#45 - Cognitive Dissonance

Scott Fitzgerald, admittedly a drunk (he had 4 booze-related breakdowns), once claimed that gin was undetectable on the breath. (Bullshit, Dave can easily detect its terrible taste) But he *ALSO* said “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.”

 This is from his “The Crack-Up” and the entire passage is worth repeating here:

 “Before I go on with this short history, let me make a general observation– the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald.

 Seen in the context of todays episode of WESTWORLD you can guess why Dave and Tana chose GIN as our booze of choice! Well, Tana chose it, and Dave just Drinks it.

"I wish this drink tasted like nothing to me"

 

This Drink Tastes Like Nothing:

 

Gin

Lime

Sprig of Mint

Tonic

Crushed Ice

Quarter Limes, Squeeze it in, and spin yourself off!