Creator: James W. Johnston | Biography & Autobiography - 2000-02-01
To make a nose knocker, you set a shot glass in a beer mug and poured it full of scotch whiskey. ... would slide down the mug and hit you on the nose. While I was there I ran into a marine who had been a friend of mine in the States.
The Gunner handed me a set of orders that stated that I should report to Special Troops Medical Detachment at Division ... Next to it was a glass mug filled with a light amber colored liquid and a half empty bottle of brandy.
To desert: naval: from ca. 1830. (Bowen.) Cf. cut, v., 4, and 7. cot a swell. See swell, n., 2. cut a tooth or (one's) leye-iteeth ... I turned to a set of notes supplied by Paul Beale, 1977, and found this: 'cut-glass accent, the dear, ...
Shot Glass Wedding Favors
"Eat Drink & Be Married!" Shot Glass (Set of Six)
A matrimonial take on an old saying that now ends “For tomorrow you'll be on your honeymoon!� Family and friends can drink to the happy couple's health and long life at the wedding, and then take these sleek shot glasses home and drink to their own! Features and facts: Crystal-clear glass has Eat Drink & Be Married! in black lettering Shot glass measures 4 ¼� h x 1 ¼� in diameter
Maritime Mug & Shot Glass Set
Ahoy! This Maritime Mug & Shot Glass Set makes a great gift for first mates in the wedding party. Both glasses have a distinctive maritime design, and both can be engraved with up to 8 characters each. (Engraving must be the same on both pieces.) Mug measures 5" x 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" high; shot glass, 2 1/2" x 2" x 2 1/4" high. Sold in pairs.
