Hey Amanda, Alt - Bier doesn`t mean "alternative bear"; it rather refers to a beer that is differently brewed. Altbier is darker and tastes stronger than Pils (which is the beer you normally have in mind). Yes, I know, german beer culture is hard to understand ;)

Btw: You don`t drink that awful wannabe beer "Budweiser" over there in Chicago, don`t you?

Said by: Mr Noyes at December 12, 2006 03:56 AM

I could only in my wildest dreams wish that Microsoft would steal one of my photos. I would of course use the winnings from my lawsuit to buy a shiny new Apple MacPro!

Said by: Jason Smith at December 12, 2006 07:58 AM

Hey, does anyone know if you can you make chocolate vodka or coffee vodka?

Said by: Patricia Fernós at December 12, 2006 10:06 AM

Actually, I paid for tickets to hear one of your shows. It was one of those "I'd pay for tickets to hear that" and then Marc wrote back, "check out episode xxx and send the money to ..." -- so I did.

Said by: Mike (DMCEx) at December 12, 2006 11:19 AM

Mr. Noyes, I can honestly promise you without a doubt that I never ever drink Budweiser over here in Chicago.

So how did you get such a contradictory name, anyway?

Said by: Amanda Steinstein at December 12, 2006 12:21 PM

Isn't Noyes a stop on the Purple Line going to Evanston?

Beer is a lot like pizza, even when it's bad, it's still pretty good.

Said by: Fausto at December 12, 2006 12:32 PM

"contradictory name"? Is there some weird GLBT-chicago-lingo double meaning behind "Noyes"? Honestly, I can`t think of any great meaning behind this name ;) Actually I took it from one of my favourite movies (The draughtsman contract).

And Fausto: I respectfully disagree ... well sort of. There are all kind of beer that are horrible (e.g. Budweiser) but there is a way to cope with it, if you don`t have anything else around; Simply say: "Urgh, that beer is so horrible - get me two more bottles to forget about the taste!"

Did you know that Budweiser managed to get the exclusive license to sell beer in a 1 mile radius around a football stadion in Munich during the soccer world cup in germany? I mean - hello? Munich is one of the capital cities of beer culture - and Budweiser dares to seize a monopoly with its horse p***. I am sure that all Budweiser employees will burn in hell for that.

So long and many greetings from germany. And you all better watch out or I will adopt all of you!

Said by: Mr Noyes at December 12, 2006 02:01 PM

Stupid fucks! Saving file space by linking instead of copying. Serves them right.

I just hope it was a picture of a big, hairy, 86 yr old, 75 lbs overweight, bear bending over his kitchen table while being fucked by a little person with a ragining hardon that puts us all to shame! :O)

Said by: Ray at December 12, 2006 04:29 PM

Loved the "Beer for the Blind" story, going to pass it around to my fellow teachers of the blind in Pennsylvania.
BTW What's so wrong with PA Amanda?

Said by: Andy at December 12, 2006 05:46 PM

I just heard the US has to start making paper money recognizable to the Blind. Before now how did the blind engage in paper money exchanges. Curious.

Said by: Michael Foster at December 12, 2006 06:16 PM

Using paper clips to recognize what's in their wallet, and trust to ensure they got the right change.

Said by: Fausto at December 12, 2006 06:34 PM

Using paper clips of different sizes is one way to mark bills for the blind. The traditional method is to use folds. Ones left whole, fives folded in half and tens by thirds and twenties into quarters. Non-permanent textured stickers are also available. All these methods do require the help of sighted sales clerks or friends; but believe it or not, the blind get cheated less often than you might think. Haven't heard about braille on bills yet, but could be.

Said by: Andy at December 12, 2006 07:50 PM

Seem to recall that a friend in Amsterdam once tried to show me the Braille on their old money. The Dutch are always so considerate. I couldn't feel it, but had been drinking a lot of Amstel.

Said by: John in Ely at December 12, 2006 11:28 PM

"Can anyone make Chocolate Vodka?" You can infuse vodka with anything you like, just remember to keep the vodka in the fridge.

Stay tuned later this week for an in-depth show on infusing vodkas.

Said by: Fausto at December 13, 2006 01:17 AM

Just read that there is a case in courts where the American Council for the Blind is trying to force the government to modify U.S. currancy by put braille on it. Of course the gov. is fighting it.

Said by: Andy at December 13, 2006 06:21 AM

I once did a short road-trip (Pittsburgh-Madison, WI) with a blind comedian from Cleveland and we talked about the money thing. He said that some comics cheated him when they were driving by telling him that every time they got gas, his share was twenty bucks.

We had a great time, by the way...I described every cool thing we saw. He'd been sighted til he was about 9, so he loved cartoon-type descriptions of stuff. At home he had a big collection of cartoon character dolls so he could feel what they looked like.

He also brought a bunch of tapes...when he got in the car he warned me, "I have pretty weird taste. I hope you like Star Trek books on tape and They Might Be Giants." Sigh. I was in love. Too bad he already had a girlfriend. Oh and we also went to a live taping of a radio show together on this trip.

Noyes...you need me to spell out the contradictory nature of your name? Okay...

NO
YES

Hope the clarifies the situation.

Love,
AS

Said by: Amanda Steinstein at December 13, 2006 09:16 AM

LOL i think it must be lateral thinking or something 'cos i wondered what you were on 'bout amanda dear... *blushes* it all becomes so clear now...

Said by: Oli at December 13, 2006 10:37 AM