Then to plan Big Things with the Planningest lady I know. Queen of Planning and Organization, I declare her.

LA JEWDY mayhaps?

Dude: totally on the martini glasses. I went to a martini party at a friend's place and I swear it took them weeks to get the stick out of the floor. 100% alcohol/sugar + spilly spilly glasses + drunk people = icky, sticky floors.

I am glad to be in good company!

You've heard at least a part of "Feels So Good", I'm sure.

King of the hill.... it was the theme to um... la law...

i don't watch much tv, but i probably heard it if it was on an 80s show because i certainly watched alot of tv back then.

Everywhere, ever. Click on the first sound clip here. When the horn comes in, that's when you go "Oh, OK, right."

That particular style of glass has gone in and out of fashion over the years - in the 50's, you'd typicaly get martinis in a stemless glass.

As to WHY the shape, supposedly the large surface area aided in being able to smell the boquet of the gin, and the stem helped keep the drink cold (by not putting your hand on the surface of the chilled glass where the booze is.)

But it pretty much became a 'standard' in the 20's and 30's; no doubt things like the extreme prominence of the martini being served in that style of glass in major culture icons like The Thin Man films pushed that along. (I also found a couple of places that mention the glass was particularly easy to empty if the cops came during prohibition.)

You need the ones with the hunky sphere or cube instead of a stem, clearly. ;)

As I recall, the glasses weren't even originally used primarily for martinis, but for other cocktails. So I agree, it's probably a cultural fascination with the martini-as-idea that led to the association with the glass.

I don't think I've ever been out drinking with you, so I don't know how much tolerance you have.

Seriously, tho, if people are going to be drinking enough that they have problems keeping the glass upright, consider switching to snifters or sippy-cups. If you have problems when you first get the drink, they've probably overfilled the glass. It's supposed to be something you enjoy, not part of a high-wire balancing act.

Of course, they may call it a three-martini lunch becuase few can hold up the fourth. :)

Seriously! They might as well serve martinis on a plate. Better yet, just pour them on the floor at once because that's where theyre going to end up, and that way, I won't have to worry about spilling them on my clothes.

Martini glasses aren't as bad as those little disposable clear plastic wine glasses, though. Charlie and I did that for the wine-and-cheese party . . . You know, the one where Hillary was throwing gummy bears on my walls. When drunk people use them, not only are they shallow and sloshing all over the place, they COME APART!!!!

The floors were gray-purple the next morning. There was a punch layer, and then there was a lint layer on top of that. I had to mop three times. :(

How bizzare. I've been listening to Simon and Garfunkel all day.