Jon Morris-Simon Filshtinsky Conflict

The Morris/Filshtinsky Conflict was an early morning drink-off between Jon Morris and Liza's visiting brother, Simon, that took place on December 1, 2016. This duel was precipitated by the arrival of Liza's newborn niece, Antonia "Toni" Filshtinsky. After drinking heavily with the rest of the house to celebrate, the new uncle agreed to challenge Jon to see who could finish a beer faster.

Background
By the time December of 2016 came around, Jon had been practicing his beer chugging techniques consistently, and had achieved impressive personal best times. With the announcement that Liza would be seeing her older brother that night, Jon knew that he had found the perfect final test of his skills, a Russian guy.

Conflict
Before agreeing to the challenge, the contenders had realized that neither side possessed reserves of beer. After scavenging the house for munitions, two beers were found in the Living Room Mini Fridge. Neither man had the advantage once the fighting begun, but Simon soon began to overtake Jon around the midpoint of the battle. Simon finished an estimated 4 gulps ahead of Jon's last swallow.

Public Reception and Controversy
The event was well received by most. The positive energy from celebrating a new family member, watching Jon drink too much, and finally meeting Simon were all cited by reviewers as positive elements of the event.

One critic, housemate Josh Rozov, disagreed with the choice of using his last two beers as the stunt beers. Shortly after the contest, Josh admonished the pair for their thievery, most notably by firmly placing his hand on Simons shoulder and uttering "thanks for drinking all my beer" with a tone of disdain. The night of revelry came to an end thereafter. While Josh and Jon were eventually able to make amends, Josh reacts violently to the mention of Simon's name, as of Oct 24, 2021/

Media

 * WarNeverChanges.mp4