Gagging on Champagne?!?

This happened to me once when I was pregnant with Helena, but it was a screwdriver, not a mimosa. 

From the Salt Lake Tribune this week:
West Valley City Mayor Michael Winder proudly wears his LDS religion on his sleeve and even presented President Barack Obama with a copy of his book, Presidents & Prophets: The Story of America’s Presidents and the LDS Church, when he was in Washington, D.C., earlier this year with the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

During a breakfast meeting with the mayors and the president, Winder grabbed a glass of orange juice, began to drink and then gag.

When he asked why the juice was so terrible, he was told it was a mimosa, a mixture of champaign and orange juice.

So, the first time alcohol passed Winder’s lips was an event sponsored by a liberal Democratic president.

Some other mayors got a laugh at Winder’s expense. Noticing his dilemma, one said, "Hey you can counter the alcohol with coffee. Oh, wait, you can’t drink that either, can you?"
Where else in the world would this little tidbit even make the paper?  Hilarious.  And I love how the columnist can't even spell champagne correctly.  10 bucks says they've never had champagne or champaign either.

-Emily :)