On Sat, 24 May 2008 11:04:09 -0500, doob@webtv.net wrote:
>alooo said:
>
>"I didn't watch KN- did people really take issue with that? If anything,
>a person drinking a non-alcoholic beverage at a bar sets a good
>example."
>
>Yes, and under normal circumstances...ordering non-alcoholic drinks
>would be good...the comments were because they went into the
>'Saloon'...sat at a table, and said: "Gimee a root beer"...and were
>brought a root beer...the same way that in the westerns...they bring
>cowboys regular beer.
>
>I'm not sure...but I thought that they could also get 'shots' of some
>kind of fruit drink.
>
>It was the 'going through the motions' thing that people talked about.
>
>Obviously there was no giant uproar...but it WAS mentioned that there
>was a 'Saloon' and kids ordered like it was for real.
I did not take exception to it, but the above is accurate - including
the "pretend" shots. And the kids acted "drunk" while drinking at the
saloon. Whether this was mimicking the behavior of their parents
(likely) or television shows / movies is uncertain.
