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Gambling for booze!

Alright well not really – but this entry into a hacking competition by a NYC hacker gr0up for hacking could make ordering a drink a little more fun; it’s a decommissioned Japanese slot machine that takes tokens, the resulting combination of the spin determines your drink! Check out the full text at Popular Science. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Boozetime!, Links

Happy Veterans Day

For those of you who served and kept us safe, dead or alive, this Bud’s for you. You’ve earned it. (just picture veterans instead of working class dudes in this vintage spot) … Read entire article »

Filed under: Events

‘STACHE OFF: Vote for Baltimore’s greatest moustache!

Movember is in full swing and the effort to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues is going strong! And Baltimore, being the lush and well cultured city that it is (Evan: laying it on thick here a bit) has had its share of epic moustaches in its history – but the question now stands before us: whose moustache is most epic? We’ve selected seven of Baltimore’s finest moustaches throughout history and are leaving it up to you, the moustache loving public to decide. Here’s the breakdown: MR. BOH Beloved beer icon Preferred Style: Handlebar RICK DEMPSEY Acclaimed catcher, Baltimore Orioles 1976-1986, 1992 Preferred Style: Handle Bar Lite EDDIE MURRAY Acclaimed switch hitter, Baltimore Orioles 1977-1988 Preferred Style: Full Mutton Chops w/ Soul Patch EDGAR ALLEN POE Famous Writer, Poet Preferred Style: Cop Stache BOB TURK Beloved Weatherman Preferred Style: Cookie Duster JOHN WATERS The Pope … Read entire article »

Filed under: Contests

STFU, Parents

For those of us, so very many of us who are unendingly irritated by various friends and associates who insist on posting about their babies and children waaaay to much, there’s STFU, Parents – a tumblr consisting solely of irritatingly obnoxious parent updates on Facebook (with commentary!): By the by, at least 75% of the baby names on this thing are ATROCIOUS … Read entire article »

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The City That Breeds – the b Interview

If you’re a reader of this heeeere site and ever wanted to know a little more “about we,” check out today’s spot on b, an interview with site-starter and primary (pronounced the European way) writer Evan. Check it! … Read entire article »

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