I just don't understand all these people who think drinking beer is the same as drinking good wines.

Beer is for getting drunk on.

So following that, the most important qualities must surely be, easy to drink, not too much gas, no rotton or weird aftertastes that makes you want to prematurely empty your stomach contents, and no head splitting migraine the next morning.

The only thing wrong with VB & most CUB products, is that the bean counters have designated an alcohol content for maximum sales, not maximum effect. The beers would all be better if the alcohol contennt was cranked a further 2 - 3.5% IMO.

As for anything made by Tooheys,XXXX or Swan - see the comment about weird or foul aftertastes.

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Now a discussion of fabulous Aussie wines.................. The silence from zpete will be deafening!

did the Skip's among us hear about your ex-PM gettin' a shoe thrown at him?

It happened in the student club I used to (and my GF still) run the bar for.

Howard getting the boot...

I just don't understand all these people who think drinking beer is the same as drinking good wines.

Beer is for getting drunk on.

If you just want to get drunk metho and lemonade will do the trick . I wouldn't say beer is the same as drinking wine - It is better (But I don't like wine). Beers have many distinct and enjoyable flavours that can all be enjoyed (I suppose like a fine wine).

did the Skip's among us hear about your ex-PM gettin' a shoe thrown at him?

Poor little Johnny! I met him at a work dinner recently and got a photo with him. He looks just as awkward posing for photos in real life. I think I'll make a nice Christmas card with mine (for comical reasons not out of undying love of the man).

beer is like any other alcohol. It IS for getting drunk on.

However, also like any other alcohol, there are the cheaper "Lesh get pished" ones, and the fine-dining varieties.

Off the top of my head I can think of:

[first entry = get pished ------ second entry = fine-dining variety]

Beer:

(almost) any brand -------- a lot of belgian (and some other) beers

Wine

(same as beer --------------- except replace belgian by french/italian)

Rum

(Bacardi, Capt Morgan ------------- Zacapa, Flor de Cana, etc...)

Tequila

(jose Cuervo clasico/gold, tequila Sauze -------------- Jose Cuervo Reserva/Herradura/Corralejo/Sauze Reserva (nb: Even the cheap brands have fine variety)

Even Cream of whisky....

(Baileys ---------------- Carolans)

Australia has been having great problems recently with a flood of asylum seekers determined to live here permanently.

Most believe these boot people are really just economic refugees.

At last someone has stood up to say they must be turned away before they ruin Australia:

Shut the door on Kiwi migrants:

Labor MP says Australia must cut off New Zealand migration to prevent an 'environmental disaster'.

Australia should shut the door to thousands of New Zealanders to help stabilise the nation's population at 26 million by 2050, federal Labor backbencher Kelvin Thomson says.

Migration from New Zealand is uncapped and the number of Kiwis permanently settling has jumped from 16,400 in 2002-03 to 47,800 last financial year.

Mr Thomson said if Australia was to avoid an "environmental disaster", net overseas migration needed to be slashed from 213,500 to 70,000 a year.

In particular, the trans-Tasman travel arrangement with New Zealand would need to be renegotiated to do away with "the open door", he said in a speech to a community group in Melbourne yesterday.

Instead, New Zealanders should be offered places made available when people leave Australia to live elsewhere.

Mr Thomson said population growth in Australia was now a "runaway train".

Official projections show the country having 35 million people by 2050, which was unsustainable, he said.

Stabilising the population at 26 million would address "the declining quality of life in our cities, the traffic congestion and the disappearing backyards and open spaces".

AAP

Boot People:

Fry & Laurie do an "Australian Soap"

... if you're going to sleep with me you could at least do it to my face ....

20-20

O'Driscoll still finest footballer in the World

20-20

O'Driscoll still finest footballer in the World

Watched the match here in Vietnam on "Australia Network".

The commentary was OK, but the half-time pundits from the studio in OZland must have been watching an entirely different match.

They thought the shoulder-charge tackle that caused the sending-off was absolutely a normal thing in the aussie game, but did admit that there was some minor tinkering necessary in the wallabies line-out.

Personally, I thought both teams played to a very high standard, except that the wannabies line-out was awful.

Ad I love these last-kick equalisers/winners. (Wilkinson in the World Cup is the other)

A mate sent me this and I thought I'd post it here...

Rural Australian Computer Terminology

LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter.

LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.

MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.

DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.

HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.

KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys.

WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.

SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.

BYTE: What mozzies do.

MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do.

CHIP: A bar snack.

MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.

MODEM: What you did to the lawns.

LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps.

SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster.

HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.

MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.

MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up.

WEB: What spiders make.

WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah.

SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the Ute won't go.

CURSOR: What you say when the Ute won't go.

YAHOO: What you say when the Ute does go.

UPGRADE: A steep hill.

SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.

MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counterlunch.

USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.

NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.

INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.

NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover a hole in the net.

ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.

OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.

Nice one!

just finished reading a magnificent novel by an Aussie bloke,

A very excellent read indeed.

just finished reading a magnificent novel by an Aussie bloke,

A very excellent read indeed.

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eye open for it as it sounds an interesting read.

More information please, the dratted link wont open.

Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole

Thanks OC, looks readable, I'll watch out for it.

highly recommended - and it's even thai-related to some extent.

For a good story by an Aussie read Shantaram.

For a good story by an Aussie read Shantaram.

Interesting guy.

Link

I see it's going to be 44 degrees C. today in Bourke NSW.

Not a bad sort of a day to work up a thirst...................

43 in Adelaide yesterday...

Re: Shanataram -

Great novel/autobiog. Read it in India a couple of years ago. no better setting to read it in, really.

Edited November 21, 200916 yr by kayo

India's always been an enigma to me. I've passed though it a couple of times, and there's definitely things there I want to see.

Unfortunately the general ambiance of the country doesn't appeal.

India's always been an enigma to me. I've passed though it a couple of times, and there's definitely things there I want to see.

Unfortunately the general ambiance of the country doesn't appeal.

My feelings exactly.

Would love to visit, but..........

Have a friend who lives in Chennai, hubby, an airline pilot posted there.

She sends a reg update, some so sad, much frustration and lots funny to our way of life.

I wanna visit, but guess I may have to bite da bullet and just go.

Hey, I am happy visiting LoS, is there so much difference.......LOL

Hey, I am happy visiting LoS, is there so much difference.......LOL

Only about 50 years.

Edited November 30, 200916 yr by sibeymai

The Goanna

Will Abbott break the curse of the budgie smuggler?

He'll probably end up spending a lot of time on the beach anyway.

says it all really..

PerfectAussieKiss.mpg

If that's a see through chest, his lungs are awful........Stop the fags man before it's too late.