Oktoberfest: Not for the Faint of Heart

"I didn't prepare ya for Bavaria?"
Oddly Enough, Reuters blog (October 6, 2009)

"Blog Guy? I read about Oktoberfest in your blog and went to the bar you suggested, and now I wanna die!

"Really? What did you order?

"Hold your voice down. I’ve never had a headache this bad. I ordered 'Bavarian Shooters.' My ears are still ringing. I inhaled so much black smoke…..."

Turns out that some "Bavarian Shooters" are Bavarians who shoot. 'Blog Guy' doesn't say this, but I think it's a testament to the stamina of your average Municher - that a fusillade of sixty Bavarian-wielded guns is a part of the final day of Oktoberfest in Munich.