(in addition to the nice if somewhat freaky ones who will talk your ear off for hours about exactly which flavor notes you get with what strain of yeast.)

Ahahahaha! Yes.

That's "bomb" as in "sudden loud noise from the basement", not as in "homeland security has you on their list".

I've had homemade liqueur bottles explode. It was a bitch to clean up, but no more dangerous than dropping a wine glass.

I've had homemade liqueur bottles explode. It was a bitch to clean up, but no more dangerous than dropping a wine glass.

So it's not like there's glass flying everywhere and a broken shard severs your carotid artery and you end up screaming and staggering around, spewing blood all over the place?

OK, I'm less impressed now by the exploding root beer....

One of a bunch of amusing comments on Gawker about Plaxico Buress: [link]

Gay Penguins Steal Straight Couples' Eggs

A pair of gay penguins at Polar Land in Harbin, north east China has taken to stealing the eggs of straight couples and leaving rocks in place to fool their victims. The penguins, named Anderson Cooper and Clay*** by the zoo keepers, have been outed by their fellow penmates and have since been ostracized by the flock. Fearing for the stress levels of the flock, keepers have taken Anderson and Clay out of their enclosure and segrated them alone in a pen of their own.

When asked about the decision to separate the gay penguin couple, one keeper told the Austrian Times newspaper as reported in the Daily Telegraph, "It's not discrimination. We have to fence them separately, otherwise the whole group will be disturbed during hatching time."

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***The names Anderson Cooper and Clay may not have actually been used by the keepers at the zoo, and may in fact have been invented by me.

I love the thing about the rocks....

Right-wing Christian types tend to deny the existence of gay penguins, figuring that gay penguins are evidence against homosexuality being a choice. But I think they should use this to their advantage: "Vote Democratic, and they'll implement the homosexual agenda! Next thing you know, gay penguins will come into your homes and steal your eggs!"

And really, gay penguin egg stealers? We just need to have cuckoos adapt to their environment -- damn shiftless neglectful cuckoos -- and everything will be ok.

So, I came across this recipe challenge thing (via Damn Hell Ass Kings), and this month's theme is hors d'oeuvres, and I think I'm totally going to make Monica's onion tartlets this weekend. Because I totally own the Friends cookbook.

Just FYI.

Gay penguins are pretty common. Usually they are given rocks or extra eggs, so they won't cause a ruckus by stealing them!

Because I totally own the Friends cookbook.

So do we!!! It's the recipe Joe uses for meatloaf and it is SO FREAKING GOOD.

Really, everything I've made from it is good. Maybe I'll work my way through the rest this winter.