Eat a half-dozen glazed doughnuts and you may need to get up and clean your house, wash your car, organize your closets and do your laundry. Each new doughnut is supposed to contain as much caffeine as two cups of coffee.
From the AP here:
DURHAM. N.C. – That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That’s what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he’s developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.
While the product is not on the market yet, Bohannon has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks about carrying it.
I’m different from most people. I get my caffeine from soft drinks, not coffee. I think putting caffeine in a doughnut is an awesome way to get that morning jolt without having the hot beverage. Instead you can enjoy the doughnut the way it is meant to be enjoyed- with cold milk.
Dogs like beer. I have seen dogs beg for beer too. But it took an enterprising Dutch Pet Shop Owner to finally bring a mainstream doggie beer to market.
From the AP here:
After a long day hunting, there’s nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer. So Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the southern Dutch town of Zelhem, created a beer for her Weimaraners made from beef extract and malt.
Berenden consigned a local brewery to make and bottle the nonalcoholic beer, branded as Kwispelbier. It was introduced to the market last week and advertised it as “a beer for your best friend.”
“Kwispel” is the Dutch word for wagging a tail.
The beer is fit for human consumption, Berenden said. But at euro1.65 ($2.14) a bottle, it’s about four times more expensive than a Heineken.
If they put alcohol in that beer, I wonder how nasty a beef-flavored beer would taste? Or would it start a new trend?
Whether eating sushi or dining at a Japanese Hibachi, the only beer from Japan that goes with the meal is Sapporo. The beer is crisp with a peppery bite and it cleanses the palate with spicy cuisine.
Their website is pretty nifty too.
Sounds like a great exhibit! See burps, farts and stinky feet.
From NCTimes.com here:
Although a burp machine and stinky foot box are bound to cause giggles and snorts, Siboroski said there’s real science behind the silliness in “Grossology.”
The target audience for the exhibit is grades four through six, Siboroski said. “That’s the age when boys and girls begin to discover their bodies and they ask questions about why things are and the way things are. This exhibit allows them to learn all about their bodies in a fun and interesting way.”
Among the 2,500-square-foot exhibit’s featured attractions are the Vomit Center, where children can learn about the process of vomiting (and listen to the associated retching sounds). Kids can create a giant belch at the Burp Machine (which creates a build-up of acid in a container with soda pop). They can climb up a large rubberized replica wall of “human skin” where scabs, pimples and blisters serve as toe- and finger-holds. They can explore the role of the kidney by playing the “Urine” video game.
You can get full details at the Fleet Science Center’s website here.
I love me a great English Pub. But if you drink and then belch at the Force and Firkin at Cheshunt, you may be in for a beating.
From Hen News here:
Father and son are jailed for ‘burp’ assault
A FATHER and son from Cheshunt who battered a drinker unconscious in a pub after he told one of them off for burping have both been locked up for two years.
Michael Swinburne, 49, and his son Eddie Swinburne, 19, both of Hanbury Close, rounded on 24-year-old Terry Vince when he asked the dad to “show some manners”.
Mr Vince, of Cheshunt, was punched and kicked before being dragged from the Force and Firkin pub in Turners Hill, Cheshunt, and left lying in a pool of blood in a nearby alleyway.
He began chatting to the four men but moments later the bar manager saw Mr Vince being held up against the wall.
Prosecutor Laura Blackband said: “Michael Swinburne had burped and Terry Vince said he ought to show some manners.
“Mr Vince says he was struck, he was punched and he was taken to the floor and repeatedly punched and kicked. However his recollection is not very good.”
Mr Vince was then taken outside and again attacked.
The answer to that would be Yes. JessBearWear is an amazing belcher and a pretty good juggler to boot.
Click on the photo to watch the show.
Dann made a New Year’s resolution to drink 365 different beers in one year. He started a blog about it to track his progress and his ratings and his opinions on the different beers. Stop over and watch his progress.
Good Luck, Dann! Just don’t end up like this guy.
This looks like a sweet job. But there is no paycheck, but there is a trip to Oktoberfest.
From NBC4 here:
Beer Job Comes With Great Perks, No Pay
Drinking on this job won’t get you fired — in fact it’s required. The Wall Street Journal reports the Four Points by Sheraton hotel chain is looking to fill a newly created post of chief beer officer.
The company reports there are more than 5,500 applicants, from 31 countries.
But, or course, there’s a downside to what might sound like a dream job. There’s no salary for the chief beer officer. However, there are plenty of perks such as free hotel stays and a trip to Okotberfest in Munich, Germany.
The beer officer gig is primarily a publicity gimmick, but company officials say it may evolve into a more serious position.
Do you want to apply? I did! Click here for your chance.
Jerry chugged two bowl of Cheerios and sent this one in.
Click the photo to hear.
Wow! Not only is she beautiful and talented, but Julia can really belt one out! It must be the inordinately large mouth that gives her this vocal control. Click the photo to hear the belch.
Well, she’s wearing a crown and she does indeed burp pretty well. Click on the pic to see the video. Her Myspace page is here.
There are a few inventions that has revolutionized American life. The refrigerator. The microwave oven. The remote control. And of course, ramen noodles.
Many college students would starve if it werent for Nissan’s Ramen noodles and Cup of Noodles. The inventor of the instant noodle, Momofuku Ando, died on Friday.
From the AP here:
TOKYO – Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles a dish that has sustained American college students for decades has died. He was 96.
Nissin Food Products Co., the company Ando founded, said on its Web site that he died Friday after suffering a heart attack.
Born in Taiwan, Ando founded his company in 1948 from a humble family operation. Faced with food shortages in post-World War II Japan, Ando thought a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses.
In 1958, his “Chicken Ramen” the first instant noodle was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company added other products, such as the “Cup Noodle” in 1971.
A great article on the making of Beer and all that goes into this ancient science, including how to pour the perfect pint. Click here to go to HowStuffWorks.
