“De Lime and De Coconut” and De Plain Old Nuts Drinking 'Em
Stay away from “de lime and de coconut” unless you want a massive hangover or you regularly consume pints of fresh squeezed lime juice and pints of rum with no after effects.
We had a wonderful time at an “end of summer” party Saturday night, but the effects of the party lasted into, well, this morning, to be honest.
I have always thought there are born guests and born hosts and I am the former. Yes, I do host parties but I put lots of thought and preparation into the party so that I can attend my own party just like a guest and don’t end up working all night wishing I was at a party rather than having one.
I say this because the party we went to was hosted by half a couple (the guest half of the couple). I will mention now that our friends are gay or it might sound confusing. I’ll call the guys Doc and D.J.
Doc and D.J. do parties like no one else I know. They are master hosts and do everything to make their guests have a great time, from the best music, best wine to the best food in the world: add in twinkley deck lights, a gorgeous black lab/ mutt mix that does her best to show you a good time also, and some of the most intelligent and interesting people you could meet.
Doc was away in D.C and D.J. had to plan, host, cook, and make drinks without the help of Doc. D.J. and Doc are a well-oiled machine when it comes to party hosting. D.J. alone, needed some help, and even though we all pitched in to pick up the slack – we still needed Doc for one of his most important duties.
Keeping us from going nuts.
Doc is the one to remind us our cocktail hour needs to come to a close and dinner needs to be hurried up. Doc will remind us that a drink like “lime and de coconut” is a great one-drink treat but should not be consumed for half the night unless you want to be up the other half --feeling under the weather.
Doc will remember that there’s a couple of pounds of shrimp that haven’t been served yet or that it might be a good idea to eat before people have to leave because their babysitters have to be home by one AM.
Anyhow, Doc-free as we were, we managed to party all night and were popping open beers at 5:30 AM to toast the dawn. We listened to the crickets chirping in the woods until they turned into birds chirping at the feeder.
We ended the party with breakfast at a local diner where I could barely stand the sight or smell of food.
Yesterday most of the party goers checked in to say they were still feeling like crap.
For the first time in years, I was unable to complete the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle, and laid around watching old movies between fretful naps.
Today I woke up and almost felt normal. (Still got a case of funny tummy though…)
It was fun but I do think we need Doc at all future parties. (Missed you Doc!) He not only does all the clean up, he keeps us from overdrinking and would have insisted we went to bed rather than stay up all night listening to music on the deck.
Even the dog had enough sense to go to sleep.
Us? We needed Doc.
Bruder bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime,
His sister had anudder one she paid it for de lime.
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up.
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut, she call de doctor, woke 'im up,
Said "doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,
"I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache.
"Now lemme get this straight,You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot'up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you call your doctor, woke 'im up,
Said " Doctor, ain't there nothing' I can take?"I said,
"Doctor, to relieve this belly ache."I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?'I said,
"Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,
"You put de lime in de coconut, you drink 'em bot' togedder
Put de lime in de coconut and you'll feel better,
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' up,
Put de lime in de coconut and call me in the morning."
Stay away from “de lime and de coconut” unless you want a massive hangover or you regularly consume pints of fresh squeezed lime juice and pints of rum with no after effects.
We had a wonderful time at an “end of summer” party Saturday night, but the effects of the party lasted into, well, this morning, to be honest.
I have always thought there are born guests and born hosts and I am the former. Yes, I do host parties but I put lots of thought and preparation into the party so that I can attend my own party just like a guest and don’t end up working all night wishing I was at a party rather than having one.
I say this because the party we went to was hosted by half a couple (the guest half of the couple). I will mention now that our friends are gay or it might sound confusing. I’ll call the guys Doc and D.J.
Doc and D.J. do parties like no one else I know. They are master hosts and do everything to make their guests have a great time, from the best music, best wine to the best food in the world: add in twinkley deck lights, a gorgeous black lab/ mutt mix that does her best to show you a good time also, and some of the most intelligent and interesting people you could meet.
Doc was away in D.C and D.J. had to plan, host, cook, and make drinks without the help of Doc. D.J. and Doc are a well-oiled machine when it comes to party hosting. D.J. alone, needed some help, and even though we all pitched in to pick up the slack – we still needed Doc for one of his most important duties.
Keeping us from going nuts.
Doc is the one to remind us our cocktail hour needs to come to a close and dinner needs to be hurried up. Doc will remind us that a drink like “lime and de coconut” is a great one-drink treat but should not be consumed for half the night unless you want to be up the other half --feeling under the weather.
Doc will remember that there’s a couple of pounds of shrimp that haven’t been served yet or that it might be a good idea to eat before people have to leave because their babysitters have to be home by one AM.
Anyhow, Doc-free as we were, we managed to party all night and were popping open beers at 5:30 AM to toast the dawn. We listened to the crickets chirping in the woods until they turned into birds chirping at the feeder.
We ended the party with breakfast at a local diner where I could barely stand the sight or smell of food.
Yesterday most of the party goers checked in to say they were still feeling like crap.
For the first time in years, I was unable to complete the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle, and laid around watching old movies between fretful naps.
Today I woke up and almost felt normal. (Still got a case of funny tummy though…)
It was fun but I do think we need Doc at all future parties. (Missed you Doc!) He not only does all the clean up, he keeps us from overdrinking and would have insisted we went to bed rather than stay up all night listening to music on the deck.
Even the dog had enough sense to go to sleep.
Us? We needed Doc.
Bruder bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime,
His sister had anudder one she paid it for de lime.
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up.
She put de lime in de coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut, she call de doctor, woke 'im up,
Said "doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,
"I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"I said "Doctor, to relieve this belly ache.
"Now lemme get this straight,You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot' up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you drank 'em bot'up,
You put de lime in de coconut, you call your doctor, woke 'im up,
Said " Doctor, ain't there nothing' I can take?"I said,
"Doctor, to relieve this belly ache."I said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?'I said,
"Doctor, to relieve this belly ache,
"You put de lime in de coconut, you drink 'em bot' togedder
Put de lime in de coconut and you'll feel better,
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' up,
Put de lime in de coconut and call me in the morning."
posted by mary bishop | 11:02 AM
12 Comments:
my weekend was not as fun as yours...
Yeah, what weetzie said. But at least I didnt have tummy owies. I just have faucets for eyes. Maybe they're similar.
Sounds like a really fun time.
Doc? are you back yet?
Oh Weetzie...I wish you had had just as much fun, but not the hangover I had/have. I keep blaming all the lime juice, but I think the rum might have had something to do with it too...;-)
Lawbrat..Doc is back so we'll all be good now for a while...faucets for eyes? We had a couple of guests at the party that went through a faucet/eye period during the evening...
Sounds like a blast! All things in moderation, including moderation itself. Sometimes a wild night makes you remember how much better it can be to keep yourself in check the rest of the time. Besides, console yourself with the fact that no certain roommates have posted the pictures of your drunken debaucle across the internet. Unlike my drunken backwards bowling pictures. *shudder*
Ha !! MB
Does 'dat' hangover last until 'de' morning and right through 'de' day till you write 'de' poem. You are stoned!!!!
E - I do think I am going to be back to moderation for quite a while...maybe I'll have the word tattooed on my forehead!
Jac - I didn't write the words, they're actually lyrics to a song of the same name...
The drink is killer good. One is enough!
Yummmm...that sounds fabulous! I must have some. What's the recipe??? C'mon share.
I didn't make them but I did squeeze 40 limes (thank god for my little portable juicer I brought with me) I know they had rum and Coco Lopez. I would assume some sugar and lots of ice and whirred in the blender...I looked on the net to find a recipe for them and couldn't find one..I will have to ask my buddy what the recipe was..he said it was from St Thomas and authentic...it gave me an authentic headache, that's for sure.
Lauren..hope you come back for comments as I got the recipe for you:
De Lime in De Coconut:
Per serving:
1 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz rum
2 oz sweetened Coconut mix [Like Cocoa Lopez]
ice
A blender full:
3 oz lime juice
6 oz rum
6 oz coconut mix
Enough ice to make it thick
Mary, sounds like you had more fun than I did in Tahoe, even tho the buffet was awesome and the scenery was gorgeous, I only had 2 beers, just enough to make me sleepy. I get horrible hangovers too and it's a good thing or I'd drink more often. Someone told me there are pills called "Chasers" to prevent hangovers. If you know you are going to be drinking alot, you take them every so often during your binge and you wake up fresh as a daisy. I haven't tried them because I never set out to get plowed. I am curious to see if they work tho. Now if they just had a pill to make me not regret the next day over the crazy shit I said and did,,, that would be great!
I also watch old movies when I'm sick. It's very comforting to me.
Dashababy, isn't that the truth about wishing you hadn't said A B or C the next day.
I have found that with real good friends, I don't ever seem to say anything I need to apologize for but when I'm with acquaintances...
I sometimes speak my mind...(Like when we get into politics...can't help myself. My best friends share my views..so I usually am better behaved because of that...)
Glad you had fun...and old movie watching has some kind of medicinal ingredient...watched Topper last night..loved it.
Doc..I have been too good for too long which makes me be bad.
I cannot live my life being just good. I told my friends next time we pulled an all nighter, it would be fine but only if we also had a private duty nurse, stomach pump, oxygen tanks and a full body massage the next day.
i've seen many people find out the hard way that drinking those sugary sweet drinks are not the way you want to get drunk. that's why i stick with beer, vodka, tequila, and wine. occasionally, all four of them get together and have a party in my belly.
such was the case at my friend's wedding a couple weeks ago. here's a hint: if those double vodka tonics aren't getting the job done, switching to straight double vodkas on the rocks WILL. ouch.
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