Chicken Gizzard Blizzard

Had another local blogger meet up tonight. Jon was there, as was Dane (who brought eggs that expired three months ago and a street sign, just like he said he would — note to self: Don’t think Dane is joking when he says things), and Jesse. Barney showed up a bit later after posting some very disturbing news on Bend.com. Simone didn’t make it, despite making the suggestion of going to Timbers in the first place.

You’re probably wondering why this post is titled as such. Timbers is a bit of a white-trash/cowboy bar. It’s located in a strip mall, across from a factory outlet mall, next to a Goodwill thrift store, a Dairy Queen and a fabric store. In other words, not the typical place for a dark, smokey, bar. Regardless, we were looking at the menu, and noticed they had chicken gizzards as an appetizer on their menu. We got to joking about how the Dairy Queen next door should make a Gizzard-flavored Blizzard. Then we thought about it, they could just get the nasty chicken from the KFC about a block away — just take it from their dumpster to save costs.

I’m still waiting for Jon to Photoshop the whole thing up.

I learned a few other things while there:

  • Jesse has no taste in music — the Eurythmics? Come on, man 😉
  • Dane’s still a spaz.
  • I suck a pool, as I haven’t played it for a long time. I actually came from behind on a game against Jon, drained the 8-ball on my final shot — and sent the cue ball in the pocket on the same shot. Dangit. Jon beat me up the next game, too.
  • Meatloaf’s “I will do anything for love” is great bar music in a place like that. Really.

Bend Blogger Meetup

Slow blogging today, if any, because of pressing deadlines at the office. But just a reminder to local bloggers that we’re meeting up at the south Timbers Tavern in Bend tonight (August 11) at 6:00 PM.

Timbers South is located at 61131 S. Highway 97, across from the Prime Outlet Mall, next to Dairy Queen.

See ya there!

Where does an Irish family go on vacation?

A different bar.

Among some other jokes I got via e-mail today…

Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex?

Mace will do that to you.

How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the “F” word?

Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to yell *BINGO*!

Why is divorce so expensive?

Because it’s worth it.

What do you call a smart blonde?

A golden retriever.

What do attorneys use for birth control?

Their personalities.

What’s the fastest way to a man’s heart?

Through his chest with a sharp knife.

An Ingenious Paint Job

I don’t know where the guy came up with this, but I think the paint job on this guy’s truck is perfect for a plumber (and I’m sure the photo of the truck circulating around the ‘net probably hasn’t hurt business):

Thanks Barney for the image.

Updated BugMeNot Mozilla/Firefox Extension

This is so cool. The extension already allowed you to bypass compulsory web registration via Firefox’s right-click context menu, but the new version will auto-fill username/password forms for you from BugMetNot’s Database. Dang cool.

New Creatures

One of the habits of the folks on the b3ta forums is for folks on there to create new animals in Photoshop by combining the traits of a couple animals. Somebody has gone through the effort of putting several hundred of them online for your browsing pleasure.

These Guys Are Frickin’ Nuts

Check out the incredible videos of these nuts racing on their bikes through traffic. The drag race NYC is especially crazy. Link via Waxy.

Welcome Bulletin Readers!

A piece ran in today’s Bulletin about bloggers in Central Oregon, featuring the lovely mugs of Jon, Chris, and I on the front page of the Community Life section in the paper.

I haven’t completely read through the story yet, but if you’re coming here from the print edition, welcome! What I find funny (ironic?) is that a story about blogging — an very popular online activity — is nowhere to be found on the Bulletin’s Web site. Anyway, if you’re here because of the story, feel free to post a comment here!

Hooter Name Gets Changed

I mentioned yesterday that Hooter Road in LaPine was going to get its name changed to Snowberry Lane. The name change has happened, but residents on the street have put up their own sign to make sure they get their FedEx packages and such:

Apparently the street has been named that way for over 30 years, and in that time the sign was stolen a pile of times, and that was the primary reason the County cited for renamed it. The sign was stolen more than it was there, getting swiped four times last year, and two so far this year.

Thanks to Simone at Emerald Bay Photo for the picture.

Let’s Send Osama A Valentines Card

Joke that Barney just sent me…

Melissa comes home from her first grade class, and tells her father that they learned about the history of Valentine’s Day.

“Since Valentine’s Day is for a Christian saint and we’re Jewish,” she asks, “will God get mad at me for giving someone a valentine?”

Melissa’s father thinks a bit, then says “No, I don’t think God would get mad. Who do you want to give a valentine to?”

“Osama Bin Laden,” she says.

“Why Osama Bin Laden?” her father asks, in shock.

“Well,” she says, “I thought that if a little American Jewish girl could have enough love to give Osama a valentine, he might start to think that maybe we’re not all bad, and maybe start loving people a little.”

“And if other kids saw what I did and sent valentines to Osama, he’d love everyone a lot more. And then he’d start going all over the place to tell everyone how much he loved them and how he didn’t hate anyone anymore.”

Her father’s heart swells with pride and he looks at his daughter with new found pride. “Melissa, that’s the most wonderful thing I’ve ever heard!”

“I know,” Melissa says. “And once that gets him out in the open, our Marines could blow the s**t out of him!”