By Murph
    May 31st, 2008 at 12:04 am

hello, fellow imbibers of the world's best beverage. apparently, the dude and eddie have assumed i'm some sort of beer expert. i am not. i shall not be telling you exactly what notes and flavors are in the beers that i shall be listing here. i will not be characterizing and swishing them around my palate in an attempt to make myself sound like some beer flavor detective. what i will be doing is telling you what i have had, and what i liked because some of the "top rated" beers are these obscure microbrewed things that taste like skunk piss thats been out in the sun for hours. sometimes flavor will be mentioned, and i always say hit up ratebeer.com to get more info. 

the inaugural entry is a Affligem, a Belgian blonde Abbey Ale, coming in at a robust 6.8 % alc/vol. it is typical of its category, brewed with some fruits and spices, as are most belgians i've had and i found it to be a nice smooth drink. 

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    By Jason
    May 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

Huddle up men! It's time for another meeting of The Order.  As you may know by now, the FOM is not simply a place where we discuss man-law violations, but rather, a place where we talk about anything that makes a man… well… a man.  This often will include nuggets of advice or anything else that might come to mind that men should be aware of, or may have thoughts on.  This week I'd like to concentrate on something called "The Man Resume".  Continue reading The Fraternal Order of Men: Anyone Wishing For A Blank Slate?…

    By Eddie
    May 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

Hello Readers,

If any of you have been following the comments section of our blog the past week or so, you will have noticed that today is the day a little part of The Blog dies, or at least gets a little tainted. Yup, today is the opening of the female lovefest that is the movie "Sex and the City." Today I am sure that women all over are rejoicing this day as they once again get to see there beloved heroines on the big screen (yapping it up about womanly issues, shoes and when the hell they will finally sucker a man into marriage). Women everywhere are breaking out the wine and their Gucci shoes to party in style. From a man's point of view, this means ducking and dodging the firestorm and hoping to survive that haunting question from our women of "Will you go with me to see the movie?" Some men will get lucky and not have to deal with this question (I love you for this LE!), but some are not so lucky. Some men will be able to enjoy a night alone or enjoy a night out with the boys while others… well… you know. Some will take that dive into the abyss.

Continue reading The Sacrifice and The Abyss… Remembering The Dude…

    By Murph
    May 30th, 2008 at 12:05 am

hey there, hottie hunters. this week i bring to you a serious vixen.  she has been in many movies, most meorably road trip, where she got nekkid, much to the delight of all. but for me, she will always have a place of honor in my pantheon of smokin hot babes for her role as Tasty Coma Wife on Scrubs. tasty indeed. Continue reading Under the Radar Hottie: TCW Edition!!!!!…

    By Jason
    May 29th, 2008 at 12:01 am

Since it's been a while since I bored everyone to tears with sports talk, I figured, what the hell, right?   Here are some random sports-related thoughts from no particular time-period.  (Warning: This is 1300 words.  It's not short.)

 - Brent Barry:  You're an idiot.  No, really.  It never ceases to amaze me. I'm an un-athletic, out-of-shape dude who has a mediocre jump shot with no other discernable basketball skills.  (Hey, if I were a foot taller, I'd be Joakim Noah with a measurable basketball skill!!) Yet, even with that background, even "I" know that when you get the defender off his feet, you HAVE TO lean into him and shoot it!  How do you play well over a decade of professional ball and have no idea that you're supposed to do that?!?!  There is no doubt that there was a foul committed on the play.  None.  This isn't about selling the foul, as the TNT crew suggested, or whether the ref swallowed the whistle.  This is about a guy having absolutely no feel for a game.  Continue reading Random Thoughts: Sports On My Mind……

    By The Fabulous Mr. Pito
    May 28th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

From sun-filled skies to warm sandy beaches and chicks running around enjoying a weekend of fun, The Fabulous One feels reinvigorated from his recent vacation. After spending a few evenings enjoying margaritas and the company of others, The Fabulous One returns to a blog under duress. Tension and fear surrounds The Dude these days as an insidious force begins to take shape in the far reaches of The Blog. Whispers tell a tale of darkness approaching. Banter of blasphemous cinematic experiences and a new evil hunting down the heroic Des Moines Dude has The Fabulous Mr. Pito thinking:

Continue reading The Fabulous Mr. Pito…

    By Jason
    May 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Chapter 2: Some Research Research

We apologize for the break in the action yesterday, but, like everywhere else in the nation, TDL was celebrating Memorial Day and therefore, closed for service. BUT, now we're back and better than ever. With that, we give you the latest chapter of TDL's most anticipated feature outside of the other 6 or 7, Des Moines Dude and the Secret of the BFT. We last left our hero standing in the halls of U5NGC, facing the daunting task of searching through the Playboy archive. We now rejoin DD, somewhere in the depths of his secret research lair. (I mean, it's really Dude's living room, but you know, that doesn't sound nearly as exciting.) … Continue reading Des Moines Dude and the Secret of the BFT: A Little Light Reading……

    By Murph
    May 25th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

hello congregants. this week i come to speak to you of some things which have been aggravating me for quite some time now. these things have been around forever, with no chance of ever leaving unless someone, anyone comes out and opposes them. well, fellow COM people, i am that man. i shall oppose these horrible things until the day i drop.  what makes these awful things even more awful is that theu are totally unnecessary. there's no need for them to be seen. what are these monstroaities you ask ? well, i'll tell you. the evil of which i speak are commercials for "feminine products". they disgust me, and i think they gross out most other right minded men.

we've all been there. youre watchin something on tv, usually at dinner time, and the commercial hits the screen like a stinkbomb. "mom, ever get that time where you're feeling not so fresh ?" of "feminine itch and odor ruining your day?" or "is your va-jay-jay all outta whack ? stinky and gooey ?" and all thoughts of hunger disappear. in fact, what food you have swallowed is on its way back up your esophagus b/c you are so revolted. there is no need for talk of  funky ass bajingoes while i'm trying to eat a burger. none whatsoever.  seriously women, we don't need to know what products are available when you have a filthy hoo-hah.
Continue reading No Need….

    By Eddie
    May 24th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Ok, I know what you are saying to yourself. "What video could you possibly get from this crappy Tarantino movie?" Then you will remember that this crapfest was the movie that introduced Salma Hayek to the world and what an intro that was. Sexy outfit, big snake, sipping champagne off her leg! Well, sorry to disappoint you but this isn't that video. Even though that would be the best part of that movie, I actually thought that this scene by Cheech Marin was hysterical and worth making a "Video of the Week(end)." Its the scene where the main characters approach the Titty Twister bar to hang for the night. Cheech Marin is standing at the door making a wonderfully hysterical proposition. Go ahead and give the video a watch. Enjoy!

And after little persuasion (and believe me it didn't take much), Little Enchilada has convinced me that I shouldn't disappoint those that would like to relive that sexy Salma Hayek introductory experience. I have placed that video after the Cheech Marin one. Don't ever say I don't care!!!
Continue reading Video of the Week(end): From Dusk till Dawn…

    By Jason
    May 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Good afternoon fellow dudes.  If you've been keeping up with the comment section, you probably are aware of a certain topic of debate that's been thrown around here, most recently the last couple of days, but over the past few months as well: is Dancing With the Stars (DWS) an acceptable show for a dude to watch?  More generically, which of these reality shows really crosses the line? Continue reading The Fraternal Order Of Men: Keepin' It Real…