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The Guardian: School dinner? Mine's a lager, please

The Guardian reports that Belgian schoolchildren can nowget table beer instead of soft drinksat lunch. This quote from the article is a bit ridiculous: "Belgium, where quaffing ale is a national sport". Well, I can honestly say that getting drunk is much more a British national sport than it is here. People here actually seem to appreciate beer, in the UK the majority of people seem to be more interested in getting drunk, whatever the content of their glass is. And, yes, they’re easy to spot in the pubs here too; they’re usually plastered well before the locals.

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Posted on 30th June 2001 Details

The Times: Red Bull under investigation after deaths

Red Bull maygive you a different type of wingsthan those they talk about in their ads.

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Posted on 12th July 2001 Details

BBC News: Coke sued over death squad claims

The world we live in is moving closer and closer to the worlds depicted in sci-fi novels: Coca-Cola is being accused of allegedlyhiring right-wing death squadsto terrorise workers at its Colombian bottling plant.

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Posted on 21st July 2001 Details

Femail: How much water do you really need?

You know how magazines and everyone else go on about how you should drink 1.5 L of water per day? Well, it’s true, butmany myths are also associated with this fact.

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Posted on 30th July 2001 Details

Rocky Mountain News: 'Penis' found floating in bottle was mold, police say

It turns out that that “penis” found in a fruit drink wasjust mold.

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Posted on 5th October 2001 Details

ZA@Play: Wake-up call

Red Bull gives you wings… or the uncontrollable desire torob a supermarket at knifepoint.

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Posted on 14th December 2001 Details

Excite: Monks Cry Fowl Over Risk to Beer Water

Monks in Rochefort are not too happy about the prospect ofchicken shit in their brew.

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Posted on 29th January 2002 Details

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Who's a Pepper?)

Dr Pepper gets into trouble foromitting Godon it’s patriot cans.

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Posted on 10th February 2002 Details

Cokewatch.org

Coca Cola: Murder, it’s the real thing.

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Posted on 3rd July 2002 Details

Ananova: EU Commission says illegal growth hormone found in Belgian soft drinks

Ooh, nice. Traces of an illegal growth hormone have beenfound in soft drinkshere in Belgium. They don’t mention which ones, of course.

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Posted on 9th July 2002 Details

BBC News: 'Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder'

A new study shows thatbeer makes you look more attractive. So, stay sober and let the others drink.

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Posted on 20th August 2002 Details

BBC News: Caffeine level matched '700 coffees'

It’s possible:death by caffeine

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Posted on 24th March 2003 Details

There’s a move I’d love to see implemented locally...

There’s a move I’d love to see implemented locally.

Linked on 20th March 2008 Details

A move I'd love to see implemented locally.

There's a move I'd love to see implemented locally.

Linked on 20th March 2008 Details