Message 25945 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> And I would say this is a misconception on your part, as bad as 
> judging a team by its fans.

???  I happily judge entire sports by their fans...are you saying this is 
wrong? :)

> THUS, all those ingredients have a reason for being there. Possibly 
> it was one time the result of randomy throwing everything together to 
> get drunk quick, but we know that 98% of those recipes do not catch 
> on. This one did, and its staying power DOES say something about its 
> inherant worth as a recipe, beyond even the social history and 
> drinking habits we've identified here.
> 
> Who's to say it wasn't actually the result of a calculating 
> mixologist experimenting again and again to find what would happen if 
> this was put with this and this .. and this? We've all done it, and 
> most often failed. The LIIT is a fluke, but worthy of veneration just 
> because of that!

Not that I want into this mess, but I want to punt an interesting idea out 
there that might inspire thought in another direction.  Is it possible that 
this drink, quite likely a fluke, survived more on marketting than anything?

I know, I know...just work with me here...Picture this, one night an ass comes 
walking into the bar (2-legged, not the 4-legged kind with a tail).  He is 
demanding strong drinks and wants this or that...finally the bartender, in 
hopes of shutting him up, reaches down and grabs all the white spirits he can 
get his hands on (cheapest bottles available), slams them all into a glass 
(librally), then drops in the cheapest mixers the bar has to give it some 
color.  Hands off the drink just hoping it gets rid of the guy.  At some 
point, the bartender or the drunk, decides that since they are in long island, 
and the drink looks like Iced Tea, it should have that name.  It's a good 
name, why not.  It's more memorable than many of the other random names I've 
seen, and has the benefit of actually describing the look of the drink.  
Before long the ass, despite being a black-out drunk, tells his friends about 
how great the drink is (like he knows, he can't tell a rum and coke from a 
screwdriver).

The name is key, as I think we all know that in 2 weeks, the drink would have 
been forgotten if not for the name.  I've made up crap drinks before and been 
haunted by them for weeks because the customer decides to name it.  Thus, the 
name is the marketting...

Just a theory that entertains me...I do not suggest this is what really 
happened, but I think there's some merrit in asking if some aspect of it might 
inspire alternative thoughts (or cause this thread to spin another 2 pages 
down with debate).

-- 
Cody