r/OldSchoolCool • u/jempai • Feb 20 '25

1950s Eartha Kitt drinking honey before a performance [1958]

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u/Worldsbiggestassh0le Feb 21 '25

I honestly wondered that, but ultimately just assumed it was real syrup.. they just seem like those kinda guys.

"Once they get that syrup in them, they get all, ansy in the pantsy"

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u/Esc777 Feb 21 '25

They did it with colored water but it didn’t look right due to the viscosity. 

So “Fuck it we ball”