mih's achievement in Biology scores, with participants expressing congratulations and sharing personal anecdotes related to drinks, particularly martinis. The discussion includes informal exchanges about favorite drink recipes and preferences, as well as light-hearted plans for future gatherings.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants express congratulations to Mih for their Biology scores, with multiple affirmations of "way to go" and similar sentiments.
  • Mih shares feelings of excitement and nervousness about returning to biology after a long break, attributing their success to a knowledgeable and humorous teacher.
  • There are discussions about the challenges faced in chemistry, particularly regarding oxidation and reduction reactions.
  • Participants discuss preferences for dirty martinis, with varying opinions on ingredients and preparation methods.
  • Some participants express interest in experimenting with different martini recipes, including chocolate martinis and variations with flavored liqueurs.
  • A list of various martini types is shared, highlighting a wide range of options for future experimentation.
  • There is a humorous suggestion to set up a "martini lab" for testing different mixtures, with playful remarks about the effects of alcohol on data recording.
  • Participants reminisce about past experiences with drinks and food, including garnishes for cocktails.

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Participants generally agree on celebrating Mih's achievement, but there are multiple competing views regarding drink preferences and recipes, with no consensus on the best martini variations.

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The discussion includes personal anecdotes and subjective opinions about drink preferences, which may vary widely among participants. There are references to specific recipes and ingredients that are not universally agreed upon.

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Hey, Sweetie... I just saw your post announcing your Biology scores. Way to go! Somebody who knows how should get over here and post a party for you.
 
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Yeah... like that. :biggrin:
 
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Really, good job.
 
Hooray for MIH!
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Way to go sis![/size]
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Way to go MIH! :cool:

Need a 'two thumbs up' smiley here. :approve: :smile:
 
Good Job MIH!
 
Astronuc said:
Way to go MIH! :cool:
Need a 'two thumbs up' smiley here. :approve: :smile:
Here, I'll provide the second thumb. :biggrin: :approve:
 
Aw, thanks, Danger and Evo and Knavish and Bob!:!) :!) :!)
And Moonie, matt and 'Nuc!:!) :!) :!)
yeah, I was pretty excited. I didn't know if I would like biology or not. I haven't had a biology class since eighth grade, I think, so I was pretty nervous going into it. Once in a while you get an amazing teacher for a subject and it just makes all the difference. My teacher totally reminds me of Moonbear - she's really, really knowledgeable, and she's hysterically funny.

Chem has been another matter all together. Our teacher actually gave up on trying to teach us oxidation and reduction reactions because the whole class couldn't get it (yours truly included)! :redface:

Anyway, oh boy - it's party time! Anyone know how to make a dirty martini?
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Anyway, oh boy - it's party time! Anyone know how to make a dirty martini?
I think it just means adding some of the juice from the olives to the martini. To get the right vermouth to gin ratio, well, that's best determined empirically. Mix some together, if you need more of one or the other, just add more, if you add too much, add more of the other, etc. :biggrin:

Or you could follow a recipe I suppose:
http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/3069

But I find martinis are too personal to just follow a recipe (I don't like mine as dry as most people do, but definitely dirty!)
 
  • #11
I've never developed a taste for the gin martini. I really like them with Stoli vodka, though. And I like 'em extra dirty with three olives. I used to go to this place where the bartender was really masterful. He would serve them really cold and there were thin little flecks of ice floating on the top. Yummmmmmmmmy!
 
  • #12
Math Is Hard said:
I've never developed a taste for the gin martini. I really like them with Stoli vodka, though. And I like 'em extra dirty with three olives. I used to go to this place where the bartender was really masterful. He would serve them really cold and there were thin little flecks of ice floating on the top. Yummmmmmmmmy!
You're KILIING ME! All I have here is cheap paint remover grade vodka, nothing I can use to make a good dirty martini. :cry:
 
  • #13
I've been thinking about trying one of those chocolate martinis. I dunno. It's one of those things that could be really great or really gross. It looks really cool, though. They had a picture of one in Vanity Fair and it was garnished with a Godiva truffle on the side of the glass.
 
  • #14
Math Is Hard said:
I've never developed a taste for the gin martini. I really like them with Stoli vodka, though. And I like 'em extra dirty with three olives. I used to go to this place where the bartender was really masterful. He would serve them really cold and there were thin little flecks of ice floating on the top. Yummmmmmmmmy!
Oooh, we should get together sometime and go drinking! The other people I know who drink martinis get all snobby about the ice...they want ice cubes made from filtered water and round ice, not cubes, so they don't get those flecks. :rolleyes: I do like the gin martinis, and had one tonight...yep, dirty with 3 olives...to celebrate with you! I also like various drinks similar to martinis and served in a martini glass (I just love the glasses...I recently bought a few more at Pier 1...I love all the different shapes and colors. It's no fun to have them all look the same. When I've accumulated enough glasses, I'm going to have a party and serve all the drinks in martini glasses. :biggrin: Even soda will get served in martini glasses! :approve:
 
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Math Is Hard said:
I've been thinking about trying one of those chocolate martinis. I dunno. It's one of those things that could be really great or really gross. It looks really cool, though. They had a picture of one in Vanity Fair and it was garnished with a Godiva truffle on the side of the glass.
Is it made with that Godiva chocolate liqueur? That stuff is wonderful! (I wasn't sure about chocolate liqueur the first time someone introduced me to it, but it's definitely very good). I can imagine that going well with vodka. Ooooooooh...I bet it would be really tasty to do a cocktail (or martini...whatever)...with chocolate liqueur, some vodka, and some of that noyeaux (sp?)...it's a walnut liqueur. Is there a hazelnut liqueur? That would be even better I think.
 
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Moonbear said:
Is it made with that Godiva chocolate liqueur? That stuff is wonderful! (I wasn't sure about chocolate liqueur the first time someone introduced me to it, but it's definitely very good). I can imagine that going well with vodka. Ooooooooh...I bet it would be really tasty to do a cocktail (or martini...whatever)...with chocolate liqueur, some vodka, and some of that noyeaux (sp?)...it's a walnut liqueur. Is there a hazelnut liqueur? That would be even better I think.
We have to get together and experiment with different mixtures one of these days. We'll set up a martini lab. :approve: The hard part will be keeping sober enough to record the data!
 
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Math Is Hard said:
We have to get together and experiment with different mixtures one of these days. We'll set up a martini lab. :approve: The hard part will be keeping sober enough to record the data!
I predict the last martini will taste the best. :biggrin: Maybe on the next PF turbo-charged RV trip, we can set up the martini bar.

Where's Zz? I think I may have to check that he's strong enough to carry me back to my room at Disney since I won't have to worry about driving anywhere while there. :biggrin:
 
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Math Is Hard said:
We have to get together and experiment with different mixtures one of these days. We'll set up a martini lab. :approve: The hard part will be keeping sober enough to record the data!
Have you tried a dirty martini with the garlic jalapeno olives yet? :!)

I used to drink black martini's. They have Chambord at the bottom. So they are raspberry martinis.

Oooh, the Bellini Martini, I used to go to YaYa's and get frozen Bellinis. :!)


Ok, here is a list of Martinis for us to try. I'll fuel up the Super Sonic RV, we're doing this new Year's Eve, right?

most popular drinks in this category...

French Martini
Martini Cocktail
Cosmopolitan Martini
Dirty Martini
Dry Martini
Dirty Vodka Martini
Sour Apple Martini
Vodka Martini
Key Lime Martini
Hypnotic Martini
Pomegranate Martini
Mexican Martini
Watermelon Martini
Caribbean Martini
Vegas Lemon Drop Martini

Raspberry Martini
Blue Moon Martini
James Bond Martini
Lychee Martini
Bellini Martini
Milky Way Martini
Strawberry Martini
Crantini
Dirty Bloody Martini
Coco Martini
Lemon Drop Martini
Sunset Martini Cocktail
Apples and Oranges Martini
Absinthe Martini
Banana Split Martini

from http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink1298.html
 
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Those all sound amazing! I wonder what the French martini is? I've never heard of that one.

Garlic jalapeno olives, huh? I could probably eat a jar of those on their own. Reminds me of the bloody marys we used to get on the ferry over to Catalina Island. They're always garnished with a spicy pickled green bean. It sounds kinda weird but they are really, really good.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Those all sound amazing! I wonder what the French martini is? I've never heard of that one.
French Martini recipe

Scale ingredients to servings
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/4 oz Chambord® raspberry liqueur
1/4 oz fresh pineapple juice
1 twist lemon peel

Garlic jalapeno olives, huh? I could probably eat a jar of those on their own.
Yep, I eat them by the jar.
 
  • #21
Wow! That French martini sounds tasty! I don't know how late I can stay up on New Year's Eve...I have to catch a flight on New Year's Day. :biggrin: But, let's see, I'm at Disney for 5 nights, so that would only require drinking 3 or 4 from that list every night to get through them all, right? :smile:
 
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Congratulations, MIH!
 
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Thanks, Lisa! Here try my new invention. It's a virgin M&Ms martini. I ran out of vodka so basically it's just a martini glass with some M&Ms in it.:smile:
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Thanks, Lisa! Here try my new invention. It's a virgin M&Ms martini. I ran out of vodka so basically it's just a martini glass with some M&Ms in it.:smile:
:smile: I like that! Actually, that sounds like a good idea for a candy dish when entertaining. Almost...gulp...Martha Stewart-ish. I really need to find time and an excuse to have a party so I can do stuff like that (the excuse is the easy part...I've been known to come up with "we haven't had a party in a while" parties...the time is the hard part).
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Thanks, Lisa! Here try my new invention. It's a virgin M&Ms martini. I ran out of vodka so basically it's just a martini glass with some M&Ms in it.:smile:
Wow, thanks!:smile:
Is it my name which's going to join the history or it's myself?o:) Anyway, I guess it's worth to give it a try.:cool:
 
  • #26
Woo!

Yay!

Hooray!
 
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Thanks, 'noggie. I like your new toy, by the way.
 
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Congrats!

That's really great news!

Keep it up.

And, yes a good teacher makes a wonder of a difference.
 
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Thanks, Jason. I think some of the best teachers I've had have been in my night classes. They already have their regular research gigs during the day, so they teach at night for extra cash and because they just love teaching. A lot of times they share what research they are working on professionally and that makes it fun.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Thanks, Lisa! Here try my new invention. It's a virgin M&Ms martini. I ran out of vodka so basically it's just a martini glass with some M&Ms in it.:smile:

Raisin (your godchild) enjoys the potty martini.
 

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