Daily Archives: January 31, 2012

Troy’s own Brown’s featured in national bet on Super Bowl outcome

January 31, 2012
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Could I write a clumsier headline? Fuck you, I do this for free.

Chuck Schumer and New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen have made a friendly wager on the outcome of this Sunday’s BIG FOOTBALL GAME! Sources tell me that big game is either the Super Bowl or the Chelsea/Man U game the Fox Network is airing live at 10:30am (seriously).

Anyway, here’s the bet, courtesy The Troy Record And Its Terrible Website with Cluttered Design and Pop-Unders:

Schumer and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen have placed their own friendly wager on the game, with each agreeing to buy the other cases of craft beer from their respective states should their team face defeat. The brews will be shared among the entire Senate, with enough for each member to enjoy.

Shaheen announced she would send beer from New Hampshire-based Smuttynose Brewing Co. in the event of a Patriots loss, while Schumer will split his loyalties among six different Empire State craft breweries should the Giants stumble Sunday, including Troy’s own Brown’s Brewing Co.

There’s other breweries, but they’re outside of Troy so who cares? TROY WHAT!

Thanks to Vic Christopher for tweeting about this.

 

Shit People on Twitter Say (about minimum wage in New York)

January 31, 2012
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Debate about minimum wage in New York State has been renewed and it’s likely to be a hot button issue in the next legislative session.

Kristi Barlette, the Times Union’s Features Editor, weekly columnist, and blogger of important topics like such as pictures of anonymous butts on the subway and questionairre memes, tweeted her thoughts on the matter this morning:

Included Mike Goodwin's response because it was hilarious.

 

Naturally, this purely anecdotal, out-of-context dismissal of the opposition to her views rubbed more than a few people the wrong way… Read more »