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violence, pornography, and rude words for the web generationen-us2011-04-23T23:20:58Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: final week, week 7
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-7
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 35: Mon 18 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--whitstable.jpg><br> Shepherd Neame<br>Whistable Bay ale </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 36: Tue 19 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--oranjeboom.jpg><br> Oranjeboom </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 37: Wed 20 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--tyskie.jpg><br> Tyskie </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 38: Thu 21 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--fursty-ferret.jpg><br> Badger Brewery<br>Fursty Ferret </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 39: Fri 22 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--3.58.jpg><br> Scotch Malt Whisky Society<br>cask no 3.58<br>11y.o. Bowmore, 59.3% </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 40: Sat 23 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--m-and-s-ipa.jpg><br> M&S Cornish IPA<br>brewed by the<br>St. Austell brewery </td> </tr></table><p>Oranjeboom: the beer with the name that sounds like it tastes. Being Dutch, its name sounds like someone spitting. 2011-04-23T23:20:58Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 6
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-6
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 29: Mon 11 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--sharps-atlantic-ipa.jpg><br> Sharp's Atlantic IPA </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 30: Tue 12 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--tusker.jpg><br> Tusker Kenyan lager </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 31: Wed 13 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--dragon-stout.jpg><br> Dragon Stout </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 32: Thu 14 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--guinness-foreign-extra-stout.jpg><br> Guinness Foreign<br>Extra Stout </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 33: Fri 15 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--carr-taylor-apricot-wine.jpg><br> <a href=http://www.carr-taylor.co.uk/>Carr Taylor</a><br>apricot wine </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 34: Sat 16 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--tanglefoot.jpg><br> Tanglefoot </td> </tr></table><p>Does Tusker taste of elephant piss? Dunno, I've never knowingly drunk elephant piss. 2011-04-16T21:28:17Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 5
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-5
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 23: Mon 4 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--grolsch-weizen.jpg><br> Grolsch Weizen </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 24: Tue 5 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--guinness.jpg><br> <font color=green><strong>A point o' the<br>black stoff</strong></font> </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 25: Wed 6 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--kirsch.jpg><br> Kirsch </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 26: Thu 7 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--stinger.jpg><br> Badger Brewery<br>"Stinger" nettle ale </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 27: Fri 8 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--bombay-sapphire.jpg><br> Gin, no tonic<br>Bombay Sapphire </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 28: Sat 9 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--hannibals-nectar.jpg><br> <a href=http://www.frederic-robinson.co.uk/beers/seasonal.html>Hannibal's Nectar</a> </td> </tr></table><p>As you can see, I have now drunk all the decent beer in my <a href=http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Balham_Bowls_Club,_SW12_8QX>Monday pub</a>. I would have had something delicious from Sharps's brewery, but some bastard had drunk it all before I got there. 2011-04-09T19:06:58Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 4
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-4
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 17: Mon 28 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--purity-ubu.jpg><br> UBU, from the<br><a href=http://www.puritybrewing.com/>Purity Brewing Company</a> </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 18: Tue 29 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--master-brew.jpg><br> Shepherd Neame<br>Master Brew </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 19: Wed 30 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--aquavit.jpg><br> Weird Swedish Schnapps </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=center> Day 20: Thu 31 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--heineken.jpg><br> Heineken </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 21: Fri 1 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--pear-and-strawberry-cider.jpg><br> Pear and strawberry "cider" </td> <td valign=top align=center> Day 22: Sat 2 Apr<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--harveys-old-ale.jpg><br> Harveys Old Ale </td> </tr></table><p>"Bäska Droppar" is Scandiwegian for "moose piss and paraffin cocktail". 2011-04-02T20:59:43Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 3
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-3
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td align=center> Day 11: Mon 21 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--adnams-lighthouse.jpg><br> Adnams Lighthouse </td> <td align=center> Day 12: Tue 22 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--spitfire.jpg><br> Shepherd Neame Spitfire </td> <td align=center> Day 13: Wed 23 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--sloe-brandy.jpg><br> Sloe brandy </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=center> Day 14: Thu 24 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--black-cherry-liqueur.jpg><br> Black cherry liqueur </td> <td align=center> Day 15: Fri 25 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--speckled-hen.jpg><br> Old Speckled Hen </td> <td align=center> Day 16: Sat 26 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--asahi.jpg><br> Asahi </td> </tr></table><p>I like to think that Dr. Samuel Johnson would approve of the DVD sitting on top of his fine dictionary (in which "sausage" is mis-sorted). 2011-03-26T20:07:07Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 2
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-2
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td align=center> Day 5: Mon 14 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--ruddy-ram.jpg><br> Black Sheep Ruddy Ram </td> <td align=center> Day 6: Tue 15 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--kents-best.jpg><br> Shepherd Neame Kent's Best </td> <td align=center> Day 7: Wed 16 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--ginger-wine.jpg><br> just a little ginger wine :-) </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=center> Day 8: Thu 17 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--jamesons.jpg><br> Jameson's whiskey </td> <td align=center> Day 9: Fri 18 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--chiswick-bitter.jpg><br> Fuller's Chiswick Bitter </td> <td align=center> Day 10: Sat 19 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--whisky-toddy.jpg><br> Whisky toddy, made with Glenlivet </td> </tr></table><p>Those with sharp eyes will note that in the background of the picture of the whisky toddy, nestled in between Shakespeare and Whitman, are copies of Winnie The Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner, or, as they're called in the original Latin, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/014015339X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dasfrpr-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=014015339X">Winnie Ille Pu</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405205644/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dasfrpr-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1405205644">Domus Anguli Puensis</a></em>. I recommend them. 2011-03-19T22:20:22Z Giving up sobriety for Lent 2011: week 1
http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--week-1
The <a href=/david/religion>Church of Greg</a>'s School of Experimental Theology has noted that followers of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting>lesser faiths</a> claim to get spiritual benefits from giving up things that their deity disapproves of, such as fun and tasty food. Greg disapproves of being a po-faced teetotal git, so as an experiment this year observant Greggists are giving up sobriety.<p><table> <tr> <td align=center> Day 1: Wed 9 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--cider-brandy.jpg><br> Cider brandy </td> <td align=center> Day 2: Thu 10 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--myrtle-gin.jpg><br> Myrtle gin </td> <td align=center> Day 3: Fri 11 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--bengal-lancer.jpg><br> Fuller's Bengal Lancer </td> <td align=center> Day 4: Sat 12 Mar<br> <img src=/david/journal/images/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent--warm-sake.jpg><br> Sake. Hakushika Nama. Hot. </td> </tr></table><p>To follow the excitement, add <a href=http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/id/giving-up-sobriety-for-lent*/format/rss>this</a> to your RSS reader. 2011-03-12T19:13:46Z