Just spotted mrkyle down there and thought I would offer a cautionary tale of warning
In my 1st year of uni we decided to have a house party. A major feature of this party would be a very alcoholic punch. We went to the supermarket and spent about £60 on spirits, wine and fruit juice. One of our number (let's call him Scouse Tony) also purchased a large bottle of Pernod. We cleaned out a large plastic container and filled it with our punch, which went a sort of pinky-orange colour and tasted sweet, like candy. It was a sure-fire thing: girls would like the taste of this and it would get them drunk. Enter Scouse Tony: "Hey arright la, let's put some Pernod in it!"
"Not a chance," I replied. "If you put Pernod in it, it will turn horrible."
"No way man," he said. "My missus loves Pernod, just a bit, like, it'll be fine."
I registered my objections but there was really nothing I could do. The next time I saw the punch it had turned a bilious shade of green and stank to high heaven of aniseed. Since that made people's eyes water, during the party it was left in a section of corridor with a door at each end that we had dubbed "the airlock". Not even a house party full of drunken students would go anywhere near this foul brew and we still had to contend with the stinking mess the next day. There is a valuable lesson to be learned here.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Sun 16 Apr 2006, 9:46, Reply)