Wow, the french...

lawquoter · Post by **lawquoter** » Fri May 30, 2003 12:48 am

Darkson wrote:You've read about scrumple (sp?) in Terry Pratchett's books? Where do you think he got the idea from? Mind you, he toned down it's effects somewhat

Better add the West Country to you itenery, Law

No, haven't read the books. And I guess I'll be trapsing all over England next year too!

Can't wait. I just hope I remember most of it, and well, that my pictures won't be overly embarrassing.

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Fri May 30, 2003 1:58 am

Aino wrote:
wesleytj wrote:...the US congress passed a joke amendment changing the name of French Fries to "Freedom Fries"...hence the freedom bb league thing...

It's belgian, so leave it alone !! .... (oh yeah,...we weren't really on the US side either during your little field trip in the Iraqui playground... )

Aino

He wasn't talking about waffles.

Zergo · Post by **Zergo** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:20 pm

I just realized the beer that messed me up so bad in France last summer. It's in kaboom's signature!

The beer that is so very dangerous is Hoegaarden Grand Cru. I don't know if it's FROM France, but I drank it IN France. It didn't taste all that bad, but it knocked me on my rear. Myself and the rest of the people staying at 3 Ducks that night in August. Wow.

So yay for France and the beers they serve.

-Zergo

grotemuis · Post by **grotemuis** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:26 pm

it's belgian too

Redfang · Post by **Redfang** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:26 pm

Hoegaarden is a Belgian Beer, and Grand Cru is not the same Hoegaarden as the Hoegaarden kaboom means...

He means the "witbier"="white beer", which is a nice cool beer in summer, but no stronger than a normal beer (5%vol)

Grand Cru is a special Hoegaarden and quite strong indeed!

R

Redfang · Post by **Redfang** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:27 pm

Just to make it a bit clearer; Hoegaarden is a Brewer, and witbier and Grand Cru are beers they brew...

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:19 am

Zergo wrote:

I just realized the beer that messed me up so bad in France last summer

I think it's more a question of going to another continent. When i came to the US, i had the same problem. Maybe it's the beacteria slightly different? But i think that when you travel a long distance, you seem to be affected by the smallest things...which always gave me a good excuse to cut my classes!

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 4:29 pm

Bacteria in my beer?!? Ewww...

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:29 pm

Snotsgrots wrote:

Bacteria in my beer?!? Ewww...

How do you think fermentation works??? without bacteria there would no beer, no wine, nothing actually. You wouldn't even survive without the one you have in your body. That was biology, lesson 1

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:37 pm

I wasn't thinking yeast was a bacteria. Is it? I don't know. Call it that and suddenly drinking doesn't have the appeal it once had.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:45 pm

Don't worry, Snots. As I understand it, yeast excretes alcohol, which is poisionous and kills the bacteria in the fermentation process. So the beverage you're drinking is really just bacteria that has drowned in its own feces.

Yum yum!

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:46 pm

Whew, that's what I was thinking too. Thanks.

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:46 pm

Don't really know what yeast is but i know it's the action of the bacteria on the different ingredients that cause the fermentation. But could someone who's just not pretending like me

could confirm?
It doesn't do anything to me to know that. but i'm french and we like having bacteria everywhere!

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:49 pm

grotemuis · Post by **grotemuis** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:02 am

yeast is a fungus. maybe this will reinstate some mental pictures