Original name of a cocktail coined in Yonkers, NY by Betsy Flanagan during the Revolutionary times
The Origin of the Cocktail:
The originator of the {cocktail} was {Betsy Flanagan}, who owned and operated a tavern during the Revolutionary times near Yonkers. The story goes, the american officers raided a British Commissary and stole several male birds, which they brought to Betsy and asked her to roast, and on the evening of the feast Betsy decorated each bottle and jar in her {tavern} with the tail feathers of the roasted fowl. Betsy would use the tail feathers to stir the drinks for her guests. During the party officers kept calling out to Betsy for more {drinks} which turned into asking for those {"Cocktails"} hence the name {"COCKTAIL"} was born.
The Origin of the Cocktail:
The originator of the {cocktail} was {Betsy Flanagan}, who owned and operated a tavern during the Revolutionary times near Yonkers. The story goes, the american officers raided a British Commissary and stole several male birds, which they brought to Betsy and asked her to roast, and on the evening of the feast Betsy decorated each bottle and jar in her {tavern} with the tail feathers of the roasted fowl. Betsy would use the tail feathers to stir the drinks for her guests. During the party officers kept calling out to Betsy for more {drinks} which turned into asking for those {"Cocktails"} hence the name {"COCKTAIL"} was born.
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This behaviour may stem from any or all of the following:
Lack of imagination.
Never seen pictures of a road accident.
Learning difficulties.
Road rage.
Someone who only managed to pass his/her driving test by giving the examiner a blow job.
Suicidal tendencies.
Having an extra chromosome.
Loneliness or pathological nosiness
Drink or drugs.
Being born with somekind of twat gene.
Driver is busy trying to figure out what the indicator lever is for.
A guy that is so dammed horny that he just can't wait to get to his mothers house.
Many female tailgaters like to put a sign in the rear window of their car stating that there is a 'Baby on Board'.
Tailgating may lead to a car fuck
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