tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850070103131578824.post1136542898902115470..comments2020-12-23T06:20:38.941-06:00Comments on Jenny and Justin go to Urbana: 16 Bags of PretzelsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09346717713389649776noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850070103131578824.post-53106627117793663692008-06-16T13:19:00.000-05:002008-06-16T13:19:00.000-05:00A few salient points:-Loosing a giddy shriek of go...A few salient points:<BR/><BR/>-Loosing a giddy shriek of godly exclamation, Bacchus upturned a clay jug of wine, spilling its contents into his mouth and onto his golden chaise. Before he was done watching your birthday unfold, his doting pages and slaves were sopping and purple as they attempted to tidy up the contents from the Olympian floor. No doubt that Bacchus is still sleeping that one off. <BR/><BR/>-Victor Davis Hanson forwarded a manuscript entitled "Sliders and Civilization" where he will argue the decline in America's traditional modes of national power leaves in its wake the iconic cheeseburger (the contemporary version of the Hellenic "γύρος," the former portable meat, grain and dairy sammitch eaten by those who defended all that is good in the world), whose enduring presence is virtually impossible to purge. That "slider" originated as American Naval slang suggests that the cheeseburger's origins and subsequent import have less to do with a kitchen and more to do with a smoke-filled back room in a far-flung vista of the military-industrial complex. <BR/><BR/>-Furthermore, a recent bombshell revelation from Al-Jazeera confirmed that the modern export model of cheeseburger is wired with NSA cameras, HIV and GPS, all of which interface w/ nearby American aircraft carriers to track developing world consumers 100% of the time, while slowly destroying their culture. <BR/><BR/>-There remain two Rogue Dead Guy Ales in my fridge. A fine beer, especially when on sale. <BR/><BR/>-Pizza would be in a sad state of affairs if not nurtured and re-invented in Chicago after the devastation of Italy during WW2. The requirements for making the pan itself would have bankrupted any town that attempted manufacture. <BR/><BR/>-I consider your criticism of the Chicago hotdog politically-motivated and disingenuous.Martian Baristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289251598469195052noreply@blogger.com