Well the “Tonic” part was originally intended to treat Malaria, so …
Gin & Tonic became popular because, when Quinine was introduced to treat Malaria, the British Army had a problem getting the soldiers to take it because it tastes awful. Then, someone came up with a Brilliant Solution: They began mixing the Quinine with Gin and the Soldiers had to be watched to keep them from Stealing it to get drunk on.
All these years later, and people are still getting drunk on Malaria medicine.
seanfear over 1 year ago
and preferably paid by someone else I believe. I think I saw that on WebMD
blunebottle over 1 year ago
LOL!
But in my case, it would never be gin…most likely scotch or bourbon. Or really dark, molassesy rum.
blunebottle over 1 year ago
Like tonight, it was dark rum and Northern Harvest rye in egg nog. Now I’m about to nog off…
Troglodyte over 1 year ago
That ought to take care of them pesky symptoms, Aunty!
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
She’ll mix herself an “Eli Whitney.” She always did cotton to gin.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
Gin tastes like a Christmas tree.
CorkLock over 1 year ago
A drunk will drink anything. Even stale warm beer. Like a dog returns to its vomit. Cheers Aunty. Arf, bark.
dflak over 1 year ago
We have a poster on our refrigerator: it reads. I Googled my symptoms. I went from having a mild headache to legally dead in three clicks.
ChessPirate over 1 year ago
Doesn’t get rid of the symptoms, but who caresh?
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hollisson Premium Member over 1 year ago
Gin is the tonic, right Aunty?
old_geek over 1 year ago
A cotton gin?
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
FIFY Aunty…….
Goggled my symptoms…….turned out I just needed another gin.
paranormal over 1 year ago
No tonic to go with the gin???
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
My medicine is Scotch whiskey. . . .
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
I though she was strictly a winer.
sandflea over 1 year ago
Or a laxative.
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
aunty’s always able to gin up some kind of excuse…
bakana over 1 year ago
Well the “Tonic” part was originally intended to treat Malaria, so …
Gin & Tonic became popular because, when Quinine was introduced to treat Malaria, the British Army had a problem getting the soldiers to take it because it tastes awful. Then, someone came up with a Brilliant Solution: They began mixing the Quinine with Gin and the Soldiers had to be watched to keep them from Stealing it to get drunk on.
All these years later, and people are still getting drunk on Malaria medicine.