tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post777176513295363911..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Where to go this summer vacationBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15515788218141274092011-07-04T09:41:44.130-07:002011-07-04T09:41:44.130-07:00What you have never been to Toronto shame on you.....What you have never been to Toronto shame on you... Or I will have to read the book to see more. <br />cheers.Gillesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61437854435091296922011-06-30T07:29:23.219-07:002011-06-30T07:29:23.219-07:00Becks is not a "popular" beer at all, in...Becks is not a "popular" beer at all, in fact it's a rather aquired taste that only few people really get into. Most people find it far too bitter. (Becks marketing tries to portrait that extremely bitter taste as a certain "male roughness of the countryside" characteristic.)<br /><br />If you drink Belgian beer (and French, and Dutch, and...), chances are you're basically drinking water with various non-beery artificial flavors and other chemicals added. If you drink German beer, you're drinking beer, period:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReinheitsgebotMarkusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36517198755789315222011-06-29T00:24:41.485-07:002011-06-29T00:24:41.485-07:00Belgians have the best beer...German popular beer ...Belgians have the best beer...German popular beer like becks is crap..Foodhttp://www.2foodgames.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60659507168682211792011-06-28T22:12:52.591-07:002011-06-28T22:12:52.591-07:00Hi,
Friday question here: (Yes, I know it is Tue...Hi,<br /><br />Friday question here: (Yes, I know it is Tuesday.)<br /><br />I actually started reading your blog a couple of years ago, not because you write sitcoms (like most people, I can't read fast enough to catch writer's credits as they scroll by), but because of your previous stint with the Mariner's. Welcome back, by the way, we've missed you.<br /><br />I have a baseball related question. Specifically, about sportscaster grammar. Every once in a while, just often enough to be disturbing, one of you will say something like "that ball was hit a mile off the bat of Bud Cort", or "That young man has come quite a way at just 24 years of age". "Off the bat of"? "Years of age"? Who talks like that? It's as if Yoda got a gig in the broadcast booth.<br /><br />Seriously (well, sort of...) is there a book of broadcast grammar that recommends such sentences? Or does stress of having to remember to give a plug every 43.23 seconds cause it? Or is ad-libbing for three and a half hours just very difficult (I couldn't do it, anyway) and sometimes oddball sentences just pop out? Or do you guys have a bet going to see how long you can get away with that sort of grammar before someone complains?<br /><br />Let me know. In the meantime, it is time for me to make the dinner of Paul.<br /><br />Paul EisenbreyPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135066468636568875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31685370555182635022011-06-28T20:55:15.044-07:002011-06-28T20:55:15.044-07:00I know one of the things I'll being this summe...I know one of the things I'll being this summer. Since it's only days away from the premiere, I'm going to schedule my summer vacation (especially after seeing the promos) around watching "Roseanne's Nuts."<br /><br />http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/06/roseannes-nuts-to-debut-in-july/1<br /><br />I'm sure you'll be watching, too, Ken. Hey, maybe you'll write a blog entry about "Roseanne's Nutzs?" Love to read that.Please Don't Eat Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28390117020689804042011-06-28T19:18:34.514-07:002011-06-28T19:18:34.514-07:00There is NOTHING funnier than "The Shrub Guy&...There is NOTHING funnier than "The Shrub Guy" at Fisherman's Wharf in S.F. It's hours of amusement. Give the guy a buck and he'll scare the shit out of as many people as you like.Jeffrey Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35203679257385810172011-06-28T17:56:03.079-07:002011-06-28T17:56:03.079-07:00" Did not see the sunrise at Haleakala."...<i>" Did not see the sunrise at Haleakala."</i><br />My wife and I did make the journey. My most lasting memory is that a small sealed bag of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoppers" rel="nofollow">whoppers</a> we had with us looked like a blow fish by the time we got to the top of the volcano. Quite a difference in air pressure between sea level and 10,000 ft.<br /><br /><i>"The Belgians know about three things which make any meal complete - beer, chocolate and French fries."</i><br /><br /><b>@Phillip B:</b> Thanks, I'm 1/4 Belgian and that's 3 things more than I ever knew about Belgium.l.a.guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84131188618472008822011-06-28T17:47:13.013-07:002011-06-28T17:47:13.013-07:00Thanks to Paul...Simon.Thanks to Paul...Simon.Simon N. Schusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72403539831195081952011-06-28T17:22:54.817-07:002011-06-28T17:22:54.817-07:00Phil -
You left out waffles! : )Phil -<br /><br />You left out waffles! : )cshelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83253140086293260802011-06-28T14:16:41.843-07:002011-06-28T14:16:41.843-07:00Just for the record, as a German American I'd ...Just for the record, as a German American I'd choose a Belgian beer over a German one anytime. <br /><br />The Belgians know about three things which make any meal complete - beer, chocolate and French fries. They invented the French fry, and apparently named them after their neighbors to the south to be nice. <br /><br />For the record the Belgian firm which took over Anheuser- Busch -- Interbrew -- was itself taken over by InBev, controlled by Brazilian investors. What a world...Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39097583069298381032011-06-28T13:22:49.958-07:002011-06-28T13:22:49.958-07:00Just consider it payola from Carly, Simon....Just consider it payola from Carly, Simon....Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8564574462872944462011-06-28T12:37:56.015-07:002011-06-28T12:37:56.015-07:00Boy, if I'd known you were going to publish yo...Boy, if I'd known you were going to publish your book on this blog, I wouldn't have bought it!Simon N. Schusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25039968719102012352011-06-28T11:02:50.712-07:002011-06-28T11:02:50.712-07:00As a long, long, long time fan of all German beers...As a long, long, long time fan of all German beers, may I add to the brew - Bud would barely qualify as a urine sample. But I do understand, the joke would not have worked with a Belgian reference.<br /><br />1 run, 1 stinking run again. Who the hell is Beachy? It's not like they were throwing Larry Jaster at us! <br /><br />Viel Glück, mein Freund! And it ain't easy to find an umlaut around here.Mister Ed Broussardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91907351183160060212011-06-28T10:13:51.751-07:002011-06-28T10:13:51.751-07:00Morn!
(Love the DS9 reference :-)Morn!<br /><br />(Love the DS9 reference :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69479296621419967982011-06-28T10:09:12.650-07:002011-06-28T10:09:12.650-07:00The Hawaii trip sounds like the most fun one. Watc...The Hawaii trip sounds like the most fun one. Watching a sunrise on top of a freezing volcano sounds like my idea of fun.<br /><br />Loved the DS9/Cheers comparison. Makes me think about Morn. When Ira Behr created that character, it's obvious he was thinking about Norm.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393598179614372710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19057195037878406122011-06-28T09:15:26.096-07:002011-06-28T09:15:26.096-07:00Sorry for all the typos. Hit submit before rereadi...Sorry for all the typos. Hit submit before rereading. Also, I am german, so I am obviously drunk.<br /><br />Re: DS9 bar: MORN!SebiMeyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91510169597207965922011-06-28T09:10:34.158-07:002011-06-28T09:10:34.158-07:00Anhesuer Busch was NOT sold to germans, it was sol...Anhesuer Busch was NOT sold to germans, it was sold to belgians. Trust me, we germans don't want it. LEt the belgians deal with it. They will probably drink it from a snifter from now on though.SebiMeyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87938048416831299402011-06-28T08:38:30.095-07:002011-06-28T08:38:30.095-07:00Not that Americans care for where is what in the w...Not that Americans care for where is what in the world, but Anheuser-Busch (like most American breweries of German descent, for what it's worth) has been sold to Belgians, not to Germans.Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77117182963263444282011-06-28T07:46:49.564-07:002011-06-28T07:46:49.564-07:00I bought it months ago, Ken. But your blog serves ...I bought it months ago, Ken. But your blog serves to remind me how fun a read it is. Now that summer vacation season is here, it's time for another read, even though squinting at Kindle gives me eyestrain. I've been to Dallas in August. You're right.Mike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.com