tote-bag full of meat

today we went to a baseball game with a bunch of faculty and grad students from our department. we tailgated for over two hours before the game, which i prepared for by: (a) eating a pb&j before leaving the house, ha ha, and (b) bringing a bunch of hummus, chips, tings, and cookies so i could nosh all afternoon if i felt like it. i also was pleasantly surprised that a couple of people had kept me in mind and purposely brought vegan things (and let me know about them)--i thought that was really sweet.

anyhow, when we finally started wandering from the parking lot to the stadium for game-time, we noticed people frantically handing out small cards and then little parcels that they would pull out from a canvas tote-bag they were wearing. of course we were all wondering about what exciting freebie was within our reach, until i overheard one of the bag-wearers proudly proclaim, "they're brats!"

i was speechless for a moment. random strangers carrying around a bag of meat and handing out bratwurst to anyone who wanted one. the idea just sounds so absurd to me. and perhaps the weirdest part of all? it was a promotion for some national bank i'd never even heard of. i mean, seriously. what will people think of next?