Malaysian officials delay caning sentence for ‘compassionate reasons’
The caning sentence decreed against Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno has been delayed for ‘compassionate reasons’, according to state legislator Mohamad Sahfri Abdul Aziz. Islamic authorities claim that the Ramadan fast is the reason for the delay, but really this just equates to bullshit. Real compassion would be for the evil fucks in charge [...]
North Korean Advertising At Its Finest
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a beer commercial from North Korea!
Pride of Pyongyang!
The comments from people who have actually tried the beer are mostly positive, although I am a little puzzled to learn (or maybe I shouldn’t be puzzles at all) that:
Generally, draught Taedonggang was not sold to foreigners.
After watching the commercial though [...]
Temple of Beer in Thailand
So you know the whole ‘going green’ trend that’s been picking up steam lately? These monks in Thailand are like sueprheroes of eco-friendliness. They built their entire temple complex…out of beer bottles.
Temple of Beer
Apparently Thai people drink a LOT of Heineken and Chang. None of that American pisswater for them!
Come to think of it, I [...]
Sapporo space-beer ready for taste test
Hey, remember that batch of beer Sapporo was brewing from grain grown in orbit? Well, apparently it’s ready for taste-testing. Unfortunately it won’t be on store shelves, so it’ll likely end up gathering dust after being sampled by a bunch of high-connected drunkards with ties to the Japanese hooch industry.
“There’s really no beer like it [...]
Monkey, Get Me a Beer!
I am not so sure about this.
Monkeys!
My husband thinks this is the greatest thing in the world. I however am on the fence.
I mean, everyone wants a monkey to bring them beer, right? You’ve daydreamed about it, don’t lie.
But…monkeys. They fling poo.
On the other hand, the tips are cheap!
Finally – space research pays off in alcohol dividends
Usually when someone asks me to name a single product of space research that affects them, I blurt out ‘Tang!’ Now I can finally trump that argument with ‘Space Beer!’
The Sapporo brewing company in Japan is cooking up a batch of beer distilled from barley that originated in the bowels of the International Space Station. [...]
