Drinking the Flavour Aid

Members of our readership (which has currently surpassed 17,000 unique hits a day!) who follow politics cannot help but have heard the term "Drinking the Kool-Aid." A fellow travel in the world of cyberlinguistics defines the term as such, "To become a firm believer in something; to accept an argument or philosophy wholeheartedly or blindly." We'll go with that more or less.

The term which draws its origins from the 1978 Jonestown massacre in which 900 cult members committed suicide by ingesting cyanide laced Flavor Aid. That's right. Flavor Aid. Sucks to be Kool-Aid, huh? OHHHH YEAH.

(Ir)Regardless, it occured to us that the phrase "Drinking the Kool-Aid" opens up a whole new field of possible phraseology play marrying beverages of choice with personal and psychosomatic behavior. After careful research, we have the following findings:

Drinking the Raspberry Yoo-hoo: One who in attempts to please all becomes finicky in personal and professional relationships, a well-meaning two-face.

Drinking the Schwepps Ginger Ale: One who puts on aires of sophistication and superiority whether warranted or not.

Drinking the Continental Cola: One who engages in extreme spend-thrift behavior, to the embarassment of his or her friends and colleagues.

Drinking the Natural Light or Natty Light; (Regional variation, Drinking the Beast, Drinking the Milwaukee's Best): One who lacks culture or refinement and revels in it.

Drinking the Cheerwine: One who is absolutely awesome, the pinnacle of glaze.