Friday, February 28, 2020

The Origins of Bar Olympics

Sunday is Bar Olympics on Tybee Island.

All of the bars compete in friendly rivalry in games all designed around drinking so they get funnier with each passing competition. Ending at Huck-a-poos for a fundraiser, it's a popular community event.

Bar Church will be overrun with Bar Olympic activities this Sunday but regular, even irregular, worshipers ought not be concerned.

Bar Olympics are traced back to Biblical times in the gospel of John when at an after wedding party, they ran out of wine.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was most upset, apparently having only had one glass of chardonnay.

Asking her son to help even though he didn't personally know anyone there, like most sons, he complained and then complied.

Water turned into wine and the party kicked up several notches.

Some claim this was the first Bar Olympics as each bar took credit for the newly restored alcohol supply and fights broke out.

Bar Church will continue as always and then give way to unabashedly cheering for The Sand Bar.

First we'll have a prayer for them.

"Father, forgive them for they no not what they do.”