Are we ready for a history lesson, Ripley’s fans? The following apocryphal gem needs occasional updating, but no real introduction, at least not for the Americans in our audience:
A young boy decides to push over the outhouse. He does, and then runs laughing from the scene. A couple of hours later, his father confronts him. “Did you push over the outhouse?” he angrily asks.
“I cannot tell a lie, Father. I did.” whereupon the father puts the boy over his knee and and proceeds to give him a terrific thrashing.
“But, Father,” the boy exclaims, “George Washington said the same thing about the cherry tree, and his father didn’t punish him!!”
“George Washington’s father wasn’t in the cherry tree at the time,” his father explains.
Almost 100 million people watch the Super Bowl, so each is only eating .2 lbs of cheese on average. If you ask me, that’s not so much at all.
Also, I’ve heard it said that Barry Bonds had such a strong reputation as a hitter that, just from the rate pitchers let him walk, he could have still been one of the greatest batters in history without ever swinging.
I may be in the minority here, not that I care, but even the most jaded sports writer admits that Barry Bonds was already a Hall of Famer before the steroids controversy ever hit the air waves. The fact that Major League Baseball and those same sports writers didn’t seem to care about steroids running rampant when Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa had their little homerun race speaks volumes. Everyone knew about the steroids and everyone was basically doing them even those who weren’t caught or didn’t admit it. There is one thing I learned from reading a few biographies of the game and the players is that most would do whatever they could with whatever was available to prolong their careers and the money and fame that came with it. Once steroids were created, it was a no-brainer that it would infest Baseball. One other little tidbit, no matter how many drugs you ingest it won’t really improve your hand eye coordination, and without that your chance of ever hitting a homerun is virtually nil. Most of the the home runs from people like Bonds were legitimate. It may have added a few extra feet for those not as naturally gifted as Bonds was, but that was life in baseball back then. We’ll never learn the full truth about who was and who wasn’t juicing at the time and who really knew it was going on. But I have little doubt that most did and some who have been granted entry into the Hall of Fame can be counted among them. For all his so-called faults, Barry Bonds definitely belongs there as well. Just my opinion of course which means little to nothing.
Have you guys heard the story about Brewers relief pitcher Mel Famey! Oh well i’m gonna retell it anyway! Mel was at the bottom of the list on the relief staff of pitchers and was rarely, if ever called on to save the day. On this day however the Brewers were leading by two runs in the bottom of the ninth but the opposing team was up to bat, the bases were loaded and the Brewers were out of relief pitching options! In the meantime Mel, who was never called into service had been sitting in the bullpen drinking beer all night! With no other options, the manager calls for Mel to enter the game! He throws four straight balls and walks the batter and now the lead is down to one run! He promptly walks the next batter and the game is tied! The next guy fouls off the first pitch and the count is 0 and 1! Wow some hope for the Brewers? Nope! Mel throws four straight balls and the Brewers lose the game by one run! As the fans are filing out of the ballpark two guys glance down at the Brewers bullpen and one of them asks “what are all those empty beer bottles doing there?” The other guy says “Don’t you know?” That’s the beer that made Mel Famey walk us!" I hope some of you are old enough to remember that famous advertising slogan for Schlitz beer! If not, I ain’t “splainin” it! Gotta go my beer’s gettin warm!
When the Giants signed Barry Bonds people were aghast at the size of the contract. $42 Million over 6 years. The year before the Giants had an attendance of about 400,000. With Mr Bonds the attendance shot up to over 2 Million. If each of those people above 400,000 paid $20 for a seat, $10 for food and maybe a souvenir then the Giants made up for that 6 year contract in the first year, allowing them to spend more on players and put together a World Series team very quickly. And now, they have a bunch of good players, especially that Yastremski kid (Carl’s grandson). (Giants season ticket holder until I moved away.)
RE: Barry bonds homer. Oracle park or as initially know as Bell Pacific park first opened on March 31, 2000. Bonds hit his homer May 1, 2000 . So just over one month into the season. Don’t know how many home games had been played at that point. (you could goggle it if you really need to know) BTW Oracle started out as Bell Pacific then SBC, then AT&T before becoming Oracle
The population of Nigeria is over 200 million. The population of the U.K. is over 66 million. The population of Ireland is under 5 million. Not too hard to believe that Guinness panel now, is it?
eromlig almost 3 years ago
Are we ready for a history lesson, Ripley’s fans? The following apocryphal gem needs occasional updating, but no real introduction, at least not for the Americans in our audience:
A young boy decides to push over the outhouse. He does, and then runs laughing from the scene. A couple of hours later, his father confronts him. “Did you push over the outhouse?” he angrily asks.
“I cannot tell a lie, Father. I did.” whereupon the father puts the boy over his knee and and proceeds to give him a terrific thrashing.
“But, Father,” the boy exclaims, “George Washington said the same thing about the cherry tree, and his father didn’t punish him!!”
“George Washington’s father wasn’t in the cherry tree at the time,” his father explains.
jasonsnakelover almost 3 years ago
Borry Bands
One time I ate 1.8 million wheels of cheese on Super Bowl Sunday.
May the Lord be with you.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
How far are the Giants’ stadium and the Bay form one another anyway? That must’ve been quite a Grand Slam.
monkeysky almost 3 years ago
Almost 100 million people watch the Super Bowl, so each is only eating .2 lbs of cheese on average. If you ask me, that’s not so much at all.
Also, I’ve heard it said that Barry Bonds had such a strong reputation as a hitter that, just from the rate pitchers let him walk, he could have still been one of the greatest batters in history without ever swinging.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMfT2cZGHg
in-dubio-pro-rainbow almost 3 years ago
You can’t fool me, man! This “Irish” Guinness drinker is Prince Charles, isn’t he?
Caldonia almost 3 years ago
Let’s get busy making the U.S. the highest country of Guiness consumption. That’ll show ’em.
hawgowar almost 3 years ago
Amazing hat steroids or other PEDs and bionic arm braces will do for a batting average.
therese_callahan2002 almost 3 years ago
Bring out the Hellman’s……
Gent almost 3 years ago
World’s highest annual guinness consumption of what? Toxic muddy water?
John Wiley Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Barry Bonds *
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The Guiness fact is one of the stupidest they ever come up with to date.
artmer almost 3 years ago
’Roid boy? Not impressed.
Mugens Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I may be in the minority here, not that I care, but even the most jaded sports writer admits that Barry Bonds was already a Hall of Famer before the steroids controversy ever hit the air waves. The fact that Major League Baseball and those same sports writers didn’t seem to care about steroids running rampant when Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa had their little homerun race speaks volumes. Everyone knew about the steroids and everyone was basically doing them even those who weren’t caught or didn’t admit it. There is one thing I learned from reading a few biographies of the game and the players is that most would do whatever they could with whatever was available to prolong their careers and the money and fame that came with it. Once steroids were created, it was a no-brainer that it would infest Baseball. One other little tidbit, no matter how many drugs you ingest it won’t really improve your hand eye coordination, and without that your chance of ever hitting a homerun is virtually nil. Most of the the home runs from people like Bonds were legitimate. It may have added a few extra feet for those not as naturally gifted as Bonds was, but that was life in baseball back then. We’ll never learn the full truth about who was and who wasn’t juicing at the time and who really knew it was going on. But I have little doubt that most did and some who have been granted entry into the Hall of Fame can be counted among them. For all his so-called faults, Barry Bonds definitely belongs there as well. Just my opinion of course which means little to nothing.
joefearsnothing almost 3 years ago
Have you guys heard the story about Brewers relief pitcher Mel Famey! Oh well i’m gonna retell it anyway! Mel was at the bottom of the list on the relief staff of pitchers and was rarely, if ever called on to save the day. On this day however the Brewers were leading by two runs in the bottom of the ninth but the opposing team was up to bat, the bases were loaded and the Brewers were out of relief pitching options! In the meantime Mel, who was never called into service had been sitting in the bullpen drinking beer all night! With no other options, the manager calls for Mel to enter the game! He throws four straight balls and walks the batter and now the lead is down to one run! He promptly walks the next batter and the game is tied! The next guy fouls off the first pitch and the count is 0 and 1! Wow some hope for the Brewers? Nope! Mel throws four straight balls and the Brewers lose the game by one run! As the fans are filing out of the ballpark two guys glance down at the Brewers bullpen and one of them asks “what are all those empty beer bottles doing there?” The other guy says “Don’t you know?” That’s the beer that made Mel Famey walk us!" I hope some of you are old enough to remember that famous advertising slogan for Schlitz beer! If not, I ain’t “splainin” it! Gotta go my beer’s gettin warm!
joeatwork212 almost 3 years ago
Hitting a ball into SF Bay. It’s amazing what a little Horse Steroids and HGH will do for you.
dv1093 almost 3 years ago
Anyone know the distance of the baseball BB hit?
J Short almost 3 years ago
Guinness consumption per person or country?
Teto85 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
When the Giants signed Barry Bonds people were aghast at the size of the contract. $42 Million over 6 years. The year before the Giants had an attendance of about 400,000. With Mr Bonds the attendance shot up to over 2 Million. If each of those people above 400,000 paid $20 for a seat, $10 for food and maybe a souvenir then the Giants made up for that 6 year contract in the first year, allowing them to spend more on players and put together a World Series team very quickly. And now, they have a bunch of good players, especially that Yastremski kid (Carl’s grandson). (Giants season ticket holder until I moved away.)
pearlsbs almost 3 years ago
Guinness is not the most consumed beer in Ireland.
Believe it or not!
ncorgbl almost 3 years ago
Warm, brown beer is a crime against humanity.
Bonds refused an autograph for the sea lion who caught the ball.
Wisconsin dairy farmers claimed it would have been double had the Packers been in the game.
So they say, but mayo is a seasoning for turtle soup.
Phil721 almost 3 years ago
RE: Barry bonds homer. Oracle park or as initially know as Bell Pacific park first opened on March 31, 2000. Bonds hit his homer May 1, 2000 . So just over one month into the season. Don’t know how many home games had been played at that point. (you could goggle it if you really need to know) BTW Oracle started out as Bell Pacific then SBC, then AT&T before becoming Oracle
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 3 years ago
Over 20,000,000 cheese pharts per hour.
Take care, may Monty Python enthusiast Huckleberry Hiroshimord be with you, and gesundheit.
Surly Squirrel Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The population of Nigeria is over 200 million. The population of the U.K. is over 66 million. The population of Ireland is under 5 million. Not too hard to believe that Guinness panel now, is it?
spaced man spliff almost 3 years ago
Hold my Beer.
DawnQuinn1 almost 3 years ago
Considering that he was using illegal steroids and opioids at the time, it is hardly surprising. Probably still uses them, and STILL denies it.
pbr50138 almost 3 years ago
Barry “Mr Steroid” Bonds.