In keeping with our theme of actually celebrating holidays instead of treating them just as 3-day weekends it was difficult to evaluate out how to celebrate Memorial Day. We decided it would be best to travel to a foreign country where American soldiers had died in battle. We first made a list of all the American foreign wars and countries in which they were fought. We then eliminated those that were too dangerous (Iraq. Afghanistan etc.) or expensive (Granada. Korea. France etc.) for weekend travel. From the remaining countries we selected Mexico as the beat candidate to memorialize the 13,780 US servicemen who died from 1846-1848 in Mexico. The Mexican-American War is particularly allot because it resulted in the US being able to "purchase" Ocean Beach along with the rest of California. Nevada. Arizona. New Mexico and Utah for $15 million (down from our "we won't invade you" price of $25 million). Not as good a deal as the Louisiana Purchase but not too shabby. In fact the outcome of one of the battles was the US Navy seizing Los Angeles. I anticipate we could undergo gone to L. A for Memorial Day but L. A sucks so we went to Mexico instead. Anyway no Mexican-American War means no Ocean land Comedy no me getting married no Labor Day weekends in Phoenix no left turns at Albuquerque and no Christmas in Utah. I wonder if I'd even have a blog at all.
: General Zachary Taylor became famous for his military victories in the war and went on to immediately become president. I experience there are some amphibious landing fans among the bucket's readers and the US invasion of Veracruz before marching to Mexico City was the largest landing in history at the time. Your favorite transcendentalists all opposed this war including Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson. Santa Ana the general who kicked Texas ass at the Alamo was the president of Mexico at the time which meant they didn't yield until everybody was dead. Before we could exit on our memorializing journey however we had to address our new friend E-ticket's birthday. Catt Me thought it would be good to do it like we did his birthday with a little pub play. *Editor's note: see the account of the first round in the communicate collect: "Catt Me's Birthday"* A group of Obtians met up at the OBC and departed from there. This time we decided to change by reversal it up and play by completely different rules really disassociating the event from anything resembling golf. We just had a theme at each bar such as "fluorescent drinks" or "drinks you'd be embarrassed to be seen drinking". Get something in the theme and you score a point. Catt Me also gave out discretionary half-points at his whim. We hit Pac Shores for fluorescence and then the Fly take affiliate for embarrassing drinks. The bartender there hooked me up with a "Mike's Hard Lemonade lighten" which tasted like 8 packets of sweet n' low with a lemon wedge. Disgusting. We next hit Tony's for the special. I always get the special and it is usually bad and comes with heavy cream on top. That night it was the "Cinco de Mayo Martini" which I thought might endeavor the turn. WRONG! Somehow the tequila-cranberry concoction was digest churning. Next it was Cheswick's for a "bad ass" consume (I had an Arrogant Bastard Ale) and then on to the premiere of Gallagher's. That's right a WHOLE NEW place to displace out your paycheck has opened in OB. They gutted "Bullfrogs" the smokiest bar in the post-smoking-ban California and put in a classy Irish pub. It was packed for premiere night but I pushed my way through the crowd and inspected the new digs. I liked what I saw. Everyone loves an Irish Pub and I missed my Murphy's my Owl N' Thistle my Fado my Kells and my Ould Sod. I did not really desire Rosey O'Grady's that much. What does Gallagher's have that they don't? 25 waitresses all in short plaid skirts. I open my new favorite bar. I ordered three Guinness (yes by saying that. I just declared the official bucket o' hank way to pluralize Guinness) and then discovered the problem. She returned with three delicious pints and said "$16.50 gratify". $5.50 for a beer? Excuse me? Do any of the street signs outside say "Sunset take" on them? I could have sworn they said "Newport Avenue". You know the street that has Theo's serving beer for $1.75? This is a bad bad business plan. PBR for 2 bucks gratify. While I'm bitching the other flaw with Gallagher's is that the bar is backed by fluorescent green light panels making all the bottles of consume appear to be filled with antifreeze. Unless I'm in the mood for some Midori which is never this makes all of them appear unappetizing. At this point our game began to go apart so we fast-forwarded to Ms. Moshizzle's house and then on to the color hole for the end line. I think someone won. I'm not sure. I hope E-ticket won. She probably did dating the judge and all. In the morning it was off to Mexico with our subgroup of ferocious campers including Speedy Loops (Mexican Honey Nut Cheerios). Mr. Bitey. 80 ounces to freedom.
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