My irritation stems from the uncouthe practice that young people my age have for using Mason jars as regular drinking vessels. Do you know what I am talking about? These jars are ridiculously oversized and inappropriate for using as a water glass. They are clumsy, dangerous (glass breaks) and garrish looking. I am not referring to those little jam and jelly jars that some folks use to serve orange juice in. No, sir. These jars run anywhere from 28-32 ounces, maybe more!
This is *NOT* a glass. It is a jar for pickling and preserving food!
Imagine having to watch someone quench their thirst with a large emptied Best Foods/Hellman's mayonaisse jar? This is what I am talking about! It's vulgarity and unrefinement to the tenth power. The most inane thing about this whole situation is the fact that most of these jar abusers have two or more personal Nalgene or Nalgene-esque bottles at their disposal to use. Yet they still reach for the jar! Society's underlings have found a way to mock the upright and steadfast practices of the proper glass and cup-using cultures. And to my estimation, it won't be the last time, either.
Say no to drinking out of scuzzy old jars. Reach for a clean, 12 ounce glass and join the normal people.
1 comment:
Growing up I had cousins who would use Mason jars for drinking all the time. It was like they had no real glasses.
I hated it then, and I despise it to to this day.
Yes, its unwieldy and uncouth, but the weird lip of the jar (which is not so weird when putting a lid on it) makes it hard to drink w/o spilling!
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