Number of times "alcohol" appears in her clarification: 7

Ah, I wasn't as familiar with that ring. Or maybe I just saw what I wanted to see. Or maybe I heard hoofbeats and thought horses. Or zebras, I'm not really sure which a GL ring would be in this analogy.

Did I totally imagine a green ring? No one else seems to be mentioning it, but I'd have sworn I saw one.

Lou Reed's "Sword of Damocles" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm". It's to the point where listening to Lou's song, one expects to hear the Pumpkins' chimes come in.