The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CARDINAL DRINKING GAME

FOR FOUR PLAYERS. EACH PLAYER HAS EMPTY GLASS TO START. TO BEGIN ONE
PLAYER TAPS INDEX FINGER OF ONE HAND ON TOP OF TABLE THEN UNDER TABLE
ONCE, HE REPEATS THIS WITH THE OTHER HAND AND THEN TAPS EACH FOOT
ONCE ALTERNATELY ON THE FLOOR. NEXT HE RAISES
OUT OF THE CHAIR AND SITS BACK DOWN ONCE. WHEN THIS
SEQUENCE IS COMPLETED HE TURNS HIS GLASS OVER
USING ONLY HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND ANNOUNCES
THAT I AM A CARDINAL FOR A NIGHT. ANY SLIP UP RESULTS
IN DOWNING A BEER AND STARTING OVER.

Submitter comment: OBTAINED AT FAT JACKS BAR IN DETROIT.

Where learned: DETROIT