I was playing a gig with my jazz band last night, bought a beer, and got one of those cocktail napkins with trivia questions printed on it. It occurred to me that there is no APA or other citation style for cocktail napkins. Now of course I understand that cocktail napkins are not primary or even secondary sources, but if that's where you learned a fact, shouldn't they get some credit? If I want to say in a paper that one's sense of hearing temporarily diminishes after eating a big meal (Cocktail Napkin, 2008), shouldn't I cite a fact like that? Can you think of any other unorthodox sources that ought to have citation styles?

Cocktail Napkin. (2008, June 2). Torrance, CA: Alpine Village Inn. Question 38.
2nd Microbrew Lager.


Can't be serious all the time, can we?