Eli and I were poking around the book section of a Mission thrift store when I picked up a book called Scotch and Holy Water, by John D. Tumpane. The back says, "...is a hilarious distillation of the author's ten years experiences in Turkey." I opened it up to a chapter that ended with, "I still had a whole trunkful of holy water and didn't know what to do with it- I couldn't just pour it into the gutter. So, I carted it up to my apartment and served it to all my friends for months afterwards. I felt very urbane saying, 'Would you like a scotch and holy water? It's delicious!'"