Election Day Ecstasy

Here's the invite to an election event that I'm hosting.
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It's been long. It's been painful. But the election season is finally
coming to an end. To celebrate the end of Bush's tyranny and the
crowning of our next despot, we're going to have a potluck dinner to
watch the tallies come in. To show up, there are only two
requirements.

1) If you're a US citizen, you have to have voted. Now it doesn't
matter if you vote for Nader or just fill out a blank protest ballot,
but there are too many people who are impacted by the election and
can't vote to justify the rampant voter apathy in this country. So,
please fulfill your responsibilities. Ok, end of idealisitc rant :-D

2) You have to bring a dish that exemplifies what you really think of
Washington. There are some examples at the bottom. If you're doing one
of these, check with me first please, but this is your chance to be
creative :-)

Date: Election Day (Nov 4)

Please RSVP with how many people you're bringing by Nov 2 so that I
can get a body count.

Cheers,
Mark

P.S. You might want to bring a chair to sit on.

P.P.S Here's some dish suggestions with inspiration by Furlong, Maggie
and others.

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Two-Faced Slimeball Sandwiches
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Pumpernickel bread on one side
White Rye on the other
A pile of slimy ingredients which might include:
corned beef
sauerkraut
onions
mayo
mustard

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A Pile of Horseshit on Crackers
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cream cheese
melted bitter chocolate + cayenne pepper (for the savory version)
melted semi-sweet + candied orange rinds (for the sweet)
crushed crispix (for extra hay-like realism)

Mix ingredients together and server on your choice of crackers

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Your Future Going Up in Flames: A Flambe
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bananas
brown sugar
butter
banana liquor
rum
cinnamon
nutmet
mint (for garnish)

Melt copious amounts of butter and brown sugar in a pan at low heat.
Add rounds of bananas and cook until soft. When simmering, add liquor
and wait until it just starts to simmer again while stirring
constantly. Turn off the heat. Light the fumes with a BBQ starter. For
added show, thrown in cinnamon and nutmeg while the flames are burning
for sparkly goodness. When the show is over, server over ice cream and
garnish with some mint.

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Dirty Bastard Martini
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2 oz gin
1 oz dry vermouth
1 tbsp of olive juice
dash of hot sauce
2 olives

Pour ingredients (except olives) into shaker with some ice. Shake
until cool. Pour into chilled martini glass.