A while ago we talked about the drink called a suicide, also known as a Matt Dillon. That’s when the bartender pours whatever’s dripped on the bar mat into a shot glass and some lucky fellow downs it. We’ve heard lots of variations from listeners, including the Jersey Turnpike, the Gorilla Fart, the Buffalo Tongue and the Alligator Shot. Strangely enough, it’s yet to be called the Tasty. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Suicide Beverage”
I don’t know how this happened, but on Twitter, you know, our Twitter handle is Wayword, W-A-Y-W-O-R-D.
Yes.
On Twitter, we started talking about what you call the drink in bars that’s made from the overflow found in bar mats.
Yes. I remember that conversation.
And it really stuck with me, so I wanted to share some of these on the air.
Okay.
So most people know this is a suicide, right?
This is so a little bit of rum spilled in the mat, a little bit of beer, a little bit of whiskey, whatever is in the mat.
You roll it up and pour it into a glass.
Or a Matt Dillon.
Yeah.
Some people call it a Matt Dillon.
Somebody told us on Twitter it’s called the Jersey Turnpike.
Somebody else said it’s called an alligator shot.
Somebody said it’s called the gorilla fart.
Somebody said it’s called the buffalo tongue.
But people order this and pay for it and then do it.
They pay for it?
They actually pay for it?
I think they do.
Well, more ways than one.
Yeah.
If you’ve got some terms for what you know that drink to be,
The drink that’s made from the effluent in the bar mat,
Give us a call, 877-929-9673,
Or tell us an email at words@waywordradio.org.
