[Kolokotronis]

"Ag, Kolo, Church Lady, SandyE, and I could work this thing out in 4 hours over cocktails...."

Manhattans at 10 paces? I don't know if we could work things out quite that easily but if the booze was cold, the mesithakia toothsome and the conversation scintillating, it couldn't be called a wasted evening! :)