Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site randvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!pertec!scgvaxd!trwrb!sdcrdcf!randvax!boren From: boren@randvax.UUCP (Pat Boren) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Pop vs. Soda Message-ID: <2475@randvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-May-85 11:45:47 EDT Article-I.D.: randvax.2475 Posted: Thu May 9 11:45:47 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 14-May-85 07:12:14 EDT References: <388@ptsfc.UUCP> <389@ptsfc.UUCP> <135@unc.UUCP> <401@enmasse.UUCP> <91@parallel.uucp> Organization: Rand Corp., Santa Monica Lines: 17 > > >> "Tonic" belongs on your hair (if you're an old geezer). > > >so what is a gin and 'tonic'? > > Tonic refers to the medicine quinine... > > Tonic is what is played before you applaud in many forms of music. All I know is, when the space shuttle flew over L.A. on its final approach to landing at Edwards, I heard a double tonic boom. (Or is that a burp caused by gin and tonic?) By the way, do you call it a burp or a belch? Pleez, don't answer. -- decvax!randvax!boren