Waiting 4 Wrath - Episode 162 - The One With The Hero We Need... And Deserve?

In This Week’s Show, episode 162, a six-year-old deity calls 1-800-Batman to stop Patty praying for him!

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Pilumnus (Roman Nature Deity)  hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I have a question… What are the proper seasons greeting for a car salesman? Will I offend anyone if I wish them a Happy Honda Days, or should I go with a Merry Toyotathon? I guess I could just say Happy winter car sale season...

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

In Roman mythology, Pilumnus ("staker") was a nature deity. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus. He also taught humanity how to grind grain.

A ceremony to honor the deity involved driving a stake into the ground.

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

This Week’s Beer

1554 - New Belgium

“Born of a flood and centuries-old Belgian text, 1554 Black Lager beer uses a lager yeast strain and dark chocolaty malts to redefine what dark beer can be. In 1997, a Fort Collins flood destroyed the original recipe our researcher, Phil Benstein, found in the library. So Phil and brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert, traveled to Belgium to retrieve this unique style lost to the ages. Their first challenge was deciphering antiquated script and outdated units of measurement, but trial and error (and many months of in-house sampling) culminated in 1554, a highly quaffable dark beer with a moderate body and mouthfeel.”

* BA Link: http://bit.ly/2AKpr3D

* New Belgium Link: http://bit.ly/2jjgzuK

* BA Rating: Rating: 88% - ‎1,832 votes

* Style: Black Lager

* ABV: 5.6%

* Aaron: 9

* Shea: 9

* Steve: 10

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

A possible follow-up, but really just because these people suck and we think it’s funny, the Australian couple that said they’d divorced if the gays could marry (Nick and Sarah Jensen)… didn’t. Apparently, these hateful assholes really were meant to be together… http://bit.ly/2j2rZ1S

“My previous public comments regarding civil divorce never envisaged me separating from my wife, but rather our marriage from the state,” he said in a text message.

“The legislation currently makes it untenable for us to do this under the law. The point we were highlighting and that still stands, however, is the fact that a redefinition of marriage changes the agreement under which we were originally married.

“We will be making no further comment.”

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