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Dog n Suds
By Spike
Dog n Suds (a cost-reduction of Dog 'n' Suds, which is itself a precision-reducing rendering of Dog and Suds) is a chain of drive-in restaurants in the Midwest United States, founded in 1953 in Champaign, Illinois.
The Dog represents the venerable American hot dog, while the Suds stands for root beer, which itself stands for beer, the difference being you can get mildly drunk on the latter but not at all on the former. This is an advantage, as customers receive service by driving their automobiles into covered stalls outside the restaurant and, with any luck, drive home afterwards. A server on roller skates arrives to take the order and deliver the food.
Figuratively, the dog in "Dog n Suds" represents a canine of unclear breed, because the best advertising in the world has always been a good animal act. Despite this, the reader is advised not to let Fido bring food on a tray out from the kitchen to the driveway. On the off chance that Fido didn't go straight for the meat, the result might be Dog in Suds.
Romanos II
By Romartus
Byzantine emperor Romanos II had a shortish if busy reign. He was married twice, once to a foreign princess from Italy and secondly to a barmaid in one of most raucous taverns in Constantinople. This makes him a lot more interesting than he actually was. You can, however, touch something that once belonged to the emperor. Romanos's chalice, an oversized drinking cup with his name etched on the side to make sure no one else used it. The chalice was looted by the Crusaders in 1204 and currently resides in a glass case in a museum om Germany. One other thing. Romanos was murdered by his wife.
World to end; analyst says "buy"
By Spike
(
listen) A Canada-based investment advisor said the world is likely to end — marking an unprecedented opportunity to buy stocks.
Peter Berezin at BCA Research, put the odds of armageddon at 10%; if Putin believes he is going down, he might take everyone on Earth along for the ride. But he said a nuclear Holocaust would result in massive new employment and investment.
Australia disconnects Tasmania for good
By OnePunch
With the world distracted by the invasion of Ukraine, Australia has disconnected itself from Tasmania for good.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison enlisted the help of a shark earlier today to cut (or, more accurately, bite) the cables that send internet and mobile phone service from the mainland to Tasmania.
Virgin Islands
By Spike
Our latest newbie Milos insuranse [sic] complains on the talk page that a section of Virgin Islands added in 2008 has too many capital letters. I encouraged him to get bold but that's the least of our worries; the whole thing is crap. I spruced up the Intro, but does anyone else know anything about this territory?
Lost and Found
Rivers Cuomo of Weezer fame has once again misplaced his sex. If found, please return it to the singer.
VFH
By OnePunch
There are a number of articles currently being nominated for honours. If you have the time, go check it out and vote. The one that you should most definitely vote for is HowTo:Assassinate John Lennon by OnePunch — it's quite funny if you know the full story of what happened on the 8th of December, 1980. You can vote for it here.
If that's not your cup of tea (or coffee, or whatever you drink), perhaps you may want to vote for Ruthenium or Stephen Breyer.
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