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Cookouts

March 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

With the return of Spring, you might already hear your fellow Black employees discussing and deliberating when they will break-out their grills to throw these All-American outdoor events. With BBQ, loud music, and the probability of kicking it with good friends you haven’t seen in a while, the Cookout is most loved for its guarantee of enjoyment. Nowadays, Cookouts are often utilized in a variety of ways; Social Networking Events, Church Gatherings, After Parties, and Birthdays. Sometimes the Family Reunion is a three day long Cookout that starts on Friday and includes a brief intermission where everybody goes to church only to return to the front yard until dawn.

Things you are likely to see at a Cookout:

1) A Drunken Fist Fight

2) Kids parading the latest “dances”

3) A Guest snoring on the couch during the game

4) Tons of aluminum foil for the Guests who plan to raid the kitchen before they leave

5) Flies…

This post was written by Buena717

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Anonymiss // Apr 1, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    Looking forward to hitting up one this summer. Maybe I’ll actually bring something this time :-)

  • 2 jali // Apr 3, 2008 at 11:49 am

    The foil. I had a sister in law named Moochie McMoocher who would fix a plate and wrap it up for “later” then fix another plate for “Pookie and them”, then fix a plate for other imaginary people. She would try to go home with a whole bag worth of food EVERY time she stopped by.

  • 3 ph2072 // Apr 21, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Comedy. I take food home all the time. ;)

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