6th
Mix Those Extra Extra Dirty Martinis…
…because tonight is the season premiere of A&E’s Hoarders. For those of you not familiar with the Hoarders drinking game, the rules are as follows:
Take a swig of your extra extra dirty martini (or any other drink) every time:
- You recognize something you own in the hoard.
- An animal carcass is discovered in the hoard.
- A cleanup worker, professional organizer, or psychologist gags.
- A cleanup worker, professional organizer, or psychologist claims that this is the worst case he or she has ever seen.
- You see a close-up of maggots.
- Threat of eviction is mentioned.
The discovery of a fossilized animal carcass merits two swigs.
I like to keep the game fairly simple, in part to minimize distractions, but also because I tend to puke fairly easily…. Visit The Mobtown Shank for a somewhat more complicated version of the game.
If you’re watching Hoarders in company—though one might argue that alone with your cats in a bed covered with newspapers is how the show should be watched—the recipes below might be appropriate.
Two more suggestions for Hoarding-themed dining from my mother, who, along with my father, is unofficially banned from posting on this blog:
- Twinkies, because of the urban legend that they were all made at once, then stored in a warehouse.
- Moose Tracks ice-cream.
- “Kitchen Sink Cookies,” which contain raisins, oatmeal, coconut, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, nuts, and whatever else you have around.
