PZ Myers. 2005 Oct 05. noitulovE. <http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/noitulove/>. Accessed 2008 Nov 20.
Posted on M00o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr on Wednesday, October 05, 2005
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Well. I watched this beer commercial (16MB quicktime movie), description here), and was a bit peeved at all the inaccuracies. We are not descended from flying squirrels, ichthyosaurs, or birds, to name a few problems, although they do look very cool.
All errors are forgiven, though, for the expression on the face of the mudskipper at the end.
To celebrate my true purpose, then, I had to go to the refrigerator...and although I didn't have any Guinness on hand, I did have a bottle of Dave Puskala's* Black Bear homebrew, which is just as good.
*Note that people who give me beer get a good return on their investment.
Posted by PZ Myers on 10/05 at 04:49 PM
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Tell your son in Madison to bring back some beer from these folks:
http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/
Their I.P.A. is simply the best I've ever had (it just blows Summit out of the water):
http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/beers/ipa.html#: Posted by on 10/05 at 06:44 PM -
A beer thread! I've come over all nostalgic.
#: Posted by Republic of Palau on 10/05 at 06:55 PM
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I am partical to Niksicko Pivo from Montenegro. Childhood memories.
In Yugoslavia, you can buy any beer at any grocery store, but for Niksicko Pivo, you have to go to a store that sells it and nothing but it. -
That commercial made my night! Thanks
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Grand Cru for me tonight while celebrating my return on investment and the return of NHL hockey (Wild up 3-1 in the 3rd). Cheers!
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PZ, you needed a Gumbies cream stout from White Beer Lake Brewing Company. I will ensure that you get a taste of that with your next delivery.
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Knil eht rof sknaht. Evolitisey.
#: Posted by on 10/05 at 08:36 PM
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That's Sammy Davis, Jr. singing on that beer commercial. Any time Sammy gets some new press I am gratified.
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Still a good commercial, any chance we'll see it on TV?
#: Posted by on 10/05 at 09:10 PM
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Damn, I miss my mudskippers. May they rest in peace . . . buried with my blue ginger.
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the expression on the face of the mudskipper
Is that one going into your site randomiser then? It looks as though it needs a speech balloon ...#: Posted by on 10/06 at 03:38 AM -
As an advertisement, with its logo 'good things come to those who wait', I'm wondering if they should have started with the mudskippers and ended with the drinkers at the pub.
Nonetheless, and despite the many fantastical innaccuracies, a groovy commercial.
Beer: I love Guinness, and I find it hard to believe that anything compares. That said, I'm a sucker for good Bavarian dunkl weiss any day.
best,#: Posted by Sean D. Hurley on 10/06 at 07:57 AM -
Guiness is in my fridge right now. Will have one tonight.
In other news, a python ate an alligator. Then, the alligator clawed its way out of the python. Cool picture:
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Sleeman's Pale Ale...
I wouldn't worry about accuracy in a TV commercial. Advertising works on a subtle level; people see this ad, have a good laugh and associate that good feeling with the theory of evolution, and that's a good thing.#: Posted by on 10/06 at 09:07 AM - Regardless of the technical errors rampant throughout that commercial, the basic point, that beer is the culmination of evolution, is correct. On the other hand, I've collected a theory of evolution that Gin is the culmination of evolution.
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Trappist beers, especially Westvleteren "Dobbel", kick Guinass every time; in fact, it will kick your ass too!
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Dunkl weisse? With rasbeery?
Wonderful....#: Posted by John M. Price on 10/06 at 02:10 PM