Brevity by Dan Thompson for December 18, 2021

Oh snap! a gin soaked ginger sop.

From the Amer. Herit. Dict. 4th Ed.:

sloe gin: A liqueur having a gin base, flavored with fresh sloes.

sloe: 1. See blackthorn. 2. Either of two eastern North American plum trees or shrubs, . . . . 3. The tart plumlike fruit of either of these plants.

blackthorn: A thorny deciduous Eurasian shrub (Prunus spinosa) having white flowers and small, bluish-black, plumlike fruits used chiefly for flavoring alcoholic beverages such as sloe gin. Also called sloe.

[Hey, it’s not like I’ve got anything better to do at 3 a.m.]

He’s full of the Christmas spirits.

looks like he’s moving in sloe mo…

So sloe?

I thought they stopped making sloe gin. At least i was hoping they did! Putrid liquid.

You might want to sloe down, Ginger.

Is this from a seventies song lyric? “I’m the (part I can’t remember) man”

Where is the Rumcake Man?

Rum or brandy on gingerbread is a good thing.

Ooh, it’s cold gin time again You know it’ll always win Cold gin time again You know it’s the only thing That keeps us together,

That’s gonna be some hangover!