Racing sausage playing "flip cup" with tailgaters.

almost 3 years ago MikeOxbyg 34 comments 2 recs |

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The funniest thing that I've seen involving mascotts at Miller Park was

When the sausages were on a golf cart and came upon a barricade. Bernie Brewer got off the cart to move the barricade, the cart drove through, he re-joined them and they moved on.

I think the fact that it wasn’t something you don’t see everyday and no one on the cart said a word just made it seem funny to me.

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by Shanghai Badger on May 11, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions

That does sound pretty funny.

Didn’t one of the sausages fall off the back of the golf cart on the warning track one time? Assuming I didn’t dream that – hilarious.

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by daver on May 11, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't recall that, but it sounds good

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by Shanghai Badger on May 11, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Then Randall Simon came

chugged all the beers, smashed everything with a bat, and pooped on Rich Hill.

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by Fukudometer on May 11, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions

"wasn't something you don't see"

Wow, my English is getting gooder.

Sheesh.

Looks like Dave knew what I meant. Of course, that’s because we’re the same person . . . .

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by Shanghai Badger on May 11, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes, we speak in typo.

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by daver on May 11, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Weird

last night I had a dream I was playing Beirut with the Phillie Phanatic.

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by Fukudometer on May 11, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

How do you play Beirut?

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by daver on May 11, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure if you're serious with that question,

but Beirut is a (in my opinion) dumb name for beer pong. I’ve always hated it and never understood it.

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by Schwa on May 11, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't like it either

But since there are several variations of “beer pong,” i think Beirut emerged as the variation involving the bowling-pin type set up, instead of using paddles and two cups.

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by Bill Potter on May 11, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh, I've only heard the paddle game called beer pong in Beerfest.

Everywhere I’ve ever been beer pong has been played with 6 or 10 cups (or more) in the bowling pin triangular set up. I’ve never actually seen the paddle game played in real life. This is from my experience at multiple Big 10 schools, not just Madison.

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by Schwa on May 11, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions

In the midwest, it's definitely beer pong

when I was in school on the east coast, it varied from Beirut to Beer Pong. FlipCup was also called Boathouse on occasion out there.

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by Bill Potter on May 11, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions

I was serious, actually...

…and, clearly, I’ve been out of college for too long because I don’t know exactly what beer pong is either.

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by daver on May 11, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Beruit is the original name

beer pong came later.

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by Fukudometer on May 11, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

East vs. West

From my experience and with friends from the East Coast (I’m from the West Coast), Beirut is the East Coast varient of what West Cost people call Beer Pong (not to be confused with “Beer Pong” with paddles. There’s regional differences on rules, but the most common difference I’ve found is whether or not you can swat at the ball after it’s bounced. (Though other stuff crops up sometimes)

Amusingly, from what I can tell each coast is convinced that it originated the game and thus named it first.

I actually prefer “real” Beer Pong (ie with paddles), but only because it’s a bit more relaxing and aimed at enjoying the beer. Not at getting tanked and sh**-talking. A more civilized game for a more civilized time, as it were :)

(You can tell I’m no longer 21 years old…)

by CubsWin!Oregon on May 11, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Friends from Michigan say...

Beirut = Beer Pong with bottle caps instead of ping pong balls

But I’ve heard it used in reference to beer pong as well.

I’m gonna stick with Beirut = Bottle Caps and Beer Pong = Ping Pong Balls, makes the most “sense”

Not that drinking games are really supposed to make sense…

by bdoubleu on May 12, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Wonder what he

did when he had to break the seal

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by tony412 on May 11, 2009 12:23 PM CDT reply actions

When I was working at a zoo function in Green Bay

I was the bratwurst. My girlfriend is the lead supervisor there and hooked my up with the gig. I found out that lions love oversized sausages because one lion defintely tried to bust through. It especially didn’t like it when I flexed at it.

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by TkGoUWGB on May 11, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions

You were one of the Racing Sausages?

What’s it like inside that costume?

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by Al Yellon on May 11, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

My guess: Hot.

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by daver on May 11, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I was hoping for more than a one word description.

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by Al Yellon on May 11, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

real hot

do you require 75 words?

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by Fukudometer on May 11, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL

No, but a few more than one would have been nice.

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by Al Yellon on May 11, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Real hot and kinda sweaty

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by Shanghai Badger on May 11, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions

And yet, the person who was actually in the suit has yet to respond.

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by Al Yellon on May 12, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Heat exhaustion.

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by daver on May 12, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions

And dehydration

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by Shanghai Badger on May 12, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Gotta be.

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by Al Yellon on May 12, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions

I guess here's a couple things I could sat about the suit

-Though the whole suit goes to mid thigh, the actual sausage part cuts off about mid-chest on a 6 foot person (which is what I am)
-Abrasive foam for the forehead and on the harness for the shoulders.
-The hats are separate from the sausage, but only the chorizo’s hat is packaged separate. They are kept on but velcro straps.
-I was the brathurst and my head stopped at the top of the moustache. So that gives you an idea how much room was in there.
-I wasn’t that hot in the suit, but then again it was 50 degrees out. Chances are when its 70 or 80 its hot as hell.
-The suit is pretty solid, so its hard to put on. I had to superman myself just to get in far enough to put on the suit.
-I have developed minor back problems from wrestling/running/sleeping on my stomach, but I didn’t complain about sore back.
-It’s top heavy. Suprise Suprise.

Definitely a highlight of my life, especially since I always do the Sausage Race 5K every year (so much better than the Wrigley 5K. 10-fold. I don’t feel bad saying that.) When I get home I’ll post pictures.

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by TkGoUWGB on May 12, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions