I like the idea of second chances. Hopefully you all forgive me for this one.
This is my review of Drekker I Don’t Know No Snakes:
What happened? A professional bodybuilder known as Marc Lobliner posted a tweet announcing that gender hysteria has now infected his sport:
He deleted this tweet, but I did manage to grab the video, watch at your own risk. I thought the smiley on the butt cheek was a nice touch.
Now I know what you are thinking, female bodybuilders are in fact dudes so what is the problem? We’ll come back to this in a moment. Turns out this was in fact a woman, and Lobliner did own up to this fact in an ensuing tweet:
Good for him, although he also deleted this one too. To say something controversial: I am comfortable with men competing here as women. The reason being, bodybuilding is not a sport in the same sense as say, basketball. The winner is determined by a group of judges who score based on a series of well-defined criteria and there are multiple categories any one bodybuilder can compete. As such, the winner is determined entirely upon subjective standards of strength, balance, and aesthetics. In the case of women, they are judging based on an idealized manifestation of a female at peak performance. A man can therefore compete in a women’s competition, however in order to win he would have to not resemble a man. Difficult task if you are a biological woman that looks like a man, let alone an a biological man. Note the winner was actually the lady in purple:
With the NoDak based peanut butter and jelly beer fresh in my mind, I gave them a second chance when I saw they also had a Pilsner. A common, full flavored, non-threatening, somewhat flat yellow lager we all grew up watching grandpa drink for breakfast. Lets face it, he had a good thing going there for a while, especially on a hot day when you have to keep hydrated. For that, they earned a fair degree of redemption from the mid-morning drunkard crowd. Drekker I Don’t Know No Snakes: 3.1/5. ≈4.5-5% ABV
“ With the NoDak based peanut butter and jelly beer fresh in my mind…”
Braver than me. I would not drink that.
Would not recommend
Is it better than Bud Light?
Probably.
Addendum from dead thread “far right Spaniards” link:
Abascal, who has called for a “reconquista,” or reconquest of Spain, a reference to the victory of Christians over Muslims, who ruled much of the Iberian Peninsula for centuries until 1492. This sort of dog-whistle rhetoric hinting falsely that the country has been taken over by foreigners — and most often nonwhite non-Christian ones — is a frequent refrain among the right wing in Europe.
Wave those hands.
The left hates when you throw their own words back at them.
WWCMD – What would Charles Martel do?
Enthusiastic applause, followed by deep curtsy
Love the bird–/Concorde–shaped blaze on New Kitty: very unusual.
Thanks. It is an odd marking.
She has lovely dark eyeliner and dark outlined nose, some white patches (including white socks) and then her muzzle has a slightly tan tint.
No doubt she is cute. I’m looking forward to her getting more relaxed.
Gross, regardless.
Beer looks pretty good!
LOL
The tatts just ruin my enjoyment of man-looking female beefcake, or something.
Yeah, gross.
Missed this in the dedthred:
I would decline on the grounds that she is a hateful bitch who hates her country and many of the people in it, but that would probably turn your commie coworkers on.
Incidentally nobody thought to tell her to maybe try not to be the Barry Bonds of women’s soccer.
Isn’t she Trans now? I mean, you gotta keep rhe media fawning one way or the other, but this is getting recockulous.
No idea.
So I’m at my nearby Rite Aid and sure enough… in the several weeks since I was last in there, lots of stuff has been locked up. They expect me to press a button and wait for one of the surly cashiers to saunter over and unlock the fucking toothpaste. Too bad for them, Amazon exists.
And this is a “nice” neighborhood. I have never witnessed any shoplifting in 15 years or so.
I doubt there’s a drugstore or retailer where shrinkage isn’t a problem. Even if it’s not the customers.
it always was
the question is whether the numbers work when shrink grows
FWIW: my distrust of cops stems from a stoplifting case I won when I was maybe 14
Drekker’s thing is pushing boundaries and seeing how many ingredients they can squeeze into one mash bill. I’m a little surprised they even made a pilsner. Hopefully one day you’ll get to try something from one of our good breweries.
I was just at the beer store today and there was a whole selection of Drekker’s there. I did see something that made me lose faith in humanity… a mixed 12 pack (from one brewery) called the “Pickle Pack”.
I didn’t realize Drekker was pushing out to so many states. Good for them.
How many different pickle beers did those sick fucks have in that 12 pack?
I did not look that closely, but it looks like you could order some of their base one if you want. I know they have at times released a spicy variant, and they release it around Christmas time as Xmas Pickle. They’re not the only brewery from Ohio that does this either.
*shudders
Trump Announces He Will Make Vivek Ramaswamy Head Of Tech Support In Next Administration
The Bee could get me to pull the lever for a 3rd Trump term.
LOL!
There needs to be a new game here. Bee headline or real. That one I could imagine Trump actually saying as a put down of sorts.
Something like, “And then we have this Vivek guy. What’s his last name again? I don’t know, hard to pronounce, Ramasmami, swami, something like that. Anyway, good guy this Vivek, Indian fellow, very successful. Not as successful as me, but we won’t hold that against him. Not many get that much done. He’s a smart guy, has lots of good points, he could help us out, maybe I’ll put him in charge of tech in my next administration. You know, these Indians, they come here with nothing, yet build these big companies, very good at business and technology, wow. Just amazing. We love our immigrants. The ones that come legally of course, we have to secure our border, just a disgrace what Crooked Joe is doing to it.”
KSue; The Donald’s next press secretary. Very well done. Very classy. The best.
Nice
And this is a “nice” neighborhood. I have never witnessed any shoplifting in 15 years or so.
Maybe it’s “corporate policy”? The ongoing abdication of reason and responsibility are a wonder to behold.
Kind of like “carding” people in their 60s buying beer in grocery stores.
An old argument / controversy. 40 years ago Rachel McLish was winning female body building championships by looking like a really in-shape woman. Then women who looked like weightlifting bros started winning. That sport has been nonsense ever since. No difference if dudes in bikinis are winning.
Rachel McLish
There’s a name that triggers some memories. Rawr.
She’d merely be e considered a “fitness model” these days.
All true. To Drake’s point, McLish was pretty much the outer boundary, for me, of a woman packing on muscle and still being attractive.
Meanwhile, In Oakland.
Napalm strike, maybe?
I can’t tell if that’s urban campers or a junkyard.
That’s horror camping.
But really there are parts of East Oakland that have looked like that for decades. I remember once when living there I turned a corner driving and beheld a literal dumpster fire, feral looking kids, homeless junkies, stray dogs and obvious gang bangers all looking over immediately in my direction. One of the kids started jogging over to me and motioning me over. I stopped, reversed and got the fuck out of there quick style.
Sure, all big cities had that shit. But it was confined to a small area and pretty easy to avoid.
Now it’s everywhere.
Absolutely it’s worse, way worse. It has been trending that way for almost a decade. The Boise decision really helped supercharge it. Before large amounts of trash and debris and camping got moved in most places pretty quickly. Now it is semi permanent. Another shitty judge just stopped SF from cleaning up encampments last December and it has gotten noticeably much worse since then. Before it had been at least trending in a better direction for a year. Now it’s only on track to get much worse here.
Can’t you just stuff them into hotels? I suspect tourism is down.
That’s a junkyard/recycling/trash dump, right?
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Huh, that is over by O-Co. It has always been a bit like that, but I am betting it has blown up with burnt out cars, meth factories, and “artists.”
We have urban campers too! Yay!
This from a gentleman who got booted from one “shelter” for fighting and sent to another one that didn’t meet his standards.
So sorry to disappoint.
Then women who looked like weightlifting bros started winning.
It’s all about mass.
And body dysmorphia.
Likely eating disorders, too.
(Although I’m not one to talk, since I’ve got a slew of them.)
Are we sure that’s a woman?
Another slew of options put Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s current No. 2, in the top job. If she were nominated and later confirmed, Franchetti would make history as the first woman in the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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The president doesn’t normally hand-pick the Navy’s top officer, so Biden’s decision to tap Franchetti for the job could be seen as a rebuke of Austin. But the move has not caused tension in the relationship, Sullivan said on the sidelines of the Aspen Security Forum.
“The president had the chance to sit with the secretary of Defense, and they worked this slate together, and this is the slate, and that’s a good thing,” he said.
Troop readiness cries out for staffing decisions at the highest level based on gender and skin color.
I feel safer knowing it’s unrelated to martial competence, strategic thinking, or willingness to kill our enemies if necessary.
I stopped, reversed and got the fuck out of there quick style.
Like this?
I prefer the originals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X7XGmS6Pe4&pp=ygUPaiB0dXJuIHJvY2tmb3Jk
There it is.
How often did he replace his tires?
What’s everybody doing?
It’s maintenance day here. Hair cut, car clean service, garage cleaned and straightened. Going to see Trashy at 3:00, for a farewell to Texas BBQ.
Probably a little straightening up in the shop here, as well. Then some cutting of metal with a plasma beam, maybe mow some grass.
Get the truck washed, fill the spare propane tank and then help my daughter move.
Where’s Trashy headed?
Missouri, I believe.
Which end of 70?
Donated blood this morning. No beer. Maybe I’ll get a haircut.
Something to run to the beer store in and take your trash to the dump
Those ridiculous wheels and tires would have to go.
Egad
That’s a ton of money for a four cylinder.
A ton of money for a 914! I guess they finally appreciated.
This over that.
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1970-amc-amx-miami-fl-2692535
I’ve decided that if I have the garage space and discretionary spend for a $50k or so current dollar classic I want something with good parts availability.
Porsche wins here with the AMC being much cooler and my preferred if it wasn’t for support.
Mind you right now I have neither!
Yeah. I have no space or time. I would not retro mod the AMX beyond better brakes. Parts are not too bad there. Lots of repro, except for body panels.
My AMX was a 390 4speed. I was sorry to see it go when I sold it. That was in the ’80s, and parts were not exactly growing on trees.
I would not retro mod the AMX beyond better brakes.
The rear end was a seriously weak link (ask me how I know). The hot ticket was (if you could find one) a Lincoln Versailles (Granada body) rear: nine inch Ford with disc brakes. “Practically a bolt-in.”
Wonder why they were so hard to find…
Model Year Production
1977 15,434
1978 8,931
1979 21,007
1980 4,784
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Versailles
Meanwhile, In Oakland.
Napalm strike, maybe?
A few passes with an A-10 would clear that up. Or at least reduce it to much smaller chunks.
Since the USAF is trying to totally ground the A-10 maybe the Popo can pick up a few in the surplus to LE program.
Don’t give them ideas.
IndyCar in Ioway. Bring the mayhem.
It is sweaty city in Dallas. Done with most of my tasks. Car looks like a car again, I can walk in the garage and get to my tools, got a box of ammo to replenish stock, found a cheap good cigar pack. A fine day.
Heading out soon to race. The Sunday racing is today. Why? It’s the tropics so a date and day mix up sometimes happens. Chill bra.
Nice Trades and some overcast.
Fair Winds and Following Seas.
Have a lovely day! And good sailing ⛵️
May your vang be taut.
I’m filling up the cooler with some Krombacher and heading to a friends for his birthday.
Wife is on her way to Rome for 2 weeks.
I will be responding to everyone who asks “where’s your wife at?” With I don’t know and I don’t think I care.
This is an attempt at comedy for me and my friend. Wifey and I conceived of this ploy last night.
I was also told I’ll be sipping on a bottle of Blantons with the birthday boy.
What happens in Rome, stays in Rome.
Why didn’t you go? Rome is amazing!
She is going with her mom. Her mom is our dog sitter. At the time of booking the trip I was going to watch our dog. Also two weeks is a long time for me to be off or let the dog with someone besides one of us or her mom.
That I get. Not sure I could leave for two weeks either. And I get anxiety leaving the dog at the boarding place for a week.
The hard part will be I don’t have the dog to take care of, but I will get a lot of work done the next several weeks.
Yeah I’m still sorry to hear about your dog. Today is the one year anniversary of the death of my sheepdog. My wife has been kind of sad all day
I know the feeling too often lately. Ba-ruuuu!
She’s not doing that Eat, Pray, Love thing, is she?? 😳
Well if she is she has a weird kink I don’t know about, as she is rooming with her mom the whole time. 😵💫
Maybe its Rome, WI?
One yellow- surprise.
Newgarden wins- not surprise.
It’s kinda hot today. NWS say 97.
The proper track for this post:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hx_oQwrOzs
“Rouuunnd, mussylar,…”
LOL Stern used to play that all the time.