Dogs as Zombie Detection, Meat Vending Machines, Sicario Bologna, The Pretentious Gold Cube Artist, Showdown at the Golden Corral

The Liquored Up Low Down: A Bizarre News Podcast

08-02-2022 • 1 hr 3 mins

Our accidental theme this week is Dogs and Meats. Our first story includes an "expert" on dogs' olfactory senses and their ability to sniff out zombies. Our second story is about meat-based vending machines in Germany and Singapore (thanks, COVID!). Then, we continue with a story about contraband bologna brought into the US from Mexico. Tom discloses another art story. This time it's about a very pretentious artist who believes highly in the magic of . . . gold. We then detour and talk about what profession Tom will take up during the apocalypse. We meet a "Mother of the Year" who told her kids to stay in the basement and "Just eat candy," while she vacationed in Florida.  Our last story involves a showdown over steak at The Golden Corral. This week in Duh includes crime and Florida.

Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/liquoreduplowdown

The Drink:

The Gimlet:

2 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup

News Stories from This Episode:

Dogs and Zombies:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/dogs-will-know-apocalypse-coming-26121501

German Meat Vending Machines:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653074/sausage-vending-machines-germany#:~:text=The%20sausage%20vending%20machines%20are,of%202020%2C%20according%20to%20NPR.

243 Pounds of Bologna Seized at the US-Mexico Border:
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2022/01/31/243-pounds-of-contraband-bologna-seized-at-texas-mexico-border/

The Pretentious Gold Cube Artist:
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-a-gold-cube-worth-11-7-million-appeared-in-new-yorks-central-park-2748754

"Just Eat Candy" Mother of the Year

Showdown at the Golden Corral:
https://www.today.com/food/news/golden-corral-fight-rcna14500

This Week in "Duh": Too much crime reported in Florida means Facebook Page gets shut down:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/weird-news/2022/01/27/florida-sheriff-halts-facebook-comments-because-too-many-crimes-reported/

Contact Info:

Hate-mail, questions or topic ideas for the show, hit us up on twitter at @LiquoredUpLD or email us at liquoreduplowdown@gmail.com. Bryan can be reached on twitter @RussianLitGuy.  Tom can be reached on twitter @Intelligiant2.

Find more of Bryan at:
https://thinkingoutcloud.org/

Find Tom as Donnie Kruger at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_oaVG9YC-lZ9Lao50t-hzw

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