Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Leaving Jersey was painful - for one reason. The food is hard to replicate...
These are not just foods. They are New Jersey. Although you may be able to replacte them somehow wherever you might be, it's just not the same, and the moment you move away or travel somewhere without them, you understand exactly what you used to have.
Taylor Ham/TaylorPork Roll - Call it pork roll or call it Taylor Ham depending on which side of the great divide you live on, but either way you can find the real thing outside of New Jersey in supermarkets, but it's just not the same. Breakfast sandwiches everywhere else are fine. They are not this.
Tomato pie - Not pizza. Not a variation of pizza. Tomato pie is its own thing, served at room temperature with the sauce on top of the cheese, and Trenton does it better than anywhere on earth. Out-of-staters do not understand it. That is their loss.
The boardwalk slice - Manco and Manco in Ocean City, Maruca's in Seaside, or Mack's in Wildweood, the boardwalk pizza of your youth cooked in a deck oven and eaten folded in half while walking. No plate. No fork. Perfect.
Kohr Brothers frozen custard - Softer, richer and more specific than soft serve. The orange and vanilla swirl on a sugar cone is a Shore summer in one bite. It exists elsewhere in name only.
Italian hot dog - A Newark original. Half a round of pizza bread stuffed with a hot dog, peppers, onions and potatoes. It sounds simple. It is extraordinary. Try explaining it to someone from Ohio.
Disco fries - French fries covered in brown gravy and melted mozzarella, available at any diner at 2 a.m. New Jersey invented the concept of making fries into a full emotional experience.
Sausage sandwiches at the Feast - Every Italian street festival in South Jersey runs on these. Peppers, onions, a good roll, grease that gets on your shirt no matter how careful you are. They may also be available elsewhere, but, fore me, there is no substitute.
Funnel cake - Yes it exists elsewhere. No it does not taste the same. The boardwalk air is part of the recipe.
Steel's fudge and Johnson's Popcorn - Not foods so much as institutions. If you grew up going to Ocean City you know exactly what these smell like from half a block away.
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Don't let the screen door hit you... How many times do we have to hear this same tired bullshit?
Another American family - this one from Florida - is making the leap across the Atlantic, seeking an escape from what they describe as the 'chaotic atmosphere of life under Donald Trump'. Ashley Anne O’Brien, expressing her deep anxiety about issues such as ICE shootings and international tensions, consulted ChatGPT for advice on where to relocate. There's a genius move, huh?
The AI presented ten options, ultimately guiding them to the seaside town of Torquay in Devon. The family aims to establish a bed and breakfast and embrace a lifestyle focused on "boring" concerns like potholes and waste collection.
Is it a coincidence that they want to open an inn? Torquay is famed as the location of John Cleese’s hotel sitcom Fawlty Towers.
O’Brien said she hopes for a calmer existence, saying she wants her children to prioritize trivial matters like sports and social gossip, rather than active shooter drills and political turmoil. She reminisced about the barrage of significant events during the Trump administration that left families like hers 'feeling overwhelmed'. The family intends to move by the end of July, eager to immerse themselves in local culture and history, particularly wishing for their children to connect with their British roots.
Don't you wish they lived on your street? You could make these candy-assed jackwagons feel like absolute shite for the next three months. Juss' sayin'...
This guy knows how to deal with the TSA quagmire...
One man in Houston turned a miserable four-hour TSA wait recently into an impromptu party by handing out free vodka shots to adults in line. The video shows the traveler walking through the massive crowd at George Bush Intercontinental Airport with a large frosted bottle and a stack of plastic cups.
He began pouring shots for frustrated travelers who were stuck in a line that stretched far outside the terminal doors. The move appeared both practical and generous, as TSA rules do not allow bottles larger than 3.4 ounces through security.
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Hats off to this fine young HillBetty...
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Seriously, dude - you can't be that fuckin' hardup, are you?
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The roadrunner ran...
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But, Occifer, we was juss' tryin' to have a little fun...
A staggering 109 of the 113 spring breakers found rammed inside the party house in Gulf Shores last Thursday were nabbed for underage drinking. Officers responded to the house following complaints of raging music and large crowds.
“While trying to determine who had rented the property, a person who is unknown on a balcony above the officer, decided to pour beer from above, soaking one of our officers.”
In addition to the 109 underage drinking arrests, at least one person was charged with complicity. Four others were released without charges, cops said. Investigators later discovered the party house had been rented by an 18-year-old. Somebody somewhere needs a serious ass-kickin'...
So - how many questions do you come up with on this craziness? Not the least of which is how does an 18-year-old have the wherewithall to rent a place like that, and who's the fuckin' idiot who rented it to him? This has social media nonsense written all over it.
Try as I might, I couldn't make up stupid shit like this...
Try as I might (did I say that already?), I just can't divorce myself from my home State. Because I still have so many good frieds still living (trapped?) up there, I keep tabs on what's going on - and it just seems to get screwier and screwier by the day. This one is certainly a good examle of what I mean by 'screwie'.
As Shore Network News reported this mornming, – A proposed ordinance in Jackson Township would place new limits on how many dogs residents can keep, requiring households with more than five dogs to register as a kennel and comply with additional regulation. The measure has not yet been finalized but will be heard at the next township council meeting.
What's next - limiting the number of napkins you can use in restaurants? Limit the number of sheets of TP you can use to wipe your ass? It's all just government over-reach at it's worst.. I probably will never go back up. Shame...
Kid got a fly-by...
The U.S. Army is conducting a review after two attack helicopters were spotted flying low and hovering near Kid Rock's residence in Nashville. Video footage shared on Kid Rock's social media shows the singer saluting AH-64 Apache helicopters that were flying close to his swimming pool. The incident occurred on Saturday and has raised questions regarding the appropriateness of the military's actions.
According to Maj. Jonathon Bless, a spokesperson for the 101st Airborne Division, the helicopters, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, were involved in a planned training exercise in Nashville airspace. The division maintains that the helicopters' flight path coincided with the "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump, but any correlation was deemed coincidental.
Kid Rock’s new abode is fit for an “American Bad Ass.” He's spent the past 20 years building himself a mini White House dupe, and now, he’s practically living like his good friend, President Donald Trump. Rock’s new 27,000-square-foot presidential replica is perched high atop the hills in Nashville, Tennessee, with a giant US flag proudly waving in the sky — and you won’t believe its amenities that even the first lady wouldn’t turn her nose up at. Even has a solid gold urinal.
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the fuckin' reality button, didn't it? Jeez...
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A small East African territory, Somaliland, has indicated it is prepared to assist the Trump administration in extraditing Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar following accusations made by Vice President JD Vance. Vance suggested that Omar, who immigrated from Somalia as a teenager, committed immigration fraud to enter the United States. In a response on Twitter, Somaliland remarked, “Deportation? Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word…”
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That was in Jim Thorpe, Pennsytucky...
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On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said that he’s not okay with ICE agents remaining at airports, even if they are helping reduce hours-long waits.
“Are they going to walk around with masks and (lists of) names and still have warrantless arrests or going into people’s homes?”
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what these poor suckers days must be like...
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lunch in a Green Bay diner, 1960
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Like driving to the Pearly Gates...
That's not AI - it's really real. Val d'Orcia is a wide and beautiful countryside in southern Tuscany, close to the border with Umbria and on the slopes of Mount Amiata, stretching along the agricultural hinterland of Siena. It takes its name from the Orcia river that runs along and is a protected park where the absolute protagonist is stunning nature. It is no coincidence that one of the most photographed spots is the famous Val d'Orcia cypress trees near San Quirico d'Orcia.
Crete Senesi, the clay hills eroded by time that form the characteristic calanchi (gullies) and biancane, bare and rugged, low rounded reliefs with an unquestionable, almost lunar charm, also stand out in the Val d'Orcia. Its typical medieval Tuscan villages such as Pienza, Montalcino, Castiglione d'Orcia and San Quirico d'Orcia are perfect destinations to dive into the soul of the place, while savouring its well-known food and wine specialities.
Monday, March 30, 2026
That frog ain't in any hurry...
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Did he know there was gold up in them thar (frozen) hills?
The public laughed. Newspapers called it “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s Icebox,” and even “Walrussia.” It gave P2 a place to live when no where else would they let him in.
Why would America waste millions on a frozen wilderness of polar bears and icebergs? Congress took over a year to approve the funds. Russia, happy to offload a remote territory it could barely defend, likely thought they’d pulled off the ultimate swindle.
For decades, the naysayers seemed right. Alaska sat largely ignored - a vast, silent expanse that cost more to administer than it returned.
Then came the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Suddenly, that “icebox” was overflowing with gold. Prospectors flooded north. The strategic value became undeniable. And eventually, Alaska revealed its true wealth: oil, natural gas, timber, fisheries, and breathtaking natural resources that would fuel America for generations.
What cost $7.2 million in 1867 is now considered priceless. At roughly 2 cents an acre, it remains arguably the greatest real estate bargain in world history - not just in economic terms, but in strategic and cultural ones.
William Seward didn’t live to see the vindication - he passed away in 1872, still mocked by many. But today, his “folly” is a testament to a simple truth: sometimes the best investments are the ones everyone else is too short-sighted to understand.
Alaska celebrates its purchase anniversary every year. And on this day in 2026, it stands as a reminder that vision often looks like foolishness - until history proves otherwise.
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