Beer Thursday

Can you dig it, beer hearts? Shayne and Jay crack open a cold one and travel back to the groovy days of the 1960s to debate which old-school slang should make a comeback and which ones should stay buried. Spoiler: Shayne went in completely blind, Jay had a list, and somehow it all worked out beautifully.

**Round 322**

Check out "30 Old-School Sayings That Deserve a Comeback" by DeVonne Goode:

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/30-old-school-sayings-deserve-212431194.html

Topics include:

• Whether "Bogart" belongs in modern vocabulary
• Why "Cat" is still cool (and why Monty Warden is a man born out of time)
• "Hacked," "Hairy," and the case for replacing "pissed"
• "Out of sight," "Dig it," and the John Cena connection nobody saw coming
• Words that should never return (looking at you, "Shine it on”)

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**60s Slang Is Back, Baby. Or Is It?**

Shayne and Jay tackle 30 old-school sayings from the 1960s that someone thinks deserve a comeback. Shayne went in blind. Jay had the list. The results were outta sight.

**What They Dug:**

"Cat" got two thumbs up. "Dig it" is basically still in rotation. "Out of sight" rolls off the tongue and JJ from Good Times would approve. "Tuff" (yes, spelled T-U-F-F) already made its comeback thanks to Gen Alpha, and honestly it earned it.

**What Got the Boot:**

"Bogart" got a polite pass. "Shine it on" offended Jay personally. "Peel out" led to a replacement suggestion that we cannot repeat here but that had the boys in stitches.

**The Wild Card:**

“Heat” as slang for the cops sparked a full debate, a public service announcement, and a reference to the Val Kilmer and Robert De Niro movie. Jay prefers "popo." This is canon now.

The toast? Pure Jay chaos under pressure. The ending? Pure Shayne chaos under pressure. It all came together like a hairy situation that somehow resolved itself.

Come back next round, beer hearts. You can dig it.

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Disclosure: I don’t really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie-ficial Intelligence!

Shayne and Jay crack open the sauce vault and rank their all-time favorite condiments from number five all the way to the top. It gets spicy, it gets cheesy, and it gets a little weird when bacon gravy shows up as someone's number one.

No sauce is safe in this round, a redux of round 41.

**In this round:**

- Whataburger fancy ketchup vs. Chick-fil-A honey roasted BBQ

- Raising Cane's sauce, Big Mac special sauce, and the great duck sauce debate

- Chuy's jalapeño ranch steals the show

- A heartfelt tribute to Jay's dad's bacon gravy

**Round 324**

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Round 324 of Beer Thursday is all about sauce — and it does not hold back.

Shayne and Jay rank their top five favorite sauces, and things get delicious fast. Jay kicks things off with Whataburger's fancy ketchup, which he swears changed his life. Shayne fires back with Chick-fil-A honey roasted BBQ sauce — the kind you squeeze from a packet onto your nuggets.

From there, the rankings get serious. Jay's acquired taste for Raising Cane's sauce gets the spotlight. Shayne confesses his undying love for plain yellow mustard on basically everything. Big Mac sauce, Alfredo, and tartar sauce all make strong showings.

The honorable mentions bring the heat: Twin Peaks jalapeño cream gravy, Joe T. Garcia's salsa, and Texas Pete hot sauce all earn their place at the table.

Then the top two sauces arrive. Shayne drops Chuy's jalapeño ranch as his number one, and Jay immediately regrets not putting it in his own top five. Jay's number one? His late father's homemade bacon gravy — a deeply personal and genuinely touching pick that somehow makes total sense in a Beer Thursday kind of way.

The guys also roast Arby's RBQ sauce, the Taco Bell fire sauce situation, and the eternal mystery of why duck sauce is called duck sauce.

The toast of the round: "Some ships are wooden ships, but those ships may sink. The best ships are friendships, so to those ships we drink."

This round is warm, funny, and full of flavor. Pull up a chair and pass the Chuy's ranch.

**Disclosure:**

I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

Grab your syrup and pull up a stool, because Shayne and Jay are serving up a fresh stack of breakfast wisdom on this round of Beer Thursday. From IHOP Harvest Grain & Nut pancakes to Australian pikelets to late-night diner runs in Fort Worth, this one is warm, buttery, and absolutely dripping with nostalgia.

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**A few things on the menu this round:**

• The great syrup-to-pancake ratio debate
• Pikelets, buttermilk pancakes, and why sweet cream pancakes are overrated
• Old South Pancake House and the meanest (best) waitress in Fort Worth
• Porridge in Ireland and how it changed everything
• Protein pancakes, oatmeal upgrades, and crustless pizza (yes, really)

**Round 323**

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**Round 323 is all about pancakes, and it is glorious.**

Shayne and Jay tackle one of life's most important questions: what makes the perfect pancake? Spoiler alert: it involves buttermilk, a solid syrup strategy, and probably a trip to IHOP.

Jay reveals his all-time favorite pancake, the IHOP Harvest Grain & Nut, and Shayne introduces the crowd to the Australian pikelet, a fluffy little beauty made with curdled milk and scratch ingredients. The boys also revisit the legendary Old South Pancake House in Fort Worth, where 3 AM omelets and a no-nonsense waitress made for some truly unforgettable memories.

They debate syrup ratios, butter placement, and whether sweet cream pancakes live up to the hype. Spoiler: they do not.

The conversation takes a detour through Irish porridge, Kerrygold butter, steel-cut oats with berry compote (not compost, as Shayne helpfully clarifies), and somehow ends up at crustless protein pizza.

Classic Beer Thursday. Never a straight line, always a great time.

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Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie-ficial Intelligence!

Grab your cape and your cold one, because Shayne and Jay are suiting up for a DC Universe deep dive. Round 322 is a Redux of the classic BT40, and these two self-proclaimed experts (their words) are ready to settle the score between the DC and Marvel movie universes. Spoiler: Wonder Woman wins everything.

Topics include:

• Man of Steel, Henry Cavill, and the Zod controversy
• Batman v Superman and why Gal Gadot saved the whole movie
• Suicide Squad, Jared Leto's divisive Joker, and Margot Robbie's scene-stealing Harley Quinn
• Why DC rushed their cinematic universe and paid for it
• Where Wonder Woman ranks among Marvel movies

**Round 322**

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**DC Movies, Cold Beers, and Big Opinions**

Shayne and Jay are back with a Round Redux, revisiting one of their earliest deep dives into the DC Extended Universe. And yes, they are expertise. They even discovered a hidden Marvel movie once. Nobody else figured that out.

**Man of Steel gets some love.**

Jay is a lifelong Superman fan, and he gives Henry Cavill major props for making the role his own without trying to copy Christopher Reeve. The bus rescue scene, the weight of Clark Kent's childhood, and yes, the controversial ending with General Zod all get the Beer Thursday treatment.

**Batman v Superman? Mixed feelings.**

Jay basically calls it a decent Batman movie that Superman happened to show up in. Shayne enjoyed it because he is easily entertained. Both agree that Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman entrance alone was worth the price of admission.

**Suicide Squad and the Joker problem.**

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn? Brilliant. Jared Leto as the Joker? Not so much. The guys give full credit where it's due and move on quickly.

**The big question: Did DC rush it?**

Shayne makes a sharp point. Marvel spent years building up to the Avengers. DC threw everyone into the same movie by film number two. The game was not allowed to come to them.

**Wonder Woman stands alone.**

Jay calls it his favorite DC movie and says it comes close to Marvel caliber. Where exactly it ranks among Marvel films is a question that will require its own round.

Part 2 is coming. Whenever that is.

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Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

May the puns be with you. Shayne and Jay crack open a cold one and dig into five Star Wars quotes that hit way harder than you'd expect from a franchise with laser swords and a guy in a black helmet who breathes like he needs a nap. From Qui-Gon Jinn's focus philosophy to Leia's thoughts on hope, this round goes deep. Like, Marcus Aurelius deep.

**Topics include:**

• Why your focus literally determines your reality (and why Anakin forgot that)
• Obi-Wan's "from a certain point of view" and whether that makes him a liar
• Leia dropping wisdom bombs in The Last Jedi
• A gut-punch quote from Andor that neither of them fully understood but loved anyway
• The saddest thing Obi-Wan ever said on Mustafar

**Round 321**

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**Round 321 is a Star Wars episode with actual brains behind it.**

Shayne and Jay tackle five quotes from the Star Wars saga that are way deeper than you probably remembered from your first watch. And yes, they make it funny. Because of course they do.

**Quote 1: "Your focus determines your reality." – Qui-Gon Jinn**

Anakin had a plan. Then he focused on the wrong things. Shayne even ties it to cycling. Look where you want to go, not at the thing you're trying to avoid. Heavy.

**Quote 2: "Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." – Obi-Wan Kenobi**

Was Obi-Wan lying to Luke or just... spinning it? The guys debate whether Ben Kenobi was wise or just a very convincing fibber.

**Quote 3: "Hope is like the sun." – Leia**

From The Last Jedi. Beautiful. Short. Hits harder than you'd think.

**Quote 4: "I must burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see." – Luthen Rael, Andor**

Neither of them has seen Andor. They still love the quote. Respect.

**Quote 5: "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you." – Obi-Wan**

Jay thinks it's not that deep. Then he thinks about it more. Then he gets sad.

They also go off on streaming subscriptions, Darth Sidious's long game, and why Qui-Gon's death might have been the most consequential moment in the whole saga.

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Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

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**Chapters**

00:00 Beer Thursday Star Wars

01:12 Jedi Wisdom Setup

03:00 Focus Determines Reality

06:52 Certain Point of View

10:41 Hope Like the Sun

13:00 Andor Sacrifice Quote

15:16 Obi-Wan Brother Line

18:46 Maul Shadow Lord Talk

19:33 Streaming Service Rotation

21:46 Wrap Up and Subscribe

Brian Interviews the Durango Brothers. A very BeerThursday Redux round!

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you never knew you needed has arrived. Brian crashes Beer Thursday to conduct the world's most important press junket: a deep dive into the legendary 2003 self-titled album by the Durango Brothers, aka Jay Ray and Shayne Seymour. It's part celebrity interview, part chaos, and entirely unplanned.

Topics include:

• The Durango Brothers album track-by-track breakdown
• Why the band never broke up (they just stopped performing)
• COVID killing the reunion live show
• Neil Peart, Dick Van Dyke, and Mary Poppins horses
• The song "K" and what it *actually* spells out

**Round 320**

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Round 320 is a certified classic. Brian shows up and immediately turns Beer Thursday into a fake celebrity press junket for the Durango Brothers, the real-life 2003 folk-rock duo made up of brothers Jay Ray and Shayne Seymour.

Brian asks the hard-hitting questions. Is Jay still a bad man? Is Robin still a wild angel? Is Shayne still a Texas kind of guy? (Spoiler: yes, but with Spanish overtones.)

They cover the whole album — Bad Man, Wild Angel, The Ride, Texas Kind of Guy, and the mysterious song "K," which, once explained, becomes very obvious and very funny.

The guys also reveal that a Durango Brothers reunion live show was almost a thing. COVID had other plans.

Neil Peart gets a toast. Dick Van Dyke gets nervous. Mary Poppins horses get argued over.

Brian apologizes for ruining the show. Jay insists he saved it.

Nobody is wrong.

*Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!*

Brian showed up, took over the mic, renamed the show Beer Tuesday, and somehow became the most prepared guest we've ever had. He came with notes. Actual grievances. And a Death Star ice cube. Topics include:

- Brian's comprehensive audit of past Beer Thursday rounds

- Crunch Berries, Honeycomb, and cereal crimes against humanity

- The Overboard remake nobody watched (including Brian)

- John Lennon, Regis Philbin, and gone too soon

- A Woodford Reserve toast to Alderaan

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Round 319 is a Redux of round 37 from 8/13/2020!

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Brian walked into Beer Thursday like he owned the place, called it Beer Tuesday, and proceeded to file a full audit of past episodes. Classic Brian.

This round is pure chaos in the best way. Brian, Shayne, and Jay tumble through cereal debates (Crunch Berries got robbed), movie remake hot takes (Overboard deserved a mention), and a heartfelt Gone Too Soon discussion that somehow dragged John Lennon and Regis Philbin into the same sentence.

Brian brought Woodford Reserve, a Death Star ice cube, and the greatest toast in Beer Thursday history: **"To Alderaan."**

Jay's drinking Four Roses. Shayne's nursing the same Jameson bottle from 15 rounds ago. Nobody's judging. Much.

They wrap up with future episode pitches including top 25 soups and gnats vs. mosquitoes. Yes, really.

Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

You ever look back at your life and think, “Wow… I really zigged when I should’ve zagged… or at least paused for snacks”? Well, Shayne and I cracked open a couple of beers and a couple of emotional support regrets to explore all the life choices we might have done differently — assuming we had a functioning time machine and slightly better judgment.

Turns out our alternate timelines include piano prodigy futures, shampoo‑based revenge plots, and a Durango Brothers world tour that absolutely should’ve happened.

In this round, we dive into:

• The piano path Shayne abandoned like a sad, lonely keyboard in a thrift store
• Jay’s Texas Tech detour and the mouthpiece incident heard ’round the world
• Misattributed quotes we confidently misuse
• The house decision that butterfly‑effected Shayne’s entire timeline
• The Durango Brothers band that exists only in the multiverse

Round 318: more regrets than rounds — and we've got a LOT of rounds.

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Round 318 is the what-if episode. Shayne and Jay crack cold ones and ask the big question: what would we actually do differently?

Shayne quit piano. He was outpacing students who'd started years earlier. He quit anyway. He became an accountant. He does not like accounting.

Jay left Texas Tech. Didn't want more student debt. Huge regret — except leaving led him to his wife. Complicated regret, unlocked.

The Shampoo Incident. Jay smoked out of roommate Trey's trumpet mouthpiece. Trey's revenge: months of pee-shampoo. Jay had zero idea.

Wrong house. Shayne bought the two-story. Her knees had other plans. A forced move, an apartment, and financial ripples still being felt.

Two toasts, a Hemingway/Groucho attribution debate, a future episode on misattributed quotes, and a pitch for the Durango Brothers Good Times Show All Night Band close things out.

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Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

Chapters:

00:00 Life Choices Setup

01:22 Piano Versus Trumpet

02:57 College Transfer Regret

04:27 Engineer Not Accountant

05:42 Mouthpiece Weed Revenge

07:24 Toast And Quote Banter

08:30 House Choice Fallout

11:17 Not Too Late Reflections

12:01 Toast Make It Right

12:49 Durango Brothers What If

13:37 Wrap Up And Call To Action

You know it’s going to be a wild ride when a Beer Thursday round starts with Elvis, detours through Snape, and somehow ends up with Keith Richards outliving the planet. Today we’re talking about celebrity deaths that hit us right in the feels. Some shocked us. Some shaped us. Some made us stop and say, “Wait… he was HOW old?” Grab a drink and a tissue, preferably in that order.

In this round, we talk about:

• Elvis, Tom Petty, Prince, and Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Alan Rickman, Chadwick Boseman, and Chris Cornell
• Why shocking deaths hit harder
• The celebrities we’ll need a day off for someday

Round 317

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This round dives into the celebrity deaths that hit Shayne and Jay the hardest. They talk about Elvis Presley, Alan Rickman, Tom Petty, Prince, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chadwick Boseman, Carrie Fisher, and Chris Cornell. They share personal stories, surprising moments, and why some losses feel like losing a friend.

The conversation mixes humor with heart. They talk about shock, legacy, and the weird way celebrity deaths can shape memories. It’s a thoughtful and funny look at the famous people who meant something to us. If you’re searching for episodes about celebrity deaths, emotional celebrity moments, or the impact of famous losses, this round has it all.

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AI Disclosure: I don’t really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

You know, Shayne sprang this topic on Jay faster than Darth Vader force‑choking an admiral. One minute we’re talking Star Wars prequels; the next we’re knee‑deep in villains who could ruin your day, your planet, or your sleep schedule. Turns out we’ve got more favorite villains than we have working brain cells between us. And honestly, that tracks.

In this round, we talk about:

• Darth Vader, the galaxy’s top heavy breather
• The Joker and his purple‑suited chaos
• Hannibal Lecter and his questionable dinner menu
• Norman Bates and the world’s worst motel
• Killmonger, Dr. Evil, and other iconic baddies

Round 316 [Redux of round 34 from July 23, 2020!]

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Here's what our house elf, Artie (not Archie), says about this round:

Who's the greatest villain ever? Darth Vader. The Joker. Hannibal Lecter. Killmonger. Dr. Evil. Freddie Krueger. The Beer Thursday guys cracked open some whiskey and went full villain bracket.

Shayne's picks: Darth Vader tops the list — cool suit, James Earl Jones voice, terrifying hallway scene in Rogue One. The Joker comes in close second — sometimes sinister, sometimes funny, always in purple.

Jay's picks: Hannibal Lecter — so smart and charming you almost like him... until you remember the whole eating-people thing. Norman Bates — the original "something is very off about this guy" villain. And Dr. Evil — because sometimes evil just needs a Mini Me and a cat.

The real debate: Are the best villains the ones who think they're the hero? Jay says yes. Killmonger had reasons. Darth Vader was pushed to it. Even the Joker had a rough go.

They also briefly wondered if Elon Musk is secretly a supervillain and watched a Netflix movie about AI wiping out humanity (casual Tuesday stuff).

Spoiler: they ran out of time before they ran out of villains. A sequel round is coming. OR, is not coming. We never know

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Disclosure: I don't really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

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Chapters

00:00 Cold Open Banter

00:58 Prequels Spark Villains

02:02 Vader And Joker Picks

03:40 Rogue One And Solo

04:50 Jay Picks Hannibal

06:48 Sympathetic Villains Talk

09:34 Toast And Drinks

10:49 Lex Luthor, Elon Musk, and AI

12:21 Singularity Movie Detour

16:24 Time Is The Villain

17:44 Dr Evil And Shrek

19:04 Killmonger Spotlight

20:55 Horror Villains Rundown