soulpope Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 22 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: Considering that there is not a lot of it exported, we will likely never know. In my area, we only see Tsingtao beer on the shelves, which may be because Anheuser-Busch owned as much as 27% of the company until 2009. I actually like the stuff, even though that leaked video of someone urinating into one of their vats kinda soured me on it a bit. That story might've made for a "Weird news tonight" post on its own. 🤯😎 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 (edited) On 7/27/2024 at 11:17 PM, GA Russell said: In 2004, Walmart studied its data to determine what people buy to prepare for a hurricane. https://www.rd.com/article/item-walmart-stocks-up-on-before-storms/ Wish I had seen this before Debbie came by (she's still here). My wife and I started laying in Pop Tarts as a pre-tropical storm ritual a long time ago. However I have dropped 25 pounds since June 1st and wasn't going to give any of that back. Nevertheless I have to say I lingered at the Pop Tart display on the Walmart end cap when I was shopping on Saturday. Edited August 5 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I'd post about the dead bear cub in Central Park as a "weird news story" but since it's about a political figure, I'll pass. But boy, is that a weird story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Definitely a weird story. . . made no weirder by Roseanne being the story recipient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 I like that he was going to eat the bear but then he got so distracted by stuff that I guess he forgot to do that and by then it was no good to eat. You can't do that with fish unless you drink or something. Roadkill!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 6 hours ago, sonnymax said: Boy, that brain worm did more damage than I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 I have a different take on the bear thing. The cub was killed by a car. So now its mother is probably looking around for it and some asshole removes the corpse from the area. OK he says he wants to eat it and then screws up by leaving the corpse in a car for hours while he goes falconing or some damn thing. And eventually he arranges some kind of jokey tableau with the corpse and a bicycle. A cub was (in my view) tragically killed and the dude accorded it no dignity, viewed it as a plaything and gave no thought to the cub's mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 My mother-in-law used to tell the story about my father-in-law (back in the days when he drank) and "the men" planning on roasting a pig overnight, but they all got drunk and passed out, so that when "the women" came out to see about them the next day, the fire had long gone out and the pig had "gone sour". One needs to maintain focus when dealing with raw meat, be it bear or be it pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 9 Author Report Share Posted August 9 31 minutes ago, rostasi said:  In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury There's a Queen joke in there somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 Sorry, no link. Total Annual Beer Drinking Per Capita by Country 2023: 1. Czech Republic 140 L 2. Austria 107.8 L 3. Romania 100.3 L 4. Germany 99 L 5. Poland 97.7 L 6. Namibia 95.5 L 7. Ireland 92.9 L 8. Spain 88.8 L 9. Croatia 85.5 L 10. Latvia 81.4 L 11. Estonia 80.5 L 12. Slovenia 80 L 13. Netherlands 79.3 L 14. Bulgaria 78.7 L 15. Panama 78.3 L 16. Slovakia 76.1 L 17. Australia 75.1 L 18. Lithuania 74.4 L 19. Hungary 73.7 L 20. United States of America 72.7 L 21. Finland 72 L 22. Mexico 70.5 L 23. United Kingdom 70.3 L 24. Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.6 L 25. Gabon 67 L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 3 hours ago, GA Russell said: Total Annual Beer Drinking Per Capita by Country 2023: 1. Czech Republic 140 L 2. Austria 107.8 L 3. Romania 100.3 L Don't contribute to Austria's "medal place" 😇 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 I'm surprised Canada's not on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 Canada's at #38 at 53.5 LÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 15 minutes ago, rostasi said: Canada's at #38 at 53.5 L Thanks rostasi! For beer, I would have thought that Canada would be way ahead of countries where wine is common, such as Spain and perhaps Romania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 (edited) Only a guess, but I'd think it's a combination of things: being a colder climate, recent health trends, diverse ethnic makeup, and higher taxes with more government regulations. Edited September 6 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 Beer make me burp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 I'm very surprised to see Mercedes at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 (edited) Mercedes has been awful for years. They got big-headed and started cost-cutting which dovetailed into reliabilty issues, high maintenance costs, too much invested in high tech... Also, they've got a lot of competition from other "luxury" brands that they didn't have before. I still love my 23 year old Prius. Just an amazing car. 66.7 MPG. Put new speakers in yesterday. Edited September 20 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 25 minutes ago, rostasi said: I still love my 23 year old Prius. Just an amazing car. 66.7 MPG. Put new speakers in yesterday. Just looked up the fuel-mileage for a 2001 Prius (pre-hatchback, right?), and the mpg ratings for it were 52 city / 45 highway.  How are you getting 66.7?? — when we didn’t even get quite that good on our 2006 Prius (which got about 60/52 iirc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 (edited) Actually, it's the '02 model (made in '01), but first gen anyway. Our '01 model got hit by a wild driver with no license and no insurance a few years ago. I drive properly - not as extreme as this guy - but I'm aware. Also, I don't use ethanol-laced fuel. Edited September 20 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Some of these people I've never heard of! https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-worlds-top-selling-albums-2001-2023/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 Downtown Blaine Gets Festive for Fall - WITH PIC! https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/downtown-blaine-gets-festive-for-fall,34434 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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