Press release of the day: Nothing scandalous, just some booze and Jenga

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • July 27, 2008 • This just in from the Turf Club: the St. Paul bar's "Reloaded Wednesdays" will now feature a pastime the press release cites as having originated in the District of Columbia, that well-known zone of moderation and self-restraint. On Wednesday nights henceforth, Jenga sets will be available on two tables at the Turf. "Not drunken Jenga per se with all the foolish rules. Just Drinking Jenga." In other words, keep your clothes on and have another beer.

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This could be an idea whose time has come, a more palatable version of the Straight Edge movement: why forsake alcohol entirely when you can selectively forsake the drunken escapades? The possibilities are endless: Just Drinking House Parties (the lights stay on at all times), Just Drinking Weddings (public toasts disallowed), Just Drinking Bar-Hopping (drink at the bar, don't dance on it). But will it be possible for tipsy Jenga players to keep their tongues to themselves? If it's possible in the Nation's Capitol, it's possible anywhere.