tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101223716619464303.post2192554204282885700..comments2024-03-05T07:55:16.812-08:00Comments on Rowley's Whiskey Forge: Do it to Julia! Pink Cloves and Gin at the Chestnut Tree CaféMatthew Rowleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613982533349459637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101223716619464303.post-69637643631626631632010-11-25T11:33:01.235-08:002010-11-25T11:33:01.235-08:00That line stuck with me, too, Michael. Had to hunt...That line stuck with me, too, Michael. Had to hunt down the original (of which there are many variants and alternate lines, so the concept of an "original" is suspect in the first place), but mocking verses apparently were popular during WWII. <br /><br />Now I suspect that chestnuts and cloves will forever regrettably be linked in my mind.Matthew Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613982533349459637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101223716619464303.post-26819551402895503182010-11-24T22:21:14.773-08:002010-11-24T22:21:14.773-08:00That's so funny: as soon as I saw the original...That's so funny: as soon as I saw the original "Chestnut Tree" verses I thought of "1984" and the clove-spiked gin.<br /><br /><i>"Under the spreading chestnut tree,<br />I sold you and you sold me."</i>Michael Lazarhttp://stirrednotshakenblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com