Before I arrived in Lisbon a couple of weeks ago, Uncle Dave — who was supposed to be taking pictures — told me that they should rename the Lisbon airport “The George Clooney Airport.” He told me I’ll understand when I get there. So as you leave customs and go down the ramp, this is what you see!
Good impersonation of Steven Colbert’s Latin Lover.
So suave, its a joke.
“For relaxing times, make it Martini time.”
Those Portuguese have always been a little “iffy”. What other country besides Portugal would have “wine corks” as one of the staples of their economy?
#2 – tyates
>>“For relaxing times, make it Martini time.”
Haw! The only decent movie Scarlett was ever in!
Mister Mustard do you have some kind of wine cork envy?
#6 – jg
>>Mister Mustard do you have some kind of wine
>>cork envy?
Doesn’t everyone? Except the Portuguese, of course – they are the wine cork MASTERS!!
Strange. I suddenly want to drink vermouth, and I have no idea why.
If you order “a martini” in Europe, you will usually get a vermouth (white or red) on the rocks.
I guess it doesn’t show there on US Tv, but Clooney is the the face of both the Martini and Nespresso campaigns.
This is one of the best ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4SQT8epHOc
I guess the fact that he lives in Italy (lake Cuomo) makes him popular here.
#9 Ah… it’s the other way around:
Order a Vermouth and get a Martini…