Cellar
Here's where we store all our old favourites from the pub. If you're
new to britishexpat.com you can catch up with what you've missed. If you're
a regular, you might like to take down a bottle, dust it off, and enjoy...
not lonesome tonight
The number of Elvis look-alikes is spiralling out of control. The number of impersonators has risen from 150 in 1977 to 85,000 in the year 2,000. At this rate, a third of the world's population could be Elvis by 2019. (Allegedly)
ouch!
Officials decided to greet some Filipino businessmen on a visit to California, with a banner in their native language proclaiming: "Welcome Filipinos". Unfortunately, owing to a mistranslation, the banner actually said: "Circumcise Filipinos".
limerick
The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical
But the good ones we've seen
So seldom are clean
And the clean ones so seldom are comical
trivia
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Dr Dave reports:
Korean beer is very much one of the lager family - light in both taste and colour, but less gassy and a bit lower in alcohol (4.5%) than most of the international export brews, though they're certainly not like gnat's piss - very refreshing. There are two main brands: OB Lager and Hite Beer. Not much to choose between them - I marginally preferred Hite, which has a little more flavour to it.
(If you're not drinking, there's a refreshing and tasty alternative available - Japan's Pocari Sweat. Sounds disgusting, but is nothing more offensive than an isotonic drink. Really not too bad at all!)
soju!
Mr Tim has written in to say "Soju". That's the name of another Korean drink, and he thought it would be a good salutation when drinking it. Thanks for the contribution and Soju too mate!
pakistani beer
In Pakistan there's a brewery in the Murree hills. This is a bit odd because it's basically a dry country although you can buy booze, including Murree beer, in some of the more expensive hotels - if you complete a lengthy application stating that you're an alcoholic etc. The beer came in brown, green, and clear glass bottles although it was all supposed to taste the same. I couldn't drink the clear ones as I couldn't stand the sight of the stuff. Anyway, some wit once said that you don't get wined and dined there - you get Murreed and hurried. Maybe it was the same person who said that in Pakistan you get stoned if you take a lassie to your room but it's OK to get stoned and then have a lassi... Perhaps you had to be there. Maybe you are there!
trivial facts
Your tongue print is as unique as your fingerprints. So if you are planning
on committing a crime, be sure not to lick anything.
The human body has 45 miles of nerves. That may explain why so many people
tend to get on mine.
[Thanks to Bill for these contributions.]
The only thing in the world which is distributed fairly is intelligence
- everyone in the world believes they've got more of it than everyone
else!
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