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I have Teh Competition!  From his well-defended bunker in coastal Florida, Reader Sean F. sends the following:

SEAN’S BILTONG

For the meat, I get a cut called caipirinha – a South American (Brazilian) cut which is actually the top of the rump, with the thick fat attached Top round, etc. is fine, but I like the fat layer, which should be trimmed down to 1/4” for biltong.  (Leave on for roasting.)

Per 1 lb. of raw meat – double or triple, etc.

Cut meat into thumb thickness pieces with grain

Spice mix:

2 tsp. coarse black pepper

3 tbsp. roasted and ground coriander seeds – grind with red pepper flakes to taste

Add to grind powdered garlic and onion 1/2 tsp @

Marinade:

½ c red wine vinegar

¼ c Worcestershire Sauce

Pat the meat dry and rub in ¼ of the spice mix on each side. Add marinade and put in tight Ziploc, overnight in frig. Turn, if you think of it.

Hang to dry.

It takes me 3 days in this hot but air-conditioned climate to get to “wet”.  Leave 5 days for “dry”.

…and he had the temerity to send me a couple of (wet) sample sticks.

Upshot:  New Wife prefers it to mine.  (“More savory, wetter, nice fat sliver.”)  Some Seffrican buddies we shared it with over the weekend also pronounced it excellent.

Action:  Will copy and steal the above recipe, as should everybody.

Verdict:  Business opportunity.

Dept. Of Righteous Shootings

Righteous Shootings

From Reader Brad_In_IL comes this excellent summary of something that happened in my old home town outside Chicago:

1) Woman is frightened of scumbag,
2) Woman obtains order of protection against scumbag
3) Scumbag breaks into woman’s apartment with malfeasance in his heart
4) Woman shoots scumbag dead.
5) Cops, firefighters are called to clean up the mess.

And for those interested in the details, here they are.

She’s not going to be charged… not even in Illinois would they dare.

News Roundup

Bad News

And speaking of things that make parts of one’s body ache painfully…

In Political News:


…

And:


...executive summary:  ban fracking, carbon taxes, and the rest of the Green unicorn-fart nonsense:  requiring new buses, heavy duty vehicles and vehicle fleets to be zero-emission by 2030 and all vehicles to be 100% zero-emission by 2035.


...good question, but it’s probably the same group that’s been running it since 2020.


...newsflash:  nobody cares.  Especially if it’s “Dr.” Jill and his fuckface son doing the talking.


...triggering competition to claim her title as “Biggest Moron in Congress”, amid some strong competition.

In Entertainment News:


...as my old dad used to say:  “Never hug a wet woman”, and he was right.

In International News:


...Americans will experience the same under [sic] President Kamala Harris.


...providing the answer to the perennial teaser:  “Name one thing Hitler did do right”.
#SlaughterGypsies

Still in Britishland:


...government at the expense of taxpayers;  why are we not surprised?

From the Dept. of Health:


...Mommy Mommy, he’s doing an InstaSnark again.

In still-link-free  

 

...just sayin’.

And peering in the windows of the houses of we find:


...you know, I was going to show some pics of the aforementioned slags, but they’re not as bad as you’d expect;  they’re worse.  So instead, some nicer things, perhaps not even slags (borrowed from Kenny):

…and an old one of Ground Force‘s Charlie Dimmock, who is definitely not a slag:

And that’s all the news out there.

Popcorn Time

Elections

In last week’s Roundup, I posted this during the Republican convention:

And the reaction has not been long in coming (courtesy of indefatigable Reader Mike L.):

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Vice President at large John Palmer announced he is mounting a challenge to current President Sean O’Brien after he gave a speech at the Republican National Convention. 

Palmer laid out several reasons why O’Brien has shown he is not fit for his leadership position, including fear of retaliation among members and failing to support members in contracts.

“This [Teamsters] administration rode into power on a wave of excitement generated by our members’ desires and frustration. We were promised a more engaged leadership and a more militant union. What we have received so far is a PR blast furnace of misinformation and betrayal.” 

I guess we’ll just leave it to the teamsters to fight it all out.

Ordinarily, I’d encourage outsiders (i.e. Republicans) to stay away from this little imbroglio, but I have just one thing to say to the teamsters, and it’s only a few words:

Under the Biden administration, we’ve been seeing more and more non-union truck drivers, longshoremen and low-income workers coming into the country illegally and taking your jobs.  Trump is committed to bringing back American jobs to Americans.  Ask yourselves which (governmental) Administration will serve your interests better.

But hey… far be it for me to try to tell people how to vote.