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

Jethro · Apr 27th, 2001, 12:26 AM

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%

Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

**cyberwarpy** · Apr 27th, 2001, 01:15 AM

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

...

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 · Apr 27th, 2001, 01:31 AM

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

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:35 AM

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

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:41 AM

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!

**Ianpbaker** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:01 AM

Originally posted by Jethro

Sherry consumption has increased by 0.5%

Well I have recently had a holiday in oz

**chrismitchell** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:06 AM

That would explain the increas Ian...

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 01:24 PM

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!

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

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 01:36 PM

You have to say it properly!!

Bud...wise...er

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 01:37 PM

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

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:23 PM

Stop gibbering about how you say it and pass the Guinness

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:25 PM

No alcohol before 21 years here......

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:30 PM

Damn you Americans and your age-limits!

16 to drink here

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 02:33 PM

Lucky you!!!!!!!

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:04 PM

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

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:12 PM

Yeah...but

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:15 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:22 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:29 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:33 PM

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

This I will never understand....

What's the point anyway??

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:35 PM

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

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:38 PM

No...I watch Nova all the time

...I meant lowering cars...they do it to pick-up trucks over here....how stupid is that???

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:41 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:44 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:46 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:51 PM

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

but It's SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!

**chrisjk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 04:53 PM

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

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:00 PM

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** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:02 PM

Cool

I spent 45 minutes glued to an SGI promotional video

Pretty graphics, tho

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:04 PM

Originally posted by parksie
an SGI

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:06 PM

Silicon Graphics

**SurfDemon** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by parksie
Silicon Graphics

What, is that a playboy centrefold???

SD

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:09 PM

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

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:11 PM

SD - not quite

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

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:13 PM

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

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:16 PM

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

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:35 PM

Hehehe never heard of it referred to as that before

**parksie** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:38 PM

Nice to change the words around occasionally

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:39 PM

A rose by any other name.....

**barrk** · Apr 27th, 2001, 05:41 PM

feels just as good......

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