<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s Thirsty Thursday Culture Cocktail!</p>
<p>The holidays have been happening and are going to happen for people of all different religions and beliefs! This is usually really exciting but it can also be really stressful too! It&#8217;s always nice to respond to that stress and the sweet but bitter cold weather with a good brew (or two) and some good games and that&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;ve been doing at BagoGames! Let&#8217;s cut the chatter and get straight to the recipes and how we think its all going to go down!</p>
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<figure id="attachment_116297" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116297" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-116297" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/22212315/nier.jpg" alt="Nier, Square Enix" width="960" height="504" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116297" class="wp-caption-text">Nier, Square Enix</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Santa is Nier</strong></p>
<p>1 Bottle of <em>Nier</em></p>
<p>2 oz of <em>Shadow Warrior (</em>slashing!)</p>
<p>5 oz of Fudge</p>
<p>After defeating Spider-Man&#8217;s foes in the Xbox 360, <em>Nier</em> found a home there seeing as its sequel will be released after Santa squeezes down our chimneys. Humor is always needed during the holidays and Lo Wang in <em>Shadow Warrior</em> is a great outlet for that&#8211;raise a glass to 3D Realms. My fat ass needs game fuel so here comes the fudge and smudgy controllers, and the fudge will be there should Santa not bring me the latest <em>Final Fantasy</em>.</p>
<figure id="attachment_116298" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116298" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-116298" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/22212453/its-a-wonderful-life-3.jpg" alt="It's a Wonderful Life, RKO Radio Pictures" width="960" height="541" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116298" class="wp-caption-text">It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life, RKO Radio Pictures</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s a Wonderful &#8230; Holiday Punch</strong></p>
<p>1 Cup of Holiday Cheer</p>
<p>1 Cup of Music (Holiday related or not&#8211;more can be added to taste)</p>
<p>3 oz of Family Gatherings (or at least as much as you can handle without pulling out your hair)</p>
<p>Garnish with your favorite video game once all the guests leave and you can settle in to enjoy your handiwork</p>
<p>The first two ingredients are to set the mood, the third is mandatory (but can be lengthened or shortened depending on the size and tolerance level of your family.) The last ingredient is a chaser that will hopefully help you shake away all the stories about how Grandpa walked uphill both ways to get your Christmas gift this year.</p>
<figure id="attachment_116299" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116299" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-116299" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/22212703/beer.jpg" alt="Clown Beer" width="960" height="653" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116299" class="wp-caption-text">Clown Beer</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Sickness</strong></p>
<p>5 oz Gift Giving</p>
<p>5 oz Gift Receiving</p>
<p>40 oz <em>Clown Shoes</em> Beer</p>
<p>1 oz <em>DayQuil</em></p>
<p>1 Sprinkle of Sleep</p>
<p>After enjoying the first two ingredients equally throughout the day, wash them down with the beer as you stay up foolishly late into the evening. The following morning, down the <em>DayQuil</em> quickly, chasing it with coffee as needed. Then desperately attempt to obtain the final ingredient, of which there is not nearly enough to go around.</p>
<figure id="attachment_116300" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116300" style="width: 960px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-116300" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/22212844/MassEffect-FemShep-Redhead.png" alt="Mass Effect 2, Bioware" width="960" height="553" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116300" class="wp-caption-text">Mass Effect 2, Bioware</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Jingle All Damn Day</strong></p>
<p>15 oz of Working Retail</p>
<p>5 oz of Freelance Writing</p>
<p>10 oz of <em>BagoGames</em></p>
<p>A Splash of <em>Spotify</em></p>
<p>Two Fingers of <em>Christmas Movies &; Music</em></p>
<p>A Case of <em>Mass Effect 2</em></p>
<p>WHEW. Guys, I am beat. I have three jobs and one of them is at <em>GameStop</em> which is of course crazier this time of year because of the frantic hustle and bustle of holiday shopping. That alone has me beat tired but I also am of course a writer and editor for <em>BagoGames</em> and a freelance writer to boot. That&#8217;s not gonna stop me from celebrating Christmas with the love of my life though. Energy drinks, some sleep, and plenty of Christmas movies are placed within the gaps of time we have and when I&#8217;m not doing that I&#8217;m enjoying the <em>hell</em> out of my replay of <em>Mass Effect 2</em> (newly backwards compatible by the way)! You can bet I&#8217;m listening to <em>Spotify</em> throughout all of this too because where was music streaming when I was a kid?! Oh right, it was called <em>Limewire</em> and it messed up computer. I hope my Mom&#8217;s not reading this &#8230; Now I feel old, too.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>We hope you guys enjoy your holidays! Whatever you&#8217;re celebrating, we hope it&#8217;s awesome and there&#8217;s as little stress as possible! Thanks again for checking in on what we&#8217;re drinking and remember, feel free to share your recipes with us on Twitter @bagogames or by commenting below! Thanks for stopping by and we&#8217;ll see you guys next year! (heh)</strong></p>
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Thirsty Thursday Culture Cocktail – December 22, 2016
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By Josh Nichols
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, NBCUniversal Television Distribution
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