CURIOUS INDEX, 8/1/2008
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New Verbiage: Cat Lassie Syndrome. For the upcoming season, we present new terminology for understanding and describing your team’s position. For example: what happens when your coach sees your team crushed under a tree, and obviously in need of help, and yet does nothing? Obviously, you are suffering from Cat Lassie Syndrome. We’re looking at you, Greg Robinson. We made an unfair comment, and apologize, which probably means it’s true. Pat White apologizes for suggesting that the baseball coach at West Virginia was a racist. This means we instantly suspects the comment is true, fair, and accurate, and thus required immediate correction and apology. Nat Lite? Who says we pay players. Maurkice Pouncey, Florida lineman, proves that at least one college player isn’t getting paid under the table, since only the most uncivilized donkey would, with a decent beer allowance, opt to ingest the carcinogenic swillpiss that is Natty Lite. According to the traffic ticket, Pouncey, who started at guard as a true freshman and recently turned 19, had in his possession an opened can of Natural Lite beer when the vehicle he was traveling in was pulled over for driving without a tag light. Even qualifying Natural Lite as alcohol is a bit of a stretch, though if the ticket were issued for “open container of barely-ingestable pre-urine,” we would approve. One point goes to Florida in the Fulmer Cup, who needs to up the supplementals to bump the players up to Coors Light at the least. Now let us praise the WWL. Our latest Sporting News column’s latest affront to logic and grammar is a comparison of Lee Corso to a bear with vertigo. Enjoy? Urban Meyer called the punishment “harsh.” Alabama’s Prince Hall will serve a three game suspension beginning with Alabama’s game against Clemson. This affront to a titan of black freemasonry will not be tolerated. |
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AllWhoYonder says:
the funny thing about Stella Artois is that in the UK if is considered a “wfiebeater” beer. Okay, maybe not funny, but not as high brow as it is perceived here (or how the company wants it to be perceived).
August 1st, 2008 at 11:27 am
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jakldawg says:
Hey, Stroh’s was rated a “Best Buy” by Consumer Reports. And last time I was home, I saw a Natty Light billboard (that actually referred to itself as “Natty Light”). You’d think $9 a case beer would sell itself.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:28 am
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oc phil says:
Worst beer EVER was a mexican knock-off I saw one time in LA called “Tres Equis”. It had a foul metallic taste that made it near undrinkable.
In my high school & undergrad days the cheap beer of choice was Lucky Lagers, 12 for $2.99 and you got the little puzzles on the inside of the caps as a bonus. Choice B was Mickey Bigmouths.
In grad school the bar our department hung out at used to serve Stoh’s for 75 cents or Genny Cream pounders for a buck, and during happy hour they would thow in 3 chicken wings. That was friday night dinner right there.
Blon51 @ 42: It is rare to find a woman who understands the male mind so well.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:29 am
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Last Dragon says:
Those of us Louisiana know Dixie beer pretty well. In the 70’s, fumes from a floor cleaning chemical distorted the beer’s flavor. My experience was that they never did fix it.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:36 am
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turducken says:
Mitch, I remember when I was 16 I ate a bologna sandwich and washed it down with a Stroh’s.
Worst combination ever!
August 1st, 2008 at 11:37 am
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gerry dorsey says:
i have to disagree dragon. given my age, i never had dixie before the late 90’s, but i’ve always kinda dug it. then again i’ve been defending natty light all morning.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:49 am
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strange brew says:
Dixie beer is now brewed in Wisconsin until the brewery in Nawlins can recover from Katrina and looting.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:55 am
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Vol says:
My apologies, Orson. As for Dixie, I used to live in New Orleans and therefore sometimes drink it on pure principle. But in all honesty it tastes like a Milwaukee’s Best which has been left in car trunk for an entire Louisiana summer. Abita Amber is my current top beer choice. I sometimes put it on my cereal in the morning.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:59 am
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skinnyphatman says:
Mmmm Natty lite, the old college standby. It is the beer with the taste for food don’t you know.
Also, the absolute worst shit ever was Cooks Beer Flavored Beverage, cheapest thing by far at Macs, right across the street from the Cheetah, not that I ever made it to either of those establishments while in school, nope not me.. Not sure what that makes Cooks but, monkey piss in a can, will probably suffice.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
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meatybob says:
Has anyone ever had Billy Beer? Was it good? I just saw the Simpson’s episode where Homer finds a beer in his concert jacket. Makes one think.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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Vol says:
I guess I’m weird. I’ve been out of college for 10 years and I swear to god I drank Natty Light last night.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:09 pm
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strange brew says:
MeatyBob, I’ve never had a Billy Beer but my dad has an empty can he kept. He said it tasted like Billy’s ass.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:09 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
vol,
any list i make of “favorite beers” starts with abita amber.
“i wish it were winter so we could freeze it into ice blocks and skate on it and melt it in the spring time and drink it!”
August 1st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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Allahver Fist says:
#58, Vol
My brother married a girl from Covington a couple of years ago. Abita all freaking weekend. Goddang, they make awesome beer.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
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NewAZTiger says:
PBR… Mmmmmmmmmm
Am I the only one here who has had a black ribbon?
PBR and Guinness? Good stuff. Harps can’t hold up it’s end of the black and tan like PBR can.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:19 pm
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oh yes says:
Swindle, you’re dead on about College Gameday. I’m so sick of hearing SEC fans bitch about ESPN. It’s always “ESPN is so biased and hates (fill in their team)” I think Gameday is not only the best sports show on television, it is one of the best shows on television period. Corso, Herbsteit, Holtz – they all love college football, and it shows.
Also, I would add my vote for Abita amber.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
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Vol says:
I don’t know if they do it anymore, but in college we would go to the Abita brewery and if you took the little brewery tour, they’d put you in this tiny room at the end of it with taps coming out of the wall, and you could drink all of their beers for free as long as you wanted to stay. I could have guided the tour by the time I graduated.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:32 pm
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Allahver Fist says:
We had reservations to dine at the Abita brewery on that wedding weekend, but there was some kind of festival going on around there and the timing/logistics didn’t work out for us to make it. Dang.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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The Snake will Drive Again! says:
Vol – I believe the Sweetwater Brewery here in Atlanta offers similar tours. Their 420 and IPA are solid.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:42 pm
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strange brew says:
Turbodog is the best thing to come out of Abita.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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The Song of Hiawatha Francisco says:
Blatz has to be the worst God-awful crap ever conceived by brewing man. Yet, my grandfather and his Hungarian/Slovenian fishing buddies used to drink the shit out of that stuff.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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Gen. Stoopnagle says:
“Man… I haven’t had a Schlitz beer since elementary school…” – Robert Earl Keen.
Worst beer ever? Pearl Light. Those of you in Texas know what I’m sayin’.
PBR is the choice cheap beer in Athens, GA. At least for me. I’d much prefer for my beer to taste like something (even cardboard) than like water (Bud, BL, Coors Light, etc.) PBR also provides a bit of an alcohol effect which Natty Lt won’t.
blon57: In my fridge right now I can tell you I have two Red Stripes, 1 Dos Equis, an old Sam Adams from my Christmas pack, 2 Shiner Bocks, and 5 Coors (Banquet Beer – NOT LIGHT).
Nice call, #37. +5 cocktails to you sir for the “side of Zima with that” call.
Also, I was going to hand out a couple of cocktails to #39 for the Larry Eustache call, but then I saw “Red Raider” which means 39 is likely in Lubbock and I’m pretty sure that was the last event of note which happened there. Still, +2.
Now, if you’ll excuse me I’ve got to go shotgun 10 Natty Lights, get on my scooter, and ride it the wrong way down one way streets to distract the ACC cops from preying on our top ranked football team. *narf*
August 1st, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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Last Dragon says:
#71 – on another note…..given the new BS comment format, it must really suck to have to type in “The Song of Hiawatha Francisco” every time you post.
August 1st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
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Vol says:
Ahh I had no idea the Snake was a stout fan. Of course the Snake would drink a bottle of listerine if it was his only option.
August 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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Todd says:
Best cheap beer when you just want a beer: High Life
Best cheap beer when you just want to get drunk: PBR
Best cheap beer when you just want to get REALLY FUCKING DRUNK AND SPEND THE NEXT DAY APOLOGIZING TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW: Ice House
August 1st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
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Tater Salad says:
Good call on Sweetwater 420.
For my money, though, nothing beats a cold Newcastle draft. Nothing.
Also, Sam Adams’ Oktoberfest and Winter Brew are both very good.
August 1st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
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Vol says:
Another underrated one…High Life Light. As an aside, Natty Lite in a can and Natty Lite in a bottle are essentially two different beers. The longnecks are my personal preference.
August 1st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
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twogreattastes says:
Since when do they put Natty Lite in bottles? I’ve never seen such a thing. I’ve also never seen my favorite cheap beer, Schlitz, in a bottle either.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:09 pm
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Hayley Lafontaine is a Dumpster Muffin says:
All this talk of the crappiest beer ever and no one has brought up Keystone Light? I think I would rather walk up to the Oklahoma castrator and tell him the Longhorns are going to skull fuck the Sooners than to ever drink a Keystone Light again.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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Flatlander says:
@ #16….
4 cans of Natty Light for ten bucks, I might start stabbing too….
August 1st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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Mitch Cumstein says:
#78. Had a Natty Light bottle at the Stagecoach in Jackson Hole, WY. Can’t stand the beer but drank a few on principal because of the novelty. Much like when I find the coveted Busch Light Draft in a bottle.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:18 pm
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The Song of Hiawatha Francisco says:
@79 — What the hell are you talking about? Keystone and Keystone Light have a specially-lined can!
/obvious sarcasm; that stuff is yak piss.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
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Mitch Cumstein says:
The Malt variety of Schlitz comes in a rather large bottle, 40oz I believe or perhaps it was 22oz.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:31 pm
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Vol says:
I can get Natural Lite longnecks at most gas stations. Of course, I live in Alabama, so go figure. The Natural Lite longneck has actually been dubbed the official beer of my law firm.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
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AUgrad4Bama says:
Another vote for Turbo Dog, definitely Abita’s best beer, although the amber is quite good.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:38 pm
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IndianaUwillRiseAgain.Maybe says:
Do they still make Little Kings? I think it was brewed in Cincy.
and Hudephol? ITS HAPPY HUDIE TIME~!
August 1st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
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Chas says:
PBR. That is all.
August 1st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
Natty Light was our cheap beer of choice in college. I splurged and spent the extra buck or so to get it in bottles, and it was more tolerable. Haven’t touched it since, especially since I started brewing my own. Always have two different homebrews on tap in my house, with two others fermenting.
August 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
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NRBQ says:
Indy@86
I feel you on the Little Kings.
I’ve had thousands, most in about three swallows each.
August 1st, 2008 at 3:39 pm
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Kwaj says:
UPDATED: I knew Natty Light would be involved somehow….
MOULTON — Authorities say a dispute over cheap beer left one man in the hospital with stab wounds and another man charged with assault.
Lawrence County sheriff’s officials said Friday that 64-year-old Grady “Skip” Wilburn Dollar of Trinity is accused of stabbing 37-year-old Mickey Joe Hill during a dispute early Thursday.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Richard said the two men had been drinking together when Dollar gave Hill $10 and told him to go to the store for more.
Richard said Hill brought back only four cans of Natural Light, a low-cost brand, and Dollar got mad because he didn’t get more for the money.
The victim then asked for one of the four beers, leading to the stabbing.
Hill remains hospitalized but is expected to recover. Dollar is free on $5,000 bond.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
@gerry
Dude, I am telling you, that Bud Lime stuff you can drink by the gallon. Its goes down so smooth, on a hot day, a 12 pack is gone before 30mins if ya dont watch it. Zima, couldnt tell ya bout that. My wife’s slowly warped me into drinking lime since ‘95 in all the beer, not just Corona.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
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Last Dragon says:
Pelican Pants – you probably drink Cosmos too right? “Happy wife, happy life”
August 1st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
oh i’ve tried it, b/c as you mention, the girlfriend drinks it, but i can’t get on board. many a man has gotten hazed right off the boat this summer for bringing that shit around. as for putting a lime in corona, people do that b/c it taste like the inside of a dumpster.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:38 pm
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watcher16 says:
HE WAS DRINKING NATTY LITE!! That deserves a few points in and of itself!!
August 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
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Kwaj says:
This has really turned into an Alabama Brew-Haha….
where is that animated rimshot gif?
August 1st, 2008 at 4:43 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
I draw the line at Lime. It must just be me, but the Bud Lime is like Gatorade to me for some reason(no slow down when drinking it) if Im on the boat between swimming/floating around getting my buzz on, I can just obliterate it…. I refuse to get on board with Peach Ultra or any other flavored beer. Whats next, putting watermelon in your beer?
Cosmos? Those are for hookers, or was that a Rob Roy? much like Roger from American Dad…after drinking 6 Rob Roy’s things happen that he cannot be responsible for.
August 1st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
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sactownjoey says:
GameDay good? I must quit reading now. I’m depressed.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:56 am