Tonight I met some girlfriends (think Geriatric Sex in the City) for dinner at a local bar/restaurant. Since it was crowded, we sat at the bar which was 100% men, who were age appropriate, unfortunately. One of our friends was late because she went out for drinks with her boss, so we sat there drinking iced tea before ordering dinner. The men were a little disappointed that we weren't drinking because there is nothing more enjoyable than getting into a philosophical conversation with drunk, single women. They proceeded to tell us we were as boring and about as much fun as the wives they left sitting at home, by themselves, watching Lifetime television. The fact that most of them were 50 lbs overweight and had yellow teeth to match their yellow eyeballs had nothing to do with the fact that we were ignoring them. We reassured them that our one friend who would be joining us shortly, would likely have a drink and probably add some excitement to their otherwise dull, testosterone laden, neighborhood bar. To everyone's amazement, when she arrived, she ordered an iced tea. The disappointment that permeated the room was earth shattering. When the iced tea arrived, she took a competitive gulp, only to proclaim "that is one STRONG ICED TEA". Turns out, one of the guys had the bartender substitute the tea with a Long Island Iced Tea, much to her surprise delight. For anyone who doesn't know, a Long Island iced tea consists of vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec and a splash of coke. Even thought it doesn't contain any tea, it supposedly tastes exactly like it! I know you had to have been there, but it was pretty funny.
Not to disappoint anyone, she begrudgingly drank it, but added no excitement or entertainment to the otherwise dull, uneventful evening and everyone went back to watching the college basketball game, which was the excuse for them being there in the first place. The bar cleared out, leaving us ladies to enjoy our dinner in peace while discussing why most men are like Gov. Spitzer and the many suggestions we had for his afterlife. We took control of the bar, and changed the channel to American Idol and then the real fun began.
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