Archive for the ‘Weird/Odd’ Category

Not feeling so creative on the writing front today, so here is hubby’s YouTube debut. Awesome! (Whole Asheville trip write-up here.) Been Tweeting, though, because that’s sort-of brainless. Twitter can be really funny if you pull out random stuff. So here is a montage of scrumptious tidbits my fellow Tweeps shared today.

@justinthesouth: have you seen this? http://bit.ly/CTeQ

@servo3000: I need someone in Tallahassee that can carve something out of a block of cheese.

@itswendylou: @bruisinales we need to spread the gospel of #milkthistle

@RaiseYourPints: Mississippi needs your help! http://raiseyourpints.com/join

@FireflyVodka: A protest I can get behind… “Obama – Bring Back Arrested Development!”

@fullsteam: Four years ago today, we popped the cap on #beer in NC! Congrats to all. Raise a pint today!

@PasteMagazine: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Christmas Special http://bit.ly/1662Ga

@bruisinales Great input on @ratebeer: “Saying ‘Belgium beer’ is like saying ‘America beer’ or ‘Germany beer.’ Horribly, grammatically incorrect.”

@joeyflash: Is it weird that I’m really enjoying this rerun of desperate housewives?

@ssspoonah: When I am in a foul mood, I just need to watch this and then I’m ok again. http://bit.ly/JEvHW

@jakebible: Les Paul shall be missed. I shall shred on my uke tonight in his honor.

RIP Les Paul.

For the record, I am sick of the hearing about “The Beer Summit.” Great googly-moogly, could anything have been blown more out of proportion? As if the whole situation wasn’t bad enough, racially, the spin-off that came from the choice of beverages leveraged the whole thing over the wall of insanity. Look, I agree, the beer was shite. But the backlash that occurred from the craft beer community was a little much. In a great wave of social networking, the craft beer world managed to “organize” a 6 p.m. Craft Beer Toast at the same time of the Summit. We don’t know if this was first a “yay” to the POTUS choosing beer as a mediating factor or a “nay” against the crappy beer on the menu. We are big proponents of craft, of course, so don’t misunderstand me. I like a good rally, but this whole thing was so way over the top. And are we so utterly stupid as Americans, that every writer, blogger, commentator, had to focus on this thing for an entire week? Even Obama tried to calm the madness.

Just look as these rich gems of journalistic genius:
“Four Guys Sipping Cold Ones”
“Henry Gates, cop chill out with president”
“A very private ‘teachable moment‘”
“The Nation: Beer and Sympathy”

And my personal favorite, coming straight from the Fair & Balanced Network… “Group: Beer Summit Should Be Lemonade”

The protest is being organized by Pray at the Pump, an organization that held group prayers for divine intervention to lower fuel prices.

Beer sends the “wrong message to our nation’s youth who are becoming alcoholics at young ages,” Rocky Twyman, founder of Pray at the Pump, said in a statement. “Whether or not he likes it, President Obama is a role model for all the youth in America. His actions count.”

The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union also has objected to the beer summit. “There are so many other beverages he could have chosen that would have served just as well,” said president Rita K. Wert, suggesting lemonade or iced tea.

Holy hell, our country loves to wrap itself up in fake crisis while avoiding the real ones and preach “sin.” Ah, hell, I guess I’ll go have a beer. And we hope Obama does, too, because if any job will make you crave a relaxing brew, it’s probably being President of the United States.

Gosh, I am just so amazed at what news this is, we were sort-of hoping it would blow over before this week began. Sure, beer is wonderful peace offering, but the “what-will-they-have” debate has been going on for days. “Which beer is the best?” “Will it be craft?” Well, the short answer is probably not, according to USAToday. Blue Moon for Crowley; Beck’s or Red Stripe for Gates; and Bud for Obama. Breaks my heart. It really does.

Craft brewers: Ship the White House some good beer, would you? Thanks!

And this is why you don’t want a beer tax…
As I’ve mentioned before on the dear ol’ bloggy blog, the UK pubs are suffering immensely from beer taxes. Accordingly to Bloomberg, 52 pubs are closing a WEEK. Holy crap. That is just insane. The total number of closings total 2,337 in the last year with a loss of over 24,000 jobs. Further, the pub closings are wreaking havoc on the government, too. With each pub that closes, the government loses £107,000 in lost taxes annually, in addition to jobless benefit claims. “Closing pubs are not only a loss to communities, but a loss to the Treasury,” BBPA Chief Executive David Long said in the statement. “Government now needs to listen to the pub sector in the same way it listens to other sectors suffering this level of job losses.”

Woman in Malaysia to be flogged over beer
A Malaysian model will be flogged with a rattan cane for consuming beer in public at a hotel nightclub—”a punishment usually reserved for men in various crimes ranging from rape to bribery.” Wow. So, beer is the equivalent of rape is the Muslim world? Disgusting.

Someone stole a lot of beer in Florida
There’s always some weird news coming out of Florida (especially if you’re a FARK fan), but this is ridiculous: $70,000 worth of beer was stolen from a trucking company in Tampa. “One trailer was carrying 1,260 six-packs of Corona Extra beer, deputies say. The other trailer contained 990 six-packs of Corona and 990 cases of Modella Especial beer.” At least is wasn’t craft beer!

This one’s for the dudes
Portraying men in beer ads as “dogs, dolts, dopes” has jumped the shark. Or, it will very soon. Is this news?

Starbucks jumps on the bandwagon
We have absolutely no clue as to why they would be doing this, but one Starbucks in Seattle is “experimenting” by adding beer and wine to their menu. One can assume, if it takes off, more will do the same. Or are coffee sales down that much? I can tell you, I won’t be ordering a Venti Porter anytime soon.

AB-InBev to go “upscale” with Belgian-style beers
This just makes me want to puke. “…Can Anheuser-Busch—maker of Bud Light, Budweiser and Natural Light—successfully manage the upscale brands in the U.S.? Anheuser-Busch is known for its ability to flood the zone with huge brands but has historically been less successful at nurturing niche products. But with InBev now in charge, selling the high-end Belgian beers is a higher priority.” Yup, start looking for more of those Stella Artois ads on the idiot box. Wonder what the head honchos at A-B think of that merger now?

Chilly kitty
Some Aussie has a beer fridge, had friends over to watch cricket, went to get beer, followed by cat, cat gets into fridge and spends one cold, lonely night among chilled brewskies. Good thing the guy wanted a beer the next day. Poor thing!

Softball goes nutball
Poor guy. OMG! Someone had a beer at a picnic. Oh, noz!  I think we all take things a wee bit too seriously.

Near beer saves the day
Drunk guy breaks into home and the homeowner uses a non-alcoholic beer to cajole him outside. Where he later broke into cars and ran through the woods. We hope he had clothes on.

A whole bunch of crap from Charleston
Yup. Usually half-naked + open container = Charged. And more!

And the winner is…
This guy. *sigh*