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Little Caesers played the odds...

And lost (although it's likely the insurance company and the local employees).

Two things:

1)  In my 15 years or so of tasting Virginia (and to a much lesser extent, Maryland) wine, there is a lot of product that doesn't justify the cost.  That being said, there are wines I will buy; and

2) I don't know the about the politics, bureaucracy, or demand (and I believe the latter could be a big thing), but the VA ABC stores at least in the Arlington/Alexandria area have a very limited selection of VA wines.  I know they need to get stuff sold so they likely go for the dependable sellers and just enough varietals, but I wonder if the selection changes based where you are in the state.  But I'm a bit doubtful about that.

Read the posts that have come after that one.  Not only did Cafe Milano contact him, but Ivanka Trump.

Edit:  I've never stepped foot in the place and have no plans to ever do so. 

I confess, if I'm in a hurry or just lazy I make egg a la nuke in a coffee mug, set on the pizza setting.  About 30-40 seconds through, I add shredded cheese, and it takes about another 20 seconds, give or take, to cook through.  Gets the egg fluffed up.  Salsa optional.

UnWined has a selection of Organic Butcher items for purchase online for pickup (locations at the Bradlee Shopping Center on King Street near 395 and the Belle View Shopping Center at Fort Hunt Road and Belle View Boulevard) or local delivery in Alexandria.

Closing December 31.

If you happen to be watching TV at the moment (8 p.m. hour, Tuesday, November 28) they're re-running his Chopped episode.

The NFL is failing. Papa John's is looking at all of their stats and they need to pull pack from the NFL. The Koch brothers? Most of America doesn't know about them.

I recall when New Orleans is Sinking was yanked off the airwaves after Katrina.  And Pool Boy...I know you're a legit fan because you referred to them as the Hip. 

22 minutes ago, DaveO said:

Oh my:  American Nazi’s Support Papa John’s owner’s claims

...and with that no more papa john’s for me.

Now let’s hear from the PJ ceo on this fucked up crap

A website that most people have never heard of (I hadn't until you linked it) hosted by a small-minded person who doesn't deserve any notice. 

Sometime around 2007 I bought a bottle of white wine from the discount shelf at Schneiders.  I can't remember what exactly it was, but it was a 1982 vintage.  Since the cost was only about $5 I thought, "Why not?"  If it turned out to be terrible I wasn't going to be out a lot of money. 

When I applied the corkscrew the cork fell into the bottle.  I poured the wine into a pitcher and it turned out to be just fine.  Quite nice, actually.

I think the anthem protests do have a part in the sales slump.  Given what this WSJ article says, it's safe to say Papa John's NFL sponsorship has hit its zenith.  The head honcho's political views and the quality of the pizza aside, they can't continue as a major advertiser/sponsor for the NFL. 

Polling shows that for people who have quit watching the NFL this season, the protests have been the reason or one of the reasons they did so.  For some, it was strictly the protests.  For others, they were hanging on to their NFL viewing for various reasons and this was the straw that broke the camel's back.  

As to why other pizza chains haven't seen the same problem?  Some of these people who quit watching are also boycotting the advertisers (or at least doing their best to).  Earlier this season lists of advertisers were circulating around the internet and people were being encouraged to stop patronizing them.  Anhauser-Busch even set up a dedicated complaint phone number as a result.

So you end up with people who have quit watching football and also have quit ordering pizza on game days because it's not needed anymore.  Or they have changed from Papa John's to another chain like Dominos whenever they want to order pizza.  It's easier to decide to change your pizza delivery source than it is to decide to change, for example, your phone/internet/TV company (Verizon is another NFL advertiser).  I would be interested in seeing how much of a drop in store sales there has been on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, but I'm guessing they won't make that publicly known.

As for the timing of his complaint, it definitely wasn't good. 

I'm not typing this to defend the guy, but just wanted to point out that it's possible that at least some of the people who have quit the NFL have also quit Papa John's because they're a sponsor.

A report that it was closed is not quite the case...

6 hours ago, Tweaked said:

Yep, the US had several opportunities in the first half where a better pass would have created a scoring opportunity.  

NBC has the rights to the English Premiere League, many games on their NBCSports cable channel, which any bar will have.

other European Leagues are on BeIn Sports, which is trickier to find, you'll probably need to go to a sports bar for that.

later this month Champions League starts up, which is a season long tournament featuring the top euro clubs.  FOX Sports 1 & 2 will broadcast the bigger games on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.

if you have a cable package many games are streamed these days as well.

You can also find games from Germany's Bundesliga on Fox Sports1 and 2.  Occasionally a game will appear on the main Fox network.

Tonight's game, delayed 3 hours, has brought a new addition to the DL (and I personally wouldn't be surprised if it's for the rest of the season) after Harper slipped on 1st base at full speed in the bottom of the 1st.  Legs are not supposed to move that way.  He couldn't put any weight on left his leg as he left the field.  I'm sure there are tears in some of his knee ligaments.

On 12/12/2016 at 10:33 AM, DonRocks said:

A 4th Bob & Edith's is scheduled to open very soon at 5918 N. Kings Hwy in Alexandria.

It opened August 1.

Jim Vance loses it and takes George Michael along with him....

Namaste has it on the menu.

Rep. Mo Brooks, not long after being shot at:

Visit again on June 9.

I'll admit, I've only got delivery from here.  But I can say that the rotisserie chicken doesn't need utensils (really good!) and the Lomo is pretty tasty as well.  The yuca fries are good deal.  The first time I got the Cubano it was too salty but the second time it was just right.  If you're in the delivery area you can get beer and wine.

Fastest game of the year:  2:29.  10-1 against the Mariners and the 10 were scored against the starting pitcher (poor guy), in the rain.

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Jayson Werth (Pat)

17 hours ago, DonRocks said:

That's what happens when you play scared, or, play "not to lose."

When or if the Caps have a breakthrough, they'll start playing to win. In fact, they might start playing to win if they get pissed off enough at themselves for repeatedly playing not to lose: They either need a breakthrough playoff-series win, or to wake up, and say, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore."

Think of all the teams that don't even make the playoffs, and don't have the playoff experience that the Caps do - they have further to go (in theory).

As you know, I'm no expert, but I know sports, and the Caps - from all I read - have a solid foundation, and have just one psychological hurdle to clear. They're solid contenders, and their opponents don't look past them - that's something to be proud of.

Or, in another scenario, you need the opponent to beat themselves.  The best example of this in my lifetime was the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs.  Throughout the 80s it was said that the Calgary Flames would have done much better in the playoffs if they weren't in the Smythe Division.  In the majority of those years they had to get past the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers in the 1st or 2nd round.  In 1986, they won their series against the Oilers due to an Oilers' own goal (seriously, to this day I can't watch it).  That year the Flames won the Stanley Cup against Montreal, and that is the only Cup they have (they made it to the finals in 1989 and lost to Montreal but never played Edmonton because LA took care of them in the 1st round).

On 3/20/2017 at 4:37 PM, lovehockey said:

They decided not to open in that location and instead will be opening soon at 7305 Richmond Highway.  The building is next door to a Shell station and has been home to several other restaurants over the years.

It will open on May 26.

18 hours ago, DonRocks said:

I don't want to say anything about us being up 1-0 after the 1st period, because I don't want to jinx things, so I won't.

To all who have been trying to help me learn, it might put things in perspective that I had to Google what "PIM" meant. 

To save others from the hassle, it's Penalties in Minutes.  While stats are kept on the number of penalties a player or a team has amassed, PIMs are also used because penalties vary in their length (the most common being the 2-minute minor, the 4-minute double minor, and the 5-minute major).  For example, in the graphic Don linked the Caps had 2 penalty minutes while the Pens had 4.  From that it's easy to say that during the 1st period 1 Capitals player had a 2-minute minor penalty.  However, for the Pens, that 4 minutes could mean 2 players with 2-minute minor penalties or 1 player getting a double minor that is 4 minutes in length.

But the solution to the 2 minors or 1 double minor question is given in the stat directly below the PIMs, and that is the number of power plays.  The Pens were 0/1 on their power play, which means that they didn't score during the time that the Caps player was serving his 2 minutes.  The Caps, however, were 1/2, which means they had 2 power plays and scored on one of them (in this case, when Crosby was in the sin bin).  Therefore, there were 2 2-minute minors against the Pens during the 1st period.

Also, when PIMs are totaled, the entire time assessed by the referee is counted, regardless of whether that actual time is served.  Going back to the Crosby penalty, he was released from penalty box after the Caps scored 45 seconds into the 2-minute power play.  However, the stats guys did not go back and subtract the 1 minute and 15 seconds not served.  This is why the PIMs say 4 minutes for the Pens instead of 2 minutes and 45 seconds (the full 2 minutes of the other guy's penalty plus the 45 seconds Crosby actually served before the goal).