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[Diesel 11]

I'm sure you have catnip though

I don’t.

 

[Ariana]

Slightly Wee Kyle.
Crivens!

 

[LooseCannon]

At 9:32 eastern, or 13:32 UTC, it will be 50 years since the liftoff of Apollo 11.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

Is that the NASA thing when they sent a film crew to the moon to shoot the fake moon landing?

 

[LooseCannon]

Is that the NASA thing when they sent a film crew to the moon to shoot the fake moon landing?

Pretty well, put a few camera men on a rocket, landed on the moon so they could build the set.

 

[Brigantium]

Oor Wullie is a character from The Broons I think.

Oor Wullie is definitely not a character from the Broons. He's a stand alone character with his own cartoon strip which happened to alternate with the Broons in the Sunday Post every week. Shame on you!

 

[Black Wizard]

I'd better hand in my Scottish card then.

 

[Brigantium]

It helps that squillions of families in North East England used to buy the Sunday Post, not sure why. Not sure why anyone buys it, actually, except for The Broons and Oor Wullie.

Sudden thought: could Cried be Oor Wullie? He has a thing about a guy with a bucket.

 

[Magnus]

He has a thing about a guy with a bucket.

Beat me to it.

 

[Magnus]

Slightly Wee Kyle.
Crivens!

Prepare to meet Blue Billy Bigchin.

 

[Black Wizard]

Weetabix o'clock.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Beer o'clock.

I was supposed to be packing more stuff in boxes, preparing to move. I spent the first half of the day procrastinating flying instead.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

A representative of a teetotalist organization suggests tha all alcoholic beverages sold in Norway should have neutral packaging (i.e. no logos or fancy colours on bottles and cans). This so that Norwegians will drink less. Her response to some of the questions made me wonder if she was actually sober herself, because she was not making any sense.

 

[Magnus]

A representative of a teetotalist organization suggests tha all alcoholic beverages sold in Norway should have neutral packaging (i.e. no logos or fancy colours on bottles and cans). This so that Norwegians will drink less. Her response to some of the questions made me wonder if she was actually sober herself, because she was not making any sense.

Pff, just ask Russians if "no logos or fancy colours" ever stopped them.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

I guess we're talking somethng not too different from this

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

I guess we're talking somethng not too different from this

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You mean that when they no longer need to pay for the fancy packaging they can make a bigger product for the same price?

Win-Win!

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Well, that, or ...the fact that many young Norwegians have their first drinking experience either with stuff in white plastic cans, or cheap beer bought by older siblings, I doubt neutral bottles will change a thing.



I guess, however, that the teetotalers wouldn't have to feel tempted every time they visit a grocery store Maybe that's the real motivation?

 

[Brigantium]

I was just surprised to learn that there are teetotalers in Norway.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

An unholy union of a subset of Christian conservatives ... and Labour/union people actually managed to get Norway to try out prohibition for a few years (1916-1927). Only light beer was allowed.

The prohibition was ended by referendum, one of quite few that have been held since the first one in 1905 (on dissolution of the union with Sweden).

PS: During prohibition, doctors still had the right to prescribe spirits for medical purposes. They did become quite creative ...

 

[Black Wizard]

Iron Maiden beer wouldn't work with plain labels.