soapbox

Reports indicate a surge of manly activity of late. Evidence of this phenomenon can be seen in the following instances:

1) The publication of the “Alphabet of Manliness”. C’mon, you know you want one…

2) Land Rover SUV vs. Mining Truck…guess which one wins! Large things crushing small things is decidedly manly.

3) Finally, we have evidence that certain walruses are more manly than you are. Doing crunches to the theme from “Rocky”? Yep, you guessed it: manly.

Well, I broke down last night and bought a pint. For those who don’t know, Vermonty Python is one of the new Ben and Jerry’s flavors, with coffee liqueur ice cream, a chocolate cookie swirl, and what appear to be milk chocolate fudge cows. It’s pretty good. I was a bit disappointed in the fudge cows, though. They were much better in Bovinity Divinity. The coffee ice cream and the cookie swirl, however, mix beautifully. I think I still prefer Fossil Fuel (with the good dark chocolate fudge dinosaurs), Phish Food, and Coffee Heath Bar Crunch over Vermonty Python, but it does make for a nice addition to the rotation.

Next on the list to try, I think, is the Black and Tan. Then perhaps Turtle Soup.