tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post114583737366793443..comments2024-03-23T22:14:24.292-04:00Comments on Wisdom Weasel: Cousin Jim Shall henceforth Be Called "Kip the Kenyan".Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1146010887918452022006-04-25T20:21:00.000-04:002006-04-25T20:21:00.000-04:00Gritty's Pub Style is a nice pale ale. Nice touch...Gritty's Pub Style is a nice pale ale. Nice touch changing the name from "Gritty McDuff's Pale Ale," too. I also like their Scottish Ale. That probably makes me a rube.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145992937331089862006-04-25T15:22:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:22:00.000-04:00Oh Danny Boy, the pints, the pints are calling...A...Oh Danny Boy, the pints, the pints are calling...<BR/><BR/>Amusing though this is, I'll leave you and Joe to continue the banter. I'm off to the pub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145992629896650702006-04-25T15:17:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:17:00.000-04:00Cuz; we are going to have a barrel of a local good...Cuz; we are going to have a barrel of a local good 'un called Shipyard on, as well as cases of St Peter's Organic ale from Bungay and Black Sheep from Masham in Wensleydale wedged under select chairs.<BR/><BR/>The Atlantic Brewing Company of Bar Harbor does a decent brew, as well.<BR/><BR/>Ohhhhhhhhh... that's it. I'm stopping at the shop on the way home.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145992193157591202006-04-25T15:09:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:09:00.000-04:00Ha! Here it's already beer o'clock.In (I believe) ...Ha! Here it's already beer o'clock.<BR/><BR/>In (I believe) the only ever musical homage to Tennent's Super - Alabama 3's 'The Old Purple Tin', D Wayne Love clearly croons 'Sweet 9% Lord of the state that I'm in'. Consider your strength ratio boosted accordingly.<BR/><BR/>Joe - it's fair to say we were more popular with Jimi too. He was especially fond of our sleeping pills and ambulances, if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145990255620701752006-04-25T14:37:00.000-04:002006-04-25T14:37:00.000-04:00Damnit! Now you have both got me day dreaming and ...Damnit! Now you have both got me day dreaming and I want to knock off work early and go and drink beer.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145989995635544102006-04-25T14:33:00.000-04:002006-04-25T14:33:00.000-04:00Much bottled North American beer tastes like cack ...Much bottled North American beer tastes like cack when warm, even the (jolly decent) IPAs. <BR/><BR/>Another thing you might find odd, Jimbo: the labelling of various microbrews as "Scottish Ale" is considered a selling point rather than a negative!<BR/><BR/>6.25%; I'm half as strong as Tennent's Super, me.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145989475894941372006-04-25T14:24:00.000-04:002006-04-25T14:24:00.000-04:00A euphamism, indeed, Jim. You are the second memb...A euphamism, indeed, Jim. You are the second member of the weasel clan to invoke Hendrix (or whoever you prefer) in addressing me. I believe Hey Joe was always more popular, as we say in these parts, "across the pond."<BR/><BR/>Weasel - "down cellar." Spoken like a native!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145987520160486902006-04-25T13:52:00.000-04:002006-04-25T13:52:00.000-04:00Ah Joe. Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe.Like Weasel, as ...Ah Joe. Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe.<BR/><BR/>Like Weasel, as a fellow native of England's shapely rump, I can confirm that the beer abides not in the fridge, but lives in a keg at the pub, where it is served at a temperature of around 54 degrees fahrenheit, is brown in colour, not prone to sudden foaming, and has a thin filmy head. If things brings to mind an image of Gandhi, then it shouldn't.<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145973490735782812006-04-25T09:58:00.000-04:002006-04-25T09:58:00.000-04:00I can neither run marathons nor grow a beard (a re...I can neither run marathons nor grow a beard (a real impediment in Maine). I do however know all the words to <EM>Karma Chameleon</EM> despite never having made a concious effort to learn them. Is that a record, Norris?<BR/><BR/>Joe; I also put my returnable bottles down cellar, so I suppose I could also claim bouts on the stairmaster every time I polish off a bottle of Geary's.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145968063139364122006-04-25T08:27:00.000-04:002006-04-25T08:27:00.000-04:00cuzzen jim, please tell the world what we're all w...cuzzen jim, please tell the world what we're all waiting to hear about your training regimen:<BR/><BR/>What shelf is the beer on?<BR/><BR/>In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I keep the beer on the top shelf. However, the fridge is one with the freezer on the bottom, and I keep the beer toward the back, so it can be a bit of a reach to get one.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145948374498038552006-04-25T02:59:00.000-04:002006-04-25T02:59:00.000-04:00I like to think this marks my transition from occa...I like to think this marks my transition from occasional bit-player to A-list member in Weasel's skewed parallel universe...<BR/><BR/>Cheers for the plaudits, Cuz, though I have run marathons a good bit quicker than that; just not in the ambulant carnival that is London.<BR/><BR/>I should also point out that the beard went a good eighteen months ago - once I realised that between yourself and outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145923700380668912006-04-24T20:08:00.000-04:002006-04-24T20:08:00.000-04:00Yeah, I sort of think of you as the poster boy for...Yeah, I sort of think of you as the poster boy for that saying.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145904929545232642006-04-24T14:55:00.000-04:002006-04-24T14:55:00.000-04:00You know me Joe, mens sana in corpore sano and all...You know me Joe, <EM>mens sana in corpore sano</EM> and all that.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145898654778426792006-04-24T13:10:00.000-04:002006-04-24T13:10:00.000-04:00You are to be commended for your commitment to exe...You are to be commended for your commitment to exercising. A lazy man would put the beer on the top shelf.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.com