"Alcohol is like love," he said. "The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off."

“Alcohol is like love,” he said. “The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl’s clothes off.”

Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

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Jelisa Castrodale is a freelance writer who has covered sports, technology and the poppiest of pop culture on both sides of the Atlantic. She writes a weekly column for NBCSports.com and does the "Downtown Living" ink for the Winston-Salem Journal.

She is also a recent Jeopardy! champion who should probably stop mentioning that in polite conversation.

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