In article ,
Corky Scott wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 06:09:56 -0700, Smitty
wrote:

Imagine it's 150 years ago. (For you youngsters, that would put us way
back in pre-internet days, when people conversed instead of pecking.)
We're sitting around enjoying some refreshing non-alcoholic beverages
and talking about various things.

You'd have to back up a few more than 150 years to find a gathering
where people are drinking non alcoholic beverages...

Corky Scott

Yes, well, this *is* a forum for pilots, and since we're all flying
tomorrow, none of us are imbibing today. I guess you won't grant me
poetic license to superimpose the present on the past, though. Fair
enough. "Imagine we're sitting around talking, and getting blithering
drunk..."