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Former Mystery Science Theater 3000 writer and host Mike Nelson is trying an all-bacon diet, although he says he "will allow non-bacon fluids such as beer, wine, martinis and water" to prevent dehydration.

Sounds like this would go well with McNuggetinis, although they're probably not allowed, as I guess a McNugget is technically not bacon.

How about a bacontini?

(Picture from Just Add Bacon.com)

The McNuggetini

I have stumbled upon what is sure to become a taste sensation: the McNuggetini.

This fantastic drinky-poo features chocolate milkshake, vanilla vodka, barbeque sauce and, of course, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets.

It will allow you to satisfy your trailer-park-urges to get drunk and eat junk food under the cover of stylish urban sophistication. It's genius.

Here's the recipe from the blog This Recording:

2 McNuggz (plus more for snacking)
1 tub McDonalds Brand Barbeque Sauce (plus more for licking off pinky finger)
1 lg. Mcdonalds Brand Chocolate Milkshake (plus more for bringing all the boys to the yard)
1 bottle Vanilla Vodka (recommended brand: Absolut)

Open the McDonalds bag. Eat one McNugg each, followed by two bites of the Filet-o-Fish (make sure you don’t tell anyone that you eat Filet-o-Fishes).

Mix three or four shots of vanilla vodka in the McDonalds Brand Chocolate Milkshake, followed by one shot each directly into your mouth.

Rim each martini glass with McDonalds Brand Barbeque Sauce, and pour milkshake/vodka mixture into the glass.

Garnish with a McNugg (which is to be swiped along barbeque sauce rimmed glass after the milkshake has been finished, and consumed with pure, unadulterated glee).

Yummmm!

(Picture from This Recording)

Skid Marks and More

Apparently, hygiene trumps tradition in the kilt-hire business.

The Scotsman reports that companies who rent out kilts increasingly require their customers wear underwear with their kilts, which goes against long-standing Scots tradition. According to the article:

The companies have introduced the clause because of the habit of some men to return extremely soiled garments. While the firms dry clean the garments before they are hired out again, some kilts are so dirty they are unhygienic for staff to handle.

Although I have never considered hiring a kilt to wear, after reading this, I surely will not!

Late Nights and Early Mornings

One thing I especially enjoy about getting out early on Sunday mornings is occasionally seeing those who have spent the night sleeping in somebody else's bed (or not slept at all) struggle to get home inconspicuously.

Most amusing are the women in flashy faux-designer dresses with smeared make-up and bed-head desperately trying to maintain some degree of dignity while stumbling down the stairs to the tube at 7.30 am.

Ah, life in the city!

Winter!

I awoke this morning to find that a cruel northeast wind from Russia had delivered six inches of snow to central London. And it's still snowing. Yikes!

This is by far the most snow I have seen in my eight winters here, and the city does not cope so well. Railways and buses have stopped running, airports have closed and the tube service has been severely curtailed.

In the American mid-west, where I grew up, we'd shrug off a six-inch snowfall as a non-event - a blanket of snow usually covers the ground from December through February. When it happens only once every ten years, however, I can see how it causes such disruption.

Pictures Via Sky News

One thing for sure, I'm liking it less and less.