I hate to be thinking macabre thoughts at a company picnic, but seriously: what is up with the whole pinata thing? You reward the kids who prove their ability to bash the hell out of something that resembles a living creature.
I can just see the confessions that murderers make on Death Row: “Sure, I killed him, because I was trying to take over the drug cartel. And also, he made a move on my girlfriend. And also, I had this strange, half-buried feeling that it would be a good way to access loads of creamy nougat.”
We think of pinatas as having originated in Mexico but there is some evidence that they actually came from China. Either way, the ability to beat something to death for food would be a good skill to have.
I live in San Antonio, so I’ve had a lot of experience with pinatas. There is nothing creepier than my mom buying one because it’s,"cute".
Well, other than hearing parents at the park screaming,"Beat the crap out of it!”
‘Nougat’. Yeuch.
Piñata-bashing is just ritualistic preparation for everybody’s Robinson Crusoe fantasy. You try whacking a coconut with a stick without any practice.
was the serial killer wearing a blindfold and swinging wildly while the cartel yelled “higher!” and “lower!”
in closing, a rather trivial thing to try and analyze.
I have always been deeply suspicious of nougat. Just what the heck IS that stuff anyway?
Oh, perish the thought that a blog might be trivial.
I don’t think I have heard that phrase in years. I always picture Scarlet O’Hara saying it in a breathy voice.
I have no doubt that PETA will be starting protests over Pinata abuse by the end of the month.
That was great! ...Thanks for the giggle.
pinatas have feelings toooooo!
[*snif*]
on other notes: mmm nougaty goodness.
the best is when they’re real cute, like a pink bunny and you’re just decapitating the shit out of it.
good god
hey, never underestimate the power of nougat.
I had to make a pinata in art class when I was a kid. I remember that the glue we used made it smell funny. Thus, all candy placed inside of it really stank. But it was a good high.
Some pinatas have strings to pull so you don’t have to whack them. Pussies.