Check the story here.

Short summary:

The horror, the horror...

<font color=8fbc8f>I'd be willing to send them beer, (From Johnny's stock!) for a couple inches of that rain!</font>

And I'm willing to send you a couple of inches of our rain for some of your beer (or Johnny's), Felix.

That's what you get for living the the outback. I live in a modern, well developed society, that never runs out of booze. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Just recycle it! Who'll know the difference?

Erm...me.

I'm surprised the owner wasn't shot. I understand Aussies are almost as fanatical about their beer as the Dutch. :D

Almost. [img]tongue.gif[/img] But we love our Bundaberg Rum even more. It's the national spirit mate! ;)

Hmm, it couldn't be more than 600km from Bundaberg to this little place. Isn't this why helicopters 'n stuff were invented? :D

[ 11-04-2005, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: Sever ]

Breaks into Slim dusty mode and begins to sing....

It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

By the campfire at night where the wild dingos call

But there's nothin' so lonesome, so dull or so drear

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come

There's a faraway look on the face of the bum

The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer

What a terrible place is a pub with no beer

The stockman rides up with his dry, dusty throat

He breasts up to the bar, pulls a wad from his coat

But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer

When the barman says suddenly: "The pub's got no beer!"

There's a dog on the verandah, for his master he waits

But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates

He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear

It's no place for a dog round a pub with no beer

Then in comes the swagman, all covered with flies

He throws down his roll, wipes the sweat from his eyes

But when he is told he says, "What's this I hear?

I've trudged fifty flamin' miles to a pub with no beer!"

Old Billy, the blacksmith, the first time in his life

Has gone home cold sober to his darling wife

He walks in the kitchen; she says: "You're early, me dear"

Then he breaks down and he tells her that the pub's got no beer

It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

By the campfire at night where the wild dingos call

But there's nothin' so lonesome, so dull or so drear

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

*sniff*

'Tis true, Wellard.... 'tis very true.

Burn the pub down for running out of beer!

You got it all wrong, Carlton Draught is the best beer and toohys extra dry. Nothing like it. Btw, if you hadn't noticed Australia has some of the most alcoholic drinks in the world, but it is weird how we don't get maggot so easily and yet America's beer is only like 8%.

Lol burnzey! You're old enough to give one (a burnzey, that is) but until you can spell it, you're not old enough for Ted, mate. ;) Not that it ever stopped anyone, but your ideas (and knowledge) about alcohol tend to change quite rapidly after turning 18.

*Edit: Ooh, and thankyou wellard for posting that. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] Aussie lore at its best.

[ 11-08-2005, 05:18 AM: Message edited by: Sever ]

Thank God I live in the civilized world where such things as running out of beer don't happen. :D

[ 11-08-2005, 07:20 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]

Hey!

God, just what Australia needs. Yet another stereotypical story of remote country beer-swilling. Oh the debauchery. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Anyone would think that when we were born, we were fed from the teat of a giant VB. (VicBitter)

You beat me to quoting Slim Dusty too, Wellard. :D
Although, I actually thought it was something more along the lines of:
"There's nothing more lonesome, morbid or drear than to stand in a bar...of a pub with no beer". But we'll leave that one to the scholars, eh?

P.S: I prefer Cascade, Boags or Hahn myself [img]tongue.gif[/img]

;)

;) </font>[/QUOTE]So'right mate. I knew you was joshin' ;)

*Edit: About the Slim Dusty, i thought the line said "morbid" as well. But it's no biggie.

[ 11-08-2005, 11:13 PM: Message edited by: Sever ]

Only 8% ??? not on your nelly

the VB in front of me right now is only 4.9% :D

BTW does anyone else remember VB and other beers being well over 5%, i'm sure they have reduced the content. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

Hmm i'll go check... *drinks a couple and returns* Yep, thats some orright stuff tis' mate.. orr man i'm so- *Too drunk to remember the percentage, but i think it is about 7.2 % for Carlton draught.) I prefer coke anyways, and i am not too young to get pissed off me nut and have a little fun. Redwine mate, thats the stuffed that gets ya chockers ;)

[ 11-09-2005, 07:01 AM: Message edited by: burnzey boi ]