tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post9059991155886432343..comments2024-03-29T04:31:31.707+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Sneaky!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-38737560629280819212016-01-05T18:24:23.866+00:002016-01-05T18:24:23.866+00:00You're damn right they are coming for us, very...You're damn right they are coming for us, very quietly but they are! And we won't realise it until they're in our very pubs! I wrote about the ridiculous advert too.. found it to be very offensive!Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-56639044105369429482016-01-05T17:35:05.931+00:002016-01-05T17:35:05.931+00:00In this day an age, using "sin" as a det...In this day an age, using "sin" as a deterrent when addressing the general public looks a bit silly, and even desperate, perhaps. Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525892820409340027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-59080694052037638022016-01-05T00:45:33.952+00:002016-01-05T00:45:33.952+00:00You could even "buy" (in the form of an ...<i>You could even "buy" (in the form of an additional donation) "permission" to drink during the dry month</i><br /><br />Blimey. Are they still offering that?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-40039505188252312212016-01-05T00:14:27.860+00:002016-01-05T00:14:27.860+00:00This is a topic I too have visited over the last c...This is a topic I too have visited over the last couple of days. <br /><br />That Cancer Research advert is described as 'hilarious'. As a qualified English teacher, I can confirm that the <i>Daily Fail</i> clearly does not understand the meaning of the word.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-90780092749397302512016-01-04T22:14:17.383+00:002016-01-04T22:14:17.383+00:00Those nipple tassels are really disturbing!
This ...Those nipple tassels are really disturbing!<br /><br />This year there seems to be a more robust response, with people turning it back on them by promoting dry-hopped ale and dry cider.<br /><br />It has to be recognised that there's no way this can be appeased or accommodated. As I said in the post, if you concede the health argument to them, there's no way you're ever going to win.<br /><br />Fortunately, in the age of the internet and social media, there are plenty of opportunities for individuals to challenge them. And I don't think neo-Prohibitionism really enjoys much grass-roots support.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-69787710531998700742016-01-04T21:05:19.915+00:002016-01-04T21:05:19.915+00:00An old German proverb states, “Charity sees the ne...An old German proverb states, “Charity sees the need, not the cause.”<br /><br />Charity is big business, and there are more “causes” being added to the list on an almost daily basis. People get involved in a “My cause is more important than your cause” argument. “How can you care about polar bears when there are children starving in Africa?”<br /><br />I therefore wonder how much of the funds, raised by well-meaning donors on behalf of Cancer Research UK, were wasted on this puerile piece of advertising? Also, how much of the money raised by charities goes on admin, additional fund-raising and sky-high executive salaries?<br /><br />By all means raise money for good causes, if that’s what floats your boat, but there’s no need to be so smug about it, and there is certainly no need to castigate people who enjoy the odd drink or two as “sinners”. <br /><br />Finally, remember that there is no money in the “cure”, however cynical it may sound to say so.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47352703052402730572016-01-04T20:28:51.828+00:002016-01-04T20:28:51.828+00:00Coming for the smokers ruining the air and the exp...Coming for the smokers ruining the air and the experience for a large number of people (whether most or not) in pubs is one thing. Coming for average drinkers is another thing.<br /><br />How are they making inroads? By resorting to bizarro adverts? What *is* with the tassles? Is that a pub thing on New Year's Eve?Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-24076869517311525942016-01-04T19:54:07.403+00:002016-01-04T19:54:07.403+00:00I noted the quasi-religious stuff when I wrote abo...I noted the quasi-religious stuff when I wrote about this stuff three years ago. It’s really blatant. Binge – go dry – binge – go dry, sin – penance – sin – penance. It is no surprise to see them actually using the word sin this year. You could even "buy" (in the form of an additional donation) "permission" to drink during the dry month, just as bishops used to sell indulgences.<br /> <br />Which shows that the prohibitionists don’t accept the idea of responsible drinking at all. There's no healthy amount of sin, is there? That’s why the message is never "cut down"; it’s always "cut it out" and "there is no safe level" and "see how much better you feel without alcohol".Barmhttp://refreshingbeer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-50532897759490090402016-01-04T19:54:01.049+00:002016-01-04T19:54:01.049+00:00Mudgie's always right.
Never mind the alcohol...Mudgie's always right.<br /><br />Never mind the alcohol (and nipple tassles), that's the most obese Burnley fan I've ever seen. Isn't obesity the real sin here ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-6973828494265242072016-01-04T18:58:21.931+00:002016-01-04T18:58:21.931+00:00You are bloody lucky to get a credit!You are bloody lucky to get a credit!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13483096091118663062016-01-04T18:36:45.955+00:002016-01-04T18:36:45.955+00:00You are always welcome to rip any photos of mine o...You are always welcome to rip any photos of mine off and stick 'em on yer blog. It would be an honour, like.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com