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I trust I have demonstrated that it is impossible to have an adult conversation with Apisa.

@Lustig Andrei,

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I was going to give you a "thumbs-up" on that post, Spendi. Until I read that last patently petulant sentence.

Aw shucks Andie. I'm devastated.

I had previously used "foolish" repetitively for effect. It is a literary device to press the point more forcibly.

What was your reason for declaring the statement of fact petulant?

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@spendius,

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I trust I have demonstrated that it is impossible to have an adult conversation with Apisa.

You certainly haven't to me.

I am willing at any time to have a meaningful, respectful, adult conversation with you, Spendius.

When are you going to be willing to have one with me?

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@Frank Apisa,

When you either dispute my contentions that pub beer is not over-priced or stop insisting it is. Continuous insistence that it is without refuting my argument that it isn't is meaningless and I don't care to have discussions with people who prate meaninglessness in order to save a point they should never have blurted out in the first place and have such overweening pride that they cannot accept they were wrong.

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@spendius,

I learned, at a young age, a very important lesson in a pub. It was a piece of advice, not all that easy to take, from a retired doctor. It was to never stop going out every night and if money was short to go sit on a park bench for as long as it took to go out. That was priceless.

The contacts which resulted from such a policy proved very practical in a whole host of ways. Assuming one doesn't flit about from pub to pub whimsically. A sensible person admits no pecuniary damage. Beer drinking in pubs is an investment. For those who invest wisely it is a very rewarding investment. The odd black eye is the only negative factor and one might sport that for a week or two with a degree of sang froid .

I can well see that an American visiting our shores would have no inkling what pubs, provincial pubs I mean, are all about. None of the benefits of pubs are immediately apparent to casual colonial callers and I can therefore understand that a skinflint tourist might think that our beer is overpriced when compared to beer in the USA; which is gnat's piss anyway.

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@spendius,

Funny thing, spendi. Back in my drinking days I used to lie to myself exactly the same way. I didn't hang out in certain bars on a daily basis because I was a drunk. Heavens, no, it's where I made my best contacts. It had nothing to do with the quality of the beer or whisky. It's amazing the bullshit we can sell ourselves on and actually believe it, sincerely believe it. I used to tell myself things like, "If all I wanted to do was get drunk, I'd buy the stuff and take it home with me. No, no, I'm no drunk. I just enjoy the company." And I believed every word of this bullshit I was feeding myself.

The fact of the matter is, I hung out in bars because I'm an alcoholic, a very sociable alcoholic, but an alcoholic nonetheless. My brain was divided into two halves. One half manufactured bullshit; the other half bought it, lock, stock and barrel.

I wish you well, my friend.

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@spendius,

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Re: spendius (Post 5289858)
I learned, at a young age, a very important lesson in a pub. It was a piece of advice, not all that easy to take, from a retired doctor. It was to never stop going out every night and if money was short to go sit on a park bench for as long as it took to go out. That was priceless.

The contacts which resulted from such a policy proved very practical in a whole host of ways. Assuming one doesn't flit about from pub to pub whimsically. A sensible person admits no pecuniary damage. Beer drinking in pubs is an investment. For those who invest wisely it is a very rewarding investment. The odd black eye is the only negative factor and one might sport that for a week or two with a degree of sang froid .

I can well see that an American visiting our shores would have no inkling what pubs, provincial pubs I mean, are all about. None of the benefits of pubs are immediately apparent to casual colonial callers and I can therefore understand that a skinflint tourist might think that our beer is overpriced when compared to beer in the USA; which is gnat's piss anyway.

This was an enjoyable pun playing thread...where I was playing with Lola's comment about a sandwich. I changed it to sand wedge. IT WAS A JOKE.

All of a sudden you come along and came up with:

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I gather that some false information was given out recently in here about various types of golf wedges.

The purpose of those items is not as, I gather, was stated but to increase the profits of golf equipment manufacturers and distributors by flattering the vanity of certain types of people who, it must be presumed, are needful of such extraordinary facilities.

I hit back mildly...and now you have escalated.

There was no reason for your remark except to be an insult.

Grow up...or lay off the expensive beer. Whichever.

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@Lustig Andrei,

Spend the rest of your life with water drinkers then Andrie. See if I care.

I never said anything about being drunk. That's a pathetic state to get into as I know from the occasional experience of it which I do not recommend.

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

I can well see that an American visiting our shores would have no inkling what pubs, provincial pubs I mean, are all about. None of the benefits of pubs are immediately apparent to casual colonial callers and I can therefore understand that a skinflint tourist might think that our beer is overpriced when compared to beer in the USA; which is gnat's piss anyway.

Here, yet again, you overgeneralize and miss badly.

My favorite experiences when I visited your island were hanging out in local pubs. The Metropolitan in Uxbridge, the Duke of Bridgewater in Manchester, and quite a few others, the names of which escape me.

Expensive beer? Hell yes. Better than American beer? Hell no.

"gnat's piss"? You need to try an American beer other than Rolling Rock, spendi.

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@Ticomaya,

I've seen Americans in pubs in England Tico. They haven't the faintest idea what is going on just below the surface. The adultery. The deals. They are patronised as exotics. And they are super boring. Such fulsome praise of their own wonderfulness going on all ******* night is absolute social torture.

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@spendius,

I saw the President being ashamed of you all tonight.

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@spendius,

The brits in the pubs I went to were fawning all over me. Wink

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

I saw the President being ashamed of you all tonight.

I care. Deeply.

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@Ticomaya,

I didn't say you should care. All I said was that I saw the President being ashamed of you all.

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@spendius,

http://ris.fashion.telegraph.co.uk/RichImageService.svc/imagecontent/1/TMG9295755/k/Queen-opener_2234316a.jpg

The Queen told us that you have been a naughty naughty boy!
Not so much ashamed of you, as excited by you. Each time you serve one to the colonists, her knickers get just a little tighter. Flagellate harder. You're just now starting to throb with passion.
Please... Spendi... don't... stop....
It hurts so good!

Ok. We're done. Roll of me.
Good boy... fetch me a beer.

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@edgarblythe,

That is a very good enjoy

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@Setanta,

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Can i get some java, Honey Bunch?

Sure, Sugar Plum.........coffee and honey?

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@MattDavis,

Thanks for the music Matt. We used to do more music than has been happening lately. But music is welcome. Your song by the Avett Brothers is reminiscent of the songs of the 60s........my flower girl time.

Lola bats her eyes and smiles sweetly.

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@spendius,

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I didn't say you should care. All I said was that I saw the President being ashamed of you all.

He was only ashamed of those of us who have forgotten so soon after the terrible tragedy of the mass murder of children. I haven't forgotten.

And I don't care if you drink in pubs or not. You are funny, clever and persistent. That's it, you're persistent. I agree that going out and socializing can be fun and good for you. Too much drinking for some, as Andrew says can be bad. However, whether beer is cheap or expensive, delicious or weak, American or British............is of no concern of mine.

Tico, dear, I'm glad you're here.

Gather round, my friends. Get your golf clubs ready for moss fighting, raise your glasses or cups with coffee, tea or beer and toast our Cafe 101, and Wassau, our clever proprietor.

Matt, drive safely on your move. We'll see you when you get settled.

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