Minnesota Will Start Selling Beer For Football Games at TCF Bank Stadium

All, Beer, College Football Ty Duffy July 12th. 2012, 6:55pm

The University of Minnesota Regents have approved a plan to sell beer during home football games to raise an estimated $1.5 million in additional revenue. The Gophers are the first Big Ten team to offer general alcohol sales during football games. There is a catch, though. God’s greatest gift to mankind will only be sold at two access points, on the direct opposite side of the stadium from the student section.

Long lines and a long walk. Guessing the students will still be getting ripped beforehand and smuggling through plastic bags full of vodka in their underwear, which is clearly much safer than selling them Bud Light.

[Photo via Presswire]

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229 Responses to “Minnesota Will Start Selling Beer For Football Games at TCF Bank Stadium”

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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 6:58 PM
God’s greatest gift to mankind
Nuff said
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 6:59 PM
I could gopher another round
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:02 PM
I could gopher another round
why didn’t I think of that
/now nuff said
//till someone else says something else
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:05 PM
God’s greatest gift to mankind will only be sold at two access points, on the direct opposite side of the stadium from the student section.
i imagine my jesus rushing through the crowd like stone cold steve austin to destroy mankind profiting off of god’s greatest gift, sending kegs flying through the air like a money changer’s table and im in the front row HAMMERED drunk.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:12 PM
Guessing the students will still be getting ripped beforehand and smuggling through plastic bags full of vodka in their underwear, which is clearly much safer than selling them Bud Light.
No kidding. Maybe it is because I am old and my liver is hardened, but I can’t stomach luke-warm, cheap beer in a plastic cup. I could (and sometimes do) drink Old Milwaukee out of a can all day, but plastic cups and cheap beer don’t mesh for me.
/Not really an issue.
//Brings bourbon into KU games.
///Then leaves at halftime to get more.
////Sometimes returns to game.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:24 PM
I thought Old Milwaukee was just cheap bear out of a plastic cup poured into a can.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:28 PM
nothing wrong with some Old Milwaukee tall boys. I pick up a 4 pack once in a blue moon.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:32 PM
I’m a yuengling man myself…every once in a while switch to miller lite to let my gut get back down to size, yuengling lager is like drinking a 3 course meal after you finish your 3 course meal
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Maybe it is because I am old and my liver is hardened, but I can’t stomach luke-warm, cheap beer in a plastic cup.
Amazing how in college you couldn’t wait to do this all weekend, especially if a ping pong ball and plywood stolen from someone’s bunk were involved.
/Middle aged guy
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:34 PM
I thought the NCAA didn’t allow alcohol sales at athletic events?
I went to the Second Round basketball games in Charlotte in 2011 and there was no beer allowed to be sold at all.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:38 PM
I went to the Second Round basketball games in Charlotte in 2011 and there was no beer allowed to be sold at all.
It’s probably something like you can buy it but you’re not allowed to possess or consume it
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Built to spill live makes my musical organs happy
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:51 PM
It’s probably something like you can buy it but you’re not allowed to possess or consume it
I don’t follow. None of the concession stands in the arena sold beer for either of the games. I just assumed it was a state thing in North Carolina (as the games were on a Sunday, and a bunch of states have weird-ass alcohol laws on Sundays), but I was told it was an NCAA thing.
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gfunk supreme Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Built to spill live makes my musical organs happy
Are you seeing them live, or the live album? They are always fucking awesome live.
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Full Point (1000) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 7:59 PM
tcf is very nice stadium. i saw u2 there last july.
would love to go back.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:00 PM
I was just cracking a joke, obviously a poor attempt at one. You seemed surprised they were allowing beer sales-so I added the possession comment
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Like some countries where it’s legal to smoke weed but it’s illegal to buy it, sell it, grow it, possess it, give it away or pick it up off the ground
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:04 PM
Gfunk…listening to it rt now. Covering cortez the killah
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rondoman Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:07 PM
Anybody here watch Workaholics? God I love that show.
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WheresWallace Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:15 PM
I went to the Second Round basketball games in Charlotte in 2011 and there was no beer allowed to be sold at all.
It’s probably something like you can buy it but you’re not allowed to possess or consume it
It’s not an NCAA rule during the regular season. The rules are made by the schools/conferences/states/arenas or some combination thereof. For instance Arizona had a law that they are overturning to sell beer and wine at college games. Syracuse has sold beer at games (basketball/football) for a long time. But when it’s an NCAA sponsored event like the tournament no alcohol sales are permitted because of NCAA rules. In the 4 years I was at school I probably bought a beer at the stadium once. (See:trashed before walking in)
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:17 PM
ok, move along, that’s all the TBLAD we’re allowed
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:19 PM
yuengling lager is like drinking a 3 course meal after you finish your 3 course meal
Cute. Like when you’re in college and “class it up” by drinking Sam Adams, there’s a whole ‘nother world out there that is beyond your comprehension.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:28 PM
ok, move along, that’s all the TBLAD we’re allowed
Hey, I just got here.
Also, OT: “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” is on TCM. Scenes with “the U.S. Olympic team” on near the start. Team seen wearing blue blazers, grey slacks and fedoras. No berets, fedoras.
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Billy Buckner Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:29 PM
yuengling lager is like drinking a 3 course meal after you finish your 3 course meal
You need to try some more beers, son.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:29 PM
I don’t like Sam Adams, guess I don’t comprehend the world.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:29 PM
Also, OT
which one?
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:30 PM
You need to try some more beers, son.
my recommendation: marry a woman who works at whole foods
/25% discount!!
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:30 PM
/takes his place as castoff for claiming his dislike of Sam Adams
//fuck you guys
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:31 PM
I’m not saying drinking it’s like a 3 course meal because its “Classy”, i mean the shit makes me fat
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Also, OT
which one?
Whoops. The “beer at TCF Bank Stadium” one. Nice call.
/team fedora
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:31 PM
my recommendation: marry a woman
That’s the goal
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
I’m not saying drinking it’s like a 3 course meal because its “Classy”, i mean the shit makes me fat
And I’m saying that if you think Yuengling is a heavy beer, you don’t know the half of it.
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:38 PM
I laughed so hard when I drove by Applebees yesterday and the display sign said “PBR on Tap” classy!
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Point Break is on HDNet movies. FUCK. YEAH.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:42 PM
That’s the goal
hey buddy, guinness girl has been here
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:48 PM
hey buddy, guinness girl has been here
What does a married woman have to do with this?
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:50 PM
i didn’t want to exclude her
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:50 PM
And I’m saying that if you think Yuengling is a heavy beer, you don’t know the half of it.
Now i got you. From the sounds of reading your guys’ post weeks before I joined, you guys are mostly all a hell of a lot older than me, so you’ve got many drinking years ahead of me.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Point Break
never seen it. if i’m a fan of laughable macho posturing, like roadhouse, is it a must?
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Haven’t had as many years to get to scoop on all the beers like all you seasoned veterans
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Point breaks that surfing movie aint it?
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:54 PM
WU – Not much posturing, but a lot of bad assing.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:54 PM
monster, it’s not about time it’s about money. you must drink crap beer until your are 26, then marry the person from wfm and get crafty on the cheap
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Surfing, bank robbing, sky diving, etc etc
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Not much posturing, but a lot of bad assing.
no interest then. keanu and patrick swayze don;t have a bad ass between them
/coop;d
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:56 PM
that was my first /coop’d, been here since 08
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:57 PM
monster, it’s not about time it’s about money. you must drink crap beer until your are 26, then marry the person from wfm and get crafty on the cheap
I got 3 years of crap beer to go then
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:59 PM
good news tho, there’s just as much variety in crap beer.
old style, strohs, schlitz (it’s back!), any budweiser, black label, schaefer’s….
TBLADers, here’s your chance to add more!!
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:59 PM
I laughed so hard when I drove by Applebees yesterday and the display sign said “PBR on Tap” classy!
Damned hipsters. When I was in school (93-97) PBR was almost the cheapest of cheap beers (RIP Meister Brau.) Then the hipsters got ahold of it and a case went from $10 to $14. I will admit it took me a few years out of college to actually make money. Anyhow, funny that PBR is a special at a chain restaurant now.
you guys are mostly all a hell of a lot older than me
Eh, I think the commenters here range from the early 20s to early 40s, with an outlier here or there (Hi Some Random Old Dude!) We all get along great. Mostly. Don’t rock the boat, Rookie.
/Welcome, Monster.
//That’ll be the extent of your hazing.
///Be wary of the banhammer. It has been sharpened and polished.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 8:59 PM
Not much posturing, but a lot of bad assing.
no interest then. keanu and patrick swayze don;t have a bad ass between them
/coop;d
Agreed. I hate Patrick Swayze, he should just do the movie watching public a favor and oh wait…he already did
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:02 PM
I laughed so hard when I drove by Applebees yesterday and the display sign said “PBR on Tap” classy!
Damned hipsters. When I was in school (93-97) PBR was almost the cheapest of cheap beers (RIP Meister Brau.) Then the hipsters got ahold of it and a case went from $10 to $14. I will admit it took me a few years out of college to actually make money. Anyhow, funny that PBR is a special at a chain restaurant now.
I’ll drink it only in bottles on ice. I have standards
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:02 PM
I keep seeing crap about the banhammer, but people (including myself) say fucked up stuff on here all the time. Whats it take?
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:02 PM
bad punctuation sure won;t do it
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:03 PM
I remember thinking I was sophisticated when I discovered Rolling Rock.
Current obsession is Dogfish Raison d’Etre. Fresh Market lets you builld your own 6 pack which is good for experimenting although the options are a little limited.
When’s the last time there was a TBLAD beer discussion?
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:03 PM
old style, strohs, schlitz (it’s back!), any budweiser, black label, schaefer’s….
TBLADers, here’s your chance to add more!!
Hadn’t heard of Schaefer’s in years. Good pull.
Milwaukee’s Best (hated that for some reason but could handle the rest,) Pearl (from Texas), Olympia (It’s the Water!) Schmidt’s Gay (not a real beer) shit. I am forgetting a bunch. I’m surprised I don’t have kidney stones the size of Buicks at this point.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:03 PM
//That’ll be the extent of your hazing.
Fuck that.
Hey rook, go tell sportsgal that having children is the greatest thing you can do and that she’s selfish for hating other people’s kids.
/stands to side
//drinks beer
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:04 PM
TBLADers, here’s your chance to add more!!
Little Kings Ale, made in Cincinnati, IIRC. 8-oz bottles, but they came in 8-packs. In the early 80s, it was good and cheap – just right for college students.
Point Break
I like it, but Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are on. Russell was a complete babe, and a first-class smart ass on screen.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:05 PM
I keep seeing crap about the banhammer, but people (including myself) say fucked up stuff on here all the time. Whats it take?
Being considered “clueless” (RIP Beekeeper Ben) or catching TBL on a bad day.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:05 PM
PBR is a popular special these days, but still the cheapest everywhere I’ve seen… But fuck hipsters, it’s a shit beer.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:05 PM
old style, strohs, schlitz (it’s back!), any budweiser, black label, schaefer’s….
TBLADers, here’s your chance to add more!!
Hadn’t heard of Schaefer’s in years. Good pull.
Milwaukee’s Best (hated that for some reason but could handle the rest,) Pearl (from Texas), Olympia (It’s the Water!) Schmidt’s Gay (not a real beer) shit. I am forgetting a bunch. I’m surprised I don’t have kidney stones the size of Buicks at this point.
Schaefer’s is the worst beer I’ve ever had. Only slightly beating out Red Dog.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:05 PM
Eh, I think the commenters here range from the early 20s to early 40s, with an outlier here or there (Hi Some Random Old Dude!)
Fifty-two on Saturday, I’ll have you know. Happy Bastille Day, everybody!
/farts
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Dogfish Raison d’Etre
You mean Dogfish Head? If so, they make that 5 minutes from my house.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Yes.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:07 PM
Hey rook, go tell sportsgal that having children is the greatest thing you can do and that she’s selfish for hating other people’s kids. Bear.
Oh, my.
Little Kings Ale,
Well, if Malt Liquor is involved… Mickey’s Grenades.
/Hasn’t had a sip of malt liquor in (looks at calendar) not long enough.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:07 PM
Fifty-two on Saturday, I’ll have you know. Happy Bastille Day, everybody!
/sharts
fixed for tired sphincter muscles
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:08 PM
They just had a big ass festival to showcase their beers and shit. Brought these cheese filled beer battered hot dogs down from Pennsylvania. God fucking damn those things were awesome
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Well, if Malt Liquor is involved… Mickey’s Grenades.
/Hasn’t had a sip of malt liquor in (looks at calendar) not long enough.
that the same as the mickey’s big mouth’s?
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:09 PM
Only slightly beating out Red Dog.
What was the other beer that came out when Red Dog did? Icehouse?
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:10 PM
that the same as the mickey’s big mouth’s?
Probably. With the riddles or whatever under the cap.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:10 PM
/sharts
fixed for tired sphincter muscles
Dang, the truth hurts.
/+1 backup pair of underwear
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:11 PM
SROD has been the best commenter of the last few months, hands down.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:11 PM
Ok. Olympia had grenades as well and they were the one that had riddles under the cap. Get all stoned drinking Olympia and solving all the riddles but one and then the girlfriends come over and they figure out the one we can’t immediately. We only got the Olympia grenade bottles when we went skiing in Colorado. Not sold in Kansas.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:12 PM
I was a college freshman about the time the “ice” beer phenomenon hit. Nothing like getting more drunk, more quickly on the likes of Natty Ice and Milwaukee’s Best Ice.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Red Dog did? Icehouse?
i had a red dog tshirt once. had a bulldog tshirt collection (of like six shirts)
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:13 PM
they were the one that had riddles
So does Mickey’s. Buddy of mine had a 6 pack, drank 1, didn’t like it, gave me the 5 pack. They had riddles on them.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:13 PM
SROD has been the best commenter of the last few months, hands down. Rara
He is nothing but a stand-up guy. I wish he’d comment more. Although, it is getting late and it may be bed-time for him.
/I kid.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:14 PM
SROD has been the best commenter of the last few months, hands down.
srod, what do you say?
/been a dad too long
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:14 PM
SROD has been the best commenter of the last few months, hands down.
You’re too kind. I come here for the laughs. As a kid, I wanted to be Morey Amsterdam. This is the place where I can get that out of my system.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:15 PM
whe i was at u of Idaho we drank Rainier, schaefer and black label. once i tried a drinking game i heard about….drink a six pack one shot at a time…one every 60 seconds.
doesn;t seem that tough until you get to the third/fourth beer. then the second-hand sweeps a bit faster.
it was fun, and a good start to an evening
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:16 PM
He is nothing but a stand-up guy. I wish he’d comment more. Although, it is getting late and it may be bed-time for him.
Pfft. I got a bad case of insomnia. Plus, they say as you get older, you need less sleep each night.
Lemme say this: I’d be honored to buy a round for any of you TBLADers. You guys are a good bunch. Funny as hell, also.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:17 PM
As a kid, I wanted to be Morey Amsterdam. This is the place where I can get that out of my system.
of all the white folks, you wanted to be him?
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:17 PM
I was a college freshman about the time the “ice” beer phenomenon hit.
I still find it funny that I used to drink Icehouse in college and most people wouldn’t touch it, even at parties. Now I love the Lagunitas Hop Stoopid for $4 a bomber at 8% alcohol to be my favorite, and no one in the house will touch that either.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:17 PM
You guys are a good bunch. Funny as hell, also.
Guess you haven’t met me then.
/Buys his own drink
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Exactly, good hearted dude. Not to be creepy to SROD, but I’ve been reading for about 3 years and used to comment a lot until I got fed up. The place would be better with more real folks.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Here is an example of the Olympia riddles. I think these may be older (60s) versions. SROD may be able to clarify.
http://40ouncebeer.com/puzzles.html
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
at 8% alcohol
some are snobbish about craft beer because of ingredients, brewing process, status
i come for the ABV
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
The place would be better with more real folks.
splain lucy
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:20 PM
of all the white folks, you wanted to be him?
Actually, either him or Humphrey Bogart. Amsterdam had it good on the Dick Van Dyke show – stand in the background and throw out wisecracks.
Bogie? He wasn’t a tall heartthrob, but many of his characters had an abiding sense of honor at the core. And, his costumers tailored the hell out of his suits. He could be a sharp-dressed man when the role called for it.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Exactly, good hearted dude. Not to be creepy to SROD, but I’ve been reading for about 3 years and used to comment a lot until I got fed up. The place would be better with more real folks.
Oh, so just because I’m a Spam Bot, that makes me not real?
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Damn it. I think we have a TBLAD going on right now. And this is what TBLAD was. Nothing to do with the topic of the post of which I can’t remember. It’s Paterno related, right?
Oh, the Gophers are selling beer. It has something to do with this.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:22 PM
i come for the ABV
tis why i asked about living with the in-laws last night, vez. I can drink those high ABV’s and not look like an alcoholic by drinking 16 cans on a given night. they probably aren’t fooled.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I can’t believe ice beer is getting play like its a real beer style. Yikes, kids.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:24 PM
rollo, put out a calendar and start X-ing out days until you leave
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:24 PM
The place would be better with more real folks.
That is an interesting point. For me, I take all comments at face value, taking it for granted that each poster is showing his/her “real” voice and viewpoint. I know I can count on scripty, spencer and ben the beekeeper to offer funny takes on a wide variety of topics, for example.
Others throw out wisecracks & one-liners until a point of contention is discovered. Then, things can get a bit serious. That isn’t necessarily bad.
Given your view, Consider, I wonder what I’m mis-perceiving.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:25 PM
Once gave my dad an Arrogant Bastard to try and to this day he still mentions it (negatively) every time I hand him a beer.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:26 PM
it would be a lot of too much work to have a persona not your own
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:26 PM
I can’t believe ice beer is getting play like its a real beer style. Yikes, kids.
Wasn’t there some reason ice beer disappeared from shelves, like an illegal process in making it. i want to say something like ethanol was involved. that’s what happened last time i tried to down Bud Ice…dry heaving.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:27 PM
http://40ouncebeer.com/puzzles.html
Those look cool. Never drank Olympia, but I saved that link to do those later. Lookin’ forward to it.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:27 PM
That is an interesting point. For me, I take all comments at face value, taking it for granted that each poster is showing his/her “real” voice and viewpoint. I know I can count on scripty, spencer and ben the beekeeper to offer funny takes on a wide variety of topics, for example.
Others throw out wisecracks & one-liners until a point of contention is discovered. Then, things can get a bit serious. That isn’t necessarily bad.
I’m not going to lie, tossing a grenade with a snarky one-liner, then watching the carnage unfold is a lot of fun.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:28 PM
I thought ice beer was basically a marketing gimmick aimed at college kids and alcoholics, which may be redundant.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:29 PM
tis why i asked about living with the in-laws last night, vez. I can drink those high ABV’s and not look like an alcoholic by drinking 16 cans on a given night. they probably aren’t fooled.
i don’t get ABV/proof….as a teen/20s, you erred on the side of higher proof spirits (100 proof Wild Turkey!). and the math was easy, just double the percentage for proof.
then i noticed that wine was like 13 abv and i wondered why anyone bothered. i hardly ever drink enough wine to get drunk, tho white wine/champagne seems to work quicker than red.
but, an 8 or 9 abv beer? takes about two to get me feeling silly. it has something to do with carbonation and sugar, right?
/210 pounds
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:30 PM
alcoholics
What’s the officer, problem?
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:31 PM
I’m not going to lie, tossing a grenade with a snarky one-liner, then watching the carnage unfold is a lot of fun.
Truth. I’m not good at it, but I enjoy watching it happen. Fire-starters rock!
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:32 PM
then i noticed that wine was like 13 abv and i wondered why anyone bothered. i hardly ever drink enough wine to get drunk, tho white wine/champagne seems to work quicker than red.
but, an 8 or 9 abv beer? takes about two to get me feeling silly. it has something to do with carbonation and sugar, right?
Could it be that you almost always have wine with dinner, and are more likely to have beer with no food?
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:32 PM
but, an 8 or 9 abv beer? takes about two to get me feeling silly. it has something to do with carbonation and sugar, right?
i’m not totally sure, i just know that a 8% beer means it’s like drinking two Bud Lights with half the liquid. so if they taste better and have a higher content and i can “drink” less, i’m all for it.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
bedtime for bonzos…i’ll be back
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
People don’t need to be serious at all to be real, in jokes or analysis, but I hate when you see nonsense for no reason other than to bait folks.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Could it be that you almost always have wine with dinner, and are more likely to have beer with no food?
never thought of that
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:38 PM
People don’t need to be serious at all to be real, in jokes or analysis, but I hate when you see nonsense for no reason other than to bait folks.
I agree with your point, and as you’ve seen on this ‘Net, there’s a ton of baiting/trolling going on (not just here). There are days when I actually see it for what it is when it actually happens.
Other times, I misread it and think a commenter meant what he/she entered. When it’s only printed words, I sometimes struggle with context, inflection, etc.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:38 PM
Beer, wine, and liquor also get absorbed differently by the body. Depends on the other contents, not just ABV.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:40 PM
That being said, 9 percent beer for breakfast is a bad choice.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Any percent beer for breakfast is a bad choice.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:42 PM
When I first started this night shift job, which I’m at now, I tried getting drunk after work the first night to stay up and get used to a new schedule. Never getting drunk at 6 in the morning again.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Other times, I misread it and think a commenter meant what he/she entered. When it’s only printed words, I sometimes struggle with context, inflection, etc.
It depends 100% on who is saying it. I almost never believe what clown says, for instance.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:42 PM
It’s not as adversarial around here as it once was. Oddly, it seems like more of the vitriol is aimed at TBL rather than other commenters these days.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Any percent beer for breakfast is a bad choice.
should i avoid moonshine if offered, now that i’m moving out to the country?
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Well, for meth, beer for breakfast is relative… Before sleep is bad after work, but great after sleep and before work.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:46 PM
When I first started this night shift job, which I’m at now, I tried getting drunk after work the first night to stay up and get used to a new schedule. Never getting drunk at 6 in the morning again.
10 years in the restaurant biz taught me that well. Nothing like having your first drink at 3:30 AM. Seen a few too many sunrises with my drink in hand.
That being said, Sunday Fundays followed by a place that does “Industry Brunch” on Mondays? Fucking money.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Never turn down moonshine. That’s universal truth, playa.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Should we put an O/U on comments in this post? With no sports on at all tonight, I’d say 250 is a good starting point.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Well, for meth, beer for breakfast is relative… Before sleep is bad after work, but great after sleep and before work.
Never looked at it like that
/had to read that twice, by the way
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Once gave my dad an Arrogant Bastard to try and to this day he still mentions it (negatively) every time I hand him a beer.
I can’t remember where, but I got a big bottle of that. I can’t remember if I liked it or not. The bottle is in storage in my basement somewhere.
I thought ice beer was basically a marketing gimmick aimed at college kids and alcoholics, which may be redundant.
Oh, it was. This was 94 or 95 I think. That gimmick died in short order. And Zima was doing the same thing. “Drink it with a Jolly Rancher in your mouth.” Um, no. I’d rather not. The Ice beer and Zima crap died. College kids aren’t always stupid.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Seen a few too many sunrises with my drink in hand
That’s what was so weird about it. I’m taking the dog out, got a beer in my hand, look up and there’s the sun. Shit just felt weird.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:50 PM
With no sports on at all tonight, I’d say 250 is a good starting point.
i’d be glad to participate. i’ll go with 199 comments. also…has there always not been MLB games on the Thursday after the ASG? I was surprised there were no games for two days straight.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:50 PM
It’s not as adversarial around here as it once was. Oddly, it seems like more of the vitriol is aimed at TBL rather than other commenters these days.
OK, here’s what gets me. I see that evolving here, and I am at a loss as to just how deep-seated it is.
Are there editing errors on posts? Yeah. Do I get facts wrong when I type an off-the-cuff remark? Yep (’cause I’m too lazy to fact-check sometimes).
Do we sometimes disagree with the EIC? Yeah. Healthy disagreement is good for all, and can be fun when done in a classy way.
For those who really “flame on” in their comments, it’s their right but I don’t know if I ever get so angry at an Internet post where I will continue to fire on someone day after day.
I got angry once at a post on another blog. I stated my case to that writer, and just didn’t go back again. Never thought about lingering at that site, just to hunt opportunities to fire on him. If it happens to me here, I’ll just wander off. Life’s too short to be that angry.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Oh, it was. This was 94 or 95 I think. That gimmick died in short order. And Zima was doing the same thing. “Drink it with a Jolly Rancher in your mouth.” Um, no. I’d rather not. The Ice beer and Zima crap died. College kids aren’t always stupid.
Yup. I was a freshman in college in 97, and every party was Natty Ice to try and get the girls drunker quicker. And Zima? Fuck that noise. Yet somehow Smirnoff Ice has managed to maintain…
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Never getting drunk at 6 in the morning again
That’d throw off your life schedule for a couple days. We never went home for summer break and did the breakfast and drinking thing the day after finals. I swear it took a week to figure out what was going on. I suppose this is like jet lag. I don’t ever drink before 1:00 pm unless I’m camping/canoeing/tailgaiting.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Should we put an O/U on comments in this post? With no sports on at all tonight, I’d say 250 is a good starting point.
I’m willing to enlist for this effort.
“Stormy Weather” is on. Lena Horne was soooooo fine.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Should we put an O/U on comments in this post? With no sports on at all tonight, I’d say 250 is a good starting point.
Eh, I’m checking out. I need to do some studying before bed.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:55 PM
So for all you beer guys, check out this that I put on Twitter. New industry bar in downtown Boston with quite the beer list. I was thoroughly impressed.
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ConsiderMeMilesDavis Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Yep. Stop making my case so easy, SROD… Getting angry at a blog post or commenters is stupid. If you get that angry at either, try a new hobby.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:55 PM
I was surprised there were no games for two days straight.
Yeah, I thought it was Mon/Tues/Weds off and then Thurs baseball.
Yet somehow Smirnoff Ice has managed to maintain…
Oh, good call. That must have been the evolution. That Smirnoff stuff tastes like watered down cough syrup. My wife liked it when we were dating. Now she likes Summer Shandie or whatever it is called. Fucking expensive Old Milwaukee with Jolly Rancher lemon flavor stuffed in it.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Eh, I’m checking out. I need to do some studying before bed.
Masters/Doctorate stuff I assume? What are you studying?
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:56 PM
That’d throw off your life schedule for a couple days.
as a soccer fan, i’ve gone the opposite route. start drinking at 7am for three straight games, pass out at 2pm, wake up at 7pm to go out for dinner to make the wife happy. Everybody wins!
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Masters/Doctorate stuff I assume? What are you studying?
Professional designation. I’m looking to get some letters after my name.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Eh, I’m checking out. I need to do some studying before bed.
Masters/Doctorate stuff I assume? What are you studying?
No kidding. I thought Bear was 35 or so.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:57 PM
My wife liked it when we were dating. Now she likes Summer Shandie or whatever it is called. Fucking expensive Old Milwaukee with Jolly Rancher lemon flavor stuffed in it.
Not gonna lie, during the summer I enjoy a Twisted Tea or six. But not the original. That shit is too sweet. I like the Half & Half. Especially in the 24 oz cans.
/Feels like that whole post should have been a series of //////
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jim Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:57 PM
whe i was at u of Idaho we drank Rainier, schaefer and black label. once i tried a drinking game i heard about….drink a six pack one shot at a time…one every 60 seconds.
Ah, the good old power hour. I used to play a similar game in college called century club where you do a shot a beer a minute for 100 minutes. I once did it at 8 AM. You’re not getting much done that day when you drink a twelve pack before 10 AM.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Yeah, I thought it was Mon/Tues/Weds off and then Thurs baseball.
This sucks. I really, really wanted to see some baseball tonight. NBA summer league ain’t cutting it.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:58 PM
That’d throw off your life schedule for a couple days.
For sure, I thought staying up all night (morning) after work and getting shitfaced was a quick fool-proof way to get used to a schedule, but it didn’t work. Only made it worse. It took me a couple of months but I finally got used to this bullshit shift. Been keeping my eyes peeled so I can tell this place to kiss my pale white ass.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:58 PM
as a soccer fan, i’ve gone the opposite route. start drinking at 7am for three straight games, pass out at 2pm, wake up at 7pm to go out for dinner to make the wife happy. Everybody wins!
Amen, brotha. That is doing it right.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Masters/Doctorate stuff I assume? What are you studying?
No kidding. I thought Bear was 35 or so.
31, and I am going for my MBA, but I’m taking this summer off.
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:59 PM
as a soccer fan, i’ve gone the opposite route. Rollo
Yeah, it’d take me some practice to get comfortable with that. Once I start drinking, I am committed. Five hours of sleep befor dinner would make me appear to be a zombie.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Ah, the good old power hour. I used to play a similar game in college called century club where you do a shot a beer a minute for 100 minutes.
We never did power hour. We did a match of 55-cup Beirut to kick off the night. And were subsequently passed out two hours into the party.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:00 PM
This sucks. I really, really wanted to see some baseball tonight. NBA summer league ain’t cutting it.
Out of boredom, I looked up last year’s MLB schedule and they played seven games on Thursday. I could have used seeing the Cubs lose a day game followed by SOMETHING to watch tonight other than Chopped.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Masters/Doctorate stuff I assume? What are you studying?
No kidding. I thought Bear was 35 or so.
Close. 31, and I am going for my MBA, but I’m taking this summer off.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:00 PM
*Eyes peeled for a new job and this place meaning work, not here
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:01 PM
This sucks. I really, really wanted to see some baseball tonight. NBA summer league ain’t cutting it. SROD
USA is playing the Dominican in Vegas on ESPN.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Zima was for women who wanted to get drunk quickly and cheaply but didn’t like the taste of beer.
Arrogant Bastard tastes like what I imagine chewing raw hops would taste like. Not for everyone.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Now that you guys brought up baseball, I must be the only one. Once I quit playing, I couldn’t stand to watch it anymore. Haven’t watched a full game in god knows how long.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Out of boredom, I looked up last year’s MLB schedule and they played seven games on Thursday. I could have used seeing the Cubs lose a day game followed by SOMETHING to watch tonight other than Chopped.
I wonder if this extra day off is a part of the current CBA/players’ association initiative. 99% of players have been off since Sunday night. “Get back to work, whydon’tcha?”
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Professional designation. I’m looking to get some letters after my name.
Not going to lie, I had to Google that. If you’re going for your MBA, I’m assuming some kind of finance/accounting?
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Wally's World Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Loving the Dark Knight Rises trailers.
I have an unhealthy love for Anne Hathaway.
But, I am REALLY unsure of Anne Hathaway in TDKR. It makes me very uneasy. I worry about her ruining the movie, thusly ruining my obsession with her.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Now that you guys brought up baseball, I must be the only one. Once I quit playing, I couldn’t stand to watch it anymore. Haven’t watched a full game in god knows how long.
this’n'golf.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Not going to lie, I had to Google that. If you’re going for your MBA, I’m assuming some kind of finance/accounting?
It’s the CRPC, which is the easiest finance designation to get.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Arrogant Bastard tastes like what I imagine chewing raw hops would taste like. Not for everyone.
I don’t and won’t ever get the appeal of overly hoppy beers. The only thing worse than those kinds of beers are the people who give you shit for not drinking those kinds of beers.
/Team porters and stouts
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Close. 31, and I am going for my MBA, but I’m taking this summer off.
Get it done. Got my MBA before the economy collapsed. Even though I have a bunch of student loan debt, I am certain “MBA” behind my name saved my ass and job and house and life as I know it. Don’t ever let someone tell you that a degree doesn’t mean anything. It most certainly does. Whether that is right or not in a perfect world, I do not know. I do know that is how it worked in my world.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Now that you guys brought up baseball, I must be the only one. Once I quit playing, I couldn’t stand to watch it anymore. Haven’t watched a full game in god knows how long.
I went through that in my 20s. As a kid (when I wasn’t trying to be Morey Amsterdam), I wanted to be Tommie Agee. When I realized I wasn’t gonna make pro ball, there were a few years where I couldn’t watch the game, out of jealousy and frustration.
Now, I could watch it every night. It’s my soap opera, my reality TV.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Haven’t watched a full game in god knows how long.
I’m normally with you, but I at least like being able to look up scores or turn a game on as background noise during the summer.
This might be obvious, but does anyone else thinks Bud Platinum is absolutely horrible? I know Bud Light is like drinking water, but I tried the Platinum and it sucks enough where I didn’t want to drink it even as the only option.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:07 PM
I don’t and won’t ever get the appeal of overly hoppy beers. The only thing worse than those kinds of beers are the people who give you shit for not drinking those kinds of beers.
Meanwhile, my new favorite is a Double IPA called HOP stoopid. But I wouldn’t give anyone shit for not drinking that.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Get it done.
Trust me, this is my MO.
When I started, I figured I’d chip away and get it done whenever. Big mistake. Last year I started doubling up on my classes, and I should be done next year.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:08 PM
The most recent trailer didn’t really do anything for me. Hard to follow the Joker as the villain, Ledger’s performance and subsequent death. I just feel like Bane should be all roided up and not just wearing a Vader-esque respirator.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:08 PM
I don’t and won’t ever get the appeal of overly hoppy beers. The only thing worse than those kinds of beers are the people who give you shit for not drinking those kinds of beers.
Amen, though I feel the same way about IPAs and wheat beers.
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:10 PM
However, Nolan gets the benefit of the doubt.
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Wally's World Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Meanwhile, my new favorite is a Double IPA called HOP stoopid. But I wouldn’t give anyone shit for not drinking that.
I have some Abita Turbodog in the fridge. But, its been too damn hot to drink it. I’ve been soaking myself in some ice cold Yuengling Light this week.
Speaking of which… I’m empty.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:11 PM
anyone into opium here? got this china rhino…shit’ll have you nodding out to coltrane asap.
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Rick31 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:12 PM
For me, my “nostalgia” beer has to be National Bohemian.
That said, if I’m not drinking my homebrew, I love most of the good craft beers out there, especially the beers from Flying Dog, Avery, Allagash, and others.
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bsanders37 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Zima with a jolly rancher in it might not put any hair on your balls, but I shave mine anyway and that stuff tastes great!
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:13 PM
I prefer porters and stouts as well but don’t mind the occasional IPA. What really annoys me is when there are fruity undertones not clearly mentioned on the label.
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Rick31 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Meanwhile, my new favorite is a Double IPA called HOP stoopid. But I wouldn’t give anyone shit for not drinking that.
Every try Avery’s Maharaja? Damn good IPA
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:14 PM
I just feel like Bane should be all roided up and not just wearing a Vader-esque respirator.
Isn’t he pretty big for this role? He went from a skinny guy in Inception to the MMA guy in Warrior, and that was halfway through filming TDKR. Though he seems sorta short too.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:15 PM
agreed mariusz pudzianowski should’ve played bane.
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Rick31 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Zima
That was the only beer we ever poured out in college. I tried to get the Coors brewery tour guide to apologize for making it.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:16 PM
tom hardy was farily…ahem…/no coop…sorry coop…large in bronson.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Meanwhile, my new favorite is a Double IPA called HOP stoopid. But I wouldn’t give anyone shit for not drinking that.
Lagunitas makes good beers. That one has been popular in our stores that sell it.
I have some Abita Turbodog in the fridge.
I like Turbodog. Though it seems like all anyone knows from Abita is Purple Haze or Strawberry Lager.
Allagash
Seriously one of the best breweries in the country. I lived in Portland for 3 years, and their stuff was all over town. They have some crazy ass shit that they brew (20-something percent ABV barley wines and the like). Allagash White might be the best white ale you’ve ever had.
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bsanders37 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
I just feel like Bane should be all roided up and not just wearing a Vader-esque respirator.
Isn’t he pretty big for this role? He went from a skinny guy in Inception to the MMA guy in Warrior, and that was halfway through filming TDKR. Though he seems sorta short too.
He’s about 5-9. Was about 180 for Warrior, like 195 for Batman, per a recent interview he did.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:17 PM
This might be obvious, but does anyone else thinks Bud Platinum is absolutely horrible?
Never tried it but my friend is always drinking it. He hasn’t pulled through with many of his other suggestions though, so I’m not buying into that one either.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Every try Avery’s Maharaja? Damn good IPA
I’ll be on the lookout.
ahem…/no coop…sorry coop…large in bronson.
is coop even around anymore to see that every day?
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DemBones (Illegitimi non carborundum) Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Magnus ver Magnusson would also have worked.
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St. Bear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:18 PM
He’s about 5-9. Was about 180 for Warrior, like 195 for Batman, per a recent interview he did.
Goddman short people.
/tussles spencer’s hair
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Beer is what I drink when i’m not drinking bourbon, scotch, or gin. Also, the hops arms race is gotten outta fucking control. Some of these brewers have no fucking clue what they are doing:
Brewmaster: “Add more hops, assistant”
assistant: “but master, there literally isn’t any fluid left. it won’t do anything”
Brewmaster: “I SAID MORE HOPS, DAMNIT!!!!!!”
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:20 PM
Goddman short people.
/tussles spencer’s hair
…
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:21 PM
Spencer must have really loved seeing Fassbender naked in “Shame”.
Good, but fucked up movie. Content wise, it makes Magic Mike look like a PG movie
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
tussles spencer’s hair
Guess you better tussle mine too because I’m 5-9
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Abita is one of my favorite breweries. Those guys know the deal, and everything they touch is solid gold. Was going to tour their facilities in 08′ when i was in NOLA for an elections conference, but it didn’t work out. Nor did my fly fishing trip to Venice.
/weeps
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:24 PM
Nor did my fly fishing trip to Venice.
I would’ve weeped for missing out on that, too.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:25 PM
anyone into opium here?
“Poppies…poppies.”
/giggles
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Magnus ver Magnusson would also have worked.
+ way too many ESPN afternoon shows I watched when I got back from class.
/Still better than what they offer now in the afternoon.
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Ballz is The Stig Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Butters is also freakishly short.
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
anyone into opium here?
No dice here, but I can make you one hell of an old fashioned.
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Walking Underwear Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:27 PM
my pale white ass
that’s really white
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:28 PM
yea! hanging dong! you know what would’ve made avatar better? if the avatars were hanging dong like dr. manhattan! yea!
/id feel more ridiculous trying to defend myself
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KC Resident Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:29 PM
anyone into opium here?
Three times. Way long ago. I lived near the Uptown Theater in Midtown. Some friends were going and I lived two blocks away. Wasn’t a fan of String Cheese Incident anymore. They did the dancy electronic crap. one of the guys I barely knew handed me a weird pipe. I thought it was weed. It was opium. I smoked and thought the bowl was done. I though I was doing the right thing by knocking it out. I got many a severe bad stares for a minute. And then everyone was high, I admitted my ignorance and then I sat there listening to music I didn’t care about. Not my finest moment.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:30 PM
that’s really white
These ass cheeks have never seen direct sunlight
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Not my finest moment.
Think coke would have to be my low (and high) point. Shit was so awesome, I mean it’s so bad and now I can’t say I never did it.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Think coke would have to be my low (and high) point. Shit was so awesome, I mean it’s so bad and now I can’t say I never did it.
as someone who hasn’t tried it, what’s the brief synopsis of your experience? i’d also like to know if meth is like what I see when Jesse and co. do it on Breaking Bad.
/my drug knowledge comes from The Wire and Breaking Bad
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Not my finest moment.
Can honestly say I’ve never done anything harsher than weed. A lot of that in college, but very rarely anymore.
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A.P. Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Never done any drugs
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Coke just amps you the fuck up, can drink a case a beer yourself while you’re on it and not feel a damn thing from the booze. I’ve never done real meth, my step brother had synthetic for while he was on probation (it gets out of your system quick), and I only remember it burning my nostrils, but then I was driving home and had a burning desire to fight somebody so I knew it juiced me up.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
i will NEVER touch coke…i know i would absolutely love it and be addicted the first time i tried it.
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:40 PM
but then I was driving home and had a burning desire to fight somebody so I knew it juiced me up.
And so it came to pass, Monster is Meth was born.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Coke just amps you the fuck up…had a burning desire to fight somebody so I knew it juiced me up.
thanks, kinda what i figured. i’m bad enough with too much hard alcohol, so i’d be afraid of what happens with anything beyond weed.
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Wally's World Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Never done any drugs
Ditto. Not a thing. Managed to get through college somehow without lighting up. I figured if I didn’t then, I didn’t need to now…
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:42 PM
i will NEVER touch coke…i know i would absolutely love it and be addicted the first time i tried it.
That’s why I stopped. I saw all my friends falling apart. Everybody except one did eventually clean themselves up. He’s doing heroine and shit now so I’ve heard from his brother. I refuse to hang out with him anymore, I don’t even want to see him like that.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:42 PM
i will NEVER touch coke…i know i would absolutely love it and be addicted the first time i tried it.
spencer, i think i saw you are a Skoal packets guy. my question is, do you know if the Xtra ones are a lot weaker (if you’ve tried)? i started on those when i had to cut back on drinking.
/that’s about as close as i can get to drug conversation
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:43 PM
And so it came to pass, Monster is Meth was born.
Indeed. lol
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:43 PM
TBLAD is gettin’ real tonight.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:57 PM
lol…im not a skoal pouches dude. wintergreen cope long cut. i hate pouches, nickelback, creed and, for some reason, am called short…meme’d.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:58 PM
and i notice when i get kodiak how much more fiberglass is in that shit. used to chew that regularly…no idea how i could deal with it. shit’s like barbed wire.
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Ballz is The Stig Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 10:58 PM
The only drug I haven’t done is acid and PCP. BTW, I can’t be blamed for this discussion.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:00 PM
lol…im not a skoal pouches dude.
didnt pick up on that one earlier today. my bad. i tried to break into dipping and got the wrong tin of Grizzly long cut. didn’t go so well.
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Pastor of Muppets Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:01 PM
lol…im not a skoal pouches dude. wintergreen cope long cut. i hate pouches, nickelback, creed and, for some reason, am called short…meme’d.
Someone (not necessarily you, Spencer) PLEASE explain to me the allure of chew. A bunch of the guys I work with dip, and I don’t get it. Personally, I think it’s fucking disgusting, but there are a lot of people that do it, and I’d love to hear why.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:01 PM
the only reason i chew is because i didn’t puke the first time i dipped. god damned addiction.
/nothing’s worse than golf
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:02 PM
The only drug I haven’t done is acid and PCP. BTW, I can’t be blamed for this discussion.
i thought this convo was missing Ballz; I’m sure you have to get up early to follow the Tour this next week (or two?).
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 3:03 AM
Someone (not necessarily you, Spencer) PLEASE explain to me the allure of chew.
I used to fly with guys who dipped inflight. Supposedly, you get a quick rush of nicotine from dip. Something about proximity of the leaf to the mouth’s surface.
OBTW – spit cups accidentally turned over in the cockpit were gross.
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Monster is Meth Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 3:03 AM
i tried to break into dipping and got the wrong tin of Grizzly long cut. didn’t go so well.
I never got into dipping because when I was a little kid I needed a drink and was too little to get the cups out of the cupboard, since nobody was awake to give me a hand I helped myself to what looked like an ordinary can of soda on my Dad’s nightstand. You know the rest…
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Someone (not necessarily you, Spencer) PLEASE explain to me the allure of chew. A bunch of the guys I work with dip, and I don’t get it. Personally, I think it’s fucking disgusting, but there are a lot of people that do it, and I’d love to hear why.
the addiction comes because you can do it anywhere, unlike smoking. the first time you dip, the buzz…man…i don’t want to sound like im encouraging it, but holy shit was it fucking great. i felt like fucking superman.
whenever ive tried to quit, it’s been somewhat easy until golf season where it’s BOOM. I CAN SPIT ANYWHERE WITH IMPUNITY…WAIT…/checks wind…IMPUNITY I TELL YOU.
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Someone (not necessarily you, Spencer) PLEASE explain to me the allure of chew.
i did it to take the edge off when i had my first kid in March and couldn’t drink as much and don’t smoke. it was awesome for the first week or two when i’d stand up. then it wore off pretty quickly after that.
a lot of the people i know who work outside do it and say they get nothing out of it but can’t stop.
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Ballz is The Stig Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:04 PM
i thought this convo was missing Ballz; I’m sure you have to get up early to follow the Tour this next week (or two?).
Fuck that. I’d have to wake up at 3:30 am to watch tomorrows stage live. I watch the re-air that starts at 11:30.
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spencer096 Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:05 PM
i don’t even get a nicotine buzz anymore…the addicting thing for me is having that pain from the pinch. im revolted by the habit, HATE IT, hate spitting, hate the flavor, hate the weakness…but that pinch is just the ultimate relief.
been really stressful at work lately…that chew, man, id be an ornery piece of shit for like a week if i tried to quit.
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Ballz is The Stig Says:
July 12th, 2012 at 11:05 PM
the only reason i chew is because i didn’t puke the first time i dipped. god damned addiction.
/nothing’s worse than golf
I’d like to disagree with that assertion.
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ms621 Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 1:30 AM
TBLAD lives?
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Chief Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 1:42 AM
TBLAD lives?
And I missed it.
When’s the next blue moon?
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PeerLessPrices Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 2:43 AM
Well crap. Regarding dip, I do it pretty usual now, and I know this sounds naive, but I don’t find it addicting. I just like having something in my mouth (/no coop). Being on a baseball field almost every day makes you want it and seeds destroy my mouth quickly.
Unlike Spencer, I like the skoal extra pouches. Not as much fiberglass tearing gums apart. Keeps it confined too. I’m discussing this like a professor.
/spits
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sousedbergin Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 8:16 AM
fuck
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RolloTomassi14 Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 8:17 AM
TBLAD lives?
The server died, otherwise it would have probably/maybe hit 300 comments. As it is, there were 235 comments and a dozen or so have disappeared.
I like the skoal extra pouches. Not as much fiberglass tearing gums apart. Keeps it confined too. I’m discussing this like a professor.
Glad I’m not the only one. Wintergreen, cherry (rich), and apple (crisp) for me.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 8:24 AM
server didn’t die. Just maintenance.
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ohheelyeah Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 8:37 AM
server didn’t die. Just maintenance.
Any chance you bring back the missing comments? I had made a comment to spencer and was checking this AM to see if he replied
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angry Says:
July 13th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Damn. Can’t believe I missed this. Good beer talk. Dude who’s into Hop Stoopid knows what’s up.