Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

cj wrote:I really need someone to enlighten me as to the positive aspects of 'beer'. Apart from bottled lager, previous taste experiences with 'beer' lead me to deduce that it is mouldy water. A pint of white wine would suit me fine though.

Try a good real ale. I don`t like beer, but i do like some of the real ales - my problem is that if I drank even a half I`d spend all my time in the ladies!!

did you know the pint was chosen as the standard unit of beer volume as it the amount a man can drink before he needs the toilet, then he can return and buy and drink another pint without having to leave it on the bar?

well that's what I heard anyway

you see, you start talking about beer, and I get really into it! Sorry!

Ruthie-Baby wrote:did you know the pint was chosen as the standard unit of beer volume as it the amount a man can drink before he needs the toilet, then he can return and buy and drink another pint without having to leave it on the bar?

Presumably he leaves it on the bar so others can make use of it without having to go round to the back.

So does that mean that way back in the past, some sad and deranged person actually conducted tests on a sample group of men with assorted beakers to see which one most closely resembled the holding capacity of a bladder

I reckon...

He must have thought all his birthdays had come at once get a job like that

ha ha! yes indeed

no cake but plenty of beer

mmm, beer

Oh dear, Ruth and her beer

mmm, beer...

What about food? What gets your buds going?

Scone Lover wrote:What about food? What gets your buds going?

That's a bit of a personal question, surely ?

As soon as I posted that I wondered what you might say!

Scone Lover wrote:What about food? What gets your buds going?

Chicken with lime, coriander and coconut; a really rich bolognese sauce with red wine and smoked bacon served with spaghetti and fresh parmesan; moist chocolate cake; champagne and smoked salmon; fresh cherries; anything alfresco; sherry trifle (without jelly!); sausages and mash; beef wellington with red wine sauce; medium rare steak with stilton and croutons; lemon tart and cream; kir royale at a Parisian bar overlooking the Seine; pork and apple casserole with roast parsnips; any roasted veg; passion fruits, but the pips are a nuisance; Christmas pudding; scones, jam and cream with a large pot of Earl Grey tea; chicken caesar salad; sauted mangetout and red peppers; shepherd's pie with carrots and green beans on a cold evening; fresh bread, butter and local cheese; cox's orange pippins ...

How's that for starters?

..... and the main course???

Unless the local constabulary serve this lot up in their canteen, we're wandering off topic here in a major way. Will we get our wrists slapped?