It’s a quiet afternoon at Braum’s—the kind where the biggest decision should be chocolate or vanilla, not fight or flight. But on April 7, 2024, one shopper’s routine stop took a bizarre and violent turn. A suspect lurked among the aisles before launching into an unprovoked attack. And if that wasn’t strange enough, just wait until you hear that she looked like she stepped straight out of a sci-fi movie.

The Smurf (Cocktail)

• 1 ½ parts vodka

• 1 ½ parts blue curacao

• 3 parts lemonade

• Splash of pineapple juice

• Splash of lime juice

• lime wheels and cherries for garnish

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

2. Shake until chilled and combined.

3. Strain over fresh ice in a glass garnished with a lime wheel and cherries.

The Smurf (Mocktail)

• 1 ½ parts non-alcoholic vodka

• 1 ½ parts blue curacao syrup

• 3 parts lemonade

• Splash of pineapple juice

• Splash of lime juice

• lime wheels and cherries for garnish

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

2. Shake until chilled and combined.

3. Strain over fresh ice in a glass garnished with a lime wheel and cherries.

Non-alcoholic vodka: http://tinyurl.com/boozefreevodka 

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Ingredients for next episode (cocktail): prosecco, frozen sliced peaches, peach juice or nectar, fresh sliced peaches 

Ingredients for next episode (mocktail): club soda, frozen sliced peaches, peach juice or nectar, fresh sliced peaches 

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Sources:

• “Purple Rain” - https://www.troprockin.com/purple-rain-drink/

• “Bizarre surveillance footage shows blue-skinned, pink haired woman roam aisles of grocery store 'before mugging elderly shopper'” - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3173995/Video-Blue-skinned-woman-walks-store-assaulting-elderly-woman.html 

• “Catch the Oklahoma Smurf! Bizarre surveillance footage shows blue-skinned, pink haired woman roam aisles of grocery store 'before mugging elderly shopper'” - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13341255/woman-assaults-elderly-woman-okc-grocery-store-oklahoma.html

• “Braum’s History” - https://www.braums.com/history/

• “Internet Sensation 'Papa Smurf' Dies; Other Blue People Live On” - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/internet-sensation-papa-smurf-dies-blue-people-live/story?id=20368758 

• “Smurf’s Wiki” - https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Smurfs_Wiki

• “South American police turn to cosplay for creative crime busts” - https://www.livenowfox.com/news/south-american-police-costumes-crime

• “10 Serious Crimes Committed By Men In Silly Costumes” - https://listverse.com/2019/10/02/10-serious-crimes-committed-by-men-in-silly-costumes/

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Music Credit: "The Cool Side" 

Artist: Jonathan Boyle

Composer: Jonathan Boyle

Audio Source: PremiumBeat.com 

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