Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for February 07, 2022
February 06, 2022
February 08, 2022
Transcript:
Tyr: Bixby, you should get me a gig as a pitchman for one of those hip, new mead-makers! Bixby: Why? Tyr: Because I'm a Viking. Bixby: I'm not following your logic. Tyr: 'Cause we invented the stuff! Bixby: Sorry, dumb it down a little more? Tyr: Get me the job or I'll crush you!! Bixby: There's my level....
LawrenceS almost 3 years ago
Some folk are self-motivated. Some respond to incentives, and some respond to threats…
One size does not fit all.
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 3 years ago
That’s… actually a good idea. From Tyr.
Plods with ...™ almost 3 years ago
From Britannica.com:
Mead is widely thought to be one of the oldest alcoholic beverages, with evidence for the consumption of a fermented beverage made of honey, rice, and fruit dating to the 7th millennium bc in China.
willie_mctell almost 3 years ago
He’s a natural. Bixby should see the revenue opportunity there.
knight1192a almost 3 years ago
Not likely, Tyr. Mead was in Europe thousands of years before the Norse even came along. Maybe you should try arguing that the Norse introduced the Mead of Poetry as a reason for you to be the spokesperson.
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
But I thought you hated the stuff they’re making now.
wheaters almost 3 years ago
Mixing it with fruit and rice means it’s not mead. (IMHO) The ancient Persians drunk mead, it’s where the term ‘honey moon’ comes from.