Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now Bring Me The Gold!

Gold is all he really wants. Just give it to him.

Thanks to a man of Eskimo decent who may or may not pretend to be an Irishman tonight.

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Here's a video to get you nice and ready for tonight.

I can only hope that when I'm as old as that guy, I too will be smoking tiny pipes, and dancing on top of giant mushrooms. Also, I was unaware that singing Irish cowboys existed.

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Conan the Leprechaun Doll

Keeping up with some of the rather odd things coming from Etsy lately, here is the Conan the Leprechaun Doll. The maker decided Conan could use some work, and figures he'd make a great leprechaun.

He wears a hand sewn, late night show-type suit, 
conservative looking, except that it's bright green.
His hat and jacket are removable, his arms are slightly bendable. 

He stands 6 1/2" tall, 6 3/4" (17 cm), with the hat.
His ginger hair is made of imported mohair.

Weird. Wonder what the Jay Leno doll should be? Can you create a douchebag in doll form?

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Sink the Bismark!: Scottish Brewery Makes 41% Quadruple IPA

Tomorrow is the day we get shit-hammered in celebration of the life of a patron saint who nobody really knows anything about. The Scottish gents over at the BrewDog Brewery, the same gents that unleashed Tactical Nuclear Penguin on the world, just re-created the world's strongest beer. Sink the Bismark! is a quadruple IPA, with an alcohol content of 41%! This ABV makes this beer more alcoholic than whiskey or vodka.

This is IPA amplified, the most evocative style of the craft beer resistance with the volume cranked off the scale. Kettle hopped, dry hopped then freeze hopped for a deep fruit, resinous and spicy aroma. A full out attack on your taste-buds ensues as the incredibly smooth liquid delivers  a crescendo of malt, sweet honey, hop oils and a torpedo of hop bitterness which lasts and lasts.

Before you get too excited though, you should know this sweet golden nectar isn't cheap. The good folks over at Beer Utopia found out a single 11 oz bottle will run you $61 (or 140 Pabsts Blue Ribbons). Brewdog will ship to the states, but that brings the total cost to $120 (or 240 Miller High Lifes). It looks like I'll be sticking to U.S. Select Beer Taste for my St. Paddy's Day needs.

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