Re: Sumpter Valley's Skinny Santa, Ben Franklin's Ale, etc
| November 23, 2012 11:39AM |
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I was thinking the same thing, George -
That may be the skinniest Santa I've ever seen. Hopefully that was a before-Thanksgiving photo,
and he's been stuffed with plenty of (Wild?) Turkey and Arrogant Bastard Ale since it was taken!!
- Rüsso
p.s. Not to disparage Roger's beautiful wildlife photography in any way, but IIRC Benjamin Franklin - one of America's founding fathers and greatest philosophers (IMHO second only to Mark Twain) - argued that the wild turkey - and not the bald eagle - should be named our national bird. Rich Muth was spot on with the photos he shared yesterday!
pps. One of the beverages we enjoyed yesterday was 'Old Richard's Ale', Pagosa Brewing Co.'s winner of the national contest held a few years ago to celebrate Franklin's 300th birthday. The contest was to create a beer recipe that best duplicated what American Colonists would likely have been drinking back then.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/2012 03:35PM by Russo Loco.
That may be the skinniest Santa I've ever seen. Hopefully that was a before-Thanksgiving photo,
and he's been stuffed with plenty of (Wild?) Turkey and Arrogant Bastard Ale since it was taken!!
- Rüsso
p.s. Not to disparage Roger's beautiful wildlife photography in any way, but IIRC Benjamin Franklin - one of America's founding fathers and greatest philosophers (IMHO second only to Mark Twain) - argued that the wild turkey - and not the bald eagle - should be named our national bird. Rich Muth was spot on with the photos he shared yesterday!
pps. One of the beverages we enjoyed yesterday was 'Old Richard's Ale', Pagosa Brewing Co.'s winner of the national contest held a few years ago to celebrate Franklin's 300th birthday. The contest was to create a beer recipe that best duplicated what American Colonists would likely have been drinking back then.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/2012 03:35PM by Russo Loco.
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