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  • 21-05-2009 01:20AM
    #1
    bealbocht
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 371 ✭✭


    oh many moons ago, in the last decade, century, millenium, I used to be a member of a newsgroup thingy.. forums having not really found their feet at the time, and it was a "tradation, or an old charter or something"*, that all polls offer the option of "free beer"

    it was a well respected tradation at the time, and even as only an option on a poll... who can deny that it is always nice to think about "free beer"

    just thougth I'd see what ye think...

    *if you recognise this phrase, the you as good as know what the forum was about...

    polls should include an option for free beer 2 votes

    polls should include an option for free beer
    0% 0 votes
    free beer
    100% 2 votes


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    bealbocht wrote: »
    oh many moons ago, in the last decade, century, millenium, I used to be a member of a newsgroup thingy.. forums having not really found their feet at the time, and it was a "tradation, or an old charter or something"*, that all polls offer the option of "free beer"

    it was a well respected tradation at the time, and even as only an option on a poll... who can deny that it is always nice to think about "free beer"

    just thougth I'd see what ye think...

    *if you recognise this phrase, the you as good as know what the forum was about...

    But is there such thing as free beer? Is it like a free lunch?

    Around these parts, we most certainly would like to think there is.

    Free Beer, FTW.


  • #3
    bealbocht
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 371 ✭✭bealbocht


    yes, it is a difficult one..

    I have been at "company do's" , that often the would provide "free beer" , but I suppose, the were just paying their due, for you just turning up in the morning, regardless of wheather you did any work or not.

    I have been to parties in a "brothers" house, and much beer was supplied, and enjoyed many, but in truth, I had a good idea of what was being drunk, and felt oblliged to return the favour one day... even if I havent yet bothered.

    I have been to more enlightened countries, where the price of beer was so cheap in supermarkets, that if someone was having a party, bringing your own beer was frowned upon... thats pretty good. But I have always spoiled it by making some "overly complimentary comment" about a fine looking woman, who always turns out to be the mans wife. Which kinda makes things a bit awlkard.

    I suppose it is an "ideal", a drinking mans Valhalla... something to aspire to, a place to go when you die .....

    FREE BEER


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