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THE MORNING RANT: “Schlitz Happens” - Bud Light & Brand Suicide
The NFL’s peak viewership year was 2015, averaging 17.9 million viewers per game. Then came the kneeling and on-field protests in 2016, with more of it in 2017. By 2018 viewership had fallen to 15.8 million. It has been creeping up since then, back to 16.7 million for the 2022 season that just concluded. But comparing 2022 to 2015 still shows a 7% decline in viewership.Then there is Gillette, which is still reviled for its “toxic masculinity” ad campaign in 2019, which accused its loyal male customers of being bigots and sexual predators. While I may not know any men who permanently quit Amazon or Apple because of its politics, I know many men who permanently stopped using Gillette in 2019 and still despise the brand. Multiply that by a couple million, and Gillette has paid a heavy price. Switching from Gillette to Schick (like switching from Bud to Yuengling) did not involve a messy disentanglement, and Gillette permanently lost a great many long-time customers.
By the way, Procter & Gamble has apparently done a masterful job of scrubbing the internet of market data regarding Gillette. There is an abundance of data online regarding market share of men’s shaving products in the US prior to 2019, but I cannot find anything showing Gillette’s market share since. (I’ve contacted P&G’s media relations requesting updated Gillette market share information, but they have not responded.)
Later in 2019, after the tremendous blowback to the toxic masculinity campaign, P&G took an $8 billion write down against the value of its Gillette asset. Since then, I have been reading P&G’s annual 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, trying to glean any info about how badly Gillette is doing. The only market share P&G references in the 10-K for Gillette is global, not domestic. But as to how Gillette is doing, P&G is being coy, while also setting the stage for another write down for its toxic shaving brand.“…changes in operating plans or adverse changes in the business or in the macroeconomic environment in the future could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair values and could result in a decline in fair value that would trigger future impairment charges of the Shave Care reporting unit's goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.”I think my favorite part is how P&G is trying to blame the Russia-Ukraine war for its shave care problems in the US.
Net sales and earnings growth rates could be negatively impacted by more prolonged reductions or changes in demand for our shave care products, which may be caused by, among other things: the temporary inability of consumers to purchase our products due to illness, quarantine or other travel restrictions, financial hardship, changes in the use and frequency of grooming products or by shifts in demand away from one or more of our higher priced products to lower priced products or by disruption in the supply chain or operations due to the evolving Russia-Ukraine War.Heh. The “prolonged reduction” in demand for Gillette shave care products in the US is due to its insulting ad campaign against men, not due to a regional war in Eastern Europe. But when P&G takes its next big write down for Gillette, it’s actually going to try to blame that war.
However, if the impact of the war were to extend beyond its current scope, there could be a triggering event for the Gillette indefinite-lived intangible asset that may cause us to perform an additional impairment assessment for that asset in a future period that may result in an impairment charge.The closest historic parallel to the current Bud Light crisis may be the implosion of Schlitz beer. That wasn’t due to wokeness, but similar to Bud Light, it was due to management insulting their customers and taking their loyalty for granted. In Schlitz’s case, they assumed their customers were too loyal and stupid to switch brands as Schlitz executives chose to increase profit by reducing the quality of the brew. Schlitz was the second largest brewer in the country in the mid-1970s, having doubled its market share from 7% to 14% over the previous 25 years. But its leadership then did what so many bad executives learn in business school, it sought to increase profit by cutting costs and product quality. How The #2 Beer Company In America Self-Destructed: The Infamous ‘Schlitz Mistake,’ And What We Can Learn From It
…they tinkered with their brewing mechanisms to get more beer on the market in a quicker time. They did this by speeding up the fermentation process, which they termed ‘Accelerated Batch Fermentation,’ and it cut their brewing cycle time by 50%. Not satisfied with this alone, the company also chose to use cheaper ingredients, replacing some fresh hops with dried hops pellets, and adding corn syrup to use less barley.If all that wasn’t bad enough, Schlitz also badly caricatured its typical drinker as a hot-headed, “likes to fight guy” in a weird campaign about trying to “take away my gusto.”
Schlitz lost almost half its market share by 1981 and the company was sold in 1982. Bud Light is the #1 selling beer brand in the USA. Looking back at how Schlitz belly flopped from #2 to irrelevant in a very brief time frame, there is reason to believe that Bud Light’s brand suicide may also be irreversible. The Schlitz story is now a famous case study on destroying a brand. Let’s hope that Bud Light’s collapse serves as a warning to corporate America about hiring woke managers who are in service to an agenda that is harmful to their employers’ products. Just for fun, let’s finish up today with an old commercial featuring Terri Garr explaining how these angry Schlitz drinkers are going to rough you up if you try to take away their gusto.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at April 17, 2023 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
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This is the cultural battle that everyone seems to forget.
Giving up Gillette wasn't about giving up shaving. It was about changing a brand and getting the same results.
It's a boycott that was easy to maintain because it's about creating a new habit around a brand of razor, not about changing behavior completely, and it seems to have worked.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:02 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:03 AM (gOewF)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 11:04 AM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 11:04 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:02 AM (LvTSG)
Thus, don't stop going to movies...just skip all of Disney's theatrical product in 2023. If you have to watch the MCU or animated, head to a friend or family's house who has D+ and watch them in a few months.
The enormous loss of theatrical revenue has already started a panic at Disney, and we can keep it up...easily.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (exHjb)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (rJ7Hd)
AB products are swill and I wouldn't drink this swill if they paid me and sent me a six-pack with my face painted on it.
AB hired this lunatic and allowed her to hammer the brand and the company. This is what an Ivy League education buys you these days.
Posted by: WarEagle82 at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (RIfux)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (gOewF)
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That whole thing is very funny. Illness? Okay, fair enough. But illness has always been with us and always been with the brand.
Lockdowns and travel restrictions? That's no excuse. Online ordering is still very easy and every major outlet carries Gillette products. Financial hardship and preferring a cheaper product is legitimate enough, but they *could* choose to not charge an arm and a leg for the products produced by their man-hating company. As to grooming habits, I doubt it's a factor. If anything, I see fewer beards than I used to. The last two are preposterous.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (t0OGg)
A good rule of thumb for how interchangeable a particular product category might be is to observer the amount of advertising for it.
Interchangeable products distinguish themselves by advertising.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:06 AM (bW8dp)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2023 11:06 AM (Q4IgG)
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"If general states of war break out, it might be bad for us" is one of the least insightful statements I have ever seen.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:06 AM (t0OGg)
Wonder why?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:06 AM (gOewF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 11:04 AM (FVME7)
I would definitely rather have her sitting on my lap.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (bW8dp)
The enormous loss of theatrical revenue has already started a panic at Disney, and we can keep it up...easily.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 17, 2023 11:05 AM (exHjb)
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Wait until they get to the RedBox, wait a week, and then apply one of their weekly coupons to get it at 1/3 of the price.
Or, just give up on the dumb MCU because it's dumb.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (N3zMI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
See also: Woke churches.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (2YtOq)
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Well, there is at least reason to hope that it happens.
And I do.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (t0OGg)
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Even the "front hole" of the product. Or should that be "back hole?"
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (HF85l)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (lz5hY)
I don't need seven razor blades to shave my manly stubble.
Went out and bought a safety razor and some feather blades from Japan off Amazon. You get 100 of them for like 15 bucks. I still haven't used them all. Better shave anyway.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (N3zMI)
19 Mmmmm........Terri Garr.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Weirdos.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (gOewF)
It's looking down at the customer base and insulting them. Isn't that what modern wokeness is?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (lf83v)
A good rule of thumb for how interchangeable a particular product category might be is to observer the amount of advertising for it.
Interchangeable products distinguish themselves by advertising.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:06 AM (bW8dp)
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Yup. There are tons of substitute goods across the board. For the NFL, there are no substitute goods and so demand is fairly inelastic. For beer, or razors, or potato chips or whatever, the market is awash in substitute goods.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: Donald Trumpio Jr at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (IaTa3)
Posted by: scottst at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (qcvs8)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:09 AM (t0OGg)
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We need a learning campaign about how football is a terrible, stupid sport. The only good sport is quidditch.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (nXhwP)
Posted by: DaveX64 - AWFLs smell like dryer sheets at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (iXXi5)
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (AMIL/)
My concern though is that virtually every company will eventually go woke resulting in me starving to death and riding a skateboard to work
I agree with those that promote a parallel economy as the solution
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (VTu1l)
Or, just give up on the dumb MCU because it's dumb.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:07 AM (LvTSG)
Or, if TMobile phone, use your once a month free code for Redbox...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (exHjb)
Posted by: Amy Schumer at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (AiZBA)
Obviously the perfect audience for a tranny-oriented marketing campaign. Obviously.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (bW8dp)
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The Golden Rule of Narketing and Customer Service:
"It can take months, sometimes years, to gain a new customer -- and seconds to lose them."
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (8Sovy)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (ykeLU)
A. As marketing gal noted, Bud Light is a dying brand.
B. The Left has already made great strides in killing all the things that typically accompany Bud Light consumption: NFL, NASCAR, frat parties, etc..
So yeah, I think this boycott/alienation will stick.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (EdLEa)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (lz5hY)
"It can take months, sometimes years, to gain a new customer -- and seconds to lose them."
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (8Sovy)
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"They taught us in business school that you can gain a huge customer base in seconds with the right ad campaign."
-AB marketing VP lady
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (LvTSG)
Should've looked into it that much sooner.
As for Bud Light, I don't need an extra reason not to drink donkey piss.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (X+Ku8)
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My brother told a story last night.....Bud Light executives are claiming ignorance with regards to what the VP did with this trans campaign. They're lying.
He worked for Southwestern Bell way back in the day. They were in the middle of a hardware refresh where they were issuing new laptops and PC's to the workforce. The new SBC Logo was the desktop background (wallpaper), but my brother thought it was 'off.' He changed the color slightly as an improvement and went on imaging the machines. The guy that created the new logo happened to be in the same building and after receiving his new laptop, came down to ask who changed the logo. "You can't change a damn thing. Do you know how many hoops and approvals I had to get to make that logo happen?!?"
Yeah, Bud Light execs knew EXACTLY what that cünt was doing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (Zz0t1)
My concern though is that virtually every company will eventually go woke resulting in me starving to death and riding a skateboard to work
I agree with those that promote a parallel economy as the solution
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (VTu1l)
You figure out the way to have them not make any money off you...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (exHjb)
Posted by: Megathrust Fault gp at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (MvF+J)
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you know whats funny, the brand I use now (some generic name I forget) is 10 times better, I used to go through one Gillette a shave, now I can use one razor for several weeks before it gets dull
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (VTu1l)
I really enjoyed those nightgowns she wore in Young Frankenstein. Yowza! Engraved on Young Rodrigo's brain, they were.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (bW8dp)
Tranny Fluid was a funny one.
Bud Lite in the loafers.
Sure there are a bunch.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (bkUtD)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (2bFN5)
"Where are you taking that... thing?"
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (bkUtD)
Posted by: Megathrust Fault gp at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (MvF+J)
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That is generally what happens after big drops.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (LvTSG)
I like simple cartridge razors. I used to use Gillette razors, until the Mach 3 kept being expensive. I switched to "Dollar Shave Club" for a while and found their four-blade product to be good. They were always very hip and therefore at very least woke-curious, but they went full retard a while back so I dropped them. After doing some homework, I learned that DSC used razors manufactured by a Korean outfit called Dorco. Their four-blade razor I like is called the "Dorco Pace 4" and it is available online in quantity from various outlets. The cartridges are about $1.40 each if you buy in bulk (16 or more). I get about a year's worth at a time.
I'm happy with them, and they don't break the bank and they don't proselytize wokeness at me at every possible opportunity. I'd rather buy foreign than buy domestic woke.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (lz5hY)
He did a show from his office one night and, IIRC, talked her into taking a shower in the next room.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (N3zMI)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (gOewF)
"Another Roll in the Hay" was a 70's pron movie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (Zz0t1)
But I never thought so ’til I tried one right after the other.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (2bFN5)
An old boot full of beer with a cig butt in it.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (AiZBA)
It was surprisingly easy to give up the NFL.
I wasn't a superfan, but once we stopped having it on by default, made sure to be out doing something instead of watching it, didn't miss it at all. Couldn't even list who's been in the Super Bowl the last few years.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (EdLEa)
Just last night at the hockey game, the bud light was selling just as it always had it appears.
*shrug*
Sometimes I think that our side wishcasts despite contrary evidence. Sometimes.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (JJ0qk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (J2vNu)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (gOewF)
Amazing what happens when you disavow Satan and all his works.
:)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (EXyHK)
It may be that all those bailouts and policy the rewarded the rich (and stole from the middle class) ... has made the Uber Rich powerful enough to control corporate boardrooms.
The other aspect is BigGov is owned by the WEF types, and they also support Woke. So Fauci controls what research gets funded, and only the Woke get funding. That now means trans friendly, and "carbon neutral" compliant.
China has control as well, but they also want destruction of The West. Hard to see real change any time soon, without catastrophe ... but "they" have a plan for that ... "Trust the Plan". heh
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Megathrust Fault gp at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (MvF+J)
AB CEO at board meeting
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (lz5hY)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (VTu1l)
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Alinsky tactics are helpful in this. When everything is woke, that merely means that it's a target-rich environment.
Pick a target. It can even be arbitrary. Pick the target, isolate it, destroy it. One at a time until it becomes dangerous.
With the Bud Light debacle, the market has sort of spontaneously (so far) done this all on its own.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (gOewF)
But then, the sport I truly loved, Baseball, went woke and, now with the new rule changes, bleh.
So, the shooting sports it is!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (2YtOq)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (LvTSG)
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I'm pretty sure Quidditch is transphobic!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (t0OGg)
I wasn't a superfan, but once we stopped having it on by default, made sure to be out doing something instead of watching it, didn't miss it at all. Couldn't even list who's been in the Super Bowl the last few years.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2023 11:14 AM (EdLEa)
I ran a family football pool (playing with points, reward was bragging rights at the summer family reunions) and when I cut off the NFL, I thought it would be tough - but it wasn't.
My wife however doesn't have any kind of political/cultural awareness whatsoever, so she still watches it - which is annoying because I get up and leave the room when she turns it on. Then she gets all upset at me over it.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (JJ0qk)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
what the fuck is this world coming to ??? !!!
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (us2H3)
Giving up the NFL: You also give up time with your buddies who are not boycotting the NFL; you give up 75% of small talk/water cooler talk (i.e. talk about the game); you become the "I don't own a TV" guy.
Giving up Bud Light: You start to enjoy a better beer (it would be hard to randomly pick something worse), you can still hang out with your buddies, and you get to mercilessly mock your Bud Light-drinking friend until he gives up and tries a different beer.
Posted by: Chuck C at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (xttsV)
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (T4tVD)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 17, 2023 11:15 AM (KAi1n)
Yes. Being a closet Bucs fan back in the day, that stung a bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (Zz0t1)
There was supposed to be a "trans protest" this morning where I work and no one was there.
Another one is scheduled for this afternoon. We'll see if anyone shows to that protest...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (YIVH2)
I could take that p*ssy out and never have to stop twirling my lasso while I do it.
Posted by: Twinkie the Kid at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (nfrXX)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Chuck C at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (xttsV)
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"Ew...what is this?"
"It's beer."
"No, it's not. It tastes like something. Beer tastes like nothing."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (gOewF)
Garr. All day long.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)
Tranny Fluid was a funny one.
Bud Lite in the loafers.
Sure there are a bunch.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:12 AM (rJ7Hd)
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Tranheuser-Busch
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (bW8dp)
Posted by: Chuck C at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (xttsV)
I've always thought the fans would like the sport even better if the 22 guys raced out onto the field using horsewhips and bicycle chains to beat their opponents to a pulp.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (J2vNu)
That there are still some ads that don't feature the most flamboyant among them?
Posted by: gourmand du jour, a literal ray of sunshine at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (jTmQV)
Posted by: Defenestratus
Yeah, I don't miss it at all. Still watch some college football, but that's about it.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (bkUtD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (gOewF)
Their chocolate SheHer (no nuts) also has actual natural ingredients and tastes awesome, which seems to add credence to the theory that these older brands are only getting by on loyalty and name recognition, and not on the actual quality of their products.
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (VTu1l)
Posted by: AlaBAMA
Until Kyle Busch gets angry.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (bkUtD)
People buying stocks are only worried about making money. They will buy low, ride it up and dump it before the quarterly earnings.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (rJ7Hd)
F that.
Sterilizing children, emotionally damaging them for life, and putting them on a certain path to suicide is not nice, kind, good or "affirming."
It is evil, depraved, disgusting and a mortal lie. And an offense to the Creator.
You are damning your soul to hell for supporting anything to do with the trannies.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (vQ4/Z)
But look, AB gives money to the Senate GOP fund, that can't be ignored.
Sure, normalizing transgenderism and having drag queens in kindergarten is bad, but fellas....c'mon...we're taking about campaign donations here.
Drink your Bud Light.
Posted by: Donald Trump, Jr. at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (Gf3mx)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (lz5hY)
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Sports on a whole seems to be a group oriented type of pastime, and since i hate people and dont have any friends it was henceforth easy for me to stop watching
ditto social media
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (VTu1l)
BTW, in that 2nd Schlitz commercial, was that the lady that eventually played Kitty on that 70's show?
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (gOewF)
Posted by: Donald Trump, Jr. at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (Gf3mx
Does it feel like you're in charge here??
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (rJ7Hd)
A media advisory from the Justice Department said a press conference will take place in New York City at 1 p.m. on Monday “to announce arrests and charges in a significant national security matter.”
... has the FBI found Hunter Biden's laptop ?
WSJ:
A social-media account overseen by a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer—a prominent online voice supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine—played a key role in the spread of intelligence documents allegedly leaked by Airman First Class Jack Teixeira. A purported Russian blogger known as Donbass Devushka, which translates as Donbas Girl, reposted the files from obscure online chat rooms. The blog is the face of a network of pro-Kremlin social-media, podcasting, merchandise and fundraising accounts
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (RHGPo)
I might take to Twitter, just to start tweeting the outcomes of game-deciding plays before they're actually shown on YouTube TV. Just because I can.
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (bkUtD)
Personally I prefer watching the Lingerie league, but that is just me.
Posted by: moon_over_vermont at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (e4GqK)
Posted by: Chuck C at April 17, 2023 11:17 AM (xttsV)
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Gonna use this to go OT.
I think Picard Season 3 might be anti-progressive. I've had suspicions since the first handful of episodes where it became obvious that it was a remake of the TNG episode Conspiracy where Starfleet has been taken over by people who want to destroy it from the inside. That coming out in 2023 feels very on point from a conservative point of view about how the US government has been taken over by those who want to destroy the nation. It may just be coincidence, but it was surprisingly on point for that idea.
Then the last couple of episodes happened, and it just seems to have become obvious. (SPOILERS) The Changelings have infiltrated and corrupted the youth of Starfleet through the transporter so that they are all effectively assimilated by the Borg, just waiting for the call to get them going. (SPOILERS END)
That's...really on point for about how the youth have gone mad by an outside force that wants to destroy us from within. No?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: N, L. at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (eGTCV)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:21 AM (lz5hY)
I've always thought the fans would like the sport even better if the 22 guys raced out onto the field using horsewhips and bicycle chains to beat their opponents to a pulp.
Play it on a minefield, with different mines randomly activated every play. He's at the 30! *BOOM* He's at the 10, the 15, and the 45.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (Bd6X8)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (lz5hY)
Indeed, I did.
Didn't someone once post a recipe for Beef Biletnikoff?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (gOewF)
"Where are you taking that... thing?"
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:13 AM (bkUtD)
Trans prisoner transfer from cell block 1138.
Posted by: Luke disguised as a stormtrooper at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (V6LRK)
And you can't take in your own beer.
Posted by: Mr Gaga at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: The Chap in the Deerstalker Cap at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (N/KJF)
And you can't take in your own beer.
Posted by: Mr Gaga at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (KiBMU)
Thus, tailgating is the order of the day...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 17, 2023 11:22 AM (exHjb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:18 AM (J2vNu)
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There was a short story which talked about something like that: "The National Pastime" by Norman Spinrad.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: Donald Trump, Jr. at April 17, 2023 11:19 AM (Gf3mx
Does it feel like you're in charge here??
Posted by: AlaBAMA
He thought he was safe because CBD's on vacation.
AGAIN !
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (OA+E4)
Come on, man. That's Teri Garr. What are you, like legitimately 29?
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (EDCMj)
Posted by: pookysgirl, doing 4th grade musical prep at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (dtlDP)
The irony of a President saying that is too much.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (OgrpQ)
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They weren't brought down and probably won't be. Bud Light might be reduced to an also-ran (I don't think it will vanish), but it will take time to figure that out. The other InBev products will probably do fine.
If the hatred of Bud Light has legs, it will be a hard blow to InBev, but by no means a mortal one.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Megathrust Fault gp at April 17, 2023 11:11 AM (MvF+J)
Far off today's high.
Posted by: let's get contrary at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (ivvNA)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (gOewF)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:20 AM (gOewF)
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The Cowboys were predicted to go 10-6 one season: 10 arrests, 6 convictions.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (Uk8NJ)
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That's probably about right, honestly. Actual pro-Constitution, pro-freedom, Heritage America folks are a fringe element similar to the Green Party on the left. I wouldn't put us at more than 10% of the nation.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (YIVH2)
Same piss however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (Q4IgG)
The survey found that married men, across the board, remain the main breadwinner in the family — 55 percent. However, the percentage of egalitarian households — where the husband and wife bring in the same amount of income — is on the rise.
.. what ?? this doesn't push forward the narrative
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (RHGPo)
Phrasing?
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (ykeLU)
After the Gillette snizz.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Said a beer-swilling cartoon elephant at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (V6LRK)
A boycott will have a hard time continuing in the long run if people feel that doing without it is a hardship; but if they convince themselves that they're better off without it--and many are doing just that--that's when the target really begins to take a hit.
Posted by: Dr. T at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (bhRsz)
What conservative values, what "family values" can you honestly say you actually stand for when you can't even squeak out the mildest defense of children?
Elephants quivering atop a wobbling high chair in deathly fear of the miniscule faction of mentally insane.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (vQ4/Z)
.. what ?? this doesn't push forward the narrative
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (RHGPo)
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Nah, the narrative will remain the same.
#paygap
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (t0OGg)
Page 6 of 10k sprinkled with all the morality buzzwords: equity, equality, inclusion, sustainability, social impacts. And this dandy in the report: Additionally, negative or inaccurate postings or comments on social media or networking websites about the Company or one of its brands...
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (2bFN5)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (ykeLU)
Everyone heard that the CEO of Anheiser-Busch is a CIA employee, right? Essentially went from ditch digger to CEO in seven years.
https://tinyurl.com/2yetnxmp
I'm betting there are FBI and CIA employees at the top of every corporation that was allowed to remain open during COVID.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (Emu9a)
You must be a glutton for punishment to keep watching Picard. Let it die already.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:25 AM (gOewF)
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Picard Season 3 is some of the best Star Trek ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: moon_over_vermont
Good point, as long as Mulvaney isn't playing.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (bkUtD)
... methinks they could have left out the entire "transgender" angle and it would still be a good story
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (RHGPo)
Totally not a euphemism.
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (ykeLU)
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Don't you normally post something like this in the form of a limerick?
Fail!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (2YtOq)
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:26 AM (2bFN5)
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"People say mean things about us, and that hurts."
Some censorship will help with that!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (t0OGg)
And you can't take in your own beer.
I may be in the minority here but I can go a whole game without drinking beer. As long as it's not cricket.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (nfrXX)
... methinks they could have left out the entire "transgender" angle and it would still be a good story
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (RHGPo)
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The movement is going to take him up as a cause celebre, most likely.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Chuck Schumer at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (t0OGg)
If it does, it will hurt. When my brother worked at AB in National Marketing, Bud Light was the bread winner for AB. At its high, obviously not now, but mid 2000's it had a 80% market share.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (OgrpQ)
Good point, as long as Mulvaney isn't playing.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (bkUtD)
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I dunno, might be worth it if it gets flattened by one of the larger gals who plays on the offensive line.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (2YtOq)
So go grab a Yeungling, and get some gusto.
Posted by: red speck at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (Ny/Va)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (SRCl2)
The problem for me is that, if you're going to be a writer, you have no choice but to deal with them. :-(
Posted by: moviegique at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (asXVI)
Keep on naming names and kicking ass!
Posted by: Dummy #43 at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (FkMTW)
*Owner/creator Ace hardest hit
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (Zz0t1)
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Wait until people begin to understand how "Womens Liberation" doubled the workforce, halved wages, and made women "free" by forcing them to work in order to have the same income flowing into the home that one man - their husband - used to be able to bring home all by himself.
Yay?
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (gOewF)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (VTu1l)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (OgrpQ)
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Yup. And I hope it *does* have legs and that it does hurt. Hurt badly. It won't crush InBev, but a gigantic crater in what used to be healthy revenue would be a lovely thing to see.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Chuck Schumer at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (FJYfm)
When we get to "all of them," I'm willing to talk.
Posted by: Dr. T at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (bhRsz)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (2YtOq)
Posted by: Chuck Schumer at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (FJYfm)
Classic! I also enjoyed the Mayor of Chicago stating that no one should vilify the kids that did this. I'm like, wuut?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (rJ7Hd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (gOewF)
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Shakespeare can go eat a dick because Romeo and Juliet is just using the skeleton of Pyramus and Thisbe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (LvTSG)
The problem for me is that, if you're going to be a writer, you have no choice but to deal with them. :-(
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Not me.
I *use* Amazon. If anything is even the slightest bit outside of the contractual terms of the agreement that we agreed to when I paid my money, I contact them and get a refund or a credit to my account.
Don't say it will be here Tuesday if you can't make that happen.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2023 11:27 AM (nfrXX)
The only way you can watch us is with moarrrr beer
Posted by: WNBA at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (2bFN5)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (VTu1l)
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Maybe the last episode will blow it all. I kind of doubt it, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (LvTSG)
But remember, they don't have ANY mental issues. No siree bob.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (bkUtD)
Then Levi's announced they would no longer support the BSA over this rule because it was homophobic. So a significant number of Levi's customers stopped buying their products, including me. As sales dropped, Levi's denied the boycott was affecting them. But then later I read something about the company where they attributed their drop in sales to Americans no longer caring about quality. They had to cut labor costs and make their products overseas.
So the boycott worked, but they wouldn't acknowledge it.
Posted by: Emmie at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (Emce2)
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (Emu9a)
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What do you generally get when the delivery is late?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (LvTSG)
Seriously, I rarely dink but when I do I get a short 1 hour enjoyment and wonder why I don't drink beers more often, but then it's followed by a bad night's sleep and a few hours of mild depression the next afternoon. Booze is overhyped, imo.
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (gzz0o)
The irony of a President saying that is too much.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (rJ7Hd)
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Clinton is an ass but I never figured him to be a stupid ass. This is an incredibly dumb thing for him to say.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (anj39)
Gummies. Get the fast-acting kind so they're easier to time.
Posted by: SFGoth at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (gOewF)
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Shakespeare can go eat a dick because Romeo and Juliet is just using the skeleton of Pyramus and Thisbe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (LvTSG)
Is this the season where Gandalf returns to fight Voldemort?
Posted by: Dr. T at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (bhRsz)
A bug flies by and he shrieks and runs away before falling to the ground. All the stuff that gay men who hate women would do to make fun of women.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at April 17, 2023 11:23 AM (EDCMj)
Fantasy football and in-game betting is keeping the NFL afloat. Sports has always had its gamblers, but it used to have fans of the actual sport that didn't know jack-squat about point spreads, over/unders or the money lines. They just liked their teams and favorite players.
Increasingly as a percentage of the 'fan' base, no one even cares anymore which team wins anymore, just whether or not their bet pays off or they score points in their league.
That won't last forever. Eventually people will understand you can just watch an AI generated virtual sporting event and have just as much entertainment betting on the outcomes of those as an actual game.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (Gf3mx)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:30 AM (LvTSG)
Heh.
Posted by: Midsummer Night's Dream at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (AiZBA)
Maybe the last episode will blow it all. I kind of doubt it, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (LvTSG)
Picard wakes up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette and says he's had a horrible dream?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (N3zMI)
Posted by: Dr. T at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (bhRsz)
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Gandalf has to recruit the last starfighter from Tatooine while fighting Voldemort, the Borg Queen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (LvTSG)
I went out Saturday to a restaurant and ordering Bud Light is now a punchline.
Interesting marketing 101 problem: Brand rejuvenation and identity makeover, how do you go about it?
No, Clydesdales and "Merica wont cut it AB...
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (anj39)
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$5-$10 credit or the item free depending on who I hit the lottery with in chat.
I haven't paid for a subscription in years.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (ufFY
Isn't that the ghey Teri?
Posted by: NTTAWWT at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (V6LRK)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (EXyHK)
Seriously, I rarely dink but when I do I get a short 1 hour enjoyment and wonder why I don't drink beers more often, but then it's followed by a bad night's sleep and a few hours of mild depression the next afternoon. Booze is overhyped, imo.
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (gzz0o
Too many Americans need to self-medicate in order to deal with life.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (rJ7Hd)
Yay?
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals
Also destroys the "time economics" advantages of the traditional family destruction, thus all but negating its utility.
Tell me that's not intentional.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (OUMaO)
Then Levi's announced they would no longer support the BSA over this rule because it was homophobic. So a significant number of Levi's customers stopped buying their products, including me. As sales dropped, Levi's denied the boycott was affecting them. But then later I read something about the company where they attributed their drop in sales to Americans no longer caring about quality. They had to cut labor costs and make their products overseas.
So the boycott worked, but they wouldn't acknowledge it.
Posted by: Emmie at April 17, 2023 11:31 AM (Emce2)
I was a lifetime Levi guy up to the point where he stated I didn't have the right to own guns. Haven't bought a pair since.
I'm a Duluth Trading guy now.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (Zz0t1)
I haven't paid for a subscription in years.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (Emu9a)
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I've just never tried. I think I should start.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:34 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: red speck at April 17, 2023 11:28 AM (Ny/Va)
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Perhaps brought it to their knees. Time will tell on that.
But she did have a point, buried at the bottom of all the poor decision-making. Bud Light is (was?) the best-selling brand, but that doesn't mean it wasn't on the decline. There is a lot more competition in beer now, and a lot of the old mainline brands are seen either as fogey beer - the stuff your grandpa drinks - or as cheap college beer. Bud Light's market is shrinking and trying to expand that market is difficult.
Spitting in your still vast market's face and pivoting to woke is a stupid idea. A brand in decline is a real problem, but accelerating its demise is stupid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:34 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 17, 2023 11:32 AM (gzz0o)
Eh, I've been sober for almost 8 years. I don't miss the day after. Blew a .24 bac when I went into rehab. My liver is still detoxing.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:34 AM (OgrpQ)
I recently decided Jason Bourne IS Q-anon. Bourne is the (false) promise that the White Hats inside the system will save the day. No need to act, the secret white hats have it under control ... Trust Sessions, Trust The Plan.
idk that FBI/CIA started the Q-anon thang (as a PsyOp), I still think it was a LARP ... maybe later CIA took it over, to get people to Stand Down while they made the Insurrection, and formed their Junta.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 11:34 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: leber at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (E7KPo)
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FYI, if any liquid leaks out the entire box is free and reshipped since it's ruined. That happens rarely, though.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (AiZBA)
I went out Saturday to a restaurant and ordering Bud Light is now a punchline.
Interesting marketing 101 problem: Brand rejuvenation and identity makeover, how do you go about it?
No, Clydesdales and "Merica wont cut it AB...
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (j4U/Z)
Their best bet is simply to ride this out and hope people forget why they stopped ordering Bud Light in the first place and don't make any serious brand loyalties in the meantime.
That said, if I had money to invest, Yuengling would be where I parked my dollars.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (KbCG3)
Page 6 of 10k sprinkled with all the morality buzzwords: equity, equality, inclusion, sustainability, social impacts. And this dandy in the report: Additionally, negative or inaccurate postings or comments on social media or networking websites about the Company or one of its brands...
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Making money is not paramount, pushing the latest woketardism is paramount. In fact, making less profit likely means that humanity is better off, or something.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023
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No, that was Teri Garr of Young Frankenstein -- but now that you mention it, she and Debra Jo Rupp do look something alike: same mannerisms and shape to their faces.
It was brilliant of the Friends producers to cast Teri as Phoebe's real mother.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:36 AM (J2vNu)
THIS was actually a good point by Az in a video he made on the subject: notice the usage. 'Consumers', not 'customers.'
'Consumer' implies a mindless person who will buy whatever at any price, regardless. A 'customer' has to be wooed. Taken care of. Catered to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (zZu0s)
Fail!
Posted by: blake
*******
Sigh, if you insist:
My irrigation water comes in a ditch
But their ad campaign just made a switch
To tout their new sprinklers
They hired a sitz-twinkler
"Dagnabbit!" and "Sunovabitch!"
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (ykeLU)
Bud Dim.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
LOL !!!
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (Zz0t1)
This. Went from a closet full to one (my last) pair of nearly worn out Levi's
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (2bFN5)
They created their own line of seltzers to compete in that new market. They named it Bud Light Seltzer. Then they needed to develop an ad campaign around the fact that it wasn't actually Bud Light, modified, because no one was buying it thinking it was flavored beer and disgusting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (Y2tls)
Teri Garr it is.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (fs1hN)
The AB CEO forgot this rule and so ended up getting it up his ass.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (rUKH1)
https://is.gd/6ZOXFf
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Spitting in your still vast market's face and pivoting to woke is a stupid idea. A brand in decline is a real problem, but accelerating its demise is stupid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:34 AM (t0OGg)
Her idea of "elevating and evolving" the brand was to tie it to a population whose numbers are a rounding error and most likely don't drink beer.
Stupid idiot.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (KbCG3)
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - America is Dead - National Divorce NOW at April 17, 2023 11:29 AM (VTu1l)
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If Season 3 is so good, why didn't they *START* with Season 3 to draw in viewers and then use that to launch a proper sequel series (with good storytelling)?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (YIVH2)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (SRCl2)
- "Crusher gets attacked by Space Jawas; she kills them."
- Picard gets msg from Crusher: "Trust no one"; immediately tells Romulan chick.
- "Junkie Guinan and Fake Lou Ferrigno on Blade Runner Planet shoot the shit; she tries to guilt trip a computer"
- "Worf is Junkie Guinan's sponsor"
- "Junkie Guinan cannot act"
This is Peak Trek?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (X+Ku8)
It was gross...and LIKE 4 Loko.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2023 11:39 AM (SCeYK)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (YIVH2)
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Because Alex Kurtzman and Patrick Stewart.
This season is being run by new guy Terry Matalas who seems to actually be a fan of Star Trek. I'd give him complete control of all of Star Trek after this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:39 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Woof.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (Zz0t1)
It was gross...and LIKE 4 Loko.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (OA+E4)
You are not supposed to actually drink that. It's meant to clean the gunk off your car battery terminals.
Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (SCeYK)
LMFAO I watched the latest episode and was like "Wait... everyone under 25 is a mindless automaton? How hilariously close to reality this science fiction has become.
BTW, it's a great show. My grandmother used to give me a new Star Trek Hallmark ornament every Christmas since I was in middle school. She unexpectedly passed away back in February. When the *SPOILER* Enterprise D *SPOILER* showed up, I started sobbing. It was the first ornament she ever gave me - that ship. It was a magical moment.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (bUWrA)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (RG6z4)
Posted by: Captain James T Kirk, Season 1 & 2 TOS at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (zZu0s)
Stupid idiot.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (KbCG3)
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Yup. Seeking to expand a brand by marketing to trannies makes sense only if one or both of two things are true:
1. Your current market share is zero, because your product or company is brand new and that is the market you want to sell into. It is a small market, but it can be lucrative because niche markets always are.
2. The addressable market of the virtue-signalling "allies" is huge, *and* that the desire to be seen as an "ally" is so great that it can overcome poor quality.
A lot of these people think that point #2 is true, but it isn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (t0OGg)
*hangs head in shame*
Posted by: Doof at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (LLddH)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2023 11:37 AM (fs1hN)
This makes me think of the trash bag commercials...
Hefty Hefty Hefty!
Wimpy wimpy wimpy...
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (anj39)
Except a lot of people associate several other products with BudLight ... they all will be hit with some decline, I'd guess.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023 11:40 AM (bUWrA)
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The show is chock full of fan service, but if you cut it out, all of it works. Except for the Data stuff, but that's not this show's fault. That's the fault of the franchise for killing Data twice before to the point where I simply do not care if he comes back...again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (0hOvj)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Weasel
--
(lays $20 on table)
Meets expectations on annual performance review, promoted within next two to five years.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (Emu9a)
*hangs head in shame*
Posted by: Doof at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (LLddH)
Dude...the rest of us have already been to the bunks and are back.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:42 AM (anj39)
Posted by: scampydog at April 17, 2023 11:42 AM (2bFN5)
Local and craft beer only and I haven't felt this good in years.
CeyeA guy running INBEV...
I'm working on the conspiracy theory as I type.
Still need to find a decent razor though.
Posted by: Reforger at April 17, 2023 11:42 AM (R6NJY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 11:39 AM (LvTSG)
But they won't. Kurtzman is still there and still wants to use the platform. Whatever clout Matalas earns with S3 Picard, he will happily use to try to cash in more social credit.
But giving him his own show and possibly overshadowing Kurtzman? I do not think he (Kurtzman) is that kind of guy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:42 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Weasel
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(lays $20 on table)
Meets expectations on annual performance review, promoted within next two to five years.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (Emu9a)
Promotion to Executive Vice President in charge of DE&I.
Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (SCeYK)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 10:58 AM (anj39)
They used to call that, "Working towards the Fuhrer."
Posted by: Archer at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: NTTAWWT at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (V6LRK)
LOL
Even fucking autocorrect is trying to turn me ghey.
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (ufFY8)
1. Your current market share is zero, because your product or company is brand new and that is the market you want to sell into. It is a small market, but it can be lucrative because niche markets always are.
2. The addressable market of the virtue-signalling "allies" is huge, *and* that the desire to be seen as an "ally" is so great that it can overcome poor quality.
A lot of these people think that point #2 is true, but it isn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:41 AM (t0OGg)
I'm in marketing. The calculus should be to focus on the audience you'd like to attract and then address the issue/value prop that would gain their attention.
This was just a cheap ploy to show off woke bona fides that was in no way tied to some greater marketing strategy. There is simply no line that takes you from tranny endorsement to greater sales.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (KbCG3)
This matter dot com: Communism, also known as a command system, is an economic system where the government owns most of the factors of production and decides the allocation of resources and what products and services will be provided.
We're talking union made & transported beer. The US will likely never be completely all in (as above) but, perhaps, close, until or because it's a different time when things are to be built back better under progressivism.
A Teamster local has just gone on strike in Philly area against the tri-state region's largest Coca-Cola bottler and distributor. That'll be spreading to other locations if contracts are not current.
There are major changes of all type under way in in this country from transporation of all kinds, to non-profit hospitals, certain manufacturing, food production, and more. It's purposeful.
Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (GshMh)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:38 AM (X+Ku
The scenes on M'Talas (name of the producer btw) with "Rafi" - the lesbo super-operative-junkie chick are not the highlight of the show. Thankfully she's the only one from the past 2 seasons (which I didn't watch) to make it through to the show It really is a great story once you get past all of that nonsense.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (bUWrA)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (OgrpQ)
I haven't watched any of it, but supposedly its better than the previous two seasons. I think many people love Star Trek and want it to not suck so bad that they're willing to put up with crap to get some to watch. Star Trek as a brand is even deader than Star Wars to me. Its just never been that compelling to begin with, but its been simply terrible for decades.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (0hOvj)
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Goofy name, but look at Dorcas (I think that's the spelling). You used to be able to find them with great discounts online but I think they're established now. Don't get the bottom rung ones, but the middle and top line stuff is comparable to the known big names.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 17, 2023
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My mother did not care for the original Trek. She was no SF fan to start with, and then her complaint about the show was "All they do is *talk*!"
As big a fan as I was and am, I could sorta see her point. But then she didn't like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. either, and she was a big James Bond (in the novels) fan.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2023 11:44 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (oWBc3)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (X+Ku8)
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Maybe the AB executives were drunk.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: NTTAWWT at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (V6LRK)
LOL
Even fucking autocorrect is trying to turn me ghey.
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (ufFY
*straightens tie*
Posted by: Pete Buttigeg, Sec of the Navy at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2023
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Schlitz is still around?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (J2vNu)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (us2H3)
Posted by: Ben Dover at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (L9/32)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (KbCG3)
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I wouldn't bet on that assessment. She might have turfed the entire brand doing this.
They either had a strategy that she ignored, or they built a strategy around bad data. My bet would be the latter. They probably had good data once, but rejected it because they just knew in their hearts that it was wrong. After all, all the social media shows how popular trannies are!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (t0OGg)
I use Bic disposables and Edge gel for shaving now...Bics last for a long time, still on my first box after a couple of years.
Posted by: DaveX64 - AWFLs smell like dryer sheets at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (iXXi5)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (X+Ku8
I've tuned it out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)
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I'm surprised they didn't blame Trump.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (pTC3n)
1) endorse Trump
2) fire everyone who was involved
3) donate only to Republicans
That might save them. Maybe.
But it'd mean losing Manhattan and the Hamptons, so ....
If you say, endorsing Trump is too extreme a position, that's exactly the opposite in measure of their endorsement of trannies.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (vQ4/Z)
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Make the logo BIGGER
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (X+Ku8)
Even fucking autocorrect is trying to turn me ghey.
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (ufFY
My phone text used to capitalize Trump when I wrote his name. Now it doesn't.
Apple Dickheads.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (anj39)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (FVME7)
Another interesting tidbit is the 'declining brand' that was used by AB themselves. If you are #1, even if your share is declining, you still bank on being the King.
Who are these fucking people to not understand dudes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (zZu0s)
Jared Fogle being a pedo really had nothing to do with the sandwiches or the company. The company didn't endorse pedophilia (though who knows in the future with the way shit is going).
But since his arrest in 2015, they have lost nearly 25% of their US locations.
Are there other factors involved, yes. But there will be other factors involved in Bud Light's demise, too. There was no need for a self-inflicted gut wound. They were losing market share as it was, but not to the point that it required a desperate pivot, they still represented 35% of ABs sales.
I also think there is a misunderstanding about trannyism and Zoomers. Zoomers don't hate trannies as a matter of principle like older generations, but that does not equate to trannies being what Zoomers are really drawn to when being influenced by ads.
They aren't like "Oh hey, tranny! I'll buy that!"
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (Gf3mx)
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Schlitz is still around?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (J2vNu)
Wasn't the original recipe lost in a fire and no one can reproduce it?
Not that anyone should try......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 11:48 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:48 AM (OA+E4)
It's my opinion this is why they have embraced the gambling aspect.
Many football fans are fans because they grew up with fans.
7-10% of households turn it off (one also needs to factor they are now counting seats in bars/restaurants where they didn't before) these kids that would have grown up watching with their parents and family will not. Couple that with the reluctance for many parents to send their kids to have concussions at a young age.
It's going to gut the fan base.
I think they are hoping gambling addicts keep support. It's terrible I know, but to me it explains the seemingly sudden shift by a league to embrace what was previously shunned.
Posted by: Inogame at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (us2H3)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (RHGPo)
Put Trump's face on the can with a big MAGA slogan
Posted by: DaveX64 - AWFLs smell like dryer sheets at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (iXXi5)
I think every sport is in that situation. Baseball keeps crapping on its fans, but has grown some in viewership over the past couple of years. Some pundits are claiming its because of measures to shorten games, but in truth, almost nothing MLB has done actually shortened the game.
The pitch and batting clock in place has done so this year, but that doesn't explain growth in the past couple years. The truth is that baseball generally is popular with people, but ruins that periodically with strikes and other obnoxious behavior, then has to build up again afterward.
But Rotisserie and other leagues are what is propping them all up. Even the play on the field reflects that, with new stats being ginned up and play focused on certain high value stats for fantasy play like home runs and strike outs.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Archer at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (gmo/4)
I made the Schlitz/BudLight comparison last week.
*struts around with chest out*
...
...
Meh.
...
I got nuthin'.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (RJQ8g)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (zZu0s)
Has anyone tried Troegenator Doppelbock? I love it. Can't buy it here, though.
(I also love Teri Garr.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (TgBWG)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (63Dwl)
1) endorse Trump
2) fire everyone who was involved
3) donate only to Republicans
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(4) make drinkable beer
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (xNg0H)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (us2H3)
Posted by: Archer at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (gmo/4)
Yes. Even a caricature of Cap'n Kirk is better than that shambling, mincing, little lord Fauntleroy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (zZu0s)
You can't rule it out.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, a literal ray of sunshine at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (jTmQV)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (ynpvh)
If the info has to come from the homeowner, is there a felony penalty for under-reporting one's income to the local utility? I mean, how is this supposed to work?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:46 AM (t0OGg)
There's a popular ad blogger who basically just shits on the industry for their stupidity. Things like chasing likes instead of sales. He gave an example once of a "successful" Pepsi campaign wherein their social interactions skyrocketed but their sales remained flat.
I would guess that if you asked Bud Light chick if this ploy was successful, she'd start by saying, "We've received incredibly positive feedback since our partnership began!"
That being positive feedback from the echo chamber she sought approval from in the first place.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (KbCG3)
I switched back to safety razors a couple of years ago. I only stopped using them (probably back in the late eighties) because it had become practically impossible to find replacement blades. Then, I somehow managed to break the base and decided I might as well switch to cartridges. I never got used to it.
A few years ago I saw safety blades in the local supermarket and discovered that there was a resurgence in use, so I bought a new base and switched back. It’s like night and day.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (0hOvj)
Notice Germany, who shutdown their 3 remaining plants over the weekend, is missing.
Not sure what the US will be doing as the NRC seems more interested in regulating nuclear plants to death.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer
I love how AB tries to pass this off as a decision by a low level vp in the Cincinnati field office.
Bull. Shit. A marketing campaign this large is passed by SENIOR EXECUTIVE Vice Presidents AND legal before being sent out.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (Y2tls)
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*perks ears*
Posted by: Mayor Pete! at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (EXyHK)
As long as you get decent blades. I got some crap ones from Kroger and they were... bloody.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (zZu0s)
I was at a Soccer game and at Halftime, Nobody was in line for any InBev products and these people are flaming Libs.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 17, 2023 11:47 AM (Gf3mx)
Have not been to Subway since they hired that butchy soccer player.
Likely never will again.
Posted by: Roland HTG at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (j40lz)
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:43 AM (OA+E4)
Of course, you can never be too careful.
(looks side to side, up and down, side to side again)
Twinks are the ninja of the sodomites, sneak right up on ya they will.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (rUKH1)
I use Harry's, they work really well and are very nicely designed.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (0hOvj)
Now this advertising genius turned the brand "gay", so regardless of sales, she served the WEF masters, will probably be rewarded.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (oWBc3)
Have not been to Subway since they hired that butchy soccer player.
Likely never will again.
Posted by: Roland HTG at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (j40lz)
I didn't go there much after the Jared Fogle thing.......But that was the last straw. I've not been back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)
That being positive feedback from the echo chamber she sought approval from in the first place.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (KbCG3)
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Yup. "Online chatter is way up" and "public engagement with the brand is at an all time."
Both are definitely true for Bud LIght.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: zombie Spock at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (us2H3)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (lz5hY)
A proven tactic that works every time.
Posted by: irongrampa at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (KATBx)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
By being around a long, long time and advertising & supporting BLUE COLLAR pastimes. Hunting, fishing, bowling, NASCAR, etc.
Aka, their customer base.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (Y2tls)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (us2H3)
sorry, not Coors, Corona
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (us2H3)
Ms Woke may have been hired for sales but she was only there to sell Woke.
See if AB cares for Woke or beer
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (1n1vb)
Posted by: Reforger at April 17, 2023 11:42 AM (R6NJY)
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I like Dorco. A bit of background @ 60 if you're interested.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (lz5hY)
"Hey Mabel! Black Label!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (Zz0t1)
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I subscribe to the theory that no major brand is actually in the business of the product they sell.
Auto manufacturers don't sell cars, they sell financing.
McDonald's doesn't sell burgers, they sell commercial real estate.
AB doesn't sell beer, they sell advertising.
Etc.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (vQ4/Z)
I recently decided Jason Bourne IS Q-anon. Bourne is the (false) promise that the White Hats inside the system will save the day. No need to act, the secret white hats have it under control ... Trust Sessions, Trust The Plan.
idk that FBI/CIA started the Q-anon thang (as a PsyOp), I still think it was a LARP ... maybe later CIA took it over, to get people to Stand Down while they made the Insurrection, and formed their Junta. Posted by: illiniwek
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Lot of unanswered questions about that whole Q thing. Plus there is the dog that did not bark--Trump did some stuff flirting with Q and never did denounce it. My best guess is that someone was testing artificial AI that scraped data from all over the web--who, what, and for what purpose is a bit vague.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (ha/xH)
Posted by: GlendaleGreybeard at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (cB7nX)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (0hOvj)
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This. And gambling. I've no doubt that the actual viewership for sports ball -- the number of people who are watching it because they want to watch it -- is significantly down. But some of that is offset by "artificial" viewers tuning in to see how their bets or fantasy players are doing. I don't know if this is sustainable.
I think long-term, it isn't. The younger generation just isn't as interested in watching sports like the older generations. They have many more things competing for their eyeballs, and they don't have any nostalgia for games like the older generations did.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (iFTx/)
Germany's biggest utility company just announced a 45% increase in heating costs. They were the ones who owned and operated the nuclear power plants.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (0hOvj)
Generally put me off beer until a friend introduced me to Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale at college. But of course now I look back on it nostalgically and will drink Hamm’s in preference to other cheap beers if it’s what’s available.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (EXyHK)
That being positive feedback from the echo chamber she sought approval from in the first place.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (KbCG3)
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Yup. "Online chatter is way up" and "public engagement with the brand is at an all time."
Both are definitely true for Bud LIght.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (t0OGg)
Isn't that the metric that HBO used for VELMA, everybody is talking about it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (dKiJG)
Ms Woke may have been hired for sales but she was only there to sell Woke.
See if AB cares for Woke or MONEY
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (1n1vb)
FIFY.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (zZu0s)
Bull. Shit. A marketing campaign this large is passed by SENIOR EXECUTIVE Vice Presidents AND legal before being sent out.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 11:51 AM (Y2tls)
A marketing campaign of this magnitude, which is a sponsored deal, also involving specialized can printing, involves a ton of moving parts. Hell, contracting with an influencer alone is an involved process that generally requires a lot of approvals.
People really do need to understand that there is no world where this chick acts on her own to get this guy contracted to a deal and his face on a can.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (KbCG3)
Likely never will again.
Posted by: Roland HTG at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (j40lz)
I didn't go there much after the Jared Fogle thing.......But that was the last straw. I've not been back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)
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Last time I went to Subway the bread was so tough and chewy that the sandwich was practically inedible.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (YIVH2)
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (T4tVD)
Dollar Shave Club. And you can get their stuff at Wal Mart now.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 11:45 AM (oWBc3)
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Not to mention the tens of thousands of fatherless children and their baby-mamas who depend on players' child support payments.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (anmER)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (DMyTF)
Not suggesting anything.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-killer whale at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (OA+E4)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (YIVH2)
Their bread was always pretty bad. Jimmy Johns or Penn Station. Cold or Hot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:08 AM (rJ7Hd)
I just buy the generic disposable razors from wherever. They work well enough. And Barbasol shave cream, which is cheap, but very good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (tkR6S)
A proven tactic that works every time.
Posted by: irongrampa
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It is what happens when brands are run by corporate interests rather than the family that created the brand/product. Similar things have happened though with 2nd or 3rd generation biz owners that are raised on third and think they hit a home run.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (ha/xH)
Etc.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 11:54 AM (vQ4/Z)
AB sells image through the advertising they buy.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (X+Ku8)
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When all beer was local they figured out bottling and railroad transportation and became a national product.
Posted by: Cosda at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (jmw2u)
Distribution.
They were pioneers in distribution back in the day, and retained their hold from that early head start.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (4olE8)
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (V4X9X)
Last time I went to Subway the bread was so tough and chewy that the sandwich was practically inedible.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (YIVH2)
New York Sub Hub in Denton, Texas (used to be New York Subway, but got sued by Subway, so they changed the name). The best bread ever. Their sandwiches are top notch because they have the best bread.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)
"From the land of sky blue waters (waters)"
"Scaffer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one"
"From the glass lined tanks of Latrobe PA."
"Boooosh!"
Posted by: gourmand du jour, a literal ray of sunshine at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (jTmQV)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (oWBc3)
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (Emu9a)
The sainted Warren Buffett is famous for doing that with companies he takes over - see See's Candies.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: GlendaleGreybeard at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (cB7nX)
Harry's Razor Blades did drop ad's from Little Ben Shapiro's show just an FYI
Barbasol shaving Cream is entirely made in the USA
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (DMyTF)
Mind you they all taste pretty much the same and use questionable ingredients but hey, sammies. But obnoxious ad promoters and scandals about their ingredients have really slapped the poor business down.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (0hOvj)
But that can't happen., she is a protected class. Better to ruin whole company than openly defy the narrative.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (cUYo/)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (AwYPR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (lz5hY)
I use Harry's, they work really well and are very nicely designed.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 11:52 AM (0hOvj)
I use Harrys as well.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (anj39)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 11:55 AM (YIVH2)
Their bread was always pretty bad. Jimmy Johns or Penn Station. Cold or Hot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Hilarious on that--somewhere in Euroland, Ireland? maybe, charged Subway with deception on their bread---Subway countered by indicating they put enough sugar in the bread--enough to bypass the Euro definition of bread.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (ha/xH)
“A soft landing remains technically possible, but it is harder to achieve than before...”
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 11:56 AM (DMyTF)
My local dive recently used to sell dollar Schlitz in cans and 1.75 PBR tall boy cans.
PBR a slight bit better than Schlitz. Tastes like Bud without the soapy aftertaste, but that's just me after years of PBR's.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (X+Ku8)
They make razors now, too. I haven't used one but I hear they are good. When I run out of Harry's blades I'll probably swap over.
Barbasol INVENTED foaming shaving cream from a can. Literally they were the first.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (0hOvj)
Hilarious on that--somewhere in Euroland, Ireland? maybe, charged Subway with deception on their bread---Subway countered by indicating they put enough sugar in the bread--enough to bypass the Euro definition of bread.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (ha/xH)
Subway was also sued because someone tested their tuna salad and found there was no actual tuna in it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: DaveX64 - AWFLs smell like dryer sheets at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (iXXi5)
Yeah a judge in Ireland ruled that Subway bread wasn't actually bread, but a form of pastry.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (0hOvj)
“A soft landing remains technically possible, but it is harder to achieve than before...”
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (RHGPo)
After so many rounds of flaming shots, you knew the hangover might kill you. Chug that glass of raw eggs and get on with it.
Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (SCeYK)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (ha/xH)
Didn't have a sufficient amount of bugmeal in it.
Posted by: Roland HTG at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (j40lz)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (DMyTF)
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (Emu9a)
Admit it, you just sang that -- and you used a lounge lizard style!!
Posted by: Doof at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (LLddH)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (1n1vb)
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 17, 2023 12:02 PM (BRHaw)
They were pioneers in distribution back in the day, and retained their hold from that early head start.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (ufFY
Buddy was a merchant sailor who drank Bud....asked him why? Said 'you can get it anywhere in the world'.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Mmmmmm, Dolphin.
You rapey, squeaky bastards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (zZu0s)
“A soft landing remains technically possible, but it is harder to achieve than before...”
Posted by: SMOD
With FJB in the White House? We're getting a depression.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (bkUtD)
CEI is a real thing and it's the same people enforcing it that are pushing all this weird shit on our society.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Dr. Varno"
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Consumed a lot of PBR for the best part of a decade, but decades ago. I recently tried some and it is no longer the PBR of old. It is barely drinkable.
Posted by: Cosda at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (jmw2u)
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Gosh, I sure hope we don't enter a recession.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (Emu9a)
The irony of a President saying that is too much.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 17, 2023 11:24 AM (rJ7Hd)
Are we sure he's talking about just the 2nd?
What Rights, Bill? The First...religion for conservatives is becoming iffy here of late. Speech...that's still good as long as we don't offend a liberal, right? Isn't that why you guys created hate speech?
How about Search and Seizure? Or if you don't want your son's dick cut off but some asshole educator thinks that is what he really wants. Who wins that one, Bill?
Fuck you Bill. Shut up and go away.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (anj39)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:03 PM (DMyTF)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (us2H3)
Posted by: whig
Bread was no longer bread, but a pastry.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
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Speaking of that, wifey and I hadn't eaten Vab Kamp Pork & Beans since we were both children.
Had some recently, and there's no pork in it! How have they gotten away with that all these years?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (JJRgX)
Distribution.
They were pioneers in distribution back in the day, and retained their hold from that early head start.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 17, 2023 11:57 AM (ufFY
Concur. They would muscle any competitors out, under cut or buy them out or just make them disappear.
Don Corleone had nothing on the King Of Beers.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (rUKH1)
CEI is a real thing and it's the same people enforcing it that are pushing all this weird shit on our society.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I'm guessing #146 had a lot to do with it.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (Emu9a)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (lz5hY)
This is my understanding as well. Run by a group of hipster commies.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
The guy on the radio commercial has a very punchable voice.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (bkUtD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 12:01 PM (dKiJG)
Wouldn't be the first time.
The whole Schlitz fiasco in the 70's was because they started using rice filler in the recipe and people could taste the difference.
Nowadays most national domestic brands use rice as filler.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (T4tVD)
Speaking of that, wifey and I hadn't eaten Vab Kamp Pork & Beans since we were both children.
Had some recently, and there's no pork in it! How have they gotten away with that all these years?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Abolition of The West is from Men Without Chests at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (JJRgX)
Someone is suing Fireball Whiskey because it was discovered that there's no whiskey in it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
I don't care what their politics are, as long as they keep it to themselves. The problem with Bud and Target and Gilette and all the rest isn't that they believe certain stupid and insane things, its that they foisted it on the world. You can think whatever you want as a business owner. Just give me a good product and stop evangelizing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 11:58 AM (AwYPR)
Not personally, but I remember the Falstaff ads that mentioned him.
Falstaff was the first beer I ever drank. Long gone now. Wikipedia says it ended in 2005, but the original formula was gone by the end of the '70s if I remember right.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: NR Pax
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Big corporations don't like to think this but in many cases they are simply too big anymore to manage effectively. Conglomerates are one answer but even there, business units that perform well can be dragged down by those that don't and accounting gets very complex. Even Buffet's role as stand alone investor has gotten too big to manage effectively via shares and CEO's.
The industrial age was focused on making organizations big--but now that very solution is killing them via hardening of their arteries and brain dead decision making.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (ha/xH)
Posted by: Doof at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (LLddH)
drink local beer
Posted by: rhennigantx
Shiner Bock from the Spoetzel Brewery, Shiner, Texas.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (Y2tls)
AP - Poll finds 4 in 10 want their next vehicle to be EV
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2023 12:04 PM (63Dwl)
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"75% don't want to invest in a charging port in their garages."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (LvTSG)
What's the new definition for "recession", now that "2 quarters of negative GDP growth" is out the door?
Posted by: spindrift at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (ivvNA)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (ZLI7S)
Barbasol INVENTED foaming shaving cream from a can. Literally they were the first.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:00 PM (0hOvj)
The Razors are made in Korea, but the last I heard is they even used US steel in the cans along with the Chemicals used are all US for the shaving Cream and the Factory is in Ohio
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (ha/xH)
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Happened in the 80s, too.
I remember when IBM was going to rule the world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (1n1vb)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
My grandfather was a teamster driving a Falstaff truck.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (Y2tls)
Not saying there aren't good gay guys out in the country, its just not the place to wear it on your head.
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (8p0Zk)
Posted by: Schroedinger's Cat Wears the Emperor's New Clothes at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (5Pci1)
As you say, they are easy to maintain, just buy the other product.
Posted by: PoliticalMcGuffin at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (md5vd)
Posted by: rickb223
That was the one, Guardian story had Subway bread at about 4 times the amount of sugar that normal bread in the supermarket has.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (ha/xH)
I don't care what their politics are, as long as they keep it to themselves.
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They didn't, though. That's the problem. IIRC it had something to do with an advertisement on some conservative channel or website, and an unknown person said "I don't like this homophobia" and Harrys decided to pull the ads from the people who actually bought the products.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (Emu9a)
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"75% don't want to invest in a charging port in their garages."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:06 PM (LvTSG)
"It costs HOW MUCH to replace the electrical panel in my house and run new wiring from the junction?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
It's weak even by liquor standard. Lick-kooooor.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (zZu0s)
Obviously the perfect audience for a tranny-oriented marketing campaign. Obviously.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 11:10 AM (bW8dp)
It's even worse than that. A marketing survey about five years ago found that the #1 imported beer in Mexico City was Bud Light.
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (us2H3)
Posted by: Lost In Space at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (rdanb)
I should be passing through there about lunch time next Sunday. I'll look them up if I remember.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (nfrXX)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (ha/xH)
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Happened in the 80s, too.
I remember when IBM was going to rule the world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Minus a couple of missteps and they would have.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
It's weak even by liquor standard. Lick-kooooor.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (zZu0s)
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It's technically a cinnamon liqueur.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (Y2tls)
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This is about Germany winning WWII, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (LvTSG)
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Also, added home insurance costs for increased fire hazard from EV car battery. But you'll save so much on gas!
Posted by: Mayor Pete! at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (fs1hN)
For a long time they looked unstoppable, in the economics class I took in junior high, they had us "buy" stocks (choose them and use fake money to pretend to get them) and I picked IBM and a couple of other more modern businesses. I did gangbusters on that, it was ridiculous. If I would have had real money then I'd have been genuinely rich.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (0hOvj)
imo it DID inspire a lot of people to get active, some formed groups, and there was some good messaging. Also some of the related 4-chan stuff was useful (like that frog thang)
Many left the Q thing and continued their group efforts. A big part of if was the anti-pedo stuff ... some continued that.
The bad part was that Q was wrong on things, so those that had too much faith in Q perhaps were misdirected.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: SMOD
Nope, central PA.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (bkUtD)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (1n1vb)
But of course she'll always be known for "Great Knockers!"
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (X+Ku8)
Nowadays most national domestic brands use rice as filler.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:05 PM (X+Ku
Even worse, Coors light uses high fructose corn syrup. Which is a sin against the beer gods. Coors Banquet is still using the old recipe, and is tolerable, if not great.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Southpaw at April 17, 2023 12:09 PM (xPJvm)
Yeah.
Their supermarket products are not their liquor products.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8c8Y3)
AP - Poll finds 4 in 10 want their next vehicle to be EV
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I wonder who they polled?
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (bA3Ln)
There is still a Falstaff brewery building in St. Louis, or was in 2019; I happened across it a couple of years ago while wandering around. Definitely looked abandoned, though.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (trdmm)
I went out Saturday to a restaurant and ordering Bud Light is now a punchline.
Interesting marketing 101 problem: Brand rejuvenation and identity makeover, how do you go about it?
No, Clydesdales and "Merica wont cut it AB...
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2023 11:33 AM (j4U/Z)
Their best bet is simply to ride this out and hope people forget why they stopped ordering Bud Light in the first place and don't make any serious brand loyalties in the meantime.
That said, if I had money to invest, Yuengling would be where I parked my dollars.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (KbCG3)
Isn't Yuengling privately owned, though?
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf A2E6, Easy 6 Titanium Enhanced at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8C7+r)
Posted by: Sponge
It's those one shot micro bottles.
There is whiskey in it. If you buy it in a package liquor store.
It's a malt beverage if bought at the 7-11. Idiots that don't know their liquor laws.
Even says it on the labels.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (lz5hY)
...and the voice of Jimmy Dudley saying:
Enjoy Kahn's, the keenah weenah...
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (LvTSG)
Well, yeah. That's what I said. I just could not type out the word right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (zZu0s)
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Bud started that in WWII and never stopped. It makes for an overly foamy beer. Schlitz had a cleaner finish.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (bA3Ln)
Republican President.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (2tUFv)
Isn't Yuengling privately owned, though?
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf A2E6, Easy 6 Titanium Enhanced at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8C7+r)
Yes, however they've partnered with MillerCoors for distribution.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:08 PM (LvTSG)
Well, yeah. That's what I said. I just could not type out the word right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (zZu0s)
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Don't know enough strippers to type out cinnamon right the first time, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
Their HQ was a sight to behold in 1988 or so.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (8c8Y3)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (bA3Ln)
Says Bud Light is the only beer that tastes the same every time you crack one open. Other brands vary too much from one bottle to the next. I tried to convince him Bud Light was consistently swill and he wanted to fight me.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (V4X9X)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (trdmm)
9 out of ten love big tits.
The gay or tranny percentage is going up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (8p0Zk)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 11:35 AM (KbCG3)
Isn't Yuengling privately owned, though?
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf A2E6, Easy 6 Titanium Enhanced at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8C7+r)
I'm just saying, Yuengling stands to benefit bigly from this fuck up.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (KbCG3)
(laughs in diminishing returns)
Posted by: David Ricardo at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (bW8dp)
Says Bud Light is the only beer that tastes the same every time you crack one open. Other brands vary too much from one bottle to the next. I tried to convince him Bud Light was consistently swill and he wanted to fight me.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (V4X9X)
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It always tastes like nothing!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (LvTSG)
There have been multiple news stories about how supermarkets can't move Bud products and are overstocked. Distributors are having the same problem.
People saw this, hoped it was an April Fool's joke, and when they found out it was not, just stopped buying Bud products.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
No. The 'liqueur' part.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (zZu0s)
*******
Yeungling has been passed on by being sold to one of the offspring.
Posted by: Cosda at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (jmw2u)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (AwYPR)
I remember when IBM was going to rule the world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Happens in government too. The 'best' public schools in many large districts are the ones where the parents have money and social norms are applied. Remove that via random lottery selection or some such, and watch that status decline to the mean.
The large local governments become sclerotic because they simply cannot process needed information effectively due to distortions caused by local grafting machines whether they are unions, big developers, or political skimming.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (ha/xH)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Something about giving away the mouse and thinking all computing would continue to be mainframe based.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (trdmm)
once many years ago, there was a DEA type, maybe FIB, on Carson and when ask where the main distribution point for US weed traffic was, his response was
"Denton TX"
I know this for a fact
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (us2H3)
Their supermarket products are not their liquor products.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8c8Y3)
The convenience store product is 15-16 percent malt liquor.
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (rj6Yv)
Tell him it wouldn't be fair for you to fight a transwoman.
Heh.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (zZu0s)
A few years ago I saw safety blades in the local supermarket and discovered that there was a resurgence in use, so I bought a new base and switched back. It’s like night and day.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023
***
Exactly. I used an electric, a Norelco rotary head shaver, for many years because I hated the experience of the multi-blade razors. Then, on escaping a hurricane, I forgot the electric and bought some Bic disposables and a can of Barbasol. Night and day indeed. When I got back home I started researching and have been a classic safety razor man since 2013.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (fs1hN)
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Obviously, your friend is gay.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (bA3Ln)
Posted by: garrett
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Big new shiny HQ effect generally happens when a company is on the decline.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (ha/xH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2023 11:16 AM (gOewF)
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1970s Garr > 1980s Nunn > Nunn today > Garr today
Posted by: Cave Johnson at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (kIhOg)
Posted by: Danimal28 at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (klw0w)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (bA3Ln)
Back in college we used to buy the Schmidt trophy room - 24 pack with bass on it, 24 pack with the elk on it and 24 pack with the duck on it.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf A2E6, Easy 6 Titanium Enhanced at April 17, 2023 12:10 PM (8C7+r)
for a while but I think he's term limited
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (us2H3)
"Denton TX"
I know this for a fact
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:13 PM (us2H3)
The University of North Texas has a cloud over it most days.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (bA3Ln)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (bW8dp)
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Obviously, your friend is gay.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (bA3Ln)
Tell him you'll hold his skirt for him while he takes a bubble bath.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (zZu0s)
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Obviously, your friend is gay.
Posted by: Pudinhead
And wants you.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (DMyTF)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (iOTWL)
I did multiple tests over weeks to see what shaving cream gave me the best shave and smoothest finish and an old fashioned cake of soap in a dish with a brush won out over a can of foaming goo every time. It was noticeably better. Just a lot more hassle.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (DMyTF)
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Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:11 PM (bA3Ln)
Back in college we used to buy the Schmidt trophy room - 24 pack with bass on it, 24 pack with the elk on it and 24 pack with the duck on it.
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Its not a bad bargain beer as long as its ice cold.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (bA3Ln)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (h3tqt)
468 Why don't they just advertise that Bud Light tastes like penis?
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (bA3Ln)
Horde serendipity.
I just thought of that old joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (RG6z4)
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I wonder who they polled?
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This is absurd.
EV sales struggle to break 5%, and 75-80% of them are to corporations and businesses.
They're constantly pushing this lie. No one wants them. They're interesting, but they're toys
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2023
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We have one . . . abandoned too, but ironically it's right across the street from the Criminal Courts Building and Parish Prison!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (/YP8p)
They're constantly pushing this lie. No one wants them. They're interesting, but they're toys
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (Emu9a)
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"Would you like to?"
"Sure, I guess."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (h3tqt)
468 Why don't they just advertise that Bud Light tastes like penis?
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (bA3Ln)
Please, please.... let's not argue! Given its new demographic, it's quite likely that it tastes like both shit AND penis at the same time!
Two terrible tastes that taste terrible together. Like a Reese's cup from Hell.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (bW8dp)
For years, rich neighborhoods in Portland set up private foundations to funnel more money to the local public school.
The Portland school board decided that this was unfair, of course, and started to take 40% off the top from the foundations, to redistribute to other schools.
Now the foundations get a lot fewer contributions than they used to.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (DMyTF)
Not Rolling Rock?
Posted by: Thrawn at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (Rl7KJ)
Posted by: Sponge
Back when they were Not Too Smart University (NTSU), and held a re-naming contest, I suggested Community University North Texas.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 12:12 PM (V4X9X)
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"He can't be a man 'cause he doesn't drink
the same shitty beer as me..."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023
***
As Marshal McCloud used to say: "There y'go"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (RG6z4)
Looks snazzy. I have a Merkur(sp?) It works. Shiny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (zZu0s)
Two terrible tastes that taste terrible together. Like a Reese's cup from Hell.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (bW8dp)
The ATM of beers, if you will.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)
old joke about TWU dorm, which also in Denton, being condemned cuz they found 800 cracks in it
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (us2H3)
"That's just because you can buy other kinds of cars. We'll fix that with an unconstitutional ban!"
--Government
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (0hOvj)
I used to deliver pizzas there like 20 times a week. Sometimes they'd order up like 50+ Pizzas.
They had cute secretaries who tipped extra well.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (8c8Y3)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (xNg0H)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (DMyTF)
_________________
I like it. Was my go-to in my college days when I had some money to burn, which wasn't often so it was a bit of a treat. I still drink Heineken Light because it tastes like real beer compared to most light beers.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (8p0Zk)
Posted by: From the daze of muh misspent yute at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (DhOHl)
My rich neighborhood is about 5% Teslas.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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We’re the Phone Company, We Don’t Care!
Posted by: Lily Tomlin at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (/YP8p)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (bA3Ln)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (h3tqt)
Back when they were Not Too Smart University (NTSU), and held a re-naming contest, I suggested Community University North Texas.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:16 PM (Y2tls)
I have the coffee mug.
https://is.gd/gXuyMI
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (8c8Y3)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023
***
The foaming goo is okay if you're in time crunch. But shaving creams in a tub or tube, like Tabac or Palmolive, are the best, and pretty cheap.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (QRdjz)
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (8p0Zk)
From constipation? Yes.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (us2H3)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (trdmm)
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I tried a bunch but really like the Rex brand and the adjustable part for the blade is a great feature.
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (RG6z4)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (bA3Ln)
Ace has no Gusto.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:19 PM (8c8Y3)
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He thought he hit publish, but he didn't. He'll be back in three hours.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (LvTSG)
I like it. Was my go-to in my college days when I had some money to burn, which wasn't often so it was a bit of a treat. I still drink Heineken Light because it tastes like real beer compared to most light beers.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (iFTx/)
I stopped when they had homo Neil Patrick Harris telling me it was ok for a man to flip another man's meat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)
A friend tried to convince me it was one of the best beers he ever tasted. I thought it tasted like diluted battery acid and Vegemite leftovers.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (DMyTF)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (lz5hY)
Real Men of Genius takes on an entirely new meaning today.
Obligatory nostalgia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed-JG4O2NsM
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (bA3Ln)
Yep. Goebel's?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (1n1vb)
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That's it! WeaselApproved!
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (RG6z4)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (xNg0H)
brunch with Reaboi ??
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (us2H3)
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (8p0Zk)
old joke about TWU dorm, which also in Denton, being condemned cuz they found 800 cracks in it
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (us2H3)
Two
Women
United
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023
***
The Merkur adjustable, the Progress, has been basically unchanged in design for decades and still works beautifully.
Slant razors, those with a bias to the head so that it *looks* like they are crooked, also shave quite closely. You don't have to change your technique for them, either.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (RG6z4)
Looks snazzy. I have a Merkur(sp?) It works. Shiny.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:17 PM (zZu0s)
Eversharp HydroMagic, Schick blades, and Stirling Soap synthetic brushes. The Eversharp was made the year I was born (creak!).
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Now it's Google.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (FVME7)
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (RG6z4)
I have an ancient adjustable from Pappaw around at home, somewhere. I just cannot find what box the darned thing is in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (bA3Ln)
Fire brewed! They bought Schlitz...or vice versa...and both went under.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (8c8Y3)
https://tinyurl.com/4sbw9hvy
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (0hOvj)
Direct image access denied, please go to worthpoint.com to view images.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023
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This all depends on what you're trying to shave. Or whom.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: From the daze of muh misspent yute
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Here's the tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKA5bqfBQmo
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (/YP8p)
I like it. Was my go-to in my college days when I had some money to burn, which wasn't often so it was a bit of a treat. I still drink Heineken Light because it tastes like real beer compared to most light beers.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (iFTx/)
I stopped when they had homo Neil Patrick Harris telling me it was ok for a man to flip another man's meat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)
__________________
Wait -- so that's not OK? I guess I gotta lay off the Bud Light.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (trdmm)
Posted by: But that was then at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2023 12:21 PM (1n1vb)
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Why would he stop? He's only going to stop until someone MAKES him stop, either by taking him down during a robbery or putting him away for a long time. In the latter case, he'll just start stealing again as soon as he's out of prison.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (iOTWL)
Wierd, works for me. Anyway its the Pamela Anderson Labatt's Blue poster. Back when she was human and not 75% plastic
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (0hOvj)
Obviously, your friend is gay.
Posted by: Pudinhead
And wants you.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:15 PM (Y2tls)
Be careful....he might be a twink.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (rUKH1)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (DMyTF)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:23 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:18 PM (bA3Ln)
OK, but when are scientists going to come up with a way to make them DISPENSE beer?
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (UnA8+)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Chuck Martel
>As an adventurous youth, I learned early on that any beer branded from Milwaukee was a headache and a hangover. No thanks.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (V4X9X)
One of the fallacies of capitalism - the idea that those at the top are purely motivated by money. Hasn't been true in my 30 years of working.
I know very, very few people that - once they hit their desired lifestyle - care much about money. Their concerns move to other things, as long as they hit that minimum lifestyle.
Posted by: Tailor at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (zpt1t)
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (T4tVD)
Bad is a taste.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch
I rate that as possibly true.
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (xNg0H)
Posted by: brak at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (25k9m)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:24 PM (us2H3)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
Dollar Shave Club Shave Butter. It's slick/slimy like cake soap, unlike foaming goo. And I grew up using Barbasol.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:25 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:25 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: SoTheresThat at April 17, 2023 12:25 PM (gStMD)
Posted by: Tailor
Cardboard box in da woods ?
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023 12:25 PM (T4tVD)
https://is.gd/xKeLOm
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop
If you haven't got at least 47 blades, you're not really shaving.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (FVME7)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (AwYPR)
Alex the dog hardest hit
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (bA3Ln)
Fire brewed! They bought Schlitz...or vice versa...and both went under.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:22 PM (AwYPR)
The first beer I ever tasted was Stroh's. I was seven years old, and Dad and I were listening to a Tiger's game while he was working on the car. He gave me sip from the can.
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (8c8Y3)
Technically, their name is Anheuser Busch InBev. AB is a pretty big part of the company.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: garrett
*
Birch Beer !
Posted by: JT at April 17, 2023
***
Barq's Has Bite!
When I was a kid and drinking soft drinks, there were some local bottling companies with root beers, Rex and Big Shot Cola. But I always preferred Barq's.
Frostop diners had birch beer in the big frosty mugs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:26 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Barely even a beer drinker at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: garrett
Alcoholic Ginger Ale...Crabbe's?....pretty good, if you like ginger ale.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (SRCl2)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (h3tqt)
Q: Why do Queenslanders call their beer "XXXX Lager"?
A: Because they can't spell "beer".
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: brak at April 17, 2023
***
Early '70s, Old Milwaukee, $2.00 a six pack.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 11:50 AM (X+Ku
Now, that is asking a lot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (tkR6S)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (SRCl2)
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At least a couple of thousand, I'd bet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, being witty and sophisticated with Ernst Lubitsch at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (LvTSG)
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At 5, if I brought my dad a cold beer from the kitchen I got the first hit off the can. That stopped somewhere around 12.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (bA3Ln)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (SRCl2)
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I seem to recall one close to 2k comments.
Posted by: Weasel at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (RG6z4)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023
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I can recall an ONT that topped 1000, but there have probably been even more epic ones.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (J2vNu)
https://is.gd/xKeLOm
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop
If you haven't got at least 47 blades, you're not really shaving.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023
Take the blades and when you screw the fuze into an artillery round, set the blade in it so just a corner sticks out. The round screams like crazy. Bad guys shit their pants.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (anj39)
Even without the double entendre that's just plain wrong.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (nfrXX)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (oWBc3)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (trdmm)
They own corona AND modelo, so for beer you put lime into it's pacifico or a local brew from here on out.
AB In-Bev's beer brands (excluding the ones in cyrillic &c) to avoid:
Budweiser
Corona
Modelo
Stella Artois
Leffe
Hoegaarden
Spaten
Boddington's
Lowenbrau
Beck's
You shouldn't be drinking Beck's in the first place, it is foul. Tastes like weed, and not in a good way.
In future I'll be growing a full beard and not drinking any of the above-mentioned trash while I don't watch the NFL on Sundays. Who knew trannies would do so much to actively improve my life?
Posted by: ghost of kari at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (Ltd0S)
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The Miller LIte people, could not be happier.
Posted by: your stupidity is someone else's gain at April 17, 2023 12:30 PM (d8q9G)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2023 12:30 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:30 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:30 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (SRCl2)
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No clue as to the record, but we hit over 1000 numerous times (during the Kavanaugh circus, for example). Above 900-1000, things get very slow and jumpy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 12:30 PM (t0OGg)
Does anyone remember Stroh's?
Posted by: Pudinhead
Obligatory Alex the Dog Stroh's commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHD_5F1I7g
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:27 PM (AwYPR)
I'm going to have to look for this.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (DRSnL)
That is to say, they were going broke *before* they went woke. Going woke was just an attempt to hide it.
Posted by: Caiwyn at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (Bmy9A)
Stroh's
Stroh a party...Stroh's long necks were the beer of choice growing up.
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2023 12:28 PM (bA3Ln)
So, The 'ol man got tired of getting only half a beer eh?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (anj39)
Even without the double entendre that's just plain wrong.
Posted by: Oddbob
You never touch another man's meat.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (trdmm)
I've got a cousin who says that's the best beer in the world. I'm not a hyper-controlling leftist so you should absolutely drink it if you want (I kind of want one now). But there are an impossibly large number of local brewers in the game these days so you could try new things too.
Posted by: ghost of kari at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (Ltd0S)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (ykeLU)
If you like Optimator, Celebrator is equally good.
Porters are probably right up your alley, too. Taddy Porter by Sam Smith's and Black Butte Prter are good ones.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (8c8Y3)
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (SRCl2)
Yeah. But I am certain that if the Marketing VP had not done that stupid interview explaining gleefully why she came up with this idea, she'd have kept her job. She became the face of the marketing campaign instead of it just being a business decision.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: ghost of kari at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (Ltd0S)
Posted by: Caiwyn at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM (Bmy9A)
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"Go broke, get woke" is a common tactic. Victoria's Secret comes immediately to mind. It was also the "logic" behind this Bud Light decision.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (t0OGg)
and a bottle of Lowenbrau!
And, screw it, a leotard with a frilly miniskirt.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (vN+oL)
Posted by: Kosmo Kramer at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (oWBc3)
Any beer you have to put a fruit into it in order to drink it, isn't a good beer.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (Y2tls)
Early '70s, Old Milwaukee, $2.00 a six pack.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Chief Oshkosh, $2.05 for an 8 pack.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (/YP8p)
Moscow Idaho and I was going to Washington State, just across the border. Drinking age in ID at the time was 19.
On Friday afternoon, at a place called Ratskellers, the first keg tapped was free beer. We'd go over about 2 and study until the band started. It was awesome!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (anj39)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (0hOvj)
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Was she fired?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (ykeLU)
"Yank a Hank." We saved to buy 12 pack bottles of Weinhard's in college.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (OgrpQ)
Posted by: BignJames
Probably great cold on a hot, sunny day, but that sounds like a headache just waiting to happen.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (ptElO)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (8c8Y3)
I don't mind the skunkiness of RR and Heineken, but they both give me the burps.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:31 PM
Used to play in a softball league against a team sponsored by a butcher shop. The slogan, printed on their jerseys was "You may beat our Team, but you'll never beat our meats."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (a3Q+t)
Yeah. But I am certain that if the Marketing VP had not done that stupid interview explaining gleefully why she came up with this idea, she'd have kept her job. She became the face of the marketing campaign instead of it just being a business decision.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:32 PM (0hOvj)
_______________
I'll be you anything she WANTED to do that interview. She WANTED to take credit for what she thought was a great idea that would bump sales. She wanted to be the hero. Yes, she is that stupid.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Fat Jonah of Krypton at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (MS5ih)
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I was watching a show where he went through and read headlines from every single recession of the last 50 years.
Every single time the experts always predict at "soft landing."
It's hilarious. In a morbid way.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (vQ4/Z)
Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (SRCl2)
during OF
they have converted one of the old stables into a bar and reataurant
had Furstenberg on tap
horse piss but not bad horse piss
Posted by: REDACTED at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (us2H3)
Pretty sure, yeah. If she hadn't done the interview, nobody would have had a clue who was behind it but she stuck her head up and got mowed under. Amazingly tone deaf woman.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (h3tqt)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (bkUtD)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (Y2tls)
That's fair, hence the bar game of ordering Corona and Blue Moon NO FRUIT as loud as possible.
But it's a fantastic summertime beer. The ladies love it.
Posted by: ghost of kari at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (Ltd0S)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Snort.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (Y2tls)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (Y2tls)
My mom likes Blue Moon, which comes with an orange.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (DRSnL)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (Y2tls)
This is true of a lot of alcohol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2023 11:59 AM (RHGPo)
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There is no such thing as a "soft landing." "Soft landing" is merely code language. When pundits talk about it, they're being stupid. When official organs (like Jerome Powell last year) talk about it, it really means, "strap in, folks, 'cause this sucker is going down."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Kosmo Kramer at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: BignJames
Probably great cold on a hot, sunny day, but that sounds like a headache just waiting to happen.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (ptElO)
Only seen it in 4 packs.
Posted by: BignJames at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (AwYPR)
fake woman who doesn't need a bra simpering in a hot tub with bubbles. If boobs sell beer Dylan is not a person to choose for their spokesmodel.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld
No, but they're the ones writing it off. Gidda-git!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (bkUtD)
Moscow Idaho and I was going to Washington State, just across the border. Drinking age in ID at the time was 19.
On Friday afternoon, at a place called Ratskellers, the first keg tapped was free beer. We'd go over about 2 and study until the band started. It was awesome!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:33 PM (anj39)
When my brother went to Wazzu, the supermarket offered shrink wrapped pallet of beer. Usually Schmidt or Natty lite. They usually did it around mid spring semester. They would run out of pallets in a weekend.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (OgrpQ)
Yeah you know she thought she was a genius who saved the brand and was leading a new charge of branding that would transform business. She was envisioning college departments named after her, and leading the company one day. All through that interview she was so happy and eager. What a dimwit.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:36 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: Colin at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (8p0Zk)
Posted by: Caiwyn at April 17, 2023
***
And the heck of it is, Gillette used practically to *own* razor and shaving supply sales in the U.S. and a big part of the world. They made razors in part so they could sell more blades and were dong beautifully until the '70s or '80s when they started in with the multi=blade horrors. Instead of $2 for a packet of 5 blades, they were getting customers to spend $20-$30 every month or two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (slgIg)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (AcLxR)
Pretty sure Blue Moon has orange in it as part of the recipe.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (0hOvj)
Posted by: garrett
>Call me crazy or old a dirt, but I always liked A&W (A-n-W) root beer. We'd get ice cream floats after we kicked ass in little league baseball.
They're still around but not many.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (V4X9X)
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The UN, on the other hand . . .
UN agencies say “consensual” sex with kids should be decriminalized in new report
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (FVME7)
But I do love the old Schaefer slogan: "The beer to drink when you're having more than one beer."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (X+Ku8)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2023 12:35 PM (0hOvj)
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They can't help it. They want to be known for what they do, for being good activists, to bask in the glow of praise from their pals.
Like when Victoria Alonso bragged about bullying Chapek into wading in to the Florida anti-grooming bill kerfuffle. They are all virtue-signalers and they all want to be firmly embedded in the in group. They *must* talk about it and boast about it, because otherwise there's no point.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (nXhwP)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (bkUtD)
Posted by: Just sayin' at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (DhOHl)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 17, 2023 12:37 PM (slgIg)
Bud Light came up with a worse thing to suck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (zZu0s)
Do you know how bad a beer has to be for bikers to abandon it?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (/YP8p)
It's pump and dump talk to get the rubes to lose buying into a mini rally so the bigs can sell before the next dive.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (vQ4/Z)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 17, 2023 12:39 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Next2Nothing at April 17, 2023 12:39 PM (tA1/w)
Posted by: Colin
I had to put my Starlink on the roof yesterday. Holy hell I don't know how the roofers do it. Scooted up on my ass and still felt like I was one wrong move from sliding down.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 17, 2023 12:39 PM (slgIg)
If Gillette goes away, shaving is gonna get a lot more painful. That is so of a piece with these stupid times.
Posted by: kg at April 17, 2023 12:39 PM (qbTSs)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 17, 2023 12:39 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: PoliticalMcGuffin at April 17, 2023 12:07 PM (md5vd)
Cola is an artificial flavor anyway. I always buy the store brand, since it's usually a lot cheaper.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2023 12:40 PM (tkR6S)
Posted by: Archer at April 17, 2023 11:49 AM (gmo/4)
"I'll pour us some Shampagne."
-Zap
Posted by: Fox 2! at April 17, 2023 12:42 PM (fCn4f)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2023 12:20 PM (lz5hY)
They (INBEV) Sold the Glass lined vats that ROLLING ROCK was brewed in.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2023 12:42 PM (dKiJG)
But I do love the old Schaefer slogan: "The beer to drink when you're having more than one beer."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 17, 2023
***
Maybe that was the brand that ran less than $2.00 a six pack in 1972. Old Milwaukee was never expensive, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2023 12:43 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Fox 2! at April 17, 2023 12:43 PM (fCn4f)
Posted by: Fat Jonah of Krypton at April 17, 2023 12:34 PM (MS5ih)
Character "Trumps" donors. At least it should
Posted by: Archer at April 17, 2023 12:44 PM (gmo/4)
Do you know how bad a beer has to be for bikers to abandon it?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (/YP8p)
And that's why it's called:
Nastygansett
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at April 17, 2023 12:44 PM (CCSxw)
It's pump and dump talk to get the rubes to lose buying into a mini rally so the bigs can sell before the next dive.
==
Say, you aren't suggesting some of the things I say aren't sincere are you?
Posted by: Jim Cramer at April 17, 2023 12:45 PM (xeXuk)
Posted by: Jaimo at April 17, 2023 12:46 PM (DBrN4)
UN agencies say “consensual” sex with kids should be decriminalized in new report
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 17, 2023 12:38 PM (FVME7)
Only way to keep half of them out of jail in some 3rd world hell hole.
Posted by: Fox 2! at April 17, 2023 12:47 PM (fCn4f)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2023 12:48 PM (iOTWL)
Posted by: Eternity Matters at April 17, 2023 01:06 PM (3Z0xj)
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My rich neighborhood is about 5% Teslas.
Posted by: The ARC of History
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Probably similar to the Corvettes, Bentleys, Astons, SLs, etc. in other garages and for the same reason.
Toys. The people have real cars (two or three) when they need them.
Posted by: They're lying, the bulk of EVs aren't being sold to private individuals at April 17, 2023 01:14 PM (Emu9a)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2023 12:29 PM (anj39)
Fellow Redleg?
Don't come across those very often.
I was on the M110a2 and the M109a3 a lifetime ago.
Never thought about messing with the rounds like that though.
Posted by: Reforger at April 17, 2023 01:15 PM (KrRfP)
(Well... besides making a creepy crossdressing man who pretends to be a 6yo girl the face of your company.)
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