What is tiger blood, and why does Charlie Sheen have it?

Whether you’re into the gossip columns, entertainment blogs and celebrity news  – or not – the term ‘tiger blood’ may have seeped into your subconscious over the last few weeks. Specifically, in relation to Charlie Sheen, who aside from doing a lot of ‘winning’ lately seems to have coined quite a few crazy phrases.

Well, no need to look further than Answers.com: What is tiger blood?

Here’s a quick excerpt:

During his publicity tour in February and March 2011, American actor Charlie Sheen often compared himself to a tiger, claiming he has tiger blood running through his veins… When asked by Access Hollywood what tiger blood means, Sheen said, “I don’t know. It’s blood that flows through me that I can feel.”

So, are you willing to try the new cocktail named after Charlie Sheen’s free-flowing tiger fluids? Seems like bars across America are giving it a shot – even P. Diddy gave it his own twist. Find out how to make your own: What is in a Tiger’s Blood cocktail?

By the way, I don’t think it’s coincidental that when categorizing the cocktail question, I was repeatedly offered the same category:

Hmm…