This week’s question: Bars in Washington, D.C., are trying to drum up business during the government shutdown by offering discounted meal-and-drink combos and specialty cocktails to furloughed federal workers. Come up with a shutdown-themed name for a cocktail that one of these establishments could serve to our nation’s civil servants.
Click here to see the results of last week’s contest: Disarmed 007
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THE WINNER: “Screwdover”
SECOND PLACE: “Mandatory leave of absinthe”
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“They-done-me-dirty martini”
“The (get my job) baquiri”
“Pink slip lady”
“Rum and broke”
“GoFundMejito”
“Bloody Mike, Hakeem, John, Chuck & Don”
“No-win fizz”
“Old fashioned incompetence”
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