When All is Said and Done

The focus of this blog is Leonbergers. However,  sometimes I post about other things and today I am making a lighthearted post about an English idiom that I find interesting. An idiom that is not used in my native language Swedish. The idiom is “When all is said and done”, and it is used to introduce a conclusion, or the most important fact to remember in a specific situation.

The one minute youTube video below is in regard to a demon possessed toaster. This poor lady is in a truly horrifying and nightmarish situation. The question is. What is the most important fact to remember in this specific situation? By watching the video, you will find out.

Last week I was reading a blog post in which one of the characters ordered Voodoo Rangers IPAs using door dash. I asked the author, John Howell, if you really can order Voodoo Rangers using door dash. He reminded me that his story was a work of fiction. However, I wanted to try whether it was possible to do that, and John encouraged me to try. So, I ordered a 12 pack of Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA using door dash (which they picked up from a store here in Dallas called Tom Thumb). As it turned out, I got my Voodoo Rangers from door dash. So, when all is said and done, you can order Voodoo Rangers from door dash. Below are a few of photos.

A 12 pack of Voodoo Rangers Imperial IPA standing on marble kitchen counter.
When all is said and done, you can order Voodoo Rangers using door dash.
The photo shows a can of New Belgiums Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA standing on our patio table, a gnome holding a beer and a sign saying, “Welcome to my beer garden.”
In my backyard drinking New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA, ABV 9.0%, IBU 85. The aroma is floral and citrusy. The flavor is white bread, caramel, citrus, grapefruit rind and moderate pine resin. When all is said and done, this is good beer.
The photo shows a green lizard climbing up a wooden table leg.
A lizard is climbing up the patio table leg in my backyard. Maybe he wants a sip of beer. When all is said and done, lizards like beer too.

Finally, a 3 minute of ABBA’s somewhat sad song “When all is said and done”. It is a reflection on the end of a relationship.

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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

34 thoughts on “When All is Said and Done”

    1. Ha ha thank you so much for your kind words Darlene. I should say there are multiple version of Voodo Ranger beer. Voodoo Ranger IPA, Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA, Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA. They are all very good. John Howell told me his favorite is Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA and that is my favorite too.

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  5. What a fun post! Satan lives in a toaster? 😆 And how convenient to have beer delivered right to your door. I’m glad you enjoyed it, Thomas. Did the lizard get a taste? 🍻

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    1. Ha ha yes I thought that video was funny, and I like the expression “When all is said and done”. I did not know you could have beer delivered right to your door either, and neither did John even though he put it in his story. The Lizard did not get a sip, but I’ve seen him around our house, unless there are several of them, so maybe one day he will.

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  7. A fun post, Thomas. Thank you for the link. I’m so glad you could get Voo Doo Ranger Imperial by Door Dash. It mad a good story when all was said and done. I enjoyed the toaster video and Abba. 😀

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  8. As for the haunted toaster, I read sometime in the 70s in the National Inquirer (?) or some such periodical of trusted journalism that someone had a possessed toaster. I imagine it would be hard to get lightly done toast. And wouldn’t it make the kitchen smell like fire and brimstone?

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  9. “When all is said and done, it makes good toast.” And it’s a wonderful fire hazard, but don’t let small details like that phase you. 🤣 I love my IPAs, Thomas. If you’re ever in Northern California, I insist on buying you one.

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    1. Ha ha, you are right, nothing matters more than it makes good toast. Burn down the house and get attacked by demons as long as you get good toast. Thank you so much Pete. That is so kind of you. California is famous for their IPAs, well for other things too, but Russian River is special. I’ve had Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, but it was a few years ago. Very memorable.

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