A young man pours out a liquid from a plastic jug as Chicago Police Department officers look on during St. Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday. Photo: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images
👋 Hey, it's Justin.
Chicago revelers packed neighborhood bars and parades over the weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
The big picture: Young partiers watched the river dyeing, cheered on parades and waited in absurdly long lines to get into bars.
State of play: A "Borg" (Blackout Rage Gallon) is a mixture of alcohol, water and a drink mix (like Kool-Aid or Pedialyte) carried around in gallon milk jugs.
They're colorful. They're obvious. And downtown police reportedly confiscated hundreds.
Why would the Chicago police do that? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DRINK ON THE STREET!
Zoom in: Listen, I know the young generations don't want to take advice from us old-timers, but you aren't the first to bring booze to a downtown parade.
In fact, it's a rite of passage to sneak drinks where they aren't allowed.
Gen X learned from our ancestors and used thermoses or snuck flasks in our winter coats, or, heck, even tossed cans of beer in our hoodies.
We took pride in being stealthy and slipping past the authorities.
The bottom line: You are embarrassing your elders. Next time you want to drink downtown, ask your grandparents how they used to do it.
Now, get off my lawn! 🤣
💭 Carrie's thought bubble: We Millennials also practiced some drunken decorum and carried our "road sodas" in coffee cups, water bottles or pop cans. Nowadays, I just make sure to have my Ibuprofen and Pepcid when I go out. Party!
💭 Moyo's thought bubble: I suppose sneaking around to sip alcohol isn't as fun as drinking boldly around town. The least we can do is recycle the milk jug.
🍺 Share with us your sneaky drinking stories and we'll publish them later this week.
