Weinglas - Wine Glass

Is it awful to drink wine from a vessel other than a wine glass? Due to my heavy-handed washing up tactics, I don’t own a single one, just the scars of glasses smashed on my fingers. Last time I drank wine, there were thirty seconds of indecision as to whether or not to drink it straight from the bottle, but my delusional snobbery claimed victory and forced me to grab a tumbler from the cupboard, which really is only the fewest of rungs above necking it on the social acceptance ladder. To make matters worse, it wasn’t even a real glass - it was an old Nutella jar with a Simpsons motif on the side. So, filling up to Homer’s head (about three quarters), I brought the bottle into the living room and plonked it next to my chair and hit the Virgin On Demand button. And no, unfortunately it didn’t magically teleport several unsullied maidens onto my lap - I’ll have to become an Islamic martyr for that. Instead, it gave me a substantial list of TV shows I could watch right away, and perhaps aptly for that last dire joke, I chose Sleeper Cell. It’s a series following a muslim FBI agent who’s infiltrated a terrorist cell operating in Los Angeles. The dialogue is ridiculously forced at times, and just hilarious at others - one terrorist says to the undercover agent, “Yeah, Farik doesn’t trust anyone, except maybe Osama!”, and an all-American jock, the least convincing Islamic fundamentalist convert, remarks to another “Dude, We’re terrorists!”. In addition to the American, there’s an ex-skinhead Frenchman and perhaps a little more credible Bosnian whose family were murdered by Serbs in the Balkans War. Because I’m getting off Wine Glass topic, I’ll just say it’s both shit and good - the story is vaguely compelling and Darwin, the FBI agent is very likeable. The point of the show is clearly to illustrate that not all muslims are terrorists, and the struggles of a good, devout man doing the right thing in a prejudicial society, but I get the feeling that will missed by a large proportion of the audience who’ll just see its conclusion as America wins, the Islamic terrorists lose, USA, USA, USA! As I say, it’s not great, it’s not terrible, but should be enjoyed with a tumbler - or even a glass if you’re feeling classy - of cheap Sommerfield wine.