The DVD for
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the sequel to one of my personal favorite movies of all time, dropped yesterday. So to celebrate the return of the MacManus brothers, who come back to Boston to clear their names and seek revenge on the guys who framed them for murder (while gun play ensues...), I'm giving away a prize pack.
One of you lucky readers is going to take home the
Boondock Saints II DVD, the official movie poster, and... my favorite part of the pack... a Boondock Saints beanie. (Could I have thrown in "VERITAS" and "AEQUITAS" hand tattoos? Sure. But my lawyer had a nervous breakdown.)
To enter to win the pack, all you need to do is
enter your email addy here. And on Wednesday March 17th (St. Patty's Day. Fitting.), I'll pick the winner at random. Making sure the contest is Aequitas.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 10, 2010
Most of us - fortunately or unfortunately - can walk into almost any fast food place and order without looking at the menu. We've got them memorized, and have our favorite "usual" at each place.
But some places have a few secret menu items (with a couple, like In-N-Out Burger, that post their entire "secret" menu on their website), that can be ordered... IF you know what to ask for.
To get you "in the know" the next time you swing by the drive-thru on a late night quest for Fourth Meal, here are some of those secrets revealed by our friends at
Couponsherpa.com, for 24 popular fast food pushers.
A word of warning: As you can probably imagine, the creations listed here are, for the most part, even more fattening and unhealthy than the regular menu items. So order with caution.
And, as with anything posted on the InterWebs, there is some debate as to the accuracy of the list, and actual availability of said items... but as CouponSherpa says: "Not all may participate in the hidden menu. However, if you try to order something and the server looks at you with a blank look, don't give up. Describe the dish and usually they'll make it for you anyway." (Personally, I have a tough enough time trying to get my local fast food slinger to get my
normal order right... so if they look at me weird, I'm going with the usual.)
I would usually say something here like: "If you want to impress a date with your knowledge of these secrets..." but if you're taking a date to one of these places, there ain't much chance of you impressing her... BUT, if you're looking for something other than the usual (and my favorite is the McGangBang), here is a selection of some items that'll shake up your fast food cravings:
[For the complete listings,
click here]
McDONALDS
Biscuits and Gravy - This one may only be available in the South – but it’s the classic combination of gravy smothering hot biscuits.
McKinley Mac – A big Mac with quarter pounder patties.
Grilled Cheese - A bun grilled with American cheese inside.
All American - This is a normal sized hamburger with only pickles and ketchup.
Big McChicken - This is a huge sandwich in which the chicken patties replace the bun.
Fries with Big Mac Sauce - Fries smothered in the secret and special big Mac Sauce.
Chicken and Waffles - This is a McGriddle sandwich with chicken in the middle.
McGangBang - This is a double cheeseburger with a chicken patty in between the two beef patties.
Land, Sea, and Air Burger - The Land, Sea, and Air burger, has a beef patty, chicken patty, and fillet-o-fish patty all piled high onto a bun.
Monster Mac - A big Mac composed of 8 meat patties.
2 Cheese Burger Meal Mac - Two cheese burgers, fries and a drink.
ARBY'S
Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich - This spin on the cordon bleu is a chicken breast with a piece of ham on top of it with melted Swiss cheese.
Wet Fries - Hot fries smothered in cheese sauce.
French Dip – This is a classic Arby’s menu item that is off most menu’s but can still be ordered.
BURGER KING
Mustard Whopper - This is a normal Whopper with one difference, mustard is spread onto the sandwich instead of mayo.
Veggie Whopper - A great alternative for vegetarians who love the flavor of Burger King, the beef is substituted for with a veggie patty.
BLT - A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich that comes in either a small or medium size.
Ham and Cheese - A classic sandwich option that you can have served either hot or cold.
Frings - An order of frings will split your French fry order with onion rings.
Suicide Burger - This is a large burger including four meat patties, four slices of cheese, bacon and special sauce.
Rodeo Burger - A burger assembled with onion rings and bbq sauce on it.
BK Club - This sandwich is the Original chicken sandwich with bacon, tomato, and cheese.
CHIPOTLE
Chipolte will make you any combination of ingredients they have available to them. Listed below are some of the favorites.
Nachos - Made with tortilla chips, your choice of salsa and meat, beans, and topped with a layer of cheese.
Quesadilla - These come in two sizes, the children’s size which is made with two soft taco shells layered with your choice of fillings, or the full size which is
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[Bobby Rio is a regular contributor to BG in the area of social dynamics and dating, and you can check out Make Small Talk Sexy, his secrets for escalating boring conversations into fun, engaging, sexual conversations.]
Talking to a beautiful woman is, as we all know, one of the hardest things to do. It takes so much energy just to get the nerve to walk up to the woman in the first place that you kind of forget that you actually need something to talk to her about, leaving you a mess of awkward silence before she finally picks up her stakes and moves on to the next guy.
But, if you follow the following easy-to-use tips, you’ll never have to worry about these moments of awkwardness ever again.
Tip 1: Convert "Safe" Topics
When a guy is nervous, he tends to stay on “safe” topics for a large percentage of time, knowing in his mind that he has to, in order to keep the woman from feeling uncomfortable. However, certain women tend to crave being made uncomfortable, and having a man take control... for example, when they no longer have the control over the conversation. It’s the same reason why women like “bad boys” and "alpha males." They take control, rather than being led like a puppy. As a result, turning "safe" topics that you're talking about into "unsafe" ones, triggers this feeling of attraction.
For example, if the conversation gets into how one of you has a dog and one of you has a cat, tell her that “you’ve heard of studies where cat and dog owners can never get into a lasting relationship because of their two opposing personalities... However, the study also showed that this actually made them the best pair to become lovers...”
You just turned a boring topic about pets into one about sex. Go from there.
Tip 2: Remember Your Cold Reads
If you’ve gotten this far in life, you know
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SKILLS | GUY GUIDES
March 09, 2010
GUY GUIDES
March 09, 2010
The next time you've got a bunch of hot sorority girls set up to do a round of shots, and the conversation starts dragging (as happens when you're hanging with drunk sorority girls...) bring up this little bit of bar trivia: the birth of the shot glass.
While in Tequila, Mexico last week, I had a chance to meet Juan Domingo Beckmann, direct descendant of Jose Cuervo and Executive Director of Casa Cuervo. (Talk about winning the sperm lottery...)
We were tasting their newest Reserva de la Familia (post and recipes coming this week), with Franz Hajnal, a Maestro Tequielero. Which is like a sommelier, but for tequila. (I think a career change may be in order...)
Franz had a black horn around his neck, similar to the one in the really bad pic I took above, only with silver decorations. Juan Domingo explained that Tequieleros use the horn to taste tequila, just like sommeliers use their little silver cup.
Why a horn? The horn was the first "caballito," what they call a shot glass in Mexico. And here, according to what I can remember Juan Domingo saying through my tequila-induced fog, is how that horn evolved into the modern day shot glass...
Hundreds of years ago, the caballeros, or cowboys, would head to the bar after a long day of caballero-ing to drink tequila. Tucked into their belt, they would have
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Unless you’ve got a hookup with the Adult Video Awards, there may be no better time to hit Las Vegas than during March Madness. It’s a guy’s dream: nonstop sports, gambling, drinking and entertainment all compressed into a short period of time.
Vegas can be daunting even for the most experienced of Sin City travelers, and you always want to maximize your time while there, especially if you want to spend most of it placing bets and watching Gus Johnson scream his lungs out over a buzzer beater.
So, we here at The Bachelor Guy are going to provide you with some handy tips to make your March Madness experience the equivalent of hitting a five-team parlay.
Limit Your Group
Yeah, it may be fun in theory to have 20 guys all hit town for a mega-weekend of fun, but do you know how hard it is to coordinate that many people?
Some guys are going want to go to the strip club. Some are going to want to eat dinner at 4 p.m. Some are going to want to go to the pool. It'll be impossible to get reservations, seats, travel or just about anything else.
Find about five-to-seven guys you know really well and have that be your baseline. It’s enough people to have a great time, but you don’t have to spend time wondering if Chip's passed out at the pool... or if Frank is in jail.
Find Your Bar
Pick a place at or near your hotel and set it up as your base camp. Make friends with the bartenders on duty and milk it for all its worth.
Last time I was in Vegas
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GUY GUIDES
March 08, 2010
GUY GUIDES
March 08, 2010
Let's say you somehow made it to the last table of the World Series of Poker. You and one other card shark are the final two. He puts you all in. What do you do?
Well the guys over at
PokerJunkies, have your bluffed ass covered. Assuming you earned your way here, and the pressure has suddenly sucked all poker knowledge out of your head, they've created this handy chart to get you from trivia question to bracelet winner.
Click here to see the full size version that you can print out, and tape to the inside of your mirrored aviators.
It started decades ago in Russia and Poland with vodka, migrated to Mexico with tequila, and now the uber-trendy bartenders of New York City have begun doing it with whiskey, as their "inside thing."
It's the Pickle Back, and it may be spreading to a bar near you...
Basically it's a shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey followed by a back of pickle juice. And those that have tried it (I have not. Yet...), swear by it. Something about the tart mixing with the smokiness of the whiskey.
The hip and trendy spots in NYC are even going as far as to mix up their own signature pickle juices. (Only the overall-wearing hayseeds in the flyover states would dare back with Vlassic...)
Will it last? I doubt it. But if you're looking for something different to try this St. Patrick's day... then some Pickle Backs to chase your whiskey shots will work. This year, at least.
So I finally made it to Guadalajara, Mexico for the big Joes Cuervo bash (pics and video to come), after spending almost 14 hours traveling.
And I will tell you this: The free flowing tequila and cervezas... and the women of Mexico... make it all worth the effort. (As you can see...)
I spent last night at a club called "Mala Noche... NO!" For you non spanish speakers, that means "bad night." The "NO!" I'm guessing is the Mexican version of our "NOT!" So they are promising a good night... And it was.
Which is what happens when you party with a dozen professional drinkers, including Adriaan from
www.BroBible.com and Dan from
TheImbiber.net who, if you've never read his column or books, takes his drinking seriously. (As you would expect from someone who lists his occupation as "Public Menace" on his business card.) And did I mention the 6 bottles of tequila we burned through?
So besides drinking until our livers begged for mercy and meeting mucho senoritas, we discovered an unusual, yet simple, side dish they served us alongside the bottles of tequila. And it's something you've gotta try.
Here's what you do:
Take a couple of cucumbers and dice them up. Sprinkle on some salt and a generous helping of chili powder, then squeeze some fresh lime juice over the top. And you're done.
The cool of the cucumber plays off the heat of the chili and the burn of the tequila. Think of it as the blue cheese and celery for tequila drinking. And since you're eating, you can drink more. Salud!
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