Chalk this one up under the “Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda” category, or maybe “I had this idea already why am I not a millionare” category! I can remember the day like it was yesterday. It was cold and raining, the Wake Forest Screamin Deacons were at Carter Finely to play my beloved NC State Wolfpack, or rather take the beating they deserved. Since it was raining we couldn’t tailgate but we didn’t want to waste all of our cold beverages. A few people decided it was a good idea to stick cold cans of beers in their pants and walk into the game. Other then the one person who got busted trying to sneak a Milwaukee’s Best into the game the rest got in with no problems other then a cold cold crotch. Even I wouldn’t drink beer out of someone’s pants!

Well, I can’t remember who, maybe it was Joe or one of the girls, but they had the bright idea to poor the beverages into zip lock bags and put them in the front pocket of eveyone’s parka they happened to be wearing. You know that pocket on the front whose sole purpose is to carry ziplock bags full of beer and liqour, or fold the parka up into travel size, I find both uses equally handy.

We got into the game no problem and I remember the only issue was not having a straw long enough so we had to buy a $5 coke and use the cup for dispensing the liquid goodness, if I had only thought of adding the straw and strapping a belt on it, I would have invented the Beer Belly and I would be paying someone to post on my blog for me while I ate Klondike bars and played Xbox!

This wonderful invention is exactly what it sounds like, my ziplock bag in the parka idea! You strap a tank full of your beverage of choice under the shirt and it looks like you have a beer belly. Damn it, why didn’t I think of selling this!

I first heard about this little gizmo when SI writer Rick Rielly talked about it on the radio. He actually filled it up, put it on and went into the Dodgers game with no problem. . There are 10 pictures of Rielly’s experiment in Dodger Stadium, I certainly hope these are all staged shots, because if they’re not, the notion having a conversation with Reilly would be too scary to undertake.
Neverminding the fact that the gallery has several closeup shots of Reilly’s crotch. Some of the faces of people around him, as he pours beer out of his crotch, are priceless.

The Beer Belly website is pretty entertaining as well, specifically their tips and tricks section.

If you go to enough games the $50 for the deluxe Beer Belly is well worth it, just dont be surprised when people see you drinking from your crotch.