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June 28, 2006
A Hearty Swill Salute...
To the English Swillers:
ENGLAND's massive army of World Cup fans is drinking Germany dry, it emerged yesterday.Breweries warned beer could run out before the final because of huge demand from our supporters.
In Nuremberg, organisers revealed 70,000 England fans who flooded the city drank 1.2MILLION pints of beer - an average of 17 pints each.
Astonished bar keeper Herrmann Murr said: "Never have I seen so many drink so much in such little time."
His bar at a fans' tent in the city ran out after they drained all 32 of his 50-litre (11 gallon) barrels.
Herr Murr calculated Britons were shifting beer at a staggering rate of 200 pints per minute.
City official Peter Murrmann said: "The English proved themselves world champs. They practically drank us dry."
Gentlemen, you have done us proud.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 28, 2006 01:35 PM
Comments
*Sniff* That be our cousins. I am wiping tears from my eyes as I type. I have never been more proud of my ancestry as I am at this moment.
Posted by: Emily at June 28, 2006 02:37 PM
Just imagine if they won the thing...
Posted by: major dad at June 28, 2006 03:50 PM
I'm now much less impressed by my German ancestry.
Posted by: nobrainer at June 28, 2006 03:56 PM
Lederhosed lightweights.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 28, 2006 04:06 PM
Ping - it's not just beer they're drinking.
Posted by: KG at June 28, 2006 04:50 PM
Of course, there's a down side......think of the increased load on the wastewater treatment plants.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 28, 2006 05:16 PM
The same thought occured to us at my office, Jeff. I think I'll pass on this year's Rhein Wein...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 28, 2006 05:32 PM
Mr. Bingley, passing on Rhein Wein should depend on which country urine.....
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 28, 2006 07:28 PM
buwhahahaha! well done!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 28, 2006 08:14 PM
I'm not of English descent, but damn, they're keeping the British end up. God save the Queen!
Posted by: Tainted Bill at June 28, 2006 10:37 PM