Introducing The Thomas Kinkade Drinking Game

Introducing The Thomas Kinkade Drinking Game
FILE - This undated photo provided by The Thomas Kinkade Company via PR Newswire shows "Christmas in New York" by Thomas Kinkade. Kinkade, 54, the self-described "Painter of Light," died April 6 at his home in Los Gatos, Calif. (AP Photo/PR Newswire, The Thomas Kinkade Company)
FILE - This undated photo provided by The Thomas Kinkade Company via PR Newswire shows "Christmas in New York" by Thomas Kinkade. Kinkade, 54, the self-described "Painter of Light," died April 6 at his home in Los Gatos, Calif. (AP Photo/PR Newswire, The Thomas Kinkade Company)

Of all the months we've looked at so far, the August image in the Thomas Kinkade 2012 calendar may be the most quintessentially Kinkadian. The lighthouse. The cottage. The trademark glow. This one should have been effortless to critique. But when I started typing out notes, I realized that I was done with critiquing his work. No more Kinkade analysis! Could I possibly say anything new about a man who basically painted the same thing hundreds of times? The mere thought of the task started to bring on a headache. Since it's summer, I decided that it was time to have some fun with him for a change. It was time for the Kinkade Drinking Game.

Before you reflexively shout at your monitor screen, "That's in such bad taste!" please realize that this need not be an alcohol-laden event. For the Kinkade Drinking Game, I've created my own Kinkade-themed beverage without a drop of booze in it. I call it MasterAde. Here are the ingredients:

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