An Indian Summer and the PIP-POP Awards
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Irene is gone and the PIP-POP Awards will go on as scheduled. Let's prepare our customary liquid breakfast, put on whatever we want and head for the theater. This morning we will be preparing an Indian Summer. You will need 2 ounces of apple brandy, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of cinnamon, hot apple cider and a cinnamon stick for garnish. Pour apple brandy, cinnamon and sugar into an Irish coffee glass. Fill glass with hot apple cider and stir well. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and you're good to go.
It is a pleasure to see all of you this morning. I would like to begin the 47th weekly presentation of the PIP-POP Awards by inviting fellow breakfastpoppers, Pino Krisio, Ready to Escape, Fiddleman and Wayne Brown up to the stage. Please accept these PIPS, with my heartfelt thanks, for offering expert advice and support during Hurricane Irene. I shared your invaluable tips with family and friends and we made it through feeling prepared and cared for.
One day there will be a world where the PIPS rule but for now let's invite an unnamed member of Congress up to the stage to accept this POP on behalf of his colleagues who are doing their best to avoid holding town-hall meetings. It seems that answering constituents questions is just too annoying for words. Whatever happened to the good old days when voters just melted into oblivion only to emerge during an election? Please accept this POP and tell your friends in Washington that those days are over. Can you say Tea Party?
While we are into POPS let's invite MSNBC anchor Martin Bashir to the the stage. Your invitation to the former Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, to appear on your show and give some sage advice to leaders facing Hurricane Irene speaks for itself. Your decision blew us all away, no pun intended.
Our next POP recipient is the very tired and sand covered meteorologist, Mike Seidel, from the Weather Channel. I realize that ratings are king, but honestly do you really thing spending 15 hours on the beach in the middle of Hurricane Irene's fury set a good example for people who tend to make light of serious threats? You were seen hour after hour battling the wind and rain trying to tell people to stay away from the beaches. Huh?
Let's end this show with a PIP. Will Governor Chris Christie please come up to the stage. We have a PIP with your name on it. Governor we love your candor and straightforward approach to handling Irene. Your told the people of New Jersey "to get the hell off the beach". Thanks for telling it like it is and for all the information and advice you imparted to New Jersey residents during he storm. You are the real "no spin" zone.
My thanks to all of you for attending this morning. Let's raise our Indian Summers on high and toast the winners. Until we meet again... PIP-PIP HOORAY...POP GOES THE WEASELS...
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Happy to see you this morning and to know you weathered Irene. I see all the flooding in your state on the news. I did see your Governor and he is a man who does not mince words. My kind of guy. Stay safe and hoping the clean-up goes quickly.
Good morning VENZKHVAM,
Thanks for the nice words and for coming to the breakfast table.
Good morning Fiddleman,
Thanks so much for your concern. We were very, very lucky. The most we lost was cable and internet. Others were not so lucky. I agree, Christie is very un PC and I love it.
Thanks for that PIP Award, Poppy...I will put it on the mantle for all the liberals who visit me to see. Ray Nagin giving advice on how to evacuate a city under hurricane is like asking Mike Tyson what Don King did with his money or offering to help OJ search for the real killers. If another hurricane hit New Orleans tomorrow, I would not take any bets on the outcome being any better than the last time. At the same time, we spend far too much time and money as a country attempting to protect a fool from himself...as if that is possible. Apparently our government believes it is and continues to take on new ways to show that it is possible with the same failed outcomes. Sheer insanity. That's like the Pilgrims filing a suit against the Indians because they didn't have signs posted in the water warning of "Shark Danger" when the Mayflower arrived. How much does it cost for one to put their own brain in gear? I'm off to the Inn...it's a Salty Dog day...grapefruit juice mixes 50/50...join me! WB
Pop,
Great awards ceremony as usual and glad to hear from you after the big blow and deluge. Nagin as storm advisor is SNL material if I ever saw it!!!!
Good Morning Wayne,
You deserved that PIP for your caring and concern. As for the idiots around who behave like fools and cost us money, I say if you have been warned to evacuate or stay indoors and you choose to ignore the warnings, then fend for yourself. Don't ask others to put themselves in harm's way because of your stupidity. See you at the Inn.
Good Morning Tom.
I agree, SNL could have a ball with Nagin! You can't make things up funnier than reality. See you at the Inn.
Morning POP...Good Night, Irene...and good riddance...Losing the Internet must have been traumatic...
Great POP's for those swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool...
See you at the tavern, Pop...taxlarry promised to bring some of his faux elk jerky, which I know you love, to go with Wayne's Salty Dogs...Glad you and yours are safe and sound...Larry
POP: I am stunned that I received a PIP award. I will have a special case built to display it. I only did what friends do, even if they are "breakfastpop" friends.
Congress got beat up last year when they held town hall meetings - no one wanted Obamacare, but Congress passed it anyway. Do you actually think they would hold town hall meetings this year? Congress is a bunch of sissies.
The Weather Channel lives for these potential disasters. Jim Cantore is the best of the best. You certainly don't want to be where he is! I learned that years ago.
Gov. Christie has always been my hero. He says it like it is. He talks the talk and walks the walk. I wish he would enter the race for president. He can straighten out this country.
I'm off to the bar - someone, please save two seats - one for me, and one for my PIP.....
POP - Another solid set of Awards, my Congrats to all the PIPPER's! See ya at the the Inn I'm Buying, Cuervo Gold for Everyone!
Good Morning maven,
We made it through the storm and I am very grateful. I must say when I heard all the complaints about how the waters weren't receding fast enough and other ridiculous comments like that, I thought how sad we can be as humans. See you at the Inn. I have developed a taste for taxlarry's faux elk jerky. I hope he brings some. See you later.
Good morning Pino,
You deserved that PIP, so display it proudly because you earned it. I agree, Christie is a breath of fresh air. I appreciate his honesty and the fact that he doesn't give a fig about being PC. See you and the Pip later. I'm buying.
Good Morning Hmr,
Welcome home! Can't wait to see you at the Inn and catch up. We all missed you at the breakfast table.
Happy to know you're safe after Irene is done (get it?)
Christie would get my vote if he decided to run.
Pop, I slept through the hurricane, I didn't catch the news at all for the past week or two, so I always get caught up with these hubs you make, I'm off to the VA for test results and talking to the doctor so I'll be late to the inn but will catch you there and we can both get caught up, 50
Pop
Bravo for the Town Halls; I’m personally in favor of bringing back the Tar and Feathers; will all Democrats please assemble in front of the Town Hall; the one with the feathers flying out of the windows!
Hey Pop lighten up; Nagen can advise Bashir as to how and make the east coast Chocolate as he expressed his wishes for New Orleans to once again become following Katrina. He can also give advice on how to “scam” the government out of $2,000 debit cards for non residence!
My idea as to what to do with Mike Seidel, from the Weather Channel, turn him over to Chris Christie. He has a special place in his heart for those that defy his warnings and remain on the beach!
As I mentioned above; Governor Chris Christie’s candor and straightforward approach leaves no room for doubt as to what he means. Christie for President…….
Great to have you back safe and in usual form, Pop. Thanks for a great awards ceremony and all the recipients are certainly deserving. The drink seems terrific. See you at the Inn.
Dear drbj,
I get it! I too would gladly vote for a straight shooternlike Christie! See you at the Inn. Hmrjmr and I are buying all night.
Dear 50,
We slept through the worst of the hurricane too! Best way to go for us. Let me know about your visit. See you at the Inn tonight.
Dear Patriot,
I appreciated Chrisite's approach to this hurricane. He made no apologies for his actions and he was honest and helpful to the max. I wish he would run. See you at the Inn.
Dear Dexter,
I am very thankful that Irene treated my family kindly. A few minor inconveniences are nothing compared to injury and loss of life. See you at the Inn. I am buying!
Glad I could get here to read this today. Thank you for your insightful awards. I agree with you about Chris Christie. So refreshing to have a politician tell it like it is without regard for political correctness.
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Wasn't Governor Chris Christie great!
"Get the hell off the beach, you "$#%!$@&" morons"!
I loved it!
Dear en,
Christie is a breath of fresh air to be sure. When asked if he wanted to comment on why he went on national TV when some residents of New Jersey couldn't see the broadcast he said "NO". He did go on the radio and he was very reassuring and on top of things. I really like the guy. See you at the Inn.
Dear Will.
I thought Christie was fabulous so real and so on target! See you at the bar. I'm buying and so are a few other people. It should be fun.
Well, I got PIP from POP! Gee whiz, all I said was plan to pee in the back yard when the power goes out.
But I must admit we Floridians were quite concerned for our Northern brethren. A few of us Rednecks can live quite comfortably through these types of storms and their aftermath, that’s why we plan Hurricane Parties, but we were pretty sure you city dwellers up there were gonna pee on a downed live wire.
Here’s a bonus Tip for the next Storm: Hurricane Cocktail
•2 oz light rum
•2 oz dark rum
•2 oz passion fruit juice
•1 oz orange juice
•juice of a half a lime
•1 Tbsp simple syrup
•1 Tbsp grenadine
•orange slice and cherry for garnish
You may need to know that this is per person per drink, we slightly alter the mixture upwards and dip them right out of the bath tub. Oddly enough, I bet someone gave you advice to store water in there. WRONG. Forget Batteries stock up on booze.
We’re sure glad you made through fore what would morning be without a Pip like Pop?
Pop,
Told you I would be back!! Loved your awards, as always. I guess Bashir and Nagin (in the mold of BO) are STILL blaming Bush.
Dear Ready,
Thanks again for all your help. Next time a hurricane decides to pay a visit I will stock up on this fabulous mixture. I am almost looking forward to it! See you at the Inn. I want to thank you in person.
Dear Sheri,
Welcome back! It is wonderful to see you at the breakfast tale. I think Bashir and Nagin are out to lunch! See you at the Inn. We have to catch up.
Great choices for awards. I do hope Bashir will share his with Ray Nagin - don't you think they are equally clueless?
This was a wonderful upbeat primarily PIP award show. I really like Christie - I like someone who tells it like it is. At least you know where he stands, unlike our shady leader.
Off the in the inn.
Forgive me for arriving Late...Got back yesterday due to Hurricane Irene hitting the Jersey Shore...But all is well Thank God! You gotta Love Gov. Christie and we Do! Thanks Breakfastpops for giving him a well deserved PIP!
Good morning sheila,
Yes, I do believe Bashir and Nagin hve much in common, in fact, they may be twins separated at birth!
Dear Pamela,
Christie is great. He is so straightforward that sometimes I can't believe he is a politician.
Good morning b.MNalin,
I am happy to hear all is well.I think Christie is great for New Jersey and I think he would be terrific for this nation as well.
Gotta agree big time with the PIPS from our fellow Hubbers to Christie--SALUTE!
Missed the Nagin raggin'. Glad I did.
Good Morning Ghost,
Chrisite is not afraid to tll it like it is. I admire that. As for Nagin..I don't admire him!
Dear b.Malin,
My apologies for messing up your name! I have to remember to keep my eyes open when I type.
VENZKHVAM 8 months ago
Nice pip-pip awards. Nice imaginative writing.