"Vapors", ("vapours", if you prefer") are Victorianese for fainting, I
believe.  After a "few pints of Guiness" I find I get the "vapors" in that
same sense.  BTW, Deri, do you have a recipe for shandies (shandys?)--lager
and lemonade.  I hade this concoction at a pub in Hursley (near the IBM
centre) a couple years back.  Wunnerful!

-----Original Message-----
From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 1:50 PM
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Subject: Re: family and the war.


       "Kyle E. Cleveland" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Only in KY on Derby Day.  The ladies drink them 'til they get
> the "vapors".
>
> -Kyle
>
> PS -- (Taste vaguely like toothpaste)
>
I find I get "vapours" after a few pints of Guiness, seems to
clear the room quite effectively!!

(Are we talking the same "vapours"? I think I'll stick to off
course betting.)

Cheers,

--
Deri James