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Old 11-08-2011, 00:03
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and also though it was rank but I had a can tonight and it wasn't that bad
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:04
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I had a couple of cans before work once (was sitting in the garden catching some rays). I thought they were a classier version of Carlsberg ( and didn't realise they were higher proof (or associated with tramps) - so I was surprised when I felt ever so slightly drunk.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:06
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and also though it was rank but I had a can tonight and it wasn't that bad
Maybe your TRAMP TRANSFORMATION has just reached 10%.

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Old 11-08-2011, 00:09
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Maybe i've just made the leap from average drunk to total whino
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:14
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They were created for WInston Churchill... have some pride in them.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:14
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Just another media myth.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:16
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I had a couple of cans before work once (was sitting in the garden catching some rays). I thought they were a classier version of Carlsberg ( and didn't realise they were higher proof (or associated with tramps) - so I was surprised when I felt ever so slightly drunk.
I don't advise it if you like your job.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:19
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I don't advise it if you like your job.
This was just a dishwashing job. And I wasn't actually drunk, just felt a slight effect, normally a couple of beers doesn't do a thing. Also it was quite a long walk to work so by the time I got there I was basically sober.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:20
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and also though it was rank but I had a can tonight and it wasn't that bad
The tramps of my youth were more partial to a can of Tennant's Super or Special Vat cider ( 2 litre )
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:21
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I had a couple of cans before work once (was sitting in the garden catching some rays). I thought they were a classier version of Carlsberg ( and didn't realise they were higher proof (or associated with tramps) - so I was surprised when I felt ever so slightly drunk.
It does give you a nice little buzz after half a can. I tamed the second can with cider and blackcurrent though
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:24
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It does give you a nice little buzz after half a can. I tamed the second can with cider and blackcurrent though
Yeah, it was a little buzz, didn't affect my work at all.

I also remember having an alcohol free beer on my lunch break once at this same workplace, cause I like to have a beer out in the sun. And the look on the duty manager's face when he saw me, priceless. Didn't actually realise you couldn't drink on your lunch break, I thought I was being extra sensible by having an alcohol-free beer, but he was still pissed off with me.
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Old 11-08-2011, 00:27
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I hope you weren't drinking Kaliber

If I wasn't drinking in a pub i'd ask for water with ice. Why pay more for flat cola than you would for a nice cold refreshing pint
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Old 11-08-2011, 01:45
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WhiteLighting is quite scary to drink.
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:57
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Special Brew is disgusting, god knows how they make it taste so bad. I've had Belgian beers that were stronger and didn't taste like it so it's not the alcohol strength.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:20
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Special Brew is disgusting, god knows how they make it taste so bad. I've had Belgian beers that were stronger and didn't taste like it so it's not the alcohol strength.
True. Trappist beers taste good. Special Brew etc., not so good.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:55
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Made some snakebite from Special Brew and Strongbow Super some years back. It was near undrinkable, but with a bit of resolve, three of us drank the lot.

We were very drunk but surprisingly hangover free the next day.
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Old 11-08-2011, 09:20
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The tramps of my youth were more partial to a can of Tennant's Super or Special Vat cider ( 2 litre )
My youth goes back a few years before yours I can imagine. We use to refer to such tramps as "methers". Apparently they use to drink methylated spirits - hence the name! I have a vague recollection of them drinking large bottles of wine too. I think the wine was called Thunderbird?

Where I live there are three popular locations popular with the local tramps. There is always a familiar crowd of them and they alternate between the three locations depending on the weather. Their current preferred tipple seems to large 2 to 3 litre bottles of Strongbow cider. I assume they are attracted by the 50% extra free bottles as sold by the local Londis and Spar shops. Tramps have an eye for a bargain it seems.
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Old 11-08-2011, 09:45
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I haven't seen a tramp in years...
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Old 11-08-2011, 09:48
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In Italy they have Tennents Super on tap in a lot of bars.

The first few sips are rank, but then your tastebuds shut down and it tastes ok..
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:08
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In Italy they have Tennents Super on tap in a lot of bars.

The first few sips are rank, but then your tastebuds shut down and it tastes ok..
I drunk tennents supers everyday for years ....ended up on an alcohol unit , met a lot of carlsberg special drinkers there . Worse than smack really. Im not being judgmental or arsey about it....just saying , be careful like.
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:14
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I drunk tennents supers everyday for years ....ended up on an alcohol unit , met a lot of carlsberg special drinkers there . Worse than smack really. Im not being judgmental or arsey about it....just saying , be careful like.
Hopefully, the alcohol unit introduced you to the joy of real ales as a healthy alternative?

I don't know how anyone can drink lager, "special" or otherwise. It's insipid, yeasty muck.
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:30
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Hopefully, the alcohol unit introduced you to the joy of real ales as a healthy alternative?

I don't know how anyone can drink larger, "special" or otherwise. It's insipid, yeasty muck.
Nah...far to scared to drink now ( havent drunk since ) but I do believe its quite possible that if someone like yourself had introduced me to real ales instead and taught me "how to" drink I wouldnt have ended up there. Super strength lagers are BAD. I was practically mainlining em.
I,ll be watching the cricket in a minute and do you know....as the cameras pan around the spectators I can spot every single pint theyre holding ....does my head in .
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:31
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tramp! lol
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:41
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who me ? ....bloody hell towards the end of it I didnt have a settee I had a bench or might as well have.
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Old 11-08-2011, 10:48
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Tramps and Teenagers have the same drinking habits, whatever is cheap & plentiful or gets you pissed for the least amount of money.
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