Good day to you all, hope you are safe, healthy and doing alright.
If you missed the first spins around the globe here are the links.
This one took a lot of trust as I was mailed a second package from the illustrious BallsofSteelandFury. The first attempt we believe did not make it to Canada (it did!) but it did however get down to Sydney Australia. Good work USPS. This will definitely be a 2 parter as he sent enough stuff that a stoner residence in uni wouldn’t be able to finish.
Viva Mexico!
Mix Rico Y varidito.
This is all in Spanish, I can read it somewhat due to speaking French. There seem to be corn peanuts, corn chips, some flaming red tubes that I predict will give a flaming red tube tomorrow morning.
The fire red tubes are fucking delicious, they are hot as fuck and I like it. Watching football while drinking beer with this snack bag is a-ok. The issue for Mrs. Cola is that the flaming dust from the tubes have rubbed off on everything. The cornnuts are kind of sweet and I personally don’t mind the hot dust on them. Mrs Cola was having some but the red dust permeates everything. The bag says four types of snaxx in here and we can only find 3. We may be missing the “Cacahuates Estilo Japones Extremo” Can’t find them anywhere in the bag. I definitely would buy these again although tomorrow morning will be interesting I imagine.
Duvalin Bi Sabor Pink and Brown!
So I have a nut allergy. The next up is a pudding we think that had a hazelnut on the cover. There were indeed English ingredients and no mention of nuts. Mrs. Cola was still not comfortable in serving me these.”You can fucking have it but get your epipen out.” It’s so artificial it probably doesn’t have anything in it.
There are 18 in a box and we have 2. One of them is pink, and you get wee plastic spatulas with them. “Oooh its very sticky” was the 1st comment from Mrs. Cola. “It would be great with animal crackers, which will totally be your new high snack.” There are 18 Packets in a box which seems a bit excessive. They are fucking rocket fuel. Holy shit so much sugar!!!!!!!!! I really can’t see how you would give these to a child. Mrs Cola thinks it is just like Dunkaroos, which are apparently served to children daily. I didn’t get things like these when I was growing up.
/just had with animal crackers. They are bloody delicious.
Note: Animal Crackers are my go to toddler snack. I 100% eat more than my son.
Puebla Sweet Potato thing
We looked at it, and had no idea what the hell these were. It looked like a pork sausage. The labeling was rudimentary and mysterious. We opened it, gave it the smell check, sweet, a bit of smoke. We had to look up what it actually was.
The traditional sweet potato candy from Puebla. I was extremely happy that this was included in the Snaxx package. The whole beginning of this is that I selected a SexiMexi futbol team after on of BallsofSteele’s Liga Mx Preview. I selected ClubPuebla due to mediocrity, beauty of area and that they had a Canadian striker. (Who has now since moved to Vancouver).
Chewy, softer in the middle than I thought but definitely tasted of sweet potato. It got better as I progressed. I assume this comes in different variations and I believe I would prefer more of a coconut blend. We split the first one and I was pretty high and I would have to be the same level with nothing else left from the Mexi-box (heh) in order for me to eat the other one he sent.
GIVE ME MORE FROSTING!
Canasta – Sabor Rompope
Chocolate parcels that look like a steroided up Rolo? I am in. Without looking up what they were supposed to taste like I dove in. These were way sweeter than I thought that they would be. Kind of have a bit of rum taste to them and you can only have a few due to the sweetness. I looked it up and they are Egg-Nog flavoUr. I sure as hell didn’t know that was a thing down there as I would think heat and Egg Nog would not be palatable. At first I though that I didn’t like them, as I am not a fan of the Nog, but throughout the week I would walk by and have one or two and the box emptied quickly.
Part 2 SexiMexi Snaxx coming soon.
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Futbol is stupid and it makes me angry basically every weekend. I support mediocre teams and it plays with my emotions far more than it should.
What do we have this morning, besides caffeine and thc?
The Decilitre fixture (as he is up at 5 am each day you see) is…. Chelsea v Burnley? God dammit. I guess I will watch Hoarders.
The next up is Foxy Footy v Leeds. This should actually be an entertaining fixture. I think Leicester is very up and down. (Fulham beat them) Leeds however is a thin squad and Bielsa runs them into the ground. I also believe that the English media fellates Bielsa heavily and he gets a free pass on many errors. His back four is shit but “the Bielsa way” should be adopted by all. Fuck that.
OOOOh next is Fronk’s upstart Hammers v Liverpool. Do it Fronk! We are all behind you as this clubhouse haz no Reds supporters.
Brighton v Spurs closes things out in England, because of the timeline Brighton thumps Tottenham by 6 and really buries the London Jaguras.
What else we got? A whole bunch of mediocrity. No stellar matchups in Europe. I will probably gamble on something due to my addiction but c’est la vie.
As we are approaching the offseason I hope you are looking forward to Yeah Right’s Sunday gravy, I know I am. I still use his recipe for the base of my “mother sauce” all the time.
Heh, you’re reacting as if you’ve never seen a 727 test its wing surfaces before. Yes, I said surfaces, because the gif name’s wrong – they also test the spoilers and control surfaces, not just the flaps and leading edge slats.
….also, yes, I initially missed the gif name, because I recognized the lane as a cargo 727 because the wing’s a tad more complicated than later planes, the landing gear and the deleted windows
Presented without context,mwa-ha-ha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9zyxm860Q
https://mobile.twitter.com/NFL/status/1356017770941480961/photo/1
Is that worth more or less than Truth Biscuit’s Nick MVP award?
Did more people watch that than the actual pro bowl?
Well Lonnie Quinn’s got his sleeves rolled up. Thank goodness I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow. Because there will be copious amounts of snow shoveling.
At least I don’t have to drive in this (unlike Madre Weaselo, who works in a hospital and thus has to).
I keep getting these gorgeous cocktails as ads for a blue gin. I might have to order some, clean out my ice maker, and swap around my wine/liquor ratio
I’m drinking 10+% abv beer and being told I have to clear some out before I can order more. Challenge accepted.
I just bought a bottle of Empress Gin. It’s blue but supposedly changes color when you add tonic water or citrus to it.
Yup, that’s the one. They have it at my local Bevmo, so I’m putting together an online order for pickup. Also getting some vermouth blanco and elderflower liqueur
Nice mid-air adjustment
https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1356078516043993088?s=21
Eulers up 5-1 on the Sens, that not too bad–oh, it’s still the first period.
and you’re 2021 women’s royal rumble winner….
….
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drumroll……
Bianca Belair!
I see Kevin Owens is having himself a night.
i CANNOT wait to get a gif of that moment
I feel like I should have gotten more done today, what with no football, and I guess I got stuff done, but it doesn’t feel adequate somehow. Oh well, I’ll just play more Civ, that’s sure to help!
at least you’re aware of it.
highlight of my day was dropping something off at the post office.
on a day they’re closed
I did next to nothing today, except for making a pot of chicken and rice soup. It was going to be chicken noodle, but my noodle situation was not what I was hoping for. It will be good anyway!
Goalllll Club America! Hail Gamblor!
Apropos of nothing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXdmzl47cDs
try this again:
i know this image is particularly obscene but the timing was too perfect
a little late on this, but these two were in a tag team earlier during royal rumble, and i felt it was appropriate
Oh hey, Myanmar is maybe having a coup
“It’s only a coup if it comes from the Coup region of France. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling insurrection.” — various political science wankers
Everyone always want to follow the USA’s lead.
Finally putting away the Xmas decorations. Well, inside. The stuff outside is going to need to wait for the snow to melt and the ground to thaw a bit so I can get the stuff out of the lawn. So maybe in the next week or three
Why bother? Next thing you know, it will be Thanksgiving again and time to put all that stuff back up.
Thanks for the thought, Litre. No shame in losing to the champeens, I guess. That second goal (right before I turned the FUCKING THING OFF), was a thing of bookin fyooty, IMHO.
found a funny:
RoboCop: *about to arrest me*
Me: before you arrest me, which of these 9 pictures have cars in them
RoboCop: I’m going to let you off with a warning
What do the Florida Panthers and the CCP have in common? They’ll never let Weegar become a free agent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjaAu1GTZU
/watching St. John’s/Marquette and it reminded me of Sam Worthen-one of the best players I ever saw that didn’t make in the pros. He was a skinny 6’5″ dude that ran Marquette’s O in the early 80’s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wOCC3MVSwE&ab_channel=GameOverNYC
I was watching a game with my similarily-obsessed college basketball buddy and Sam knifed his way into the paint, and then realized there was no opening to the basket so he backed out of the paint while dribbling the ball behind his back [back and forth, back and forth, from left to right hand and back again] We lost our shit-we’d never seen that before. And I’ve never seen it since.
The Zymm inspires me to ask-
What is the very best thing that Granny made food-wise?
Mine made several kinds of perogies and a killer Tourtiere on special occasions.
My grandma on my dad’s side made a delicious flan that no one can copy.
My grandmother would visit from Newfoundland and bake fresh home-made bread every morning. She’d start it the night before and start baking at 5:00 AM. The aroma in the house was incredible.
Wait, you’re part Newfoundlander, too?
I is, bye
Well, I’ll be jiggered.
Gołąbki and borscht with the meat dumplings. Also she made a really good rum cake, aw man, I should check if my mom has the recipe for that. I’m getting closer on the borscht, but I’m never going to manage the dumplings or the stuffed cabbage.
Congo bars.
Were they Democratic?
“They weren’t, hands down.”
-Leopold II
Mine ordered pizza and take-out fried chicken like nobody’s business.
My mom’s mom was a good cook. My dad’s mom, not so much. I remember once she started to make the spaghetti sauce right after she put the pasta in the boiling water. My dad tells the story of when his stepdad brought home a fish from the market that had not been cleaned and told her to cook it. She baked the whole thing, head, guts and all, and served it, and of course it went uneaten. I think she might have been sending Grandpa Stan a message. He was the Republican party chairman for Massachusetts back in the 50’s and therefore an asshole, so I like that story. She died 8 years ago at 98, and she was quite a hoot for a Roosevelt-hating conservative.
I’m only going with my deceased grandmother (on Padre Weaselo’s side)—bereg (many different spellings). I personally prefer the cheese variant over the meat.
I’ve got some 3-meat consommé simmering away so my apartment smells like the best kind of grandmother’s kitchen. Next I have to decide whether to use it all in the next few days, or eat enough out of my freezer that I have room to save some…
In today’s episode of “Shitty L.A. TV Weathermen Who Lie About The Rain” I present:
DALLAS RAINES, KABC-TV CHANNEL 7
I present to the rest of the poor souls that don’t live in LA and don’t get KTLA, the lovely and talented Liberte Chan:
I am also quite fond of Kacey Montoya:
It kind of blows my mind that there are still enough people who watch TV news/weather for these guys to still have jobs
Are you kidding me? That’s the only time I watch the local news is when there’s a “weather event.” That and fires and freeway car chases that hopefully spill over onto surface streets and end in a good beating. And they know it, too.
Exactly! The best people on the news are the weather people that go crazy because they finally have something new to report besides 72 degrees and sunny (shoutout to LA Story there) and the traffic reporters in the helicopters that get to narrate high-speed chases. That’s the only part of the news worth watching!
It’s gonna be hard to beat the car chase from Chicago this summer, I still can’t believe dude got a second car
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/raw-video-wild-police-chase-throughout-chicago-leaves-woman-killed-5-injured/2284429/
You’d be hard pressed to top this Phoenix car chase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrLrhrXB1M
Shut your whore mouth, Dallas Raines is my handsome boyfriend!
So, this smacks a little of a puff piece, and it certainly wouldn’t shock me if the WSJ was just tongue-bathing the NFL, but is it possible the NFL did something good? Only incidentally to protect their revenues, of course, but still:
The NFL’s Covid-19 Finding That Saved the Season – WSJ
The key finding (it’s behind a paywall, so I’m summarizing for the rest of us) is that the 6 feet and 15 minutes standard doesn’t necessarily apply to all cases. It makes a big difference if you are masked or not or if you are indoors or not.
In the NFL, they dropped it down to 5 minutes unmasked indoors.
Btw, a quick PSA on Cohibas – the non-Cuban version is godawful and has fuck all to do with Cuba (so no shared history, no smuggled out tobacco strains, no nothing), but a lot of shops stateside sell that as the real deal (and price it accordingly)
So, the sprots news is going crazy over the revelation that Messi’s last contract (signed in 2017 for four years) nets him a whopping $600 million dollars ($555 million Euros and change).
I say good for him. The dumbass that signed him to that contract is on his way out at Barcelona, so there’s that.
Pro Bowl?
It’s basically Randy Moss and Sam Somthing giving interviews to uncharismaatic players on choppy Zoom connections with some highlights sprinkled in, a shit ton of commercials and
Madden is at 5pm EST.
I can’t believe they’re bothering to do anything for it.
They put it on 3 channels to boot ABC,ESPN and DIsney XD
I can’t believe that clint’s description sounds better than the usual fare (which speaks volumes on how little regard everyone has for the PB)
Btw, in case Dunstan missed my reply on that other thread – it’s possible that cigar was from a duplicate/continuation brand founded by Cuban expats that yeeted outta Cuba… Or just founded by a company that has fuck all to do with Cuba at all (I’m looking at you knock-off Dominican Cohibas!)
If you took my comment as bragging that I was smoking a genuine Cuban Partagas, you were mistaken. I’m not sure what I said to give such an impression.
I’m well aware that all the Cuban brand names were gobbled up by others after the revolution. I’ve never been under the impression that any cigar purchased in the U.S. is of Cuban origin, or that its company has anything to do with the identically-named Cuban brand you might buy elsewhere. I’ve also been offered “real Cubanos” once or twice by random dudes in U.S. cigar stores, which I want no part of — they’re likely fakes, and even if they aren’t, if I wanted to do business of questionable legality with random strangers I’d take up a stronger habit than cigars.
I’ve had enough genuine Cuban products to say that, while I suppose a random Cuban stick is probably better than a random non-Cuban one, and it’s probably true that the best Cubans are superior to the best non-Cubans (though I don’t spend enough to have a firm basis there), it is also true that there are plenty of non-Cuban products available in the U.S. that are more than sufficient for my standards.
Actually, no, I took it as “odd, I didn’t know that this was a duelling brand” when you said that you think that it was a Dominican cigar and before that only as “Have I smoked one of those”.
As for the initial comment about Cuban imports being verboten was because a buddy had a box of cheapo Guantanameras (about 1-2$ a pop) confiscated, so it was a genuine question (and a bit of a high-five moment for potentially finding a way around a clearly outdated policy).
As for Cuban cigars in general – I think it’s the same basic issue as French wine or Apple products – it’s the name/origin that makes something more desireable than its actual inherent quality and it’s just a matter of time until people catch up that there are some really underrated alternatives that provide the best experience.
Btw, even if I thought you were bragging about what yer smoking/drinking/etc, I honestly don’t think that I’d have cared, because life’s short enough that people should find joy and contentment (especially when it’s all earned by oneself and not inherited from elsewhere)
Also, if ^ is a bit rambly, it’s because I’m a tad … iffy after dinner (haven’t drunk a drop, butt for some reason a hot meal can on occasion make me feel almost as if I’ve drunk half a bottle of vodka on an empty stomach 😀 )
At what point can we switch to discussing Bacardí? I don’t know shit about cigars, but I know plenty about rum.
I personally did the switch just about… now with a couple of fingers of Bacardi 151 🙂
Oh that stuff is a ticket to forgetville.
Not really – it’s got a bit more of a kick, but that’s about it. In my stupider moments in Uni, I’ve chugged a bottle of the stuff without any ill or splash effects 😀
Edit: Chugged a full bottle (judging by the stunned silence the first time I did that – Ireland’s a land of bloody lightweights)
Lamb’s Palm Breeze 151 was my blackout juice in my early 20s.
lol, the only two drinks that ever made me black out were proper absinthe (courtesy of a French girl in my PolSci class) and the other being Baileys 😀
Before you laugh, it’s because me and a Swedish buddy of mine (who introduced me to the future Mrs bk109) drank like 4 bottles apiece on an empty stomach after the end of our first semester’s exam session (when everyone already looked like extras from 28 days later) and that didn’t end too well.
I apparently got the idea to shave my head off (whoops) and he went for a stroll and got arrested for sexually assaulting a lamp post 😀
OH yeah proper absinthe in Barcelona and Prague in 2000. I had a buddy get thrown out of a tanning studio because he thought it was a bar and kept demanding a drink.
Ok, no problem. It just felt a little like I was being called out or lectured on something, but I wasn’t sure.
That’s the problem with text conversations, the nuance afforded by the tone with which something is said is lost, which can cause misunderstandings
I don’t know nothin’ about no cigars (except that they lead to homosexuality – not that there’s anything wrong with that) but here’s a shot from I Am Cuba (1964) which is an extraordinary single-take tracking shot. It starts in a funeral procession, climbs high and then through a cigar factory, and then back over the funeral.
It’s better than anything by Scorsese or Paul Thomas Anderson, and both of them would tell you the same thing (and both have).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=h35QgVZzesE
Ah shit the fucking Rooskies blocked it. Google “I am Cuba cigar factory” or search that on YouTube.
Uhh, that works fine on my end?
That’s because you live in a third-world country and the Russians are trying to sway you. The Rooskies hate America because we beat them to the moon and won the Cold War, so they pull shit like blocking videos and meddling in elections out of jealousy.
There’s that whole Lake Placid thing too…
Uh, purrty sure the meddling in your election is just a “Fuck you very much, comrade!” for Yeltsin and the constant meddling of your own in sovereign countries’ internal affairs on a daily basis.
Also, looking basically all quality of life stats, you yankee ‘murricanos are way after both of my countries’ (I got a Swedish passport now too, yehehe) … And not only are our booze, women, boozed up women and internet better than yours, WE HAZ HEALTHCARE
Check AND CHECKERS MWAH.. Ooh, forgot to drink my Bacardi
I live on the beach in Los Angeles and I pity the rest of humanity. I have everything you could possibly want from anywhere in the world at my fingertips. My great great grandfather got the fuck out of Ireland to fight in the U.S. Civil War and never looked back. They say Ireland is a nice place to visit full of very nice people, though, I assume you’re one of them.
I got an idea, let’s trade places for a month. You live here and I’ll live there. You’d never leave here.
I’m pale even for an (knock-off) Irish to the tune of getting third degree moonburn if it’s a particularly cloudless night… which thankfully happens rarely, because the Irish climate is enough to make the Liberian Civil War seem like a better lifestyle choice 😀 That said, Ireland is indeed fun to visit or to start a family, because weather aside it really is grand as we legitimately have a good support structure as a country. It also helps that unlike a lot of places even in Europe, the pay is also quite good across the board (there’s a reason why a lot of people don’t grasp how/why tipping is a thing Stateside beside being a cheap arse)
Hell, we even haven’t had a massive scandal involving the Catholic church in … probably months .
That said, Ireland’s only good to visit between late spring and early autumn, because that gives you the best shot at appreciating its natural beauty.
I’m kidding I live in a cardboard box downtown on skid row.
DAMN YOU! That joke ’caused my brain to play the chorus from this song to go on aloop in my brain… you monster!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHzfhU8t5i8
I’m getting used to the new Sunday tradition of the grocery store pick up. Stupid convenient and always accurate and they put the groceries in the trunk of the car. Awesome.
I like to have fun with it so after they load the groceries I say “Here’s an extra ten bucks if you suck my cock. Just kidding, get lost.”
https://y.yarn.co/03dd8de9-091d-4646-8742-e4a151a2b44d.mp4
Well, tried to post the video from this scene but failed:
Bud: (whistles) Hey kid! (Hey Punk!) (Honks his horn) Hey! Hey kid! Hey! Hey! Are you hard of hearing?
Otto: What do you want?
Bud: You want to make ten bucks?
Otto: Fuck you, queer.
Home delivery’s even better – they bring everything you’ve ordered, when you want it and even drop it in your kitchen should you ask (I never do, because even I have to draw the line of my laziness somewherre) 😀
I haven’t had luck with home delivery. Invariably, the substitutions don’t work and I’d rather just mask up and do it myself. I don’t dilly dally so I can be in and out of the store in 5-10 minutes.
It’s worked pretty well for me. Initially I was concerned about them doing a lousy job on fruits and vegetables, but I’ve had no problems on that front.
I still make trips to the nearby shops for meat, fish, and eggs, and sometimes for additional fresh veggies, but it’s good to be able to take care of the basics once or twice a month.
I buy institutional boxes of TP from Amazon. They last me for months.
I always suspected you were institutionalized.
Maybe it’s store or location dependent, because I’ve never had that issue in Dublin, nor here, but I’ve had friends complain about shoddy substitutes or stuff that’s JUUUUUUST the right side of its sell by date
Hippo and I have a college ball Derby tonight. (SillyCuse/Wolfies) Honestly can’t remember the last time Cuse played on a Sunday night in the regular season. What is this ACC sorcery?
Btw, the Bokados Mix is an “Only in Mexico” special. I haven’t seen it anywhere in the states…
I have gone to the big 3 Latin markets here, and no dice.
Bokados is a great brand. They make my absolute favourite hot sauce. It’s called Salsa Botanera. If you ever find it, buy it. It’s not too spicy, but it’s full of flavour!
They have it, but it is out of stock.
https://unimarket.ca/collections/salsas
The bottle of ginger is another one of the sketches I always go back to. So fucking great!
Every couple of weeks, I get an email or physical mail from at least one of my credit card issuers, offering me a $25 statement credit if I add another authorized user to my card. This always leads to two thoughts:
Just add one of us. Probably not Hippo thought; between the pills and Gamblor I don’t see that being worth $25.00.
Nah, Hippo should only be used as a betting aid – the surer he is of a footy-boll outcome, the larger the bet you make for the other side
Season premiere of Sunday Gravy is going to be banging. I’ve been working on it for two days and have my work cut out for me today to finish.
Appreciate the shout out Litre.
Man, it got down to 48ºF (9ºC) here in Los Angeles and I almost died. At one point I even considered putting on long pants. It was that bad. Fortunately I called the telephone counseling service provided by the county and they talked me out of it, but it was a close scrape.
Two in the thoughts and 1 in the prayers for you Brick. We know you can get through it!
Big Blue made an appearance. That’s how cold it was.
Also, I spent all last winter in Montreal, the coldest city on the Eastern Seaboard due to geographical issues.
I still have about 1/3 of my deck to shovel. You could come up here and do it for me, it’s chilly out, but you’d warm up quickly!
If Gamblor could bless me with a Chievo Verona goal I would appreciate it.
Do it for Romeo and Juliet dammit!
HAIL GAMBLOR!
She’s been -17C (1F) or colder for six of the last seven days here. Makes it easier to hunker down during lockdown but would be nice to get a bit of relief.
Ours came yesterday. We were deep freezin like you last week.
Relief is a really weird name for a weed guy 😀
Ahh there are more dispensaries in Calgary than anywhere else in Canadia!
I made it 31 days no booze. My liver better look the fuck out next weekend.
In all fairness, you kinda have to partake to somehow survive your local hockey teams’ crushing mehness 😀
I am a Jets fan, also mediocre as hell! From Winnipeg originally.
On the bright side – at least you’re not a Jests fan 😀
Also, dunno what it says about the city of Winnipeg, but the only things I know about them outside of the hockey team are that there’s a Boeing subsidiary there, the lads from the Winnipeg Grenadiers were one of the first units engaged in the Battle Of Hong Kong … and that the plane in the novelization of “Flight Into Danger” took off from there 😀
My mom worked at the Boeing plant when I was born. She then became a calculus teacher in order to have holidays with me.
Lots of flying on the bald prairie.
Don’t worry, some of us were picking up your slack. You’re welcome.
Canadia amirite?
/has no idea, was in Vancouver once during summer