> I guess I should have explained the context there for non-Americans.
> The culture here definitely makes it very easy to forget that other
> people exist.
>
> Johnny Carson was a popular TV host for several decades, and he did a
> comedy routine in which he dressed up as a mind reader, was handed a
> sealed envelope, "magically" answered the question contained within,
> and then would open the envelope and read what the question was. So
> in this case he picks up the sealed envelope, holds it to his
> forehead, and says, "Double Trouble." The audience sits for a
> minute, wondering what the question is, at which point he opens the
> envelope and says, "What is the name of a drink which is half beer
> and half prune juice?"
I KNOW, I WAS ONLY JOKING, BUT ONCE I REALLY MADE A DRINK FOR A COCKTAIL
COMPETITION USING PRUNE JUICE, AND I NAMED THE DRINK "ROYAL FLUSH"....
DOM