:59:00
- What a charming man. Who is that ?
- Oh, that's Elliot Richards.
:59:04
He's a very successful writer.
He's a very successful everything,
:59:08
as a matter of fact.
:59:10
That's Elliot Richards ?
Oh, I've read all his books.
:59:14
He's brilliant.
I had no idea he was so handsome.
:59:17
Well, why don't you
go over and talk to him ?
:59:19
- I couldn't. What would I say ?
- I wouldn't worry about that.
:59:22
Just, uh, let him
do all the talking.
:59:26
It's a common misapprehension that the
word "gin" comes from the city Geneva.
:59:30
Actually, the word "geneva" --
small "g" --
:59:32
is a corruption of genievre, which
of course is French for "juniper"
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the wonderful berry that flavors
this miraculous libation.
:59:39
[Guests Chuckling]
:59:42
Speaking of miraculous.
:59:45
I'm Elliot Richards.
How do you do ?
:59:47
I know who you are.
I'm Alison Gardner.
:59:51
I just had to tell you how much
I loved your novel Always Toujours.
:59:56
Well, I was just trying
to make a simple point really.
:59:59
Every time I've reread
Camus and Sartre,
1:00:02
I kept thinking to myself,
1:00:04
"Why does the existential dilemma
have to be so damn bleak ?"
1:00:08
- Yes.
- Yes, we're alone in the universe.
1:00:11
Yes, life is meaningless,
death is inevitable.
1:00:14
But is that necessarily
so depressing ?
1:00:16
I couldn't agree more.
1:00:19
Don't you think
that secular humanism is yummy ?
1:00:22
Ooh, delish.
1:00:31
My, my.
1:00:34
They say that alcohol
is a disinhibitor and it seems
to be working very well on me.
1:00:39
Me too.
1:00:42
What an exquisite feeling.
1:00:45
Every cell in my body just wants
to reach out and touch someone.
1:00:50
Yes, it's incredible, isn't it ?
1:00:53
Mm-hmm.
1:00:55
Thyphysiology of touch.
1:00:59
Just below your epidermis,
concentrated in your fingertips,