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Social Media-Inspired Cocktails Make Us Want To Tweetotal
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Christopher Robbins
Published Mar 20, 2012
Modified Mar 20, 2012
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What's more depressing than paying $19 for a speciality cocktail? Paying $19 for a cocktail "inspired" by a social media website. Hyperallergic's editor Hrag Vartanian took this photo of the Mandarin Oriental's "Like Page" (GET IT) that features beauties like the "sipadvisor" and "brbon tumblr." But these all sound terrible, so check out our own internet-inspired creations.
MySpace Mojito
Rum, Five spearmint gum (muddled), really really simple, ugly syrup, Rupert Murdoch's spit, lime, twist of airbrushed t-shirt feat. Looney Tunes character.
Reddit Rickey
99 Bananas, Four Loko, Strawberries that Mom cut up for us, Stirred with headset used to play Call of Duty
Drudge Siren Screwdriver
TITO'S TEXAS VODKA, ORANGE JUICE—CALCIUM ADDED, KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE FLOAT, GLASS RIMMED WITH RON PAUL'S NAIL CLIPPINGS
AOL Trial Disc 'N Tonic
Free Gin, Gin that is free for the first 40 hours, Are you sure you don't want Free Gin?, Just sip the Free Gin and get started in minutes
HuffPo Hemingway
Exactly whatever Hemingway would drink, shaken by man with white beard who sort of looks like Ernest Hemingway saying, "You are all a lost generation." Drink quickly to prevent Patch mouth.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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