I'm Drinking the Kool-Aid, and it Tastes Sooo Sweet!
September 15th 2008 05:08
Chances are, you've been called a Kool-Aid Drinker. If you are a Republican, a Democrat, a Liberal, a Conservative...if you believe in anything that anyone else advocates, you've probably been accused of sipping their Kool-Aid.
Recently, yours truly was accused of partaking in said beverage. (See the context in the comments of THIS post.) It just so happened that at that very moment, I was, in fact, drinking Kool-Aid. Purplesaurus Rex, to be exact. Further, I was rather enjoying it.
So, what's the big deal about Kool-Aid? I have loved it's sweet goodness since childhood, and have become an adult who continues to savor the inexpensive, easy to make treat. Is Kool-Aid getting a bad rap? It's time to settle this thing, once and for all!
According to Wikipedia, the term "Kool-Aid Drinker" was first used by Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry in 1987. It is derived from the cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, during which Jim Jones, the leader of the Peoples Temple, persuaded his followers to commit mass suicide by drinking Flavor Aid laced with potassium cyanide. The reason that it is commonly believed that Kool-Aid was used in the suicides is "likely due to Flavor Aid's relative obscurity, compared to the easily recognizable Kool-Aid." Hence, when you are told not to "Drink the Kool-Aid", you are being asked not accept what you are being fed by any given group that the person asking you not to drink happens to disagree with.
I think it is time for us to take Kool-Aid back! Let's rescue it from the bad press it has been receiving, and take the time to remember all of the benefits that it can offer to us. Maybe, if we work together, Kool-Aid can become a tool to heal us...no longer used to divide!
Let's recapture the innocence of the Kool-Aid mustache! Let's use Kool-Aid as a cheap alternative to hair-dye, like we did in Jr. High School! Let us fill ice cube trays with Kool-Aid and toothpicks, to keep us cool on a hot summer night! If we're feeling really creative, we can even marinate pickles in Kool-Aid, for an exotic and unexpected treat at our next Barbecue!
More than anything, let us stop accusing each other of being gullible morons. Let's at least give each other the benefit of the doubt that our convictions are our own, regardless of whether or not we agree with each other, and regardless of the fact that someone running for President or otherwise in the spotlight may promote those same views.
And, for God's sake, can't we just stop perverting the blissfully sweet nectar that is Kool-Aid?!?!?
Recipe for Koolickles, Courtesy of Grourecipes.com:
Ingredients
* 1 (46-ounce) jar whole dill pickles
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 cups water
* 2 packets red Kool-Aid (such as cherry flavored)
Directions
1. Drain and discard the juice from the pickle jar. Remove the pickles from the jar and cut each one in half lengthwise. Return the pickles to the jar and set aside.
2. In a large measuring cup, combine the sugar, water and Kool-Aid. Mix until the sugar has completely dissolved. Pour enough of the liquid into the pickle jar to cover the pickles. Discard any excess.
3. Cover the jar and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
4. Makes one 46-ounce jar of pickles.
Recently, yours truly was accused of partaking in said beverage. (See the context in the comments of THIS post.) It just so happened that at that very moment, I was, in fact, drinking Kool-Aid. Purplesaurus Rex, to be exact. Further, I was rather enjoying it.
So, what's the big deal about Kool-Aid? I have loved it's sweet goodness since childhood, and have become an adult who continues to savor the inexpensive, easy to make treat. Is Kool-Aid getting a bad rap? It's time to settle this thing, once and for all!
According to Wikipedia, the term "Kool-Aid Drinker" was first used by Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry in 1987. It is derived from the cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, during which Jim Jones, the leader of the Peoples Temple, persuaded his followers to commit mass suicide by drinking Flavor Aid laced with potassium cyanide. The reason that it is commonly believed that Kool-Aid was used in the suicides is "likely due to Flavor Aid's relative obscurity, compared to the easily recognizable Kool-Aid." Hence, when you are told not to "Drink the Kool-Aid", you are being asked not accept what you are being fed by any given group that the person asking you not to drink happens to disagree with.
I think it is time for us to take Kool-Aid back! Let's rescue it from the bad press it has been receiving, and take the time to remember all of the benefits that it can offer to us. Maybe, if we work together, Kool-Aid can become a tool to heal us...no longer used to divide!
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Let's recapture the innocence of the Kool-Aid mustache! Let's use Kool-Aid as a cheap alternative to hair-dye, like we did in Jr. High School! Let us fill ice cube trays with Kool-Aid and toothpicks, to keep us cool on a hot summer night! If we're feeling really creative, we can even marinate pickles in Kool-Aid, for an exotic and unexpected treat at our next Barbecue!
Koolickles!!!
More than anything, let us stop accusing each other of being gullible morons. Let's at least give each other the benefit of the doubt that our convictions are our own, regardless of whether or not we agree with each other, and regardless of the fact that someone running for President or otherwise in the spotlight may promote those same views.
And, for God's sake, can't we just stop perverting the blissfully sweet nectar that is Kool-Aid?!?!?
Recipe for Koolickles, Courtesy of Grourecipes.com:
Ingredients
* 1 (46-ounce) jar whole dill pickles
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 cups water
* 2 packets red Kool-Aid (such as cherry flavored)
Directions
1. Drain and discard the juice from the pickle jar. Remove the pickles from the jar and cut each one in half lengthwise. Return the pickles to the jar and set aside.
2. In a large measuring cup, combine the sugar, water and Kool-Aid. Mix until the sugar has completely dissolved. Pour enough of the liquid into the pickle jar to cover the pickles. Discard any excess.
3. Cover the jar and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
4. Makes one 46-ounce jar of pickles.
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I'll make up a batch and send them your way!