We're taking a brat break before landing our fluffy butts in Duck Creek—the kids at the campground will. crack. you. up.[this is the sort of thing you're most likely to see on the new blog]
While I was admiring chocolate covered bacon in Burlington, Nanci was up to her Cub loving eyeballs in Johnsonville brats at Bratfest here at home.
click to enlarge (that's what she said)Bratfest started on a 22 inch Weber grill and used to be in a parking lot on University and Midvale. Parking was fast, free, and easy. You got .25 sodas and change back from your dollar.
It's 27 nutritionally challenged (one grilled 85g link = 270 Calories, 22g Fat, 60mg Cholesterol, and 810—seriously—mg Sodium) years later, and The World's Largest Bratfest (the World wants its .50 hot dogs back) is gridlocked in the nightmare tangle of John Nolan Dr. event traffic.They sold 208,752 brats this year.
I have to be in the mood to enjoy a crowd, as in being the most obnoxious one in the. Although I might have reconsidered had I known there were necklaces made of bratwurst and cheese wedges.
Must have brat and mini cheese wedge necklace.
They're giving away Rachel Ray?
Where is this hopless habitat, a kiddie splash park (what will stoned teenagers drink), church services, the back of a squad car?Somewhere a redneck weeps...
...while horses laugh. Ironically they were pulling a Budweiser cart.
And the Grill Commander carried on.
Must visit Mount Horeb Mustard Museum.Photos by Nanci
What does an astronaut call recycled "Tang"?????
ReplyDeleteThat gal I dated last summer wound up with my "Weber Grill" and my "Fry Daddy"!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteParis Hilton?
ReplyDeleteWhere are they, on one of her boats? She sailed away with your Fry Daddy, daddy? Damn, that's cold.
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"Twang"
That's an inside joke honey!
Yep, she sailed away with my Fry Daddy!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI bet her new Daddy is using it and my Weber too?!!!!!
At least she didn't fry your twang before she left; or did she?
ReplyDeleteYou remember those instructions on the bottom of the beer salt bottles?
ReplyDeleteLet's just say she knew her "Twang"!
OH MAAAAAN! am I homesick now! Every once in a while I see stuff like this BratFest and question my sanity that I have left that paradise-on-earth. I get over it pretty quickly...but you get my idea.
ReplyDeleteJohnsonville is doing a HUGE marketing push here in the LA area.
I got to go to the Johnsonville Brat Semi-trailer when the Packers were in the SuperBowl in SanDiego.
You mean in the 90s, Mary Ruth? How long have you been outside the Cheddar Curtain?
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised they're doing a brat push down there, I bet a lot of displaced Cheds will be happy to hear that.
It might be paradise, but I'm glad someone else braved the traffic.
lol, twang? I saw that picture. Astronauts drinking their own urine, and I kept wondering why some journalist didn't call it WaterWorld 2.
ReplyDeletewow, a bratwurst necklace. wow. I wore a Burger King crown to work one day and my boss made me take it off. He's just no fun.
Why am I the only one who didn't know about this? Doesn't Charles Laughton make them drink their own urine in Mutiny on the Bounty?
ReplyDeleteI think because calling something "Waterworld" is wishing disaster upon it.
Maybe if you'd had the cheddar bratwurst lei, you could have kept it on.
I'm talking about the SuperBowl in 1998! Sad to say, I have lived longer out of Wisconsin than in. I left in 1980.
ReplyDeleteJohnsonville products have been available here for 5-6 years or so. Check my May14 post!
reins--doh!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're living the good life, good luck on that Simpsons yellow grill.
ReplyDeleteGood for Johnsonville, I'd love to move outside the cheddar curtain if it were to Cali spreading the good word about Johnsonville brats.
Haven't had time for many blog visits, that should change as of Tuesday.
I want a brat now!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's one thing I do miss about living in Wisconsin--the brat frys outside of grocery stores. Mmmmm....brats.... :)
Brat frys? You've been away too long, woman.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I've gotta say that I LOVE THIS POST!!!
ReplyDelete"necklaces made of bratwurst and cheese wedges"...OMG! Soooooooooo COOL! LOL! Just the novelty of having one of those is just too cool.
Is Nanci really sporting a Cubs purse?!!?! WOW! I want a pic of said purse!!! ;)
Yeah, yeah, she is, and I gave it to her, so I better shut up. She's usually wearing Cubs earrings, a Cub's watch, now has a Cubs cell phone, you get the idea.
ReplyDeleteTell you what C., if I ever find those necklaces I'll buy a few and have them for contest prizes on the Cheddar Curtain.
Smooches to you, LO, and John.
Can't wait for the grand opening of the Cheddar Curtain! I'm going to have to blog about it. That's how excited I am about your new blog.
ReplyDeleteSmooches right back at ya! ;) xo
Opening a Cheddar Curtain, sounds messy.
ReplyDeleteI bet you might be able to find a necklace at Metcalf's Sentry.
ReplyDeleteYou can't get Brat gear or brat leis on either of those Web sites, so that'd be nice. They have an amazing assortment of pre-cooked entrees if nothing else.
ReplyDeleteThis brats looks GREAT! And Sierra Nevada Beer Mustard is made in CHICO! Where my blogimistress lives. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Olga, how they hanging, tight and perky I hope.
ReplyDeleteWish I had time to visit you both (ha, I mean you and your blog mistress), but as you can see it's an eternal May here at the Dish.
Talk soon, oh lacy one.