That's why I started the best book club ever. We read the same thing every week: the drink menu at the local bar. We are very academic with our selections as we started with drinks that begin with "A" and are working our way down the alphabet. We have Co-Presidents...which includes me and my friend, Judy, because it was our idea and we can drink more than anyone else...and our Recording Secretary/Designated Driver, Arthur. Arthur's job is to keep "minutes" of our meetings which may or may not include details of things we will have to apologize for later and, since he is a tee-totaler, to drive us home after a particularly lively meeting.
We discuss at great length the merits of each drink such as the ratio of liquor to mix, hangover potential, cost/buzz factor (ie: how many can you drink to get the desired effect without dipping into your kid's college fund), and if there are any excessive libido effects. This is particularly important because we can't have our members whoring it up at meetings...unless, of course, it is really funny and someone has a camera for evidence gathering.
Some may say that there is no literary value in our meetings but have you ever perused a finely written drink menu? The poetic genius that is required to come up with some of these drink names is unparalleled. Granted, most of it has to do with genitals or the pursuit of genitals but we mustn't judge an author's inspiration. Horny b------ s that they are...
So to book club lovers everywhere I say "You do it your way and we'll do it our way". We'll console ourselves with our mile-long waiting list and disorderly conduct citations.
