document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cp\x3eRoger says:\x3cbr/\x3e\x0aSku, this is an atrocity! They do not carry this bottle at my local store (Dave\x26#8217;s Liquor, Bait and Tackle in Des Moines). You should not be drinking, reviewing or writing about whiskey that is not accessible to me personally, much less giving them awards. \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eSku Says:\x3cbr/\x3e\x0aSorry Paul, but the rules of these awards are very clear. Any whisky that was in existence during the calendar year 2011 qualifies for the award. I can understand your frustration, but I don\x26#8217;t make the rules. \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eRoger says:\x3cbr/\x3e\x0aLike hell you don\x26#8217;t! Dave\x26#8217;s is a good store, carrying both Glenfiddich and Glenlivet as well as a number of fine blends and mini bottles of Jim Beam and Maker\x26#8217;s Mark. Please limit your awards to that selection instead of all those snooty whiskies.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ca href=\x22http://recenteats.blogspot.com/2012/02/sku-awards-whisky-of-year.html\x22\x3eSku\x26#8217;s Recent Eats: Sku Awards: Whisky of the Year\x3c/a\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eA Sicilian drug dealer who fled to the UK has been extradited after he gave himself away by posting photos of London locations on Facebook.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eStupid people are stupid on the internet. Now sports.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/12/sicilian-fugitive-deported-facebook-london\x22\x3eSicilian fugitive deported after London whereabouts revealed on Facebook | World news | The Guardian\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5g4aUJcT1qz4vjro1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22blech:\x0a\x0aA white 500 pixel square JPEG with its colour data replaced by \x26ldquo;lorem ipsum\x26rdquo; in a hex editor. (Next time I\x26rsquo;ll make it 512 pixels.)\x0aIronically, I had to export it as a PNG before Tumblr would accept it as a valid file to upload.\x0a\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://notes.husk.org/post/17340979295/lorem-ipsum\x22\x3eblech\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eA white 500 pixel square JPEG with its colour data replaced by \u201clorem ipsum\u201d in a hex editor. (Next time I\u2019ll make it 512 pixels.)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIronically, I had to export it as a PNG before Tumblr would accept it as a valid file to upload.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eThey came with some kind of tamarind-based dipping sauce that made them taste of tamarind-based dipping sauce instead of spring rolls. We used up all of the sauce.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ca href=\x22http://cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/\x22\x3eCheese and Biscuits\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0does Cha Cha Moon\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysiuycXNd1qz66rro1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22I didn\x26amp;#8217;t know that\x26amp;#8230;\x0a\x0aFrom Alex\x26amp;#8217;s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eI didn\x26#8217;t know that\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eFrom Alex\x26#8217;s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eOut of the sky, a mysterious M appears. Criminals shriek. Women faint. Dogs explode. Two men stride out of the darkness: Masterchef.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eThis is why you should read @themanwhofell\x26#8217;s twitter stream during Masterchef.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://storify.com/themanwhofell/masterchef-01-02-12\x22\x3eMasterchef 01.02.12 \u00b7 themanwhofell \u00b7 Storify\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eWhile I agree that TIMTOWTDI is a Good Thing, many people don\x26#8217;t seem to understand what it means. It means that you can phrase a sentence in different ways. It doesn\x26#8217;t mean that there should be two different words for \x26#8220;owl\x26#8221;.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ca href=\x22http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/\x22\x3eEvil Dave\x3c/a\x3e on the \x3ca href=\x22http://london.pm.org/pipermail/london.pm/Week-of-Mon-20120130/022116.html\x22\x3eLondon.pm list\x3c/a\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymegiec5l1qz66rro1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22(via Monocle Bear Rides Abraham Lincoln Shooting Lasers From His Eyes Into Battle | Quirkins)\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e(via \x3ca href=\x22http://www.quirkins.com/2011/05/26/bear-abraham-lincoln/\x22\x3eMonocle Bear Rides Abraham Lincoln Shooting Lasers From His Eyes Into Battle | Quirkins\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cp\x3eThe warrior closed his eyes, summoning the power of his ancestors, long departed but watchful still. And then with the echoing beep of his digital watch, he moved with deadly speed, wrapping his battle-hardened hands around the power cord at the back of the Router. \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eGripping it tightly, he pulled with all his force, dislodging the cord from the Router. The heavens roared. The earth wailed. The green lights turned off. Silently the warrior counted. One. Two. Three. And just as swiftly, the warrior plugged the cord back into the router. Great crashes of blood-red lightning boomed overhead. Murders of crows blackened the skies. The Power light came on solid green. The seas rolled. The WLAN light blinked on. The forests ignited. A dark fog rolled over the land and suddenly all was silent. The warrior stared at the Internet light, waiting, waiting. And then, as the world around him seemed all but dead, the Internet light began to blink.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ca href=\x22http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/in-which-i-fix-my-girlfriends-grandparents-wifi-and-am-hailed-as-a-conquering-hero\x22\x3eMcSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency: In Which I Fix My Girlfriend\u2019s Grandparents\u2019 WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero.\x3c/a\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cp\x3eOne of Izzy\u2019s first assignments was to bust a Manhattan speakeasy that had a reputation for spotting revenue agents.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eWith his badge affixed to his coat, he asked the proprietor, \u201cWould you like to sell a pint of whiskey to a deserving Prohibition agent?\u201d\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe bar owner laughed and served him a drink. \u201cThat\u2019s some badge you\u2019ve got there,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere\u2019d ya get it?\u201d\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u201cI\u2019ll take you to the place it came from,\u201d Izzy replied, and escorted the man to the station.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ca href=\x22http://americandrink.net/post/16044135709/nice-job-einstein\x22\x3eAmerican Drink: Nice Job, Einstein\x3c/a\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');