Things I learned by going to school in Wisconsin

Recently, DH and I had an old college friend and one of the best men in our wedding (a Wisconsin native) come visit for a few days.  We reminisced, of things and people like beloved Patrick Blessing, Pearl Harbor parties in the basement of Merriman house, Ripon police officers and more.  In many of the stories we found little pearls of wisdom that we believe we would not have acquired had we not gone to school in Wisconsin, to wit this list:


1- You can always find something portable to use in a hotel room when someone (possibly you) is feeling sick and needs to vomit and can't make it to the toilet, e.g. an ice bucket, a trash can, the dirty laundry bag, a glass, the pot for the coffee maker, etc.


2- Never, ever leave someone who is super intoxicated (read: if you can still stand but they can't) alone to meander off and find their own room, dorm, etc.  You want to be responsible, two drunks are always better off than one alone.


3- If you want to be a good roommate, floormate, friend, etc., you must at all times keep on hand quality supplies that can help you clean up a puke-fest mess created by drinking too much vodka and eating pizza while celebrating someone's birthday.


4- A "tall" drink as they call them in Colorado, does not mean the same amount of alcohol you would have in a regular size but with more mixer, it means you make a bigger drink with more alcohol and the same amount of mixer you would use in a regular size as they do in Wisconsin.


5- Wisconsinites are trained from when they are wee ones to make Bloody Marys, this is why they make the absolutely best ones!


Now I realize that all of these are related to alcohol, but hey, aside from getting a good education at Ripon, I learned how to be a responsible drinker there!  And for the mommies out there, I am sure some of these will come in handy!  Please feel free to add on any that you might have, would love to hear/read them!