Brews You Can Use III
If you're really bored or drunk, try this game: shooting beer into the mouths of
Oktoberbest drinkers.
Link [http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=12607].
Eric Scheske
Brews You Can Use II
> Anheuser-Busch plans to test market a new caffeinated version of Natural Light
beer, called Natty Up, Advertising Age reported in its Aug. 29 issue.
> Referring to an Anheuser-Busch company memo, the trade magazine reported that
the drink will be test marketed in Florida, North Carolina, Texas
Brews You Can Use
> German designers want male drinkers at Oktoberfest in Munich to wear skirts this
year. They claim their Oktoberfest Frock is more comfortable than traditional
lederhosen.
Link [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002683.php?rdf].
Roman Numerals
One nice thing about the NFL season starting this week: Americans will learn a
fourth Roman numeral sign: L
As in, XL. Superbowl 40.
Related:
I turned on ABC at 8:10 to see what was happening. There was some rap/pop duet
on stage. Nothing offensive, unless utter stupidity
With a Side of House Cat
> A restaurant in northeastern China that advertised illegal tiger meat dishes was
found instead to be selling donkey flesh - marinated in tiger urine, a newspaper
reported Thursday.
Link
[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_PHONY_TIGER?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-
Blessed Are the Chinese Poor
> Local authorities yesterday seized a rural activist who has been leading a
high-profile legal campaign against the use of forced sterilization and abortion
in China, in an apparent effort to block him from meeting with senior government
officials who had expressed support for his cause.
> The detention
Priorities in Order
CNN this afternoon ran a story about a bar in the French Quarter that is open
for business, even though they have no power. In fact, the owner claims they
never closed.
It's hard to believe, but this story from last Sunday lends credence. Link
[http://edition.cnn.
Escaping Frodo's Oppression
I can't blame the guy:
> Can you picture gentle Frodo as a violent soccer hooligan? Is it possible to
envision a timid soul like Baggins as the grandson of a Ukrainian Jew, exploring
his relative's survival of the Holocaust? No, these aren't alternative-
New Orleans and Subsidiarity
Catholic Exchange has run a piece today by Bishop Rene Henry Gracida about local
responsibility for what happened in Nawlins. Link
[http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29978]. Excerpts:
> It was the responsibility of the City of New Orleans government to provide
Hillbilly Thomist
I used to subscribe to Mars Hill Audio magazine. I always enjoyed it, but let my
subscription lapse when my commute shrunk to four minutes (15 minutes by foot).
I might have to order this, though:
> In this MARS HILL AUDIO Conversation, Ken Myers talks with Susan Srigley about