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1. Arguing with a bartender. Just don’t - this is one battle you won’t win. It’s quite possible [...]

Before we proceed any further with cocktail recipes, we feel it necessary that you know what a cocktail is and what a cocktail is not.
A dictionary definition of a cocktail is:

any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually [...]

In the 1970’s, a Nigerian musician named Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created Afrobeat - a fusion of West African highlife music with western jazz and funk music in a big band format with lots of horn players, singers and percussionists. Fela was also an outspoken critic of the rampant corruption in Nigeria, and paid for this dearly [...]

Now that you know where to get one, make like this fellow and drive it like this guy did in this internet classic video way back in 1976. Nice twist at the end -it all suddenly makes sense, doesn’t it?

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Supposedly pictures don’t do this car much justice - you’ve got to see one in person to really appreciate this supercar.   
The Enzo (named after the founder of Ferrari) was styled by Italian designer Pininfarina and comes in either red or yellow. It has a downward sloping nose with a rear spoiler that only pops up at speeds over 140mph. I’ve always [...]

Tomorrow’s date is 07-07-07 and this means casinos are going to be jam packed. Although we haven’t started our posts proper on the winnable casino games (poker, craps & blackjack), here are a few tips to prevent you from being plucked like a spring chicken.

Caribbean Stud: You can never become the favorite at this game, ’nuff said. [...]