the course i'm taking requires me to
> drink every entire drink i make! by four i have heart palipitations
> and am puking, but they say i have to drink all drinks until i finish
> the course...which will happen after i learn a 60 drink menu! has
> anyone ever heard of a course that REQUIRES you drink the whole
> drink??? i mean, tasting it makes sense, but the whole thing? i'm
> worried what will happen to my body if i continue to do this for
> another 2-3 weeks! i've already paid for the course and dont want to
> stop, but am looking for support in the lack of neccesity that a
> bartender be an alcoholic as well!
What is this, the John Belushi Memorial Bartending School? What happens if
you just taste the drink? Do they kick you out of the class? Beat you with
rubber hoses? Here's what I'd do. Every time you're about to drink one of
you mandatory cocktails, point excitedly is some direction yelling, "Oh my
God, look at that!!" When everyone turns to look you dump your drink down the
sink and when they turn back around you just kind of wipe your lips like you
just drank it and say something like, "Jeez, did you see that?" or "Man, you
just missed it!" or "Wow, you don't see something like that everyday."
Alternatively, you could simply make your point in a more graphic form. Let
me tell you a little true story.
When my brothers and I were kids, my mom would occasionally make us eat
brussel sprouts. We hated them (still do). One day, the middle brother said
that if he ate one more bite of brussel spprout he'd throw up. My mom wasn't
buying that at all and made him eat one more bite. He threw up all over the
table. We never had to eat brussel sprouts ever again. My brother sure took
one for the team but it was well worth it.
I suspect one good barf all over the instructor should solve your dilemma.