Post #213310 by Feelin Zombified on Tue, Feb 7, 2006 6:38 PM

aahhh yes, the infamous sissy drink comment.

I once had the pleasure (back in my college days) to be threatened with genuine bodily harm because of my lack of interest in Bud Light. A guy in my extended network of friends felt very uneasy not only with my choice of cocktails (not just tropical mind you, but Martini's and Rob Roy's as well), but also music tastes and interest in things other than the mainstream. He was a steroid using, 4-hour-a-day in the gym body builder complete with stereotype lisp and pink, torn muscle shirt. I believe he and his friends all drove some version of a jacked-up, wanna-be monster truck.

The point is, Lavalounger, I could sit here and tell you that you should have known your audience. That host or hostess should cater to the tastes of their guest. But I'm not going to... you created something very unique and invited people into your home out of the goodness of your heart and they were ungrateful bastards. If I were invited to, say, an Amish barn raising, I'd soak up as much of the unique experience as I could... not laugh at them for having a way of life that is different than mine. Insulting your host is not only in poor taste, but shows how closed-minded and ignorant a person is. Also, you made it clear in your invitation that the event was Tiki-themed... would they come to a Christmas party and be upset that you served eggnog? I'll have a Guinness any day of the week, but at a wine tasting I'd opt for something more in the spirit of the occasion.

There are some people in this world can only feel masculine with beer, fake boobs and Old Time Rock & Roll (with apologies to fellow Detroiter Bob Segar- love ya man)... and that's their loss.

Beer: the lowest common denominator

-Z