Waiting 4 Wrath - Episode 222 - The One Where We Have A Glut Of Good News & Worms!

In This Week’s Show, episode 222, something something Superbowl, something fuck you maroon 5, something something Tom Brady sucks.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Mimir (the Aesir of wisdom for the Norse) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that the W in Islam stands for women's rights. And Aaron learned that Bud Light doesn’t have corn syrup in their shitty rice beer.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that many of the Norse supernatural gang became too dependent and/or informed on Mimir’s wise advice for Odin’s liking? To combat this issue the Allfather had him beheaded, smeared it with preservation herbs, gave it the ability to speak and kept Mimir’s secrets and council all to himself.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Half Pipe Sour Pale Ale by Tallgrass Brewing Co.

Donated By: Steve E for Shea

* UT Link: http://bit.ly/2Bej1Iv

* UnTapped Rating: 3.57

* Style: Sour Pale Ale

* ABV: 5%

* Aaron: 8

* Jenn: 3

* Shea: 9

* Steve: 7

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

New Patrons! Jason and Paige.

Voicemail: Follow up from Amanda - we’re glad everything more or less worked out!

Voicemail from Travis

Headlines Hotshots

HL1 - Measles Headline from 221

Disease of the stupid

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Finally, to round out my good news headlines with more dumbassery. Washington state officials declared a public health emergency due to an outbreak of measles in an anti-vax hot spot. Clark County, which is just across the Columbia River from Portland, OR, has now recorded 31 confirmed cases of the easily preventable disease. Shockingly, at least 20 of those infected were not vaccinated. This area has an estimated 7% of students with exemptions from compulsory vaccinations due to personal or religious reasons.

This is a topic that I continually rail about since it is based on nothing but willful ignorance and stupid beliefs (see my earlier story). As recently as the year 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. after there was no continuous transmission of it for over a year. Now, fuck wits are bringing it back and risking the lives of people who cannot be vaccinated due to actual medical issues.

As bad as it is in Oregon and Washington, they’re not alone. New York is also dealing with at least 182 cases with the outbreak almost exclusively among the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Last year, there were 349 cases across 26 states which is the highest number since 2000. There have been 667 cases since 2014.

Measles is so nasty, that 90% of people who are not immune who just are near an infected person will become infected. This is no joke. It’s nasty, it’s virulent, and most importantly, easily prevented. Don’t be a dipshit. Vaccinate.

HL2 - It’s Story Time Kids!

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James “Doc” according to … probably himself… Greene was arrested this week at the Houston Library. James is banned from the Library for filming kids, being an asshole, and oh yeah, carrying a gun into the Library. He has a conceal-carry of course, but it’s a no go at the Library, especially during a children’s even like Drag Queen Story Time.

Greene flashed a badge in an attempt to claim that he’s a member of the media - because that’s now media-stuff works. “We have a bunch of homosexuals that are molesting children,” he says. “They are doing it with your help.”

When we refused to GTFO, the cops arrested him and,