Spring BIF — Last Call

By Nephilium:

The box arrived, albeit with some damage.  Thankfully MikeS listened to the suggestion to ship cans, and everything in the package survived:

Revelation Ale Works Cherry Sour(below):

This pours a clear red with a huge pink head. The aroma is a hint of cherry, and a bit of funk with some acid in the back end. The head sticks around for a while, then fades out. Bright sour notes, with notes of sweet and tart cherries coming through. Lactic acid is the
one I’m picking up the most of, with a sharp sour note in the back of the throat. Light bodied, with lively carbonation makes this an excellent summer beer.  Overall: 3.75/5.00

Drekker Broken Rudder Irish Red (right):

Pours a clear brown-amber, a bit light for a red ale, with a white head.  Aroma is of caramel, with a touch of roast. Mild flavor, roasted notes, some caramel notes, and a touch of malt sweetness.  Just enough hops present to prevent it from getting cloying, with just a hint of earthy notes in the finish. The beer has a full mouthfeel, with moderate carbonation.  Overall a solid Irish red. Overall: 3.5/5.00

Revelation Peanut Butter Stout (below):

Aroma is moderate peanut butter, pours an opaque black with a thin ring of tan head and some dusting on top of the pint. Almost no carbonation present (though this may be due to the can and shipping), flavor is mildly sweet with a touch of roast, and a finish of peanut butter. I’d like to try this one properly carbonated. Overall 3.25/5.00*

Drekker Pushing Daisies (right):

Pours an opaque orange-yellow, with a thin white head. Bright aroma, with hints of citrus, clove, and chamomile. Nice carbonation levels, with a moderate body. Flavor starts a bit sweet with a touch of creamy wheat. It finishes with a nice spice and floral finish. Overall
a solid witbier.  Overall 3.75/5.00

Fargo Woodchipper IPA (below):

Aroma is of pine, with some floral notes.  Pours a clear amber with a white head. This is definitely on the hop forward side, with just a touch of sweet malt notes coming through with a kiss of caramel before pine, pith, and bitterness come through.  The bitterness lingers for a while, with some earth noticeable in the finish. A bit light in body, but overall a solid IPA. Overall 3.75/5.00

Fargo Mighty Red Imperial Red Ale (right):

Pours a clear reddish-amber with a thin white head.  Aroma starts off with caramel, and then fades to piney hops.  Mild hop presence then the aroma would indicate, Nice caramel notes, a touch of roast, and then a mild earthy bitter finish.  Moderate body, and nicely inviting. Not sure it really reaches Imperial levels (at only 6.6%), but a solid Red. Overall 3.50/5.00

Rhombus Iconic Blonde (below):

Pours a clear, pale straw with a white head. The aroma is a touch of grain, with a bit of something sharp behind it. Light bodied, just a touch of malt sweetness, and a bit of floral hop notes. Crisp and refreshing on a hot day. This is a very solid blonde ale. Just the thing to reach for when you just want a clean, cold beer.  Overall 3.75/5.00

Rhombus Derailed – Strawberry Rhubarb (right):

A mild sour aroma starts off, with a touch of strawberry lurking behind the tartness.  The beer pours a hazy pinkish-straw with a full white head. Bright sour flavor, with both the rhubarb and strawberry coming through.  There’s enough lively carbonation to lift the flavor off the palate and keep the beer light and refreshing. Overall a very good fruited sour.

 

Comments

237 responses to “Spring BIF — Last Call”

  1. Spudalicious

    I like beer.

    And first.

    1. Old Man With Candy

      You are easily amused.

      1. Spudalicious

        I crack myself up.

        1. westernsloper

          #ICrackMyselfUp

          Get with the times.

  2. Can anyone recommend any good local beers in New Jersey?

    1. Old Man With Candy
    2. Timeloose

      River Horse Brewery is pretty good.

    3. RAHeinlein

      Kane – only available at their brewery or bars/restaurants in Jersey.

      http://www.kanebrewing.com/

    4. DEG

      You can get Yuengling in Jersey. It’s brewed next door in Pennsylvania.

    5. Nephilium

      Late to the party, but Flying Fish has some solid beers.

  3. Count Potato

    Posted before, but worth repeating. YouTube is adding bullshit “informational panels” to videos about climate change, such as this one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwqIy8Ikv-c

    “Information panel providing topical context
    Note: This feature is currently available only in the United States.

    Users may see information from third parties, including Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia, alongside videos on a small number of well-established historical and scientific topics that have often been subject to misinformation online, like the moon landing.

    An information panel providing topical context may appear in search results or on the Watch page of videos. It will include basic, independent third party information about a given topic, and will link to the third party partner’s website to allow viewers to learn more about the topic.

    This information panel will appear alongside videos related to the topic, regardless of the opinions or perspectives expressed in the videos.”

    1. mikey

      So, like warning labels on cigarettes and booze.
      We know how effective those are.

    2. Hyperion

      Because anyone who reads that will automatically start believing in catastrophic man made warming. I bet if they write the world is flat, everyone will become flat earthers. Dimwits.

  4. Spudalicious

    You know what else has a huge pink head?

    1. westernsloper

      The baby Trump Balloon?

    2. Sean

      Dienda.

  5. westernsloper

    This is definitely on the hop forward side.

    Is this a Dance Dance Revolution reference? (We all know Neph and his love of games and beer)

    The Rhombus Derailed sounds intriguing. Whoda thunk to brew that 20 years ago.

    1. MikeS

      It’s delicious. Every rhubarb fan needs to try one.

      1. westernsloper

        I havn’t eaten rhubarb since the trailer park days of my youth and a vague remembrance of older family members gathering it along the irrigation canals. I do remember liking rhubarb pie. Now that I am older and wiser white trash I am convinced I must try this beer.

        1. Nephilium

          If you have any friends in Wisconsin (or who can make it to Wisconsin), then you should also get New Glarus’ Strawberry Rhubarb.

    1. Hyperion

      Looks like they saw socialism coming. It does look just like her.

  6. Hyperion

    Speaking of beer. I did something a little crazy. I bought a 15 pack sampler of Breckenridge beers and I was just thinking one of those sounds good. So I went and opened the beer stash cupboard and… WTF… where the hell is that? So I’m looking around thinking where the fuck did I put that? I wasn’t drunk or anything, I bought it and some other beer and stuff on my way home from work. So I spent like maybe 10 minutes looking and… it suddenly occurred to me, I left it in the trunk of my car because I had my hands full and I was going back to get it. Shit! It was over 90 F yesterday and that was in the car all fucking day and night and it’s hot today also. So I’m thinking I hope that Mythbusters show saying that beer left in a hot car will not explode, is true. It didn’t explode. I put the entire thing in the freezer, sheesh, it’s going to be a while before I can have one of those, this sucks.

    1. mikey

      Now you’re going to forget you put them in the freezer and they will explode.

      1. Hyperion

        No, that won’t happen because I want one of them.

    2. Timeloose

      You trying to thermally shock it.

    3. OneOut

      Take all of them out except the ones you want now and they will get colder sooner.

      1. Hyperion

        I did that, I took like 6 out and drinking the first of those now. 10–15 minutes, still not real cold, but drinkable.

        1. l0b0t

          Wrap each bottle with a wet paper towel before freezing. When the paper towel is frozen solid (about 15 – 20 minutes), the beer should be quite cold.

          1. OneOut

            Good idea.

    4. westernsloper

      Throw the trash in the under sink trash can off the balcony, fill said trashcan half full of water and all the ice you have in the freezer bucket. (I assume you have one of those ice maker things). Beer cold in ten minutes. Tell the neighbors complaining about trash in the yard to fuck off, you had an emergency.

      1. SoberPhobic

        Add salt

      2. Hyperion

        I used to do that with the keg cans. I mean not throw out the trash and use the trashcan, but I used a big 10 gallon cooking pot. I’d put it in there and fill the thing up with ice and water. After about an hour, you could tap it and get hardly any foam in the first glass.

    5. MikeS

      That’s a real good sampler. They are all solid beers.

      1. Hyperion

        I like all of them, even the agave wheat. I think the vanilla porter is the best one though.

        1. MikeS

          Their Vanilla Porter is one of the best porters I’ve ever had. It’s wonderful.

          1. DEG

            I don’t know about the best porter, but that Vanilla Porter is great.

    6. Rebel Scum

      I wasn’t drunk or anything

      Uh huh…

  7. Hyperion

    There’s actually a beer named Wood Chipper. I think that could be the official Glib beer.

    1. MikeS

      Right?! I should have presented it for nomination a long time ago.

  8. kinnath

    I have some interest in joining the next BIF.

    1. Nephilium

      The next I run will be in the fall, but anyone else can take up and run with one sooner…

  9. Hyperion

    “You trying to thermally shock it.”

    Is that a real thing?

    1. egould310

      Are you going to start P Brooksing it now?

      1. Hyperion

        Is that a real thing?

        I just want it to be cold, whatever that takes.

        1. P Brooksing certainly is a thing.

          1. Hyperion

            How does one do it? Will it make my beer cold faster?

          2. I wouldn’t know. I don’t drink beer.

          3. westernsloper

            Jesus man, read my reply above.

          4. Hyperion

            Sorry, bro, I have other stuff to do besides read your posts. Like water my maters.

          5. westernsloper

            I had such a horrible mater experience last year, my crop this year consists of one lone basil plant.

            Seriously though. Half ice, half water will chill a beer in a matter of minutes.

            /Worked in really hot climates.

          6. Hyperion

            Yeah, I know. Read my reply to your other post. I used to do that with mini kegs. I’ve had really bad luck with my maters this year because we had fucking monsoons of rain almost all of June and July. That entire time, I had maters on, but they never got ripe. I just picked a few and have maybe 60 greens ones on 5 plants. Hopefully August and September, we see a lot more sun.

    2. Timeloose

      Not a real thing for beer. Just what is done to evaluate thermal stress on materials, electronics, and etc.

  10. Yusef drives a Kia

    That looks like a Great Selection, Nice reviews Neph!

  11. AlmightyJB

    Purchased new toy this morning. Unfortunately the feds delayed it so I won’t be able to pu until Thursday. Happens to me every time:( Will probably take half day on Friday to pick it up and get some range time with it.

    https://www.vanceoutdoors.com/products2.cfm/ID/50284/px9105ml/springfield-1911-loaded-mc-operator-45acp-od-green-armory-kote

    1. egould310

      Cool. Have a fun Friday.

      1. AlmightyJB

        Thanks!

    2. DEG

      Sorry to hear about the Feds’ delay. Bastards. The pistol looks good.

      1. AlmightyJB

        Yeah, it’s sharp. I’ve been eyeballing it for some time.

    3. Sean

      Nice pick up. Bummer about the delay.

    4. mexican sharpshooter

      Nice.

    5. OneOut

      Groovy

  12. mikey

    An article on one of this site’s two favorite TOS writers. Never seen a picture before and didn’t realize how punchable the face was.

    http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/10/dave-weigel-made-career-highlighting-rights-kooks-mainstreaming-lefts/

    1. Hyperion

      Dude is very high up on the punchable face list.

      1. TheArgonaut

        Weigel should leave his body to a school of proctology for investigation because he is an incredible asshole.

    2. AlmightyJB

      Constantly shifting the Overton window to the left is SOP for the MMS. He fits right in.

    3. westernsloper

      Only patient readers learned that Colorado voters widely rejected a single-payer proposal (paragraph 16).

      It was not only widely rejected it was slam dunked to the dust bin by 80% of voters who weighed in on the idiocy. (if memory serves)

      That is the thing, and good job for the writer for pointing it out. Shit stains like Weigel and most other so called reporters lie by omission to make the nut job ideas seem more popular than they are in the real world and thus drive opinion. Fuck them.

  13. AlmightyJB

    The 2 reds and the blond all sound right up my alley. Would try a few drinks of the strawberry rhubarb but guessing I would end up cooking with the rest.

  14. l0b0t

    I don’t like sour things. I am, however, finding this Lagunitas Black Swan sour ale to be rather nice.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      Dark Swan is very very Good, Cherry Jane was meh,

    2. AlmightyJB

      I’m not a sour fan but Victorys Sour Monkey decent. Can’t have more than 1 though. Too tart.

  15. egould310

    Just cracked a Stone IPA. Ran 9 miles, and did 3 loads of laundry this morning. Definitely beer time.

    On a different note, I’m looking to purchase a used 2015-2017 pickup truck. It will be for commuting around LA. No heavy hauling/off roading/drywall transporting. I have an idea of what I want, but am interested in any Glib comments.

    1. Get out of LA.

      1. egould310

        How droll.

        1. Hyperion

          But good advice. Better advice, get out of Cali.

          1. Yusef drives a Kia

            It’s finally cool today, only in the 90s, so to celebrate I got some Old Rasputin Imperial stouts, you know how good they are in cold weather….

          2. DEG

            Old Rasputin is good at any time of year.

          3. Yusef drives a Kia

            I was truly joking, you are Correct,

          4. egould310

            Actually we probably will cut out of Cali in about a year. Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Nashville, Phoenix, Austin, Miami, have been discussed. Maybe New Orleans. We own rental properties in Cleveland and Cincy we were discussing living in (rent free!), fixing and flipping.

          5. Hyperion

            I would definitely pick Nashville of of that list. Or Austin. Or Phoenix maybe. Portland and Seattle I would most definitely stay away from. Both were nice places once, before the progs took over and went so far left they are off the planet now.

          6. Isn’t Austin turning that way?

          7. Hyperion

            It’s getting that way now, I guess, but not to a Portland extent, it’s still TX. As far as that goes, almost all cities are getting that way. As progs flee the places they turned into shitlholes, they move on, they’re like a fucking plague. Charlotte comes to mind right off the bat.

          8. DEG

            It’s getting that way now, I guess, but not to a Portland extent, it’s still TX.

            I considered moving to the Austin area, but put it off for various reasons. Remember that Austin is still surrounded by Texas.

          9. Hyperion

            Going back to Cali, back to Cali, I don’t think so.

          10. Old Man With Candy

            Austin. Progs that carry. Hellish heat, but otherwise a great place to live.

            If you love music, it’s the bestest place to be.

          11. Hyperion

            I almost moved there. And instead I moved to Maryland. WTF is wrong with me?

          12. l0b0t

            I say the exact same things about NOLA except the progs don’t carry (feral kids do though).

          13. Not Adahn

            And Messican food.

          14. Old Man With Candy

            Central Texas Tex Mex food. It’s wonderful.

            One of my favorite music spots specialized in Tex-Indian (call center) food. And had a beer selection pressing 300 varieties.

    2. westernsloper

      If you are not hauling anything why do you want a truck?

      1. Some people need to put a snow plow on it.

      2. egould310

        I don’t like crouching to get into a coupe.

      3. Tres Cool

        Ass is something to be hauled.

    3. Tundra

      Love my F150. Mine is 4wd, etc, so the mileage sucks. Rented a 2wd one last week and saw 25 mpg.

      They are very comfortable and quiet. I know you don’t need a larger one, but the fucking Tacomas are super expensive around here.

      I drove Ford, Chev, Nissan, Ram, Toyota and liked the Ford best.

      1. F. Stupidity Jr.

        We’re pretty passionate about trucks down here in south Texas. You see stickers of Calvin pissing on Ford/Chevy/Dodge depending, other stickers declaring for example “Eatin’ Fords, Shittin’ Chevys”. My dad always bought Fords and they were all very good trucks, so I’m biased toward Ford.

        There’s a saying around here: “I’d rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford”. My reply was “Well, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly how it’s going to go for you.”

        1. Tundra

          Meh. Everyone makes good ones today. I’m not brand loyal.

          I had a Tahoe before this and loved it. Reliable, tough and cheap. I just didn’t like the Silverado as much.

          1. F. Stupidity Jr.

            Everyone makes good ones today.

            Oh, I know. Just thought I’d provide a snapshot of the cultural landscape here, such as it is.

        2. Hyperion

          My first truck was a Ford F-150 with a straight 6 in it. I put 300,000 miles on that before selling it.

          1. Gustave Lytton

            My F150 hit 300K last weekend. Still my daily driver.

      2. westernsloper

        I am going to disagree. I had a 2008 Dodge 2500. The year I got it, (2012?) I drove a new F250 (brother in laws) and a new Chev, (guy I bought a camper from) and the Dodge was a far superior truck. I sold it because having 25 grand sitting in the driveway was not where I needed 25 grand sitting at the time.

        1. Tres Cool

          I fell in love with my 2500 CTD the moment I sat in it. It wasnt even a quarter mile from the dealership, and I told the sales-lady that was with me, “you can go ahead and call back and have them get started on the paperwork.”

          https://postimg.cc/image/tby2uez33/

          Sadly, I ended up selling it for the same reason you cited.

          1. Tundra

            A think a 2500 might be overkill for what he asked for 😉

          2. Tres Cool

            Nah. Now a DUALLY….thats just excessive….

          3. Gustave Lytton

            I drove a F450 for a couple years. Flat roads were fine, but if there were any grooves, the back end would hunt back and forth trying to put all four tires at the bottom.

          4. westernsloper

            The full bed. Nice, those are hard to come by. I had the short box (black as well) and it was by far the nicest truck I have ever owned. Loved it. 23 mpg but that is kind of offset by the price of diesel around these parts. Also, the exhaust would load up and that was either a huge pain in the ass to clean, or super expensive to have the dealer do it. Fuck the EPA. The guys I have talked to who deleted that part of the exhaust said it was the best thing they ever did. Had I kept it that shit would have been bypassed toot sweet.

            As to 3/4 ton being too much, no way Jose. There will always be a time you need to hook to something that 1/2 ton won’t do. I think E needs a boat, so he needs a big truck.

    4. OneOut

      Toyota Tundra

  16. DEG

    Those all look good.

  17. Sean

    Grilled a tri tip for lunch. Yummy.
    https://smile.amazon.com/photos/share/WYAs11tION69WUFDd1BMh44leB3weChPEyhFto9bf5l
    Only 1.8 lbs, but it was the biggest one they had.

    1. DEG

      Yummy.

    2. OneOut

      Pay a little more now , save on operating expenses, and get huge resale even with high miles compared to Ford and Chevy.

    3. westernsloper

      What OneOut said + 1. I have never seen a tri tip shaped that way but it looks damn tasty. I had beer for lunch.

  18. F. Stupidity Jr.

    Atheist Glibs with kids, I’m just curious: have you raised your kids with religion?

    1. RAHeinlein

      We exposed our kids to religious ideologies and encouraged exploration through family, friends, neighbors, and general discussion.

    2. Hyperion

      When I was a kid, it was forced on me. I let my own kids make up their own mind. One of them is an Atheist and the other is somewhat religious. Myself, I’m agnostic. I mean, creation is a definite real possibility for a really advanced being or civilization, but I’m not buying into the earth being 6000 years old and evolution being untrue. I actually know some very smart people who really believe that the earth is only 6000 years old. At least they say they do. For me, that’s like really smart people who believe socialism will improve people’s lives. I don’t get it.

    3. mikey

      Sent our kid to a Catholic elementary school – one that did not try and hide their religion. Insisted he went to mass. Wanted him exposed to it.
      I grew up going to LDS sunday school when I visited my grandparents. It was a valuable experience – and helped me decide it wasn’t for me. I think highly of the LDS but just not for me.

    4. Not Adahn

      I had a GF in high school that was raised by militant atheists. The problem she had was just the biblical references that are used so often. She knew who Adam and Eve were, but not Cain and Abel.

    5. RBS

      I take a hands off approach but we send the oldest to a church daycare/afterschool program because they run the best one’s in the city so he picks up some things.

      1. westernsloper

        so he picks up some things like a wallet? Out of a pocket?

  19. Hyperion

    I’ve made a most important scientific discovery. Thermal shocked, P Brooksed beer is delicious.

  20. Yusef drives a Kia

    Here’s an IPA that isn’t hoppy at all, Betty IPA from Hangar 24 in Redlands,
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/YHPjxJje2xKLAEpS7
    kinda Meh, but a good opening Beer for me

    1. mexican sharpshooter

      I’ve had that one. For about a year everyone here was beating their meat over it. Its alright.

      1. MikeS

        I’ve looked a few times in a few different stores. No Pabst PA around here. I can’t fucking believe it. I mean, I’m relieved and embarrassed at the same time… SMDH

        1. mexican sharpshooter

          Damnit. I guess I have to keep looking.

          1. Timeloose

            Gennesee makes an IPA now. It’s of the same vein as Pabts.

  21. Tundra

    Great reviews! I enjoyed Wood Chipper. I gotta look for the others.

    1. Hyperion

      I see you guys! /Preet

    2. MikeS

      I had to send him one of those. I mean, it’s practically a requirement for this crowd.

      1. Hyperion

        You sent Preet one? That would be epic.

        1. Hyperion

          Just attach a note to the package ‘Chill out dude’.

          1. MikeS

            Oh shit. That would be epic. Damn that’s tempting.

          2. Hyperion

            I’d pay about $1000 if I could just see the look on his face when he opens it.

          3. Tres Cool

            I just have a feeling that he doesn’t drink. Seems like some smug, prick-line, he’d lay on you at some social function when you offer him a beer.

          4. MikeS

            If he does, it’s appletinis.

          5. Hyperion

            “I just have a feeling that he doesn’t drink.”

            Or have a sense of humor. Both of those things are almost guaranteed.

  22. Rebel Scum

    Mmm beer.

    *Cracks Guinness*

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      Ummmm? Blech….
      / Raises Old Rasputin…….

      1. DEG

        Have one for me. I hit my booze limit for the week.

        1. Yusef drives a Kia

          Limit? my Liver still works!
          /Raises a glass to DEG

    2. Schnirt Gurgleburger

      That used to be my online gaming handle. Back when I could actually see the screen, that is.

  23. MikeS

    Neph; great reviews. You almost sound like you know what you’re talking about. 😉

    Glad you liked the beers. I can’t wait to send someone else a woodchipper this fall.

  24. Tres Cool

    If this hasnt been touched on yet, Im gonna assume the media narrative has become, “white-indian assaulted by caucasio-african, nothing to report here”

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/11/police-chiefs-son-18-charged-with-beating-elderly-sikh-man-smiles-flips-bird-in-court-reports.html

  25. Tres Cool

    Once again, not only do they get that sweet OT and a chance to harass people, but its money well spent .

    And not 1 drunk.

  26. CPRM

    They’re making a Dora the Explorer live action movie, and um, take a look.

    1. Tres Cool

      “Moner” ?

      I dont like how I feel about myself right now.

      1. CPRM

        I think a lot of dads will be volunteering to take the kids to the movie.

      2. BakedPenguin

        I was going to make fun of Tres. After looking at the link, all I can say is “second”.

    2. Tres Cool

      However, the guys from Robot Chicken may have captured a teen Dora.

      1. commodious spittoon

        Dora groaning on the couch goes through my head whenever I have to answer my phone.

    3. CPRM

      Michael Bay is involved, so I’m thinking this old collegehumor video is probably going to end up being very accurate.

    4. westernsloper

      How old is she? (searches and learns she is 17) I wonder these things to gauge how perverted I should feel. I thought Dora in the cartoon series was just a kid? That Dora has a full rack and is age of consent in most states. Like your niece. Please tell your niece I said Hi.

      1. CPRM

        And according to IMDB she was born in July and the movie is due out next August, so by the time it’s in theaters she’ll be 18.

        1. Tres Cool

          Reminds me of the “Olsen Twins Countdown to Age 18 Clock” someone had as a site once.

      2. Not an Economist

        I think the idea is this the original Dora, just years later than the original show, hence the age of the actress.

        1. westernsloper

          Aaaah. Ok, that makes sense. Not that I give a shit.

  27. mikey

    Speaking of OT for the popo.
    “It’s already clear that we’ve worked ourselves into such a frenzy of paranoia that the Nazis don’t even need to show up to disrupt the whole town. ”

    http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/10/charlottesville-is-in-a-state-of-panic-over-nazis-who-might-not-even-show-up/

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      I only have 20 or so Nazis right now, but I have another 70 or so getting ready……

    2. CPRM

      Throughout the day on Thursday, reports surfaced from concerned citizens who believed they saw persons resembling Nazis and white supremacists in locations from office supply stores to coffee shops.”

      OK, um, huh…

      1. Tres Cool

        If I did any form of social media, Id be so tempted to send the survey/utilites markings spray painted on the sidewalk where I take my daily stroll.

        “HOLY SHIT! ARE THESE KKK SIGNS ?”

        (Didnt some hollywood dope mistake survey markers for white-supremacist symbols once? Sarah Silverman comes to mind.)

        1. commodious spittoon

          Sarah Silverman, iirc.

          1. BakedPenguin

            I found out that she was born about 5 miles from where I lived as a kid. It makes me feel dirty…

          2. westernsloper

            It should. You are dead to me.

    1. RoadSplosives

      National friggin’ treasure, that guy.

  28. straffinrun

    Off to camp for the week. 6 families. 10 kids all under 9. If you read about some white guy losing his mind in the Japanese Alps, think of me, please.

    1. Tres Cool

      Watch out for the Kaiju version….Steve Smith-San !

    2. commodious spittoon

      Bouta head over to my brother’s to babysit for the evening. I’m betting paid in beer, so it’s all good.

    3. westernsloper

      Ski camp in the Jap Alps? The Jap skiing is something to be done in ones lifetime from what I am told. Ginormous snow fall.

      1. straffinrun

        Just a regular old campground. And Japan skiing is annoying AF. They blast music on most runs.

        1. Too bad they can’t also put a giant disco ball in the sky.

  29. RoadSplosives

    Tundra said “Hi” to me on the mourning lynx, but I didn’t respond (life intervened).

    So, Hi, Tundra! And Mike S! And Pope Jimbo! (the three Glibs I’ve met in person)

    Also, my greetings to all you other Glibertarian miscreants whom I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting in real life. I’ll be in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah for the rest of the week so I’m RoadSplosives for the duration 🙂

    Happy saturday, everybuddy.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      Someday we shall meet, where the Fires aren’t
      Cheers Hayek!

      1. RoadSplosives

        Hey, how did you know I am drinking?!? Cheers to Yusef!

        Man, we have had some fires dangerously close to us here in Hidden Meadows too, but they were controlled quickly, thank God.

        Hang in there!

        1. F. Stupidity Jr.

          Hey, how did you know I am drinking?!?

          You’re a Glib.

          1. RoadSplosives

            True dat. We have to self medicate against the stupidity surrounding us.

            Time for a refill.

          2. Yusef drives a Kia

            So that’s why I’m constantly Stoned…..

    2. straffinrun

      Morning. To you too, Yufus.

      1. Yusef drives a Kia

        Mornin’ Straff, I’m getting Shitfaced painting Army men
        Enjoy Hayek, the Fires aren’t bad, until you are living next to one, Clear your underbrush away from your house if you have any

        1. RoadSplosives

          I have friggin’ boulders under my house. The inspector showed us from the garage side door, where I hope I’ll never need to venture myself, but I can be assured we’re not going to float off in a mudslide for sure. Solid rock.

          It’s a bit weird, having grown up in flat Oklahoma and then lived in flat Minnesota all my life. It’s like I am finally living on solid rock, yet it has the potential for earthquakes.

          Wikipedia has a handy reference photo of the landscape of my neighborhood.

  30. F. Stupidity Jr.

    The Republicans are apparently getting less stupid.

    I’m starting to think “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez” translates to “Sarah Palin”.

    1. CPRM

      Some one should ask her about Allepo.

    2. Schnirt Gurgleburger

      Someone should ask her if she liked riding in cars with Teddy.

  31. Yusef drives a Kia

    Again, why have I become YUFUS? I know Tres Started it, but this is a Conspiracy………..
    /put on Tinfoil Tophat

    1. Tres Cool

      Nope…a drunken Suthen started it as a typo.
      I just ran with it.

      HEY YUFUS!

      1. Yusef drives a Kia

        Nice! Sup Tres! Getting shitfaced painting Army men, but I think I said that already……………………Hic

    2. straffinrun

      Suthen started it. Not intentionally, though.

      1. F. Stupidity Jr.

        You know who else unintentionally started it?

        1. RoadSplosives

          Billy Joel?

          1. Old Man With Candy

            Damn your nimble fingers!

        2. Old Man With Candy

          Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
          South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
          Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
          North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
          Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
          Brando, “The King and I” and “The Catcher in the Rye”

          1. RoadSplosives

            🙂 But yours was more specific.

  32. straffinrun

    What kind of racist condemns all kinds of racism?

    1. Count Potato

      The kind that gets banned from Twitter?

      https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1028084261511999488

      1. straffinrun

        Clearly a dog whistle.

      2. Count Potato

        “Twitter Bans Conservative Commentator Gavin McInnes”

        https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/10/twitter-bans-conservative-commentator-gavin-mcinnes/

        “Twitter Bans Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys After They Denounce White Supremacist Rally”

        https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-11/twittter-bans-gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-after-they-denounce-white-supremacist-rally

        1. Winston

          Salami strategy continues apace. We better be careful…

          1. straffinrun

            Has the mob tried to go after WordPress?

          2. F. Stupidity Jr.

            The mob doesn’t read much.

          3. Schnirt Gurgleburger

            True, just an an occasional text message that tells them to go restaurant and be a asshole to an unwoke person.

  33. Not an Economist

    Apparently, John Carpenter’s movie “They Live” is a brilliant piece of Marxist film making.

    Personally, I think this proves if you are smart enough, you can read anything into anything.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      Whatever they say……. Whoever they are, like should give a fuck,

    2. straffinrun

      Been years since I’ve seen it, but “they” looked like commies to me. The humans would be the capitalists and individualists.

      1. Yusef drives a Kia

        They= Commies
        We=Indivduals
        Good Catch Straff,

    3. Winston

      Well Carpenter did intend it to be an attack on Reaganite yuppie commercialism…

  34. Count Potato

    “Photos Surface of ‘Guardians’ Director James Gunn at Pedophilia-Themed Party

    The now-disgraced Gunn was fired by the Walt Disney Co. last month after countless “jokes” about child rape were dug up on his Twitter account. The jokes were more than five-years-old and also mocked sensitive subjects such as AIDS, the Holocaust, Mexicans, and “ass raping” women.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/11/photos-surface-of-guardians-director-james-gunn-at-pedophilia-themed-party/

    TW: Breitbart

    1. Urthona

      He did nothing wrong!

    2. AlmightyJB

      Once they smell your blood.

    3. Old Man With Candy

      So, pretty much any comments thread here.

      1. Suthenboy

        I am certain that if the ‘govt should control the internet’ crowd ever gets their way a hammer will come down on this site within a few hours and not for the reasons they say.

    4. westernsloper

      Mexicans and ass raping? Something is missing.

    5. Tres Cool

      What did the pedophile say when he got released from prison?
      “I feel like a kid again!”

      Hey-ohhhh!

  35. Yusef drives a Kia

    I just created a bomb crater with a Beer cap, unfinished view, and yes the Blood water is too bloody, I’m working on it.
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/iNYKKY6xajrNHMQY9

  36. MikeS

    Hungary’s populist government abolishes gender studies courses

    In a statement, Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said that there is “no demonstrable demand for graduates of ‘social gender studies’ in the Hungarian labor market.

    “There is no economic rationale for studies such as these, and so we have reason to presume that it was not created in response to labor market needs, and equally not to furnish students with skills that can be readily and directly converted on the labor market,” he said. It is also questionable to what extent studies with admittedly such low student numbers are economical and sustainable.”

    Obviously these people are unwoke monsters.

    1. Suthenboy

      Obviously these people know commie horseshit when they see it.

    1. Troy

      Vs… sorry I am legally blind

    2. mikey

      The Chicago link is so last week.
      Not that this week is any different.
      https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/19-shot-2-fatally-friday-in-city-gun-violence/

      1. Troy

        Man. I feel really blessed to have ended up here and not some third world shit hole like Chicago.

  37. Tres Cool

    Just for the sake of clarity:

    Suthenboy on April 21, 2018 at 8:39 pm

    Serious question for Yufus. Where do the residents of the slabs get their water?
    Reply

    Suthenboy
    Suthenboy on April 21, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    Ugh. Yusef. I’m drunk
    Reply
    Ted S.
    Ted S. on April 21, 2018 at 8:43 pm

    You say that as if it were a bad thing.
    Reply
    straffinrun
    straffinrun on April 21, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    Too late. That one might stick.

    1. Suthenboy

      Good grief. I dont remember that. Mrs. Suthenboy must have already given me my ambien. After my limit of three drinks.
      8:45….yep. I was up late that night. Normally in bed by 8:00.

      1. Suthenboy

        Also, I dont remember the answer. Where do they get their water?

        1. straffinrun

          You know who else worried about dry slabs?

          1. Suthenboy

            Any married man over 50?

          2. Tres Cool

            Jell-O gelatin ?

          3. Yusef drives a Kia

            KOOL-AAAIDD!!

        2. Yusef drives a Kia

          From a spring about a half mile Away, and Thanks Suthen, you Dog….

      2. Tres Cool

        You started a movement. Embrace it.

    2. You’re just lucky that Swiss claims to have a relative named Sally.

      1. Yusef drives a Kia

        Self relation much?

  38. Yusef drives a Kia

    Old Rasputin Bomber!1111
    I’m going to either go AC or pass out, Place Your Bets!!!

  39. Nephilium

    The Zardoz thread has landed, but I am disappoint that no one has noticed that every beer was poured in a different glass. When I say I have too much glassware, I mean it.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      You do have a lot of Glassware, My wife insisted, So we too have too much Glassware….

    2. mexican sharpshooter

      I was curious about the IPA glasses. They worth it at all?

      1. Nephilium

        No IPA glass in the picture. The Railroad Brewing one is close, but has a slightly different shape. I do have the IPA glass (also received for free), and I don’t really taste or smell the difference. I’m still a heathen who drinks most of my beers from the bottle (two or three in, any nuance will be lost anyways).

        The only glass in any of those pictures I payed for was the JAFB Wooster glass, just because it was my first time seeing that style of glasses, and I liked the look of them. It also helps that their name stands for: “Just Another Fucking Brewery”.