Attention liberals: please don't let the fact that this link comes from The Weekly Standard cause your knees to jerk.
This is actually a discussion that I think could be right up there with 'Superman as serial killer' in terms of its appropriateness for we geeks at Hoyatalk:
Larry Wilmore did a segment on the Daily Show last night "White in America : The Children" which explores changing demographics, whites as a minority in 2050, vanilla ice cream metaphors, and Robin Thicke - it's a must watch :
(by the way, I stand by my use of quotation marks in reference to the Superman thread, since I was intending to indicate a thread title -- though I admit I might have gotten the title wrong)
"You'd be crazy NOT to!" -- Donagh Gilhooly, bartender and wisest of men
Larry Wilmore did a segment on the Daily Show last night "White in America : The Children" which explores changing demographics, whites as a minority in 2050, vanilla ice cream metaphors, and Robin Thicke - it's a must watch :
I caught that last night. That was very funny. I think the children getting pi**ed at him though was what made it really great....particularly in the ice cream segment. (And of course any reference to Alan Thicke is always great comedy.)
"You'd be crazy NOT to!" -- Donagh Gilhooly, bartender and wisest of men
1. This is why you should always order Guinness. Any bartender who ever short pours a Guinness is going to get laughed and mocked out of the profession. The only time a short pour is acceptable with Guinness is with Car Bombs, and in that case, it's intentional.
2. It's interesting that this guy in the article is concerned about "units," but fails to note that every single bar which serves a beer in that traditional pint glass (as seen in the photo) is, in fact, NOT serving a true pint of beer. Those glasses are 12 to 14 oz. at most, never 16 oz. A Guinness pint glass is 16 oz. Those others are not. Measure it yourself if you don't trust me. You're getting gypped every time.
"You'd be crazy NOT to!" -- Donagh Gilhooly, bartender and wisest of men
1. This is why you should always order Guinness. Any bartender who ever short pours a Guinness is going to get laughed and mocked out of the profession. The only time a short pour is acceptable with Guinness is with Car Bombs, and in that case, it's intentional.
2. It's interesting that this guy in the article is concerned about "units," but fails to note that every single bar which serves a beer in that traditional pint glass (as seen in the photo) is, in fact, NOT serving a true pint of beer. Those glasses are 12 to 14 oz. at most, never 16 oz. A Guinness pint glass is 16 oz. Those others are not. Measure it yourself if you don't trust me. You're getting gypped every time.
In the U.K., the Imperial Pint (equivalent to 19.2 U.S. ounces) has been a government-regulated standard for several centuries. The standard requires use of official pint glasses -- with the word "Pint" and the European "CE" marking -- etched onto each glass. The glasses actually hold more than an Imperial Pint, so there's room for the foam.
I'm all for small government, but there is something charming about this role for the government.
I am the Laird Hamilton of websurfing. I have no rivals but nature and time.
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Lots of these read as though they could have come straight from the Hilltop (and lots are in DC....we can see the area code!). Enjoy!
1. This is why you should always order Guinness. Any bartender who ever short pours a Guinness is going to get laughed and mocked out of the profession. The only time a short pour is acceptable with Guinness is with Car Bombs, and in that case, it's intentional.
2. It's interesting that this guy in the article is concerned about "units," but fails to note that every single bar which serves a beer in that traditional pint glass (as seen in the photo) is, in fact, NOT serving a true pint of beer. Those glasses are 12 to 14 oz. at most, never 16 oz. A Guinness pint glass is 16 oz. Those others are not. Measure it yourself if you don't trust me. You're getting gypped every time.
In the U.K., the Imperial Pint (equivalent to 19.2 U.S. ounces) has been a government-regulated standard for several centuries. The standard requires use of official pint glasses -- with the word "Pint" and the European "CE" marking -- etched onto each glass. The glasses actually hold more than an Imperial Pint, so there's room for the foam.
I'm all for small government, but there is something charming about this role for the government.
And yet as generous as the Imperial Pint is, the official measure of spirits is comparatively paltry- 35 ml (or sometimes even 25 ml!) is absurd, and when you then have to pay extra for your tonic mixer, well the only appropriate response is to order doubles and triples, and that always leads to good places. And service sucks when there is no tipping involved.
Also of note- Tombs mugs (or soda glasses) do not suffer the same tapering problem (though they are quite small to begin with).
Yeah they might be doing better on beers over there but as Jack says they are tight as hell with the booze. I'm a cocktail man more than a beer or wine guy for the most part, so let's just say I'd have a tough time in the UK. American bars pour very generously when it comes to liquor. I'll take that tradeoff with the pints of beer anyday.
But just a warning, don't read a script of anything you can't stand to be ruined.
Bless you and your children and your children's children for showing that to me, SF. This is my new favorite Web site.
I am pretty sure I never laughed as hard in my life as I just did reading the Revenge of the Sith Script.
I think I may have posted this once before, but for any gamers out there, the funniest game reviewer out there right now has got to be the Zero Punctuation guy.
If you play these games, I promise you will laugh at these reviews. If you don't play them, you might still laugh anyway if you enjoy snarky British humor.
Attention liberals: please don't let the fact that this link comes from The Weekly Standard cause your knees to jerk.
This is actually a discussion that I think could be right up there with 'Superman as serial killer' in terms of its appropriateness for we geeks at Hoyatalk:
But just a warning, don't read a script of anything you can't stand to be ruined.
Bless you and your children and your children's children for showing that to me, SF. This is my new favorite Web site.
I am pretty sure I never laughed as hard in my life as I just did reading the Revenge of the Sith Script.
I think I may have posted this once before, but for any gamers out there, the funniest game reviewer out there right now has got to be the Zero Punctuation guy.
If you play these games, I promise you will laugh at these reviews. If you don't play them, you might still laugh anyway if you enjoy snarky British humor.
The kingdom of the crystal skull one is awesome as well.
"It's in honor of my frat bro who died during hell week after passing out in a trough. I went to Syracuse."
