Scythian cordial

[Joe Allonby]

That's the basic plot of Stephenson etal.'s "Mongoliad".


On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:22 AM, János Széky <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
> People who have been to Mongolia said it tastes kind of smooth and somewhat
> bitter. Rather addictive. They say Europe was saved from a Mongol invasion
> in 1242, when the Great Khan Ögödei drank himself to death.
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> 2013/1/25 Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
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>> Thanks, Janos!  Anybody ever try it?   at first hearing, it doesn't
>> sound that inviting, but maybe it's an acquired taste
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>> I always picture the Scythians riding around with scythes...
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