[personal] Re: [Husker] Randy Lee Et Al

[Bob Beach]

Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote:


> Some sources attribute the phrase "Drink the Kool-Aid" to Tom
> Wolfe's 1968 novel, "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test".  Given that
> the context the phrase is often used refers to someone whose
> beliefs are considered delusional rather than someone who is being
> murdered, that seems to me to be a more reasonable explanation of
> the origin of the phrase. -- Mike Nolan



     In the contexts I have heard it used this one would seem to be the closest.  Usually it has been in connection with a mindset or belief rather than suicide in the terms I have heard it.  Thanks to all of you.  I learned something today because prior to today I had not a clue of the connection Kool-Aid had any more than any other beverage.

Bob Beach