blame canada Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: RE: Canadian beers (was RE: CF vs. ASP on cf-talk)
> In college we had a very nasty trick we would do to the American college > fencing teams that would come up here. The night before we would take them > out drinking. 2 things to remember, the drinking age in Canada is 18 or 19 > in most places. Second, Canadian beer is stronger than US beer. So you'd get > some arrogant twit (for some reason fencing attracted that sort) saying he > could drink a case without ill effect. We'd let him prove it. After the > sixth beer or so the poor fool would be under the table. The rest of the > team would be not much better shape. > > Since we'd be paying for the night, hey we were good hosts, it would cost a > bit, but the real dividend happened the next morning during the tournament. > Its difficult to fence decently while you are very hung over. > > One of the teams from Michigan tried to return the favour when we were down > there for a tournament. Unfortunately they forgot that American beer is not > as strong as the stuff we were used to. But it was a free night of drinking > so we didn't mind. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Haley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:26 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Canadian beers (was RE: CF vs. ASP on cf-talk) > > > > > > Yeah, the guys at the softball tournament over the weekend > > were pretty proud > > of all that Coors Light they were drinking ... haha ... I was > > able to drink > > my Kokanee much slower ... ;) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:25 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Canadian beers (was RE: CF vs. ASP on cf-talk) > > > > > > Now if I could only get it down here. > > > > For industrial beer, there's Standard, (sort of like Bud but > > much tastier, > > and more alcohol). > > > > BTW did anyone mention that all Canadian beer sold in Canada is much > > stronger than most US beers sold in the states? > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:15 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Canadian beers (was RE: CF vs. ASP on cf-talk) > > > > > > > > > I know that it's known here in Buffalo... especially since > > > one of our DB > > > servers is Kokanee :) > > > > > > Hatton > > > > > > Dan Haley wrote: > > > > > > >Ok, if I travel in the US outside of Washington (the > > > state!), I get really, > > > >really goofy looks when I ask for a Kokanee. How well known > > > is Kokanee in > > > >Canada? Is it strictly a BC beer? And is it considered > > good beer in > > > >Canada? > > > > > > > >Dan > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:49 AM > > > >To: CF-Talk > > > >Subject: Re: CF vs. ASP > > > > > > > > > > > >['cised] > > > > > > > >We're all right....lets go for a beer (Canadian beer that is) ;-) > > > > > > > >Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > > > >VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > > >Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > > >t. 250.920.8830 > > > >e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Macromedia Associate Partner > > > >www.macromedia.com > > > >--------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > > > >Founder & Director > > > >www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
