Thought some of you might get a kick out of this:
[T]he Santorum, a milky mixture of Baileys, orange vodka, bitters and chocolate flakes, seems to be sticking.We won’t explain how the drink matches up with an alternate definition of the word “Santorum,” as The Brooklyn Paper is a family publication — but the bar’s liberal proprietors are certain it’ll satisfy any boozy desires.
Roger Moore
No thank you. I’m not interested in anything that approximates the appearance of frothy mixture, even if it contains tasty alcohol.
AA+ Bonds
Gross, dude
gbear
Sounds like something you wouldn’t order until you were already drunk.
Linda Featheringill
Poor guy! That’s just his name. I normally would object to making fun of the dude for something that isn’t his fault except that he is such a protofascist pig I don’t want to defend him on any grounds.
Savonarola rides again.
Omnes Omnibus
Nuh uh.
AA+ Bonds
In related news, the cover of the New Yorker is really cute this week
Ash Can
That’s disgusting.
ETA: The drink, not the New Yorker cover.
Omnes Omnibus
@gbear: I have never been that drunk.
AA+ Bonds
@Linda Featheringill:
His name means that because of stuff he did and said
Donut
Oh, hell yes. That is a nectar of the gods.
gbear
@Omnes Omnibus: Agreed. Just thinking about the chocolate flakes makes me want to hurl.
Spaghetti Lee
The Santorum…seems to be sticking.
Well for God’s sake, man, take a shower!
MattR
Like this quote from the owner of the bar “I hope this drink makes Santorum want to throw up,”
No chance I am ever gonna give that beverage a try.
DougJarvus Green-Ellis
@AA+ Bonds:
I thought it was just a big coincidence, like when Lou Gehrig got Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Omnes Omnibus
@DougJarvus Green-Ellis: Well, I have Crohn’s disease and he has mine.
Maude
Does it come with a barf bag?
Roger Moore
@DougJarvus Green-Ellis:
Wow, that’s snarkalicious.
rb
@Omnes Omnibus: And everybody’s got Avagadro’s number.
lamh35
ummm ewww!
Martin
I don’t get the orange. I’m not sure I want to get the orange. I’ll take y’all’s word on it.
AA+ Bonds
@DougJarvus Green-Ellis:
But I guess that Linda’s comment means it’s working, the whole Dan Savage strategy I mean
I never thought that it would end up there so quickly, that people would say, “quit picking on the guy, he can’t help that he’s named that”
Roger Moore
@Martin:
I’m guessing it’s for flavor, not appearance. The concept may be cute, but they’re not going to be getting any repeat customers unless it tastes better than it looks.
danielx
Eewwwwwwwwwwww.
I’m already at the point where I can’t look at a chocolate milkshake.
Baud
I prefer The Romney–it has no taste but makes you feel like a million bucks.
AA+ Bonds
@Baud:
Wouldn’t it make you feel angry and poor
I think that’s just Thunderbird
Tom
Bottoms up!
Donut
It’s like an Old Fashioned with Bailey’s (and chocolate flakes ) instead of bourbon.
What could possibly be wrong about this?
You guys are all homophobes!!
redshirt
Never would I have envisioned so often picturing – against my will, mind you – a “frothy mixture”.
What a world!
Narcissus
It doesn’t actually sound that bad to me.
Linda Featheringill
@AA+ Bonds:
Ah. Sort of like “Quisling” has a meaning, derived from Mr. Quisling. Gotcha.
The Dangerman
As long as I personally witnessed the Bailey’s being added, I’d drink it willingly; if it was made out of view in the, um, back, perhaps not.
I recall having a drink called a “Gorilla Fart” once; it was pretty much a one shot deal as it sucked pretty bad.
Baud
@AA+ Bonds #25
Not until the morning after.
Baud
@AA+ Bonds:
Not until the morning after.
khead
Heh. I loved this.
I’m afraid I’m gonna burn though.
Donut
@Narcissus:
I’m sayin. This actually will be a pretty tasty drink.
gbear
@Martin: It adds some color.
Rafterman
I feel like I should make a statement. I’m fucking hammered and I hate that fucker snatorum.
The other day I gave the finger to some guy who was holding the sign: “Pray to end abortion.” I was like fuck you bro, don’t tell me what to do. Motherfucker tells me to pray, which is bullshit, and tells me to end the right for a woman to choose. Fuck him, he doesn’t give birth.
The only criticism I have of your bl9og, is that I was cencoered for calling a college republican hot. I mean, she had great tits. Why can I not call her hot?f
Baud
@Rafterman: Genius!
redshirt
Monday night PARTAY!
gbear
@Baud: But it also makes you forget where you stand.
cathyx
This drink probably gives you diarrhea.
Mayur
Donut: that drink is *nothing* like an old-fashioned.
Disgusting btw, but snarkalicious.
PIGL
Like a “Sex on the beach” or a “Sloe comfortable screw against the wall”, would only be ordered by a customer drunk enough to think s/he might make points with the server or bartender…which is hard to imagine in this instance.
We, on the other hand, invented the Blue Moose, which well may you ask.
Omnes Omnibus
@Mayur: Both have bitters, but that’s about it.
cathyx
@Rafterman: If you keep typing like this, you could easily pass the censors.
Donut
@Mayur:
Uh, yes it is. It has whiskey, bitters, citrus, and sugar from the Bailey’s and chocolate.
trnc
Regardless of whether they actually sell any of these, it needs to be listed with the ingredients as a permanent special in every gay bar in the US.
Gin & Tonic
A mixed drink with more than two ingredients violates the laws of nature.
MikeJ
@Gin & Tonic: Three is perfectly acceptable. You can’t just leave the bitters out of a Manhattan for instance.
Odie Hugh Manatee
It would look better if they whipped it up before adding the chocolate flakes.
Maybe have a bit of it running down the side of the glass for added effect.
Gin & Tonic
@MikeJ: I’ll let that slide as a condiment.
Soonergrunt
That’s just wrong on so many levels.
gbear
Ricky’s latest campaign zinger:
This guy can’t be sent back to his cave fast enough. What a dick.
Southern Beale
So a Nashville 1%er had a brilliant idea while scaling Mt. Kilimamjaro last fall (not joking): start a 501(c)(4) called Citizens for Enacting The Bowles-Simpson Plan (not joking) and sink $50G into it (not joking) and sell it to other CEOs and watch as it sweeps the nation just like Occupy Wall Street!
Not joking.
Daaling
I know there is no god because Brietbart is dead and Cheney is still alive. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t wish any ill will on ‘I (heart) Torture Cheney. I hope he lives to have many more heart attacks.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/12/dick-cheney-cancels-toronto-trip-says-canada-is-too-dangerous/
Martin
@gbear: Someone should make him a fertilizer smoothie. “Attempted murder? Fertilizer isn’t dangerous – ask any plant!”
Raven
Cool Rachel hammered the Athens paper for not running Doonesberry with a bullshit explanation that, because there is similar legislation pending in Georgia, running the cartoon might confuse people.
Southern Beale
@Raven:
Ummm …. ? It’s different how?
gbear
He might as well talk to plants.
Plant intelligence > Santorum voter intelligence.
Emma
EEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!
That’s all.
PIGL
@Gin & Tonic: I’ll say. Make mine “vodka” and “rocks”.
scav
There’s got to be one for H. Cain, but I’m stuck on a martini with a pepperoni instead of an olive and that is simply not yuck enough. Something along the lines of a Bloody Mary? only it’s got to have the pepperoni. Oh, and 9 ingredients, preferably in units of 9.
I’m also wondering about a tea party, Vodka (wish I could used aged vodka but it’s not white enough), too much bitters, some sort of creamy stuff, hopefully curdled, ??, and of course, a tea bag.
khead
Baileys is fucking nasty.
SiubhanDuinne
Hahaha, I’m getting an ad for Kellogg’s CRUNCHY NUT.
sometimes I just don’t even want to know about Google’s algorithms.
Bootlegger
Balloon Juice NCAA tournament picks, now with more lady parts:
Ladies.
Gentlemen.
Oddfellows.
gwangung
Wouldn’t that make a Santorum appropriate?
J. Michael Neal
@PIGL: And the rocks are optional.
Gordon, The Big Express Engine
Does it say something about me that I have all four of those ingredients at home?
lamh35
so is it a big deal that all of Rush Limbaugh national advertisement will be suspended for 2 weeks?
BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh Syndicator Suspends National Ads For Two Weeks
Martin
@Gordon, The Big Express Engine: I don’t know – are reenactments a hobby of yours?
Soonergrunt
@Gordon, The Big Express Engine: No where near as much as it would say about you if you actually combined them.
And even less still if you liked it.
Martin
@lamh35: Yep. That’s a big deal. It won’t knock him off the air, but that sends a hell of a message.
Gordon, The Big Express Engine
@Martin: Depends on the historical era…
lamh35
@Martin: yeah, I figured it was…I was just being silly.
But yeah let’s see what happens after 2 weeks. Personally, I’d be happy to get Rush off of Armed Services Radio. If this can lead to that I’d be very happy.
Soonergrunt
@lamh35: it’s the same kind of a deal that I’m suspending my sleeping with Christina Aguilera for two weeks.
And by that, I mean that it’s EXACTLY like that.
TOP123
@Gin & Tonic: Can we make a further exception for a Perfect Manhattan, with four?
Ben Cisco (mobile)
Frothy knows from plants – he gets watered twice a week.
Martin
The thing to remember is that Rush earns $50M a year on his contract. In order for that contract to work, he’s got to hold onto paid subscribers and he’s got to hold onto advertisers. That’s the whole point of Rush – bring in listeners, and as a result bring in ad revenue. Turn off the ad revenue, even if he keeps the viewers, and he’s going to get dropped.
It’ll be interesting to see how he handles the next 2 weeks. If he caves, he might lose the listeners. If he doesn’t, he might lose the advertisers forever. The GOP is its worst enemy right now.
lamh35
@Soonergrunt: is Christina Aguilera your go-to fantasy girl…hmmm I’m trying to think what that says about you…lol.
in reference to the Armed Forces Radio petition to get Limpballs off the air, how can that realistically be done?
PoliticalHack
There’s no f**king way I’d ever drink something named “The Santorum”. No. F**king. Way.
J. Michael Neal
@Bootlegger:
Minnesota over Cornell
Wisconsin over Boston College
Minnesota over Wisconsin.
Really, you should have posted the brackets last week before the quarterfinals, but since the home team won all four games, it’s not a big deal.
muddy
@Maude:
I was recently introduced to the new (ish?) style of barf bags at the hospital. I hollered for a basin and was given this blue plastic ring. The bag portion drops out of the middle. Despite my illness I was delighted by this new design, so much better than the lunch bag style in planes, or the plastic kidney shaped “emesis basin” of hospitals whose volume is inadequate for aught but spitting.
I called it the puke condom and bizarrely, none of the health professionals got it. What? Hello, a ring, a tube extends, it’s blue plastic. A condom for the gods. Or for my breffus.
General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero)
Anyone else clicking on memerandum and getting time tripped back to 2008, or am I finally losing my mind.
Snarki, child of Loki
People! That drink isn’t for drinking!
It’s what you should have on hand in case you’re unfortunate enough to have Santorum show up nearby.
Then you spill it on him.
clayton
Is it me or what the hell is going on with memeorandum?
Elias
Blegh. Still trying to work on my shot. The Hindenburg. Yes it crashes and burns. Just too damn much mint still. On a good day it tastes like gum. On a bad day, toothpaste. Great concept though if I can get the flavor worked out.
jwb
@clayton, @General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero): “We’re having technical difficilties [sic], and are working to fix them. Please check back with us soon.”
woodyNYC
The place is only 3 blocks away, but I don’t know if I have the stomach to try it…
Soonergrunt
@lamh35: Well, the Admin has to move carefully. Best to wait until there’s a Dem majority in the House, which may actually be possible if the Reps keep the nihilistic self-destruction thing going, and then simply do it when there’s no congressional committee that can complain.
Also, they could simply cancel him and replace him with a conservative that isn’t a total shitbird.
My answer would be to remove political speech from AFRTS completely. Since there’s no liberal analog to Rush Limbaugh, there’s no liberal show to remove. Else demand that Ed Schultz get equal time since he’s the closest thing.
I’d attack it from the angle that it is immoral for our service women and minority personnel to be exposed to his racism and misogyny through official channels at taxpayer expense. Best bet would be for a female/minority GS employee to file an EEO complaint with the EEOC for a hostile and intimidating work environment.
Soonergrunt
@lamh35: It says that I’m into incredibly smart, talented women of accomplishment who happen to be blonde.
In other words, a somewhat less hot version of my wife. (she’s reading this over my shoulder, so I’m hoping that I won’t be in too hot water tonight.)
Martin
@Soonergrunt:
What?! What about CNN? What about the Washington Post? What about the NYTimes? What about the Wall Street Journal? What about PBS? What about NPR? What about the BBC? Egad, man!
Just Some Fuckhead
Can I get it served in one of these?
Soonergrunt
@Soonergrunt: too late. #couchsurfing
S. cerevisiae
How about the Romney? I’m thinking skim milk with a few drops of imitation vanilla flavoring.
clayton
@jwb: saw that, but why get stuck on that date, hmmmm?
S. cerevisiae
@J. Michael Neal: Agreed except I think Wisconsin beats the Gophers for the title.
The Dangerman
@S. cerevisiae:
With little stirrers that are just the right length.
gnomedad
Meh. Now this is impressive (I’ve tried it):
Alien Brain Hemorrhage
danielx
@Gin & Tonic:
Don’t start talking about violations of the laws of nature, or some Republican will propose legislation banning drinks with more than two ingredients, or requiring you to go through a colonoscopy before consuming one. Probably be on the grounds of having too much fun…no more Sazeracs for you.
Now about this whole Santorum/plant relationship. Not to spread rumors, but I’ve heard tell that his nickname while in the Senate was “Legume”. Not that I’d want to speculate about unwholesome relationships with plants, but it would be irresponsible not to. Not that I’d want to compare Ricky’s intelligence with that of a tomato (even an heirloom tomato), but evidence seems to suggest a closer relationship than is visible to a casual observer…
Mnemosyne
I like a tasty Hot Nutty Irishman, myself.
And the drink is good, too. Ba-dum-bump.
J. Michael Neal
@S. cerevisiae: Not the way they’ve been playing lately. I thought losing to Ohio State would have gotten their attention. Apparently not. I thought letting you guys abuse them for 60 minutes would wake them up. Apparently not, given that they almost found a way to lose to Mercyhurst.
Right now, they aren’t the best team in the country. Meanwhile, we’ve allowed two goals in five playoff games, and it’s not all Noora Raty. We’re on the best sustained run of hockey we’ve played in two years. I’ve said for months now that, when we are at the top of our game, we’re the best team in the country. We take too many games off for me to say that on an everyday basis, but it doesn’t look like we plan to do that.
Still, let’s focus on Friday first and making sure that a week from now we can still say that the WCHA is the only conference ever to win an NCAA championship in women’s ice hockey.
eemom
@clayton:
@General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero):
doodz, it’s trippy.
Let’s do the time warp agaaaaiiiiin
SRW1
The guy who invented that recipe is going to Stockholm to pick up a Nobel. Cause that thing’s gonna cure alcoholism.
Marcellus Shale, Public Dick
the romney
decaf, sweet and low, non-dairy creamer, and a sneak flask containing liquor that changes with every refill.
forked tongue
It could have been worse, they might have put a few kernels of corn into it.
bootsy
@Marcellus:
I say that’s fine for The Romney, but in addition everyone in the bar has to get paid $17.23 by the person ordering it, who then gets strapped to the roof of the building.
chopper
that bar is two blocks from my house. anyone want me to try it and report back?
for this blog, i’ll totally drink a glass of santorum.
Scoooter
More of a shelbyille drink, but the Flaming Santorum also has 151