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meatdarts

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by FutonRevolution

i'm glad some variation goes on somewhere else. and why always the legion? people play darts for meat here. i'm glad it exists:)
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Finally Kawchuk

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by tb3

I have been complaining for years… decades even. "Where is the meat draw episode" (not the band, although they're great, the raffle for uncooked animal carcass). I have started letter campaigns, created a BBS as a forum to encourage open, transparent dialogue towards the promotion of the Meat Draw episode.

But you kept it under covers. Hid it from us. And worse you thought we didn't notice.

Well I am proud here to say at 7:12 am on a cold Thursday morning in October, as I was just about to push the publish button on my new web page:

www.expose_the_meat_draw_conspiracy/webpage/.html/geocities.com_org/freehosting.net

That you curtsied under my pressure and released the footage. The meat draw is real. And you can't hide it any more.

But… Where's the pepperettes? The Hot Rods?
03

It's so perfect.

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by Amanda Putz

It's just providential that there is a vegetarian in Meatdraw. That was such a cute video too. Another smokin' great episode!
04

Lily Fawn is cute as can be

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by Lauren Burrows

I like when they first tentatively touch the meat with their fingertips, then embrace and kiss it.
05

but...

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by Grant Lawrence

...if you win, how do you keep the meat refridgerated?!?
06

Well Grant....

Posted on Oct 30, 2008 by meatdraw

Everyone who goes to a meat draw knows refrigeration is for wusses. real men eat anything.

a little epilogue for the podcast:
After I won the glorious hunk of meat, our interviewer, Jordan, let it slide that Lisa Christensen lived nearby and was having a dinner party. We tried to get him to lead us there so we could crash the party with our huge block of meat, and bellies full of legion lager, but he wouldn't budge ( I suspect it may have been because of the hard time we gave him about his choice of beverage)
on the way back to Victoria I realized I had left the meat at my friends house. It was good to be home, but it the loss made it bittersweet.
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Meatdraw 101

Posted on Oct 31, 2008 by Jordan Kawchuk

Yes, I admit...I ordered a cider. So to come across more manly, here are some other facts about the meatdraw I can share:

- There are four draws, one every half hour. On the last, there is a 6th bonus meat - usually something "classy" like game hen or pork tenderloin

- There is a felt marker at the bar to write your name on your winning bag and keep it in the fridge until it's time to stumble out

- R3TV's Old Man Scotty attends this one often

- There is no profit made - only expenses to purchase the meat. All the money goes to children's and cancer charities (among others)

- Close to Xmas and Thanksgiving, the meats are all hams and turkeys

- There's an old man who says the same line every time someone goes up to win: "Take the buzzard!" Never gets tired.

- The band Meatdraw needs to return. The place adored them. So did I.