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Old 02-20-2007, 04:04 AM   #59
Urbane Guerrilla
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Ouzo or raki, all the same. I found I prefer taking my raki without a splash of water --a traditional way of taking it, sort of the East-Med answer to bourbon-and-branch -- as this somehow caused me to twitch, whereas drinking it unmixed did not. No idea why.

However, chasing one's drinks at the evening's end with half a liter of water will do much to relieve a hangover, most of whose symptoms are caused by dehydration. Metabolizing alcohol will dry you out, which is why Mohammed forbade his followers to drink wine -- desert weather will dry you out quite sufficiently without help. Having a store of water in you for your body to draw on will literally keep your humours in balance.
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