The CA's Whining & Dining blog asks "What's your family drink"? and goes on to describe the infamous Jager-Bomb, which is (apparently) the "family drink" of someone she knows.
Okay, first off...
Who really has a "family drink?" I mean, I know alcoholism tends to run in families, but isn't that just being a little brazen about it?
Secondly, of that select boozy lot with "family drinks," which of them settled on the Jager Bomb as the one cocktail that the family would enjoy in unison at gatherings and such? I can just see grandpa...
"what's that black stuff?"
"Grampa, that's Jagermeister. It tastes like licorice and gets you trashed."
"Uh okay, what's that stuff that looks like fizzy piss?"
"That's Red Bull. It tastes like fizzy piss and it makes you all wired and hyper."
"Sounds delicious, set me and Gam Gam up a couple"
The term "family drink" sounds like it should have some tradition behind it... Like "we drink MEAD at our reunions in homage to our viking ancestor Sven the Horrible..."
A Jager Bomb tradition could only go back as far as, oh I don't know, 2006?
Whatever, I'm still giggling at the thought of jittery, wasted aunts and uncles.
(Bonus, the photo of the precocious young man above was image result #3 when I googled "jager" to find a photo for this post)
I received a forwarded email from a coworker a while back that contained claims about fueling up early in the day, squeezing the handle only half way, and avoiding gas stations that were just restocked by a fuel truck. All three of these and more are debunked in the above "quiz." You don't have to answer the questions, just skip through for the answers.
George Brown, who moderates the discussion at "The Rant" (News 3's Blog), is getting a little frustrated with the flamewars that constantly erupt in the comment section.
My Take:
1. The Rant has been a column in the Memphis Flyer for quite some time. Get yourself a new title that doesn't plagiarize a publication in the same market as you.
2. May I remind you, you are on THE INTERNET. We all know that the things the internet does best are (in order) Porn and letting little people feel big by slamming each other on forums and message boards. You're only adding fuel to the fire when you encourage people to Rant or you bring up racial issues in a city like Memphis. If you can't stand the flamewars, get off the internet.
3. Nice little WordPress blog you have there. You know they let you host those on your own site, right? Guess you don't care about your web traffic numbers, which is the only conceivable purpose I see for starting a blog that's centered around controversy and response (hence traffic).
I just always think it's funny when people get in a tizzy about people coming onto "their" site and not "obeying the rules." Look pal, if your audience had above a 3rd grade reading level, they might show some more respect for one another. Just don't count on it.
I know, I know, I'm a bad blogger. I haven't posted JACK for the past couple weeks. Well, that's because I've actually been WORKING. There are (hopefully) some new things in store for BBQthePandas soon, including (but not limited to) more frequent posts on a variety of topics, some more recipes (legit ones, not involving protected species), and a very special Co-Blogger who may join my illustrious "staff" soon.
