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==References==
==References==
*The name is a pun (try saying it aloud) referring to Tchaikovsky's [[Wikipedia:Nutcracker_suite|The Nutcracker Suite]].
*The name is a pun (sort of) referring to Tchaikovsky's [[Wikipedia:Nutcracker_suite|The Nutcracker Suite]].
*The line about the sugarplums is a reference to "Twas The Night Before Christmas" where the author states that "the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads."
*The line about the sugarplums is a reference to the poem [[Wikipedia:A_Visit_from_Saint_Nicholas|"A Visit From Saint Nicholas"]] by either [[Wikipedia:Clement_Clarke_Moore|Clement Clarke Moore]] or [[Wikipedia:Henry_Livingston_Jr|Henry Livingston]] which reads: ''Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house/Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;/The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,/In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;/The children were nestled all snug in their beds,/While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;''
*The addition of a "tastes like chicken" clause in the 2006 version refers to the movie The Matrix, which explained the resemblance of many meats to chicken as a lack of imagination by the machine creators of the virtual world (like the virtual Crimbo Cafe).
*The addition of a "tastes like chicken" clause in the 2006 version refers to the movie The Matrix, which explained the resemblance of many meats to chicken as a lack of imagination by the machine creators of the virtual world (like the virtual Crimbo Cafe).



Revision as of 18:06, 22 December 2006

braincracker sweet
braincracker sweet

This drink mixes grenadine, corn syrup, pure cane sugar, and various hi-octane spirits. It's rumored that drinking one of these makes visions of sugarplums put on a burlesque show in your head.

Type: booze (quality unspecified)
Potency: UNSPECIFIED


(In-game plural not known - currently impossible to determine.)

When Consumed

You drink the braincracker sweet. It reminds you of the time you drank hot chocolate through a stalk of sugar cane, with a bunch of marshmallows in your mouth. Only sweeter than that.
AdventuresYou gain 10-15 Adventures.
You gain 9-11 Strengthliness.
You gain 9-11 Wizardliness.
You gain 9-11 Cheek.
You're all full of holiday cheer. And sugar. Holiday cheer and sugar.
You acquire an effect: Sugar Rush
(duration: 10 Adventures)
You gain 5 Drunkenness.
You drink the braincracker sweet. It reminds you of the time you drank hot chocolate through a stalk of sugar cane, with a bunch of marshmallows in your mouth. Only sweeter than that. And with a chicken aftertaste, oddly enough.
AdventuresYou gain 10-15 Adventures.
You gain 9-11 Fortitude.
You gain 9-11 Magicalness.
You gain 9-11 Smarm.
You're all full of holiday cheer. And sugar. Holiday cheer and sugar.
You acquire an effect: Sugar Rush
(duration: 10 Adventures)
You gain 5 Drunkenness.

Notes

  • Could be bought at The Crimbo Cafe for 100 meat, but was instantly drunk when purchased.
  • Can be bought at the Crimborg Nutrition Station for 100 meat, but is instantly drunk when purchased.
  • When this drink was introduced in 2005 it was the only drink to give exactly 5 drunkenness. The 2006 Crimboween festivities have added two more: gin and hot choculate.

References

  • The name is a pun (sort of) referring to Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite.
  • The line about the sugarplums is a reference to the poem "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" by either Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston which reads: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house/Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;/The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,/In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;/The children were nestled all snug in their beds,/While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
  • The addition of a "tastes like chicken" clause in the 2006 version refers to the movie The Matrix, which explained the resemblance of many meats to chicken as a lack of imagination by the machine creators of the virtual world (like the virtual Crimbo Cafe).

See Also