This has to be the screwiest fad to date: drinking raw eggs.
This is my review of Dogfish Head Punking Ale:
No, this is not a new phenomenon, given its the original American breakfast of champions. Perhaps its better to call it, “The Federalist discovers millennials discover Rocky.”
“eggs have a symbolic and social value too. … They are the antithesis of the kinds of food — if you could even call it that — which we have pushed on us by our corporate overlords.” Eggs are also readily available to the masses; they “are cheap and can be produced easily, by just about anybody.” “You can’t patent an egg,” he says, “but you can patent a plant-based ‘egg,’ which corporations are doing at this very moment.” And, in fact, they are.
Even if slonking eggs proves to be good dietary advice, the idea that it’s at the core of a larger worldview may seem like a stretch. However, the enigmatic Brit told me the idea behind the movement is pretty straightforward: “A nation is only as healthy as the people of which it is comprised.” If the people are sick, then the nation is sick — mentally and physically. We do, after all, live in a world where the celebration of obesity has become a regular occurrence.We also live in a world where testosterone levels among young men appear to be dropping at an alarming pace and male fertility is on the decline.
The horror. What’s really funny is this was the type of ads The Federalist’s ad bot was giving me as I was reading their inquisition piece:
A person suddenly getting the idea to get healthy for whatever reason is probably a good thing. I can’t imagine that being a problem when extrapolating this behavior to the total population. Its has to be healthier from a psychological standpoint than becoming depressed living in a society squarely in decline and saying what is really needed is another Nick Fuentes.
I’m not sure I’m about to eat raw eggs, but I did find a couple ways you can add a raw egg to beer. I give you Hanoi Egg Beer, and the beer flip. Maybe I’ll write one up at some point.
Nephilium made me do it. Dogfish Head tends to be a bit pricey in my neck of the woods but as it turned out the bottle of whiskey I found that day happened to run $12 so I indulged after I found out how much I saved! This one isn’t too bad to be honest. They didn’t go too heavy with the pumpkin and it can be argued it is more of a spiced brown ale. Not as overwhelming as a few others out there which is probably why it tends to get high marks. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale: 3.3/5
Raw egg in milkshake is good.
That’s how my Ma used to make em
Your milkshake brings Sally Monella to the yard…
I’m relieved that “slonking” just means “drinking.” I was certain it was going to be some sort of sexual euphemism. Or maybe some new slang for abortion.
Hello 4chan. I have a suggestion….
Stopped by Total Wine to pick up some holiday themed beers (as well as a mixed “case” of Italian wine as a gift for some relatives). Will probably sit on these for a few weeks, but looking forward to Delirium Noel, Mad Elf (wasn’t bad the last time I had it a couple years ago) and Sam Smith Winter Welcome Ale.
Also – always recommend folks look for Brothers Brewing Blonde Betty (apple pie – collab with Bold Rock cider). Used to be nice over-large bottles, but now it’s traditional in a 12 oz six pack.
Those are some good beers.
Damn good beers. I should pick up some of both.
Mad Elf is delicious, as is the Naked Elf. It’s pricey enough that I usually only indulge in a single six pack a year. I did manage to pick up some Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale today, best bargain for a Unibroue brewed Belgian I’m aware of.
16.99 for a 6 pack isn’t too bad compared to some of the belgian import prices. I did see some nice Belgian import gift packs – but I’ll wait and see if they’re on sale after the holidays.
One of our local places still has a gift pack from Spencer on the shelf from last year. I saw a nice Duvel pack with a glass today, but I don’t need more glassware. I’m surprised they haven’t bumped up the price of the Mad Elf, now it’s getting to be reasonable compared to the others.
We have chickens. Sadly this current crop is on the egg laying decline so they will probably be dispatched by my cheerful Chinese neighbor who can kill, clean and pluck a chicken faster than almost anyone on earth. After almost a decade of owing chickens it surprises me how many people have asked me if you need to have a rooster to get eggs. I have to tell them that the rooster is only required for baby chicks. “You see, when a daddy rooster and a mama chicken love each other very much…”
I often add raw eggs to smoothies. It adds a fantastic creaminess to them. I make my own Caesar dressing all the time and then use the leftover egg whites to make cocktails with.
I’ve seen a rooster mate before. What’s love got to do with it?
Why does everything have to be analyzed and written about? I drink 4 raw eggs a day because it’s a quick way to get complete protein. I’m trying to put on some muscle and I’ve always found it difficult to eat enough. But downing raw eggs doesn’t make me feel full, so that helps.
Though I agree, if we want a healthy society we need individuals to pursue health and personal improvement. I see it with my own kids. Two of the three have no sense of purpose and are just flailing through life. And they expect society to serve them, not the other way around.
Well…you are a right wing nut job. You also routinely drink raw eggs to put on bulk. Their theory checks out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I just installed my heated water hose & wrapped the filter & faucet in insulating tape.
It may be time for a Fat Tire (only beer I have on hand)
Sunday/Monday will be my first cold test, though it’s only supposed to go to 29 overnight.
There are worse choices out there. Cheers
EARFquake! gets shit done.
Pat – thought it’d be better to reply here than in the dead thread. I’m still using DuckDuckGo for mobile browsing – hadn’t heard of mull. I do use google a lot for maps – but not much else on my phone that I can recall. (is Waze a good map option that bypasses google?)
Mull may or may not be in the Google Play store; if it isn’t, you can get it on F-Droid, which is just an app “store” for open source software. Never used Waze myself. I actually very rarely use a mapping app, and the one I use is offline. Probably not robust enough for what you’re looking for, but it’s called Organic Maps, also available on F-Droid. OsmAnd is similar (both use OpenStreeMaps for data), but has more features in their paid version. That might be closer to a full Google Maps alternative.
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll take a look. Don’t normally look at too many open source things myself – not my strong point when it comes to messing outside the lines with tech stuff (compared to 20 yrs ago in college).
Waze is owned by Alphabet (the company that owns Google).
But you can get awesome voices for it. I think Brian Blessed is on there now.
Though I agree, if we want a healthy society we need individuals to pursue health and personal improvement.
That sounds familiar…
This is why I could never run for office. “Kevin thinks Hitler was RIGHT!”
In local “news” – we’re getting a new historical marker. I’d seen a couple pieces about the Oyster Wars (or the reference led me to wiki) recently – but this sort of thing is an interesting legacy.
https://www.colonialbeachva.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=31
That ought to draw in the tourists.
They’ll be happy as clams.
Then the tourist kitsch shops will mussel in.
Oyster Police would be the best band name.
Could be a Blue Oyster Cult and The Police fusion cover band.
Dude…
Not everything works as a combo.
“Don’t Stand So Close to the Reaper”?
Exactly
She picks up a bus and she throws it back down and she wears a red dress in the middle of town….
ROXILLA
“I saw Oyster Police open for the Indigo Girls at Lilith Fair!”
Oy-ster po-lice / Arrest this man… 🎵
It has been about six months since my local Total Wine has had Founders Oatmeal Breakfast Stout. No explanation why they have been out of stock so long. Any of you beer aficionados know what’s going on?
No idea. It is available year round nowadays. I think some years ago it was a seasonal beer, but now it is available year round.
Haven’t seen Founders Rubaeus in a while – but my local place is pretty good with special orders. May just try phoning in for a pack.
I will likely make a run tomorrow, I’ll have to look for it.
Pretty sure it was in stock last night – at least a lot of their other heavy stouts were.
If it’s plant-based, it’s not an egg.
How do you explain eggplants then, Mr. Smartypants?
They’re really aubergines in disguise.
I like my eggs like my women…over easy.
But in seriousness, cook your food, people.
That said I have wanted to try this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbFhIlxGElc
I like my eggs like my women too. I get them home in a sack in the back of the truck.
STEVE SMITH: confirmed
Another possible Steve Smith sighting.
You can purchase pasteurized eggs if you’re worried about raw eggs.
Do they come in a coated cardboard tetrapak box (“milk carton”) where you live?
That’s the only way you can buy ’em here. I got the impression from some U.S.-based discussions of “pasteurized eggs” that there was some sterilization voodoo that was being done on whole eggs still in their shells and that you could buy ’em that way.
These are whole eggs in the shell, they cost more then regular eggs, and are all stamped with a little red P in a circle so you don’t need to worry about mixing them up. I picked them up when making items for potlucks and the like where I was using raw eggs.
Swanky.
I love it, thanks MS. I am not sure I am ready to start slogging raw eggs, but I did make egg salad today and eat at least two to four eggs a day. Runny yolks in a bowl of bone broth poured over thin sliced meat is the best.
OT: There is a store chain here called “5 Below.” It’s basically a dollar store with a $5 limit instead of one dollar. I went in today, they have rebranded as “5 and Beyond” and now most everything there is between $5 and $20. Same stuff as a year ago.
Shit, I remember when the 99 Cent Store changed to 99 Cents Plus. I guess someday I’ll be telling uninterested young people about the good old days when you could get a 1 oz. candy bar for 5 bucks.
Lol
This is basically already me.
Heh. My youngest used to rant about Dollar General because most of their items were priced > $1.00. Not really a “dollar”store, said he. Now he is really an unhappy camper.
Have him sue them for false advertising like the guy that cried that “Texas Pete’s Hot Sauce” wasn’t actually made in Tejas.
We have those too. I was unaware of the change. #FJB
Sorry, guys. Looks like Nevada is unable to stop the steal of the US Senate. Clark county (Las Vegas) “found” 27,000 more mail in ballots to count, and they are going heavily for the incumbent Donk.
Oddly, the GOP gubernatorial candidate is still holding his lead but the amount his Senate GOP counterpart had on Election Day. So we are supposed to believe a significant number of voters picked the Donk Senator but the GOP governor, or skipped the Governor vote altogether.
It’s almost as if the national-level Donks care only about the balance of power in the US Senate. Ya know, if you believe that vote fraud happens.
That’s exactly what I expected to happen. Been on this ride too many times. I lived in Washington State during the Rossi/Gregoire election where this template was set (later replicated by the very same DNC twat in the Franken/Coleman election in MN in 2008).
I was speaking with my mom about this last night. She lives in AZ and I remarked why didn’t they clean up their election practices after 2020? FL did it after 2000 and now their election practices are not the source of National derision. She insisted that they have great practices. I said your first election was for Eisenhower in 1956. No TV, trains still a dominant method of public transportation and telegraphs were how you moved important information. You knew when you woke up the day after the election what the results were across all 48 states. Why with all the advances since then can you not count ballots in a timely manner. All she could reply was “idiots”.
She didn’t like my possible solutions: Repeal the XVII amendment, strongly tighten of vote by mail, ban both drop boxes and “ballot curing”- if you are an adult and can’t follow simple instructions then your vote is not really required. Better luck next time. But I was surprised at her strong reaction against zeroing out all voter rolls after each election for governor. Open up registration 60 days later. If you are interested in voting you have multiple years to send in a new registration.
“Filling out a form is hard!”
/Election-Fatigue Barbie
Repealing 17A would has much effect as requiring tax payments to be made on Election Day, zero. Assuming there’s actually a state that wouldn’t continue popular election as the method of selection, legislatures are merely representative of populace and not geography thanks to Baker v Carr and subsequent decisions.
As I said in the morning thread, it should be a national scandal that we don’t know at the close of polls how many ballots are there to be counted.
I think, as a country, we’re just done. Stick a fork in us.
I agree. I’ve decided to [redacted].
It’s only a “scandal” when the MSM say it is. Curiously, they aren’t interested.
I can’t believe it took them this long. I guess they’re printer needed some extra time, what with the holiday and all.
https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2022/11/OCD-pie.png?resize=446%2C600&ssl=1
The true Glib meme.
My fave from this week’s crop is this one:
https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2022/11/IMG_5677.jpg?ssl=1
I was thinking about that one. But I went with the one I did because I am going to absolutely going do that on T-Day.
I hate you.
I wouldn’t mind; little slice for me.
They didn’t go too heavy with the pumpkin and it can be argued it is more of a spiced brown ale.
Oooo… nice. I haven’t had Dogfish Head stuff in a long time. I’ll have to take a look for this.
The little package store close to my house started carrying the alcoholic size cans of 90 Minute so I’ll pick up a couple every once in awhile.
The store in my neighborhood with the crackpipes and the Bitcoin ATM started carrying tall cans of that.
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/target-world-bucks-county-gun-store-burglarized-police/
The thugs of Philly are branching out to the burbs.
This is minutes from where I work. I don’t shop there though.
I’ve been to that store before. They have the indoor range if I remember correctly. My wife is from that area.
Just under 10k background checks in queue as of 15 minutes ago. The state police run the system here so that’s only Oregon. LGS expects to be out of inventory entirely by next Tuesday (week after the election) and are moving to TX. So they don’t give a fuck about niceties right now and are following the letter of state and federal law regarding nics delays.
See my post above. No wait shopping!
Haven’t walked out without my purchase in over twenty years. The last one, they called my home phone with approval while I was driving back.
*sad trombone*
I had one delayed last year (I think) on Black Friday.
How is there no bars on the windows of that place. Usually they have windows and bars or roiling steel shutters.
I have no idea. I haven’t been in there in maybe 20 years.
Ive been hearing on late-night radio that S&W is offering $100 off MSRP for their shield 2.0 series.
YMMV.
Sorry for anyone about to experience shortages as the distributor network gets sucked dry.
Tried a G43X, wasn’t impressed. No Hellcat in stock so P365 and a used G42.
Thought of you yesterday – my local shop has a Mossberg JM Pro with camo paint job on the shelf for $945. Very nice looking shotgun at a reasonable price.
Keith Levine died today:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/12/keith-levene-founding-member-of-the-clash-dies-at-65-public-image-ltd
RIP. I really liked their stuff even though that genre is not my cup of tea.
Rockers are dropping like flies lately!
OT.
According to various sources, an automobile travelling at 30 mph requires about 75 feet to come to a complete stop. So what do you do when you are doing 30 on a narrow two lane road with no shoulder and an oncoming vehicle decides to make a left into her driveway 25-30 feet in front of you?
If you are a Patzer, you floor it while cutting a hard right up the curb and across the lawn, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision. When the old bat exits her vehicle and innocently tells you she didn’t realize you were that close do you
A: Stoically accept the situation and get on with your day?
B. “Gently” point out that she almost killed two people and suggest she get an eye exam.
The good news is that I am now considering a career as a stunt driver.
Or, “Fuck it, I’m going to be in an accident anyway, might as well have momentum on my side.”
*squares up with oncoming car, floors it*
If I’d had more time to think about it, I’d probably have gone there.
I don’t do well with old bats, thanks to Grandmothers from Hell #1 and #2. So I would have screamed at her.
👍👍👍
Once, I was on a bike ride through my hometown in a light rainy mist. Unknown to me, Grandma Tres (the German one) was out in her death-machine minivan. Think Mrs. Magoo.
The bitch blew through a stop sign and damn near ran me over. I would love to seen how that obit was written up.
He driving was concerning, and months prior my Dad and his siblings gathered for an intervention where they took her keys (she was likely in her late 80s). The bitch had managed to get herself to a local car dealer where she paid for the DeathMachine™ in cash, and kept it hidden in her detached garage for months.
C. Get back in your car and do doughnuts all over her lawn.
Yikes, ‘patzie! Glad you (just barely) averted catastrophe and lived to tell about it! 😲
While on my way home today, two youths decided to bike out onto a busy street without looking.
Thankfully, my reactions and brakes were good.
Only hit one of the two?
Nah, got em both. 😉
Sorry.
I’d probably go with B.
Ongoing threats
Democrats appear to have held off a Republican “red wave” in Tuesday’s midterm elections. This is a welcome development for workers and business leaders who prioritize diversity and inclusion efforts, according to consultants and executives.
Because Republicans failed to achieve sweeping wins, some diversity and inclusion experts are hopeful employers could face fewer roadblocks when it comes to championing LGBTQ rights, providing access to abortion care for employees, enacting unconscious-bias training, and other internal diversity efforts. It might also mean encountering fewer obstacles when speaking out on the climate crisis or social-justice issues.
But a concern among consultants and execs is that conservatives in states that are now decidedly under Republican control, like Florida, might feel more emboldened to knock or challenge diversity and inclusion efforts by employers in their states. Indeed, it’s likely these types of culture-war issues will gain further attention as the 2024 race for the White House gets underway.
And even in states where the GOP didn’t pull ahead, there’s no guarantee of smooth sailing for efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI. Execs and consultants are still gearing up for tough conversations around policies and challenges within the workplace around unconscious bias, abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and racial diversity.
We narrowly averted a return to slavery or worse, but threats remain. We must have unity of thought, no matter what the cost.
How does abortion fit into the DEI buzzword salad?
Diversity.
Inclusion.
Equity.
“No red wave is good news for diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Dee C. Marshall, the CEO of the leadership consultancy Diverse and Engaged, told Insider. “Red represents, and Donald Trump represents being against people from diverse backgrounds — from women to people of color to LGBTQ to disabled or neural divergent.”
And, as we all know, “I don’t care what/who you do” is tantamount to being a guard at Treblinka.
Why does anyone read Business Insider? Their writers don’t seem to understand business, finance or economics, and their “insider” insights are largely press-release boilerplate crap from people who seem to be utterly hostile to private enterprise.
Leftist claptrap for people who want to look like they are interested in business.
How else will you know what companies NOT to invest in?
“There’s too much reputational risk to be anti-LGBTQ or anti-diversity on a national level, on a brand level,” she said. “I’m more concerned about the people level.”
That might look like a colleague not addressing their nonbinary or transgender coworkers by the proper pronouns. Or it could be someone skipping diversity events, or refusing to complete online diversity trainings. Marshall said DEI execs will have to contend with an ever-more polarized America.
To be sure, passive resistance has its place, but not when it’s used against us!
We almost solved racism, but someone skipped their online training.
I address all my coworkers with “you”. I guess I’ll report to the camps now.
If anyone asks, tell them your second-person pronouns are “thou” and “thee,” and insist they use them when addressing you.
Heh. Something to consider, if I were more of an asshole.
not addressing their nonbinary or transgender coworkers by the proper pronouns
You are male or female and will be addressed as such.
it could be someone skipping diversity events, or refusing to complete online diversity trainings.
I will never participate in such nonsense.
Why does anyone read Business Insider?
Cutting edge insight and a window into modern business school theory.
2nd Dog Grooming Trailer build commenced! All the plywood walls off and floor rolled out. Waiting for second coat. Went down and purchased some insulation board and s open out what wood is going to cost. Lights, electrical box and runs will be put in next week. Following week right before Tgiving should have to false wall and tub built in.
Ok, groomer.
I’m just the miney man, my wife is the groomer
Trying to find a groomer in upstate SC that doesn’t make our Wheaton Terrier look like a drowned rat.
Yikes! 6 months a new groomer will be in the area hopefully
I had to look up Wheaton Terrier. Very pretty dogs.
Is yours the “Irish coat” or “American coat”?
Kind of white? He’s hair, not fur so he needs haircuts.
You’re in upstate SC???
Yep – escaped NJ in March.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/masks-could-return-as-l-a-county-sees-worrying-uptick-in-rsv-covid-infections/
Lololol
I’m sticking with paranoid parents going to ERs at the sign of any cough or fever and docs all too willing to “keep for observation”
Love the language. Not “Obey” but “facemasks will return” – all of their own volition, I guess.
I don’t think the pilots are walking away from this one.
BREAKING: Footage shows air collision of a B-17 bomber and smaller plane at Dallas airshow
Holy shit!
Oh no
WTF
Oh shit.
Gave me chills. The wrong kind.
Damn. That is some rotten luck.
😢
RIP
Oh man. That’s terrible.
That’s not just a “small plane” that hit him, it looks like a P51. Even more tragic.
Bell P-63 Kingcobra
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-plane-crash-dallas-executive-airport-rbd/287-1d54f7a6-05ad-40ee-a02b-961874c52bea
I’ll bet medical. The Bell went straight in.
That article showed additional footage that showed how many other planes were flying nearby at the time. The earlier footage showed only the two planes involved in the crash.
Terrible.
My best friend is ex AF and a long time pilot. He thinks the B17 was in the Kingcobra’s blind spot. Just sad,
Yep.
In some of those videos it looks like the P63 pilot was high, and trying to turn inside the B17 and may have lost track of him under his nose. 48 hour rule….
For sure.
I’ve been to a lot of airshows. This is always in the back of my mind – not the AF or Navy performance teams, but just the run of the mill accidents in super crowded airspace.
OMG. That is awful.
Ugh, stomach churning.