Turk Thrust

19 hours ago, Coconut said:

Possible a case of there being such a lack of choice that you subconsciously convince yourself that you're drinking something good.

Perhaps it's brewed slightly differently for export, or worse, contract brewed by some terrible UK brewery and dressed up as the authentic product? I can't see evidence of that online though.

Or it could just be poo? It is brewed by Heineken after all.

Personally I don't touch anything by 'Martons' tbh. Marstons haven't existed since about 1998 after a hostile takeover by Wolverhampton & Dudley who've slowly, slowly reduced the quality of every beer they brew (along with those from smaller breweries they've bought out along the way such as Wychwood, Ringwood and many more). Their beers are soon to be brewed by Carlsberg so may even take a further downturn in quality.

Think you're overthinking it. More likely to be the same as a holiday romance.   It feels different when you're back home. Oddly enough Nigerian beers all have sorghum added which supposedly alters the taste but I've never noticed. 

And not really worried about who owns Marston's - I think the Old Empire IPA at 5.7 is great!

14 hours ago, reverendo de duivel said:

I always though Guinness was the big selling drink in Nigeria?

Lager beers are the really big sellers. In Ghana for instance there are Club, Gulder and Star. Nigeria has loads of breweries. Guinness Foreign Extra is a big seller in all the old colonial countries around the world sometimes brewed under licence or as in Ghana brewed by Guinness Ghana. It's 7.5% (except in Malaysia where it's 8%) but very expensive. Lovely drink with none of the bitterness of the stout. Available in UK as well. 

It's strange how beer can taste different depending where you are. I've made about 25 trips to Anglophone west Africa and drank bottles and bottles of Star beer which is the best selling beer in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria. Over there it tastes great- cold and tasty and 5%. I've found somewhere near me that sells it so bought a couple and settled down to savour it. In the cool and cloudy UK it tasted like otter piss. Even in the recent hot weather it was no better. Ah well back to Marston's Old Empire. 

5 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

But the reason the Thai bloke wasn't there was that the message said "Meet at twenty to ten", but the Thai only recognises digital times.  If it had said "Meet at 21:40", he'd have been there, and they'd have all got in!
Now, whether this is down to language barrier, or sheer stupidity on the Thai's part, or a deliberate and cruel hatchet job by the message sender, is not for me to say, but either way, it was an unfortunate occurrence, and yet here you are, making light of the situation, and treating this whole avoidable mis-hap as a bloody joke!  Heck, they missed out on drinking time because of this.  It ain't funny, and you blaming the poor innocent Thai geezer does not improve matters!

Shame on you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe I'm over-thinking it?  ? 

Nurse! He's out of bed again!

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-

an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"

I met my wife in Spain. I said " what are you doing here? Who's looking after the kids?"

I bought 12 bees from a beekeeper. He gave 13. I told him he'd given one too many but he said "that one's a freebie "

After watching an episode of Plebs where Grumio was going to make Surf and Turf meals that rhymed, such as Eel and Veal or Clam and Ham, I decided to make Salmon and Gammon.   Not a match made in heaven. Not recommended. 

Man goes in a pub. His tie is fastened with a clip. The barman says "Out!  We don't like your tie pin here"

3 hours ago, ThePrisoner said:

He doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Well he was legless in the first place

The latest phrase to add to my list of phrases that for some reason really annoy me (ie beginning an answer with "so..."; back in the day; it is what it is; and same old, same old) is "from the get go". What a stupid phrase. I know it's an abbreviated form of " get ready, get set, go" but what's wrong  with "from the start"?

I had catarrh in Qatar, cracked a toe in Krakatoa. Thank goodness I didn't go to Bangkok!

2 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

I imagine the spoken "could've" has morphed into "could of", without people realising it.

Agree. But that doesn't excuse people actually writing "could of"

People (and lots of posters on here) using "of" instead of "have". As in "could of "should of". 

I'm in my 70s and can't recall ever anyone saying (or writing) this years ago. It's not dialect it's just lazy. 

People (and lots of posters on here) using "of" instead of "have". As in "could of "should of". 

I'm in my 70s and can't recall ever anyone saying (or writing) this years ago. It's not dialect it's just lazy. 

Current nonsensical phrases that for some reason annoy me

1. It is what it is

2. Back in the day

3. Same old, same old

4. Beginning an answer with "So"

grrrr!

Why do people say that something is "cheap at half the price"?  Of course everything is cheap if it's half the price. The phrase is "cheap at twice the price" meaning that even if it costs twice as much it would still be cheap. Grrr!

I'm feeling a bit sad today. My wife has ran off with the man next door and ooh I do miss him

Z

She said You show me your collection of old rags and I'll show you my bosom.   It was tit for tat

I'm currently in Dubai on business. It's 43c and a bit sticky. God knows what I'll be eating tonight but who on earth (apart from some strange individuals on this forum) eats moussaka and curried chickpeas for breakfast?  Very odd hotel 

Irritated rather than annoyed but it's that much overused word "absolutely". You hear it all the time in answer to a question  or anything requiring a yes or indeed  

Q Are you going out tonight?  A Absolutely!"     I think it's going to be hot today.   Absolutely. 

Q Do you think we will win? A Absolutely 

Ok I've had my say. Do you think I should now go and lie down? Absolutely!

I rang the secretary of my local Ramblers club but he just went on and on and on...... C. 

My uncle had a lead pacemaker fitted. When he died we buried him with a heavy heart ....

My uncle had a neck brace fitted. He's never looked back since