Straight Wine of the Day: The World’s Oldest Wine Has Been Found. Only Thing Is…

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Now that’s a vintage! Archaeologists discover ‘world’s oldest’ wine while excavating Roman tomb in Spain – 2,000-year-old tipple found in burial urn mixed with human remains
Daily Mail | June 18, 2024 | Meg Byrom

The 2000-year-old tipple was found in a burial urn mixed with cremated human remains.

Discovered in Carmona in the southern region of Andalusia, the wine is believed to be the oldest ever found and was preserved in liquid form.

Analysis of the liquid inside the urn concluded that it was white wine despite its dark colour, as it did not contain the polyphenols found in grape skins used to produce red wine.

In a report published about the discovery, scientists added that the liquid was similar to the Fino wines produced in the same region today.

 

 

 

It’s the White House’s Transcript, So It Must Be True

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Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | East Hampton, NY | June 29, 2024

THE PRESIDENT:  I think I should leave now.  (Applause.) 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

By the way, she was 25, and I was — I was — just so you know, I was — I was under 35.  (Laughter.)  I used to be — she used to be just — anyway, now she’s 25 years younger than I am.  I don’t know how that happened.  (Laughter.)

Probably apropos of nothing.


Everyone hides:

Three great members of Congress: Dan, Tom, and Adriano.  Where are — where you guys?  Did you — still — there — thanks, fellas.  (Applause.)  No way out, huh?

This is what we call in our business a busman’s holiday, having to come hear another politician speak. 

Look, another friend, Bonnie — where — where’s Bonnie?  Bonnie, I want to tell you — Bonnie Lautenberg — Frank Lautenberg, we both miss him dearly.  And one of the things I was able to do before he passed and when he passed was — honored him posthumously, bestowed the Medal of Freedom on him.  And, Bonnie — (applause) — you’ve been a great friend for a long time.

It’s great to see Howard Stern here.  Where is Howard?  How could I miss Howard?  Anyway, he was here a moment ago.  Anyway, it was great to see him, and I had a great time on his show.  And I’m actually going to take a chance in going back.  (Laughter.)

Howard bailed? … Or else Biden thought he was the HHS Secretary?

Research on the debate shows it can — you know, all those folks on the edge, converting more undecided voters.  Well, we converted more undecided voters than Trump did, especially on January 6th and who’s fighting for the working class, the middle class. 

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White House tactfully corrects Biden, because his words are clear enough on the audio:


He also lied about how great he was with veterans.  Well, then I told him how he had called the veterans who had given their lives in a cemetery in Italy [France] — he wouldn’t go to the cemetery, and — because he said they’re a bunch of “suckers” and “losers.”  Well, our son was one of those people — not in Italy [France] but in Iraq — and he died. 

You know, I was told by my docs when I had an aneurism years ago — when I was going down to the operating room for a nine-hour operation, I remember asking him — I said, “How am I going to do, doc?”  He said, “Well, you got a good 35 to 50 percent chance.”  (Laughter.)  And I said, “Well, that’s good.”
 
And after it was all over, he said, “You know what your problem is, Senator?”  He said, “You’re a congenital optimist.”  (Laughter.)  Well, I am.

He misheard a word as “optimist.”

Guys, thanks for being here.  Thank you.  (Applause.)
 
And, by the way, I don’t want to go home.  (Laughter.) 

Jill and the dogs scare me!

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SI Swimsuit Madness : Round 7 Matches 113 & 114 : Results Round 6 Matches 111 & 112

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Hi all, I hope you gearing up for a roaring Fourth of July. I know I am. But first we continue our advance through the one loss bracket with these new matches.

Results

Round 6 Match 111

Georgia Gibbs 85 Defeats Dominique Piek 74

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Round 6 Match 112

Alana Blanchard 99 Defeated Paige Spiranac 88

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Round 7 Match 113

Hilary Rhoda vs Bo Krsmanovic

Hilary Rhoda

  • Round 1 Match 17 Defeated Hyunjoo Hwang 173-39
  • Round 2 Match 57 Defeated Irina Shayk 117-44
  • Round 3 Match 85 Lost to Kate Upton 62-150
  • Round 4 Match 97 Defeated Aly Raisman 126-48
  • Round 5 Match 109 Defeated Brooks Nader 107-25

VS

Bo Krsmanovic

  • Round 1 Match 7 Defeated Bregje Heinen 243-22
  • Round 2 Match 52 Defeated Brooks Nader 110-40
  • Round 3 Match 82 Defeted Anna Kournakova 95-81
  • Round 4 Match 105 Lost to Alyssa Miller 68-85

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Round 7 Match 114

Clair Bidez vs Hailey Clauson

Clair Bidez

  • Round 1 Match 11 Defeated Christie Valdiserri 275-12
  • Round 2 Match 54 Lost to Dominique Piek 82-97
  • Round 3 Match 70 Defeated Ana Ivanovic 103-53
  • Round 4 Match 91 Defeated Abby Dhalkemper 106-73
  • Round 5 Match 99 Defeated Lily Aldridge 101-78
  • Round 6 Match 110 Defeated Genevieve Morton 79-68

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Hailey Clauson

  • Round 1 Match 15 Defeated Gigi Hadid 110-62
  • Round 2 Match 56 Defeated Hannah Ferguson 81-80
  • Round 3 Match 84 Defeated Georgia Gibbs 99-63
  • Round 4 Match 106 Lost to Christen Harper 56-112

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Biden Plagiarizes Paul Simon — Of Course

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(I’m not really serious about the plagiarism.)

Biden: “I know I’m not a young man, I don’t walk as easy or speak as smoothly or debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know. I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong and I know how to do this job.”

Dr. Jill looked me over
And I guess she thought
I was all right
All right in a sort of a limited way
For an off-night
I said, “Don’t I know you
From the cinema geographer’s party?”
She said, “Who am I
To go against your mind?”

I know what I know
I’ve said what I said
We come and we go
That’s — you know — the thing — I keep
In the back of my head

She said, “There’s something about you
That really reminds me of money,”
She is the kind of girl
Who could say things that
Weren’t that funny
I said, “What does that mean
I really remind you of Monday?”
She said, “Who am I
To scoff at ten percent?”

I know what I know
I’ve said what I said
We come and we go
It’s like I got whacked
In the back of my head

She moved so easily
All my moves were uncertain
I said, “Aren’t you the woman
Who was recently wearing a curtain?”
She said, “Don’t you know me
From the babysitter slumber party?”
I said, “Who am I?
Who blew out my Depends?”

I know what I know
I’ve said what I said
Trunalimunumaprzure
That’s — you know — the thing — I keep
In the back of my head.

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