Finally! My self-imposed beer embargo is over. Finally, I can evaluate the stupid things everyone around me wants to talk about with the mindset befitting of the situation.
This is my review of The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree Quadruppel Ale:
If you’re one of the six people following the Women’s NCAA Tournament this will be old news, so go ahead and skip below.
For everyone else, the story goes like this: the white girl made a gesture. The black girl on the other team made the same gesture, since she happened to be on the team that won, she did the gesture again as well as a few others determined to be “classless” by internet Victorians. What was the gesture?
Naturally, internet Victorians are racist. This is the least interesting part, of a fairly uninteresting string of events.
Prior to the game, Dr. First Lady apparently went to visit the LSU locker room prior to the game. LSU declined, in part because the president picked them to lose early on his bracket. Later when LSU won and John Cena hand gestures were exchanged between competitors of various races, colors, and creeds, Dr. First Lady had an unusual offer: why can’t both teams visit the White House?
Without getting into the absurd notion of celebrating losers, the Iowa girl thankfully declined:
“I think LSU should enjoy that moment for them, and congratulations obviously. They deserve to go there. Maybe I could go to the White House on different terms. That’s for LSU. That’s a pretty cool moment and they should enjoy every second of being a champion,”
Trouble is, the LSU girl also declined:
LSU’s Angel Reese, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, tweeted that Biden’s comments were “a joke” as it’s not customary for a losing team to receive such an invitation.[…]
“If we were to lose, we would not be getting invited to the White House,” Reese said. This was another example of the double standard that Reese faced during her tournament run.
I just find it humorous for whatever reason, nobody else wants to point out neither team wants to visit the White House.
A Christmas beer on Easter? Deal with it. This was inspired by a dessert known as Poire à la Beaujolaise. This is densely packed Belgian style quad that is heavily spiced like one might expect a Christmas Ale to be. Not as carbonated as expected, maybe a bit fruity, but it packs quite a punch. Pair it with holiday faire and/or the drudgery of the day. The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree Quadruppel Ale: 3.9/5
It’s Easter, not Christmas, though.
“Deal with it. ”
OK?
That’s the sort of self-awareness that keeps bringing me back.
I said deal with it,
Just to be perfectly clear, Easter is in 8 days from now,
I can see why creatures of the night would celebrate the undead savior.
“I just find it humorous for whatever reason, nobody else wants to point out neither team wants to visit the White House.”
To be fair, many of them are too tall for Joe to sniff their hair.
“I just find it humorous for whatever reason, nobody else wants to point out neither team wants to visit the White House.”
Nor do most of the other 330M of Americans, not to visit and certainly not to live there.
It takes a “Special Person” to be that motivated.
Even Brandon gets out of WH for the weekend. I guess it is no longer the most prestigious address in the world.
They’re also too old.
I guess I should have read the comments before commenting.
Congrats Animal! With all these published authors here we’re turning into the next Algonquin Round Table.
“JUST IN: Crooked Katie Hobbs Vetoes Signature Verification Law in Arizona Before Kari Lake’s Signature Verification Fraud Claim Receives a Hearing”
https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/1644509604452212737
Shocking!
Yup. With a Dem governor, SecState, and AG, Arizona is fortified. Confident prediction: a Repub won’t win a statewide race until something very drastic indeed happens.
You mean whatever that hand thing is it isn’t a secret racist nazi dog whistle like the OK sign?
That’s what I expected the surprise ending to be.
What is that hand signal supposed to mean, anyway?
“You can’t see me.”
Oookay. If that’s supposed to be an insult or dominance move, I’m not getting it.
*moves on*
They’re probably as stupid as the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.
I don’t get it. Needs more labels.
Well. I’ve been published at RedState.
Kudos
sounds extremist.
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
liberty is a dogwhistle
Good show, Animal. Another history lesson for us enthusiasts.
Nice!
That article seems familiar somehow. Also, you refer to Mrs. Animal a couple times – that should generate some comments!
Yeah, they didn’t give me a chance to correct that.
Fantastic!
Heh, you refer to yourself and the wife as Mr and Mrs Animal. That might confuse the normies.
“So, you’re furries?”
“No.”
“But…”
This oldie might get thrown into one of my photoshop articles soon.
That is FANTASTIC!
😃👍
Congratulations and great work Animal.
W00t! Local boy makes good.
Nice.
Very nice. I caught the shout out to your nom du blog also.
The police said they found a Mauser. A MAUSER! Not a Mannlicher!
Go to a gun show, like the big thousand-table Oaks, PA gun show that Mrs. Animal and I attended a few years back, and you’ll see ninety percent of the tables displaying AR-15s and other Tacticool weaponry.
I was there last weekend. They had three halls open. I think it was a little less than 90% of tables with AR stuff this time. I didn’t buy any guns but I did score some hard-to-find ammunition.
Now, one could argue that the semi-auto action gives them an advantage in these situations. I think that’s a canard. One can, with a minimum of practice, handle a lever gun or a pump gun with as much speed as a semi-auto.
Bloke on the Range tried this out with Lindybeige. Lindybeige showed a much bigger improvement in his shooting speed with the Garand than Bloke. I’m watching the video again, and I think Lindybeige with the Garand beat out Bloke with the No. 4.
Focusing on the tool in this debate is exactly the wrong thing to do.
Yes.
I like the article.
I was very impressed with the speed and capability of some of the oldsters at one of my shotgun classes who were running pumps. But they had literally thousands of shells and who knows how many hours to get to that level. The point of most developments in firearms technology is to make it easier to be good, including semi-autos, red dot optics, who knows what else.
All that said, yes, I would rather face a tacticool tranny with an AR and couple hours range time than some old coot with a bolt-action with a thousand rounds of experience under his belt. Where you want to be when SHTF, is with a thousand rounds of experience (minimum) running your semi-auto.
All that said, yes, I would rather face a tacticool tranny with an AR and couple hours range time than some old coot with a bolt-action with a thousand rounds of experience under his belt. Where you want to be when SHTF, is with a thousand rounds of experience (minimum) running your semi-auto.
Agreed.
My mistake. Bloke with the No. 4 beat Lindy with the Garand. 27 v. 24.
Congrats!
For the parents:
Toddler Breaks Usain Bolt’s 100M Dash Record After Parent Asks What’s In His Mouth
Been there.
*memories of a holiday trip to the ER to find out if the toddler swallowed the decorative glass out of the fireplace*
“Army Sgt. Daniel Perry convicted of killing BLM protester Garrett Foster at Texas rally”
https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/army-sgt-daniel-perry-convicted-of-killing-blm-protester-garrett-foster/
Haven’t seen this but might have missed it. Frankly, a dark day for the right to self-defense. What a crock of shit.
Scary. Why on earth wouldn’t the governor intervene?
He needs to pardon him, no doubt…but what’shisface is a squish/wuss.
It would look better if the conviction were overturned on appeal. Executive clemency is a last resort. And that sucks because punishment is process.
And even if the conviction is overturned, or he’s pardoned, the Biden DOJ could swoop in with civil rights charges.
There’s almost no chance it gets overturned on appeal, absent some procedural screwup by the judge. The jury’s fundamental finding, that self-defense was not justified, is basically immune from appeal.
I think in Texas the governor’s pardon power is limited. I think the state Parole board has to approve it?
Typical bullshit. BLM and antifa are supported by the establishment.
Austin ain’t Texas.
Peak oil
Tesla’s report is not the only one warning about the cost of committing to fossil fuels long-term. An Oxford University study last year found that switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050 could save the global economy around $12 trillion, while warning that the narrative of the energy transition being too expensive to pursue was misleading.
“There is a pervasive misconception that switching to clean, green energy will be painful, costly and mean sacrifices for us all—but that’s just wrong,” Doyne Farmer, an economist and lead author on the Oxford study, said in a statement. “Completely replacing fossil fuels with clean energy by 2050 will save us trillions.”
We just reach into the magic hat, and PRESTO!
An entire new energy economy.
look we just need to magic a few million tons of raw materials is all and we get a billion jobs
“An Oxford University study last year found that switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050 could save the global economy around $12 trillion….”
“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.
…George Orwell
The delusions would be amusing if they weren’t about to impoverish us.
Like climate change, peak oil never goes away, it just keeps getting delayed.
If it’s an Oxford study it must be right.
That’s a lot of broken windows.
Picked up a prime standing rib roast today. Just under 9 lbs.
Other recent reports have worked to price in fossil fuels’ hidden costs to nature. Biodiversity and ecological functions, ranging from freshwater filtration to stable food systems, are worth as much as $150 trillion according to a 2021 BCG report, or around twice the value of annual global GDP. But man-made pressures and ecological decay are already costing the global economy $5 trillion a year, the report found.
While ecological functions are highly valuable to the global economy, markets have yet to fully account for them. Partha Dasgupta, the Cambridge University economist who recently received an elevated knighthood for his seminal 2021 economic review of biodiversity’s value, has argued that markets have so far failed to price in how ecological decay damages economic growth, and conservatively estimates that global nature-damaging subsidies amount to as much as $6 trillion a year.
When you toss in all these other made up numbers, we can’t afford not to!
A Traditional Appalachian Breakfast and How to Make Buttermilk Biscuit Bread & Oven Hash Browns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWK5mDTZY0
English breakfast better
Nothing like baked beans in the morning and gas all day. That being said, you’re right. English cuisine, at least regarding breakfasts, is underrated.
Needs biscuits and sausage gravy. Don’t know if that’s Appalachian, but it’s definitely southern U.S. And it’s awesome.
Also, flash poll: Hash browns or home fries?
Crispy grated hash browns. None of that cubed shit.
My breakfast potatoes disagree.
Yup
Bah. Cubes are where it’s at. Potatoes O’Brien for more flavorful option.
Hash browns, of course.
Yes.
With or without pineapple?
Swinger hash browns vs. monogamous hash browns?
There’s not much to recommend Appalachian cuisine.
But a lot more of us are going to get familiar with it, because its primary attribute is its cheapness. Twentieth century Appalachian cuisine was built around having very little to eat.
Much like Chinese cuisine.
Tipper’s channel is awesome. I’ve used it a bunch for recipe suggestions, the bread last weekend. I just roll my eyes when she brings up “foodways” and the like. And Matt is a peach. Makes me think about carrying a fixed blade knife around for chores again.
More info on calls for Abbott to pardon Perry after his conviction and a refresher on the case itself:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/will-texas-governor-pardon-army-sergeant-sandbagged-soros-da-self-defense-shooting
Soros funding DAs has been incredibly effective I’m afraid.
To be fair, destroying is a lot easier than creating. It’s no wonder the left is so good at the former.
If you raise a firearm at someone, that’s the end of the discussion.
How the hell did Garza get a jury to convict?
Possibly because Perry drove into the crowd. I’m not saying he attacked them. I just think this story may not be as lopsided as often presented. The second half of the New York Post article above tells us more about his actions.
He took a wrong turn and got an AK shoved in his grill by a masked nut job after being swarmed by a mob. Sounds like textbook self-defense to me.
It’s not a textbook case, which is why he got convicted.
The prosecution argued that Foster never pointed the rifle at Perry, and – this is important – Perry confirmed that was in the case in his own testimony. If Foster didn’t point the rifle at Perry, then they can argue that there was no intent, which is one of the four requirements to use deadly force in self-defense (the others are Ability, Jeopardy, and Preclusion.) I don’t personally agree with this, I think that Foster demonstrated his intent by showing up at a riot with a mask and a long gun, but that’s the argument they made, and it’s a legally compelling one.
Stay away from riots, and if you find yourself in one, focus on getting the fuck out of dodge as fast as you can.
Why do I strongly suspect that a non-lefty with a rifle in the ready position, but not quite pointed at somebody, would be deemed to be a legitimate target for a self-defense shooting.
Even leaving aside that the cops shoot people all the time who merely have a weapon visible, but not actually pointed directly at someone.
Bottom line: nothing is “legally compelling” unless the law is applied equally to all.
Let’s face it: if you have to wait until somebody points a gun directly at you, you have little chance of winning both the gunfight and the criminal charge.
“Stay away from riots, and if you find yourself in one, focus on getting the fuck out of dodge as fast as you can.”
Good advice, but with radical nut jobs randomly blocking traffic, that can be hard to do if luck doesn’t smile on you.
cops shoot people all the time who merely have a weapon visible
Or sometimes an invisible weapon.
“nothing is “legally compelling” unless the law is applied equally to all”
Blind justice? Sounds racist.
Being less snarky, I don’t like the new rules any more than anyone else here but they are what they are. We now have an obvious two-tiered justice system, just get used to it and adapt.
Lynching was an outrageous injustice, but all the same, if I were a black man in the late 1800’s, I would avoid talking to white women out of self-preservation.
“Why do I strongly suspect that a non-lefty with a rifle in the ready position, but not quite pointed at somebody, would be deemed to be a legitimate target for a self-defense shooting.” I’ve seen little indication that this is the case. I’ve been present at events where there were a shitload of non-lefty types with rifles carried at the ready, and none of them were shot, even in the presence of lefty counter-protesters. Kyle Rittenhouse carried his rifle in a similar way, and the self-defense claims of his attackers (quite rightly) went nowhere.
There may be cases of lefty prosecutors protecting lefty rioters when they get clipped, but I don’t think that this is a good example of one.
“Even leaving aside that the cops shoot people all the time who merely have a weapon visible, but not actually pointed directly at someone.” Yes, I’m aware that the cops are basically gangsters with badges.
“Let’s face it: if you have to wait until somebody points a gun directly at you, you have little chance of winning both the gunfight and the criminal charge.” Two points. First, intent can be demonstrated other ways – pounding on the car, verbal threats, et cetera. Second, I know of about a dozen self defense cases where the defender drew on a drawn gun and shot their assailant, all without taking a bullet in return. It’s much more possible than most people believe.
We now have an obvious two-tiered justice system, just get used to it and adapt.
Nope. When pushed I will shove.
“Second, I know of about a dozen self defense cases where the defender drew on a drawn gun and shot their assailant, all without taking a bullet in return.”
I’ll assume the defender wasn’t charged, tried, and convicted. Regardless, that’s not the standard in Austin (and in who knows what other jurisdictions). In Tucson (Tucson!), I would not want to bet my future on a prosecutor declining to press charges in the same situation.
And no, of course this isn’t an example of a lefty prosecutor protecting a lefty rioter, because this is an example of a lefty prosecutor going after a non-lefty. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of lefty prosecutors protecting lefty rioters. That’s the point.
Why do I strongly suspect that a non-lefty with a rifle in the ready position, but not quite pointed at somebody, would be deemed to be a legitimate target for a self-defense shooting.
I suspect the same thing.
“Stay away from riots, and if you find yourself in one, focus on getting the fuck out of dodge as fast as you can”
^^^This.
I have sympathy for Perry given that:
1. He was an Uber driver ostensibly following the GPS
2. It’s easy to dissect these cases in a courtroom when the decisions in the moment are split-second
3. I generally think that rioters of any political persuasion are scum
But in SHTF scenarios (of which riots are a microcosm) the best course of action is always to avoid trouble.
I’m sympathetic too. I’ll say it again, I do think that Foster presented a deadly threat, and I think that Perry was fully within his rights to shoot him dead. But his solution clearly wasn’t the ideal one.
As to point 1, blindly following your GPS is a good way to end up in a bad situation. Drive with your head up, always. The signs of a developing riot aren’t too hard to read.
“The signs of a developing riot aren’t too hard to read.”
Having never been in the vicinity of one, I couldn’t say for sure. But they can blow up fast and tend to be very localized. Based on a couple of conversations with people in the vicinity of Tucson’s George Floyd riot, I think it’s mostly luck – a block, a handful of minutes, are the margin of safety.
Personally, I never go close to an urban center unless I have a very good reason to be there. Generally involving either somebody paying me, or the possibility of getting paid.
So, if Perry presented a deadly threat, and the car was mobbed, what would be the ideal solution? Run over people to get away?
“The signs of a developing riot aren’t too hard to read.”
Having never been in the vicinity of one, I couldn’t say for sure.
When I was in Ecuador visiting some relatives, we were near the city center of where they lived. We heard noise of lots of people off in the distance. We walked over, and there was a mass protest in front of a government building. It turns out, it was a tax protest. I saw the huge number of cops around the government building and the helicopter flying around. I told my relatives, “Let’s get out of here.” Pretty soon after I said that, we left. No riot, but I really didn’t want to be stuck in one in Ecuador.
“the possibility of getting
paidlaid”FIFY.
You do you, Q. But if she wants the Dean Meat, she can come to me.
Just to be clear: I think you are accurately describing the legal pretext used by the prosecutor, judge, and jury to reach a verdict they desperately wanted to reach. I’m just saying it is no more than a pretext of the sort you will find in broken legal systems.
The people who mobbed his car were guilty of a felony – unlawful imprisonment. And very likely other crimes having to do with impeding traffic. When somebody who is already committing a felony rolls up with a rifle in the ready position (that is, not quite aimed at me, but actually, in this case, its entirely possible that he muzzled the guy in the car, based on the photo I have seen), then I think its well over the line to “reasonable fear”.
Remember – the guy in Charlotte was threatened by somebody with a gun. He ran over people to get away. How’d that work out for him? It’s foolish to get too wrapped up in legal nuance when the court you are in doesn’t give a shit, and just wants you to go down for hard time.
Sadly, this isn’t something that an appellate court will rule on.
He was Ubering/Lyfting as a side hustle on his way to pick up a fare. That keeps getting conveniently left out. At the time, protesters were illegally blocking streets/highways in that area and intimidating motorists who they came upon. Also, Perry lived on Fort Hood and was just commuting to Austin for the Uber/Lyft gig on weekends and may not have been familiar with the region.
See also the Ukranian truck driver who accidentally drove into a crowd on I35W in Mpls in the early days of these protests who got dragged out of his cab and beaten and originally criminally charged, but I believe the charges were dropped.
Same way as the DA in Portland prosecuted righties for threatening antifa after armed antifa thugs followed the righties to their revised protest location. Or the homeowner who got tired of the armed thugs taking over his neighborhood.
“Army Sgt. Daniel Perry convicted of killing BLM protester Garrett Foster at Texas rally”
He should have just floored it through/over them.
Don’t play in the street.
And then the guy with the AK puts a magazine’s worth into your back.
Excellent way to disable your own vehicle. Probably better to reverse and get moving backwards while there’s still some clear space. Cracking the sunroof long enough to toss a smoke+OC grenade combo might also help.
Walmart is shooting themselves in the foot. Like Amazon, their listing are getting overran with scam artists.
They’re also no longer shipping a lot of items and pushing for local delivery/pickup. Which sucks for getting regional items out of region. I want my goddam self rising flour and nekot wafers.
So while coaching my son’s baseball team today, I had to skip over a kid in the lineup. Took a piss. No problem I penciled him in when he got back. The next time he came up in the lineup he went up in his slot. Batting 5th. Nope, the other coach complained, and said he’s batting 8th. Then he showed me his scorecard… That dork was keeping score for both teams. He insisted the kid bat 8th since that’s what he had on the card.
“But I have him here batting 8th.”
“So?”
It doesn’t help its the coach I think is a moron, on the team I can’t stand.
Ahhh your league has a team named the Yankees as well.
I was playing 1960s Little League in Arizona and one of the teams was named for the Yankees. That team felt just as entitled as the MLB Yankees. (I was on the Cubs as we were as bad as our name sake.)
Great Drinker interview!
The link, she is broken.
Corrected.
Oh, and I would definitely give this beer a go. I like Belgian beer, and I have no objection to spicing beer holiday-style.
Our usual Sunday racing was moved to today. Not sure why since tomorrow is just the 1st Sunday following the 1st full moon after the equinox. But we have some good Trades today and they might get to really pumping by this afternoon. I hope everyone has a great day and I am out out of here until this evening.
Fair winds and following seas.
Any other couples here swap Easter baskets? Or am I and my gf the only ones?
Is that a euphemism? Because if so . . . Maybe.
No euphemism. Shes getting sugar free candy and HK mags.
Awww.
Reminds me of Mrs. Dean’s wedding present: an Sig Sauer P228.
😃
Zoom reminder for the irreligious and non-believer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87821224358?pwd=eW55MTRDbDNtQkh2aHd3M1Nmenlzdz09
What about Jooz?
She said irreligious, doesn’t that count?
Sports.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950063/RILEY-GAINES-hit-face-man-dressed-woman-speaking-against-trans-movement.html
Confident prediction: Nobody will be charged for any of the multiple felonies caught on video.
This part of the story really gives the game away:
“I raced against Thomas in March 2022 in the 200 freestyle. We tied. We finished at the exact same moment down to 100ths of a second.
But after we stepped down from the awards podium, an NCAA official looked at both Thomas and me and said, ‘Great job, you tied. But we don’t account for ties. So, the trophy goes to Lia.’”
It’s going to get interesting when BIPOCs start losing status to trannies.
Your company’s executive board is going to look like the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Lol. You’re right.
I would be seriously debating the impact on my career (if I still had one) of asking my CEO (a bog-standard follower of MSNBC leftism) what we were doing to recruit trannies to our executive team and board of trustees. I mean, c’mon, we don’t have a single tranny in either the c-suite or the boardroom! How can we say we DEI is our highest priority?
“I raced against Thomas in March 2022 in the 200 freestyle. We tied. We finished at the exact same moment down to 100ths of a second.
But after we stepped down from the awards podium, an NCAA official looked at both Thomas and me and said, ‘Great job, you tied. But we don’t account for ties. So, the trophy goes to Lia.’”
This sounded fishy, so I looked on the NCAA website and for that race, Thomas and Gaines were listed as tied for 5th, with each getting team points split between 5th and 6th. So I don’t see any indication of a preference there, and they do account for ties.
WANT!
https://www.motortrend.com/news/inkas-armored-bulletproof-toyota-land-cruiser-76-expedition-specs-details-photos/
Oooooh.
Is the 2023 Land Cruiser still a V8? I’m still a little pissed at Toyota for no longer offering the 5.7L V8 in the Tundra…
The 2023 Land Cruiser doesn’t exist. They discontinued it.
Still available in Lexus form I think but, you know, $$$.
The basketball players are smart to decline the invitation. Though on the other hand, they’re too old to have their hair sniffed.
A Christmas beer on Easter? Deal with it. This was inspired by a dessert known as Poire à la Beaujolaise. This is densely packed Belgian style quad that is heavily spiced like one might expect a Christmas Ale to be. Not as carbonated as expected, maybe a bit fruity, but it packs quite a punch. Pair it with holiday faire and/or the drudgery of the day. The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree Quadruppel Ale: 3.9/5
Sounds delicious.
I was going to add, not knowing Biden’s statute, that they’re likely too tall to be sniffed.
Seems he likes to lean-in on the young girls.
Stupid state liquor system. They seem to have a grudge against 200ml bottle size. And I can guess why.
It’s measured in the accursed metric system instead of God’s own ounces?
Animal on April 8, 2023 at 11:34 am
Well. I’ve been published at RedState.
Good for you and nice read.
However, Ive been published at more highly-esteemed sites. I dont mean to drop names but Craigslist is one.
That gets you laid more than RedState.
I’m still waiting for your article with at least some of your ads.
Me too. I am in possession of some of them, but alas, I cannot publish without permission.
Meh. It reads like a pamphlet.
…unless I provide the story that accompanied each
Actual Fact- Jugsy was snagged from the CL pond and was only supposed to be a “one-and-done”.
And here we are almost 11 years later, still together.
So be Thomas Paine. We want the pamphlet! We want the pamphlet! We want the pamphlet!
Wifey: “when you make the [tuna] casserole, could you put a couple of tater tots on top? Just to try it to see what it’s like.”
“So hotdish…”
“What’s hotdish?”
“Why, YOU, of course, honey!”
Dammit, I flubbed!
Don’t have sex with an asshole.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/21980572/boyfriend-obsessed-with-anal-sex/
Advice that works both ways here.
Why am I apparently the only one that sees the irony in a company founded by hippies quoting LBJ?
https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/1640837706254106631
Ben and Jerry are going to jave the n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years?