Drink Me (Baby)
Monday, May 8th, 2006Firstly, I’d like to say thanks to everyone who gave me such lovely advice after my last post! I did decide not to go (it was only going to be a two week holiday in any case), because I was worried that if I went, the feelings I’d be trying to hard to leave behind would probably throw a wild party, and trash the house while I was gone. I went away for the long weekend with a friend, who was endlessly patient in listening to my extremely one-track conversation, and salving my wounded emotions with red wine. It was grand, and now I feel much better.
Anyway, check this out… I went into my local bottle store on Wednesday, to buy a 3 litre vat of wine (4 quid! And it’s nice!) into which I intended to throw myself in order to drown my tortured soul, etc. etc. After I had braved the Giant Walk-in Fridge and was thawing out at the till, I noticed this little gem on sale for a grand total of 7.5 Namibian Dollars.
I had to do a triple take. First of all I thought it was just a coincidence, and that the name just sounded like ‘sperm’, but then I looked more closely at the delightful little cartoon on the label. Oh, and in case you were wondering, ‘Saug Mich Aus’ means ‘Exhaust Me’ in German.
What a quaint and charming idea! I’m still completely gobsmacked that anyone would produce this and expect it to sell. As it appeals to my puerile sense of humour, it cheered me up no end.
I’m not going to drink it though.
UPDATE: Apparently, according to Zenta, (see comments) it doesn’t mean exhaust me at all. Alta Vista must be run by a bunch of prudes. It means ‘Suck me dry’. Which is even better. But I’m still not drinking it.
