Friday, March 07, 2008

I need a guitar



Here's some crap I found while counting down the days till The Wire finale.

In case you didn't know, Philadelphia has a rich tradition of beer. In fact, some have called it America's best beer drinking city. And in support of that we have Philly Beer Week, which starts today and runs through the 16th. Here's a calendar of events if you are so inclined. Not usually one for the organized events, so I'm going to just start visiting the 50 best bars in town one by one. I can't believe I've only been to two of those that I remember. Stupid living in the suburbs.

This concept of a Mall Ninja intrigues me. People are dumb.

Speaking of dumb people, this Onion column sums up the attitude I'm talking about pretty well.

Here's a bunch of GMail hacks that I found useful.

It was in the news recently that more than one out of every one hundred Americans is in prison. Why is this the case? Because we love to punish people. Also, institutional racism.

As a former pizza delivery driver, I gotta point out this site. If you ever wonder about delivery etiquette, that there's your bible.

This week's video is a hilarious look at Pat Burrell's spring training "crib" back in 2002. I particularly enjoy the fridge entirely filled with beer and water. Gotta keep your fluids up.


Finally, TV news is garbage.

That's it, I'm going to go do some Holocaust shots. Enjoy your weekend.

4 comments:

charles said...

I'm partial to the Dead Nazi. Half Rumpleminze, half Jager, all taste.

What are your thoughts on delivery charges? Should they factor into tips?

thope said...

Delivery charges are a tricky business, because they do not always go to the driver. This place I used to work at charged $1.50 but I only got 75 cents out of that.

If there's a delivery charge you can probably get away with tipping a little less, but it doesn't mean "no tip necessary."

Andrew said...

For Pete's Sake is a fun bar but surprised it made the top 10 and [way] ahead of O'Neals. The fine-folks at Dawson Street Pub must have really shined the place up for this review; it's usually pretty beat.

Anonymous said...

Your goal:Visit the 50 best bars in Philly

My goal:Drink the 17 worst shots ever created.

Common goal:Drink the 17 worst shots 3 times while patronizing the 50 best bars. Extra shot to be consumed at the last bar.

-Charter member of the International Brotherhood of Booze