2. Why are alcoholic drinks called cocktails?
3. Nine Fat Ladies:
Anne, Betty and Cathy together weigh 345 kg.
Dora, Eve and Flora together weigh 345 kg.
Gina, Heather and Irma together weigh 345 kg
Anne, Dora and Gina together weigh 345 kg
Betty, Eve and Heather together weigh 345 kg
Cathy, Flora and Irma together weigh 345 kg
Individual weights of these ladies differ with each other.
Can you find the individual weight of each lady
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1. Delirious. (wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.)
2. H.L. Mencken said, "A cocktail today consists essentially of any hard liquor, any milder diluent and a dash of any pungent flavoring." It is a slang term - reportedly in print by 1806 as 'spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters' - with a lost origin. There are many, many theories about the word's etymology, but none has been agreed upon. It could be a combination of the words cock (perhaps as in 'tap, faucet') and tail, but at this point all agree that the word's origin is really unknown. American initiative and imagination continue to show themselves in the making and naming of cocktails!
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d16.html
3. Anne= 112, Betty= 119, Cathy= 114
Dora= 117, Eve= 115, Flora 113
Gina =116, Heather=111, Irma= 118
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2. H.L. Mencken said, "A cocktail today consists essentially of any hard liquor, any milder diluent and a dash of any pungent flavoring." It is a slang term - reportedly in print by 1806 as 'spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters' - with a lost origin. There are many, many theories about the word's etymology, but none has been agreed upon. It could be a combination of the words cock (perhaps as in 'tap, faucet') and tail, but at this point all agree that the word's origin is really unknown. American initiative and imagination continue to show themselves in the making and naming of cocktails!
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d16.html
3. Anne= 112, Betty= 119, Cathy= 114
Dora= 117, Eve= 115, Flora 113
Gina =116, Heather=111, Irma= 118