Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[LostPrincess13]

Ah that was sooo good.

I can't remember enjoying anyones birthday as much as Princess's.

WE're still laughing at Ricky-the-run-out-Ponting's dissmissal.


By the way, now she's turned 18, Parker will have to pay her for all she does round here.

Awww, I'm glad to hear that! I don't mind the work load Mr. Parker! Although, it would be nice to have a lil incentive...

[The Atheist]

Note for gentlemen (and others).

Swine flu is a pig.

I've had it all week and only just starting to come right now - I think & HOPE!

I have had worse viruses, but this little sucker is really resilient - it just loves hanging around and making you feel crook.

Get vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available.

[prendrelemick]

I hope it can't spread electronically.

[Niamh]

Note for gentlemen (and others).

Swine flu is a pig.

I've had it all week and only just starting to come right now - I think & HOPE!

I have had worse viruses, but this little sucker is really resilient - it just loves hanging around and making you feel crook.

Get vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available.

just rest. I've known people who have had it. Hope you feel better soon.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Gentlemen,
I’ll have you know that for the past week or so, my mind, I use that term loosely, has been held hostage by the imagery and sound of those confounded Wurzel’s, crickets and wild turkey. A myriad of chaotic thoughts have been darting about in my head. Early this morning, the thoughts had finally coalesced into a eureka moment :

Are you a man’s man!? Do you spend your days slugging through the moors tracking stray sheep? Have your lungs turned into a couple of sandbags from breathing dust all day punching cattle in Paducah? Either way my friend, you’ve put in a hard day of toil and deserve a break and the best way to wash that dust down your gullet is with a Wild Wurzel! Wild Wurzel will warm the cockles of your soul and bring succor to the weariness in your bones.

I’m intrigued, do tell, what is this Wild Wurzel you speak of?

Well my friend, it is the twenty-first century rage among mixed drink connoisseurs. Sodbusters, Blokes, Neo-Mods and Bohemian Clods are all singing the praises of this nectar of the gods. It is an unfathomable blend of one part Wild Turkey 101, the finest Kentucky whiskey known to man and two parts Wurzel cider, a dram of jalapeño juice and one dried Gryllidae Nemobiinae.

So hurry up and finish that Sunday roast and Yorkshire pudding, throw a couple more chunks of peat or prairie Frisbees on the fire and let your mind take a walk on the wild side, try a Wild Wurzel today. You’ll be sing’n with the crickets tonight!

LEGALESE FINE PRINT:

Wild Wurzel has medicinal value particularly in staving off ailments such as swine flu, dry rot and moor rash.

Wild Wurzel is not to be transported or consumed beyond the borders of Texas or Yorkshire County.

Extreme caution must be employed in regards to the volume of Wild Wurzel consumed. Overindulgence will often lead to fits of rage or the welling up of a prideful tear while slurring sentimental battle cries from the Alamo or Towton.

It is strongly recommended that ONLY the species; Gryllidae Nemobiinae be used in the concoction. Any other specie will likely produce a horrific outburst in the presence of the porcelain god.

[prendrelemick]

Sounds like a cocktale to me.


Are you related to Jocky by any chance?

are pararie frisbees a bovine scatological fuel source.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Sounds like a cocktale to me.


Are you related to Jocky by any chance?

are pararie frisbees a bovine scatological fuel source.

No blood relation, but I believe we do share the same seamstress; he for his kilt and I for my chaps.

Aye, and a great fuel source they be. For campfire entertainment you can try the fire toss. get a few blokes to circle the fire about thirty paces away and see you can get their frisbee into the fire. Remember the old addage that "smoke follows beauty" so you better hope you're an ugly cuss, cuz that stuff stinks!

[prendrelemick]

Tried it once (we were drunk) at a mates house, with dry (ish) horse dung. It didn't work. It nearly caused the fire to go out and made alot of smoke and stink. This was indoors in his fire place. When his wife threw us out, I noticed the night around the house had suddenly become foggy, a strange fog, that was rolling down the hill from his chimney engulfing the village below. People still talk of,"The night of the Great Stink" in these parts.

[Scheherazade]

Swine flu is a pig.

I've had it all week and only just starting to come right now - I think & HOPE!

Hope you are better by now, Atheist!

[The Atheist]

Hope you are better by now, Atheist!

Yes finally, thanks.

Amazing damned thing - I posted that a week ago, and it's really only yesterday that I could claim to have shaken the blighter off. Strange virus; three times I thought I'd beaten it, but I can tell the difference now I feel 100% that I was only at about 80% and kidding myself.

God, it feels so good to feel well again!

[The Comedian]

God, it feels so good to feel well again!

Nice!

[LostPrincess13]

I'm really glad you're feeling better Mr. Atheist!

[The Atheist]

Thanks!

It's bloody good to feel 100% again. One thing about being sick is that when you do feel better, you feel better than before because you forget how sick you felt!

[LitNetIsGreat]

Thanks!

It's bloody good to feel 100% again. One thing about being sick is that when you do feel better, you feel better than before because you forget how sick you felt!

Absolutely true. I was sick for three or four days a couple of weeks ago, the first thing I did when I was better was to eat and drink with such frenzy, oh the joy to be able to taste again! I got hold of some great beer and cheese and relished every drink and bite!

And speaking of great beer, I believe there is a wee Belgian waiting for me downstairs right now...

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

It's bloody good to feel 100% again. One thing about being sick is that when you do feel better, you feel better than before because you forget how sick you felt!

It's good to have you back 100%.

Tried it once (we were drunk) at a mates house, with dry (ish) horse dung. It didn't work. It nearly caused the fire to go out and made alot of smoke and stink. This was indoors in his fire place. When his wife threw us out, I noticed the night around the house had suddenly become foggy, a strange fog, that was rolling down the hill from his chimney engulfing the village below. People still talk of,"The night of the Great Stink" in these parts.

Great story!
Not only should we "keep our powder dry", it would seem that we should keep our dung dry!

"The night of the great stink" sounds like the makings of a great campfire story or a movie.

Gilliatt