tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2625083282508882015..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Less drink, more hysteriaCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2121247652392982152009-03-23T18:20:00.000+00:002009-03-23T18:20:00.000+00:00Hi Anonymous, glad to hear the sense of humour byp...Hi Anonymous, glad to hear the sense of humour bypass went well...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45670951494663934642009-03-23T17:52:00.000+00:002009-03-23T17:52:00.000+00:00That's not what toothsome means...That's not what toothsome means...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62682342331216086972009-03-20T10:47:00.000+00:002009-03-20T10:47:00.000+00:00The anti-drink campaigns doing the rounds in my wo...The anti-drink campaigns doing the rounds in my workplace miss the point.<BR/><BR/>They contain photos of those idiots who damage themeselves (and consume my taxes) by drinking 20 units a night or 100 a week, as if this was the majority rather than the tiny minority.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand,the adverts emphasising unit content only seem to emphasise the beneficial social and mental benefits of the occasional drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48604941752335273612009-03-19T11:45:00.000+00:002009-03-19T11:45:00.000+00:00JSP has a reputation for talking drivel and yet, l...JSP has a reputation for talking drivel and yet, like Julie Birchill, the media seem to think we are interested in her opinions. Talk about being out of touch with the real world.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-60677040264770093202009-03-18T23:07:00.000+00:002009-03-18T23:07:00.000+00:00DP, as always, feel free. There was some comparabl...DP, as always, feel free. There was some <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5927378.ece" REL="nofollow">comparable drivel</A> from Ross Clark in today's <I>Times</I> (following on from his drivel last week about speed enforcement).<BR/><BR/>NAM, "toothsome" referred solely to her over-prominent incisors, I assure you.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-53128199988984899932009-03-18T23:06:00.000+00:002009-03-18T23:06:00.000+00:00It's a policy priority because someone, somewhere ...It's a policy priority because someone, somewhere is taking some small pleasure out of an alcoholic drink and we can't have that.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you don't really mean toothsome, do you? The idea scares me.NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247378318975737305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77113579374764775012009-03-18T22:59:00.000+00:002009-03-18T22:59:00.000+00:00And there we were thinking that Pamela Stephenson ...And there we were thinking that Pamela Stephenson used to make JSP look ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Great post, mind if I link?Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com