I agree with him mostly, but when he points out Smith and Forge is saying their cider is good, but not too good, he's kinda missing the point. smith and Forge is appealing to the idea that men like drinks specifically because they're generally unappealing (see Jeremiah Weed for a similar phenomenon). Truly manly men are supposed to like beverages that taste like ass and jet fuel, but because they also have to appeal to women they have that touch of sweetness as well, which is a subtle hint at the kind of man you should be to get the ladies, as well.
My thing of this day is our resident "specialist" (aka "that guy" that only likes Power Grid and St. Petersburg) standing up, yelling "Fuck this game!", and rage quitting game day.
On further reflection, everything can be related back to sex. Strongbow has the same (almost word-for-word) advertising slogan for their hard cider as Smith and Forge, but instead of a hipster with a handlebar and overly-manly men, Strongbow uses a farmer. He clearly looks competent in what he does, but he also seems like the kind of man who goes home at the end of the day and makes love to his wife, whereas La Presidente seems like he has flings with his secretary and the Smith and Forge guy seems like he just fucks.
My thing of this day is our resident "specialist" (aka "that guy" that only likes Power Grid and St. Petersburg) standing up, yelling "Fuck this game!", and rage quitting game day.
He was playing Settlers of Catan.
That was my exact reaction to Power Grid. I will never willfully play that game ever again.
My thing of this day is our resident "specialist" (aka "that guy" that only likes Power Grid and St. Petersburg) standing up, yelling "Fuck this game!", and rage quitting game day.
He was playing Settlers of Catan.
That was my exact reaction to Power Grid. I will never willfully play that game ever again.
What did Power Grid do to you?
It's a great game, and you'll know you've solved it when you spend every single dollar on at least 1/3-1/2 of your turns.
1 - How do you turn a fox into an elephant? You marry It!
2 - What is the difference between a battery and a woman? A battery has a positive side.
3 - Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%... It's called a Wedding Cake.
4 - How do you make 5 pounds of fat look good? Put a nipple on it.
5 - Why do women fake orgasms ? Because they think men care.
6 - What do you say to a woman with 2 black eyes? Nothing, she's been told twice already.
7 - If your wife keeps coming out of the kitchen to nag at you, what have you done wrong? Made her chain too long
8 - Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman? Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you.
9 - Why do women have smaller feet than men? It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
10 - Why do men pass gas more than women? Because women can't shut up long enough to build up the required pressure.
11 - If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first ? The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
12 - Why do men die before their wives? Because they want to.
My thing of this day is our resident "specialist" (aka "that guy" that only likes Power Grid and St. Petersburg) standing up, yelling "Fuck this game!", and rage quitting game day.
He was playing Settlers of Catan.
That was my exact reaction to Power Grid. I will never willfully play that game ever again.
What did Power Grid do to you?
It's a great game, and you'll know you've solved it when you spend every single dollar on at least 1/3-1/2 of your turns.
I was getting 2nd or 3rd place (in 6 player games) most of the time, but the game just always dragged ON and ON and was so boring. Maybe it was just the groups I was playing with but it just wasn't fun.
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From New Zealand:
Hidden Zelda arts around Austin
Dude makes Zelda crafts and hides them in parks in around Austin.
The Gruen Transfer does the same thing but is quite polished and deconstructs quite well.
If you've seen that Invade New Zealand fake tourisim ad flying around the internet, that's where it came from.
He was playing Settlers of Catan.
It's a great game, and you'll know you've solved it when you spend every single dollar on at least 1/3-1/2 of your turns.
Who doesn't like a good forging
1 - How do you turn a fox into an elephant?
You marry It!
2 - What is the difference between a battery and a woman?
A battery has a positive side.
3 - Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%...
It's called a Wedding Cake.
4 - How do you make 5 pounds of fat look good?
Put a nipple on it.
5 - Why do women fake orgasms ?
Because they think men care.
6 - What do you say to a woman with 2 black eyes?
Nothing, she's been told twice already.
7 - If your wife keeps coming out of the kitchen to nag at you, what have you done wrong?
Made her chain too long
8 - Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you.
9 - Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
10 - Why do men pass gas more than women?
Because women can't shut up long enough to build up the required pressure.
11 - If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first ?
The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
12 - Why do men die before their wives?
Because they want to.
I laughed harder than I should have at number 8.
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