Auf wiedersehen, cups!

My wife enjoys Project Runway, and I must confess that even if I'm doing something crucial, like writing this blog, that it's easy to be drawn in when she has the show on. "Ooh, no," I'll say, "orange and pink is daring but no one can make it work, especially not you, sugar." Or, "Honey, you got that fit 'n flare so backward it looks like a fare 'n flit." This from a guy who would probably spend all day every day in sweats if he could. 

And it's not just the fashion, about which I really know nothing. After all, the great thing about being a guy is that when you want to look nice you can wear the same suit you could have worn thirty years ago, maybe with a tie that isn't old enough to vote, and bam! Well dressed. No, the appeal of the show includes the kindly mentorship of Tim Gunn, 3M salesman though he may be; also the way Heidi Klum throws people off the show with a tart "Auf wiedersehen!" like she's an ace away from having flunkies chuck them bodily into the street. In other words, the show has personality.

When I saw these disposable coffee cups in the supermarket -- because that's why you dream of being a designer, to have your designs on disposable cups in the supermarket -- I almost bought them for my wife. 

The cups were designed by a contestant on the show, or rather based on his dress design, according to the press release from Dixie. Designer Brandon Kee (no relation), "Man Bun" to the viewers -- well, this one, anyway -- won that challenge (spoiler alert!) but not the season. He came in third. And yet his design graces supermarket shelves, presumably until supplies run out.

We use travel cups from time to time, because sometimes we have to leave the house and we are both pathetically addicted to coffee. Sometimes a reusable travel cup is just too inconvenient. And while Dart cups have the better lids with the little plastic flip that covers the drinking hole, Dixie's travel cups are okay too. BUT!!! (!) These Project Runway cups have only a 12-ounce capacity, not the preferred 16! Those extra four ounces could mean the difference between alertness behind the wheel and a fiery crash! Sorry, Heidi and Tim, but NO WAY. Auf wiedersehen, cups!

I would actually prefer something a little more manly, anyway. Maybe if there was some kind of crab-themed travel cup to link to The Deadliest Catch?

I guess I'll keep looking.