Does anyone else think the “Greatest Generation” had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol?
Personally, I never travel anywhere without it
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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sundray@lemmus.org 3 weeks ago
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you did that much day drinking you’d think you were the greatest, too.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“We’re the greatest generation! We told our parents to shut the fuck up and stay silent, while we kick hitler’s ass. Our cups runneth over with booze, our cocks swing freely, and our children are booming! Like I said. We’re the greatest generation.”
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You mean the generation that grew up in the wake of WW1 then went from hobo to doing hard labor in government construction work to fighting in one of the bloodiest wars in history had a substance abuse problem? Yeah a lot of them tried to drink the trauma away.
sundray@lemmus.org 3 weeks ago
Yeah, that one.
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A dry man ain’t worth knowing.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
say what you will but they sure knew how to party!
CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The plane is a Vickers VC10 for anyone curious.
hansolo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Once again, proof we have strayed too far from God’s light.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Apparently it’s now ironically a younger crow I guess since it’s just less aged Jim Beam:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Crow
But seems the version in the ad might’ve been before the recipe changed due to an error.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
…for people going places.
Like rehab.
(PS: Not a dis on rehab. Rehab is good. If you need help, please seek it.)
IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
That’s awesome!
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Imagine the marketing meeting where they came up with this, and declared it a genius idea! Now a traveler doesn’t have to find a liquor store, or even a bar, he’s always got his fix discreetly stashed in his briefcase for quick and easy application.
Didn’t they already have flasks?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is the best dirt cheap bourbon. I drink better stuff these days but I still have fond memories of it
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Didn’t know you needed to be as discreet with your alcoholism then.
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think it’s more about easy portability than discretion.
TRBoom@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Are those old bananas in that glass??
Davel23@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
It's ice, though I can see where you're coming from.
WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Stuff like this is why I have to use an adblocker on the web. I want to give them all my money to have a wood and glass flat fifth of old crow.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“I need an adblocker.”
“Because of all the dumb shit they shove in your face?”
“No, because I want to buy all the dumb shit they shove in my face!”