What am I supposed to make of a furry rapping Wordsworth?

Squirrel meat can be tough. I'm thinking stew or something else involving long slow cooking is your best bet.

I love the "Check It" spelled out in daffodils. And the Lake District really is stunningly beautiful.

Also, I'm hoping this won't cause Jackmo to have nightmares about giant rapping squirrels.

Don't drag Nixon's name through the mud like that!

Yeah, saw that Wordsworth thing, and I was surprised at how non-cheesy the actual rap was. It sounded like decent hip-hop, not some dork trying a clumsy retrofit. Too bad about the squirrel outfit.

I just couldn't take the rapping squirrel seriously, what with that British accent and all.

I just couldn't take the rapping squirrel seriously, what with that British accent and all.

Racist.

I'm guessing Rudy Giuliani doesn't do his own grocery shopping.

No, but you know who does? John Edwards. Saw him in the 7-11 just the other day.

They have 7-11s in Japan?

No, the funny thing about the Giuliani story is that his guess was so completely, totally wrong. A buck-fifty for a gallon of milk? It's been at least twenty years since milk was that cheap. You can't get a cup of coffee for a buck-fifty.

Though, Edwards did get the milk question right in 2004. Bonus: he was asked on Don Imus' show.

There are Seven-Elevens all over Japan; 7-11 Japan is a Japanese company, like McDonalds Japan and Dennys Japan, etc.

Also, knowing the price of milk doesn't mean Edwards actually buys it himself. But if he does buy milk, it may be because he, unlike Giuliani, is married with two very young kids, and hence in a position to actually buy milk by the gallon. I don't think I've ever bought a whole gallon of milk in my entire life.

In that link in #8, Edwards didn't know the price of beer. I bet Giuliani does.

Yeah, any nappy-headed ho knows that milk costs more than $1.50 a gallon.

Still, I hate that line of questioning. The only thing it shows these days is that the candidate didn't prepare adequately because by now she or he should know that it will be asked. But I would be very surprised if many high-powered senators, mayors, governors, etc. do their own shopping.

And even though I do do all of my own shopping, outside of the grocery store I have a heck of a time remembering prices for specific items. When I'm there shopping and looking at the stuff I can recall whether the price is good or bad, has gone up or down, etc., but I'm sure I'd flub it if asked outside that context.

*Sigh*

I guess I'll never be president.

I bet Giuliani does.

... the drunk.

The only thing it shows these days is that the candidate didn't prepare adequately because by now she or he should know that it will be asked.

Absolutely right. It's like college kids who go into Google interviews all ready to explain why manhole covers are round, and how to tell which of the three switches activates which light bulb.

all ready to explain why manhole covers are round

Isn't is because manholes are round?

I don't think I've ever bought a whole gallon of milk in my entire life.

I buy it two gallons at a time now. Amazing how quickly that stuff disappears.

14: You should always make sure that anything you're putting in your manhole has a flared base.

Also, I agree it's a completely meaningless line of questioning. I'm just surprised *how* wrong Giuliani got it. I mean, I'm sure he's bought a cup of coffee or a Coke himself in the past few years. Surely you'd think a frigging gallon of milk would cost more.

That's one element of a thorough full-credit answer. You should also explain why manholes are round -- probably because it's easier to drill a round hole. Also, round covers can't fall into a round hole on the diagonal, as a square cover could in a square hole. And round covers can be rolled down the street easily, instead of having to be carried. Finally, some manhole covers, especially in other countries, are rectangular, so there's no real reason why the covers absolutely have to be round.

Surely you'd think a frigging gallon of milk would cost more.

Without government-backed price-fixing, probably not.

And in fact, most Starbucks coffee permutations cost more than a gallon of milk.

Amazing how quickly that stuff disappears.

No kidding.

Speaking of interviews, an even worse question is "What is your greatest weakness?". Apostropher has, predictably, come up with a great answer.

And vaguely related, do you know why gorillas have such large nostrils?

(because gorillas have such large fingers. duh.)

Without government-backed price-fixing, probably not.

Yeah, Big Milk, like pretty much all of Big Food, sucks.

And in fact, most Starbucks coffee permutations cost more than a gallon of milk.

The price of milk is actually one of the main factors in the high cost of lattes, hence the big price difference between a regular cup of coffee and a latte or other milk-heavy drink.

I'm hoping this won't cause Jackmo to have nightmares about giant rapping squirrels.

I had tried to watch it even before Apo posted it here, but it crashed my browser---not before I started laughing hysterically, though.

Well surely the armed crocodile will do the trick, then?

Being over 21 does not automatically disqualify you from being a cheerleader, just like being
filthy rich doesn't mean you have good judgment.

The price of milk is actually one of the main factors in the high cost of lattes, hence the big price difference between a regular cup of coffee and a latte or other milk-heavy drink.

Then surely a whole gallon of it should be much more expensive than a cup of joe with a piddling jigger or two of the stuff, no?

(Actually, the price difference between a gallon of milk and a latte is due to coffee being something people buy during rush hour from a single supplier in a good location, whereas a gallon of milk is something you buy on a special grocery-buying trip when you can afford to comparison shop and be price sensitive. Starbucks is charging its ungodly prices in part due to the convenience it offers you on your way to work. See here.)

I look forward to seeing more of Kaoruko Horiike, who made the Bronco's squad. This has apparently not hit the Japanese press yet, but I imagine this will help grab more attention in Japan to the NFL.

She's been a cheerleader in the Japanese football league; more here:

http://www.xleague.com/x_cheer/as/audition/audition2005.html
http://www.xleague.com/x_cheer/as/index.html (this as a clickable list att he bottom; she's no. 6)
http://www.xleague.com/x_cheer/gallery/index.html

#s 7 & 9: 7-Eleven was originally a US corporation whose parent Southland was bought out by its Japanese JV partner, Ito-Yokado, and their joint subsidiary.

"Jesus freaks, out in the streets"

Luckily, she didn't end up with an ambulance ride to join her firend in the emergency room who had overdosed.

Then surely a whole gallon of it should be much more expensive than a cup of joe with a piddling jigger or two of the stuff, no?

A 12 ounce latte (the "tall", aka a "small" in ordinary English) only contains one to one-and-a-fourth ounces (i.e. one shot) of espresso at most places , including Starbuck's. The rest is milk. It's a lot more than a jigger or two.

As for the difference between the price of a gallon of milk from the cornershop and the price of a latte, have you ever noticed the difference between the price of a sixpack at the cornershop and the price of a single beer at a bar, Gaijin?

Well, yeah, but you specified the high cost of the milk itself as the reason for the price differential.

Um, "one of the main factors" does not equal "the reason". Don't make me call you "tool", man.

Like I said, one of the main reasons a latte is more expensive than a cup of filter coffee is that a latte has a lot of milk in it, and milk is expensive. Compare the price of a Starbucks latte and a Starbucks coffee sometime, both available for purchase during rush hour from the same single supplier in a good location, and you'll see what I mean.

The reason a latte is more expensive than a cup of filter coffee is that a latte was introduced to the general American market as a luxury item, and so the market has borne a ridiculous profit margin on espresso drinks.

33: That's also a factor, but the point about milk stands. The raw materials cost of a latte is considerably higher than the raw materials cost of a cup of brewed coffee.

You know what else accounts for the high priceof lattes, Jackmormon? The cost of the tapeworm-infested giant squid (harvested from sewage-filled sinkholes) that they grind up and add as a foam stabilizer.

Higher raw materials cost, yes (the machines are particularly expensive), but not all that much higher than maintaining a condiments stand with milk. I'm not sure how to price in the tapeworm-infested giant squid (harvested from sewage-filled sinkholes) costs--since those are HORRORS BEYOND HUMAN KEN.

35: I wouldn't classify the machines as a raw material, but you're right that that's also a factor, plus the staff training and extra preparation time to make the espresso and steam the milk versus brewing a pot of coffee. Having milk on the condiments stand isn't particularly expensive, most people add only an ounce or less to coffee, whereas even a small latte contains ten or so ounces of milk. There is some wastage at the end of the day, but not that much. Overall, I'd say that I'm completely and utterly correct and that you and GB are WRONG BEYOND HUMAN KEN.

When I hear "furry rapping Wordsworth", I think of this, not some fruity old poet.