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Could drunken lunches save the economy?

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    Column: Now the time to revive three-martini work outings

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I last topic of the night can getting soft at lunch.

Possibly save our economy a columnist and international business times makes the case arguing that embracing three martini -- again would give a boost not just to makers of -- But thousands of service employees as well according to one estimate probably made up if just 10% of New Yorkers went for a long losing lunch once a week.

It will result in an annual expense of almost four billion dollars.

That.

Joseph there also -- it's a drinking -- creativity.

Do you buy that and if so we really are hurt we're hurting the economy and we're hurting businesses by not drinking at long -- Absolutely -- and so glad we met for shots before tonight's state yeah definitely helps bring out the best in us.

Well you know I when I -- corporate I remember there's a restaurant around the corner opened up the lunch special where you can get a couple of glasses of wine and then we went this is great and then we all called leaked to the -- -- like you get it internally.

-- -- -- -- -- -- What and that's a good -- three -- -- That's I mean I -- -- -- phase for a very brief time that a long time ago.

It's pure alcohol like I couldn't.

To have a lot of drinks I can't have a lot of Martinis they sneak up porn I wish I knew he would you were going through that -- -- video download a lot of -- I was twelve.

Yes -- let him -- well.

Three Martinis and I'm drunk I'm under the table I don't think I've ever had three martini.

In the same evening -- same event I don't know how.

Anybody's game accomplishing anything I also think that the math is a little wrong outside of New York however in Manhattan.

The cost of a martini is like what forty dollars this -- -- -- fact -- make a difference to the economy into and might mean a lot of people's families are not eating that night also.

-- think.

It didn't exist you Brad -- -- drink at launch.

-- now we judgment that's how she popped the Pope -- double dip recession but if you -- history books of secret mission so if you thought -- by the Great Depression.

Biggest time of prosperity in American history was the 1950s which was the moment three martini done right.

So really what President Obama should be campaigning on is the rotunda for three martini lunch to -- -- the economy.

-- I'd like I can't I like your -- -- Alina and I -- economic yeah I try not.

Bill -- here's my theory.

The -- the reason that people don't drink it launching more B because we know we now have too many alcohol choices -- you there's something called the -- for.

Yeah what is what is wrong with this country what is that.

Well we'll tell it was on this country we don't like her cards and that's the global -- -- cards in that.

I was -- that -- with a guy that does on the historical references and stuff like that in and now.

-- and as -- consumer watch detail.

I think -- in my putting martini lunch.

And it was true they would drink three Martinis but -- David -- -- -- Michelle martini glasses -- -- -- -- -- I got class action at the end of three martini glass -- out.

You like everything else in America will be bigger yeah.

It is a it is not the same data they use it -- it -- -- but now that's a really good point gases were very very tiny it was a different time yeah.

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