ATDDTA (3):
mikebailey at speakeasy.net
mikebailey at speakeasy.net
Fri Feb 16 02:36:44 CST 2007
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Strzechowski [mailto:dedalus204 at comcast.net]
> Subject: Re: ATDDTA (3): "Mickeys" (WAS Control issues, 54-56)
>
> > I've never heard "Mickeys" for pocket-sized bottles, and could find only
> > this:
> >
> > "Small bottles of cheap fortified wines are known on the street as "short
> > dogs," "mickeys," "poneys," [sic] and "mad dogs."
In the movie "Highway 61", the devil-guy buys a soul for a "mickey of bourbon"
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