Notes from the Pregnant Lady

If you haven't been watching ABC's Notes from the Underbelly, you're missing out on a fairly funny - if not totally unrealistic - show. My wife is now pregnant and, much to her chagrin, she has had to eliminate drinking from her life, which is silly since it (a) was the most popular thing for us to do and (2) forces her to tag along with me when I go drinking (which to be honest is awesome for me). We had made plans about a month in advance to attend a beer festival and she got stuck tagging along. In order to stifle the inevitable boredom that arose from not being able to imbibe, she took notes on some of the conversations we had that night with our friends Roy and Chris:

• Chris [who has a PhD in Chemical Engineering] got his chemistry on at the Summit Booth, talking through the intricacies of the brewing process.
• Roy, in reference to his engine (which is a "straight 6" cylinder) as a "bi - 6". (Bi versus Straight. Get it?)
• OMG [Old Man Goralski - a reference to Chris, the oldest of all of us (which is pretty old) - my wife's reference not min] - gave a lesson on cars. [Yes, as exciting as it sounds].
• OMG invited Rich to a 52-mile bike race, where he can bring home a "participant" ribbon (hopefully instead of a "DNF" ribbon.)
• OMG declared he is "anti-texting"
• Roy said: "I like the fruit"
• Rich volunteered to breast feed while I chop down a tree [the beer festival was fundraiser for a tree clinic]
• Rich rudely critiqued OMG's story [on what? who knows.]
• OMG smartly critiqued Rich back.
• OMG + Rich reminisced about old college beer prices.

Admittedly, for many of these quotes, you had to be there. Admittedly, I was there, and in retrospect, I can't remember them and/or they don't seem as funny. But I assure you, at the time, they were hilarious.

Also, FYI: If you have a chance, get yourself a pint of Surly or Bell's Oberon immediately.