BullKurtz
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Some medical journal has decided to trash yet another icon, James Bond 007. Incidentally, the "00" Ian Fleming wrote about was a directive from the Prime Minister which gave certain HMS agents the license to kill when it served the Crown. Hardly something you'd give to a man who's shaky hands were the reason his martini was "shaken not stirred". And proving once again the left has not only declared war on Christmas, but white men in general although most of them are white men...well, gay men. 
What the medical journal missed is that Bond drank VODKA martinis. I'm not a martini drinker so I had to find what the difference is between the gin and vermouth martini and Bond's favorite, minus the vermouth (I think).
There are three main differences between a martini (or a vodka martini) which has been stirred and one which has been shaken. First, a shaken martini is usually colder than one stirred, since the ice has had a chance to swish around the drink more. Second, shaking a martini dissolves air into the mix; this is the "bruising" of the gin you may have heard seasoned martini drinkers complain about--it makes a martini taste too "sharp." Third, a shaken martini will more completely dissolve the vermouth, giving a less oily mouth feel to the drink.
The Straight Dope: Why did James Bond want his martinis shaken, not stirred?
As to the "impotent" part, I have no idea how they came up with that other than if you can say that about BOND, well, you'd have no idea who "Pussy Galore" is nor would you care.
What the medical journal missed is that Bond drank VODKA martinis. I'm not a martini drinker so I had to find what the difference is between the gin and vermouth martini and Bond's favorite, minus the vermouth (I think).
There are three main differences between a martini (or a vodka martini) which has been stirred and one which has been shaken. First, a shaken martini is usually colder than one stirred, since the ice has had a chance to swish around the drink more. Second, shaking a martini dissolves air into the mix; this is the "bruising" of the gin you may have heard seasoned martini drinkers complain about--it makes a martini taste too "sharp." Third, a shaken martini will more completely dissolve the vermouth, giving a less oily mouth feel to the drink.
The Straight Dope: Why did James Bond want his martinis shaken, not stirred?
As to the "impotent" part, I have no idea how they came up with that other than if you can say that about BOND, well, you'd have no idea who "Pussy Galore" is nor would you care.
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