Screeched in

Current weather: 33F, Gray skies

We did it. Shaun and I have been screeched in. We're honorary Newfoundlanders now, and we even have certificates to prove it! Shaun's office Christmas party was last night at the Fairmont Hotel, and after we partied there for a few hours (also winning an awesome door prize) we went down to Christian's on George Street to meet a couple of friends and get screeched. Just in case you have no idea what it is to be screeched in I have copied the following from Wikipedia:

'Screeching' someone visiting Newfoundland for the first time is a longtime custom of many older bars in Newfoundland, in which the person is to drink a shot of screech, kiss a codfish on the mouth, and answer the question "Is ye an honourary Newfoundlander?"

I had never heard of such a thing before we moved here, but it's absolutely necessary if you visit The Rock. I can't divulge all the details of the ceremony--half the fun is trying to figure out what's going on--and you'll find out for yourselves when you come visit us sometime!