Author Archives | Jim

Video: How Don Spends His Afternoons

. . Ever wonder how the more-huggable of the bros spends his afternoons (when he should be here, fielding your comments)?  Well, this might answer that question. What is it with this site and bears, anyway?! . . .

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5 Ways to Get Women to Fall in Love with our Beer and Whiskey Blog

When it comes to gender, our readership is a little lopsided.  Of the 12,000 or so folks who came through the site over the past month, 68% of our were dudes and 32% were ladies.  This is a bit less balanced than other spirits-related blogs, which tend to be about 55% men to 45% women.  […]

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Video: Huge Liquor Store Shelf Collapses, Causes Flood of Wine

Here’s something you don’t see every day.  It seems the old shelves at Superior Wine in Sheboygan, Wisconsin couldn’t handle the weight of the wine that was laden upon them, so they decided to give up in quite a spectacular fashion. The security footage shows what is essentially a flood of wine and champagne sweep […]

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Darwin’s Calling: Chainsaw on a Rope

Ever wondered what would happen if you tied your trusty chainsaw to a rope and swung it around your head to trim your hedges?  Well wonder no more! From the looks of this video, it appears that you’d lose a leg one-out-of-three times you attempted it, which means this genius only has two more tries […]

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Has a Friendly Beer Helped to Cure Peanut Allergies?

Before I had kids, I had no idea what a problem peanut allergies have become.  Now it seems that every class my kids are in and every sports team they are on includes at least one child with a dangerous allergy to nuts. One trace of peanut protein can cause an allergic child to swell […]

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Classic SCTV Video: Point-Counterpoint

Wow – one little mention of Fox News in our latest infographic and the comments section turns into a political battleground!  CTFO people!!  I was just making a joke about drunks and politics, and you’re turning it into Point-Counterpoint! Speaking of that, I googled Point-Counterpoint and came across this cool old clip from Second City […]

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Infographic: The Spectrum of How You Perform Sober, Buzzed and Drunk

Sometimes a couple of drinks can put you in the zone. Other times it makes better sense to stick to the Poland Spring. Here’s an attempt to demonstrate how your behavior and outlook change as you go from sober, to nicely buzzed to bombed out of your mind:

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Infographic: 10 Things You Do Better Sober, Buzzed and Drunk

There’s a time and a place for everything, and tipping a few back is no exception.  For instance, you don’t want to show up half in the bag for a meeting with your boss, but you might require a couple of glasses of liquid courage before you approach that cutie at the end of the […]

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Video: The Time Baby Don Wandered Off in a Grocery Store

If you ever wanted to know what Don was like as a cub, here’s your chance.  This video was taken when he was just a baby and wandered away from Mama Bear at the Pick ‘N Save.  This was also the last time he ate vegetables.  🙂 Okay, so this might be recent video of […]

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Home Brewing: What Lurks Behind the Shower Curtain of Shame?

Yesterday I posted the five things I hate about craft beer, and number five on that list was homebrewing.  While I love the IDEA of homebrewing, I tend to slack off when it comes to actually doing the work, which leads to guilt, which leads to stress, which leads to me saying I hate homebrewing […]

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The Five Things I Hate About Craft Beer

They say you always hurt the ones you love, and I have decided to take my pissy mood out on my beloved craft beer. Here are the five things I hate about craft beer, in no particular order. 

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Friday Randomness: The Beard Slap!

Here’s something totally-off-topic – the beard slap!  Hells yeah! I could probably say something about beer dudes and beards, but screw it – this is simply awesome!  Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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When a Favorite Beer Disappoints

I guess I’m a fickle little bitch when it comes to beer. Last night I was so excited to come across some four packs of Founder’s Backwoods Bastard sitting in the cooler of my local beer shop.  Backwoods Bastard got me into whiskey-barrel-aged brews, and once upon a time it topped my list of favorite […]

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Inspirational Photos: Drinking in Moderation

Not sure what drove me to do this, but I’ve created a series of photo meme’s around the topic of drinking in moderation.  Enjoy! 

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Has Advertising Given Beer a Bad Name?

Even as sales of craft beer continue to climb by double digits, overall sales of beer are down 1% by volume this year.  It’s the big boys who are shouldering the brunt of the burden, and they are starting to make some splashy moves to stem their losses. Take a look at Bud Light.  Advertising […]

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