The Drunken Menno
@drunkenmenno.bsky.social
Still irreverent and still irrelevant. Author of MennoNightcaps: Cocktails inspired by that odd ethno religious group you keep mistaking for the Amish, Quakers and Mormons. Mennonites, cocktails, and everything in between.
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In the Mennonite tradition (verenicke, not pierogi), you do the Rays first and then the Yankees
July 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In the Mennonite tradition (verenicke, not pierogi), you do the Rays first and then the Yankees
Makes sense. No one wants to think their ancestry has people (or even just one) who'd bicker over buttons and bicycles
I do not claim to be indigenous, but any way I can find out more about her, her family, her culture. And bring her firmly into the otherwise very detailed family genealogy and history. ...
A very Mennonite habit... but when I suggest we maybe been Mennonite, I got a weird amount of pushback...
A very Mennonite habit... but when I suggest we maybe been Mennonite, I got a weird amount of pushback...
July 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Makes sense. No one wants to think their ancestry has people (or even just one) who'd bicker over buttons and bicycles
None of those books have cocktail recipes. Just sayin.
Hello Mennonites, Mennonite writers, and fellow travelers: I wrote an appreciation all about Mennonite books for the lovely @49thshelf.bsky.social. Read on!
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06...
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06...
Impressive Mennonite Books · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
(but not too impressive, because they’re humble people)
49thshelf.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
None of those books have cocktail recipes. Just sayin.
I always thought it was because the roads followed the river but I like this better.
Yup. What people don't truly appreciate is this area was settled by Mennonites who had little desire to interact with the outside world. I think the streets reflect that.
June 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I always thought it was because the roads followed the river but I like this better.
Ashamed at how long it took me to find "martyr" in today's NYT Spelling Bee.
June 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ashamed at how long it took me to find "martyr" in today's NYT Spelling Bee.
It was a very different sort of film: Robin Hood argues with the rich about economic justice instead of using violence to steal from them; his followers sing hymns in between arguments; and they keep schisming into merry sub-bands
In another life we got Robin Hood: Mennonites
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It was a very different sort of film: Robin Hood argues with the rich about economic justice instead of using violence to steal from them; his followers sing hymns in between arguments; and they keep schisming into merry sub-bands
Also including at least one Mennonite mixologist 🍸🍹
Early Bird Registration has been extended until 31 May. This is going to be a very good conference, with at least 50 creative writers and academics giving a variety of presentations of and about Mennonite/s Writing. Students can register for half price.
Register at www.cmu.ca/mennonites-w....
Register at www.cmu.ca/mennonites-w....
May 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Also including at least one Mennonite mixologist 🍸🍹
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April is National Poetry Month. We need a break from all the news. I'll be adding to this 🧵for the balance of the month. Feel free to contribute.
April 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
April is National Poetry Month. We need a break from all the news. I'll be adding to this 🧵for the balance of the month. Feel free to contribute.
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A Mennonite gal who was Swiss
Was known far and wide to French kiss
But what was far worse
And made people curse
Was cheating at games like Dutch Blitz
Was known far and wide to French kiss
But what was far worse
And made people curse
Was cheating at games like Dutch Blitz
April 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A Mennonite gal who was Swiss
Was known far and wide to French kiss
But what was far worse
And made people curse
Was cheating at games like Dutch Blitz
Was known far and wide to French kiss
But what was far worse
And made people curse
Was cheating at games like Dutch Blitz
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From Mennonite Mission Network, the perfect footgear for a #GranolaMennonite
April 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
From Mennonite Mission Network, the perfect footgear for a #GranolaMennonite
"Mennonite-coded." I'm thinking the family was singing 606 (118/20) as they walked.
A Mennonite-coded family just walked past and made ugly faces at the car.
March 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"Mennonite-coded." I'm thinking the family was singing 606 (118/20) as they walked.
Just occurred to me that taking down interprovincial trade barriers could have implications for Mennonite farmers sausage #AffairOfTheSausages
March 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Just occurred to me that taking down interprovincial trade barriers could have implications for Mennonite farmers sausage #AffairOfTheSausages
We actually get pissed off a lot. We're just usually a lot more passive aggressive about it.
February 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We actually get pissed off a lot. We're just usually a lot more passive aggressive about it.
I will never stop trying to make the Day of the Sausages a thing.
Ok, I had to look this up. News to me but now I'm looking forward to having some sausage on March 9th. divinity.uchicago.edu/sightings/ar...
The Affair of the Sausages and Religious Freedom
Five hundred years ago today, some Swiss people ate sausages. This was a major event in the history of Christianity.
divinity.uchicago.edu
February 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I will never stop trying to make the Day of the Sausages a thing.
Right. May 2-4 weekend has no place on the list.
February 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Right. May 2-4 weekend has no place on the list.
I checked my liquor cabinet. I'll be fine without bourbon.
If I must, I will subsist on a diet of ginger ale and maple syrup.
February 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I checked my liquor cabinet. I'll be fine without bourbon.
Is it just me or did the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptism fly a little under the radar this year?
January 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Is it just me or did the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptism fly a little under the radar this year?
Important PSA for Mennonites out skating. These stories from our past still have relevance today.
A couple of years ago the students @conradgrebel.bsky.social had an outdoor skating rink. Despite their studies of Mennonite history and Dirk Willems, they remained blissfully unaware that a local bylaw officer who had chased them to confirm they had a permit, had fallen through the ice.
January 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Important PSA for Mennonites out skating. These stories from our past still have relevance today.
Tbh, the cocktails I have been using to commemorate #Anabaptism500 haven't been all that nuanced. #Mennonite
A “nuanced” celebration: Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Anabaptists #Mennonites #Amish #ChurchoftheBrethren #Hutterites #AnabaptistCommunityBible #GoshenCollege #JohnRoth #Anabaptist500
sightmagazine.com.au/features/a-n...
sightmagazine.com.au/features/a-n...
A "nuanced" celebration: Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more - Sight Magazine
ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, reports on plans to commemorate the anniversary in North America and beyond...
sightmagazine.com.au
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tbh, the cocktails I have been using to commemorate #Anabaptism500 haven't been all that nuanced. #Mennonite
Decorations for my Anabaptism 500 cocktail party.
January 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Decorations for my Anabaptism 500 cocktail party.
If you're too lazy for a cocktail, you can always just have whiskey on the Blaurocks.
Other options:
Make a cocktail from @drunkenmenno.bsky.social's book
Start a schism over something dumb, like what color your car's bumper is
Help a neighbor rebuild their house
Sing in 4-part harmony
Make a cocktail from @drunkenmenno.bsky.social's book
Start a schism over something dumb, like what color your car's bumper is
Help a neighbor rebuild their house
Sing in 4-part harmony
It's Anabaptism's 500th birthday. Celebrate by baking a pie and finding a new country that won't conscript you into the military.
January 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you're too lazy for a cocktail, you can always just have whiskey on the Blaurocks.
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It's Anabaptism's 500th birthday. Celebrate by baking a pie and finding a new country that won't conscript you into the military.
January 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's Anabaptism's 500th birthday. Celebrate by baking a pie and finding a new country that won't conscript you into the military.
Don't you hate it when your birthday is shared by another more famous one?
Our Birthday Project. Only at CommonWord Bookstore & Resource Centre at CMU until March -- books will be donated to Mennonite Central Committee, among other good service organizations.
www.commonword.ca/Browse/5765
www.commonword.ca/Browse/5765
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Don't you hate it when your birthday is shared by another more famous one?
If you know, you know
January 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you know, you know