Beer?

[Aperitif]

The last briefcase I had was a refreshing brown colour with a bit of effervescence and brassy overtones...it had a fine head upon it (but I was too thick to notice) and, on reflection, would have been better laying down for a few years - at least until I'd finished School. Full of complex notes which were wasted on me.

(I still have it.)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Stellatje!!

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Come on then, what gives? That's obvs a Dutch word and your lager days are long gone.

 

[srw]

Come on then, what gives? That's obvs a Dutch word and your lager days are long gone.

The -tje ending is a Dutch diminutive (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-tje#Dutch). @DP has either started beating his wife or is trying to blend in at a rough pub.

(When in Belgium a few years ago Mrs W and I had ribbetjes and fritjes - a pig's worth of ribs and a pound of fries each. I suspect that the diminutive is sarcastic.)

 

[srw]

Presumably, Stella was genuinely a premium beer at some time. Perhaps someone is seeking to recapture that.

M. Google contains much similar evidence.

I'm reminded of another ad from earlier days....

 

[User169]

Come on then, what gives? That's obvs a Dutch word and your lager days are long gone.

Airport beer (and see @srw 's post)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Airport beer (and see @srw 's post)

The shame...

 

[srw]

Airport beer (and see @srw 's post)

Second rate airport.

But is there any other kind in the UK now?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I have drunk better beer at Gatwick.

DP wasn't drinking beer.

I think airports are much of a muchness the world over, they just vary in size.

 

[Aperitif]

Short hop flights are preferred

 

[threebikesmcginty]

As a catch up, I wasn't going to have any beer yesterday however after another shite time not driving on the M6 because it was shut (although not as shite as the folks involved in why it was shut) I caved in and had a recovery Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted when I finally got home, calm was restored although there was the suggestion that I was still a grump, humph...

 

[srw]

I have drunk better beer at Gatwick.

I have drunk better beer at Heathrow Terminal 5, where there is an adequate Spoons.

 

[Aperitif]

As a catch up, I wasn't going to have any beer yesterday however after another shite time not driving on the M6 because it was shut (although not as shite as the folks involved in why it was shut) I caved in and had a recovery Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted when I finally got home, calm was restored although there was the suggestion that I was still a grump, humph...

You arrive home your normal self and get complaints? It's open now though, threelanesmcginty - go for a spin instead of dossing around, what?
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...m6-reopens-following-major-collision-12720241

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You arrive home your normal self and get complaints? It's open now though, threelanesmcginty - go for a spin instead of dossing around, what?
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...m6-reopens-following-major-collision-12720241

Thing was it was shut on the way up too - that was a sign, avoid the north.

 

[nickyboy]

Thing was it was shut on the way up too - that was a sign, avoid the north.

We heard you were coming so invoked our emergency road closure plan

 

[User169]

DP wasn't drinking beer.

I think airports are much of a muchness the world over, they just vary in size.

Normal service to be resumed tomorrow. Off to Belgium for the day.