Phil: A few posts ago, Ms Nolan commented adversely on my ability to have a drink without feeling poorly the next day. I retorted that it must have been something to do with the quality of the beer, and not my ability to handle it. I don’t think she was convinced.
So, purely in the interests of science, I headed off to the Long Itchington Beer Festival to see who was right. Obviously, I took no pleasure in this, although the pint of “Betty Stoggs” was particularly good, but did it just to prove a point. After all, I can’t be going around having my manhood impuned on the Internet can I ?
You’ll be pleased to know that despite consuming (for the purposes of science as noted earlier) twice as much beer as I had after the book festival, in the morning I felt absolutely fine. Point proved. Nolan – Nah Nah Nahnana.
Talking of the book festival, I opened yesterdays Guardian to see a piece by Deborah Orr recommending a couple of writers. Who should be smiling out from the page ? Only that Rachel Joyce who we saw at the festival.
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I, myself , have conducted extensive tests throughout my life as to the effectiveness of beer consummation on a regular basis and can confirm the veracity of your scientific investigations Phil. So a couple of nahnahs from me too. Now, imagine combining a beer festival with steam trains……! Just visit the East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in September and this is precisely what you get!! http://www.earm.co.uk for details.
Presuambly, if you drink too much at that festival, you are “steaming” ?