I know the ad is a bit long on this one, but it's not your normal read. I have fun doing these ones :) , and even more fun drinking the cocktail after the camera shuts off. Shaker & Spoon make genuinely great stuff, and if you want to support the show, please consider our link: shakerandspoon.com/brainfood
Simon, after watching that ad... does it mean we're on the hook for a housewarming gift? I'd send you a bag of ice, BUT... You can purchase your own bags of water over there. (Besides, You don't want ARIZONA WATER. It's a tad bit hard.)
I'll take a long humorous ad at the end of the video over a short ad right in the middle of a TIFO story any day. There's no interruption of the narrative flow this way.
Jack Linde the great panty raid of 1968. The armor platoon got drunk and went to Montpellier on a panty raid. One got arrested. The rest came back to the hill to get their tanks, rammed the wall of his cell, got him out, and then the police called the national guard. They backed off when they heard a round loaded into the tube. They went back to campus and were arrested in the morning. Most recently we had a small pro-trump riot during the last election. The sheriff needed to call in the state police to help surround the school.
Air Force Academy grad here. Back when I was a cadet, we were at a mandatory "spirit" dinner--when one of the football coaches decided to start berating the entire cadet wing for our "lack of spirit." (Duh, it was a forced dinner) As he yelled at us for our lack of enthusiasm, he said something that caused all of us to awkwardly look at each other...and triggered a massive 4000+ person food fight. The officers were screaming for us all to stop, objects started flying once the food ran out, and lots of people got injured. (Once I realized actual f***ing glass bottles, utensils, metal bowls, and plates were flying, I ducked under a table) Yup. We were all in trouble and had to stay to clean up the mess, but none of us got is too much trouble because the leadership saw how the coach's poor choice of words initiated the whole fracas. EDIT: Yup, nothing so cool as to require actual active military intervention went on when I was a cadet, but post-2000, I imagine the school had learned enough from the other military schools and previous generations of cadets to keep us under control. ...although we still assaulted a group of West Point cadets before the AF vs Army football game. They were hunted down, duct-taped and thrown into the frigid fountains on the terrazzo. I am still surprised that no one drowned.
I greatly enjoy your video and it was great to watch your barely concealed humor and glee with the content of this video. It is always satisfying to watch someone who enjoys their work.
You have to understand the era in which this went on. For men drinking was almost part of the natural order of everyday life. In that time not drinking was the exception, not the rule. In today's eyes, this would look like an out of control frat party minus the weapons.
Hey Simon, I watch you on a few different channels and really enjoy the content you make. Also, you have an incredible kitchen! Also, we saw that dude in the back folding their laundry.
So great to see simon truly enjoying, and unable to completely contain himself telling this story. It made me smile more than the actual ridiculousness of the story itself.
It rather surprised me when a friend who had moved from America told me that in US eggnog was usually a non-alcoholic drink. I'd never heard of non alcoholic egg nog before this (this was just before Starbucks really exploded here in UK and introduced us to the obviously non-alcoholic eggnog latte)
Philip Hawkins i think it’s so you can add as much, and whatever kind of alcohol you want, and then pour some virgin ones for the kids. I like whiskey in mine instead of rum, so it’s nice that i get to choose.
My favorite eggnog is nonalcoholic lol just the crap store bought that's sold around Halloween and Christmas... It's an astonishing 1800 calorie unhealthy drink but I still drink it in like 5 minutes it's damn good just can't have it often... Idk just prefer my liquor neat.
I didn't know about non alcoholic eggnog until I learned the English word for it (parents are native Spanish speakers and would buy their eggnog at a Mexican supermarket, which already comes with alcohol and so, never needing to know what the English word for it, didn't connect the two until late teens)
Today I Learned: West Point was the original party school in the US. (And I went to Arizona State University, so I have some experience with party schools.)
My brother is a USNA alum. Drinking on campus or being drunk is a big no-no. So is sex. So is hugging for that matter. If you go home on leave and get your girlfriend knocked up, you'd best keep it quiet. No drinking, no drugs, and when he was in flight school, he couldn't even take an aspirin, or he'd be grounded until it was out of his system. ALTHOUGH, most of them have a huge wad of cash byu the time they graduate (yes, YOUR tax dollars pay them to go to school!) and they generally end up using the money they'd otherwise have spent on drinking and drugs to buy a nice vehicle and a house.
@@leosong829 Inflation, not adjusted for the cost of living. A decent block of land was 3 or 4 grand adjusted for inflation to put it into perspective,
West point is the most prestigious Military Academy I the world, even back then it was ridiculously hard to get in. They certainly weren't idiots, that being said, alcohol makes even the most intelligent and well-behaved, behave like toddlers in excessive quantities. Our commander always reminds us about the riot every Christmas. Yet someone always gets in some trouble regardless.
Abdul Masaiev We could take another step back and ask why the rule exists. A significant amount of disorderly conduct related to drinking most likely caused it. Peter Sharr Not in the sense of IQ, but in the lack of judgement. Drinking to the point of inciting a riot and preparing to attack others is not befitting of an officer, or anyone really. "Yet someone always gets in some trouble regardless." That's why I called them idiots.
So first they tried to hide under blankets and behind their hats, and then they armed themselves to try and fight. Somehow I doubt the commander was all that frightened about the cadets arming themselves after what he had just witnessed..
Don't forget, Robert E. Lee was there was as well. Actually, I kind of feel sorry for Lee. Of all the major players on both sides, Lee seemed to get the short stick. Well, he was on the losing side, so it is to be expected, but even compared to Davis and other confederates, Lee really did get screwed over by the end of the war. As for Davis and the confederate leaders, well they can go drown themselves in a Louisiana swamp. Fun fact: According to the people of Jacksonville, AR, Arizona is part of the north and I'm a yankee because I wasn't from The South. Mind you, I wasn't trying to identify as a Southern (and nor would I). But, I'd tell them I'm a Westerner because I am from Arizona. Which inevitably brings up the questions of that old Mason-Dixon line. How do you tell someone that you're west of a made up line that roughly follows a latitude line?
Jack, I am from Seattle and recently moved to the south and am called a yankee by my girlfriend and friends in good fun, but I often tell them Washington was only a territory at the time of the war, and only recently ceded by the British at that. I would as well consider myself a westerner, not a Yankee
@@IridiumSmelter Hi. As a Texan and a citizen of the former CSA, I would never insult you by calling you a Yankee. They don't know how to make proper sweet tea, and they sure as hell don't know their way around a brisket or a chili pot. Plus you have Oregon as a buffer between you and complete idiocy. You have the best of both worlds. However, unless I'm mistaken, wasn't a bill passed there outlawing the hunting of Bigfoot. A real blow to the outdoors men in the great state of Washington. Ha! I make me laugh.
I am almost an expert on "all things West Point", and yet never heard of this incident until your video today. "Benny Havens" is still in existence, though under a different guise, in the center of Highland Falls, New York, just outside the gates of West Point. It's mostly a "blue collar" bar, mostly frequented by working 💪men and members of the Military Police 🚔...
Simon is on the brink of cracking up and it reminds me of a video presented by Daven where he talks about early British intelligence services using semen as invisible ink.
I have a feeling that, - as I watch *Quite* a Few of His Channels, and know from another Channel that he has a toddler (or, almost-toddler, perhaps,) - we were hearing his Wife coming home, lol!
Oh, Simon, you got your new house!!! Congratulations! From what little of the kitchen I saw, it looks BEAUTIFUL! (Hello to Domi folding clothes in the background.) I miss your vlog, but I suppose you can tell. ;-)
If you like Woodford Reserve, I highly suggest their double oak, it's quite a bit smoother. Also if you get the chance Woodford Distillery is an excellent visit, there are buildings on the property that have been used in the making of bourbon since the 1830's
Simon I must congratulate you on your RU-vid success. You have over time become my favorite RU-vid host . Congratulations on your success and I pray you never grow tired of your current endeavor.
Could you do something about the overprinting of the Medal of Honor during World War II... I've heard that it was over printed and they only recently had to start producing more
I thought it was during WW2 and Purple Hearts. They thought they would have to invade Japan and it would mean many more men killed or wounded. Instead, they wound up with enough to last through Korea, Vietnam and all the little brush wars until quite recently. I suppose that could have applied to the MOH as well, though.
Your laugh and again (as always) your beard brought me joy to my day. Thank you dear Simon. Watching you drink whiskey while I'm at work was quite sad though...
How fitting, cocktail advertiser for a eggnog riot. I usually don;t pay attention to too much of the advertisement but this time, they way you actually make the cocktail attracted my attention. I can also now see where you live :D I do usually listen to the sponsor to see if it interest me while I look at comments.
I was wondering what happened to Robert E. Lee since he and Davis were classmates. Lee was the only Pointer who finished his schooling without a single demerit on his record, so I assume he just sat out the riot in his room completely innocent of everything.
This title is timeless, it could have happened 200 years ago or 2 years ago. I also love watching Simon get obviously amused bc he's so damn professional, it's really funny. Someone should do a Top 10 video of Simon breaking.
there is a joke that goes "he was so poor he had patches on his elbows, not his jacket, his actual elbows" well ,simon , patches on your shirt is a worrisome situation, i hope all is well, Merry Christmas
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Once I was watching something about people death row getting their last meal and I thought to myself eggnog and bacon would be at the top of my list for sure
Windhelm Guard take a tums lol Though i guess i get it, i can't drink tequila or gin anymore after getting violently ill drinking too much, and now the smell makes me gag lol
Damn, that's a whole new level of being wasted as shit. :'D I mean, i've done some stupid shit when i was drunk (one time attempting to douse a raging campfire with gasoline, because "fight fire with fire"...), but these guys knew how to throw a party... xD
