This cannot be true....no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jethro]

Industry sources have come up with the following statistics on Australian drinking habits.

Beer consumption has dropped by 3.5% this year. Ok have talked to the lads and we will immedialty put in place a plain to reverse this horrible trend.






But even worse.................

















Sherry consumption has increased by 0.5%:eek:


Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

[cyberwarpy]

Maybe that's because of the excise Tax on Beer...? Funny, I just did a research project for that in MicroEconomics :). "The Factors" that influence the price of Beer could be: Wine (The price of Wine has dropped), Tax on Consumers (The price of Beer for Consumers has gone-up) and a general trend towards health drinking, because they said Red Wine is actually good for health, in moderation... It dilutes the Blood System :rolleyes:...

BTW, Nice Avatar. Were do you get all these cool Avatars... Don't tell me you make them yourself... :)

Originally posted by Jethro
Industry sources have come up with the following statistics on Australian drinking habits.

[Jethro]

Check out www.animfactory.com they have a real nice on-line editor as well to add those personal touches.

Red Wine

Very good in moderation. The research l read claim that a single glass a day is beneficial to your health. Ergo if you knock off twenty or so glasses you must be almost ready for an iron man competition:rolleyes:

Cyber are you at Uni. Nasty report in Sydney that they are going to charge students for internet hours. This is friggin disgusting, as the student we employ spends a hell of a lot of time researching on the web for his masters. Typical Liberal party attitude, the "clever country" = higher taxes on books, education.

[cyberwarpy]

Originally posted by Jethro
Check out www.animfactory.com they have a real nice on-line editor as well to add those personal touches.



Cool... Thanks. If I don't find a Tux animation or an Aussie Animation, I am sticking with my current one :)



Red Wine
Very good in moderation. The research l read claim that a single glass a day is beneficial to your health. Ergo if you knock off twenty or so glasses you must be almost ready for an iron man competition:rolleyes:



Yep... I hope you don't have to be 18 to purcase Red Wine, because I am under 18!



Cyber are you at Uni. Nasty report in Sydney that they are going to charge students for internet hours. This is friggin disgusting, as the student we employ spends a hell of a lot of time researching on the web for his masters. Typical Liberal party attitude, the "clever country" = higher taxes on books, education

Yep, First Year Uni at RMIT, City of Melbourne. We don't even get a Internet Account to use here at Home. The account we get is one where you can only access the RMIT proxy to search RMIT sites only :( The Access at UNI blocked VB-world!!!! :( So I use my poor old Dialup at home :)

[chrismitchell]

I think that Ian now has a cult following of Sherry Drinkers!!!

As for the beer consumption going down... Sorry I have had a relaxed week.. I have been to busy working to keep Whitbred and Budwiser in business! :D

[Ianpbaker]

Originally posted by Jethro

Sherry consumption has increased by 0.5%:eek:


Well I have recently had a holiday in oz ;)

[chrismitchell]

That would explain the increas Ian... :)

[barrk]

Originally posted by chrismitchell
I think that Ian now has a cult following of Sherry Drinkers!!!

As for the beer consumption going down... Sorry I have had a relaxed week.. I have been to busy working to keep Whitbred and Budwiser in business! :D

Budwieser??? You have better taste than that don't you Chris???

[chrisjk]

You have to say it properly!!

Bud...wise...er

[barrk]

Tastes the same no matter how you say it though doesn't it?

[parksie]

Stop gibbering about how you say it and pass the Guinness :rolleyes:

[barrk]

No alcohol before 21 years here......:eek:

[parksie]

Damn you Americans and your age-limits!

16 to drink here :p

[barrk]

Lucky you!!!!!!! :D

[chrisjk]

16 only under adult supervision though. To buy it you have to be 18.

[parksie]

Yeah...but ;)

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by parksie
Damn you Americans and your age-limits!They get to drive when they're 16 though. You only get to do that here if you are disabled (not that that is a good thinkg or anything). I've never quite worked that one out.

[barrk]

At least we've been driving for six years before we start drinking....I think that's the "logic" behind it. Plus you can start working at 16 and if you have to drive to work it helps!

[chrisjk]

I was just thinking that, probably a good idea. I think they should raise the age of driving to a convienient-for-me 20. Then we wouldn't get all these twats rolling around in their Nova SRi's with lower-than-the-road suspension (moderate lowering is ok!!) and wheels the size of roundabouts, with larger than your fist exhausts and making more noise than a *****in' jet engine with their "hardcore" ICE installs, which they probably "acquired" from the back of a lorry anyway.

[barrk]

Originally posted by chrisjk
... Nova SRi's with lower-than-the-road suspension

This I will never understand....:confused: What's the point anyway??

[chrisjk]

What "Nova", or car's with lower-than-the-road suspension?

[barrk]

No...I watch Nova all the time:rolleyes: ...I meant lowering cars...they do it to pick-up trucks over here....how stupid is that???

[chrisjk]

You watch Nova? Interesting.

A little lowering will improve the handling (say 20-30 mm), but if you do it too much you get srubbage with the tyres (which means you need to roll the arches) and it looks **** as well.

[barrk]

The pick-up trucks can barely make it over the railroad tracks without coming to a complete stop.....pisses me off but good when I'm behind them!!!!!

Of course, I watch Nova...did you see the Nova on the Genome? V.interesting....why does it surprise you that I watch it?

[chrisjk]

when you say Nova, what exactly do you mean? I mean the small hatchback car Nova, made by GM under the guise of Vauxhall (Opel in Europe).

[barrk]

Nova is a science show over here......very interesting stuff....I know you were referring to the car....I was just assing off....I know it's totally out of character for me:rolleyes: but It's SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!

[chrisjk]

arsing off eh? o.....k. What's this Nova on the Genome thing all about then.

[barrk]

It was a show all about the mapping of the human genome...it was the first time I ever heard DNA and genomes explained so the I could really understand them.....if you ever get a chance...watch it....it was a two hour show though but I was riveted.

[parksie]

Cool :) I spent 45 minutes glued to an SGI promotional video :rolleyes:

Pretty graphics, tho :)

[barrk]

Originally posted by parksie
an SGI

:confused:

[parksie]

Silicon Graphics :)

[SurfDemon]

Originally posted by parksie
Silicon Graphics :)

What, is that a playboy centrefold???:p

SD

[barrk]

a forty-five minute promo for SGI......how did you stay awake???

[parksie]

SD - not quite ;)

Katie - fairly easily...was busy gawping at their GFX technology :)

[barrk]

Were they graphics of naked people doing naked type things??? What else could possible hold your interest that long????

[parksie]

No...don't know what it was to hold my *cough* interest :rolleyes:

[barrk]

Hehehe never heard of it referred to as that before:rolleyes:

[parksie]

Nice to change the words around occasionally :D

[barrk]

A rose by any other name.....

[barrk]

feels just as good......:p

[parksie]

Originally posted by barrk
A rose by any other name..... is still a rose ;)

And does feel as good depending on what you're doing :rolleyes:

[barrk]

All I know is that any time I hold Tom's interest he says it feels good;)

[parksie]

Sure he does :)

[barrk]

Well friends and neighbors.....the time has come for me to take my leave of you....it's been another stimulating day! I hope you all get lucky this weekend....I'm off to frolick in the Spring sunshine!

Take care and I'll yak at you on Monday!:)

[parksie]

Cya Katie! Have a good weekend! :D

[Beacon]

I think that .03 had to do with me contracting glandular fever!

Sorry i've let the nation down!

But i'll make up for it in my comeback months!