Menu for Round Three. No I will not unplug my worklight to take a better picture for you people.
Tonight’s tasting will be undertaken as the world ends around us. Which means there will be one possibly significant deviation from the previous protocol: I can’t get distilled water, so I’ll have to use filtered tap.
Jack Daniels Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey – I guess they need to keep up the branding with the middle part there, but really I can’t imagine that people are really choosing rye based on terroir. In fact, these tastings have lead led me to believe that rye might be the truly American spirit — what with excellent ones being produced in PA, KY, and IN. So, Jack, what’s your rye like? It’s not quite the same color as their standard product, and the nose is definitely sweeter. The taste is sweeter too. And.. better. I hate to keep using the word “caramel” when describing the taste, but it’s sweet with the flavor of browned carbohydrates — what else am I supposed to say? The other thing that this has (that I like ymmv) that is lacking in Jacks back and green the the flavor changed and develops over time. It starts off sugary, then thins out a bit to spicy, and finishes with a broader more cocoa-like affect. Vastly superior to Brother Beam’s product, I’m sorry to have to say. Hitting it with water makes it more flavorful in general, but also introduces an ashy taste at the end. Some people like that, I kind of have to be in the mood for it. I did accidentally over dilute it, I try to take it to 80 proof but this was closer to 65. Maybe I’ll return to it and do another attempt afterward.
Templeton Rye – I’m rooting for this one for two reasons. The first being that some Glib liked it enough to mention it and the second reason is that it’s made in freaing Iowa, which would add to my whole “great rye can be made anywhere in America (or at least anywhere east of the Rockies)” theory I’ve got going on. I found out where it was made when I read the label to see why it shared one with Moretti. This one is a much lighter amber than most of what’s been poured so far. It looks more like a Scotch than a Bourbon. It’s also not legging up nearly as much. Nose is faint. More fruity than anything else. Esteric. Taste is incredibly subtle. What proof is this? Eighty? Huh. Lemme drink again. Ok, wow, I was not expecting this. This is underpriced. Not because it’s particularly better than others at 125% of it’s price, but that it’s a different kind of drinking experience. This is ridiculously smooth, and it’s relying much less on the barrel for its flavor. This would be an easy drink to knock back without thinking and decide that it was “boring.” It’s not, but you do need to pay attention to it to notice what you’ve got. This one is definitely going to be in the collection — I don’t know how often I’ll reach for it in preference to others, but this is a drink sufficiently different that when I’m craving it, I won’t be able to substitute.
Sagamore Spirit – Why is the capsule barry-paley? Fucking Baltimore? Ok, ok, it’s probably NOT distilled by characters from The Wire. Someone here recommended to it, and it will be further data blah blah. Color is typical, nose is a bit raw ethanol and vegetals. In the mouth, it’s exceptionally light bodied, with the flavors distinct and clean. A couple drops of water make it slightly more aggressive but it’s easily recognizable from its undiluted (and frankly only 83 proof form). Eating a sharp cheddar makes it vanish. A second dram to consider things. Ok, this suffers from being behind the Templeton, since they fill similar niches. Final verdict is that this is a good rye, and a good example of the type. However, I don’t think that it brings anything to the table that any of the first ten I’ve tasted did.
Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye – Upon pouring, you can tell that some funny business is going on. That color is just… not a whiskey color. Likewise the nose. It’s actually a pretty interesting scent — it’s bifurcated, different parts of my nose are smelling different things. And boy, is it yummy. It’s like really tasty. I think I’m going to go break off a piece of chocolate and have with this. Oooh yeah, that’s good. I am keeping a bottle of this on hand and next time I bring a date home for dinner, I’ll pour her a glass of this with dessert and I will be getting lucky. I really like this. Unfortunately, I’m disqualifying it from the rankings because it’s not a rye, it’s a rye whiskey-and-port bottled cocktail. It’s a cheating cheater who cheats. Just like I love Ommegang’s “Three Philosophers,” but honesty makes me admit it’s a beer that’s been flavored with kriek, this is a rye blend flavored with port. I am a big port supporter.
Honorable mention, Delicious but disqualified – Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye
Honorable mention, Mass market producer – Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey
Winner, round three – Templeton Rye
It should be “paley-bendy.” Barry-paley isn’t actually a thing, though checquey is.
Basil Haydens then Sagamore.
I have to agree with the Jack Daniels Tennessee Straight Rye.
/not much of a rye drinker
//not a drinker at all anymore
Or Thomas Handy.
I’m having a glass of it right now. It’s been a long time since I’ve had some of them, but this might be my favorite JD product.
I do generally prefer my liquors to hit the 45-50% alcohol mark.
Thistle Finch makes a delicious rye. Do they sell it in NY?
I’ve been picking all of these up at the same store, so if I haven’t seen it, it doesn’t mean it’s not here.
*Africans, Asians, and Native Americans look over at Europe*
Wife and I were talking about that today. She’s type O, I’m B.
O here too.
Both of you: Unpredictable, spiteful, self-centered, cold, aggressive, arrogant, envious and ruthless.
YMMV. Just saying how we see O types.
She looks pissed.
Come here, little girl.
It must be hard to breathe with no nose, one tiny nostril and a very small mouth.
“Just saying how we see O types.”
Who’s this ‘we’ there Kemosabe?
O, O, O
Don’t even get me started about that shit.
I am disappoint.
Wut
Show her my Oh face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm24ew4ci6g
Yaaaas!
*high fives Nick* ✋?
{uncomfortably} Ah, dude, keep your social distance!
At first I thought maybe it’s where you were going with O.O.O!, but at least you reminded me of the mnemonic device used to remember the 12 cranial nerves in medical school. Each letter or first letter of the words is the same as the corresponding cranial nerves:
O! O! O! To Touch And Feel A Girl’s Vagina And Hooters
The twelve cranial nerves, in order from I to XII are: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, auditory nerve, glossopharengeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory spinal nerve, and hypoglossal nerve.
Note: This mnemonic fell out of favor once women became the majority of medical students.
O+ me, A+ him
Quarantine that man!
Or show him around town. Whatever works best for you.
Im A(-).
Go ahead and dig that hole for me, I guess.
U+Me=Us
Good news for me, bad news for the missus
I think I’m O, don’t remember.
B positive, what did I win?
Well damn, it looks like it’s time to get my affairs in order.
I’m Type O Negative.
https://youtu.be/6a5_v-jCu5o
I’m
A+Kiss My Ass, Wuhan Virus.+. Kiss MY Ass Wuhan Virus +.
I knew there was something about you I liked.
PLINK!! Yeah, I don’t want that shit, but, I’m not yet afraid of it. So, KMA, it is.
/must be my gentle hands…
Sometimes the best known song is best known for a reason
I have no idea what my blood group is. How did you get to know yours?
I paid $10 bucks*, and had my doc type it back in November or December.
*insurance (skipped it)
I donated blood when I was in HS and they gave me a card, it’s still in my wallet. I think it says I’m AB-, but I’m not going to check.
We tested it ourselves in 9th grade biology class.
I found out when they issued me my dog tags in basic
My Dad’s dog tags are wrong. Good thing he wasn’t injured while serving.
Thanks to all. I should probably ask my doctor for this when I go for the next physical. There was time when I could donate blood but I missed that window. Somewhat regretful about it. Or maybe I should order a blood typing test kit.
I looked at my old dog tags
The Sagamore is really good. Especially the Barrel Select. Also recommend Whistlepig, if you want to pay the price.
I’m only tasting $40 and under bottles.
Forget Whistlepig then. Saganore is very good though. And you might find a bottle for under 40 around here.
Damn you guys anyway. Now I want whiskey!
“Whistlepig”
What’s something you can make Winston’s Mom do after three vodka and Mountain Dews?
*hides tumbler of vodka Diet Mt Dew*
Oh my God.
This sums up why I do not buy Templeton.
Except… I’ve got some of those here, and what’s in this bottle is not what in those bottles. Templeton may be complete lying assholes for all I know, but anyone who says that Bulleit is the same as theirs has no business tasting anything. Many rye producers use the same raw liquor, but what they do with it makes the different. In Templeton’s case it has the least cask flavoring of any I’ve tasted so far, so it lets the original distillate (whoever made it) come through more.
What you read tells you that they are complete lying assholes. He didn’t say they all taste the same, he said the rye came from the same distillery and they constantly and repeatedly lied about its origin. If you are fine with that, then keep enjoying their whisky.
Yeah, what I read shows signs of buttmadery. For example:
So, he’s using the absence of a statement of difference to claim that two things must be the same? Weaseley. Also weaseley:
Speaking of weaselly…”Made” is a loaded word. All others that do this that I’ve seen say “Bottled”.
I can vouch for the fact that that is new. Back when I first got into rye, I found an earlier article going off on these guys and he was right; they were straight up lying. I saw it with my own eyes on their bottles. So they’ve come around (apparently due to lawsuits?). Good for them.
I don’t have a dog in this either, but due to past actions I’ll refrain from giving them money until they actually start distilling in Iowa.
“Esteric.”
LOL! GET SOME EDITORS, LOSER! I AM BETTER THAN THAT!
Good article! I will have to try the Templeton sometime. Thanks.
I thought the Jack rye was OK. Better than Jack, but not as good as many other ryes out there for the same or less $
My yum/$ winner is still Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond.
I’d have to agree. Don’t bet against the ‘House!
Dickel and Old Overholt need to be in that convo, too. But I think mine is Rittenenhouse.
Oh yeah for a pure value proposition, Old Overholt’s $19/liter (with NY taxes!) for completely drinkable rye is outstanding.
I don’t remember seeing Dickel, and I need a fourth for the next round.
Yeah, see if you can locate it. Good stuff. And their “Sour Mash” #12 is nice, too.
Beam Rye is decent.
It is. Everything in this round was better though. I imagine that JD rye can probably be found in your neck of the Pacific Island chains if you want to do a head-to-head comparison.
I’ve got a bottle at my local pub.
Yoger
That guy has skipped ALL of the leg days.
I’m drinking a glass of Old Forester Rye right now. It’s ok at the price point. Drinkable, but not too fancy.
They all look lovely, but I’ll never try them. Off brown liquor forever.
With that, I say:
It’s M. Night Shyamalamadingdong’s world, and we’re all just extras in his shittiest movie.
Have fun, everybody!
Brown liquor bad! Liquor with no color good! Racist!
I had a little Jack Daniels Rye when I toured the Jack Daniels Distillery last May. It was good.
Titty Tuesday Untertitten!
http://archive.li/i7jCA
#1: What’s wrong with your faaaaace?
#18.
This 1970s Time Capsule Home For Sale In California Is Entirely Lime Green
I’d live there like whoa.
If you need a roommate, I’m game.
CJ &HM in the same house. I’ll come to your parties but don’t be offended if I don’t bring my wife, and I bmob, and I carry.
We would solve murders and have dance parties.
CJ on the dance floor with the lambada.
Wow, Beezus!
Well, shit–you two could do that now, sans 70’s house. I get that the house really ties the concept together, but, don’t let a bunch of lime green furnishings stop ya.
Perfect. I could puke on the carpeting and the wife wouldn’t notice.
From all the seaweed ?
That is hideous.
How is the carpet in that good of a condition if it’s original?
Scotchguard.
It matches the drapes…?
Love it, but would not live in it.
@Not Adahn, it wouldn’t have to be original. It could be custom, which would work just as well. If it IS original, I’ll wager there were never children or pets, it was vacuumed constantly, and steam cleaned once or twice a year.
Reasonable foot traffic should be visible in those shots. Unless by “vintage” the realtor means “drawn from old inventory.” Or the realtor could be lying (I know, hard to believe).
Or the realtor could be lying (I know, hard to believe).
Crazy talk.
30 years ago was 1990, not the 1970s, Real-Tor lady.
“And, this…..is a vintage, 1999 Corvette. A….uh….”Stingray”, I think….”
I have such a headache from remote desktop. The input lag is atrocious.
/firstworldproblems
Not from RDP, it’s your internet connection.
For sure. It’s not great.
I would much rather run things locally and only have to check out the licenses I need from work. I don’t know if that’s a thing, but it should be.
I really like Redemption for that rye flavor in a smooth whiskey. I have some Michter’s US1 single barrel rye right now which is pretty good as well. Haven’t had the Templeton. I’ll pick up a bottle before I finish off the Michter’s to compare.
So I’m sure you sing:
‘Cause all I ever have
Redemption Ryes.
An American hero!
Chick in the back.
Would the chubby broad in front. That’s my jam.
Are they gonna do the BOGO offer too, like the crappy pillow and towels ?
Geezer sheets.
REAL ID extensions
New Hampshire residents who have yet to obtain Real ID licenses can rest easy as President Trump has granted an extension of an Oct. 1 deadline.
Trump said his concern over long lines at motor vehicle departments dealing with the risk of COVID-19 across the country convinced him to grant the request the National Governors Association initially made last week.
The federal law had required all citizens to obtain a Real ID license with built-in security features; those that failed to do so would be unable to board a plane or visit most federal buildings.
Later in the article:
The NGA and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders had urged Trump to push the Real ID deadline out a year to Oct. 1, 2021.
“On behalf of the nations’ governors, we urge the Department of Homeland Security to institute an extension of the REAL ID program for no less than one year,” the NGA said in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf.
“We believe an extension will allow all of us to focus our efforts on combating the spread and severity of COVID-19. More time will also give Congress the ability to pass legislation that will update the 2005 REAL ID Act and bring it up to speed with today’s technology. This will also give DHS time to make regulatory changes.”
UPDATE??!?! Fucking repeal it.
A guide to
panic buyimpulse investment purchasing gunsI went to Bud’s website last night and way more handguns than usual are sold out over there than usual although I haven’t really felt compelled to buy anything, at least not because of CV.
I now have three of the things on the list (or 2 3/4 if you’re picky)
– multiple 9 mm pistols
– a 20 gauge Remington 11-87 semi-auto shotgun (and most of a case of Number 3 buckshot)
– a Ruger Mini-14
Still contemplating the Ruger PC9 Carbine.
Is there a list or at least pictures or just him babbling? Can’t turn on the volume at the moment.
Just him babbling
5) 9 mm pistol
4) 12 gauge shotgun
3) 9 mm pistol caliber carbine
2) magazine fed rifle (not an AR platform) — mentions mini-14; M1 carbine; and M1A (think from memory)
1) AR-15 platform rifle
Thanks!
People still buy complete firearms?
In fairness, Maryland used to be very prolific in the production of rye, before prohibition fucked everything up. They were second only to Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the liquor. It’d be nice if Pa could reclaim their hold on rye, but I won’t hold my breathe editing on it.
I am coming to believe that great (or at least good) rye can be made anywhere east of the Rockies. But that’s only because I haven’t tried any from west of them.
I’m sure the westerners could make a good rye as well, if they set their minds to it. The nature of distillation removes almost all traces of terroir that could conceivably be found in whiskey before the finishing, and everything about the finishing can be imported from a different region if it makes a difference. I’m just lamenting that the birthplace of truly American whiskey threw that away; though, as long as the style continues I’m not going to complain that much.
I think I’m gonna have to pour a glass of bourbon. Basil Haydn’s rocks, but I think I only have Bulleit left.
So, I have said here a couple times that I think that a large percentage of the population in many areas has already had Wuhan virus, they just didn’t know it and there are no antibody tests anywhere right now. I believe it has been here in SF for at least two months now. Looks like I am not the only one thinking that, I really hope this hypothesis turns out to be true.
https://www.ft.com/content/5ff6469a-6dd8-11ea-89df-41bea055720b?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9
A CHILD DIED IN SAN FRANCISCO! YOUR KIDS ARE NEXT!
PANIC!
Serious question, getting drunk version:
What in the world difference does it make what your mash is made of if you are making distilled spirits?
If you do a good job of distillation, you should only have 70% ethanol and 30% water when you are done. Then whatever flavor it has should be a result of what happens next… oak or hickory barrels, charred or not, additives, etc.
I used to have this argument about vodkas. Potato vs grain. etc. But here we have whiskey made from rye grain instead of wheat or corn or some other cereal grain.
Now, making beer from wheat vs barley vs any other grain makes a huge difference, because of the sugar content and the fact that the final product contains the actual source materials. But distillates?
So what is the deal here?
And secondarily, why is anyone bothering with small batch distillation? Why don’t they just by a tanker from a big corn ethanol factory and then process it further to make their product. No more finicky yeast to deal with, no more getting the sugar right… .just let them handle that and you handle the part that really affects the final product – secondary distillation, flavoring and aging.
Because each distillation cycle is imperfect.
But you are correct that each time you do lose more of the character of the original mash which is why (IMO) Irish whiskey (triple distilled) is less interesting than Scotch (double).
I’ve had badly done distillation. Single distilled corn mash un-aged “whiskey” from secret family sources.
Yeah “character of the mash” equals ketones and adlehydes and other nasty tasting crap that you don’t want to drink. Maybe methanol too. Give me some center of the peak, triple (or better) distilled alcohol. If you don’t want to drink it as-is before adding stuff or aging, you probably did a crap job of distillation.
Yeah… I’m still hanging on to that “moonshine” experience from some 30+ years ago. Damn, that stuff was nasty. Never before had expectations and reality been so far out of alignment.
Well… no. Some aldehydes are flipping yummy (almonds and cherries say “hi!”) and those esters also come off in the same temperature range as everything else.
And the number of distillation cycles only matters if you’re using comparable equipment (which is why I went with Scotch v. Irish). Each still has a different number of theoretical plates. I remember having to calculate the number of TPs for my apparatus back in in Organic Chem lab. Now I’m remembering my lab partner, Mary Frances. I’ll be in my bunk.
Heh… that reminds me of Organic lab in 1985….
…. uh… I’ll be back….
Oh, and the bigger your batch and the bigger your column, the more distinct and pure your fractions are going to be. Which also argues for my “buy a tanker car from big ethanol” strategy.
I wonder what the barriers to that are? Tito’s entered the already competitive vodka market and simply said “we’re gonna distill the shit out of this” and took off like a rocket. I know the US federal and state government system is still not all that friendly to distillery startups. What would it take? This sounds like opportunity knocking.
Or maybe run to Brazil and buy some of their cane sugar ethanol and start making high-end rum?
Or am I just describing Seagram’s business model?
I’ve had Irish moonshine before, probably 180 proof although who knows exactly. They call it poteen. It was not unpleasant, but it stung quite a bit, had an anise type taste to it, although I believe it was pure potato mash.
If you wanted to make vodka, that would probably work. Vodka by definition should have no discernable color or taste, at least according to the feds. You could also use it for gin production. You’d have problems with whiskey though. First, you’d be limited to certain styles as the grain bill is regulated by law. Second, though you may not enjoy them, imperfect distillation that leaves various congeners is essential to whiskey’s flavor. Even if you could legally sell oak flavored vodka as whiskey, not many people would buy it.
I can actually answer this, having worked for someone who was pursuing the model you suggested. He was buying white rum in bulk from Mauritius and then infusing it or mixing it with wood chips under pressure to speed-age.
The barriers to entry are 1) getting the local government to licence your business (Tito’s is not in Bell county), 2) getting into the three-tier system, and 3) getting bars and stores to carry your product. Our strategy for 3) was a) go around to bars and try to get the decision maker to taste ans b) entering every freaking festival and/or competiton to win awards we could slap on our marketing materials.
Au Naturel rums was not a success.
So…. having a couple million in your pocket when you start out would be a big help.
There’s no reason you couldn’t make “bespoke” booze that way. Tradition is powerful, but you could make some really interesting nuBooze in the manner you describe.
Remember when we rightly appreciated John Woo?
One thing cool about The MI movies was comparing De Palma, Woo, and Abrams. Woo is all over the top action scenes, like a comic book.
MI:2 is the lesser of all MI movies, but the franchise still shines!
Have you tried George Dickel’s rye yet? That shit’s the shit.
I will look for it. If it meets the price criterion, I’ll get it.
Oh, it’s on the inexpensive side and drinkable.
I once got nearly hostpitalized-puking-drunk off George Dickel/Budweiser boiler makers. 30 years ago.
Even a whiff of sour mash now slams my throat closed.
I had the same issue with tequila for decades due to a late teens tequila disaster. I can stomach it in a well made margarita now but that’s about it.
I lived in Tejas for a couple years, and nearly had a repeat episode with tequila. It took many years for me, but I can appreciate the complexities of a smoky mescal now.
Still wanna do shot out of it tho.
Similar experience. Went to bed drunk and woke up puking.
“a late teens tequila disaster”
The second greatest barrier to tequila.
The greatest being the number of mature blue agave plants.
I decided to have a little White Rye. It’s OK.
Whiskey in the water https://youtu.be/yP4p3Gpc0WM
In the jarro?
Woody Allen’s disgusting, tone-deaf, ridiculous memoir
Nothing but a pimp!
Woody Allen love is different from a square’s love.
You ain’t lyin’.
The dude is not what anyone would consider classically attractive, and yet he’s got an A-list set of belt-notches. Absolute baller.
Meh. He’s a diminutive Weinstein that wont jack-off in your plants. Non-threatening, but with (((pull))) in the industry.
I don’t care enough to take a side in that shitshow.
Three sisters!
Legend, bro.
Hannah and Her Sisters. He’s always been very open about his relationships.
‘The US of Amazon’: how the coronavirus has created a governance vacuum the tech giant is quickly filling
Fuck you, Amazon!
Before the roving zombie hordes made travel too dangerous, I used to see Amazon delivery vans going into and out of the local public housing complex on a regular basis. I’m not sure what the author’s definition of upper middle class is, but I’d assume it’s not people that live in an apartment complex owned by the city. Also, I see very few people taking cabs to get groceries now that delivery is so cheap.
But yeah, fuck rich people and Jeff Bezos.
Your sister is a drooling moron.
Sweet. Can I get her number?
Amazon Prime has two hour delivery to parts of NYC. Now, while just about every retail business in Manhattan delivers, apart from restaurants, ain’t nobody but Amazon delivering in two hours.
“ “Someone Is Gonna Get Shot” – LA County Sheriff Orders All Gun Stores Closed””
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/someone-gonna-get-shot-la-county-sheriff-orders-all-gun-stores-closed
Oh L.A., you never fail to disappoint.
It was a tough read from the original FOX article, cause dude also cut loose 1500 or so “non-violent” offenders from county jail. I like to think that the panic buying from everyone at gun stores are handlers for “gun control” Hollywood types that fear they may be strung from a lamp-post.
A fella can dream, can’t he ?
In NYS, “non-violent” includes manslaughter.
So the theory is… people are stuck at home. They are gonna get on each other’s nerves. And if they can buy guns, they are gonna kill each other.
Seems like pretty solid reasoning to me. I know my wife is liable to go full serial killer any minute now…..
Well, the divorce rate in China has spiked recently.
That’s just so the other half of the dudes can get some for a few years.
My wedding present for Mrs. Dean was a handgun.
I really need to buy a woodchipper.
They don’t want another case of Roof Koreans. Having people able to defend themselves was a major blow to their authoritah.
My wife texted me about the crazy lines at the local gun stores. I don’t know what their thinking. In this state, you can’t go to a store and trade money for a gun. It’s a weeks long process with hoops galore. Anyway, she texted me a few minutes later, ” You have working guns, right?” Yes dear, I have working guns.
Good man. I am aware of how difficult that is an Cali.
What he didn’t say out loud was “And we intend to be the only ones doing the shooting”
We should be swimming in raw sewage.
https://youtu.be/_gLLZ_D1Lqw
I knew it was that bit before I clicked on it.
The 1st couple seconds….”one more way of reducing you liberty and reminding you they can fuck with you anytime they want.”
/Chugs beer to George
Hat and Hair cartoons have been ruled to be non-essential, so I guess I’m not allowed to make them anymore.
That’s hilarious….
Miami just went to “shelter in place”. All “non-essential” travel is banned.
Which is different from yesterday how? They closed everything except drug stores and grocery stores. Where else are you gonna go?
My city just banned sale of fuel for recreational watercraft. Why? I’m not sure. Part of it is because people were tying up their boats in flotillas on Boca lake, making a party of it. So they started shutting the boat ramps. But this just feels like “hey! those people are having fun on the water! They need to be home suffering with everyone else!!”
Like someone isnt going back to land on a beach, walk to the truck, fill gas cans, and go back out
/libertarian moment
People from New York are starting to flee to Florida and I’d bet that Miami is a popular destination.
Yes. We are doomed. By my estimation, their arrival just doubled the number of cases here overnight – except we don’t know about them.
DeSantis ordered all NY migrants to self-quarantine for 14 days. What do you imagine the compliance of a bunch of people who just ignored Cuomo’s orders to avoid unnecessary travel in coming here?
Jackasses will set off a wave of infection, more than doubling our growth rate and swamping all the work we did over the last 2 weeks. Nice job, a-holes.
Anchorage instituted that on Monday at 12:01am and I think the state did the same yesterday; I’m not sure since the exemptions are so broad as to be nearly meaningless. At least the liquor stores are still open.
I see the state has joined HI with a 14 day quarantine for arrivals.
Yup. Allegedly Title 12 of state statute allows for it, as well as a punishment, but I can’t see them enforcing it.
The state doesn’t have the resources to track all of the arrivals. Hell, even if someone is honest on the form, there’s nothing stopping a person from going to the liquor store on the way home from the aiport.
You know what’s fun? Tell people you work at LAX. It’s a barrel of laughs. They walk backwards very slowly. The fear is palpable. I just laugh and laugh.
I thought the point of living in Alaska was to self quarantine.
In related news, my Patreon donations have also been ruled non-essential.
That would be grounds for me to throw in some North Dakota jokes if I was writing the script tonight like I’d planned on doing, but I’m just too pissed off to write even though I’ve been working on the concepts for a week.
Dude! Stay tropical!
No…
Am muchly surprised. Drinking the JD right now, and have had the Templeton Rye in the recent past. One hand carved artisanal ice cube ( just a little joke ) and two fingers of the make me a happy boy.
When discussing the “made in “vs “bottled in “ BS pulled by alcohol brands you have to mention Grey Goose Vodka. I was set up by a friend to ask for a bottle at a Brooklyn liquor store.
The wonderful Polish immigrant that owned the store went into a 20 minute lecture on how they stole the bottle design, label design, and overall look from a Polish vodka maker. He then brought out the two brands and put them side by side to compare them and to give me a sample of both.
He was 100% correct. The Grey Goose brand ripped off the Captain Storme Vodka brand and made a fortune with great marketing a and a sub par product.
They still put bottled in France on the label, but who knows where it was distilled.
Adam’s Wine and spirits store is long gone and I haven’t seen a bottle of Captain Storme on a shelf ever since. He was a great salesman, but total wine bought him out when the neighborhood gentrified.
Grey Goose is the worst vodka I’ve ever had, you think you’d rip off something good.
Agreed, Goose sucks and I’ve never understood the attraction. Back when I drank more expensive stuff, Belvedere was my jam. Thank you, Tito Beverage, for your excellent and reasonably priced vodka (though I remember when it was _really_ inexpensive).
Y’know, I’ve never understood the whingeing and moaning over vodka. It’s freakin’ ethanol plus water. I figure as long as it has no flavour or aroma of its own and gives me a buzz, the cheapest stuff on the market’s just fine by me. If I want stuff that’s elegant, I’ll drink some Chateau de Breuil, thanks.
While my palate isn’t all that great, it’s good enough to taste the difference between Goose, Belvedere, Titos, Chopin, etc. (and I’ve done blind tasting to confirm that).
In practice, it’s not the same as Everclear mixed with water. Try some Tito’s vs. some Cossack and tell me it’s the same.
I just don’t care for Goose.
Grey Goose ripped off the Polish vodka.
I understand that.
I’m not really a vodka drinker. When I was a drink-slinger in a previous life, our bar had a group of seasonal regulars – 5 -10 guys from bar up in Chicago would come down to NOLA every Mardi Gras and spend a week or so headquartered in our place. In addition to copious amounts of beer, they had a group drink that they would guzzle non-stop, triple Grey Goose and Red Bull. Those wonderful fellows paid my rent for month or so with every visit.
We did a quarantine happy hour. My neighbor put out plastic bistros sets. He measured, 8 feet away and we brought our own drinks. It was nice.
Lady Gougabug isn’t you? Sorry. You do have a gray cat, right?
Mostly white, but, no, that’s not me
Festus has a gray cat…
Mo was talking about photographing black cats, is that what you’re thinking of? Do all white glib women look the same to you lacist?
Ummm…that was me. ; )
Whatever, you all look alike.
Speaking of cats, they’re all gray in the dark.
I don’t live in town, every cat is black in the dark.
Wasn’t it GT asking about photographing black cats?
we brought our own drinks
You know what’s hard to find right now?
That’s worst performance Bill
PulmanPaxton has ever given. (RIP)Not a fan of Theo? Granted he doesn’t make cliche Sconnie jokes, but he got his own thing going.
I have no clue who that guy is, just riffing on the clip as presented.
Really? Enjoy. He’s got some imagery that is killer.
I’ve only heard Theo on Corolla’s show & he’s always hilarious.
Porn that isn’t that fake incest step-sister shit?
The struggle is real.
You got that right, we need to bring back good, wholesome porn. Maybe someone can revive the girls hitchhiking genre.
You laugh, but my, uh, friend, pulled that off.
#BathHouse
This guy gets it.
No reason, legally or morally, to fake that stuff.
Except that it’s easier to cast, just call some of your regulars.
especially in the POV category. Could this be the Glib business venture we’ve been searching for?!
It’s fake?
Yeah, WTF is up with all that? I just want to look at videos of dirty feet and poppers training, not all that weird sicko shit.
One of my HDDs is acting up, not sure which one. I’d like to replace them all to make sure. but now governor bag o dix has me worried about my income when I was just rebounding from being unemployed.
Download and run the SMART disk utility. Whichever disk has a bunch of reallocated sectors is the failing one.
I can’t remember now if it was 77 or 78 when I saw these guys in concert, but they were great.
Boys are back in town
And that chick in the video with the short Cleopatra haircut, that just does it for me, she’s hot as hell.
I love everything about Thin Lizzy, but I love them with Gary Moore just a little bit more.
One More Drink and then Goodbye https://youtu.be/TNaZb1LBvyQ
In just world, if background checks or gun licensing isn’t available due to government intentionally closing them, then it means the sale can proceed without those.
Well, a lesser just world. In a just world, there shouldn’t be any of those barriers to ownership.
Your hostile words are infringing on my xth amendment right to not be scared of things of which I’m afraid!
My wife just asked if this could turn into martial law. I said ‘way things are going, who knows’. Wife says ‘they can’t do that. This is America. We don’t do things like that here’.
Ms. Lytton for President!!!!
The commies are coming from inside the house!
I was getting mad and raging at this shit. I yelled it’s martial law and no one cares. My wife was concerned for me.
That social contract isn’t going to enforce itself.
At gunpoint.
It’s voluntary. If you don’t like it, leave. Oh, wait…
What, honestly, are they going to do? They’re not calling out the national guard to keep people indoors. Much to the disappointment of whichever Senator Dipshit complained that Trump isn’t marshaling the armed forces, we’re not going to see Army humvees on American streets rounding up curfew-breakers. So are local cops going to be stopping literally everyone and detaining anyone whose excuse isn’t “I’m going to get a carton of eggs”?
Quarantine theater, that’s all this is. We’re tanking the economy for this put-on.
Yes. It’s like everyone wants to live out some fucked up Bird Box fantasy.
You’re asking me? If you want to prep some squid for pasta, I’m your man.
Now that’s a euphemism!
…I don’t get it.
From what I’ve heard McKinney cops are already stroking their micropenises at the thought of getting you to produce a permission slip.
As in, TX? Hmm…possible, I suppose. Nothing that’s made it back to me, but, then again, it IS McKinney.
Some off the road system cities up here have instituted travel bans. I’m not sure on what basis they can do this since municipal authority is laid out under state statute, but it’s not stopping them. A few villages without an organized government have done the same, but tribal authority is a bit murkier because there’s only one reservation in the state and the issue of sovereignty on non-rez lands doesn’t have much precedent. I’m goddamn nerd and find it interesting, but I’m cheap so I’m glad I won’t be footing the bill for the inevitable legal battle that will come from this once a non-resident gets denied access to a village.
Some of the rez’s here have put up checkpoints to keep the palefaces out.
They probably have *some* legal basis to do that. The unincorporated communities up here are a mix of private land, native allotments, native housing org land, state land, state land held in trust, native corporation land, and god knows what else.
I know in AZ, the rez cops can write you a ticket, have you mail in a quarter of the real cop’s usual fine and it never shows up on your record. Lucky? Could go either way, I guess.
They’re about 500 years late.
Jon Lajoie released a new song! For Pandemic! Foo.
Thank God for the mother fuckin nerds!
Damn, that’s a great find! Kudos.
Some Portsmouth, NH restaurants close for good
Some restaurants have closed temporarily, but a few are closed for good. Lure, which opened in late 2018, posted online it will not reopen.
“That’s just heartbreaking,” said Valerie Rochon, president of the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. “These folks have put their time, their lives, their savings, their families, everything has been put into these businesses, and then within two weeks — done.”
“Once that cash flow gets turned off, everything comes to a screeching halt,” said chef Brendan Vesey.
And some dipshits really think that the economy can turned off and on as needed. Or there won’t be an knock-on effects to “essential” businesses.
Regarding “essential” businesses: I’m lucky I can wash my clothes in the basement of my apartment building, because all the laundromats around me are closed. Most folks around here don’t have a washer/dryer. I’m not leaving the house for another couple days, maybe the weekend. I will not be surprised if all the liquor stores are closed too.
IOW, I’m learning that just because you CAN open, doesn’t mean you WILL.
I’ll mail you a bottle of Bulleit (or whatever) if you want.
Heh thanks, we’ll see. That’s out of my price range for now.
Right now a 1.75L is on sale for $37 here.
Ugh it’s like $32 for 750mL here.
Liquor stores and laundromats are officially classified as essential in NY, so they should be open (likely with abbreviated hours). I think they are by us. If you are having trouble, you have a standing invitation to use my W/D machines here in The Rockaways. I know it’s a ridiculous schlep, but the offer is genuine if you ever need it.
Thank, I should be good with laundry. We have machines in the basement.
I’ve been drinking beer and Bourbon all evening; my reading comprehension is not the best. Seriously though, offer stands. If you need anything during this ridiculousness, don’t hesitate to reach out. I have a wee truck, am classified as an essential worker and will jump at any opportunity to get out of the house.
Awwwww, thanks 🙂
Lonely divorced man invites gay friend over to ‘do laundry’, come one guys this isn’t the 50s, just be open about your love.
The Cartoon Man brings the Mom! Outstanding!
HOLY MACKEREL! I didn’t even grok the optics.
Delivery boy – “I hate delivering pizzas to the construction sight; it makes me so tense”
Construction foreman – “Tense huh? C’mere kid; you look like you could use a massage.”
Cue bass guitar through Wah-Wah pedal
Screw this lady and media for letting her share “her story” aka propaganda: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/former-idahoan-describes-what-lockdown-life-in-shanghai-china-is-like-during-coronavirus-outbreak/277-d0cbadf7-6e35-4baf-b95c-ed27b60a141f
My local paper is wall-to-wall with that sort of porn. It’s revolting.
I can’t even begin to comprehend it. My co-worker sent it to me, knowing it would rile me up. Seriously, China is asshole.
She fits right in. And, China can fit right in her.
Fucking stay there, you revolting, authoritarian cunte.
“Obviously, in communist countries many choices aren’t up to the people who live there and the government who has absolute control. In this instance, Purviance claims it’s been a good thing.“
It really is amazing how communist propaganda is parroted by the media these days. Yeah, yeah, Duranty and all that, but this isn’t the 1930’s. We have had a century of history to demonstrate exactly how horrific that system is and yet I’ve read more than a few articles in the past few weeks that could be straight out of a CCP manual.
Why would a government lie? They are only expressing the will of the people, and they don’t have a motive like greed backing them.
Duranty and all that, but this isn’t the 1930’s.
Not real socialism, plus A lot of people will tell you Duranty was right, i mean its not Stalins fault the weather went wrong…
Jimmy Durante’s Frosty The Snowman finally makes sense….
She’s just lucky she didn’t get welded in.
Ah! There’s where Bill went wrong–not using a catchy slogan for his campaign.
I was waiting for Digby to show up before I vented on this one, but might as well do it now.
Today our teacher’s union shill of a governor closed down the state. Not for two weeks, but for a friggin month. Got a call from work that since I’m an essential employee I’ll be working, unless this doesn’t clear up by April 4th, then we’ll begin rolling lay-offs.
NYC has gone so whole hog on distance learning (gone through 2 vendors in a week, bought ipads for all the kids and mac airbooks for the teachers, twisted arms of ISPS to provide free service for all student households) that nobody is planning to return to school this year.
Well, I’m honored that you wanted me to share in this, so, consider me vented on.
Wait….
@Juan-Baptiste Emmanuel Seguin
Cotton, you let your wife see what you’re up to? Bold move.
I throught the same. The man is obviously a
crazy bastardloving husband.I’m pretty. I don’t have to be smart.
Pics or it’s all lies.
Oh, he’s pretty all right.
?
My smiley is clickable, but of course I didn’t stop to think that nobody would be able to tell.
*sigh*
I blame Turbo Tax.
I can tell, because I’ve modified the CSS to highlight Youtube links with a magenta underline.
That just made my night.
The best scene, by a long mile
I need to queue that up on ye olde DVDe playere.
The real story behind the last unicorns
Related
Now I wish I drank because I’d totes have drinks with you.
We should have a Glibbroads retreat somewhere.
Yes! After this is all over… ***SIGH!!!***
We will sit in a clearing in the middle of a woods, chilling back in Adirondack chairs drinking and cackling. Behind us is a hut (bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside, like a TARDIS) that looks like a witch lived there once upon a time. And when night falls, we’re going to put on Hendrix and Zeppelin and Rush and Dusty Springfield and dance naked in the pale moonlight.
If only Mr. GT’s family hadn’t sold their Country Place in the “kneehills” of the Mozarks! 100+ acres, mostly wooded, and an overgrown cabin the size of a barn. We had Labor Day weekend-long jam sessions there for about ten years.
It would have been perfect for this.
Obligatory
Sounds…amazing? Especially the cackling. I love cackling.
Not until he saw her laugh at his jokes. Then, It was peachy keen. Always check first, I’ve learned.
Smell test ?
Mr. Cannoli and my sisters are about to have their hours cut 25% from now until June. We should be fine if things go back to normal after that, but I’m getting concerned about layoffs. I am so sick of this panic.
The unemployment rate will exceed that of the height of the Great Depression if this lasts until June 1st. Univ.of Oxford researchers concluded that there were 4,750 extra suicides in the U.S. due to the banking collapse in 2007-2009. Let’s hope Gov. Cuomo and his ilk will be among them this time.
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/homeless-people-in-portland-are-subject-to-coronavirus-stay-home-order-sanctions-officials-say.html
“Get back in your cardboard box, prole!”
How does the cop arrest you if he can’t come within 6 feet of you?
How exactly does that work?
Submitted without further comment:
Must’ve picked em by lottery.
I’m essential, but still got sent home because of “pre-existing” conditions. I have mild COPD. Another guy got sent home because of his asthma. Don’t know what became of the two diabetics. That would leave them with two guys and a helper.
Only three coworkers doing the WFH thing at my employer AFAIK- two with autoimmune disorders (lupus & MS) and one with a newborn (she’s on her way out the door anyway.) The rest of us are working alternating weeks, but we’re getting “emergency PTO” on our at-home weeks.
Lupus, that means they got the fish tank drug! And MS makes one immune to every thing but their own body. Sounds like evolution to me.
Yeah, I didn’t try for it. They requested info on any pre-existing conditions. I told them ” I ain’t ascared of no bat soup flu b.s., but I do have this minor condition” They decided to send me home, regardless of my wishes. Hey, as long as the check cashes the same, I’m all good.
I have 2 great friends (and former co-workers); 1 is local at the Regional Air Pollution Control Authority (RAPCA) and the other for Ohio EPA.
I called both today at their office phones, and they answered. When asked they said, “fuck yeah we’re essential!” and laughed.
By the by- Jeff Cooper, head of the Mont. Co. Combined Health District? I used to play poker with him.
Did he cheat?
Did you talk about .45s?
Coronavirus stimulus bill teeters again, as Graham lights into Dems’ ‘nickel-and-diming while people are dying’
Go get’ em Lindsey!
Wait…wut?
I tried watching Lindsey’s speech, it just made me angrier. ‘Who cares if it’s shit, we need to do SOMETHING!’
I can’t even. Minus 3000 DJIA tomorrow? Cmon, we can do it!
We are so screwed.
https://babylonbee.com/news/cnn-embarassed-after-forgetting-to-translate-latest-coronavirus-update-from-mandarin-before-publishing
Google translate:
It wouldn’t surprise me to see China’s Kung-Flu total-to-date infected headcount begin to get smaller. Of course the western MSM wouldn’t notice.
Well Glibs, Im going to sit on my deck and enjoy the last bit of sunshine for night. Be well.
Half proud/half embarrassed:
Sen. Kevin Cramer says typo is to blame for tweeted slur; some aren’t buying it
Lol
That’s fucking retarded! (RIP Lord Humungus)
Heh.
I saw what you did.
The sad part is CNN and MSNBC will try to make this into an actual story tomorrow.
Try? It will be the lead story in every paper, and the hag will use it to prolong this fucking shitshow even further.
C’mon Cramer, own it. We were all thinking it.
Full-Auto CZ-75
https://youtu.be/6eXEXTWDh8o
My wife is on fire tonight
‘If this country was run by young people, they wouldn’t be doing this. The only reason they’re doing it is they’re a bunch of old fogeys.’
‘We can’t just shut down the country every time this happens. If this is a yearly thing, we should just dig a pit by each city and have one big mass burial.’
‘If they’re going to roll out tanks, I’m going to go stand in front of it like that guy in China’
‘We can’t just shut down the country every time this happens. If this is a yearly thing, we should just dig a pit by each city and have one big mass burial.’
She shouldn’t give them any ideas.
In fairness, I think she meant just for coronavirus deaths, not mass murder.
Boomer Flu.
We should elect spring break dude president
US refuses to pay back debt to China. Odds of that happening?
Ask Hauwei.
What debt? You mean that worthless paper? We were just giving them back all that toilet paper we culturally appropriated from them.
And what debt would that be?
I believe they hold about a trillion in treasuries.
Oh, nevermind.
Scale as needed.
Shit dawg…the congress about to make it rain!
Yeah, boi!
Weird driving around today. Almost like the end of the world with so few cars. No rush hour slowdowns. And I think there were more state DOT vehicles on the pass than private vehicles. Might be a slight exaggeration.
Vanilla Sky or I am Legend?
I’m in the market for a Pursuit Special.
Omega Man!!!
“Show them your pretty marks”
It’s a little slower paced, but life still rolls on out here, no shutdowns yet…
I just tore apart an awesome meatloaf sammich on (fake) bread with melted velveeta and mayo. And a Clausssen’s pickle.
I’m currently ignoring the CV hoards scratching at the door screaming for hydroquinone.
/taps out
Don’t let Hyp see the Velveeta-word.
At least he got the pickle right.
At this hour I assume “tore apart” is a euphemism.
Boy this Arizona Desert is killing me,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uuv4qYPXWvZJSwQH7
I did not know Arizona looked like that. It’s beautiful.
that’s about an hour away from BhC, it was a long game……..
You should see Oak Creek Canyon between Sedona and Flagstaff.
I have, AZ has lots of elevation to enjoy,
Cheers!
I’m mad at myself for getting too mad to write, You guys deserve a better class of cartoonist. But you don’t get is you’re stuck in here with me!
Gee–what do we need for the health of our Republic, Schiff-for-brains?
I fucking hate them all.
And by all I mean the repubs pushing this shit as well.
I hate to put this theory up, but… If the DC crowd wasn’t going to do this, and people started doing without (ifs, yes–just stay with me), there would be riots. FDR already showed that, when the economy breaks for everyone, good ol’ FedGov will be there to fix things, so, a very large portion expect it. If it didn’t happen, we’d get Bolsheviks, good and proper.
This is what everyone gets for off-loading responsibilities onto the government. Few are prepared to figure out how to survive and maybe even thrive without being propped up by the benevolent hand of Gov.
It’s not just being propped up. In this case, it’s being forcibly closed and told NO PAYCHECK FOR YOU!!!!
That’s what people will riot about if this stimulus doesn’t come through. Here we were, minding our own business, then some people got sick, and the government took away our livelihoods.
Er, what Mojeaux said.
Yup, if they truly wanted a stimulus to the economy they would eliminate the payroll tax for the rest of the year. But that might give the tax cattle bad ideas that they would get used to. And of course the large constituency that doesn’t pay taxes.
The gov here is warning that economic doom and gloom so will need watch pennies. Of course that doesn’t mean cutting the state budget that grew 10% over last year. Or delaying the myriad taxes and tax increases she and her party’s legislators passed. Nope, it means delaying making a decision on moving tax day to match the feds (duh?) and setting the groundwork for seizing the constitutional mandated tax refund that the Dems have been trying to take for years.
I don’t think democracy means what he thinks it means.
Democracy = spending other people’s money
Nickelback didn’t always suck.
So Comrade Inslee decided to shut the state down for a couple weeks so that all the cool authoritarian governors won’t think he’s a bitch. My employer is pretty good in that they have a very liberal work from home policy, and i’m welcome to use it. The problem is that I’m an airplane mechanic, and they won’t let me take the airplanes home to inspect them, not that I haven’t asked. In lieu of performing inspections, I will be paid to take HR classes for 8 hours per day for 2 weeks. There’s a great lineup that includes:
Have a professional and respectful workplace
Communication skills- Beyond words
Managing toxic people
mastering the business of workplace etiquette
Uncovering unconscious beliefs
Using a fire extinguisher
office ergonomics
And what is sure to be my new favorite, “How to Control Repetitive Hand and Wrist Tasks”
Should be a fun couple of weeks. I already told the Dean that I will not be wearing pants at any time during the training.
If you turn it into a drinking game it should be an awesome two weeks.
DAMN YOU, WU FLU!!! If it doesn’t result in the death of your body, then your soul it’ll be.
Possibly both. I appreciate the Washington taxpayer’s generosity in keeping me employed, but the shame is real.
What happens when 2 weeks turn into 4 or 8?
Cirrhosis.
I’ll have to do laundry eventually.
Wear fewer clothes to flatten the laundry curve.
*bravo*
Was rather spectacular, wasn’t it?
Maintain proper social distance from your clothes?
The longer I wait to do laundry, the easier social distancing will be.
http://archive.li/DbsfB
NSFW.
http://archive.li/mb8Z9/0a1cf7a204e5e3e02175eac520330df0f3711d3a.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/UaLu3/bfa05c6f9b612e9addb874a0ac8944075accf456.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/lTpVN/f477caafee91b75dc17861c1253a94a846a0aab2.jpg
NSFW.
Young Patti D’Arbanville
Uhh……DAY-UM!
I’ll be in my bunk.
I enjoyed the article NA. Thanks for doing the research.
ED-20
98?I don’t know what the fuck I want, nor am I willing to do anything, personally, to get it!!
Replace them with government run camps. What could go wrong?
Eh…many of them already are just that. even if by default.
I’m sure this guy has access to unlimited unicorn poop. He can use it to design, staff, and pay for the perfect facility for the elderly afflicted with all sorts of health issues including reduced mobility, no mobility, and dementia.
Just that snippet alone sounds like, “I cannot abide people making a profit off of medical misery! This is work that must be done and paid for, and it must be made to cost more!”
I looked at some of his other “articles.” I hope he has a day job.
I’m of the opinion he should go without. Of course, that would just ramp up his Big Mamma Government disorder.
Wife wanted to take care of the census mailing tonight… first question, ‘Why do they need to know who owns the house? It’s none of their damn business.’ It went downhill from there and ended with just closing the browser half way through.
Last time we got tagged with a long form. She finally got fed up with the repeated contact attempts and ordered me to answer it to make it go away. Let’s see what happens this time.
I was amused that they wanted to know what sort of White person I am. They were looking for “German” or “Italian” or whatnot. I put “American”. Morans.
You should have written down the only sort or white person. “Racist”
If I end up filling the form out, I may just answer with, “You know…the white kind….Uh, Caucasian! Yeah, that’s it.”
I entered “American Mutt”. The system took it.
Oooh….that’s worth remembering when it’s my turn.
::hat tip::
Good for you.
Make up a country next time see if they notice.
“Krakkerstan” sounds like a wonderful larf on their behalf.
In case they don’t I larffed for them. Thnx.
::LD fist bump for Te::
In a similar vein, consider that a Japanese driver’s license there are no spaces for eye or hair color.
My Census job is on hold, like forever i suppose, love that tasty Brokeness, but I re upped my Walmart Resumes…….
Last time around, I disregarded the many mailings until they sent a fellow to knock on my door. I explained to him that the Constitution prescribes nothing more than a head count for Congressional apportionment and that anything beyond that information was none of FedGov’s business. He went away. A week later, he showed up with his supervisor in tow. They were threatening legal action. I told them to come back with a warrant and the NYPD then shut the door. I never heard from them again.
This time it is all online so I just made up answers (my name is listed as Fuck Off Slaver, my kids are named Fuck Off Slaver Jr. & Fuck Off Slaver III). We’ll see if that triggers an interview.
MONEY!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jql_n6zJNQM
Templeton Rye is the only one available in Romania but I remember reading on some blog or other that for some reason which escapes me now one should not buy it.
Good morning glibsters
Vampire morning? it’s 10:45 in real time
hmm I found an article saying not to buy the barrel strength
https://thewhiskeyjug.com/rye-whiskey/5-reasons-dont-buy-templeton-barrel-strength-straight-rye-whiskey/
Maybe Covid-19 isn’t all that bad?
Fucker was 94 commiedom is good for longevity
I have lusted in my heart…for the death of communists.
Larry McDonald & Jimmy Carter’s love child?
Er…maybe we should just go with ‘disciple’. 😉
Get Smart, get a little freaked out, Good stuff,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbKMNpYBCTc
Was expecting Don Adams.
“Would you Believe”
Well crap
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/25/national/ken-shimura-coronavirurs/#.XnsEx8plChA
I guess it Shimura Ken Disease in Nippon now.
For those unfamiliar with his work, one such sample
https://youtu.be/Ifmt5JYeg4U
Damn. He’s probably not the healthiest of guys and he doesn’t live very far from me. Ugh.
Another, with Leslie Nielsen
https://youtu.be/yhUibD0w-_Y
Put my words to music.
https://www.kapwing.com/videos/5e7b00f9a13e640014f233c7
Lol
Bet that gets taken down soon.
I can tell it is from the heart. Brought a tear to my eye.
I can see you’ve been studying the Crusty Juggler style.
‘Quarantine shaming’. One thing I absolutely hate about the UK, with a passion, is the eagerness with which my fellow Britons like to police each other’s compliance and behaviour, in accordance with the prevailing rightthink. Oh, it’s not just the UK you say? Dang. One SMOD, please; hold the mayo.
Is that where you openly mock people who obeyed a quarantine order?
No, that’s just me losing friends and alienating people. Business as usual.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-latest-better-safe-than-sorry-mindset-prompts-gun-sales-to-soar-across-delaware-valley-during-pandemic/
They’re not social distancing properly.
Opening line: “You can’t shoot a virus, but…”
They don’t even ramp up the smug on that one, they just dive right in.
Well you can’t if you’re unarmed.
Besides, they’re there to shoot looters and tyrants.
https://www.wfmz.com/health/coronavirus/in-pa-nj-accused-of-coughing-on-people-saying-they/article_a40758de-6e7c-11ea-b3df-ff092f6c5152.html
“TRENTON, N.J. — Authorities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania say individuals in both states have been charged with coughing on people in stores and saying they were infected with the coronavirus.”
People suck.
Charged with what? They committed no crime unless they were actually infected.
Anyone who does that is being a hell of an asshole and deserves to get their ass whipped.
But what crime was actually committed?
Assault?
That’s what I’d argue but IANAL.
Assholism used to be cured by a nice trip to the stocks for cuntes like this. Bring back the Scold’s Bridal while we’re at it. Nancy and AOC would look good in one. Child-sized version for Greta. Huh. I’ve got a half-chub…
We have robberies committed with syringes up here. Some parts of our little city are probably worse than what you might imagine.
Ya cabbage!
We just got our “please stay inside unless necessary or urgent” order from the Tokyo government.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200325-00000172-kyodonews-soci
That’s pretty serious in a country where that would seem to mean staying in a tiny box for most citizens.
During our after dinner stroll my wife made it clear that I should be wearing a face mask while riding the trains for the duration. It has become “common sense” and expected from people who prefer to be seen as “polite society”.
As far as this “please satay inside” order, I’m glad I live just the other side of the river outside Tokyo proper. Unless my area does a “me too” I will still be free to get out of the house from time to time.
I had a prescription due, sent in the request by email as instructed, phoned two days later (the required wait) to find out that they apparently didn’t receive the email. Not a hint of remorse, treated me like an idiot for even suggesting there might be some system of acknowledgement for these emails, and told me I can pick it up tomorrow now. That’s the air of “you’ll get what your given and like it” arrogance I’ve become so used to from public officials. How I wish the sainted NHS had to compete in an open market sometimes.
Tiny silver lining for ya, JD? I haven’t really followed Brit attitudes toward the royal family for years, but I’ve long had the impression they’d just as soon skip over Chuck and go straight to Willie. (Or does the latter have another nickname?)
He only gets to be called “Willie” if he has rodgered Pippa too…
Is this an accurate depiction of the NHS?
https://youtu.be/PMUBoa0URlY
Hearkening back to the blood group discussion above, I’m O- , the universal donor but you XY Glibs better not get any queer ideas… Seriously, though I really should donate again. Last time was in 1988 and the AIDS freakout was in full swing so it was a pain in the ass. Never went back.
Oh come on! That’s like three T-ball stands worth of ripostery! Am disappoint!
I’m O something – I can never remember if + or -. It’s also been years since I donated. Maybe now I weigh enough that I won’t get woozy. Wouldn’t mind the excuse to eat cookies. (Tries to forget Thin Mints in freezer.)
“…it was a pain in the ass…”
Don’t know if they told you but that’s one way you get AIDS.
But i’m a “Giver”… All joking aside, I should donate blood. I might not be able to for awhile (recent surgery).
I’d love to hang around and snark/argue with you guys but as an essential member of society I have to go to work, enjoy your mandatory vacation non-essential slackers.
This slacker works all night and sleeps all day. Enjoy your freedom of movement and assembly while you can, Hyp.
My work has continued with no change in routine. You can thank me for your functioning internet later.