National Pastime

Last weekend I once again relished in the dominance of a WWE wrestler turned legit. Not only was it awesome to see an entire bar root against one guy and then have that guy win, but it also gave me another pillar in support of my nascent hypothesis that if you are generally unpleasant to be around, you likely own a Tapout or Affliction T-shirt. They really need to get those shirts under control. Anyone who has at least 1 victory in mixed martial arts can wear them. Everyone else needs to take a couple deep breaths and come to terms with the fact that they're not a badass.

In celebration of Lesnar's inspiring victory I went to a small gathering where I encountered a hostile (possible Tapout shirt owning) youth who was vehemently hating on the much loved and potentially greatest beer drinking game of all time....flip cup. His point was, girls play the game. Thus deducing that if one were to play the game, they must be a girl. Now, I'm not disputing that girls play the game. In fact, that same piece of evidence is proof that guys play the game. Where is one place guys are looking to be if they're drinking...where girls are. And that was it, that was basically the argument. Try and imagine that same discussion taking place over 15 minutes, but littered with slanderous comments and raised voices. At the time, I thought using his same evidence against him was the key to victory (you should be proud Mike). I didn't even delve into the many other virtues flip cup has to offer including: best combination of beer skill and RL skill, capable of involving unlimited participants, and an undisputed weak link every game upon which frustration may be vented. I defy anyone to name a better game.

The best player I've seen to date is a Russian residing in Chicago. Talent is only 10% of a successful flip cup player though. The other 90% is all heart.