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Friday, December 22. 2006

Friday Evening Links

Readers will be happy to know that my venison mince-meat has now been properly aged and is ready to go into the pie and tart shells. What a fine smell. Lots of cranberries, and brandy this time. One pie for the pal who bowed the doe in his back yard. (We have no limit on does.)

Santa. Coke claims that they essentially invented our image of the jolly old elf. Snopes begs to differ. (thanks, reader Chuck.)

Burgoo. Ever had it? Good stuff. Right Wing Nation needs to offer a recipe. I've had it a few times. Possum, squirrel, coon, snake, whatever. And vegetables. But road-kill menu items are disappearing. Maybe the Kentucky State Troopers are picking up all the good stuff.

Godwin's Law, and illegal immigration. Ace

Al Quaida: Kill a Christian on Christmas. Jawa. The religion of peace and tolerance.

If you can understand Columbia's Lee Bollinger, you are smarter than me. What a mealy-mouthed, double-talking schmuck. Power Line. Where do universities find such lame sitzpinklers? I guess the boards want limp guys they can control.

NYC is in its prime, but these stats are not cheering. This is your future, America. From Moonbattery:

According to New York City's latest release of vital statistics, there were 88,891 reported abortions in the city in 2005. When babies were allowed to live, Medicaid paid for 52% of the births. An appalling 44% of women giving birth weren't married.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 20:09 | Comments (14) | Trackbacks (0)

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You might want to check out the "Coke invented the Santa image" on snopes: false
#1 chuck on 2006-12-23 00:25 (Reply)
Link here: http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp. Your comment system doesn't seem to take html. How do you make a link?
#2 chuck on 2006-12-23 00:28 (Reply)
"What a mealy-mouthed, double-talking schmuck"

What a perfect description of the leader of our nation's formerly prestigious journalist factory.
#3 Buddy Larsen on 2006-12-23 00:38 (Reply)
thanks, Chuck. Both Coke, and I, stand corrected. No, our comments don't accept links.
#4 bird dog on 2006-12-23 06:30 (Reply)
Interesting you should say that, since I am a native Kentuckian. Burgoo is on the list.
#5 rightwingprof (Link) on 2006-12-23 08:36 (Reply)
lived in Lexington for 4 years. saw Secretariat in his field. lost money at Keeneland. went up into the hollers doing medical check-ups. Go Big Blue!
#6 bird dog on 2006-12-23 09:47 (Reply)
That explains why you've eaten burgoo. As far as I know, it's unknown outside Kentucky.
#7 rightwingprof (Link) on 2006-12-23 11:42 (Reply)
Maybe it'd be more popular with a little tweaking on the name "burgoo"?
#8 Buddy Larsen on 2006-12-23 14:25 (Reply)
Here you go:

http://rightwingnation.com/index.php/2006/12/23/2654/
#9 rightwingprof (Link) on 2006-12-23 16:46 (Reply)
Salivating...but where's the road-kill?
Thanks! and a very Merry Christmas, Prof.
#10 bird dog on 2006-12-23 17:15 (Reply)
Those are good-looking recipes even without the tire-treaded possum. When I saw "okra" I knew I was in the presence of real food. Thanks!
#11 Buddy Larsen on 2006-12-23 18:03 (Reply)
I guess I orta foller Granny Clampett into the spirit, and call it 'real vittles'.
#12 Buddy Larsen on 2006-12-23 18:06 (Reply)
I still can't get connected to the first recipe for venison mince meat. When I click on that one it gives me a page called pies.com--no recipes. I must be doing something wrong! HELP!
#13 apple pie on 2006-12-26 10:41 (Reply)
just substitute the venison for beef recipes. some of those links seem to be expired. need to fix that.
#14 bird dog on 2006-12-26 16:12 (Reply)

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