Cover your ears eyes, Greger.

The guys are having bratburgers. Your butcher may not have heard of this particular (ahem) delicacy. It is bratwurst stuff, raw and not in a casing, with lots of jalapenas, formed into a patty.

Here in the 'burg, it's considered real man food. When tailgating, a guy doesn't have to choose between a burger and a brat, he can have this hybridized thing. I tried it once, and wasn't crazy about the ... um ... juiciness, and it's probably heart-attack bait so I always have something else.

Just a Missouri school teacher ... stubborn as a mule and addicted to logic.