Red Wine In The Morning, Sailors Take Warning

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  1. Joe Riley

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    Red wine at night, Sailor's delight! All I know about wine, I could put in a thimble!

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    @Joe Riley Having worked for the Navy, I think it is:

    Pink sky in morning. sailors warning.
    Red sky at night, sailors delight.

    However, your wine analogy sounds like so much more fun!!

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    Like many weather sayings, this one has a scientific base.
     
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    I didn't see my 3 favorite flavors:

    PORT, SHERRY, MUSCATEL

    Sweet and high alcoholic content...the wine to get drunk by!

    Hal
     
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    In the '50's we used to take wine to our Beach Parties...after a few drinks of WPLJ, the chicks were in the mood for a little Beach Blanket Bingo!

    WPLJ= White Port & Lemon Juice...a song was even written about it in 1955 which you'll find online by the R&B group The Four Deuces...check it out!

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