A Drink With Something In It by Ogden Nash

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Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971 / New York / United States)

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Born Frederick Ogden Nash on August 19, 1902 in Rye, New York. An ancestor, General Francis Nash, gave his name to Nashville, Tennesee. Raised .. more >>

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There is something about a Martini,
A tingle remarkably pleasant;
A yellow, a mellow Martini;
I wish I had one at present.
There is something about a Martini,
Ere the dining and dancing begin,
And to tell you the truth,
It is not the vermouth--
I think that perhaps it's the gin.

Ogden Nash

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	Dairedee Burris (5/31/2009 4:03:00 PM)
	fantastic. i like the world play and writing and drinking go hand in hand like old lovers.

	Reshma Ramesh (9/1/2008 12:16:00 PM)
	beautiful................

	Michael Shepherd (7/26/2006 5:12:00 PM)
	Mr Nash, you are immortal, sir. I hear the gods laughing.

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