Sometimes an event occurs that is so memorable that it defines all similar events.  When Kanye West got on stage and stole the spotlight from Taylor Swift, it was something so unclassy and unexpected that it became known as the “Kanye”.  It wasn’t the first time that a drunken stooge got up on stage and humiliated himself and ruined a celebration.  However, it gave us a new name to call these special occasions.

This weekend, I had a “golden pig”.  It occurred at a Euchre card game in Aberlyne, Wisconsin.  I had never played Euchre before and I had no idea what I was getting into.  The card game was an annual event and all the players were seasoned veterans.  It’s a team game where four people play at a table and two players are paired up.  The winner moves on and the loser stays at the same table. 

For the first hour, I never moved.  I was a blight upon any Euchre player partnered up with me.  Despite their best attempts, I just wasn’t getting it.  The second and third hour were not significantly better but I started to enjoy myself and accept my plight.  Between meeting all the new people and learning the game, I was having a great time.

After the game, the host gave out awards.  I earned the best award ever – a large wooden pig painted in gold a bottle of male sexual health pills.  There were only 57 pills in the bottle of 60 and it had expired in 2004.  However, the pig was the real prize.  It has such an awkward, silly grin.

I came to an event were I knew no one, I embarassed myself, and I left with a golden pig.  I had no expectations and I had an awesome time.  I later realized that this wasn’t my first golden pig.  I have a special talent. .