A popular T-shirt ode to drinking tequila is: “One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, FLOOR!” The saying dates to 1995.
The tequila saying is taken from the simple counting game: “One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four.”
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Dawn Stier)
Date: 1995/07/01
Subject: T-shirt humor
I saw this on a T-shirt, thaught it was great!
One Tequila
Two Tequila
Three Tequila
FLOOR
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Date: 1996/01/12
Subject: Re: AOL hits the uk.
Have you seen the t-shirt slogan: “One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor” ?
5 August 1996, Washington (DC) Post, “The Funniest T- Shirts of SUmmer ‘96” by Bob Levey:
Which are the funniest T-shirts of summer 1996? I asked you readers for nominations. You came through, as usual. Without further ado .
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“One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor”—Samantha Lockwood.
5 October 1996, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, “Today’s Quote,” pg. 4A:
“One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor.”—Printed on a T-shirt.
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“One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.” — Unknown
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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
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