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Cholmondley_Warner Dec 15th, 2009 09:35 AM

Not in Scotchland. A wet dog is as close as most of you get to a playstation.

Enjoy.

CW - tolerant.

Underhill Dec 15th, 2009 02:47 PM

Hard liquor is more popular in Europe than in North America? When did that happen?

wellididntknowthat Dec 15th, 2009 03:09 PM

>Hard liquor is more popular in Europe than in North America? When did that happen?<


In Eastern Europe it way more popular than in the States. In Germany, France, Spain and the UK it's pretty similar. Italy appears to an exception and is a much lower spirit consumer. In general European levels of alcohol consumption are significantly higher than in the US.

http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/p.../en/index.html

nukesafe Dec 15th, 2009 03:23 PM

Thank you for that link, wellididnknowthat. I didn't know that, but it is very interesting data.

:-)

stokebailey Dec 15th, 2009 08:34 PM

Thanks, welli.

Interesting to see that France has cut wine consumption in half over 40 yrs.

Watch that cirrhosis, though, dear UK.

wellididntknowthat Dec 16th, 2009 08:34 AM

Cirrhosis? I prefer sh'Quality Street!

stokebailey Dec 16th, 2009 10:14 AM

Don't know whether sh'Quality Street is a pretty sight, widkt, but sh'cirrhosis ain't.

Cholmondley_Warner Dec 16th, 2009 10:30 AM

In the words of English football fans:

"Have another stella georgie best
Have another stella georgie best
It's bound to turn you yellow
So Have another stella georgie best"

Anyway aren't cirrhosis a kind of cloud, like cunnilingus?

traveller1959 Dec 16th, 2009 11:52 AM

>>>Anyway aren't cirrhosis a kind of cloud, like cunnilingus?<<<

You mean, soft and wet?

Cholmondley_Warner Dec 16th, 2009 11:58 AM

You mean, soft and wet?>>>

And quite rare.

stokebailey Dec 16th, 2009 12:26 PM

**First two replies that spring to mind would be misconstrued. Will give up.**

Cholmondley_Warner Dec 16th, 2009 12:28 PM

Quitter.

wellididntknowthat Dec 16th, 2009 03:24 PM

>Don't know whether sh'Quality Street is a pretty sight, widkt, but sh'cirrhosis ain't.<

Sh'roses
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco..._Tin_975g.html

Sh'Quality Street

http://www.qualitystreet-favourites.co.uk/Public/

wellididntknowthat Dec 16th, 2009 03:43 PM

To be fair the main reason cirrhosis isn't fun is it's just so difficult to get anything to go with yellow.

stokebailey Dec 16th, 2009 04:36 PM

So it's a lot prettier than blue roses, which I think you can get along with pneumonia and hurts when you breathe, which is often.


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