Not familiar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1.
This week's song is about a legend, Charlie Mops, the man who invented
beer. Tell us about something you enjoy so much you could sing about it
with the same enthusiasm the Salt Sea Pirates sing of beer. The Cubs. And I do sing about them. Here's our anthem, as performed by World Series Champions Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, Dexter Fowler, and Cubs super fan Bill Murray.
2. The lyrics tell us beer goes well with breakfast, dinner and snacks.
Think about what you dined on yesterday. What beverages did you have
with your breakfast, your dinner, and your between-meal snack? Friday I had milk with breakfast, Dr. Pepper with lunch, and water with my snack.
3. "Charlie Mops" was chosen because it's an Irish drinking song and Sunday is St. Patrick's Day. Do you expect to raise a glass in honor of the day? I don't think so. I'm spending Sunday with my friend Nancy, who invited me to her temple to watch a Purim play. I've never done anything like this before and I'm enthusiastic about it, but it doesn't have anything to do with St. Patrick's Day.
4. Beer is not the only beverage often dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. In 1970, McDonald's introduced the Shamrock Shake, a milkshake made with a minty green syrup. If we were to go out for shakes right now, what flavor would you order? Strawberry, please.
5. Legend has it that wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who can be mischievous pranksters. Is there anyone you would like to avoid today? All my neighbors. Here's what I've learned from being on the condo board: the more I see my neighbors, the less I like them.
6. For all our talk of green, it was not the original color of St. Patrick's Day. Through most of the 18th century, blue was worn across England and Ireland to honor St. Patrick. The Irish switched to green to express their independence from the English. Which color do wear more often: blue or green? I wear blue all the time. I'm wearing blue now.
7. Today St. Patrick's Day is observed all over the world. In Tokyo, it's not a single day but a weekend celebration. When you think of Japan, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Mitsubishi cars.
8. One of the biggest parades each year in Buenos Aires is for St. Patrick's Day. Have you ever participated in a parade? Yes. In my hometown I marched in the July 4th parade with my Girl Scout Troop. It was fun.
9. Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA, crowns a Miss St.
Patrick's Day. Tell us about an event you recall from your college days. My college career was so limited -- I'm a community college dropout -- so I don't have an answer for this.
My husband loves Dr. Pepper. I used to like it, back when I drank something besides water. He also would prefer a strawberry shake to a chocolate one!
ReplyDeleteI loved drinking Dr. Pepper when I drank sodas. I had hot Dr. Pepper when my husband and I were decorating a Rose Parade float. We were in a warehouse, and it was freezing! That is nice that you are going with your friend to a Purim play, probably the Story of Esther. We just did that in our most recent Bible journaling group. I hope they have a Purim dessert to enjoy. You will have to write about it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed the play. I am also counting down to Opening Day.
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