Top Shot - You Should Be Watching This
So if you're not watching Top Shot on the History Channel I don't know why you're not. Even before this season it was a great show, let me give you the rundown of why you need to tune in:
1. Guys get big guns and cannons.2. They shoot things.3. The challenges include things like this.4. Jake Zweig is on the show.
If you don't know who Jake is, he's a former Navy SEAL, college football player, and now college football coach. And he's intense - just look at his picture in this article.
A few episodes ago he was sent to the elimination challenge for the first time, and let's just say he wasn't happy about it. Now, aside from sleeping in the backyard... Read More
The Manliest Sandwich in America?
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this morning; Men's Health has named Primanti Bros., right here in Bro Council's hometown; as one of the Manliest Restaurants in America. They'll announce the winner of their Manliest Restaurant in America later this year; but Primanti's gigantic monstrosity of meat, french fries, cole slaw, and cheese is already in the running for ultimate Bro-proval ratings in our own contest here.
Remember to check out our Bro Council Restaurant Challenge, and contact us if you're interested in being a part of it.
Sony Tablet S Review
IntroThe Tablet S is a new Android tablet from Sony and there are a few features that set it apart from the other 45 or so Android tablets out there. What are they? Read on to find out.
The Specs
Dimensions: 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40
Weight: 21.09 oz (598 g)
9.40-inch (capacitive) display (1280 x 800)
5000mAh battery
Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)
Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz processor
5-megapixel camera (rear)
0.3-megapixel camera (front)
32GB built-in memory
SD-SDHC hard slot (up to 32GB)
Bluetooth v2.1
Wi-Fi
MicroUSB port
Performance and DesignThe Tablet S is a fast performer. Although the Android operating system sometimes gets bogged down even with a... Read More
Announcing The 2011 Bro Council Restaurant Challenge
Bro Council is looking for the manliest place to eat in Pittsburgh. We realize that Bro Council is world wide, but we started in Pittsburgh - maybe next year we'll come to your city. This year we are going to go to as many steak houses, restaurants, and diners to find out who makes the best food for guys in the Steel City.
We will be contacting some restaurants, but if you know of or own any good places who want to be a part of the contest click here to read the full outline of the contest and find the contact information. Act quick! Spots will fill up fast.
We Are Proud To Announce This Year's Judges:
We will review... Read More
Man Who Created Doritos Dies; World Is Less Crunchy
This is Arch West. He invented Doritos. We as men all owe him a lot.
Doritos were launched in 1964 and became the ultimate man snack shortly after. Why are they the ultimate man snack? Because they taste great and even 47 years later they haven't gotten any healthier.
If you read the article about his death and life at the source below, you'll see that "renowned nutritionist" Marion Nestle found the ingredients list for Doritos and her quote was “Let’s see. For 12 chips there’s 140 calories. There’s 170 milligrams of sodium. No fiber, a little protein...buttermilk solids, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, partially hydrogenated —... Read More
Teen Orders Paintball Gun; Gets Fake Viagra
Connor Whelihan is just like any 14 year old boy, he likes paintball, he saved his money to order an upgrade for it, and then received Viagra instead.
The outside box looked just like a standard order and was addressed to the right person, but when Connor opened it he found generic Viagra, massage oils, and an adult DVD. The inner package was addressed to someone in Tokyo, Japan. Now Connor has Viagra and some guy in Japan has a paintball barrel instead of cheap drugs. Everyone loses here.
Apparently his mom was there while he was opening the incorrect package. To know what was going through her mind at the time would be awesome! She's... Read More