Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 16:06:15 +0200
From: Jan Lissens W 51737 <lissensj@access.bel.alcatel.be>
To: "\"Clive \\\"emazdad\\\" Hemsley\"" <emazdad@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: Countries

Clive \"emazdad\" Hemsley wrote:

> <*Let* us keep it? I was under the impression we kicked
> you out! But, I can't be too hard on any country that
> wanted to make a law against pubs having too large a
> head on their beer ... priorities! :-)>
>
> He He I love a good bit of banter,
>
> Oh come on guys even you yanks have more common sense than that, Less Head =
> More Beer, More Beer = more Alcohol. a simple equation. Pub were ripping
> people of by selling a pint of beer that was about a third head. And anyway
> how can a county responsible for Budweiser be in any position to comment. No
> wonder you drink it so cold, it hides the taste. I've been to the states
> several times and still havn't found a decent tasting beer. Give me a nice
> pint of John Smiths extra Smooth, served at just below room temperature. it
> slides down nicely and as for taste mmmmmmmmmmmm.
>

As a Belgian, I feel it is my duty to intervene. Why bother with all that talk
about beer with or without a head. We`re talking about British and American
`beer` (note that I am using this word in its broadest possible sense). That`s
not even real beer !!!! Why don`t all of you yanks and brits come pay me a
visit in Belgium. We`ll have a real beer (    take your pick. There are
slightly over 1000 different kinds of Belgian Beer) and after a couple we`ll
all realize that we are all brothers and sisters.

Besides, why bother kicking anybody out. Over the centuries, Flanders has been
invaded by Romans, Germans, the Spanish, the French and the Dutch. We flemish
dudes just went about our business as usual. It`s very hard for a conqueror to
step up to one of the conquered and say ` I vanquished you !!!` and get a
polite stare back `Did you ? Good for you ! Have a nice day !`. Sooner or
later, even the most ardent invader just gives up and returns home. No blood,
no bother. LOL, people !

Jan The Trekkie Twister