:beer: BEER! :beer:

Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> > Why do the English drink warm beer?> > > > Because Lucas makes refrigerators.>

Ah yes, Lucas....Prince of Darkness.

So, which English sports car do you/have you owned?

Have owned:

1962 Austin Healey Sprite, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1976 Triumph TR7, Wrapped around a telephone pole 1968 Triumph TR250, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1973 Triumph GT6, Bought running, continually stopped running, sold non-running; at the time now I miss it

And you, Michael?

The following were owned by my old man when I was growing up:

Austin Healey 100 MGC (six pot!) Austin America (air bag suspension) Ford Cortina Rover 3500 S (Buick V8! Range/Land Rover used it in one form or another until just recently) And a very bad early 70's British Leyland product........

I'm sorry I can't remember the years. I did get to drive the Healey before it was sold. I was just a kid with all the other cars.

However, as a SCCA member, I get my fill of classic English sports cars. I'll just let other folks deal with them! :D

Mmmmmm Bulmers Cider. Very very nice.

The legendary Guinness can be very good if you can get a good pint, which is increasingly difficult nowadays, even over here in the home of the stuff.

Organic lagers and ales are rather nice too, cos of the lack of any "chemical" aftertaste. They go down very easy, you can drink them all night, but the following morning you will feel like you've been hit by a truck (or at least I do...)

I can manage about 3 to 4 Buds before feeling queasy - while I appreciate that others do like the stuff, it's just not for me. Sorry.

Aside from that I love my JD but had to give it up, cos it gave me a sore ear... if ya know what I mean...

Originally posted by Sean Taugher Elias & Feline,What do you guys do in Greece for hangovers??

The best way to beat the "morning after" hangover - and believe me I've tried almost every remedy - is... BEER . Just drink a glass and the headache is gone :)

Originally posted by feline > Originally posted by Sean Taugher> Elias & Feline,> > What do you guys do in Greece for hangovers??

The best way to beat the "morning after" hangover - and believe me I've tried almost every remedy - is... BEER . Just drink a glass and the headache is gone :)

Barbeque flavour Hula Hoops! Work every time!

Originally posted by Element115 > Originally posted by Sean Taugher> Elias & Feline,> > What do you guys do in Greece for hangovers??

Not intended for me to respond, I know, but despite it being an obvious answer, I couldn't let it go.....

They probably get wasted the night before like all the rest of us!!!

wha,wha,whaaaaaaaaa...

Originally posted by Sound of Confusion > Originally posted by feline> > > > Originally posted by Sean Taugher> > Elias & Feline,> > > > What do you guys do in Greece for hangovers??>

The best way to beat the "morning after" hangover - and believe me I've tried almost every remedy - is... BEER . Just drink a glass and the headache is gone :)

Barbeque flavour Hula Hoops! Work every time!

i tend to wake up with a hangover just before i have to leave for work, so i can't grab a beer 'n' go. i usually end up eating a vegetarian burrito (beans, cheese, rice, sour cream, lettuce, tomato) with loads of hot sauce. then drink 3 cups of coffee and some water when i get to work. works like a charm

Originally posted by Michael McDermott > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> > > > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > > > > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> > > Why do the English drink warm beer?> > > > > > Because Lucas makes refrigerators.> > >

Ah yes, Lucas....Prince of Darkness.

So, which English sports car do you/have you owned?

Have owned:

1962 Austin Healey Sprite, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1976 Triumph TR7, Wrapped around a telephone pole 1968 Triumph TR250, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1973 Triumph GT6, Bought running, continually stopped running, sold non-running; at the time now I miss it

And you, Michael?

The following were owned by my old man when I was growing up:

Austin Healey 100 MGC (six pot!) Austin America (air bag suspension) Ford Cortina Rover 3500 S (Buick V8! Range/Land Rover used it in one form or another until just recently) And a very bad early 70's British Leyland product........

I'm sorry I can't remember the years. I did get to drive the Healey before it was sold. I was just a kid with all the other cars.

However, as a SCCA member, I get my fill of classic English sports cars. I'll just let other folks deal with them! :D

What, you don't like money pits?

Well, New Order, English cars, and politics...you're right 2 out of three times! Could this be, as Humphrey Bogart said at the end of Casablanca, the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> > > > > > > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > > > > > > > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> > > > Why do the English drink warm beer?> > > > > > > > Because Lucas makes refrigerators.> > > > > >

Ah yes, Lucas....Prince of Darkness.

So, which English sports car do you/have you owned?

Have owned:

1962 Austin Healey Sprite, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1976 Triumph TR7, Wrapped around a telephone pole 1968 Triumph TR250, Bought non-running, sold non-running 1973 Triumph GT6, Bought running, continually stopped running, sold non-running; at the time now I miss it

And you, Michael?

The following were owned by my old man when I was growing up:

Austin Healey 100 MGC (six pot!) Austin America (air bag suspension) Ford Cortina Rover 3500 S (Buick V8! Range/Land Rover used it in one form or another until just recently) And a very bad early 70's British Leyland product........

I'm sorry I can't remember the years. I did get to drive the Healey before it was sold. I was just a kid with all the other cars.

However, as a SCCA member, I get my fill of classic English sports cars. I'll just let other folks deal with them! :D

What, you don't like money pits?

Well, New Order, English cars, and politics...you're right 2 out of three times! Could this be, as Humphrey Bogart said at the end of Casablanca, the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

It could very well be. I would much rather argue, for example, that the Mks. II and IV Ford GT 40's were the greatest sports cars of all time, than politics.

Remember, the GT 40 started out as a UK Ford project. :D

OK, Michael, I'll bite. First, I know next to nothing about the GT40, so I could be totally off-base on this, but isn't the GT40 a race car, as opposed to a sports car (the difference being that sports cars were produced for sale to the mass market, and were raced in souped-up versions, while race cars were primarily produced to win races, and remembering that Maserati did both)?

Assuming that the GT40 was never produced for the mass market (which may be an incorrect assumption on my part), then I would argue that it is not properly an English sports car. I would also ask if the GT40 was ever produced in England, especially the Mark II and the Mark IV, which you have claimed as the greatest English sports cars.

Oops, I see that you argued they are the greatest sports cars of all time, rather than the greatest English sports cars.

Discuss.

Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr Oops, I see that you argued they are the greatest sports cars of all time, rather than the greatest English sports cars.Discuss.

I don't have much time since I'm getting ready to leave for Texas' Seattle (Austin) for a cousin's wedding.

However:

The GT 40 Mk I was a proper English sports/race car. (A point of clarification is needed here. When I said "sports car" I meant it in terms of how the FIA grouped race cars in the 50's/60's. Now the Mks. I,II and IV were pure racing machines in the "sports car" category - two seats, a "boot"...really a metal box that was placed in the engine compartment as it was a mid engined machine...and a few other requirements. But the Mk III was a purpose built road car made in the UK.) The Mks II and IV were delveloped primarily by Ford USA, Shelby American and Holman/Moody.

Crap, I'm out of time. I'll finish Sunday night.

Cheers! :)

...and take this car junk elsewhere! this thread is suppossed to be about BEER! :D

Originally posted by Sean Taugher ...and take this car junk elsewhere! this thread is suppossed to be about BEER! :D

Done!

OK, back to beer - I'm interested to know how everybody orders beers in the different countries (ie when you're drinking on tap, rather than by the bottle). Here in Victoria, Oz you can order a "pot" (small glass = 285ml) or a pint - have to admit that after 5 yrs since moving here I still feel funny asking for a "pot of beer" - somehow just doesn't sound right.

"I'd like two pots of 'whatever' please..." That sounds weird... Here in Greece you usually ask for a "cricker"* (I have absolutely no idea what language that is, how and when they started to use it, or what it means, I'm not even sure if that's how it's spelled using the latin alphabet) and define whether you want a big one, which is a little less than a pint, or a small one, wich is the same as a glass... But most beers are bottled here, except Amstel, Mac Farland (a lovely red beer , btw), Murphy's and a few imported others that only certain bars and pubs have.

*Yes, that's even weirder than "pot"

i've noticed that in the U.S. the bars don't offer any beer in a bottle that they have on tap (except, maybe bud). this way, all we lazy asses have to do is say "can i get a _____?" if you do run into the problem of having to choose, you tac on "bottle" or "draft" and the serving sizes for draft beers vary from bar to bar.

Sean, if you think you'll enjoy coffee in Portland's many fine cafes, you'll love the microbrews available in Portland's many fine pubs! Beer culture here is split between those who really savor great beers, and those who rebel against the trendiness and elitism of the expensive microbrews and imports by drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon, and only PBR. Ironically, drinking PBR is VERY trendy here!

Looking forward to your band coming to town in August; hopefully I'll have some funds available to enjoy a coffee or two and a beer or two!

nothing wrong with a PBR now'n'then... helps keep your bearings.